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Angeles, CA 90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3800, e-mail: Barry.Brayer@faa.gov, or Karen Trevino, National Park Service, Natural Sounds Program, 1201 Oakridge Dr., Suite 100, Fort Collins, CO 80525, telephone: (970) 225–3563, e-mail:
Karen

_ Trevino@nps.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (NPATMA), enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 106–181, required the establishment of the NPOAG within one year after its enactment. The Act requires that the NPOAG be a balanced group of representatives of general aviation, commercial air tour operations, environmental concerns, and Native American tribes. The Administrator of the FAA and the Director of NPS (or their designees) serve as ex officio members of the group. Representatives of the Administrator and Director serve alternating 1-year terms as chairman of the advisory group.

The duties of the NPOAG include providing advice, information, and recommendations to the FAA Administrator and the NPS Director on: Implementation of Public Law 106–181; quiet aircraft technology; other measures that might accommodate interests to visitors of national parks; and at the request of the Administrator and the Director, on safety, environmental, and other issues related to commercial air tour operations over national parks or tribal lands.
Agenda for the November 30–December 1, 2010 NPOAG Meeting

The agenda for the meeting will include, but is not limited to, final adoption of a Strategic Plan, update on ongoing Air Tour Management Program projects; and a discussion on the competitive bidding process.
Attendance at the Meetings

Although these are not public meetings, interested persons may attend. Because seating is limited, if you plan to attend please contact one of the persons listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT** so that meeting space may be made to accommodate all attendees.
Record of the Meetings

If you cannot attend the NPOAG meeting, a summary record of the meeting will be made available under the NPOAG section of the FAA ATMP Web site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/ office

_ org/headquarters

_ offices/arc/ programs/air

_ tour

_ management

_

plan/ parks

_ overflights

_ group/minutes.cfm or through the Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3808.

Issued in Hawthorne, CA on November 1,

2010. Barry Brayer, Manager, Special Programs, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 2010–28312 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals** 

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

**ACTION :**  Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In October 2010, there were four applications approved. This notice also includes information on one application, approved in September 2010, inadvertently left off the September 2010 notice. Additionally, 18 approved amendments to previously approved applications are listed.

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158). This notice is published pursuant to paragraph d of § 158.29.

PFC APPLICATIONS APPROVED

Public Agency: Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Application Number: 10–07–C–00–
TUL.

Application Type: Impose and use a
PFC.

PFC Level: $4.50. Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $7,875,712.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1,

2019.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2020.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC’s: Air taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800–31.

Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the public agency’s application, the FAA has determined that the approved class accounts for less than I percent of the total annual enplanements at Tulsa International Airport. Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Passenger loading bridges. Sliding and revolving doors in terminal.

PFC services consulting fees. Decision Date: September 30, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Lana Logan, Arkansas/Oklahoma Airport Development Office, (817) 222–

5636.

Public Agency: Cities of Midland, Saginaw, and County of Bay, Freeland, Michigan.

Application Number: 10–07–C–00–
MBS.

Application Type: Impose and use a
PFC.

PFC Level: $4.50. Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $10,449,784.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2011.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2029.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC’s: Air taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800–31.

Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the public agency’s application, the FAA has determined that the approved class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at MBS International Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Phase IV terminal construction, taxiway construction.

PFC application fees. Reimbursement of administrative expenses of PFC program.

Airfield pavement marking. All phases of terminal construction. Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection:

Partial parallel taxiway and apron

connector.

Completion of perimeter road. Snow removal equipment procurement, high speed airport broom.

Decision Date: October 1, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Irene Porter, Detroit Airports District Office, (734) 229–2915.

Public Agency: City of Bismarck, North Dakota.

Application Number: 10–05–C–00–
BIS.

Application Type: Impose and use a
PFC.

PFC Level: $4.50. Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $7,100,309.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: September 1, 2014.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2025.


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Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC’s: Air taxi.

Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the public agency’s application, the FAA has determined that the approved class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at Bismarck Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Runway 13/31 surface treatment. Taxiway C improvements. Install lighted wind sock for runway 3/21.

Replace taxiway C edge lighting and signs.

Install two boarding bridge baggage lift devices.

