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vehicles with dual wheels on an axle). 

A phase-in period began on October 5, 

2005, requiring that 20 percent of MY 

2006 light vehicles be equipped with 

TPMS. This phase-in was stepped up to 

70 percent for MY 2007, leading to 100 

percent for MY 2008. 

Executive Order 12866 requires 

Federal agencies to evaluate their 

existing regulations and programs and 

measure their effectiveness in achieving 

their objectives. However, since the 

phase-in of TPMS, there has not been 

any evaluation of TPMS. The purpose of 

this survey, Tire Pressure Monitoring 

System—Special Study (TPMS–SS), is 

to evaluate whether the frequency of 

underinflated tires has decreased in 

vehicles with TPMS in comparison to 

vehicles of the same age without TPMS. 

In addition, the survey will collect data 

on the drivers’ familiarity with the type 

of warning given by their TPMS and the 

action(s) that they have taken after the 

warning has been given. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number, and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information): To minimize 

the survey start-up cost and to provide 

a trained cadre of data collectors, field 

data collection will be conducted 

through the infrastructure of the 

National Automotive Sampling System 

(NASS) Crashworthiness Data System 

(CDS). The NASS CDS consists of 24 

Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) that are 

a probability sample selected from a 

sample frame of 1,195 PSUs. The 

sample was selected based on the 

number of fatal and injury motor vehicle 

crashes occurring in the PSUs. 

Within each of NASS CDS 24 PSUs, 

3 eligible gas stations (i.e., gas stations 

with more than one gas island) will be 

selected from each of seven randomly 

eligible Zip codes (i.e., Zip codes with 

at least 3 gas stations with more than 

one gas island) for a total of 21 gas 

stations per PSU. The 21 selected gas 

stations will be assigned to one of the 

21 days of the data collection period. 

The universe under study in the 

National Automotive Sampling System 

(NASS) Tire Pressure Monitoring 

System—Special Study (TPMS–SS) 

consists of passenger vehicles equipped 

with tire pressure monitoring systems 

(TPMS) and a set of peer vehicles that 

are not equipped with TPMS in the 

continental United States for the model 

years 2004 and newer. Data to be 

collected shall include in-person 

collection of vehicle profile data, tire 

data, and driver profile data for at least 

10,000 passenger vehicles, as well as 

supplemental data on TPMS use for 600 

of these vehicles. For an additional 450 

passenger vehicles, supplemental data 

on TPMS use will be collected from the 

driver via one of the following 3 

methods: (1) Filling out a hard copy 

survey form; (2) Completing the form 

on-line; or (3) Being called back by the 

field researcher at a later date. 

Additionally, each respondent will 

receive a card on which the NASS Data 

Collectors will have recorded the 

Manufacturers Recommended Tire 

Pressure and the Tire Pressure the Data 

Collectors read for each of the vehicle’s 

tires. Consequently, the respondent is 

receiving benefit in return for his/her 

participation. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 

Resulting From the Collection of 

Information: NHTSA estimates that the 

average time to collect vehicle, tire, and 

driver data will be slightly over 10 

minutes for each interview (or a total of 

1750 hours) for the 10,000 respondents 

plus an additional 10 minutes each (or 

a total of 175 hours) for the 1,050 

respondents who will be asked 

supplemental questions on TPMS use. 

Consequently, the total respondent 

burden hours is estimated to be 1,925 

hours. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A). 

James F. Simons, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Analysis and 

Evaluation. 

[FR Doc. E9–11204 Filed 5–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Forty-Eighth Meeting, RTCA Special 

Committee 186: Automatic Dependent 

Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS–B) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 186 Automatic Dependent 

Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS–B) 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 186 

Automatic Dependent SurveillanceBroadcast (ADS–B). 

DATES: The meeting will be held June 

2—5, 2009, at 9 a.m. on June 2–4 and 

on June 5th starting at 8 a.m. at RTCA 

and 2 p.m. in Europe (WebEx and Phone 

Bridge information to be provided). 

