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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 152.5 

that, in the Administrator’s opinion, 
provides reasonable assurance that the 
sponsor will not be deprived of its right 
to use the land for the intended pur-
pose during the period necessary to 
meet the requirements of the grant 
agreement; or 

(4) In the case of a runway clear zone, 

an easement or a covenant running 
with the land, giving the airport oper-
ator or owner enough control to rid the 
clear zone of all airport hazards and 
prevent the creation of future airport 
hazards. 

Sponsor 

means any public agency 

that, whether individually or jointly 
with one or more other public agencies, 
submits to the Administrator, in ac-
cordance with this part, an application 
for financial assistance. 

Stage development 

means airport de-

velopment accomplished under stage 
construction over not less than two 
years where the sponsor assures that 
any development not funded under the 
initial grant agreement will be com-
pleted with or without Federal funds. 

State 

means a State of the United 

States or the District of Columbia. 

Terminal development 

means airport 

development in the nonrevenue pro-
ducing public-use areas which are asso-
ciated with the terminal and which are 
directly related to the movement of 
passengers and baggage in air com-
merce within the boundaries of the air-
port, including, but not limited to, ve-
hicles for the movement of passengers 
between terminal facilities and air-
craft. 

Unified Planning Work Program 

means 

a single document prepared by a local 
areawide planning agency that identi-
fies all transportation and related 
planning activities that will be under-
taken within the metropolitan area 
during a one-year or two-year period. 

§ 152.5 Exemptions. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, any interested per-
son may petition the Regional Director 
concerned for a temporary or perma-
nent exemption from any requirement 
of this part. 

(b) The Regional Director concerned 

does not issue an exemption from any 
rule of this part if the grant of exemp-
tion would be inconsistent with a spe-

cific provision of, or the purpose of, the 
AADA, or any other applicable Federal 
law. 

(c) Each petition filed under this sec-

tion must— 

(1) Unless otherwise authorized by 

the Regional Director concerned, be 
submitted not less than 60 days before 
the proposed effective date of the ex-
emption; 

(2) Be submitted in duplicate to the 

FAA Regional Office or Airports Dis-
trict Office having jurisdiction over 
the area in which the airport is lo-
cated; 

(3) Contain the text or substance of 

the rule from which the exemption is 
sought; 

(4) Explain the nature and extent of 

the relief sought; and 

(5) Contain any information, views, 

or arguments in support of the exemp-
tion. 

(d) The Regional Director concerned 

either grants or denies the exemption 
and notifies the petitioner of the deci-
sion. The FAA publishes a summary of 
the grant or denial of petition for ex-
emption in the F

EDERAL

R

EGISTER

The summary includes— 
(1) The docket number of the peti-

tion; 

(2) The name of the petitioner; 
(3) A citation of each rule from which 

relief is requested; 

(4) A brief description of the general 

nature of the relief requested; and 

(5) The disposition of the petition. 
(e) Official FAA records, including 

grants and denials of exemptions, re-
lating to petitions for exemption are 
maintained in current docket form in 
the Office of the Regional Counsel for 
the region concerned. 

(f) Any interested person may— 
(1) Examine any docketed material 

at the Office of the Regional Counsel, 
at any time after the docket is estab-
lished, except material that is ordered 
withheld from the public under section 
1104 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 
(49 U.S.C. 1504); and 

(2) Obtain a photostatic or similar 

copy of docketed material upon paying 
the same fee as that prescribed in 49 
CFR part 7.