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JetBlue to engage in foreign scheduled 

air transportation of persons, property 

and mail between Fort Lauderdale, 

Florida and Bogota, Colombia, utilizing 

7 frequencies per week commencing on 

or about January 15, 2012. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28493 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending September 10, 

2011 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011– 

0169. 

Date Filed: September 9, 2011. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: September 30, 2011. 

Description: Application of Sun Air 

Express, LLC d/b/a Sun Air 

International requesting authority to 

operate scheduled passenger service as 

a commuter air carrier. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011– 

0171. 

Date Filed: September 9, 2011. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: September 30, 2011. 

Description: Application of Air 

Atlanta Icelandic (‘‘AAI’’) requesting the 

Department amend its foreign air carrier 

permit so that AAI can exercise new 

rights recently made available to 

Icelandic air carriers pursuant to the Air 

Transport Agreement between the 

United States of America and the 

European Union and its Member States 

and Iceland and Norway. AAI also 

requests an exemption to the extent 

necessary to enable it to provide the 

services covered by this application 

while AAI’s request for an amended 

foreign air carrier permit is pending. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28496 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending October 15, 

2011 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et. 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011– 

0190. 

Date Filed: October 12, 2011. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: November 2, 2011. 

Description: Application of Laser 

Airlines, C.A. (‘‘Laser’’) requesting an 

exemption and a foreign air carrier 

permit authorizing Laser to provide: (i) 

Scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property and mail between 

Caracas, Venezuela (‘‘CCS’’), on the one 

hand, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida 

(‘‘FLL’’), on the other hand; and (ii) 

charter foreign air transportation of 

persons, property and mail between 

Maiquetia (‘‘MIQ’’), Valencia (‘‘VLN’’) 

and Margarita Island (‘‘PMV’’), 

Venezuela, on the one hand, and FLL, 

on the other hand, and other charter 

flights. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28491 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements 

Filed the Week Ending September 10, 

2011 

The following Agreements were filed 

with the Department of Transportation 

under the Sections 412 and 414 of the 

Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49 

U.S.C. 1382 and 1384) and procedures 

governing proceedings to enforce these 

provisions. Answers may be filed within 

21 days after the filing of the 

application. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011– 

0167. 

Date Filed: September 6, 2011. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: PTC COMP Mail Vote 690 

Resolution 024d Currency Names, 

Codes, Rounding Units and 

Acceptability of Currencies—Kyrgyzstan 

(Memo PTC COMP 1647). Intended 

Effective Date: 1 November 2011. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28484 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Letters of Interest for Credit 

Assistance Under the Transportation 

Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 

Act (TIFIA) Program 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA), Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation (OST), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The DOT’s TIFIA Joint 

Program Office (JPO) announces the 

availability of a limited amount of 

funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 to 

provide credit assistance. Under TIFIA, 

the DOT provides secured (direct) loans, 

lines of credit, and loan guarantees to 

public and private applicants for 

eligible surface transportation projects 

of regional or national significance. 

Projects must meet statutorily specified 

criteria to be selected for credit 

assistance. 

Because demand for the TIFIA 

program exceeds budgetary resources, 

the DOT is utilizing periodic fixed-date 

solicitations. This notice outlines the 


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1The TIFIA regulations have not been updated to 

reflect changes enacted in Public Law 109–59, 

SAFETEA–LU. Where the statute and the regulation 

conflict, the statute takes precedence. See the TIFIA 

Program Guide for updated program information. 

process that project sponsors must 

follow to compete to secure an 

invitation for Federal credit assistance 

for Federal FY 2012. 

DATES: For consideration in the FY 2012 

funding cycle, Letters of Interest must 

be submitted by 4:30 p.m. EST on 

December 30, 2011, using the revised 

form on the TIFIA Web site: http:// 

www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/ 

guidance_applications/index.htm. 

Project sponsors that have previously 

submitted Letters of Interest for a prior 

fiscal year’s funding must resubmit 

them to be considered for funding in FY 

2012, as outlined below. 

ADDRESSES: Submit all Letters of Interest 

to the attention of Mr. Duane Callender 

via email at: TIFIACredit@dot.gov. 

