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For further information, please 

contact David Allen, U.S. Global Change 

Research Program, Suite 250, 1717 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20006 (http:// 

www.climatescience.gov). 

Dated: June 16, 2010. 

Trigg Talley, 

Office Director, Office of Global Change, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–14908 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7066] 

Announcement of Meetings of the 

International Telecommunication 

Advisory Committee 

Summary: This notice announces 

meetings of the International 

Telecommunication Advisory 

Committee (ITAC) to start preparations 

for the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference 

of the International Telecommunication 

Union (ITU) and the 2011 ITU 

Radiocommunication Sector (ITU–R) 

World Radiocommunication Conference 

Preparatory Meeting. 

The ITAC will meet to begin 

preparation of advice for the U.S. 

government on the 2010 ITU 

Plenipotentiary Conference 

(Guadalajara, Mexico) on Thursday July 

8, 2010, 2–4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 

at 1120 20th Street, Washington, DC 

20036. There will also be reports on 

recent meetings at ITU and OAS/CITEL 

(e.g. Study Group meetings, the ITU 

World Telecommunication 

Development Conference). For those 

people outside the Washington, DC 

metro area, a conference bridge will be 

provided. 

The ITAC will meet to begin 

preparation of advice for the U.S. 

government on the 2011 ITU–R World 

Radiocommunication Conference 

Preparatory Meeting on Wednesday, 

August 11, 2010, 2–4 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time, at 1200 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209. For 

those people outside the Washington, 

DC metro area, a conference bridge will 

be provided. People expecting to attend 

this meeting in person should advise the 

Department of State at 

najarianpb@state.gov or 202 647–7847. 

These meetings are open to the public 

as seating capacity allows. The public 

will have an opportunity to provide 

comments at this meeting. People 

desiring further information on these 

meetings or wishing to request 

reasonable accommodation may contact 

the Secretariat at minardje@state.gov or 

202 647–5205. 

Dated: June 14, 2010. 

Cecily C. Holiday, 

International Communications & Information 

Policy, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–14911 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Approval of Noise Compatibility 

Program for Buckeye Municipal 

Airport, Town of Buckeye, AZ 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

findings on the noise compatibility 

program submitted by the Town of 

Buckeye under the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (formerly the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act, hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) 

and 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) Part 150 (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘Part 150’’). On September 22, 2008, the 

FAA determined that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the Town of 

Buckeye under Part 150 were in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. On May 13, 2010, the 

FAA approved the Buckeye Municipal 

Airport noise compatibility program. All 

of the recommendations of the program 

were approved. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s approval of the Noise 

Compatibility Program for Buckeye 

Municipal Airport is May 13, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ruben Cabalbag, Acting Manager, Los 

Angeles Airports District Office, Room 

3000, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 

Lawndale, CA 90261, (310) 725–3621. 

Documents reflecting this FAA action 

may be reviewed at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA has 

given its overall approval to the Noise 

Compatibility Program for Buckeye 

Municipal Airport, effective May 13, 

2010. 

Under section 47504 of the Act, an 

airport operator who has previously 

submitted a Noise Exposure Map may 

submit to the FAA a Noise 

Compatibility Program which sets forth 

the measures taken or proposed by the 

airport operator for the reduction of 

existing non-compatible land uses and 

prevention of additional non-compatible 

land uses within the area covered by the 

Noise Exposure Maps. The Act requires 

such programs to be developed in 

consultation with interested and 

affected parties including local 

communities, government agencies, 

airport users, and FAA personnel. 

