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have no room for additional aircraft at 

their existing gates. Some airports now 

require aircraft parked on certain gates 

to have a minimum amount of seats and, 

generally, the EAS carriers would not 

meet that requirement. 

Nonetheless, under some 

circumstances, code-sharing can make 

EAS more attractive to customers, 

increasing traffic and reducing subsidy 

costs. We agree that carriers should be 

encouraged to expand code-sharing to 

small and underserved communities, 

and look to whether the obstacles some 

perceive can be overcome. While we 

find the comments highly persuasive, 

we are unwilling to state categorically 

that there are no circumstances where 

mandatory code-sharing might work. 

Therefore, we will fulfill our statutory 

obligation to establish a program, and in 

doing so encourage any carrier 

interested in participating in it to 

submit an application in the context of 

particular communities or goals. In 

doing so, however, an applicant should 

address why its proposal should be 

implemented in a manner in which the 

various objections discussed above can 

be resolved or minimized. If it has a 

particular code-share partner in mind, it 

should address any specific objections 

that carrier has to participating with it 

in a code-share relationship. This 

program is limited to subsidized EAS 

communities. Proposals should be 

thorough, with a well-laid out plan why 

the proposed arrangement would be 

beneficial to the community and the 

carriers involved. Applicants that do not 

satisfactorily address the concerns that 

we have outlined in this Notice, and the 

concerns of the partner(s) with which it 

wishes to establish a code-share 

relationship, should expect to have their 

applications rejected. Applicants should 

file any such applications in Docket No. 

OST–2005–21790. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 26, 

2006. 

Michael W. Reynolds, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

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Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: City 

and County of Los Angeles, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and Environmental Impact (EIR) will be 

prepared for a project in Los Angeles, 

California, known as the State Route 

(SR) 90/Admiralty Way Improvements 

Project. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Healow, Federal Highway 

Administration, 650 Capitol Mall Suite 

4–100, Sacramento, Calfironia 94814, 

Telephone: (916) 498–5849 or Dominic 

Osmena, Project Manager, L.A. County 

Public Works, 900 South Fremont 

Avenue, Alhambra, California 91803, 

Telephone: (626) 458–5912. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA is issuing this notice to advise 

the public that an EIS will be prepared 

for proposed improvements to the 

roadway system in Los Angeles County, 

California. 

The study area is in the northwest, 

north and east quadrants of Marina del 

Rey, a County-owned and operated tidal 

marina, which connects to Santa 

Monica Bay. The approximate study 

area boundaries are Via Marina/ 

Admiralty Way intersection on the 

West, Admiralty Way on the northwest 

and west, SR 90 on the northeast, 

Mindanao Way on the east and Fiji Way 

on the south. 

The proposed improvements will 

extend SR90 to create a direct route into 

Marina del Rey, and improvements to 

Admiralty Way. The proposed project 

consists of two components: the SR 90 

(Marina Expressway) Connector Road, 

and Admiralty Way Improvements. The 

SR 90 Connector Road consists of 

realignment of approximately 1,250 feet 

of SR 90 between Mindanao Way and 

SR 1 (Lincoln Boulevard), and 

construction of a connector road 

between SR 1 and Admiralty Way. 

Alternatives under consideration 

include (1) taking no action; (2) the 

Northern Alternative realignment of SR 

90; (3) the Basin F realignment of SR 90; 

and (4) the Bali Way realignment of SR 

90. The Admiralty Way Improvements 

component includes proposed 

improvements to intersections, lane 

configurations, and/or land widths 

along 8,450 feet of Admiralty Way 

between Fiji Way and Via Marina. 

Alternatives under consideration 

include (1) taking no action; (2) five lane 

re-striping; (3) five/six land widening; 

(4) reconfigure Via Marina/Admiralty 

Way intersection, and (5) pedestrian 

enhancements. Incorporated into and 

studied with the various build 

alternatives will be design variations of 

grade and alignment. Property 

acquisitions and utility relocations may 

be necessary. Transportation Systems 

Management (TSM)/Transportation 

Demand Management (TDM) 

alternatives will also be considered. 

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 contacts provided above. 

Key environmental issues to be studied 

include, but are not limited to, air 

quality, noise, traffic, socioeconomic 

impacts, business relocations, 

hazardous materials, biological, water 

quality, coastal zone, flood plains, 

wetlands, visual impacts, impacts to 

open space and cultural resources and 

parking. Other key issues may arise at 

the scoping meeting or during the 

environmental review process. 

Resources subject to Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act may 

be affected. Section 4(f) resources may 

also be affected. Letters describing the 

proposed action and soliciting 

comments will be sent to appropriate 

Federal, State and local agencies, and to 

private organizations and citizens who 

have previously expressed, or are 

known to have an interest in, this 

proposal. 

The public is invited to participate in 

a scoping meeting(s) on March 9, 2006 

at 7 p.m. and on March 18, 2006 at 

10:30 a.m. at the Burton Chace Park 

Community Room, 13650 Mindanao 

Way, Marina del Rey. The purpose of 

the scoping meeting(s) is to seek input 

and to collect ideas and concerns 

regarding (1) the individual project 

concepts and (2) the environmental 

studies to be done. The draft EIS will be 

available for public and agency review 

prior to the public hearing. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: January 23, 2006. 

Steve Healow, 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Sacramento, California. 

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