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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of the Availability of the Record 

of Decision (ROD) for the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) that Evaluated the Proposed 

Relocation of the Panama City-Bay 

County International Airport, Panama 

City, Florida, Published in May 2006 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability for Record 

of Decision. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public that it has issued a 

ROD for the FEIS that evaluated a 

proposal to relocate the existing Panama 

City-Bay County International Airport 

(PFN) to a new site in western Bay 

County, Florida. The ROD provides final 

agency determination and approvals for 

those federal actions by the FAA 

necessary for the proposed relocation of 

PFN. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has completed and is publishing its 

Record of Decision for the proposed 

relocation of the Panama City-Bay 

County International Airport to a new 

site in western Bay County, Florida. The 

Environmental Protection Agency 

published FAA’s notice of availability of 

the FEIS for this airport relocation 

project in the Federal Register on May 

19, 2006. The FEIS was prepared in 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) [42 U.S.C. Section 4321, et seq.], 

the implementing regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) [40 CFR Parts 1500–1508] and 

FAA directives [Order 1050.1E and 

Order 5050.4A], and assessed the 

potential impact of six development 

alternatives, as well as the No Action 

Alternative where the airport would be 

neither improved at the existing site nor 

relocated to a new site in western Bay 

County. The FAA accepted comments 

on the Final EIS and these comments, 

along with the FAA’s responses, are 

included in Appendix B of the ROD. 

The FAA has identified the West Bay 

Site 8,400 foot Alternative, the Airport 

Sponsor’s Proposed Project (Proposed 

Project), as its preferred alternative in 

the FEIS and selected alternative in the 

ROD. The Proposed Project consists of 

relocation of the existing PFN to a new 

site in Bay County, Florida, called the 

West Bay Site. The Proposed Project is 

identified as Phase 1 (initial 

development area), which encompasses 

approximately 1,378 acres of the 4,000- 

acre West Bay Site. The relocation of the 

airport includes, but is not limited to, 

construction of a primary air carrier 

runway 8,400 feet in length, a crosswind 

runway 5,000 feet in length, airside and 

landside facilities to support the runway 

operations (such as taxiways, aprons, a 

commercial passenger terminal, access 

roads and parking, fuel storage facilities, 

an Air Traffic Control Tower, etc.), 

general aviation and fixed base operator 

facilities, and navigation aids. The FAA 

is selecting and granting approval of a 

layout plan for the FAA’s preferred 

alternative, the West Bay Site 8,400 foot 

Alternative, with conditions as noted in 

Section 12 of the ROD. Copies of the 

ROD and FEIS are available for public 

review at the following locations during 

normal business hours: 

Panama City-Bay County International 

Administration Office, 3173 Airport 

Road, Panama City, Florida 32405, 

Telephone (850) 783–6751, Bay County 

Public Library, 25 West Government 

Street, Panama City, Florida 32401, 

Telephone (850) 872–7500; Federal 

Aviation Administration, Orlando 

Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine 

National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, 

Florida 32822, Telephone (407) 812–

6331; Federal Aviation Administration 

Southern Region Office, 1701 Columbia 

Avenue, College Park, GA, 30337, 

Telephone (404) 305–6700. 

The FEIS is available for review at 

http://www.pcairport.com. The ROD 

will also be available for review at this 

Web site by late September 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Virginia Lane, Environmental Specialist, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 

Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, 

Orlando, Florida 32822, Telephone 

(407) 812–6331 Extension 129. 

Issued in Orlando, Florida on September 

15, 2006. 

Matthew J. Thys, 

Acting Manager, Orlando Airports District 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 06–8128 Filed 9–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Solicitation of Applications for FY 2007 

Border Enforcement Grant Funding 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has 

published an opportunity to apply for 

FY2007 Border Enforcement Grant 

(BEG) funding on the grants.gov Web 

site. Section 4110 of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For 

Users established the BEG program. The 

program is a discretionary grant 

program that provides funding for 

border commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

safety programs and related enforcement 

activities and projects. An entity or a 

State that shares a land border with 

another country is eligible to receive 

grant funding. To apply for funding, 

applicants must register online with the 

grants.gov Web site (http:// 

www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

get_registered.jsp), and submit an 

application in accordance with 

instructions provided. Applications for 

grant funding must be submitted 

electronically to the FMCSA through the 

grants.gov Web site. 

DATES: FMCSA will initially consider 

funding of applications submitted by 

November 1, 2006 for qualified 

applicants. If additional funding 

remains available, applications 

submitted after November 1, 2006 will 

be considered on a case-by-case basis. 

Funds will not be available for 

allocation until such time as FY2007 

appropriations legislation is passed and 

signed into law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Milt Schmidt, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, Office of Safety 

Programs, North American Borders 

Division (MC–ESB), (518) 431–4239, 

extension 262, Leo W. O’Brien Federal 

Building, Room 742, Clinton Avenue 

and North Pearl Street, Albany, New 

York 12207. Office hours are from 7:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Issued on: September 15, 2006. 

John H. Hill, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 06–8121 Filed 9–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–00–7006, FMCSA–00–

7165, FMCSA–04–17984] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemption; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 


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the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 18 

individuals. FMCSA has statutory 

authority to exempt individuals from 

the vision requirement if the 

exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

concluded that granting these 

exemptions will provide a level of safety 

that will be equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

DATES: This decision is effective October 

15, 2006. Comments must be received 

on or before October 25, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Management 

System (DMS) Docket Numbers 

FMCSA–00–7006, FMCSA–00–7165, 

FMCSA–04–17984, using any of the 

following methods. 