ADDRESSES: RTCA Conference Rooms at 

1828 L Street, NW., Suite 805, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

Note: Any meeting day(s) for the 

Requirements Focus Group (RFG), RAD 

FRAC, will be announced at a later date 

* * * as required * * * based on the FRAC 

comments received. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington DC, 20036, (202) 

833–9339; fax (202) 833–9434; Web site 

http://www.rtca.org. 

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 

hereby given for a Special Committee 

186 meeting. The agenda will include: 

June 2, Specific Working Group 

Sessions: 

• RTCA—All Day, WG–1—ATSA 

SURF 1A, ARINC Room. 

June 3, Specific Working Group 

Sessions: 

• RTCA—All Day, WG–1—ATSA 

SURF 1A, ARINC Room. 

• RTCA—All Day, WG–5, UAT 

MOPS, MacIntosh–NBAA Room & 

Hilton–ATA Room. 

Feb. 4, Specific Working Group 

Sessions: 

• RTCA—All Day, WG–1—ATSA 

SURF 1A, ARINC Room . 

• RTCA—All Day, WG–5, UAT 

MOPS, MacIntosh–NBAA Room & 

Hilton–ATA Room. 

June 5, Joint RTCA SC–186/ 

EUROCAE WG–51: (Starting at 2 p.m. in 

Europe and 8 a.m. at RTCA) 

• Opening Plenary (Chairman’s 

Introductory Remarks, Review of 

Meeting Agenda. 

• Review/Approval of the FortySeventh Meeting Summary, RTCA Paper 

No. 110–09/SC186–281. 

• Consider for Approval—New 

Document—Safety and Performance 

Requirements (SPR) Standard for ADS– 

B–RAD, RTCA Paper No. 106–09/ 

SC186–279. 

• Discussion—1090 Extended 

Squitter MOPS—Revision. 

• Review of EUROCAE WG–51 

Activities. 

• FAA Surveillance and Broadcast 

Services (SBS) Program—Status. 

• Date, Place and Time of Next 

Meeting. 

• Working Group Reports. 

• WG–1—Operations and 

Implementation. 

• WG–2—TIS–B MASPS. 

• WG–3—1090 MHz MOPS. 

• WG–4—Application Technical 

Requirements. 

• WG–5—UAT MOPS. 

• RFG—Requirements Focus Group. 

• Wake vortex ad-hoc group report 

and recommended action plan. 

• ADS–B ITP coordination with SC– 

214 for data link requirements. 

• New Business. 


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• Other Business. 

• Review Action Items/Work 

Programs. 

• Adjourn Plenary. 

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 May 7, 2009. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–11257 Filed 5–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Fort 

Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that revision two of the 

future noise exposure map submitted by 

the city of Fort Worth for Fort Worth 

Alliance Airport under the provisions of 

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

and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR 

Part 150 is in compliance with 

applicable requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the 

future noise exposure map is May 5, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

DOT/FAA Southwest Region, Mr. Paul 

Blackford ASW 652b, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76137, (817) 

222–5607. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that FAA finds, 

effective May 5, 2009, the second 

revision of the future noise exposure 

map submitted for Fort Worth Alliance 

Airport is in compliance with 

applicable requirements of Part 150. 

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 noncompatible 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. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the future noise exposure map (second 

revision) and accompanying 

documentation submitted by the city of 

Fort Worth. The documentation that 

constitutes the ‘‘future noise exposure 

map’’ as defined in section 150.7 of Part 

150 includes: Section 5.0, and Exhibits 

5.1–5.6. The FAA has determined that 

these noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on May 5, 2008. 

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 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 FAR 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, 2601 

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas; 

Mr. Kent Penney, Airport Systems 

Director, City of Fort Worth, Aviation 

Department, 4201 N. Main St., Suite 

200, Fort Worth, Texas. Questions may 

be directed to the individual named 

above under the heading FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, May 5, 2009. 

Edward Agnew, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–11155 Filed 5–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2009 0046] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

KROEZIN. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2009– 

0046 at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties may comment on the 

effect this action may have on U.S. 

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. 

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD 

determines, in accordance with 46 

U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD’s regulations 

at 46 CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 

30, 2003), that the issuance of the 

waiver will have an unduly adverse 

effect on a U.S. vessel builder or a 

business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 


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