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LU–11. Voluntary Soundproofing 

Program 

Soundproof residences and public 

uses buildings on a voluntary basis 

(where it is cost effective and 

technically feasible) and it is 

recommended that in exchange for the 

property owner executing a noise and 

avigation easement. Soundproofing 

program would be based on 2002 NEM 

until activity meets 2007 N7EM 

forecasts (map dates represent years 

2006 and 2011 respectively per sponsor 

letter dated 03/21/06). The incompatible 

areas (including 18 private residences 

and a commercial day care center) 

within the 2002 NEM 65 DNL contour 

should be considered for participation 

in a federally funded, voluntary 

soundproofing program. It is 

recommended that in exchange for 

soundproofing that the property owner 

execute a noise and avigation easement. 

This easement could also be signed in 

lieu of having improvements made to 

the home or building on the property. 

Executing an avigation easement would 

not be a mandatory requirement of the 

soundproofing program. A homeowner 

eligible for the program (within the DNL 

noise contour) would be permitted to 

sell a noise and avigation easement to 

the Airport Sponsor instead of 

participating in sound attenuation, 

should they choose not to participate or 

if their residence does not qualify for 

participation in the program. (NCP, 

pages 58–63, and 88–89; and, Figures 8–

4, and 8–5.) 

FAA Action: Approved. The voluntary 

sound insulation within the DNL 65 dB 

noise contour is approved. The specific 

identification of structures 

recommended for inclusion in the 

program and specific definition of the 

scope of the program will be required 

prior to approval for Federal funding. 

This includes a determination of which 

NEM applies at the time of grant 

application, and evidence the day care 

manager holds good title to the building 

proposed for sound attenuation. 

Provisions will be included in the scope 

of work to allow eligible homeowners to 

sell an easement to the airport sponsor 

should they not choose sound 

insulation program or if their residence 

does not qualify. The FAA’s policy is 

that no structures built after October 1, 

1998, are eligible for Federal funding for 

remedial mitigation (see FAA policy at 

63 FR 16409). 

LU–12 Noise and Avigation Easement 

Purchase 

It is recommended that the Airport 

undertake the acquisition of avigation 

easements in the 2007 noise impact area 

as a secondary measure to provide those 

property owners who may not qualify or 

opt to not participate in the 

soundproofing program with an option 

as well as providing the airport with the 

protection afforded by the easement 

with non-suit covenant. (NCP, pages 63–

64, and 89.) 

FAA Action: Approved. This approval 

is limited to potential noncompatible 

land uses within the DNL 65 dB higher 

noise contours. Disapproved for 

purposes of Part 150 with respect to 

Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 

Funding outside the DN7L 65 dB noise 

contour. Section 189 of Public Law 108–

176, Vision 100-Century of Aviation 

Reauthorization Act, December 12, 

2003, specifically prohibits FAA 

approval of Part 150 program measures 

that require AIP funding to mitigate 

aircraft noise outside DNL 65 dB—

(through Fiscal Year 2007). Section 189 

does not preclude the use of airport 

revenue outside DNL 65 dB. Mitigation 

within the 2007 NEM 65 dB noise 

contour area is subject to a showing the 

NEMs are applicable at the time of grant 

application. Provisions will be included 

in the scope of work to allow any 

homeowner eligible for the program to 

sell a noise and avigation easement to 

the Airport Sponsor should they choose 

not to participate in the sound 

insulation program or their residence 

does not qualify for participation in the 

program. Also, the FAA’s policy is that 

no structures built after October 1, 1998 

are eligible for Federal funding for 

remedial mitigation (see FAA policy at 

63 FR 16409). 

These determinations are set forth in 

detail in a Record of Approval signed by 

the FAA on September 18, 2006. The 

Record of Approval, as well as other 

evaluation materials and the documents 

comprising the submittal, are available 

for review at the FAA office listed above 

and at the administrative office of the 

Richland-Lexington Airport District. 

The Record of Approval also will be 

available on-line at: http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports_airtraffic/airports/ 

environmental/airport_noise/part_150/ 

states/. 

Issued in Atlanta, Georgia on October 25, 

2006. 

Scott Seritt, 

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 06–9122 Filed 11–8–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability of Draft Advisory 

Circulars, Other Policy Documents and 

Proposed Technical Standard Orders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: This is a recurring Notice of 

Availability, and request for comments, 

on draft advisory circulars (ACs), other 

policy documents, and proposed 

technical standard orders (TSOs) 

currently offered by Aviation Safety. 

SUMMARY: The FAA’s Aviation Safety, 

an organization responsible for the 

certification, production approval, and 

continued airworthiness of aircraft, and 

certification of pilots, mechanics, and 

others in safety related positions, 

publishes proposed non-regulatory 

documents that are available for public 

comment on the Internet at http:// 

www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/. 

DATES: We must receive comments on or 

before the due date for each document 

as specified on the Web site. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on 

proposed documents to the Federal 

Aviation Administration at the address 

specified on the Web site for the 

document being commented on, to the 

attention of the individual and office 

identified as point of contact for the 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 

the individual or FAA office identified 

on the Web site for the specified 

document. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final 

advisory circulars, other policy 

documents, and technical standard 

orders (TSOs) are available on FAA’s 

Web site, including final documents 

published by the Aircraft Certification 

Service on FAA’s Regulatory and 

Guidance Library (RGL) at http:// 

www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl. 

