38024 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 118 / Monday, June 19, 2000 / Notices

English. All submissions should clearly

identify on the cover page of the

submission the country or countries and

eligibility criterion or criteria discussed

within the submission. All pages should

be clearly numbered and include the

name of the person and/or organization

submitting the written comments. All

submissions must be received no later

than 5 p.m. on Monday, July 17,

2000,and should be addressed to Gloria

Blue in Room 122, 600 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20508. Public

versions of all documents relating to

this review will be available for

inspection by appointment in the USTR

public reading room. Appointments

may be scheduled between 9 a.m. and

noon and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. by calling

(202) Submissions that are granted

‘‘business confidential’’ status and other

information submitted in confidence

will not be available for public

inspection. Business confidential

information will be subject to the

requirements of 15 CFR 2003.6. A

justification as to why the information

contained in the submission should be

treated confidentially must be included

in the submission. If a document

contains such business confidential

information, an original and twenty (20)

copies of the business confidential

versions of the document along with an

original and twenty (20) copies of a nonconfidential version must be submitted.

The document that contains business

confidential information should be

clearly marked ‘‘business confidential’’

at the top and bottom of each page. The

version that does not contain business

confidential information (the public

version) should also be clearly marked

at the top and bottom of every page

(either ‘‘public version’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’).

Peter F. Allgeier,

Associate U.S. Trade Representative for the

Western Hemisphere.

[FR Doc. 00–15407 Filed 6–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Receipt of Noise Compatibility

Program Modification and Request for

Review Sarasota-Bradenton

International Airport, Sarasota, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces that it

is reviewing a proposed Noise

Compatibility Program (NCP)

Modification that was submitted for

Sarasota-Bradenton International

Airport under the provisions of Title I

of the Aviation Safety and Noise

Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96–

193) (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’)

and 14 CFR Part 150 by the Sarasota

Manatee Airport Authority (SMAA),

Sarasota, Florida. This program

modification proposes to review the

NCP approved on October 9, 1997, to

reflect new constructive dates for

eligibility for three abatement measures

offered to homeowners of eligible

properties within the program

boundaries. These new dates are the

only changes to the approved NCP. This

program modification was submitted

subsequent to a determination by FAA

that the associated existing noise

exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR

Part 150 for the Sarasota-Bradenton

International Airport were in

compliance with applicable

requirements effective May 7, 1996, for

the current conditions noise exposure

map and June 5, 2000, for the future

conditions (5-year) noise exposure map.

The proposed noise compatibility

program modification will be approved

or disapproved on or before December 2,

2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

start of FAA’s review of the proposed

noise compatibility program

modification is June 5, 2000. The public

comment period ends August 4, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Tommy J. Pickering, Federal Aviation

Administration, Orlando Airports

District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National

Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida

32822–5024, (407) 812–6331, Extension

29. Comments on the proposed noise

compatibility program modification

should also be submitted to the above

office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA is

reviewing a proposed noise

compatibility program modification

submitted for Sarasota-Bradenton

International Airport which will be

approved or disapproved on or before

December 2, 2000. This notice also

announces the availability of this

program modification for public review

and comment.

An airport operator who has

submitted noise exposure maps that are

found by FAA to be in compliance with

the requirements of Federal Aviation

Regulations (FAR) Part 150,

promulgated pursuant to Title I of the

Act, may submit a noise compatibility

program for FAA approval which sets

forth the measures the operator has

taken or proposes for the reduction of

existing noncompatible uses and for the

prevention of the introduction of

additional noncompatible uses.

The FAA has formally received the

noise compatibility program

modification for Sarasota-Bradenton

International Airport, effective on June

5, 2000. It was requested that the FAA

review this material and that the

modified noise mitigation measures, to

be implemented jointly by the airport

and surrounding communities, be

approved as a modification to an

approved noise compatibility program

under section 104(b) of the Act.

