Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 83 / Wednesday, April 30, 2014 / Notices 24489 

DATES: This notice is effective April 30, 

2014 and applicable April 11, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victor Globa, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Los Angeles Airports 

District Office, Mailing Address: P.O. 

Box 92007, Los Angeles, California 

90009–2007. Street Address: 15000 

Aviation Boulevard, Room 3000, 

Hawthorne, California 90261. 

Telephone: 310/725–3637. Documents 

reflecting this FAA action may be 

reviewed at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Hawthorne Municipal Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 150 (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘Part 150’’), effective April 

11, 2014. Under 49 U.S.C. section 47503 

of the Aviation Safety and Noise 

Abatement Act (hereinafter referred to 

as ‘‘the Act’’), an airport operator may 

submit to the FAA noise exposure maps 

which meet applicable regulations and 

which depict non-compatible land uses 

as of the date of submission of such 

maps, a description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. An airport operator who has 

submitted noise exposure maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation 

submitted by the City of Hawthorne. 

The documentation that constitutes the 

‘‘Noise Exposure Maps’’ as defined in 

section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: 

‘‘Exhibit 1, 2012 Noise Contour 

(Existing Condition);’’ ‘‘Exhibit 2, 2017 

Noise Contours (Forecast Condition).’’ 

The FAA has determined that these 

Noise Exposure Maps and 

accompanying documentation are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on April 11, 2014. 

FAA’s determination on an airport 

operator’s noise exposure maps is 

limited to a finding that the maps were 

developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in Appendix A of 

Part 150. Such determination does not 

constitute approval of the applicant’s 

data, information or plans, or a 

commitment to approve a noise 

compatibility program or to fund the 

implementation of that program. If 

questions arise concerning the precise 

relationship of specific properties to 

noise exposure contours depicted on a 

noise exposure map submitted under 

section 47503 of the Act, it should be 

noted that the FAA is not involved in 

any way in determining the relative 

locations of specific properties with 

regard to the depicted noise contours, or 

in interpreting the noise exposure maps 

to resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under Part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of noise exposure maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under section 47503 of the Act. 

The FAA has relied on the certification 

by the airport operator, under section 

150.21 of Part 150, that the statutorily 

required consultation has been 

accomplished. 

Copies of the full noise exposure map 

documentation and of the FAA’s 

evaluation of the maps are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Office, 

Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 

Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, 

California 90261. 

Federal Aviation Administration, Los 

Angeles Airports District Office, 

Room 3000, 15000 Aviation 

Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 

90261. 

Hawthorne Municipal Airport, 12101 

South Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite #3, 

Hawthorne, California 90250. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Hawthorne, California, April 11, 

2014. 

Mark A. McClardy, 

Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific 

Region. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09895 Filed 4–29–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2014–25] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before May 20, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2014–0161 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

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signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

Williams (202) 493–5174, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24, 

2014. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2014–0161. 

Petitioner: Southwest Airlines 

Company. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

119.49(a)(4)(ii). 

Description of Relief Sought: 

Southwest seeks relief as it relates to the 

domestic and flag operations operating 

to airports not listed in the Operation 

Specification (OpSpec) C070. In 

addition, Southwest would like to 

conduct non-scheduled operations at 

airports not listed in OpSpec C070 in 

accordance with the regulations 

applicable to domestic or flag 

operations, as appropriate, provided 

certain provisions and limitations are 

met. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09780 Filed 4–29–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2014–0029] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this document provides the public 

notice that by a document dated March 

15, 2014, Canadian National Railway 

(CN) petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

the Federal railroad safety regulations 

contained at 49 CFR part 213, Track 

Safety Standards. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2014– 

0015. 

Pursuant to 49 CFR Section 

213.113(a), Defective rails, CN requests 

a waiver from the accepted practice of 

stop/start rail testing to start a pilot test 

process of nonstop continuous testing. 

The projected starting date for 

implementing the test process will be 

July 1, 2014, for a period of 1 year. The 

test process will occur on the main 

tracks between Chicago, IL, and Jackson, 

MS. The test process will start on the 

Chicago Subdivision and test in a 

southward direction and include the 

Yazoo Subdivision. At that point, the 

nonstop test unit will be turned and 

return to the Chicago area to start the 

test southward again. 

For this pilot test, the process will be 

similar to the waiver granted to CSX 

Transportation in Docket Number FRA– 

2011–0107. CN will not have parallel or 

redundant stop/start testing on the 

segments being tested in a nonstop 

process. CN will produce a report on a 

bimonthly basis for FRA’s Rail Integrity 

Division. This report will include the 

inservice rail failure ratios per 49 CFR 

part 213, a report on the miles tested, 

and the frequency of testing. 

CN currently tests this route on an 

approximate frequency of every 30 days 

and plans to increase the frequency to 

20 days with this process. The nonstop 

continuous rail testing unit will be 

capable of testing of speeds between 20 

and 45 mph. The process will start 

using a hi-rail truck working in nonstop 

mode and later in 2014 switch to a selfpropelled unit capable of testing at 

speeds up to 45 mph. The data will be 

analyzed from a remote location facility 

by experts with experience in reviewing 

rail flaw detection test data. The field 

verification of suspect defects will be 

conducted using portable hand-testing 

units that are equipped with a global 

positioning system and a recordable 

data system. The portable units will test 

60 feet on either side of the suspect 

indication and if a suspect location is 

confirmed to be a defect, proper 

remedial actions shall be applied in 

accordance with 49 CFR 213.113. As 

part of this waiver, CN requests 48 

hours from the time of the test to verify 

potential suspect locations in the field. 

CN believes that nonstop continuous 

rail testing will provide the capability to 

test track more quickly and frequently 

and minimize the risk of rail service 

failures. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2014– 

0029) and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by June 16, 

2014 will be considered by FRA before 

final action is taken. Comments received 

after that date will be considered as far 

as practicable. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). See http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice 

for the privacy notice of regulations.gov 

or interested parties may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477). 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09794 Filed 4–29–14; 8:45 am] 

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