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does not constitute approval of the 

applicant’s data, information or plans, 

or constitute a commitment to approve 

a noise compatibility program or to fund 

the implementation of that program. If 

questions arise concerning the precise 

relationship of specific properties to 

noise exposure contours depicted on a 

noise exposure map submitted under 

section 47503 of the Act, it should be 

noted that the FAA is not involved in 

any way in determining the relative 

locations of specific properties with 

regard to the depicted noise contours, or 

in interpreting the noise exposure maps 

to resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under Part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of noise exposure maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under section 47503 of the Act. 

The FAA has relied on the certification 

by the airport operator, under section 

150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the 

statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

Copies of the full noise exposure map 

documentation and of the FAA’s 

evaluation of the maps are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Central Region Airports Division, Room 

335, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 

64106–2325; Craig S. Smith, Aviation 

Director, Des Moines International 

Airport, Department of Aviation, Room 

201, 5800 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 

50321–2854. Questions may be directed 

to the individual named above under 

the heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, August 1, 

2007 

George A. Hendon, 

Manager, Central Region Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–3883 Filed 8–8–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program 

Amendment and Request for Review 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps (NEMs) submitted by City of 

Springfield for the Springfield-Beckley 

Municipal Airport under the provisions 

of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation 

Safety and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 

CFR Part 150 are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. The FAA also 

announces that it is reviewing a 

proposed notice compatibility program 

amendment that was submitted for 

Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport 

under 14 CFR Part 150 in conjunction 

with the NEMs, and that this program 

will be approved or disapproved on or 

before December 21, 2007. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the 

NEMs and of the start of its review of 

the associated noise compatibility 

program amendment is June 25, 2007. 

The pubic comment period ends August 

23, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Brad N. Davidson, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Detroit Airports District 

Office, 11677 South Wayne Road, Suite 

107, Romulus, Michigan, phone number 

(734) 229–2900. Comments on the 

proposed notice compatibility program 

amendment should also be submitted to 

the above office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the NEMs submitted for 

Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements of 14 CFR Part 150, 

effective June 25, 2007. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed notice 

compatibility program update for that 

airport which will approved or 

disapproved on or before December 21, 

2007. This notice also announces the 

availability of this program for public 

review and comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C., 47503 (the Aviation 

Safety and Noise Abatement Act, 

hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Act’’), an 

airport operator may submit to the FAA 

NEMs which meet applicable 

requirements and which depict noncompatible land uses as of the date of 

submission of such maps, a description 

of projected aircraft operations, and the 

ways in which such operations will 

affect such maps. The Act requires such 

maps to be developed in consultation 

with interested and affected parties in 

the local community, government 

agencies and persons using the airport. 

An airport operator who has 

submitted NEMs that are found by FAA 

to be in compliance with the 

requirements of FAR, 14 CFR Part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth for 

the measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The City of Springfield submitted to 

the FAA on January 3, 2007 NEMs, 

descriptions and other documentation 

that were produced during the 

Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport 

FAR, 14 CFR Part 150 NEMS Update 

and Noise Compatibility Program 

Amendment, November 2006. It was 

requested that the FAA review this 

material as the NEMs, as described in 

§ 47503 of the Act, and that the noise 

mitigation measures, to be implemented 

jointly by the airport and surrounding 

communications, be approved as a noise 

compatibility program under § 47504 of 

the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the NEMs and related descriptions 

submitted by the City of Springfield. 