North side service road. Environmental assessment. Surface treatment for runway 3/21. Surface treatment for taxiway C. Realign taxiway C. Runway protection zone land purchase (phase 1).

Construct taxiway (phase 1). PFC application preparation. Purchase broom #2. Purchase and install additional passenger loading bridge.

Rehabilitate a portion of taxiway C. Purchase broom #3. Modify aircraft rescue and firefighting building doors and rehabilitate aircraft rescue and firefighting building.

Purchase deicer and sander. Purchase aircraft rescue and firefighting truck with extendable penetrating nozzle.

Rehabilitate aircraft rescue and firefighting parking ramp.

Brief Description of Withdrawn Projects: Rehabilitate or construct snow removal equipment building.

Date of withdrawal: September 21,

2010.

Rehabilitate snow removal equipment parking ramp.

Rehabilitate taxiways B, C, and D. Rehabilitate or expand apron, phase 1. Rehabilitate and expand apron (phase 2).

Date of withdrawal: October 1, 2010. Decision Date: October 1, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Steven Obenauer, Bismarck Airports District Office, (701) 323–7380.

Public Agency: City of Bangor, Maine. Application Number: 10–02–C–00–
BGR.

Application Type: Impose and use a PFC. PFC Level: $4.50.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $1.998,100.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2010.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2012.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC’s: On-demand air taxi commercial operators.

Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the public agency’s application, the FAA has determined that the approved class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at Bangor International Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Purchase snow removal equipment. PFC application assistance. Decision Date: October 7, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Priscilla Scott, New England Region Airports Division, (781) 238–7614. Public Agency: City of Chico, California.

Application Number: 10–05–C–00–
CIC.

Application Type: Impose and use a
PFC.

PFC Level: $4.50. Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $590,000.

Charge Effective Date: December 1,

2010.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 2015.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC’s: None.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Interactive aircraft rescue and firefighting training system.

PFC administrative costs. Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection:

Reconfiguration of baggage processing and baggage claim areas—design and
construction.

Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection:

Renovation of terminal building— design and construction.

Determination: Partially approved for collection. The costs associated with revenue producing concessions including the temporary rental car concession are disapproved. Decision Date: October 25, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Gretchen Kelly, San Francisco Airports District Office, (650) 876–2778,
extension 623.

Amendments to PFC Approvals:

Amendment No., city, state Amendment approved date Original approved net PFC revenue Amended approved net PFC revenue Original estimated charge

exp. date Amended estimated charge

exp. date

04–05–C–O1–GCC Gillette, WY. ........................................ 09/27/10 $170,000 $34,644 07/01/08 07/01/10 93–01–C–03–AVP Avoca, PA. ............................................ 09/28/10 4,588,122 4,453,122 05/01/01 05/01/01 97–02–U–02–AVP Avoca, PA. ............................................ 09/28/10 NA NA 05/01/01 05/01/01 06–04–C–01–UNV State College, PA. ................................ 09/29/10 1,420,524 1,261,493 12/01/14 12/01/14 *08–06–C–01–TUL Tulsa, OK. ............................................ 09/30/10 65,043,406 57,177,803 04/01/27 04/01/19 03–08–C–02–SLC Salt Lake City, UT. ................................ 09/30/10 9,035,419 10,288,588 07/01/07 08/01/07 03–09–C–01–SLC Salt Lake City, UT. ................................ 09/30/10 25,265,000 24,686,131 05/01/08 05/01/08 06–10–C–01–SLC Salt Lake City, UT. ................................ 09/30/10 75,362,174 72,172,545 02/01/10 07/01/09 08–12–C–02–COS Colorado Springs, CO. ......................... 10/04/10 2,991,994 2,880,883 12/01/11 02/01/11 94–01–l–04–LWS Lewiston, ID. .......................................... 10/05/10 2,509,907 2,478,343 10/01/06 10/01/06 95–02–U–03–LWS Lewiston, ID. ......................................... 10/05/10 NA NA 10/01/06 10/01/06 *07–03–C–0l–TRI Blountville, TN. ....................................... 10/14/09 1,264,140 668,500 10/01/14 07/01/13 *97–01–C–06–SDF Louisville, KY. ...................................... 10/20/10 90,600,000 90,600,000 11/01/14 12/01/13 01–02–C–05–SDF Louisville, KY. ....................................... 10/20/10 10,012,140 10,012,140 03/01/16 04/01/14 03–03–C–03–SDF Louisville, KY. ....................................... 10/20/10 5,666,800 5,666,800 04/01/18 02/01/15 06–04–C–04–SDF Louisville, KY. ....................................... 10/20/10 1,267,315 1,267,315 06/01/18 05/01/15 02–05–C–01–DCA Arlington, VA. ........................................ 10/20/10 33,895,949 30,727,768 02/01/08 02/02/08 07–05–C–01–TOL Toledo, OH. ........................................... 10/27/10 1,492,000 1,680,498 12/01/11 12/01/11