Each airport noise compatibility 

program developed in accordance with 

Part 150 is a local program, not a 

Federal program. The FAA does not 

substitute its judgment for that of the 

airport proprietor with respect to which 

measures should be recommended for 

action. The FAA’s approval or 

disapproval of Part 150 program 

recommendations is measured 

according to the standards expressed in 

Part 150 and the Act and is limited to 

the following determinations: 

a. The Noise Compatibility Program 

was developed in accordance with the 

provisions and procedures of Part 150; 

b. Program measures are reasonably 

consistent with achieving the goals of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses around the airport and preventing 

the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses; 

c. Program measures would not create 

an undue burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, unjustly discriminate against 

types or classes of aeronautical uses, 

violate the terms of airport grant 

agreements, or intrude into areas 

preempted by the Federal Government; 

and 

d. Program measures relating to the 

use of flight procedures can be 

implemented within the period covered 

by the program without derogating 

safety, adversely affecting the efficient 

use and management of the navigable 

airspace and air traffic control systems, 

or adversely affecting other powers and 

responsibilities of the Administrator 

prescribed by law. 

Specific limitations with respect to 

FAA’s approval of an airport noise 

compatibility program are delineated in 

Part 150, section 150.5. Approval is not 

a determination concerning the 

acceptability of land uses under Federal, 

State, or local law. Approval does not by 

itself constitute an FAA implementing 

action. A request for Federal action or 

approval to implement specific noise 

compatibility measures may be 

required. Prior to an FAA decision on a 

request to implement the action, an 

environmental review of the proposed 

action may be required. Approval does 

not constitute a commitment by the 

FAA to financially assist in the 

implementation of the program nor a 

determination that all measures covered 

by the program are eligible for grant-inaid funding from the FAA under 

applicable law contained in Title 49 


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1Contrary to Chrysler’s assertion that Toyota has 

not responded to public procurements, in May 2010 

FTA learned that Toyota may have certified 

compliance with the Buy America requirements 

when it supplied minivans to a transit provider. 

FTA attempted to communicate with Toyota by 

letter, e-mail, and telephone to determine whether 

Toyota is willing and able to supply Buy Americacompliant minivans. Toyota has not responded. 

Therefore, until such time as Toyota can document 

its willingness and ability to comply with FTA’s 

Buy America requirements, Toyota minivans will 

not be eligible for purchase with FTA funds. 

U.S.C. Where Federal funding is sought, 

requests for project grants must be 

submitted to the FAA Los Angeles 

Airports District Office in Hawthorne, 

California. 

The Town of Buckeye submitted to 

the FAA the noise exposure maps, 

descriptions, and other documentation 

produced during the noise compatibility 

study. The Buckeye Municipal Airport 

noise exposure maps were determined 

by the FAA to be in compliance with 

applicable requirements on September 

22, 2008. Notice of this determination 

was published in the Federal Register 

on February 25, 2009, Volume 74, 

Number 36, Page 8612. 

The Buckeye Municipal Airport study 

contains a proposed noise compatibility 

program comprised of actions designed 

for phased implementation by airport 

management and adjacent jurisdictions. 

It was requested that the FAA evaluate 

and approve this material as a Noise 

Compatibility Program as described in 

section 47504 of the Act. The FAA 

began its review of the program on 

December 4, 2009, and was required by 

a provision of the Act to approve or 

disapprove the program within 180 days 

(other than the use of new or modified 

flight procedures for noise control). 

Failure to approve or disapprove such 

program within the 180-day period shall 

be deemed to be an approval of such 

program. 

The submitted program contained five 

proposed actions for noise abatement, 

noise mitigation, land use planning and 

program management on and off the 

airport. The FAA completed its review 

and determined that the procedural and 

substantive requirements of the Act and 

Part 150 have been satisfied. The overall 

program was approved by the FAA, 

effective May 13, 2010. 

Outright approval was granted for five 

of specific program measures. The 

approved measures include such items 

as: Developing a pilot and community 

outreach program; Developing project 

review guidelines for development of 

proposals within the Public Airport 

Disclosure Area: Town of Buckeye to 

discourage re-zoning of parcels near the 

airport that would allow more than one 

dwelling unit per acre; Update noise 

exposure maps and noise compatibility 

programs; Oversee implementation of 

the Part 150 Noise Compatibility 

Program. 

