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to acquire additional rail lines for the 

purpose of making a connection; and (3) 

each of the carriers involved in the 

continuance in control transaction is a 

Class III carrier. Therefore, the 

transaction is exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. Section 11326(c), however, 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under 11324 and 11325 

that involve only Class III rail carriers. 

Accordingly, the Board may not impose 

labor protective conditions here, 

because all of the carriers involved are 

Class III carriers. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than May 27, 2016 (at 

least seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

36003, must be filed with Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on James H.M. Savage, 

22 Rockingham Court, Germantown, MD 

20874. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. 

Decided: May 17, 2016. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Tia Delano, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2016–11974 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice for 

Charlotte Douglas International Airport 

(CLT), Charlotte, NC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the Noise Exposure 

Maps (NEMs) submitted by the City of 

Charlotte for Charlotte Douglas 

International Airport under the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. 

(Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the 

Act’’)) and 14 CFR part 150 (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘Part 150’’) are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s compliance determination 

on the NEMs is April 12, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aaron Braswell, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Memphis Airports 

District Office, 2600 Thousand Oaks 

Blvd., Suite 2250, Memphis, TN 38118, 

901–322–8192. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the NEMs submitted for the 

Charlotte Douglas International Airport 

Airport (CLT) are in compliance with 

applicable requirements of Part 150, 

effective April 12, 2016. Under the Act, 

an airport operator (hereinafter referred 

to as ‘‘Sponsor’’) may submit to the FAA 

NEMs 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 that 

the Sponsor develop its NEMs in 

consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. The FAA has relied on the 

certification by the City of Charlotte, 

under § 150.21 of Part 150, that the 

statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

An airport Sponsor who has 

submitted NEMs that are found by the 

FAA to be in compliance with the 

requirements of Part 150 may submit a 

Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) for 

FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the Sponsor 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 NEMs and accompanying 

documentation submitted by City of 

Charlotte. The documentation that 

constitutes the ‘‘NEMs’’ as defined in 

§ 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Exhibit 3– 

1, Existing (2015) Noise Contour; 

Exhibit 4–1, Future (2020) Noise 

Contour; Exhibit C–11, Runway 18L 

Flight Tracks; Exhibit C–12, Runway 

18C Flight Tracks; Exhibit C–13, 

Runway 18R Flight Tracks; Exhibit C– 

14, Runway 36R Flight Tracks; Exhibit 

C–15, Runway 36C Flight Tracks; 

Exhibit C–16, Runway 36L Flight 

Tracks; Exhibit C–17, Runway 05 Flight 

Tracks; Exhibit C–18, Runway 23 Flight 

Tracks; Exhibit C–19, Helicopter Flight 

Tracks; Table C–1, Distribution of 

Average Daily Operations by Aircraft 

Category Existing (2015) Conditions; 

Table C–2, Runway End Utilization— 

Existing (2015) Conditions; Table C–3, 

Arrival Flight Track Utilization 

Percentages Existing (2015) and Future 

(2020) Conditions; Table C–4, Departure 

Flight Track Utilization Percentages 

Existing (2015) and Future (2020) 

Conditions; Table C–5, Departure Trip 

Length Distribution Existing (2015) 

Conditions; Table C–6, Aircraft Engine 

Run-Ups—Existing (2015) Conditions; 

Table C–7, Distribution of Average Daily 

Operations by Aircraft Type Future 

(2020) Conditions; Table C–8, Departure 

Trip Length Distribution—Future (2020) 

Conditions; Table C–9, Ground Run-Up 

Operations—Future (2020) Conditions; 

Appendix F. The FAA has determined 

that these NEMs and accompanying 

documentation are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on April 12, 

2016. 

FAA’s determination on the airport 

Sponsor’s NEMs is limited to a finding 

that the maps were developed in 

accordance with the procedures 

contained in Appendix A of Part 150. 

Such determination does not constitute 

approval of the Sponsor’s data, 

information, or plans, and is not a 

commitment to approve a NCP 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 NEM submitted under 

§ 47503 of the Act, it is emphasized that 

the FAA is not involved in any way in 

determining the relative locations of 

specific properties with regard to the 

depicted noise exposure contours, or in 

interpreting the NEMs to resolve 

questions concerning, for example, 

which properties should be covered by 

the provisions of § 47506 of the Act. 

These functions are inseparable from 

the ultimate land use control and 

planning responsibilities of local 

government and remain unchanged by 

FAA’s NEM compliance determination 

under Part 150. The responsibility for 

the detailed overlaying of noise 

exposure contours onto the map 

depicting properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport Sponsor 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under § 47503 of the Act. 