Notes: The amendments denoted by an asterisk (*) include a change to the PFC level charged from $3.00 per enplaned passenger to $4.50 per enplaned passenger. For Tulsa, OK and Louisville, KY, this change is effective on December 1, 2010.


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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1,

2010. Joe Hebert, Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.

[FR Doc. 2010–28094 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–M**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Railroad Administration**

**Petition for Waiver of Compliance**

In accordance with part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request for a waiver of compliance from certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief.
Virginia & Truckee Railroad

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2010– 0093]

The Virginia & Truckee Railroad (V&T) petitioned FRA for relief from the requirements of 49 CFR 215.203 Restricted Cars, for five pieces of freight equipment used in tourist/excursion service and the associated stenciling as required under 49 CFR 215.303.

V&T is a tourist, excursion, or educational railroad operating between Virginia City and Carson City via Gold Hill, Nevada. The railroad was relayed after having been removed at the conclusion of commercial operations. The railroad operates an average of seven round trips between Virginia City and Gold Hill Depot, NV, per day, May through October. They also operate three trains between Carson City to Virginia City, NV, Saturday & Sunday May through October, with special trains scheduled in November. The maximum operating speed for the entire railroad is 20 mph.

All of the freight equipment referenced in the petition is operated by V&T on a non-insular, not part of the general system of transportation railroad. The railroad line is not connected to the general system at either end, but has public highway crossings at grade. This Special Approval shall apply only to the following five cars: V&T 50, V&T 55, V&T 54, V&T 123, and V&T MW 124, owned and operated by V&T. A consolidated list of the equipment and the prohibited components was provided as an attachment to their petition. These freight cars were either converted to passenger excursion cars, or used in conjunction with their tourist/excursion operation, none carry freight. Some of the equipment is used for photographic subjects in an educational setting to depict the type of freight trains that would have operated in the era during mining operations. Therefore, stenciling the required information on the equipment would not be consistent with the educational setting that the railroad strives to depict. Therefore, the railroad seeks relief from the requirements to stencil the equipment indicating the restricted components. There have been no derailments or other safety issues with the operation of the equipment, nor their prohibited components. As stated by V&T, loss of use of this equipment would cause the railroad to cease operations.

Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party desires an opportunity for oral comment, they should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the appropriate docket number ( e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2010– 0093) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:

• Web site: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

• Fax: 202–493–2251.

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All written communications concerning these proceedings are available for examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.—5 p.m.) at the above facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility’s Web site at http:// www.regulations.gov. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the document, 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 (65 FR 19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/ privacy.html.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 3,

2010. Robert C. Lauby, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program Implementation.

[FR Doc. 2010–28313 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at the Plains**  **Airport, Plains, MT.**

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of Request to Release Airport Property.

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the release of land at Plains Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before December 10, 2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to the FAA at the following address: Mr. David S. Stelling, Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Northwest Mountain Region, Airports Division, Helena Airports District Office, 2725 Skyway Drive, Suite 2, Helena, Montana

59602.

In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Ms. Carol Brooker, Chair, Sanders County Commission, at the following address: Ms. Carol Brooker, Commissioner, Sanders County Commission, 1111 Main Street, Thompson Falls, MT

59873.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Gary M. Gates, Airport Planner/ Engineer, Federal Aviation Administration, Northwest Mountain Region, Airports Division, Helena Airports District Office, 2725 Skyway Drive, Suite 2, Helena, Montana 59602.

The request to release property may be reviewed, by appointment, in person at this same location.