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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5511] 

Announcement of Meetings of the 

International Telecommunication 

Advisory Committee 

Summary: This notice announces 

meetings of the International 

Telecommunication Advisory 

Committee (ITAC). 

The International Telecommunication 

Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet to 

prepare advice on proposed U.S. 

contributions to Study Group 13 (Next 

Generation Networks) of the 

International Telecommunication 

Union’s Telecommunication 

Standardization Sector on Wednesday 

September 20, 2006, 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Eastern Time at the offices of COMTek, 

14151 Newbrook Drive, Suite 400, 

Chantilly, VA 20151. 

The International Telecommunication 

Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet to 

prepare advice on proposed U.S. 

contributions to Study Group 15 

(Optical and other transport network 

infrastructures) of the International 

Telecommunication Union’s 

Telecommunication Standardization 

Sector on Friday, October 13 starting 30 

minutes after the closure of the closing 

plenaries of the ATIS OPTXS and NIPP 

technical subcommittees meeting at the 

Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle, 1128 West 

Hastings Street, Vancouver, British 

Columbia, Canada V6E 4R5. 

The International Telecommunication 

Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet to 

prepare advice on proposed U.S. 

contributions to Study Group 16 

(Multimedia terminals, systems and 

applications) of the International 

Telecommunication Union’s 

Telecommunication Standardization 

Sector on Thursday October 26, 2006, 

10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Eastern Time at the 

offices of COMTek, 14151 Newbrook 

Drive, Suite 400, Chantilly, VA 20151. 

These meetings are open to the 

public, and conference bridges may be 

available. Further information may be 

obtained from the secretariat 

minardje@state.gov, telephone 202–

647–3234. 

Dated: August 25, 2006. 

James G. Ennis, 

Foreign Affairs Officer, International 

Communications & Information Policy, 

Multilateral Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5512] 

Advisory Committee on 

Transformational Diplomacy; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of State announces a 

meeting of the Secretary of State’s 

Advisory Committee on 

Transformational Diplomacy beginning 

on Wednesday September 6, 2006 and 

continuing on Thursday, September 7, 

2006, at the U.S. Department of State at 

2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

The Committee is composed of a group 

of prominent Americans from the 

private sector and academia who 

provide the Department with advice on 

its worldwide management operations, 

including structuring, leading, and 

managing large global enterprises, 

communicating governmental missions 

and policies to relevant publics, and 

better use of information technology. 

The Committee will meet in open 

session from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on 

September 6, 2006. The Committee also 

will meet in open session from 8:15 a.m. 

until 12 p.m. on September 7, 2006. The 

Committee will meet in closed session 

from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. It has been 

determined that this portion of the 

meeting will be closed to the public 

pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. 

552b[c][1] and 552b[c][4] because it is 

likely to involve discussion of classified 

information and may involve discussion 

of confidential business information. 

The agenda for the September 6 open 

session will include an overview 

briefing about the Department of State 

and its mission. The agenda for the 

September 7 open session will include 

briefings on Public/Private Partnership 

Models, Workforce and Training, the 

State Department in 2012, Congressional 

Interaction, the Embassy of the Future 

and discussion on establishing working 

groups for the Committee. The agenda 

for the September 7 closed session will 

include matters related to the 

transformational diplomacy initiative. 

Entry to the building is controlled and 

will be facilitated by advance 

arrangements. Members of the public 

(including government employees and 

Department of State employees) desiring 

access to the open sessions should, no 

later than September 1, 2006, notify the 

Advisory Committee on 

Transformational Diplomacy (phone: 

202–647–0093) of their name, date of 

birth; citizenship (country); ID number, 

i.e., U.S. government ID (agency), U.S. 

military ID (branch), passport (country), 

or drivers license number (state); 

professional affiliation, address, and 

telephone number. 

Members of the public may file a 

written statement with the committee. 

All members of the public must use the 

‘‘C’’ Street entrance, after going through 

the exterior screening facilities. One of 

the following valid IDs will be required 

for admittance: Any U.S. driver’s license 

with photo, a passport, or a U.S. 

Government agency ID. Because an 

escort is required at all times, attendees 

should expect to remain in the meeting 

for the entire session. 

The Department of State regrets the 

delay in publication of this Notice. 

Unforeseen events prevented its earlier 

publication and the meeting date was 

determined by the rigorous demands of 

the Secretary of State’s travel, foreign 

policy and public affairs schedule. 

For more information, contact 

Madelyn Marchessault, Designated 

Federal Official of the Advisory 

Committee on Transformational 

Diplomacy at 202–647–0093 or at 

Marchessaultms@state.gov. 