Submitters should receive a 

confirmation email, but are advised to 

request a return receipt to confirm 

transmission. Only Letters of Interest 

received via email, as provided above, 

shall be deemed properly filed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding this notice 

please contact Duane Callender via 

email at TIFIACredit@dot.gov or via 

telephone at (202) 366–9644. A TDD is 

available at (202) 366–7687. Substantial 

information, including the TIFIA 

Program Guide and application 

materials, can be obtained from the 

TIFIA Web site: http:// 

www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Program Funding 

III. Eligible Projects 

IV. Types of Credit Assistance 

V. Estimated Project Cost Threshold 

Requirements 

VI. Letters of Interest and Applications 

VII. Selection Criteria 

I. Background 

The Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century (TEA–21), Public Law 

105–178, 112 Stat.107, 241, (as amended 

by sections 1601–02 of Pub. L. 109–59) 

established the Transportation 

Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 

Act of 1998 (TIFIA), authorizing the 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT) to provide credit assistance in the 

form of secured (direct) loans, lines of 

credit, and loan guarantees to public 

and private applicants for eligible 

surface transportation projects. The 

TIFIA regulations (49 CFR part 80) 

provide specific guidance on the 

program requirements.1 On January 5, 

2001, at 65 FR 2827, the Secretary of 

Transportation (Secretary) delegated to 

the Administrator of the Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA) the 

authority to act as the Executive Agent 

for the TIFIA program (49 CFR 

1.48(b)(6)). The TIFIA JPO, a component 

of the FHWA Office of Innovative 

Program Delivery, has responsibility for 

coordinating program implementation. 

II. Program Funding 

In 2005, Congress enacted the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub. L. 109–59, 

119 Stat. 1144), which made a number 

of amendments to TIFIA including 

lowering the estimated project cost 

thresholds and expanding eligibility for 

TIFIA credit assistance. SAFETEA–LU 

authorized $122 million annually from 

the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for 

Fiscal Years (FY) 2005 to 2009 in TIFIA 

budget authority to pay the subsidy cost 

of credit assistance. As of the 

publication date of this notice, 

extensions of the surface transportation 

reauthorization act have been enacted 

continuing highway programs that were 

authorized through FY 2009, and the 

expectation is that Congress will 

reauthorize an equivalent amount of 

budget authority for the TIFIA program 

in FY 2012. Any budget authority not 

obligated in the fiscal year for which it 

is authorized remains available for 

obligation in subsequent years. The 

TIFIA budget authority is subject to an 

annual obligation limitation that may be 

established in appropriations law. Like 

all funds subject to the annual Federalaid obligation ceiling, the amount of 

TIFIA budget authority available in a 

given year may be less than the amount 

authorized for that fiscal year. 

After reductions for administrative 

expenses and application of the annual 

obligation limitation, TIFIA has 

approximately $110 million available 

annually to provide credit subsidy 

support to projects. Although dependent 

on the individual risk profile of each 

loan, collectively, this budget authority 

could support approximately $1.1 

billion in annual lending capacity. 

III. Eligible Projects 

Highway, passenger rail, transit, 

intermodal projects, and intelligent 

transportation systems may receive 

credit assistance under TIFIA. 

Additionally, SAFETEA–LU expanded 

eligibility to private rail facilities 

providing public benefit to highway 

users, and surface transportation 

infrastructure modifications necessary 

to facilitate direct intermodal transfer 

and access into and out of a port 

terminal. See the definition of ‘‘project’’ 

in 23 U.S.C. 601(a)(8) and Chapter 3 of 

the TIFIA Program Guide for a 

description of eligible projects. 

(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/ 

guidance_applications/index.htm). 

IV. Types of Credit Assistance 

The DOT may provide credit 

assistance in the form of secured (direct) 

loans, lines of credit, and loan 

guarantees. These types of credit 

assistance are defined in 23 U.S.C. 601 

and 49 CFR 80.3. The TIFIA credit 

facility, which must be senior or parity 

lien in the event of bankruptcy, 

liquidation or insolvency, can be 

subordinate as to cash flows absent such 

an event. The maximum amount of 

TIFIA credit assistance to a project is 

limited to 33 percent of eligible project 

costs. Applicants may not include any 

of the fees assessed by TIFIA, or costs 

related to the application process (such 

as charges associated with obtaining the 

required preliminary rating opinion 

letter referenced in section V), among 

eligible project costs for the purpose of 

calculating the maximum 33 percent 

credit amount. 

