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compatibility program are delineated in 

FAR Part 150, section 150.5. Approval 

is not a determination concerning the 

acceptability of land uses under Federal, 

state, or local law. Approval does not by 

itself constitute an FAA implementing 

action. A request for Federal action or 

approval to implement specific noise 

compatibility measures may be 

required, and an FAA decision on the 

request may require an environmental 

assessment of the proposed action. 

Approval does not constitute a 

commitment by the FAA to financially 

assist in the implementation of the 

program nor a determination that all 

measures covered by the program are 

eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the 

FAA. Where federal funding is sought, 

requests for project grants must be 

submitted to the FAA Regional Office in 

Fort Worth, Texas. 

The Lafayette Airport Commission 

submitted to the FAA on November 29, 

2011 the noise exposure maps, 

descriptions, and other documentation 

produced during the noise compatibility 

planning study conducted from August 

14, 2013 through August 6, 2014. The 

Lafayette Regional Airport noise 

exposure maps were determined by 

FAA to be in compliance with 

applicable requirements on April 4, 

2012. Notice of this determination was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 13, 2012. 

The Lafayette Regional Airport study 

contains a proposed noise compatibility 

program comprised of actions designed 

for phased implementation by airport 

management and adjacent jurisdictions 

from August 6, 2014 to the year 2017. 

It was requested that the FAA evaluate 

and approve this material as a noise 

compatibility program as described in 

section 47504 of the Act. The FAA 

began its review of the program on May 

25, 2015 and was required by a 

provision of the Act to approve or 

disapprove the program within 180 days 

(other than the use of new or modified 

flight procedures for noise control). 

Failure to approve or disapprove such 

program within the 180-day period shall 

be deemed to be an approval of such 

program. 

The submitted program contained two 

proposed actions for noise mitigation off 

the airport. The FAA completed its 

review and determined that the 

procedural and substantive 

requirements of the Act and FAR Part 

150 have been satisfied. The overall 

program, therefore, was approved by the 

FAA effective November 23, 2015. 

Outright approval was granted for 

both of the specific program elements. A 

preventive land use mitigation measure 

would offer owners of vacant residential 

parcels located within the existing DNL 

65 contour the opportunity to 

participate in the Avigation Easement 

Acquisition Program. A remedial 

measure would offer owners of 

residential properties located within the 

DNL 65 contour the opportunity to 

participate in the Avigation Easement 

Acquisition Program. 

These determinations are set forth in 

detail in a Record of Approval signed by 

the FAA Southwest Region Airports 

Division Manager on November 23, 

2015. The Record of Approval, as well 

as other evaluation materials and the 

documents comprising the submittal, 

are available for review at the FAA 

office listed above and at the 

administrative offices of the Lafayette 

Airport Commission. The Record of 

Approval also will be available on-line 

at http://www.faa.gov/arp/

environmental/14cfr150/index14.cfm. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, February 4, 

2016. 

Ignacio Flores, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04763 Filed 3–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at the 

Gainesville Municipal Airport in 

Gainesville, Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

land at the Gainesville Municipal 

Airport under the provisions of Section 

125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment Reform Act for the 21st 

Century (AIR 21). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 4, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: Mr. 

Cameron Bryan, Acting Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Southwest Region, Airports Division, 

Texas Airports Development Office, 

ASW–650, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 

Fort Worth, Texas 76177. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Barry 

Sullivan, City Manager, at the following 

address: 2300 Airport Drive, 

Gainesville, Texas 76240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Anthony Mekhail, Program Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, Texas 

Airports Development Office, ASW– 

650, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177, Telephone: (817) 

222–5663, email: Anthony.Mekhail@

faa.gov. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed in person at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at the Gainesville 

Municipal Airport under the provisions 

of the AIR 21. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: City of Gainesville requests 

the release of 20 acres of nonaeronautical airport property. The 

property is located on the southeast side 

of the airport, bordered by US HWY 82 

to the south. The property to be released 

will be sold and revenues shall be used 

to enhance development, operations and 

maintenance of the airport. Any person 

may inspect the request in person at the 

FAA office listed above under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

In addition, any person may, upon 

request, inspect the application, notice 

and other documents relevant to the 

application in person at the Gainesville 

Municipal Airport, telephone number 

(940) 668–4500. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on February 2, 

2016. 

Ignacio Flores 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04764 Filed 3–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0180] 

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 

February 9, 2016, the Denton County 

Transportation Authority (DCTA) has 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for an extension 

of its existing waiver of compliance 

from certain provisions of the Federal 

railroad safety regulations. Specifically, 

DCTA is requesting an extension of its 

existing relief from the following parts 

and specific regulations of 49 CFR part 

238, Passenger Equipment Safety 

Standards (Sections 238.115, 238.121, 

238.223, 238.305, 238.309, and 

Appendix D); Part 229, Railroad 

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