Preliminary review of the submitted

material indicates that it conforms to the

requirements for the submittal of noise

compatibility programs, but that further

review will be necessary prior to

approval or disapproval of the program

modification. The formal review period,

limited by law to a maximum of 180

days, will be completed on or before

December 2, 2000.

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be

conducted under the provisions of 14

CFR Part 150, Section 150.33. The

primary considerations in the

evaluation process are whether the

proposed measures may reduce the level

of aviation safety, create an undue

burden on interstate or foreign

commerce, or be reasonably consistent

with obtaining the goal of reducing

existing noncompatible land uses and

preventing the introduction of

additional noncompatible land uses.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposed program

modification with specific reference to

these factors. All comments, other than

those properly addressed to local land

use authorities, will be considered by

the FAA to the extent practicable.

Copies of the noise exposure maps and

the proposed noise compatibility

program modification are available for

examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Orlando Airports District Office,

5950 Hazeltine National Drive,

Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822–

5024.

Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority,

Sarasota-Bradenton International

Airport, 6000 Airport Circle,

Sarasota, FL 34243.

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT:

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 118 / Monday, June 19, 2000 / Notices 38025

Issued in Orlando, Florida June 5, 2000.

John W. Reynolds Jr.,

Assistant Manager, Orlando Airport District

Office.

[FR Doc. 00–15414 Filed 6–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

to Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport,

Baton Rouge, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Rule on

Application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at Baton Rouge

Metropolitan Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate copies to the FAA at the

following address: Mr. G. Thomas

Wade, Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch,

ASW–611, Fort Worth, Texas 76193–

0611.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Anthony

Marino, Manager of Baton Rouge

Metropolitan Airport at the following

address: Anthony Marino, Director of

Aviation, Greater Baton Rouge Airport

District, Suite 212, Ryan Terminal

Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70807.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of the written

comments previously provided to the

Airport under Section 158.23 of Part

158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

G. Thomas Wade, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region,

Airports Division, Planning and

Programming Branch, ASW–611, Fort

Worth, Texas 76193–0610, (817) 222–

5613.

The application may be reviewed in

person at this same location

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at Baton

Rouge Metropolitan Airport 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).

On June 2, 2000 the FAA determined

that the application to impose and use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

the Airport was substantially complete

within the requirements of § 158.25 of

Part 158. The FAA will approve or

disapprove the application, in whole or

in part, no later than September 29,

2000.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

August 1, 2016.

Proposed charge expiration date:

January 1, 2022.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$6,504,390.

PFC application number: 00–05–C–

00–BTR.

Brief description of proposed

project(s):

Projects To Impose and Use PFC’s

1. Construct and Realign Airport

Access Road

2. Acquire six (6) Aircraft Loading

Bridges

Proposed class or classes of air

carriers to be exempted from collecting

PFC’s: FAR Part 135 on demand Air

Taxi/Commercial Operator (ATCO)

reporting on FAA Form 1800–31.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

regional airports office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch,

ASW–610, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort

Worth, Texas 76137–4298.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at Baton Rouge

Metropolitan Airport.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on June 5,

2000.

Naomi L. Saunders,

Manager, Airports Division.

[FR Doc. 00–15415 Filed 6–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

Indexing the Annual Operating

Revenues of Railroads

This Notice sets forth the annual

inflation adjusting index numbers

which are used to adjust gross annual

operating revenues of railroads for

classification purposes. This indexing

methodology will insure that regulated

carriers are classified based on real

business expansion and not from the

effects of inflation. Classification is

important because it determines the

extent of reporting for each carrier.

The railroad’s inflation factors are

based on the annual average Railroad’s

Freight Price Index. This index is

developed by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS). This index will be used

to deflate revenues for comparison with

established revenue thresholds.

The base year for railroads is 1991.

The inflation index factors are presented

as follows:

Railroad freight index

Index Deflator

percent

1991 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 409.5 1 100.00

1992 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 411.8 99.45

1993 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 415.5 98.55

1994 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 418.8 97.70

1995 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 418.17 97.85

1996 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 417.46 98.02

1997 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 419.67 97.50

1998 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 424.54 96.38