V. Estimated Project Cost Threshold 

Requirements 

Projects seeking TIFIA assistance 

must meet certain statutory threshold 

requirements. Generally, the minimum 

size for TIFIA projects is $50 million of 

eligible project costs; however, the 

minimum size for TIFIA projects 

principally involving the installation of 

an intelligent transportation system is 

$15 million. Each project seeking TIFIA 

assistance must apply to the DOT, and 

must satisfy the applicable State and 

local transportation planning 

requirements. Each application must 

identify a dedicated revenue source to 

repay the TIFIA loan, and each private 

applicant must receive public approval 

for its project as demonstrated by 

satisfaction of the applicable planning 

and programming requirements. These 

eligibility requirements are detailed in 

23 USC 602(a) and Chapter 3 of the 

TIFIA Program Guide (http:// 

www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/ 

guidance_applications/index.htm). 

VI. Letters of Interest and Applications 

Because the demand for credit 

assistance exceeds budgetary resources, 

the DOT is utilizing periodic fixed-date 

solicitations that will establish a 

competitive group of projects to be 

evaluated against the TIFIA program 

statute, regulation, and objectives. 


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Project sponsors seeking TIFIA credit 

assistance for FY 2012 must submit a 

Letter of Interest describing the project 

fundamentals and addressing the TIFIA 

selection criteria. For consideration in 

the FY 2012 funding cycle, Letters of 

Interest must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. 

EST, via email at: TIFIACredit@dot.gov 

on December 30, 2011, using the revised 

form on the TIFIA Web site: http:// 

www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/ 

guidance_applications/index.htm. 

Project sponsors that have previously 

submitted Letters of Interest for a prior 

fiscal year’s funding must resubmit 

them using the FY 2012 form. For the 

purpose of completing its evaluation, 

the TIFIA JPO staff may contact an 

applicant regarding specific information 

in the Letter of Interest. 

A public agency that seeks access to 

TIFIA on behalf of multiple competitors 

for a project concession must submit the 

project’s Letter of Interest. The DOT will 

not consider Letters of Interest from 

entities that have not obtained rights to 

develop the project. 

After concluding its review of the 

Letters of Interest, the DOT will invite 

complete applications (including the 

preliminary rating opinion letter and 

detailed plan of finance). Letters of 

Interest submitted pursuant to this 

notice of funding availability do not 

need to include a preliminary rating 

opinion letter. However, projects invited 

to submit applications will be required 

to obtain a preliminary rating opinion 

letter. The senior debt obligations for 

each project receiving TIFIA credit 

assistance must obtain an investment 

grade rating from at least one nationally 

recognized credit rating agency, as 

defined in 23 U.S.C. 601(a)(10) and 49 

CFR 80.3. If the TIFIA credit instrument 

is proposed as the senior debt, then it 

must receive the investment grade 

rating. 

To demonstrate this potential, each 

application must include a preliminary 

rating opinion letter from a credit rating 

agency that addresses the 

creditworthiness of the senior debt 

obligations funding the project and 

concludes that there is a reasonable 

probability for the senior debt 

obligations to receive an investment 

grade rating. The rating opinion letter 

should also provide an opinion on the 

default risk for the TIFIA instrument 

and indicative ratings for both the 

senior debt obligations and the TIFIA 

credit instrument. A project that does 

not demonstrate the potential for its 

senior obligations to receive an 

investment grade rating will not be 

considered for TIFIA credit assistance. 

More detailed information about these 

TIFIA credit opinions and ratings may 

be found in the Program Guide on the 

TIFIA Web site at: http:// 

www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/ 

guidance_applications/index.htm. 

An invitation to apply for credit 

assistance does not guarantee DOT’s 

approval, which will remain subject to 

evaluation based on TIFIA’s statutory 

credit standards and the successful 

negotiation of all terms and conditions. 

There is no fee to submit a Letter of 

Interest. For projects that are invited to 

apply, fees are charged to cover the cost 

of financial and legal advisory services. 

Additional fees will be charged after the 

loan is executed. More detailed 

information about these fees can be 

found in Chapter 4 of the TIFIA Program 

Guide: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/ 

pdfs/tifia/ 

tifia_program_guide_072511.pdf. 