Comments Invited 

When commenting on draft ACs, 

other policy documents or proposed 

TSOs, you should identify the 

document by its number. The Aviation 

Safety organization will consider all 

comments received on or before the 

closing date before issuing a final 

document. You can obtain a paper copy 

of the draft document or proposed TSO 

by contacting the individual or FAA 

office responsible for the document as 

identified on the Web site. You will find 

the draft ACs, other policy documents 

and proposed TSOs on the ‘‘Aviation 

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Comment’’ Web site at http:// 

www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/. For 

Internet retrieval assistance, contact the 

AIR Internet Content Program Manager 

at 202–267–8361. 

Background 

We do not publish an individual 

Federal Register notice for each 

document we make available for public 

comment. On the Web site, you may 

subscribe to our service for e-mail 

notification when new draft documents 

are made available. Persons wishing to 

comment on our draft ACs, other policy 

documents and proposed TSOs can find 

them by using the FAA’s Internet 

address listed above. This notice of 

availability and request for comments 

on documents produced by Aviation 

Safety will appear again in 30 days. 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 2, 

2006. 

Terry Allen, 

Acting Manager, Production and 

Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–9123 Filed 11–8–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Multnomah County, Oregon 

AGENCIES: Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 

notice of intent to advise agencies and 

the public that an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) will be prepared to 

assess the impacts of proposed repair or 

replacement of the Sellwood Bridge 

over the Willamette River in Portland, 

Oregon. 

DATES: Public and Agency meetings will 

be advertised and held in Portland, 

Oregon during the development of the 

EIS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward J. DeCleva, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Highway 

Administration, The Equitable Building, 

Suite 100, 530 Center Street, NE., Salem, 

OR 97301, (503) 587–4710. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Oregon 

Department of Transportation (ODOT) 

and Multnomah County, will prepare an 

EIS for proposed repair or replacement 

of the Sellwood Bridge Project across 

the Willamette River in Portland, 

Oregon. The existing Sellwood Bridge 

has been identified by the ODOT 

Statewide Bridge Inventory as deficient 

for load and seismic purposes. It has a 

sufficiency rating of 2 out of 100. The 

sufficiency rating is a measure of a 

bridge’s structural integrity and 

transportation function with respect to 

current design standards. The bridge has 

narrow travel lanes and no shoulders 

and one narrow sidewalk, with light 

poles that intrude in the travel path of 

the sidewalk. It is currently load limited 

to 10 tons and restricts freight, 

emergency vehicle, and bus traffic. The 

western terminal of the bridge is located 

on an active slide area. The structure 

requires ongoing maintenance and 

repairs. With 30,000 vehicles per day, it 

has the highest traffic volumes of any 

two-lane bridge in the state of Oregon. 

The FHWA, ODOT and Multnomah 

County will evaluate potential 

transportation, environment, social, 

cultural, and economic impacts of a 

range of alternatives, including a no 

build alternative. The project purpose 

and need and range of alternatives will 

be identified through consultations with 

the public, Federal, State and local 

agencies, and interested federally 

recognized tribes. ODOT and 

Multnomah County solicited public 

comments on the propose project 

through a public scoping meeting held 

in Portland, Oregon on October 25, 

2006. Federal, State and local agencies, 

and interested federally recognized 

tribes will be invited to attend agency 

scoping meetings in December 2006. 

Additional public, agency, and tribal 

meetings will be held during the 

development of the EIA. A public 

hearing will also be held. In addition to 

mailings, meetings and hearing dates, 

times and locations will be announced 

on the project Web site accessible at 

http://www.sellwoodbridge.org/ and in 

local and regional newspapers. The 

draft EIS will be made available for 

public, agency and tribal review and 

comment prior to the public hearing. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA at the address 

above. 

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48) 

Dated: November 3, 2006. 

Edward J. DeCleva, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, FHWA 

Oregon Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–9149 Filed 11–8–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[USCG–2005–21232] 

Beacon Port LLC Liquefied Natural 

Gas Deepwater Port License; Final 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

and the Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) announce the availability of 

the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) for the Beacon Port 

liquefied natural gas deepwater port 

license application. The application 

describes a project that would be 

located in the Gulf of Mexico, in lease 

block High Island Area 27, on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS). The main 

terminal would be located 

approximately 45 miles south of High 

Island and 50 miles east-southeast of 

Galveston, Texas, with a riser platform 

in lease block West Cameron 167, 

approximately 27 miles south of Holly 

Beach and 29 miles south-southeast of 

Johnson’s Bayou, Louisiana. 

DATES: Material submitted in response 

to the request for comments must reach 

the Docket Management Facility on or 

before December 11, 2006. 

On November 3, 2006 the applicant 

informed MARAD and the Coast Guard 

that they are withdrawing the Beacon 

Port LLC Liquefied Natural Gas 

Deepwater Port License application. 

Therefore, public hearings on the 

Deepwater Port License will not be held 

since a license will not be granted on 

the withdrawn application. 

In their withdrawal notification the 

applicant indicated that they may 

determine at some future date to 

resubmit the Beacon Port license 

application (either modified or a new 

application for this location). In that 

event this Environmental Impact 

Statement may be used as the basis for 

any additional or updated NEPA 

documentation that would be necessary 

should the application be resubmitted. 

For that reason, comments relating to 

the FEIS are still being solicited. 

ADDRESSES: Address docket submissions 

for USCG–2005–21232 to: 


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