Copies of the full NEM 

documentation are available for 

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examination by appointment at the 

following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Memphis Airports District Office, 

2600 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 

2250, Memphis, TN 38118. 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Southern Region Office, 1701 

Columbia Ave., Suite 540, College 

Park, GA 30337. 

Charlotte Douglas International Airport, 

5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway, 

Charlotte, NC 28208. 

Direct questions or to arrange an 

appointment to review the documents to 

the individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Memphis, TN, on May 11, 2016. 

Phillip J. Braden, 

Manager, Memphis Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2016–11953 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–6596] 

Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) 

Program: Eligibility of Ground Access 

Projects Meeting Certain Criteria 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy 

amendment and request for comments; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is extending the 

comment period on its notice of 

proposed policy published on May 3, 

2016, that proposes to amend its 

‘‘Notice of Policy Regarding the 

Eligibility of Airport Ground 

Transportation Projects for Funding 

Under the Passenger Facility Charge 

(PFC) Program,’’ regarding the 

requirement for PFC funding of onairport, rail access projects. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 17, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by docket number FAA– 

2016–6596 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments to 

Docket Operations 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. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Hebert, Manager, Financial Analysis 

and Passenger Facility Charge Branch, 

APP–510, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–8375; facsimile 

(202) 267–5302. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 

2016, the FAA published a notice titled 

‘‘Notice of Proposed Policy Amendment 

and Request for Comments’’ (81 FR 

26611). In that Notice, the FAA 

proposed to change the policy regarding 

the Passenger Facility Charge eligibility 

of ground access projects meeting 

certain criteria. The notice requested 

that interested parties submit written 

comments by June 2, 2016. 

On May 11, 2016, the Airports 

Council International—North America 

(ACI–NA), the American Association of 

Airport Executives (AAAE), and 

Airlines for America (A4A) submitted a 

request to extend the comment period 

by 30 days because additional time is 

needed to conduct the necessary 

research and assess the alternatives that 

the FAA proposes and also consolidate 

comments from their respective 

members. After careful consideration of 

the schedule constraints, the FAA has 

decided to extend the comment period 

for 15 days until June 17, 2016. The 

FAA expects that the additional time for 

comments will allow the affected 

community to prepare meaningful 

comments which will help the FAA to 

consider an amendment to FAA’s 

airport ground access transportation 

policy for PFC funding. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17, 

2016. 

Elliott Black, 

Director, Office of Airport Planning and 

Programming. 

[FR Doc. 2016–11954 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on 183 North Mobility Project, Travis 

and Williamson Counties, Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

TxDOT and Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by Texas Department of 

Transportation (TxDOT) and Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, US 183 North (the ‘‘183 North 

Mobility Project’’) from State Highway 

(SH) 45/Ranch-to-Market (RM) 620 in 

Williamson County to State Loop 1 

(MoPac) in Travis County in the State of 

Texas. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, TxDOT is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before October 17, 2016. 

If the Federal law that authorizes 

judicial review of a claim provides a 

time period of less than 150 days for 

filing such claim, then that shorter time 

period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Carlos Swonke, P.G., Environmental 

Affairs Division, Texas Department of 

Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, 

Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 

416–2734; email: carlos.swonke@

txdot.gov. TxDOT’s normal business 

hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (central 

time) Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that TxDOT and Federal 

agencies have taken final agency actions 

by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Texas: the 183 

North Mobility Project from State 

Highway (SH) 45/Ranch-to-Market (RM) 

620 in Williamson County to State Loop 

1 in (MoPac) in Travis County, Texas. 

The project will have two variablepriced (tolled) express lanes in each 

direction, an additional (fourth) general 

purpose lane (southbound from 

approximately Lake Creek Parkway to 

the entrance ramp from SH 45; 

southbound from north of McNeil 

Drive/Spicewood Springs Road to 

MoPac; and northbound between Braker 

Lane and McNeil Drive/Spicewood 

Springs Road) and direct connectors to 

and from SH 45/RM 620 on the north 

and MoPac on the south. Transitions 

between the improved section of US 183 

and existing facilities will be provided 

along SH 45/RM 620, MoPac (south of 

RM 2222) and on US 183 north and 

south of the project areas. The length of 

the proposed project, including all 

transitions, is approximately 13 miles. 

The actions by TxDOT and the 

Federal agencies, and the laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the Final Environmental 

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