9014 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: February 23, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4153 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2010 0015] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention 

to request extension of approval for 

three years of a currently approved 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before April 27, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas M.P. Christensen, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: 202–366–5909 or E-Mail: 

Thomas.christensen@dot.gov. Copies of 

this collection also can be obtained from 

that office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title of Collection: Voluntary Tanker 

Agreement. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0505. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: The collection consists of a 

request from the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) that each 

participant in the Voluntary Tanker 

Agreement submit a list of the names of 

ships owned, chartered or contracted for 

by the participant, their size and flags of 

registry and other pertinent information. 

There is a recommended format for this 

information included as part of the 

application. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collection of information is necessary to 

evaluate tanker capability and make 

plans for use of this capability to meet 

national emergency requirements. This 

information will be used by both 

MARAD and Department of Defense to 

establish overall contingency plans. 

Description of Respondents: Tanker 

companies that operate in international 

trade and who have agreed to 

participate in this agreement. 

Annual Responses: 15 responses. 

Annual Burden: 15 hours. 

Comments: Comments should refer to 

the docket number that appears at the 

top of this document. Written comments 

may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Comments also 

may be submitted by electronic means 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

Specifically address whether this 

information collection is necessary for 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency and will have practical 

utility, accuracy of the burden 

estimates, ways to minimize this 

burden, and ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected. All 

comments received will be available for 

examination at the above address 

between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or 

EST), Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An electronic version 

of this document is available on the 

World Wide Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://www.regulations.gov/ 

search/index.jsp. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

Dated: February 2, 2010. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Murray Bloom, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3954 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Assessment for a 

Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower 

and Base Building, Kalamazoo/Battle 

Creek International Airport, Portage 

City, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Assessment for a 

Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower 

and Base Building, Kalamazoo/Battle 

Creek International Airport, Portage 

City, Michigan. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) proposes to fund, 

construct, and operate a new Airport 

Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Base 

Building at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek 

International Airport (AZO), Portage 

City, Michigan. The FAA’s preferred 

alternative is to construct the ATCT at 

a location on the northeast portion of 

AZO. The purpose and need of the 

proposed project is to improve visibility 

of airport surfaces, have the capability 

to meet future operational and 

administrative expansion requirements, 

and increase the efficient functionality 

of the facility because the current ATCT 

and collocated Terminal Radar 

Approach Control facility are outdated 

and outmoded. 

The FAA has prepared a Draft 

Environmental Assessment (DEA) in 

conformance with the requirements of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (NEPA) and FAA Order 

1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures. The DEA 

analyzes the potential environmental 

impacts that may result from 

construction and operation of the 

proposed new ATCT and Base Building 

at the proposed site, as well as the no 

action alternative (i.e., not constructing 

and operating the ATCT). As part of the 

proposed project, the DEA also analyzes 

the potential environmental impacts 

that may result from construction and 

operation of an ATCT access road and 

consequent relocation of a portion of the 

existing airport perimeter road. The 

DEA is available for public review 

during a 30-day public comment period 

at the following libraries: 

Kalamazoo Public Library, 

Washington Square Branch, 1244 

Portage Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001. 

Kalamazoo Public Library, Central 

Library, 315 S. Rose St., Kalamazoo, MI 

49007. 

Portage District Library, 300 Library 

Lane, Portage, MI 49002. 


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ADDRESSES: The FAA will accept 

written comments on the DEA until 

close of business on March 31, 2010. 

Comments on the DEA may be sent to: 

Ms. Virginia Marcks, FAA, AJW–C14D, 

2300 East Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 

60018, fax 847–294–7698, e-mail 

virginia.marcks@faa.gov. Copies of the 

Draft EA on compact disk may be 

obtained by contacting Ms. Virginia 

Marcks. Comments received on the DEA 

during the public comment period will 

be addressed in a Final Environmental 

Assessment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Virginia Marcks, Manager, Infrastructure 

Engineering Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2300 East Devon 

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 

Telephone number: 847–294–7494. Email: virginia.marcks@faa.gov. 

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, February 19, 

2010. 

