Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 10, 2007 / Notices 17983 

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03/23/2007 ................... 72 FR 13980 .............. Alternatives Analysis Discretionary Program 

(This notice solicits proposals to compete 

for $12 million in Section 5339 funds to 

support technical work conducted within an 

alternatives analysis, in which one of the 

alternatives is a major transit capital investment. FTA will give priority to proposals to 

develop and apply methods to estimate the 

time savings experienced by highway users 

that result from transit investments.).

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2007/pdf/E7–4830.pdf. 

Issued On: April 2, 2007. 

Tyler Duvall, 

Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. 

[FR Doc. E7–6724 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice Before Waiver With Respect to 

Land at the Montgomery County 

Airpark, Gaithersburg, MD 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with 

respect to land. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is publishing notice 

of proposed release of approximately 

one quarter (0.25) of an acre of land 

acquired with local funds at the 

Montgomery County Airpark to William 

C. Rickman Construction Company, Inc. 

The airport will receive 0.35 of an acre 

owned by Rickman located in the 

primary surface in exchange in addition 

to protective easements and other 

considerations that will complement 

anticipated airport development. There 

are no impacts to the Airport and the 

land is not needed for airport 

development as shown on the Airport 

Layout Plan. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 10, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

in triplicate to the FAA at the following 

address: Terry J. Page, Manager, FAA 

Washington Airports District Office, 

23723 Air Freight Lane, Suite 210, 

Dulles, VA 20166. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Keith 

Miller, Executive Director, at the 

following address: Mr. Keith Miller, 

Executive Director, Montgomery County 

Revenue Authority, 101 Monroe Street, 

Suite 410, Rockville, Maryland 20850. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Terry Page, Manager, Washington 

Airports District Office, 23723 Air 

Freight Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, VA 

20166; telephone (703) 661–1354, fax 

(703) 661–1370, e-mail 

Terry.Page@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

5, 2000, new authorizing legislation 

became effective. That bill, the Wendell 

H. Ford Aviation investment and 

Reform Act for the 21st Century, Pub. L. 

10–181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61) (AIR 

21) requires that a 30-day public notice 

must be provided before the Secretary 

may waive any condition imposed on an 

interest in surplus property. 

Dated: Issued in Chantilly, Virginia on 

March 30, 2007. 

Terry J. Page, 

Manager, Washington Airports District Office, 

Eastern Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–1747 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Membership in the National Parks 

Overflights Advisory Group Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice 

(See 72 FR 2582; January 19, 2007) the 

National Park Service (NPS) and the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

invited interested persons to apply to 

fill a vacant position on the National 

Parks Overflights Advisory Group 

(NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking 

Committee (ARC). This notice invited 

interested persons to apply to fill the 

vacancy representing the commercial air 

tour operators’ interests due to the 

incumbent member’s completion of a 

three-year term appointment on May 19, 

2007. This notice informs the public of 

the person selected to fill the vacancy 

on the NPOAG ARC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Brayer, Special Programs Staff, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 

P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 

90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3800, 

e-mail: Barry.Brayer@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was 

enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 

106–181. The act required the 

establishment of the advisory group 

within 1 year after its enactment. The 

NPOAG was established in March 2001. 

The advisory group is comprised of a 

balanced group of representatives of 

general aviation, commercial air tour 

operations, environmental concerns, 

and Native American tribes. The 

Administrator of the FAA and the 

Director of NPS (or their designees) 

serve as ex officio members of the 

group. Representatives of the 

Administrator and Director serve 

alternating 1-year terms as chairman of 

the advisory group. 

In accordance with the Act, the 

advisory group provides ‘‘advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

the Administrator and the Director—

(1) On the implementation of this title 

[the Act] and the amendments made by 

this title; 

(2) On commonly accepted quiet 

aircraft technology for use in 

commercial air tour operations over a 

national park or tribal lands, which will 

receive preferential treatment in a given 

air tour management plan; 

(3) On other measures that might be 

taken to accommodate the interests of 

visitors to national parks; and 

(4) At the request of the Administrator 

and the Director, safety, environmental, 

and other issues related to commercial 

air tour operations over a national park 

or tribal lands.’’

Membership 

The current NPOAG ARC is made up 

of one member representing general 

aviation, three members representing 

the commercial air tour industry, four 

members representing environmental 

concerns, and two members 


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representing Native American interests. 

Current members of the NPOAG ARC 

are as follows: 

Heidi Williams representing general 

aviation; Alan Stephen, Elling 

Halvorson, and Matthew Zuccaro 

representing commercial air tour 

operations; Chip Dennerlein, Greg 

Miller, Mark Peterson, and Don Barger 

representing environmental interests; 

and Rory Majenty and Richard 

Deertrack representing Native American 

tribes. 

Selection 

Selected to fill this vacancy, for an 

additional term, is returning member 

Elling Halvorson. Mr. Halvorson’s term 

begins on May 20, 2007. The term of 

service for NPOAG ARC members is 3 

years. 

Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on April 3, 2007. 

Barry Brayer, 

Manager, Special Programs Staff, WesternPacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–1746 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2007–13] 

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of 

Petitions Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petitions for 

exemption received. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking 

provisions governing the application, 

processing, and disposition of petitions 

for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this 

notice contains a summary of certain 

petitions seeking relief from specified 

requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of 

this notice is to improve the public’s 

awareness of, and participation in, this 

aspect of FAA’s regulatory activities. 

Neither publication of this notice nor 

the inclusion or omission of information 

in the summary is intended to affect the 

legal status of any petition or its final 

disposition. 

DATES: Comments on petitions received 

must identify the petition docket 

number involved and must be received 

on or before April 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FAA–2004–19081] 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–

001. 

• 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. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Adams (202) 267–8033, Tyneka Thomas 

(202) 267–7626, or Frances Shaver (202) 

267–9681, Office of Rulemaking, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. This notice is 

published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 

2007. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petitions for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2004–19081. 

Petitioner: United States Hang Gliding 

Association. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

61.52(a)(3). 

Description of Relief Sought: To allow 

the United States Hang Gliding 

Association (USHGA) approved tow 

pilots to apply their ultralight tow flight 

experience to the aeronautical 

experience requirements of the private 

pilot single engine airplane rating. 

[FR Doc. E7–6647 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Research, Engineering and 

Development Advisory Committee 

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App.2), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the FAA 

Research, Engineering and Development 

(R,E&D) Advisory Committee. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

Name: Research, Engineering and 

Development Advisory Committee. 

Time and Date: May 2—9 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

Place: Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW.—Round Room (10th 

Floor), Washington, DC 20591. 

Purpose: The meeting agenda will 

include receiving from the Committee 

guidance for FAA’s research and 

development investments in the areas of 

air traffic services, airports, aircraft 

safety, human factors and environment 

and energy. Attendance is open to the 

interested public but seating is limited. 

Persons wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain information should contact 

Gloria Dunderman at (202) 267–8937 or 

gloria.dunderman@faa.gov. Attendees 

will have to present picture ID at the 

security desk and escorted to the Round 

Room. 

Members of the public may present a 

written statement to the Committee at 

any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4, 

2007. 

Barry Scott, 

Acting Director, Research and Development 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 07–1745 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

Time and Date: April 24, 2007, 12 

noon to 3 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 

Place: This meeting will take place 

telephonically. Any interested person 

may call Mr. Avelino Gutierrez at (505) 

827–4565 to receive the toll free number 

and pass code needed to participate in 

this meeting by telephone. 

Status: Open to the public. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board 

of Directors (the Board) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement and to that end, may 

consider matters properly before the 

Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Board of Directors at 

(505) 827–4565. 


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