VII. Selection Criteria 

The eight TIFIA selection criteria are 

described in statute at 23 U.S.C. 602(b) 

and are assigned relative weights via 

regulation at 49 CFR 80.15. The criteria 

are restated below with clarifying 

language (where appropriate). The DOT 

may give priority to projects that 

enhance the TIFIA portfolio’s 

geographic diversity and have a 

significant impact on desirable longterm outcomes for the Nation, a 

metropolitan area, or a region. In 

addition, DOT may consider the 

project’s readiness and timeline to 

proceed to financial close on the TIFIA 

instrument. With respect to selection 

criteria that have multiple components, 

a project need not be well aligned with 

each of the components in order to be 

successful in that criterion overall. 

However, projects that are strongly 

aligned with multiple components will 

be the most successful in those criteria. 

Furthermore, a project that has a 

negative effect on safety or 

environmental sustainability will need 

to demonstrate significant merits in 

other components in order to be 

selected for funding. Listed in order of 

relative weight, the TIFIA selection 

criteria are as follows: 

(i) The extent to which the project is 

nationally or regionally significant, in 

terms of generating economic benefits, 

supporting international commerce, or 

otherwise enhancing the national 

transportation system. This includes 

consideration of livability: providing 

transportation options that are linked 

with housing and commercial 

development to improve the economic 

opportunities and quality of life for 

people in communities across the U.S.; 

economic competitiveness: contributing 

to the economic competitiveness of the 

U.S. by improving the long-term 

efficiency and reliability in the 

movement of people and goods; and 

safety: improving the safety of U.S. 

transportation facilities and systems and 

the communities and populations they 

impact. Relative weight: 20 percent. 

(ii) The extent to which TIFIA 

assistance would foster innovative 

public-private partnerships and attract 

private debt or equity investment. 

Relative weight: 20 percent. 

(iii) The extent to which the project 

helps maintain or protect the 

environment. This includes 

sustainability: improving energy 

efficiency, reducing dependence on oil, 

reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and 

reducing other transportation-related 

impacts on ecosystems; including the 

use of tolling or pricing structures to 

reduce or manage high levels of 

congestion on highway facilities and 

encourage the use of alternative 

transportation options; and state of good 

repair: improving the condition of 

existing transportation facilities and 

systems, with particular emphasis on 

projects that minimize lifecycle costs 

and use environmentally sustainable 

practices and materials. Relative weight: 

20 percent. 

(iv) The creditworthiness of the 

project. This includes a demonstrated 

capacity to repay the Federal credit 

assistance as well as a determination 

that the project has appropriate security 

features such as proper coverage ratios, 

rate covenants, and reserves, as 

applicable. Relative weight: 12.5 

percent. 

(v) The likelihood that TIFIA 

assistance would enable the project to 

proceed at an earlier date than the 

project would otherwise be able to 

proceed. For purposes of this criterion, 

project sponsors should demonstrate 

that traditional sources of financing are 

not available at feasible rates, or that the 

costs of traditional financing would 

constrain their ability to deliver the 

project, or that delivery of this project 

through traditional financing 

approaches would constrain their ability 

to deliver additional components of 

their capital programs. Relative weight: 

12.5 percent. 

(vi) The extent to which the project 

uses new technologies, including 

intelligent transportation systems, to 

enhance the efficiency of the project. 

Relative weight: 5 percent. 

(vii) The amount of budget authority 

required to fund the Federal credit 

instrument made available under TIFIA. 

Relative weight: 5 percent. 

(viii) The extent to which TIFIA 

assistance would reduce the 

contribution of Federal grant assistance 


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to the project. Relative weight: 5 

percent. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 601–609; 49 CFR 

1.48(b)(6); 23 CFR part 180; 49 CFR part 80; 

49 CFR part 261; 49 CFR part 640. 

Issued on: October 31, 2011. 

Victor M. Mendez, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2011–0055] 

Notice of Public Hearing 

The Marquette Rail, LLC (MQT), by a 

May 23, 2011, document, has petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) seeking the approval of a Product 

Safety Plan for the Railsoft TrackAccess 

System submitted pursuant to Title 49 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

Section 236.907. The TrackAccess 

System is a processor-based dispatch 

system developed to be operated in the 

autonomous mode (without dispatcher 

intervention) for low-density lines. 