Virginia Marcks, 

Manager, Infrastructure Engineering Center, 

Chicago, AJW–C14D, 

Central Service Area. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3936 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: Cook 

County, IL 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

environmental impact statement will be 

prepared for a proposed transportation 

project in Cook County, Illinois. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Norman R. Stoner, P.E., Division 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, 3250 Executive Park 

Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703, 

Phone: (217) 492–4600. Diane O’Keefe, 

P.E., Deputy Director of Highways, 

Region One Engineer, District 1, Illinois 

Department of Transportation, 201 W. 

Center Court, Schaumburg, IL 60196– 

1096, Phone: (847) 705–4110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Illinois 

Department of Transportation, will 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on a proposal to 

improve Interstate 290 (I–290) located in 

the Illinois county of Cook. The 

proposed improvement would involve 

the reconstruction of the existing 7.5 

mile roadway facility from US 12/20/45 

(Mannheim Road) to east of IL 50 

(Cicero Avenue). Improvements to the 

corridor are considered necessary due to 

safety concerns, operational issues, 

traffic congestion, and age of facility. 

Alternatives that may be considered 

include (1) taking no action; (2) a full 

range of multi-modal build alternatives 

that involve the reconstruction of I–290. 

Improvements to I–290 have the 

potential to affect environmental 

features in the project area. The corridor 

is located in a highly developed mature 

urban setting with limited biological 

and natural resources. The built 

environment has the potential to be 

affected. Some resources within the 

proposed area include: cemeteries, 

parks, special waste sites, nearby 

historic districts, possible residential 

and commercial displacements, air 

quality, sensitive noise receptors, the 

Des Plaines River, and related indirect 

and cumulative impact considerations. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies. As part of the EIS process a 

scoping meeting for obtaining input 

from Resource Agencies was held on 

September 9, 2009. 

The Illinois Department of 

Transportation’s Context Sensitive 

Solutions (CSS) process will be used for 

public involvement. A Stakeholder 

Involvement Plan (SIP) has been 

developed to ensure that the full range 

of issues related to this proposed project 

are identified and addressed. The SIP 

provides meaningful opportunities for 

all stakeholders to participate in 

defining transportation issues and 

solutions for the study area. One public 

meeting will be held in Cook County at 

each project milestone. In addition to 

the public meetings, a public hearing 

and comment period will be held 

following the release of the Draft EIS. 

Public notice will be given for the time 

and place of the public meetings and 

hearing. A project website has been 

established (http:// 

www.eisenhowerexpressway.com) as 

one element of the project public 

involvement process. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA at the address 

provided above. 

(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.) 

Issued on: February 17, 2010. 

Norman R. Stoner, 

Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3783 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability of a Final 

Environmental Assessment (Final EA) 

and a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI)/Record of Decision (ROD) for 

the New Airport Traffic Control Tower 

and Base Building at Cherry Capital 

Airport, Traverse City, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final 

Environmental Assessment (Final EA) 

and a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI)/Record of Decision (ROD) for 

the New Airport Traffic Control Tower 

and Base Building at Cherry Capital 

Airport, Traverse City, Michigan. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that the FAA 

has prepared, and approved on February 

8, 2010, a Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision 

(ROD) based on the Final Environmental 

Assessment (Final EA) for a New 

Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) 

and Base Building at Cherry Capital 

Airport (TVC) in Traverse City, 

Michigan. The FAA prepared the Final 

EA in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act and the 

FAA’s regulations and guidelines for 

environmental documents. It was 

accepted on November 2, 2009 by the 

FAA’s Responsible Federal Official. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Virginia Marcks, Manager, Infrastructure 

Engineering Center, AJW–C14D, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 2300 East 

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 

60018. Telephone number: (847) 294– 

7494. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final 

EA evaluated the construction and 

operation of a new ATCT at TVC. The 

replacement ATCT will be a Low 

Activity Level facility with a 395 square 

foot cab accommodating two operational 

positions and two support positions. 

The ATCT will be constructed on 1.64 

acres of land owned by the airport, 520 

feet northeast of the existing ATCT and 

will have a cab floor height of 752 feet 

above mean sea level, located within the 

footprint of Airport Access Road. The 


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