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airports that have received such 

entitlements, except those nonprimary 

airports located in designated Block 

Grant States. Notification of the 

sponsor’s intent to apply during fiscal 

year 2004 for any of its available 

entitlement funds including those 

unused from prior years, shall be in the 

form of inclusion of projects for fiscal 

year 2004 in the Airports Capital 

Improvement Plan. 

This notice is promulgated to 

expedite and prioritize grants in the 

final quarter of the fiscal year. Absent an 

acceptable application by May 1, 2004, 

FAA will defer an airport’s entitlement 

funds until the next fiscal year. 

Pursuant to the authority and 

limitations in section 47117(f), FAA will 

issue discretionary grants in an 

aggregate amount not to exceed the 

aggregate amount of deferred 

entitlement funds. Airport sponsors may 

request unused entitlements after 

September 30, 2004.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

30, 2004. 

Barry Molar, 

Manager, Airports Financial Assistance 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–2446 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

RTCA Special Committee 201: 

Aeronautical Operational Control 

(AOC) Message Hazard Mitigation 

(AMHM)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 201 meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 201: 

Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) 

Message Hazard Mitigation (AMHM).

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 17–19, 2003, beginning at 9 

a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

American Airlines Flight Academy, 

4601 Highway 360, FAA Road, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036–5133; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org.

(2) Mr. Harold Hohlen, (817) 967–9500, 

e-mail at Harold.Hohlen@aa.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purusant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92–463, 5 

U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby 

given for a Special Committee 201 

meeting. The agenda will include: 

February 17:

• Opening Session (Welcome, 

Introductory and Administrative 

Remarks, Review Agenda, 

Background). 

• Review of phonecon discussions and 

conclusions. 

• Drafting group work on other sections 

of the document: 

• Subgroup A Section 2

• Subgroup B Section 3

• Subgroup C Section 4

• Closing Session (Other Business, Date 

and Place of Next Meeting, Closing 

Remarks, Adjourn).

Note: This agenda will be followed as 

appropriate over the course of 3 days.

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 January 9, 

2004. 

Robert Zoldos, 

FAA System Engineer, RTCA Advisory 

Committee.

[FR Doc. 04–2449 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Multiple North-Central, Central and 

South Texas Counties, State of Texas

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA issuing this notice 

to advise the public that a Tier One 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for a proposed multimodal transportation facility to extend 

south from the Texas-Oklahoma state 

line, north of the Dallas/Fort Worth 

metropolitan area, through Central 

Texas, to the Texas-Mexico 

international border and/or the Texas 

Gulf Coast. The proposed facility, 

known as Trans-Texas Corridor 35 

(TTC–35), is a priority element of the 

proposed Trans-Texas Corridor system 

for the State of Texas as conceptually 

outlined in Crossroads of the Americas: 

Trans-Texas Corridor Plan (TTCP), June 

2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Salvador Deocampo, District Engineer, 

Federal Highway Administration, 300 E. 

8th Street, Room 826, Austin, Texas 

78701, Telephone: (512) 536–5950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Texas 

Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 

intends to prepare a Tier One EIS for the 

selection of a corridor for the proposed 

construction of the TTC–35 multi-modal 

transportation facility. As currently 

envisioned, the proposed TTC–35 

facility would include highway lanes for 

passenger vehicles; separate lanes for 

trucks; and rail lines (one in each 

direction serving freight, commuter and 

high speed passenger traffic). 

Interchanges or grade separations would 

be constructed at thoroughfares and 

direct connector ramps would be 

provided at selected facilities. The 

width of the typical section for the 

proposed facility would be 

approximately 1,000 to 1,200 feet, 

which would include a 200-foot wide 

utility zone that could ultimately 

accommodate lines for water, 

petroleum, natural gas, electricity, data 

and other commodities. The proposed 

facility would extend from the TexasOklahoma state line, north of the Dallas/

Fort Worth metropolitan area, through 

Central Texas, to the Texas-Mexico 

international border and/or the Texas 

Gulf Coast—a distance of approximately 

800 miles. The actual length would be 

dependent upon the corridor selected 

during the Tier One EIS and subsequent 

route location studies to occur during 

Tier Two. For much of its length, it is 

anticipated that the proposed TTC–35 

facility would generally parallel existing 

Interstate Highway 35; however, to 

maximize flexibility in determining a 

southern terminus at the United States/

Mexico International Border and/or the 

Texas Gulf Coast, much of south Texas 

and the Rio Grande Valley will be 

analyzed in the Tier One EIS. 

FHWA and TxDOT anticipate 

utilizing a combination of traditional 

and innovative financing options to 

fund construction of the proposed 

facility. These options include state and 

federal transportation sources, public/

private partnerships and tolling. 

The Tier One EIS will focus on broad 

issues such as general location, and area 

wide air quality and land use 

implications of the major alternatives. 

Alternatives to be considered in the Tier 

One EIS will include corridor location 

alternatives and the no-action 

alternative. Anticipated decisions to be 

made during the Tier One study include 

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identification of a preferred corridor 

location alternative; refinement of 

modal concepts; identification of 

preliminary segments of independent 

utility and identification of areas that 

may warrant corridor preservation. The 

Tier One EIS and subsequent record of 

decision, once issued, will not authorize 

construction of any portion of the 

proposed TTC–35 facility.