Dated: August 25, 2006. 

Marguerite Coffey, 

Acting Director, Office of Management Policy, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements 

Filed the Week Ending August 11, 2006 

The following Agreements were filed 

with the Department of Transportation 

under the Sections 412 and 414 of the 

Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49 

U.S.C. 1382 and 1384) and procedures 

governing proceedings to enforce these 

provisions. Answers may be filed within 

21 days after the filing of the 

application. 

Docket Number: OST–2006–25604. 

Date Filed: August 10, 2006. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: TC31 South Pacific—Mail 

Vote 497, Passenger Revalidating 

Resolutions, Intended Effective Date: 1 

October 2006, (Memo 0188). 

Docket Number: OST–2006–25613. 

Date Filed: August 11, 2006. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: PTC12 USA–EUR 0199 dated 

11 August 2006, Resolution 015h—USA 

Add-ons between USA and UK, (Memo 


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0199), Intended Effective Date: 1 

October 2006. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending August 11, 

2006 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et. 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: OST–2006–25577. 

Date Filed: August 8, 2006. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: August 29, 2006. 

Description: Application of Taga Air 

Charter Service, Inc. requesting 

authority to engage in scheduled 

passenger operations between the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan, 

Tinian and Rota, eventually expanding 

to include service to Guam as a 

commuter air carrier. 

Docket Number: OST–2006–25616. 

Date Filed: August 11, 2006. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: September 1, 2006. 

Description: Application of ELYSAIR 

SAS d/b/a ELYSAIR requesting a foreign 

air carrier permit to engage in (i) 

Scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property and mail between any 

point or points in France and points in 

the United States coextensive with the 

rights provided under the bilateral 

agreement, and (ii) charter foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and 

mail pursuant to the U.S.-France Air 

Transport Agreement and Part 212. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation 

Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting 

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation 

(SLSDC), to be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 

p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2006, at 

the Corporation’s Administration 

Headquarters, Room 5424, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC, via 

conference call. The agenda for this 

meeting will be as follows: Opening 

Remarks; Consideration of Minutes of 

Past Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and 

New Business; Closing Discussion; 

Adjournment. 

Attendance at the meeting is open to 

the interested public but limited to the 

space available. With the approval of 

the Acting Administrator, members of 

the public may present oral statements 

at the meeting. Persons wishing further 

information should contact, not later 

than September 20, 2006, Anita K. 

Blackman, Chief of Staff, Saint 

Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590; 202–366–0091. 

Any member of the public may 

present a written statement to the 

Advisory Board at any time. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 28, 

2006. 

Craig H. Middlebrook, 

Acting Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34914] 

DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC—

Petition for Declaratory Order 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Institution of declaratory order 

proceeding; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In response to a petition filed 

by DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC 

(DesertXpress), the Board is instituting a 

declaratory order proceeding under 5 

U.S.C. 554(e) and 49 U.S.C. 721 to 

determine whether the Board’s 

jurisdiction preempts state and local 

environmental review, land use 

restrictions, and other discretionary 

permitting requirements that might 

otherwise apply to DesertXpress’

proposed construction of an interstate 

high speed passenger rail system 

between Victorville, CA, and Las Vegas, 

NV. No responses to the petition have 

been filed. The Board seeks public 

comment on this issue. 

DATES: Comments are due October 16, 

2006. Replies are due November 6, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 

copies of any comments, referring to 

STB Finance Docket No. 34914, to: 

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, send one copy of 

comments to DesertXpress’

representative, Linda Morgan, 

Covington & Burling LLP, 1201 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20004–2401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1609. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 1–

800–877–8339]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

DesertXpress’ petition for declaratory 

order concerns its proposed project to 

construct an approximately 200-mile 

interstate high speed passenger rail 

system between Victorville and Las 

Vegas. Petitioner states that the project 

will involve the construction of 

significant lengths of new track and 

ancillary facilities, including two 

passenger stations and a 50-acre train 

maintenance and storage facility and 

operations center. DesertXpress states 

that the proposed route is planned 

alongside or within the median of 

Interstate 15 and will provide an 

alternative to automobile travel on that 

interstate. Petitioner anticipates that the 

project will utilize European high-speed 

trains which, traveling at speeds up to 

125 miles per hour, will travel between 

the two termini in under 105 minutes. 

According to petitioner, it has already 

initiated the Federal environmental 

review process, met with the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) about 

the project, coordinated with the Board 

and FRA in the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement, and 

entered into a Memorandum of 

Understanding with FRA and the Board. 


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