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through Dispute Resolution Officers or 

Special Masters of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Office of Dispute 

Resolution for Acquisition, acting 

pursuant to Sections 46102, 46104, 

46105, 46106 and 46107 and shall be 

subject to judicial review under Section 

46110 and Section 504 of Title 5.’’ On 

January 12, 2011, the FAA proposed to 

update and streamline the ODRA’s 

procedural rules by publishing a notice 

of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register amended Procedures for 

Protests and Contracts Dispute (76 FR 

2035) which, among other things, 

reorganized and streamlined the rules, 

and harmonized them with current 

statutory and other authority. On 

September 7, 2011, the FAA adopted the 

proposed rule, publishing it as a final 

rule (76 FR 55217) in the Federal 

Register, with an effective date of 

October 7, 2011. The full text of the 

FAA Administrator’s October 12, 2011 

Designation and Delegation provides as 

follows: 

In furtherance of an efficient FAA 

acquisition dispute resolution process, 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 106(f)(2), 

§§ 40101, et seq., 46101, et. seq., 40110 

and 14 CFR part 17, I hereby designate 

the Director and the Dispute Resolution 

Officers of the Office of Dispute 

Resolution for Acquisition (‘‘ODRA’’) as 

Administrative Judges for all matters 

within the ODRA’s jurisdiction and 

hereby delegate authority to the ODRA 

Director as follows: 

a. To administer and conduct 

proceedings in individual bid protests, 

contract disputes and Circular A–76 

contests, to appoint ODRA Dispute 

Resolution Officers/Administrative 

Judges and Special Masters to 

adjudicate all or portions of individual 

bid protests, contract disputes and 

contests; and to prepare findings and 

recommendations as well as proposed 

final orders in such cases; 

b. To grant or deny dismissal or 

summary relief in bid protests, contract 

disputes or contests; 

c. To stay an award or the 

performance of a contract temporarily, 

for no more than ten (10) business days, 

pending an Administrator’s decision on 

a permanent stay. A stay will only be 

ordered by the ODRA in cases where the 

ODRA, based on the submissions of the 

parties, finds compelling reasons which 

would justify a stay, and recommends a 

stay to the Administrator; 

d. To dismiss bid protests, contract 

disputes or contests, based on 

settlement agreements or voluntary 

withdrawals by the parties that 

instituted such proceedings; 

e. To issue procedural and other 

interlocutory orders aimed at proper 

and efficient case management, 

including, without limitation, 

scheduling orders, subpoenas, sanctions 

orders for failure of discovery, and the 

like; 

f. To issue protective orders aimed at 

prohibiting the public dissemination of 

certain information and materials 

provided to the ODRA and opposing 

parties during the course of bid protest, 

contract dispute or contest proceedings, 

including, but not limited to, documents 

or other materials reflecting trade 

secrets, confidential financial 

information and other proprietary or 

competition-sensitive data, as well as 

confidential Agency source selection 

information the disclosure of which 

might jeopardize future Agency 

procurement activities; 

g. To utilize voluntary alternative 

dispute resolution (ADR) methods as the 

primary means of dispute resolution, in 

accordance with established Department 

of Transportation and FAA policies for 

using ADR to the maximum extent 

practicable; 

h. To appoint ODRA Dispute 

Resolution Officers/Administrative 

Judges and Special Masters to engage 

with parties in voluntary, mutually 

agreeable ADR efforts aimed at resolving 

acquisition related disputes at the 

earliest possible stage, even before any 

formal protest, contract dispute or 

contest is filed with the ODRA; 

i. To execute and issue, on behalf of 

the Administrator, final FAA decisions 

and orders in all matters within the 

ODRA’s jurisdiction, provided that such 

matters involve either: (1) A bid protest 

concerning an acquisition having a 

minimum dollar value of not more than 

ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00); or 

(2) a contract dispute involving a total 

amount to be adjudicated, exclusive of 

interest, legal fees or costs, or not more 

than ten million dollars 

($10,000,000.00). This Delegation does 

not preclude the Director of the ODRA 

from requesting, in any matter before 

the ODRA, that the order setting forth 

the final decision of the FAA be 

executed by the Administrator; 

j. To execute and issue orders and 

final decisions on behalf of the 

Administrator for any applications 

made pursuant to the Equal Access to 

Justice Act for matters within the 

ODRA’s jurisdiction; 

k. To take all other reasonable steps 

deemed necessary and proper for the 

management of the FAA Dispute 

Resolution System and for the 

resolution of bid protests, contract 

disputes, or contests, in accordance 

with the Acquisition Management 

System and applicable law. 

The foregoing authority may be redelegated by the Director to ODRA 

Dispute Resolution Officers/ 

Administrative Judges and to Special 

Masters. This Delegation supersedes and 

replaces the Delegations issued to the 

Director of the ODRA on July 29, 1998, 

March 27, 2000, March 10, 2004 

(Delegation), March 10, 2004 (OMB 

Circular A–76 Delegation), and March 

31, 2010. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 12, 

2011. 

