Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 61 / Friday, March 29, 2013 / Notices 19355 

Intended Effective Date: June 1, 2013. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Acting Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07369 Filed 3–28–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Announcement of Charter Renewal of 

the Radio Technical Commission for 

Aeronautics (RTCA), Inc. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the charter 

renewal of RTCA, 1110.77U, a Federal 

Advisory Committee that seeks 

resolution of issues and challenges 

involving air transportation concepts, 

requirements, operational capabilities, 

and the associated use of technology 

and related considerations to 

aeronautical operations that impact the 

future Air Traffic Management System. 

This charter renewal will take effect on 

April 1, 2013, and will expire after 2 

years. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paige Williams, Administrative Officer, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Mailstop 4th floor, 

081, Washington, DC 20591, (202) 385– 

4200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for the charter renewal of RTCA, 

1110.77U. RTCA is a not-for-profit 

organization of government and 

industry representatives. RTCA benefits 

the public interest and supports the 

FAA in performing its duties and 

responsibilities under Subtitle VII, 49 

U.S.C. 40101. The FAA and seven other 

government agencies use RTCA as a 

federal advisory committee. On January 

2, 1976, the FAA, the major government 

user of RTCA products, assumed 

sponsorship on behalf of all government 

agencies. RTCA brings together 

representatives of the government and 

industry to form special committees and 

steering committees to provide advice 

and recommendations on key 

operational and technological issues 

that impact the Next Generation Air 

Transportation System (NextGen) 

implementation and the Air Traffic 

Management System. This order can be 

found on the FAA.GOV Web site under 

‘‘Regulations & Policies’’ and select 

‘‘Orders & Notices’’ or you can also find 

this order on the MyFAA Employee 

Web site. Use ‘‘Tools & Resources’’ and 

select ‘‘Orders & Notices’’ or directly at 

http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/ 

media/Order/1110.77U.pdf. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 26, 

2013. 

Paige Williams, 

Management Analyst, NextGen, Business 

Operations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07379 Filed 3–28–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program and 

Request for Review 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by Tucson Airport 

Authority for Tucson International 

Airport under the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 47501 et. seq (the Aviation Safety 

and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) and 14 CFR 

Part 150 are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. The FAA also 

announces that it is reviewing a 

proposed noise compatibility program 

that was submitted for Tucson 

International Airport under Part 150 in 

conjunction with the noise exposure 

map, and that this program will be 

approved or disapproved on or before 

September 16, 2013. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the start of FAA’s determination on 

the noise exposure maps and of the start 

of its review of the associated noise 

compatibility program is March 20, 

2013. The public comment period ends 

May 20, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristi Regotti, Los Angeles Airports 

District Office, Room 3000, 15000 

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 

90261 and (310) 725–3614. Comments 

on the proposed noise compatibility 

program should also be submitted to the 

above office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Tucson International Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

March 20, 2013. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before September 16, 2013. This 

notice also announces the availability of 

this program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 47503 (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 Federal Aviation 

Regulations (FAR) 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. 

Tucson Airport Authority submitted 

to the FAA noise exposure maps, 

descriptions, and other documentation 

that were produced during the Part 150 

Noise Exposure Map and Noise 

Compatibility Program Update from 

2008 through 2012. It was requested that 

the FAA review this material as the 

noise exposure maps, as described in 

section 47503 of the Act, and that the 

noise mitigation measures, to be 

implemented jointly by the airport and 

surrounding communities, be approved 

as a noise compatibility program under 

section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and related 

descriptions submitted by Tucson 

Airport Authority. The specific 

documentation determined to constitute 

the noise exposure maps includes: 

Exhibit 3–1: Existing (2012) Baseline 

Noise Exposure Contour, page 3–3. 

Exhibit 3–2: Future (2017) Baseline 

Noise Exposure Contour, page 3–7. 

