62506 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 206 / Tuesday, October 26, 2004 / Notices 

enginedraftpolicyby.htm. If you do not 

have access to the Internet, you may 

request a copy of the proposed policies 

by contacting the individual listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. The FAA invites interested 

parties to comment on the proposed 

policies. Comments should identify the 

subject of the proposed policy and be 

submitted to the individual identified 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. The FAA will consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

before issuing the final policies. 

Background 

The certification of the propeller ice 

protection system involves an overlap 

between airplane and propeller 

requirements. The airplane is required 

to meet the icing requirements of parts 

23 or 25, whereas the propeller is 

required to meet the applicable 

structural and durability requirements 

of part 35. This overlap in certification 

requirements between two certified 

products, airplanes and propellers, has 

led to confusion over the configuration 

and quality control responsibility for the 

certificate holders. For example a 

deicing system shown on a propeller 

type certificate data sheet does not mean 

that compliance with part 23 icing 

requirements was shown. 

This proposed policy provides 

guidance for compliance with parts 21, 

23, 25, and 35 of Title 14 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations. The proposed 

policy clarifies configuration and 

quality control responsibilities for 

certificate holders and parts suppliers 

involved with propeller ice protection 

systems. This proposed policy does not 

create any new requirements.

[Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701–

44702, 44704.]

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

October 15, 2004. 

Jay J. Pardee, 

Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–23860 Filed 10–25–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Oconto & Marinette Counties, 

Wisconsin

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for transportation 

improvements on the U.S. 41 corridor 

from Oconto to Peshtigo in Oconto and 

Marinette Counties, Wisconsin. The 

environmental impact statement will be 

prepared in conformance with 40 CFR 

part 1500 and the FHWA regulations

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Johnny M Gerbitz, Field Operations 

Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, 567 D’Onofrio Drive, 

Madison, Wisconsin, 53719–2814; 

telephone: (608) 829–7500. You may 

also contact Mr. Eugene Johnson, 

Director, Bureau of Equity & 

Environmental Services, Wisconsin 

Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 

7965, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707–7965; 

telephone: number (608) 266–9626.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded by using a 

computer, modem and suitable 

communications software from the 

Government Printing Offices’ Electronic 

Bulletin Board Service at (202) 512–

1661. Internet users may reach the 

Office of Federal Register’s home page 

at: http://www.archives.gov/ and the 

Government Printing Offices’ database 

at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/

index.html.

Background 

The FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation, will prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

on a proposal to provide capacity, safety 

and operational improvements on an 

approximate 21-mile (34-kilometer) 

portion of U.S. 41 between the cities of 

Oconto and Peshtigo in Oconto and 

Marinette Counties, including 

community bypasses at Oconto and 

Peshtigo. 

FHWA’s decision to prepare a draft 

EIS is based on the initial 

environmental assessment that indicates 

the proposed action is likely to have 

significant impacts on the environment 

including wetlands. The draft EIS will 

evaluate the social, economic, and 

environmental impacts of the 

alternatives including no build, 

improvements within the existing 

highway corridor, and improvements on 

new location. 

Information describing the proposed 

action and soliciting comments will be 

sent to appropriate Federal, State, and 

local agencies, private agencies and 

organizations, and citizens who have 

expressed or are known to have an 

interest in this proposal. 

During environmental assessment 

activities, agency scoping and 

coordination was conducted with state 

and federal review agencies (including 

an inter-agency meeting in September 

2004), and there was extensive 

coordination with local officials and 

Native American Tribes. Public 

information meetings were also 

conducted from 2002 to 2004 and two 

open forum public hearings were held 

in August 1999. Another public 

information meeting is planned 

following completion of the draft EIS. 

Public notice will be given of the time 

and place of the meeting and the draft 

EIS will be available for public and 

agency review and comment prior to the 

meeting. Coordination with state and 

federal review agencies will also 

continue throughout preparation of the 

draft EIS. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed, and all substantive issues are 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the draft EIS 

should be directed to FHWA or the 

Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation at the addresses 

provided under the heading FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.)

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: October 20, 2004. 

Johnny M Gerbitz, 

Field Operations Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, Madison, Wisconsin.

[FR Doc. 04–23932 Filed 10–25–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2004–

18746] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company; 

Notice of Extension of Comment 

Period 

On August 10, 2004, FRA published 

a notice in the Federal Register

announcing the Union Pacific Railroad 

Company’s (UP) request to be granted a 

waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Brake System Safety 

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