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jurisdiction and regulation aspects of 

this question; and 

• Examining possible next steps for 

the white paper that discussed possible 

revisions to the requirements for launch 

site licensing. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written statements for 

the COMSTAC working group members 

to consider under the advisory process. 

Statements may concern the issues and 

agenda items mentioned above or 

additional issues that may be relevant 

for the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry. Interested 

parties wishing to submit written 

statements should contact Susan 

Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person listed 

below) in writing (mail or email) by July 

10, 2012, so that the information can be 

made available to COMSTAC members 

for their review and consideration 

before the July 17, 2012, teleconference. 

Written statements should be supplied 

in the following formats: one hard copy 

with original signature or one electronic 

copy via email. 

An agenda will be posted on the FAA 

Web site at http://www.faa.gov/go/ast. 

Individuals who plan to participate 

and need special assistance should 

inform the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lender (AST–5), Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST), 800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–8029; Email 

susan.lender@faa.gov. Complete 

information regarding COMSTAC is 

available on the FAA Web site at: 

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ 

headquarters_offices/ast/ 

advisory_committee/. 

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, June 5, 

2012. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14150 Filed 6–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2012–14] 

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 

involved and must be received on or 

before July 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2012–0350 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 

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: 

Tyneka Thomas ARM–105, (202) 267– 

7626, FAA, Office of Rulemaking, 800 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. This notice is published 

pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 

2012. 

Lirio Liu, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2012–0350. 

Petitioner: Aircraft Owners and Pilots 

Association and Experimental Aircraft 

Association. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

61.3(c) and 61.23(a). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

relief sought would allow the Aircraft 

Owners and Pilots Association and 

Experimental Aircraft Association 

members to conduct certain operations 

of aircraft without having to hold an 

FAA-issued medical certificate. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14285 Filed 6–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2012–15] 

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 

involved and must be received on or 

before July 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2012–0437 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 


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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 

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: 

Tyneka Thomas ARM–105, (202) 267– 

7626, FAA, Office of Rulemaking, 800 

Independence Ave SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. This notice is published 

pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 

2012. 

Lirio Liu, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2012–0437. 

Petitioner: Billy G. Witt. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

61.23(a)(3)(vi) and 61.39(a)(4). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

relief sought would allow Billy G. Witt 

eligibility to take a private pilot 

practical test without holding an FAA 

third-class medical certificate. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14283 Filed 6–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Request To Release Airport 

Property at Merrill Field Airport, 

Anchorage, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is considering a 

proposal to authorize the release of 

approximately 3.37 acres of Merrill 

Field Airport (MRI) property located in 

Anchorage, Alaska. Said property will 

be replaced with 4.6 acres of land 

located adjacent to the east and north 

boundaries of the existing Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

document to Gabriel Mahns, 

Compliance Officer, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Alaska Region Airports 

Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #14, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7587. In 

addition, one copy of any comments 

submitted to the FAA must be mailed or 

delivered to: Michelle Colby, Real Estate 

Services Manager, DOWL HKM, 4041 B 

Street, Anchorage, AK 99503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gabriel Mahns, Compliance Officer, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Alaska Region Airports Division, 222 W. 

7th Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AK 

99513–7587, telephone 907–271–3665, 

email gabriel.mahns@faa.gov or 

Michelle Colby, Real Estate Services 

Manager, DOWL HKM, 4041 B Street, 

Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone 907– 

562–2000, email 

mcolby@dowlhkm.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 15, 2009, the State of Alaska, 

Department of Transportation and 

Public Facilities (DOT&PF) presented an 

official purchase offer to the 

Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) for 

the referenced 3.37 acres of MRI and 

other Municipal lands along with a 

proposal to provide for a ‘‘Functional 

Replacement’’ of MRI lands in 

accordance with Title 23, Part 710.509 

of the Code of Federal Regulations and 

Section 6.13 of the State of Alaska Right 

of Way Manual. This purchase offer was 

predicated on DOT&PF’s need for 

additional right of way to construct 

improvements to the Glenn Highway 

adjacent to MRI in conjunction with the 

State of Alaska project known as the 

Glenn Highway, Gambell Street to 

Airport Heights Reconstruction Project 

(IM–OA1–6(35)/58800). 

Per the terms of the proposed 

exchange, the MOA MRI will dispose of 

approximately 3.37 acres of land and 

will receive title to approximately 4.6 

acres in exchange as well as monetary 

compensation in the amount of 

$4,500,000. On June 2, 2009 and June 

19, 2009, authorized representatives of 

the MOA and the DOT&PF executed a 

Land Exchange Agreement that set forth 

the terms of the purchase and exchange. 

On June 22, 2010, the Anchorage 

Assembly passed Assembly Ordinance 

No. 2010–49 which authorized the 

disposal of MOA lands and the 

acceptance of the offered additional 

monetary compensation amount of four 

million five hundred thousand dollars 

($4,500,000). 

A portion of the lands to be released 

and then disposed from MRI, containing 

approximately 8,986 square feet (SF) or 

0.206 acres, was purchased for inclusion 

into MRI utilizing FAA Airport 

Improvement (AIP) Funds. Said lands, 

described as a portion of Lot One of the 

East Fifth Avenue Subdivision, 

according to Plat 68–20, Anchorage 

Recording District (ARD), Third Judicial 

District, State of Alaska, were acquired 

in December of 1992 under AIP No. 3– 

02–0015–16. In 1997, the lands within 

the area to be disposed and the 

remainder of Lot One were replatted 

with additional lands into Tract C–1 of 

Merrill Field Replat Addition No. 4, 

according to Plat 97–26, ARD. 

In accordance with Title 49 of the 

United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 

47107(h)(2), this notice is required to be 

published in the Federal Register 30 

days before modifying the land-use 

assurance that requires the property 

described immediately above to be used 

for an aeronautical purpose. Other 

portions of the lands to be disposed 

from MRI, containing a combined area 

of 37,950 SF or 0.871 acres, were 

originally conveyed from the United 

States of America to the City of 

Anchorage in 1958 under the authority 

of Section 16 of the 1946 Federal 

Airport Act (60 Stat. 179; 49 U.S.C. 

1115). Said lands were a portion of the 

lands within Tracts 22 and 24 of the 

Fourth Addition to the Townsite of 

Anchorage, as shown on the Plat of U.S. 

Survey No. 1456, accepted June 13, 

1923, on file in the Bureau of Land 

Management, Department of the 

Interior. 

Pursuant to section 16 of the Act, the 

conveyance of said lands was subject to 

a provision that the lands conveyed 

would revert to the U.S. in the event 

that they are not developed or cease be 

used for airport purposes. Per the terms 

of the Land Exchange Agreement, these 

lands will cease to be used for airport 

purposes once conveyed; however, 

since the function of said land is being 

replaced via the exchange, the FAA has 

determined that the reversionary 

provision of the Section 16 conveyance 

will be satisfied by their concurrence to 

the exchange. In regards to the proposed 

change in use of said lands, the FAA has 

determined that the proposed change 

should also be published for comment 


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