Marc L. Warren, 

Acting Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29336 Filed 11–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Suspension of Preparation of 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Replacement General 

Aviation Airport, Mesquite, Clark 

County, NV 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of suspension of 

preparation of Environmental Impact 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) as the Lead 

Agency for the proposed project is 

issuing this notice to advise the public 

the FAA has suspended preparation of 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for a proposed Replacement 

General Aviation (GA) Airport in 

Mesquite, Clark County, Nevada. The 

FAA received a letter dated September 

27, 2011, from the City of Mesquite, 

Nevada asking the FAA to suspend any 

further work on the EIS. The reasons for 

this action include the local economic 

conditions in Mesquite and other local 

fiscal and budgetary constraints. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David B. Kessler, AICP, Regional 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

AWP–610.1, Airports Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration, WesternPacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, Los 

Angeles, California 90009–2007, 

Telephone: 310/725–3615. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 8, 2004, the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of 

Intent in the Federal Register (69 FR 

71097) to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

construction and operation of a 

proposed Replacement General Aviation 

(GA) Airport, for the City of Mesquite in 

eastern Clark County, Nevada. The City 

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of Mesquite proposed to build the 

replacement airport south of Interstate 

Highway 15 between Exit 108 and 109 

on the Mormon Mesa, about 15 miles 

west of the existing Mesquite Municipal 

Airport. The City proposed to close the 

existing Mesquite Municipal Airport 

and change the airport land use to 

residential land use, including 

construction of a new arterial roadway 

through the existing airport property. To 

maintain access to the National Air 

Transportation System, the City also 

proposed to design, fund, and build a 

replacement GA airport at Mormon 

Mesa that would provide GA facilities 

and services to the flying public, 

support regional economic development 

at no cost to the FAA. The City 

proposed to build the replacement GA 

airport to meet FAA Airport Reference 

Code (ARC) B–II standards with a new 

runway 7,500 feet long by 100 feet wide. 

On May 16, 2008, the Notice of 

Availability of FAA’s Draft EIS was 

published in the Federal Register (73 

FR 28461). The FAA received 34 

comment letters on the Draft EIS from 

federal, state and local agencies, as well 

as the general public. In March 2009, as 

FAA was preparing responses to 

comments received on the 2008 Draft 

EIS, FAA determined there were 

significant new circumstances or 

information relevant to environmental 

concerns and bearing on the Proposed 

Project or its impacts. Consistent with 

Title 40 CFR 1501.9, FAA decided to 

prepare a Revised Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (RDEIS). 

The FAA received a letter from the 

City of Mesquite, dated September 27, 

2011, asking the FAA to suspend any 

additional work on the EIS for the 

proposed Replacement GA Airport EIS. 

The City of Mesquite explained the 

postponement was based on local 

economic conditions and other local 

fiscal and budgetary constraints. The 

FAA does not know how long the 

suspension of the EIS will last. 

Pursuant to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 77, Objects Affecting 

Navigable Airspace, § 77.29 Evaluating 

Aeronautical Effect, when a proponent 

files a Notice of Proposed Construction 

or Alteration (FAA Form 7460–1) for a 

proposal in the vicinity of the proposed 

Replacement General Aviation Airport 

for Mesquite, the FAA will conduct an 

aeronautical study to determine the 

impact of a proposed structure, an 

existing structure that has not yet been 

studied by the FAA, or an alteration of 

an existing structure on aeronautical 

operations, procedures, and the safety of 

flight including but not limited to the 

proposal’s impact on existing and 

planned public use airports. 

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on 

October 28, 2011. 

Mark A. McClardy, 

Manager, Airports Division, Western—Pacific 

Region, AWP–600. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29269 Filed 11–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Fifth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 225, Rechargeable Lithium 

Battery and Battery Systems—Small 

and Medium Size 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 225, Rechargeable Lithium 

Battery and Battery Systems—Small and 

Medium Size. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 225, 

Rechargeable Lithium Battery and 

Battery Systems—Small and Medium 

Size for the fifth meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 30–December 1, 2011, from 

9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 

833–9434, or Web site at 

http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a Special Committee 225, 

Rechargeable Lithium Battery and 

Battery Systems—Small and Medium 

Size. The agenda will include the 

following: 

November 30, 2011 

• Introductions and Administrative 

Remarks. 

• Review and approval of summary 

from the 4th plenary meeting. 

• Review action items. 

• Review SC–225 schedule for 

Plenary meetings, working group 

meetings, and document preparation. 

• Working Group Meeting—Review 

draft document. 

• Review new action items. 

• Review agenda for Thursday. 

December 1, 2011 

• Review of meeting agenda, other 

actions. 

• Verify dates of next plenary and 

upcoming meeting working group 

meetings. 

• Establish Agenda for 6th plenary 

meeting. 

• Working Group Meeting—Review 

draft document. 

• Working Group report, review 

progress and actions. 

• Review all action items. 

• Adjourn. 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

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 November 2, 

2011. 

Robert L. Bostiga, 

Manager, Business Operations Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29266 Filed 11–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Tenth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 217/EUROCAE WG–44: 

Terrain and Airport Mapping 

Databases 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 217/ 

EUROCAE WG–44: Terrain and Airport 

Mapping Databases: For the tenth 

meeting 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 6–9, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Honeywell Deer Valley Facility, 

Conference Room, PRN C, 21111 N. 19th 

Ave., Phoenix, AZ. 85027. If you plan 

on attending please contact John Kasten 

at telephone (303) 328–4535, at mobile 

(303) 260–9652 or email 

john.kasten@jeppesen.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

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