### 16253 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2016 / Notices

filed no later than April 1, 2016 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).

An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35996, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy must be served on John K. Fiorilla, Capehart & Scatchard, P.A., 8000 Midlantic Drive, Suite 300S, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054.

Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

Decided: March 21, 2016. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Tia Delano,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016–06788 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4915–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting on Transport**  **Airplane and Engine Issues**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of public meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) Transport Airplane and Engine (TAE) Subcommittee to discuss TAE issues.

**DATES :**  The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22, 2016, starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Arrange for oral presentations by June 1, 2016.

**ADDRESSES :**  Aerospace Industries Association, 1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1700, Arlington, VA 22209.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ralen Gao, Office of Rulemaking, ARM– 209, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (202) 267–3168, Fax (202) 267–5075, or email at ralen.gao@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463; 5 U.S.C. app. III), notice is given of an ARAC meeting to be held on June 22,
2016.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

• Opening Remarks, Review Agenda

and Minutes

• FAA Report

• ARAC Report • Transport Canada Report

• EASA Report

• Engine HWG Report

• Airworthiness Assurance HWG

Report

• Flight Test HWG Report

• Metallic and Composite Structures

WG Report

• Crashworthiness and Ditching WG

Report

• Any Other Business

• Action Item Review

Participation is open to the public, but will be limited to the availability of teleconference lines.

To participate, please contact the person listed in **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** by email or phone for the teleconference call-in number and passcode. Please provide the following information: Full legal name, country of citizenship, and name of your industry association, or applicable affiliation. If you are participating as a public citizen, please indicate so. Participants are responsible for any telephone, data usage or other similar expenses related to this meeting.

The public must make arrangements by June 1, 2016, to present oral or written statements at the meeting. Written statements may be presented to the Subcommittee by providing a copy to the person listed in the **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** section. Copies of the documents to be presented to the Subcommittee may be made available by contacting the person listed in the

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** section.

If you need assistance or require a reasonable accommodation for the meeting or meeting documents, please contact the person listed in the **FOR**
**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** section.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10,
2016. Lirio Liu, Designated Fedral Officer, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2016–06757 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**[Summary Notice No. 2016–40]**

**Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Wittman Regional**  **Airport**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public’s awareness of, and participation in, the FAA’s exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

**DATES :**  Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before April 14,
2016.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send comments identified by docket number FAA–2016–4042 using any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically.

• Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 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: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202–493–2251.

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ privacy.

Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to the 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.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Taiya Carter (202) 267–2979, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.


### 16254 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2016 / Notices

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18,
2016. Lirio Liu, Director, Office of Rulemaking. Petition for Exemption

Docket No.: FAA–2016–4042. Petitioner: Wittman Regional Airport. Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: § 139.101.

Description of Relief Sought: Wittman Regional Airport is requesting an exemption to allow certain unscheduled Air Carrier operations at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) at limited times during Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Airventure 2016.

[FR Doc. 2016–06756 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Highway Administration**

**[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2016–0003]**

**Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; TxDOT Audit Report** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

**ACTION :**  Notice, request for comment.

**SUMMARY :**  The Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (23 U.S.C. 327) allows a State to assume FHWA’s environmental responsibilities for review, consultation, and compliance for Federal-aid highway projects. When a State assumes these Federal responsibilities, the State becomes solely responsible and liable for carrying out the responsibilities it has assumed, in lieu of FHWA. Prior to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, the program required semiannual audits during each of the first 2 years of State participation to ensure compliance by each State participating in the program. This notice announces and solicits comments on the second audit report for the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) participation in accordance to these pre-FAST Act requirements.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before April 25, 2016.

**ADDRESSES :**  Mail or hand deliver comments to Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. You may also submit comments electronically at www.regulations.gov. All comments should include the docket number that appears in the heading of this document. All comments received will be available for examination and copying at the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt ofcomments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you may print the acknowledgment page that appears after submitting comments electronically. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments in any one of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, or labor union). The DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Dr. Owen Lindauer, Office of Project Development and Environmental Review, (202) 366–2655, owen.lindauer@dot.gov, or Mr. Jomar Maldonado, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–1373, jomar.maldonado@dot.gov, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Electronic Access

An electronic copy of this notice may be downloaded from the specific docket page at www.regulations.gov. Background

The Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (or NEPA Assignment Program) allows a State to assume FHWA’s environmental responsibilities for review, consultation, and compliance for Federal-aid highway projects. This provision has been codified at 23 U.S.C. 327. When a State assumes these Federal responsibilities, the State becomes solely responsible and liable for carrying out the responsibilities it has assumed, in lieu of FHWA. The TxDOT published its application for assumption under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Assignment Program on March 14, 2014, at Texas Register 39(11): 1992, and made it available for public comment for 30 days. After considering public comments, TxDOT submitted its application to FHWA on May 29, 2014. The application served as the basis for developing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that identifies the responsibilities and obligations TxDOT would assume. The FHWA published a notice of the draft of the MOU in the Federal Register on October 10, 2014, at 79 FR 61370 with a 30-day comment period to solicit the views of the public and Federal agencies. After the close of the comment period FHWA and TxDOT considered comments and proceeded to execute the MOU. Since December 16, 2014, TxDOT has assumed FHWA’s responsibilities under NEPA, and the responsibilities for the NEPA-related Federal environmental laws.

Prior to December 4, 2015, 23 U.S.C. 327(g) required the Secretary to conduct semiannual audits during each of the first 2 years of State participation, and annual audits during each subsequent year of State participation to ensure compliance by each State participating in the program. The results of each audit were required to be presented in the form of an audit report and be made available for public comment. On December 4, 2015, the President signed into law the FAST Act (Pub. L. 114–94, 129 Stat. 1312 (2015)). Section 1308 of the FAST Act amended the audit provisions by limiting the number of audits to one audit each year during the first 4 years of a State’s participation. However, FHWA had already conducted the second audit for TxDOT’s participation. This notice announces the availability of the report for second audit for TxDOT conducted prior to the FAST Act and solicits public comment

on same.

Authority: Section 1313 of Public Law 112–141; Section 6005 of Public Law 109–59; 23 U.S.C. 327; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: March 18, 2016 Gregory G. Nadeau, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.

Draft Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program FHWA Audit #2 of the Texas Department of Transportation June 16, 2015 Through December 16, 2015
Executive Summary

This report summarizes the results of Audit #2 of the performance by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) regarding its assumption of responsibilities and obligations, as assigned by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) whose term began on December 16, 2014. From that date, TxDOT assumed FHWA National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) responsibilities and liabilities for the environmental review and compliance for highway projects