These determinations are set forth in 

detail in a Record of Approval signed by 

the Western-Pacific Region Airports 

Division Manager on May 13, 2010. The 

Record of Approval, as well as other 

evaluation materials and the documents 

comprising the submittal, are available 

for review at the FAA office listed above 

and at the administrative offices of the 

Town of Buckeye. The Record of 

Approval also will be available online 

at: http://www.faa.gov/airports/ 

environmental/airport_noise/part_150/ 

states/. 

Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 8, 

2010. 

Debbie Roth, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division, WesternPacific Region, AWP–600. 

[FR Doc. 2010–14971 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No. FTA–2009–0002] 

Notice of Buy America Waiver for 

Minivans and Minivan Chassis 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Buy America Waiver. 

SUMMARY: In response to formal requests 

from El Dorado National, Kansas, and 

Chrysler Group LLC, and informal 

requests from several other parties, and 

based on the fact that no manufacturer 

has identified itself as willing and able 

to supply minivans or minivan chassis 

that are assembled in the United States, 

the Federal Transit Administration 

hereby waives its Buy America final 

assembly requirement for minivans and 

minivan chassis. This waiver is valid 

until such time as a domestic source 

becomes available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions please contact Jayme L. 

Blakesley at (202) 366–0304 or 

jayme.blakesley@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

El Dorado National, Kansas (‘‘El 

Dorado’’) asked the Federal Transit 

Administration (‘‘FTA’’) to waive its Buy 

America requirements, on the basis of 

non-availability, for minivan chassis 

manufactured and assembled by 

Chrysler in Ontario, Canada. El Dorado 

uses Chrysler minivan chassis to 

manufacture its Amerivan lowered-floor 

minivans. In its request for a waiver, El 

Dorado asserts that General Motors and 

Chrysler minivan chassis, including 

those used on the Chevrolet Uplander, 

Pontiac Montana, Buick Terraza, Saturn 

Relay, Chrysler Town & Country, and 

Dodge Grand Caravan, are no longer 

manufactured in the United States. El 

Dorado manufactures its product by 

purchasing Chrysler minivan chassis, 

replacing the floor, installing 

wheelchair securement equipment, and 

adding a ramp to the side door. 

According to El Dorado, in 2008 General 

Motors and Chrysler stopped 

manufacturing minivans in the United 

States. The absence of a domestic source 

for minivan chassis has severely 

impacted El Dorado; 75% of its sales are 

to FTA grantees. 

By subsequent letter dated March 5, 

2010, the Chrysler Group LLC 

(‘‘Chrysler’’) requested a public interest 

waiver of the final assembly 

requirements for minivans and minivan 

chassis. According to Chrysler, 

minivans are no longer available from a 

domestic source—Chrysler closed its St. 

Louis final assembly facility in 2008; 

Honda has declined to make its 

minivans eligible for purchase with FTA 

funds; Nissan may change its final 

assembly location from the United 

States to Japan; and Toyota has not 

responded to public procurements.1

In addition to the requests from El 

Dorado and Chrysler, FTA has received 

many inquiries from its grantees about 

the non-availability of minivans from a 

domestic source. According to these 

grantees, minivans are no longer 

available from a source that is willing or 

able to comply with FTA’s Buy America 

requirements. 

With certain exceptions, FTA’s ‘‘Buy 

America’’ requirements prevent FTA 

from obligating an amount that may be 

appropriated to carry out its program for 

a project unless ‘‘the steel, iron, and 

manufactured goods used in the project 

are produced in the United States.’’ 49 

U.S.C. 5323(j)(1). One such exception is 

if ‘‘the steel, iron, and goods produced 

in the United States are not produced in 

a sufficient and reasonably available 

amount or are not of a satisfactory 

quality.’’ 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(B). In the 

case of a specific procurement, FTA 

presumes that the conditions exist to a 

waiver if no responsive and responsible 

bid is received offering an item 

produced in the United States. For 

requests that will affect an entire 

industry, FTA will not waive its Buy 

America requirements until it can 

ascertain whether the item truly is not 

available from a domestic source. 

In order to verify El Dorado’s 

assertion that minivans and minivan 

chassis are not available from a 


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