Documents prepared during Tier Two 

will retain the no-action alternative for 

consideration and comparison with the 

reasonable build alternatives, further 

refine the selected corridor, and would 

address site-specific details on project 

impacts, cost and mitigation measures; 

and would rely upon and utilize the 

environmental analysis in the Tier One 

EIS. Tier Two documents could be in 

the form of Environmental Assessments, 

Categorical Exclusions or EISs 

depending on the type, scope and 

complexity of proposed second tier 

projects. 

As a priority element of the TransTexas Corridor system, the proposed 

TTC–35 facility is considered necessary 

to enhance the Texas transportation 

system by facilitating management of 

congestion in urbanized areas, 

improving safety of hazardous materials 

transport, and creating economic 

development opportunities. 

Public scoping meetings will be held 

for the proposed project; however, dates 

for the meetings have not yet been 

determined. At least 30 days and 10 

days prior to the public scoping 

meetings, notice of the meetings will be 

published in newspapers having general 

circulation in the project area. In 

addition to the public scoping meetings, 

letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments to be 

considered during the scoping process 

will be sent to appropriate federal, state 

and local authorities as well as private 

organizations, individuals and 

stakeholders who have previously 

expressed or are known to have an 

interest in this proposal. Public 

meetings and a public hearing(s) will be 

held during appropriate phases of the 

project development process. Public 

notices will be given of the date, time, 

and location of each. 

A second high priority Trans-Texas 

Corridor—the I–69 High Priority 

Corridor—is also under development 

and a Tier One EIS will be prepared for 

that facility. A separate Notice of Intent 

for that EIS was published in the 

Federal Register on January 15, 2004. 

Although the I–69 facility and TTC–35 

are separate and distinct actions, with 

each having logical termini and 

independent utility, each of the 

proposed facilities shares the need to 

terminate along the Texas-Mexico 

International Border or Texas Gulf Coast 

resulting in overlap of study areas. In 

the overlapping areas, care will be taken 

to closely coordinate the development 

of the two facilities in order to minimize 

duplication of effort and inconvenience 

to the public, resource agencies and 

other stakeholders. Both projects will be 

considered in the cumulative impacts 

analysis for each of the facilities. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action is 

addressed and all significant issues are 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the Tier One EIS 

should be directed to the FHWA at the 

address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.)

Issued on: January 26, 2004. 

Salvador Deocampo, 

District Engineer, Austin, Texas.

[FR Doc. 04–2428 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2004–17003] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces the intention of the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) for 

extension of the currently approved 

information collection. The Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments was 

published on September 26, 2003.

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before March 8, 2004. A comment to 

OMB is most effective if OMB receives 

it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia L. Marion, Office of 

Administration, Office of Management 

Planning, (202) 366–6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Americans with Disabilities Act 

(OMB Number: 2132–0555).

Abstract: On July 26, 1990, the 

President signed into law civil rights 

legislation entitled, ‘‘The Americans 

with Disabilities Act of 1990’’ (ADA) 

(Pub. L. 101–336). It contains sweeping 

changes for individuals with disabilities 

in every major area of American life. 

One key area of the legislation addresses 

transportation services provided by 

public and private entities. Some of the 

requirements under the ADA are: (1) No 

transportation entity shall discriminate 

against an individual with a disability 

in connection with the provision of 

transportation service; (2) All new 

vehicles purchased by public and 

private entities after August 25, 1990, 

must be readily accessible to and usable 

by persons with disabilities, including 

individuals who use wheelchairs; (3) 

Public entities that provide fixed route 

transit must provide complementary 

paratransit services for persons with 

disabilities, who are unable to use the 

fixed route system, that is comparable to 

the level of service provided to 

individuals without disabilities; and (4) 

Transit authorities who are able to 

substantiate that compliance with all 

service criteria of the paratransit 

provisions would cause undue financial 

burden, may request a temporary time 

extension in implementing ADA 

complementary paratransit service. 

On September 6, 1991, DOT issued a 

final rule implementing the 

transportation provisions of ADA (Title 

49 CFR parts 27, 37, and 38), which 

includes the requirements for 

complementary paratransit service by 

public entities operating a fixed route 

system and the provision of 

nondiscriminatory accessible 

transportation service. The regulation 

sets forth the changes needed to fulfill 

the Congressional mandates to 

substantially improve access to mass 

transit service for persons with 

disabilities. Effective January 26, 1997, 

paratransit plans are no longer required. 

However, if FTA reasonably believes 

that an entity may not be complying 

with all service criteria, FTA may 

require an annual update to the entity’s 

plan. In addition, all other ADA 

compliance requirements must still be 

satisfied. The information collected 

provides FTA with a basis for 

monitoring compliance. The public 

entities, including recipients of FTA 

funds, are required to provide 

information during triennial reviews, 

complaint investigations, resolutions of 

complaints, and compliance reviews. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

36,000 hours.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

refer to the docket number that appears 

at the top of this document and be 

submitted to the Office of Information