• Web Site: http://dmses.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

numbers for this Notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://dms.dot.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading for further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The DMS is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

If you want us to notify you that we 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the Department of 

Transportation’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477; Apr. 11, 2000). This information 

is also available at http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical 

Qualifications Division, (202) 366–4001, 

maggi.gunnels@dot.gov FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 8301, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office 

hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Exemption Decision 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, 

FMCSA may renew an exemption from 

the vision requirements in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers 

of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a 

two-year period if it finds ‘‘such 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level that would be achieved 

absent such exemption.’’ The 

procedures for requesting an exemption 

(including renewals) are set out in 49 

CFR part 381. This Notice addresses 18 

individuals who have requested renewal 

of their exemptions in a timely manner. 

FMCSA has evaluated these 18 

applications for renewal on their merits 

and decided to extend each exemption 

for a renewable two-year period. They 

are: 

Robert L. Aurandt 

Harry R. Brewer 

Clarence N. Florey, Jr. 

Thanh V. Ha 

David M. Hagadorn 

Donald R. Hiltz 

Kelly R. Konesky 

Ronnie L. LeMasters 

Gregory T. Lingard 

Hollis J. Martin 

Robert E. Moore 

Kevin C. Palmer 

Charles O. Rhodes 

Einar H. Rice 

Gordon G. Roth 

Halman Smith 

LaLanne Taylor 

James A. Walker 

These exemptions are extended 

subject to the following conditions: (1) 

That each individual have a physical 

examination every year (a) by an 

ophthalmologist or optometrist who 

attests that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the standard in 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a medical 

examiner who attests that the individual 

is otherwise physically qualified under 

49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual 

provide a copy of the ophthalmologist’s 

or optometrist’s report to the medical 

examiner at the time of the annual 

medical examination; and (3) that each 

individual provide a copy of the annual 

medical certification to the employer for 

retention in the driver’s qualification 

file and retain a copy of the certification 

on his/her person while driving for 

presentation to a duly authorized 

Federal, State, or local enforcement 

official. Each exemption will be valid 

for two years unless rescinded earlier by 

FMCSA. The exemption will be 

rescinded if: (1) The person fails to 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of the exemption; (2) the exemption has 

resulted in a lower level of safety than 

was maintained before it was granted; or 

(3) continuation of the exemption would 

not be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. 

Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an 

exemption may be granted for no longer 

than two years from its approval date 

and may be renewed upon application 

for additional two year periods. In 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315, each of the 18 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (65 FR 20245; 65 FR 

57230; 67 FR 57266; 69 FR 52741; 65 FR 

33406; 65 FR 57234; 69 FR 33997; 69 FR 

61292). Each of these 18 applicants has 

requested timely renewal of the 

exemption and has submitted evidence 

showing that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the standard specified 

at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the 

vision impairment is stable. In addition, 

a review of each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption standards. 

These factors provide an adequate basis 

for predicting each driver’s ability to 

continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning a 

particular driver’s safety record and 

determine if the continuation of the 


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exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by October 25, 

2006. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

Notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 17 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). That final 

decision to grant the exemption to each 

of these individuals was based on the 

merits of each case and only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its Notices of applications. 

Those Notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all of these 

drivers, are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on: September 13, 2006. 

Rose A. McMurray, 

Associate Administrator, Policy and Program 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 06–8119 Filed 9–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2005–24231] 

Hours of Service of Drivers: 

Withdrawal of Application for 

Exemption; FedEx Ground Package 

System, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces that it 

is withdrawing its notice of an 

application for exemption upon the 

request of the applicant, FedEx Ground 

Package System, Inc. (FedEx). 

DATES: The notice of application with 

request for comments published on July 

31, 2006 is withdrawn, effective 

immediately. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and Carrier 

Operations Division, Office of Bus and 

Truck Standards and Operations, MCPSD, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–4009. E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

31, 2006, FMCSA published a notice 

requesting public comment on FedEx’s 

application for an exemption from 

certain hours-of-service requirements 

for truck drivers (71 FR 43277). FedEx 

sought a limited exemption from the 

definition of ‘‘on duty’’ under FMCSA’s 

hours-of-service regulations governing 

drivers who operate commercial motor 

vehicles. FedEx subsequently withdrew 

its exemption application. The FedEx 

letter requesting withdrawal of this 

matter has been placed in the docket 

identified in the caption of this notice. 

Issued on: September 15, 2006. 

John H. Hill, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 06–8123 Filed 9–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–24065] 

Compliance with Interstate Motor 

Carrier Noise Emission Standards: 

Exhaust Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public 

comment on the merits of a petition for 

rulemaking filed by the Truck 

Manufacturers Association. This trade 

association, whose members include all 

of the major North American 

manufacturers of medium and heavyduty trucks, has petitioned FMCSA to 

amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations to eliminate turbochargers 

from the list of equipment considered to 

be noise dissipative devices. The Truck 

Manufacturers Association contends 

that virtually all trucks are now 

equipped with turbochargers. Hence, 

these trucks cannot be cited for failure 

to meet the visual exhaust system 

inspection requirements of FMCSA’s 

safety regulations if they have no 

muffler. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 25, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT DMS Docket No. 

FMCSA–2006–24065] by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change (including any personal 

information provided) to http:// 

dms.dot.gov. See the Privacy Act 

heading for further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the Plaza Level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The Docket 

Management System (DMS) is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

If you want to be notified that we 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of DOT’s dockets by 

the name of the individual submitting 

the comment (or of the person signing 

the comment, if submitted on behalf of 

an association, business, labor union, or 

other entity). You may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 


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