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Most of the recommendations of the 

program were approved. On August 29, 

2008, the Mobile Airport Authority 

requested approval to revise two of the 

ten approved proposed action measures. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the 

FAA’s approval of the Mobile Regional 

Airport Noise Compatibility Program 

Update is February 18, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Morgan, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Jackson Airports 

District Office, 100 West Cross Street, 

Suite B, Jackson, Mississippi 39208– 

2307, phone number: (601) 664–9891. 

Documents reflecting this FAA action 

may be reviewed at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA has 

given its overall approval to the Noise 

Compatibility Program Update for 

Mobile Regional Airport, effective 

February 18, 2009. 

Under Section 47504 of the Act, an 

airport operator who has previously 

submitted a Noise Exposure Map may 

submit to the FAA a Noise 

Compatibility Program which sets forth 

the measures taken or proposed by the 

airport operator for the reduction of 

existing non-compatible land uses and 

prevention of additional non-compatible 

land uses within the area covered by the 

Noise Exposure Maps. The Act requires 

such programs to be developed in 

consultation with interested and 

affected parties including local 

communities, government agencies, 

airport users, and FAA personnel. 

Each airport noise compatibility 

program developed in accordance with 

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) Part 150 is a local program, not 

a Federal Program. The FAA does not 

substitute its judgment for that of the 

airport operator with respect to which 

measure should be recommended for 

action. The FAA’s approval or 

disapproval of 14 CFR Part 150 program 

recommendations is measured 

according to the standards expressed in 

14 CFR Part 150 and the Act, and is 

limited to the following determinations: 

a. The Noise Compatibility Program 

was developed in accordance with the 

provisions and procedures of 14 CFR 

Part 150; 

b. Program measures are reasonably 

consistent with achieving the goals of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses around the airport and preventing 

the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses; 

c. Program measures would not create 

an undue burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, unjustly discriminate against 

types or classes of aeronautical uses, 

violate the terms of airport grant 

agreements, or intrude into areas 

preempted by the Federal government; 

and 

d. Program measures relating to the 

use of flight procedures can be 

implemented within the period covered 

by the program without derogating 

safety, adversely affecting the efficient 

use and management of the navigable 

airspace and air traffic control systems, 

or adversely affecting other powers and 

responsibilities of the Administrator 

prescribed by law. 

Specific limitations with respect to 

FAA’s approval of an airport Noise 

Compatibility Program are delineated in 

14 CFR 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 Airports District 

Office in Jackson, Mississippi. 

Mobile Airport Authority submitted 

to the FAA on December 30, 2005, the 

Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions, and 

other documentation produced during 

the noise compatibility planning study 

conducted from 2003, through 

December 2005. The Mobile Regional 

Airport Noise Exposure Maps were 

determined by FAA to be in compliance 

with applicable requirements on May 1, 

2006. Notice of this determination was 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 18, 2006. 

The Mobile Regional Airport study 

contains a proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program comprised of 

actions designed for phased 

implementation by airport management 

and adjacent jurisdictions from the 2006 

to 2011 and beyond. It was requested 

that FAA evaluate and approve an 

amendment to this material as a Noise 

Compatibility Program as described in 

Section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA began its review of the 

updated Program on August 29, 2008, 

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 amended program 

contained two (2) revised 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 

14 CFR Part 150 have been satisfied. 

The updated program, therefore, was 

approved by the FAA effective February 

18, 2009. 

Outright approval was granted for 

both of the revised specific program 

elements. 

These determinations are set forth in 

detail in a Record of Approval 

Amendment signed by the FAA on 

February 18, 2009. The Record of 

Approval Amendment, 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 office of the 

Mobile Airport Authority. The Record of 

Approval Amendment also will be 

available on-line at: http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports_airtraffic/airports/ 

environmental/airport_noise/part_150/ 

states/. 

Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on February 

23, 2009. 

Rans Black, 

Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, 

Southern Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–4349 Filed 2–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Seventh Meeting, Special Committee 

214: Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services, Working 

Group 78 (WG–78) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 214, Standards for Air 

Traffic Data Communication Services. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of the 

RTCA Special Committee 214, 

Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services. 

DATES: The meeting will be held March 

30–April 3 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

General Dynamics, 8201 East McDowell 

Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85257, USA. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 


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hereby given for a Special Committee 

214 meeting. The agenda will include: 

Meeting Objectives 

• Approve the first draft of the SPR 

according to the plenary 7 review 

criteria. 

• Approve the first draft of the ATN 

and FANS Interop document according 

to the plenary 7 criteria. 

• Review and update the work plan 

as required. 

Day 1 

• Opening Plenary (Welcome/ 

Introductions/Administrative Remarks). 

• Approval of the Agenda. 

• Approval of the Minutes of Plenary 

6. 

• Review of the work so far: 

• SC–214/WG–78 Work Plan and 

TORs. 

• SC–206/WG–76 Coordination. 

• SC–186 /WG–51 Coordination. 

• Overview of the comments received 

and review of the comments 

categorization. 

• Mandatory, Desirable, Not required 

categories to be used. 

Days 2, 3 and 4 

Morning & Afternoon: Comment 

Resolution Working Sessions 

• Subgroups will be defined 

according to the received comments. At 

least the following three groups will be 

required: 

• General/Process Comments 

Resolution. 

• SPR Comments Resolution. 

• Interop Comments Resolution. 

Day 5: 

• Review of the resolutions proposed 

by the subgroups. 

• Document Approvals. 

• Review Committee Plan—Master 

Schedule. 

• Closing Plenary (Review Dates, 

Location and Agenda for Next Meeting, 

Other Business.) 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All the 

documents to be reviewed can be found 

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

SC214 under the Plenary 7 folder. 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24, 

2009. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–4354 Filed 2–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2009–09] 

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of 

Petitions Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petitions for 

exemption received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of certain petitions 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 

any petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on petitions received 

must identify the petition docket 

number involved and must be received 

on or before March 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2009–0047 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. 

• 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyneka Thomas (202) 267–7626 or 

Laverne Brunache (202) 167–3133, 

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 February 24, 

2009. 

Ida M. Klepper, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petitions for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2009–0047. 

Petitioner: NetJets International Inc. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

135.225(a)(2). 

Description of Relief Sought: NetJets 

International Inc. (NJI), seeks an 

exemption from § 135.225(a)(2) which 

would allow its FAA approved type 

designed Enhanced Flight Vision 

System equipped NJI aircraft and a 

properly trained eligible on demand 

flight crew to begin an instrument 

approach procedure at an airport when 

weather conditions are reported to be 

below authorized instrument flight rule 

landing minimums. 

[FR Doc. E9–4339 Filed 2–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for Waiver of 

Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; 

Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) proposes to rule 

and invite comment on the release of 

land at Chicago Midway International 

Airport under the provisions of Section 

125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment Act for the 21st Century 

(AIR21). 


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