This proceeding is identified as 

Docket Number FRA–2011–0055. A 

copy of MQT’s full petition is available 

for review online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FRA has conducted a field 

investigation in this matter and has 

issued a public notice seeking 

comments from interested parties (See 

76 FR 48941 (August 9, 2011)). After 

examining the carrier’s proposal and the 

available facts, and comments received 

from American Train Dispatchers 

Association; Brotherhood of Locomotive 

Engineers and Trainmen; Brotherhood 

of Maintenance of Way Employees 

Division; Brotherhood of Railroad 

Signalmen; and Railsoft Systems, Inc., 

FRA has determined that a public 

hearing is necessary before a final 

decision is made on this proposal. 

Accordingly, FRA invites all interested 

persons to participate in a public 

hearing on December 13, 2011. The 

hearing will be conducted at the 

Holiday Inn Express, 5323 West U.S. 

Highway 10, Ludington, Michigan 

49431. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. 

Interested parties are invited to present 

oral statements at the hearing. For 

information on facilities or services for 

persons with disabilities or to request 

special assistance at the hearing, contact 

FRA’s Docket Clerk, Jerome Melis-Tull, 

by telephone, email, or in writing, at 

least 5 business days before the date of 

the hearing. Mr. Melis-Tull’s contact 

information is as follows: FRA, Office of 

Chief Counsel, Mail Stop 10, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590; telephone: (202) 493–6058; 

email: Jerome.Melis-Tull@dot.gov. 

The hearing will be informal and 

conducted in accordance with Rule 25 

of the FRA Rules of Practice (49 CFR 

211.25) by a representative designated 

by FRA. The hearing will be a nonadversarial proceeding; therefore, there 

will be no cross-examination of persons 

presenting statements. An FRA 

representative will make an opening 

statement outlining the scope of the 

hearing. After all initial statements have 

been completed, those persons wishing 

to make brief rebuttal statements will be 

given the opportunity to do so in the 

same order in which they made their 

initial statements. Additional 

procedures, if necessary for the conduct 

of the hearing, will be announced at the 

hearing. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 

2011. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Regulatory and Legislative Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28453 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

U.S. Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2011–0141] 

Availability of Finding of No Significant 

Impact 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Maritime Administration, of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (US 

DOT), has made available to interested 

parties the Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) for the United States 

Merchant Marine Academy Mallory Pier 

Replacement project. An environmental 

assessment (EA) and FONSI have been 

prepared pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

(U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) in accordance with 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) regulations for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

1500–1508). The purpose of the EA is to 

evaluate the potential environmental 

impacts from replacement of a 600 foot 

section of timber pile supported pier 

with concrete pile supports and 

decking. The timber pile pier section to 

be replaced comprises a total area of 

13,400 square feet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel E. Yuska Jr., 1200 New Jersey 

Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590; 

phone: (202) 366–0714; or email: 

Daniel.yuska@dot.gov. Persons who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1- 

(800) 877–8339 to contact the above 

individuals during business hours. The 

FIRS is available twenty-four hours a 

day, seven days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the above 

individuals. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

A copy of the Final EA and Finding 

of No Significant Impact can be 

obtained or viewed online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The files are in a 

portable document format (pdf); in order 

to review or print the document, users 

need to obtain a free copy of Acrobat 

Reader. The Acrobat Reader can be 

obtained from http://www.adobe.com/ 

prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: October 26, 2011. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28401 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Petition for Exemption From the 

Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 

Standard; Chrysler 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption. 

SUMMARY: This document grants in full 

the Chrysler LLC, (Chrysler) petition for 

exemption of the Chrysler [confidential] 

vehicle line in accordance with 49 CFR 

part 543, Exemption from Vehicle Theft 

Prevention Standard. This petition is 

granted because the agency has 

determined that the antitheft device to 

be placed on the line as standard 

equipment is likely to be as effective in 

reducing and deterring motor vehicle 

theft as compliance with the partsmarking requirements of the Theft 

Prevention Standard 49 CFR part 541, 

Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 

Standard. Chrysler requested 

confidential treatment for specific 

information in its petition. The agency 

granted Chrysler’s request for 

confidential treatment by letter dated 

September 14, 2011. Chrysler informed 

the agency that the nameplate and 


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