The FAA has determined that these 

maps for Tucson International Airport 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on March 20, 2013. 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 FAR Part 

150. Such determination does not 

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1Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008) as 

amended 76 FR 18620 (Apr. 4, 2011); Operating 

Limitations at Newark Liberty International Airport, 

73 FR 29550 (May 21, 2008) as amended 76 FR 

18618 (Apr. 4, 2011). 

constitute approval of the applicant’s 

data, information or plans, or constitute 

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 FAR Part 150, 

that the statutorily required consultation 

has been accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

noise compatibility program for Tucson 

International Airport, also effective on 

March 20, 2013. Preliminary review of 

the submitted material indicates that it 

conforms to the requirements for the 

submittal of noise compatibility 

programs, but that further review will be 

necessary prior to approval or 

disapproval of the program. The formal 

review period, limited by law to a 

maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before September 16, 

2013. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of 14 

CFR part 150, section 150.33. The 

primary considerations in the 

evaluation process are whether the 

proposed measures may reduce the level 

of aviation safety, create an undue 

burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, or be reasonably consistent 

with obtaining the goal of reducing 

existing non-compatible land uses and 

preventing the introduction of 

additional non-compatible land uses. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed program with 

specific reference to these factors. All 

comments, other than those properly 

addressed to local land use authorities, 

will be considered by the FAA to the 

extent practicable. Copies of the noise 

exposure maps, the FAA’s evaluation of 

the maps, and the proposed noise 

compatibility program are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Office, 

Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, 

California 90261. 

Federal Aviation Administration, Los 

Angeles Airports District Office, 

Room 3000, 15000 Aviation 

Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261. 

Tucson International Airport, 7005 

South Plumer Avenue, Tucson, AZ 

85756. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Lawndale, California, on March 

20, 2013. 

Mia Paredes Ratcliff, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP–600, 

Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07381 Filed 3–28–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Schedule Information 

Submission Deadline for O’Hare 

International Airport, San Francisco 

International Airport, John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, and Newark 

Liberty International Airport for the 

Winter 2013–2014 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. 

SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA 

announces the submission deadline of 

May 16, 2013, for Winter 2013–2014 

flight schedules at Chicago’s O’Hare 

International Airport (ORD), San 

Francisco International Airport (SFO), 

New York’s John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (JFK), and Newark 

Liberty International Airport (EWR) in 

accordance with the International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) 

Worldwide Slot Guidelines. The 

deadline coincides with the schedule 

submission deadline for the IATA Slot 

Conference for the Winter 2013–2014 

scheduling season. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has designated ORD as an IATA Level 

2 airport, SFO as a Level 2 airport, JFK 

as a Level 3 airport, and EWR as a Level 

3 airport. Scheduled operations at JFK 

and EWR are currently limited by FAA 

Orders until a final Congestion 

Management Rule for LaGuardia 

Airport, John F. Kennedy International 

Airport, and Newark Liberty 

International Airport (RIN 2120–AJ89) 

becomes effective but not later than 

October 26, 2013.1 However, the FAA 

intends to extend those Orders prior to 

the start of the Winter 2013–2014 

scheduling season. 

The FAA is primarily concerned 

about planned passenger and cargo 

operations during peak hours, but 

carriers may submit schedule plans for 

the entire day. At ORD, the peak hours 

are 0700 to 2100 Central Time (1300 to 

0300 UTC), at SFO from 0600 to 2300 

Pacific Time (1400 to 0700 UTC), and at 

EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300 Eastern 

Time (1100 to 0400 UTC). Carriers 

should submit schedule information in 

sufficient detail including, at minimum, 

the operating carrier, flight number, 

scheduled time of arrival or departure, 

frequency, and effective dates. IATA 

standard schedule information format 

and data elements (Standard Schedules 

Information Manual or SSIM) may be 

used. 

The U.S. winter scheduling season for 

these airports is from October 27, 2013, 

through March 29, 2014, in recognition 

of the IATA northern winter period. The 

FAA understands there may be 

differences in schedule times due to 

different U.S. daylight saving time 

dates, and the FAA will accommodate 

these differences to the extent possible. 

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no 

later than May 16, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be 

submitted by mail to the Slot 

Administration Office, AGC–200, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591; by 

facsimile to: 202–267–7277; or by email 

to: 7-AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone number: 202–267–7143; fax 

number: 202–267–7971; email: 

rob.hawks@faa.gov. 

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