The specific documentation determined 

to constitute the NEMs includes: 

Existing (2006) NEM and Future (2011) 

NEM as presented in the NEM Update 

report dated November 2006. The FAR, 

14 CFR Part 150 Noise Compatibility 

Program Amendment contains the 

required information for § 47503 and 

section A150.101 including the 

following specific references: Current 

and forecast operations in Section 5.1; 

fleet mix and nighttime operations in 

Section 5.1; flight patterns in Exhibits 

4.3–1, 4.3–2, 4.3–3, 4.3–4, and 4.3–5; 

and land use in Section 3.2 and Exhibit 

3.2–1. The FAA has determined that 

these maps for Springfield-Beckley 

Municipal Airport are in compliance 

with applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on June 25, 

2007. FAA’s determination on an airport 

operator’s NEMs is limited to a finding 

that the maps were developed in 

accordance with the procedures 

contained in appendix A of FAR, 14 

CFR Part 150. Such determination does 

not constitute approval of the 

applicant’s data, information or plans, 

or constitute a commitment to approve 

a noise compatibility program or to fund 

the implementation of that program. 

If questions arise concerning the 

precise relationship of specific 

properties to noise exposure contours 

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depicted on a noise exposure map 

submitted under § 47503 of the Act, it 

should be noted that the FAA is not 

involved in any way in determining the 

relative locations of specific properties 

with regard to the depicted noise 

contours, or in interpreting the NEMs to 

resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of § 47506 of 

the Act. These functions are inseparable 

from the ultimate land use control and 

planning responsibilities of local 

government. These local responsibilities 

are not changed in any way under 14 

CFR Part 150 or through FAA’s review 

of NEMs. Therefore, the responsibility 

for the detailed overlaying of noise 

exposure contours onto the map 

depicting properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under § 47503 of the Act. The 

FAA has relied on the certification by 

the airport operator, under 14 CFR 

150.21, that the statutorily required 

consultation has been accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

noise compatibility program 

amendment for Springfield-Beckley 

Municipal Airport, also effective on 

June 25, 2007. Preliminary review of the 

submitted material indicates that it 

conforms to the requirements for the 

submittal of noise compatibility 

programs, but that further review will be 

necessary prior to approval or 

disapproval of the program amendment. 

The formal review period, limited by 

law to a maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before December 21, 

2007. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of 14 

CFR 150.33. The primary considerations 

in the evaluation process are whether 

the proposed amendment measures may 

reduce the level of aviation safety, 

create an undue burden on interstate or 

foreign commerce, or be reasonably 

consistent with obtaining the goal of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses and preventing the introduction of 

additional non-compatible land uses. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed program with 

specific reference to these factors. All 

comments, other than those properly 

addressed to local land use authorities, 

will be considered by the FAA to the 

extent practicable. Copies of the NEMs, 

the FAA’s evaluation of the maps, and 

the proposed noise compatibility 

program amendments are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration Detroit 

Airports District Office, 11677 South 

Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, 

Michigan 48174. 

City of Springfield, Office of the City 

Manager, 76 E. High Street, 

Springfield, Ohio 45502. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Romulus, Michigan: June 25, 

2007. 

Jack Delaney, 

Acting Manager, Detroit Airports District 

Office, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–3884 Filed 8–8–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Whiteside County, IL 

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 will be 

prepared for proposed transportation 

improvements between U.S. Route 30 

and IL Route 136 intersection near 

Fulton, Illinois eastward to the U.S. 

Route 30 and IL Route 40 intersection in 

Rock Falls, Illinois. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Norman R. Stoner, P.E., Division 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, 3250 Executive Park 

Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703, 

Phone: (217) 492–4600. George F. Ryan, 

P.E., Deputy Director of Highways, 

Region Two Engineer, Illinois 

Department of Transportation, 819 

Depot Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, 

Phone: (815) 284–2271. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Illinois 

Department of Transportation (IDOT), 

will prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on potential 

transportation improvements along an 

approximately 24-mile long corridor of 

U.S. Route 30 in Whiteside County, 

Illinois. Improvements to the corridor 

are considered necessary to enhance 

mobility and improve system 

continuity. 

Primary environmental resources that 

may be affected are: agricultural land, 

wetlands, floodplains, and streams. 

Compatibility with the regional land use 

plans and context sensitivity will also 

be important considerations. 

Alternatives to be evaluated will 

include (1) Taking no action: (2) 

widening portions of the existing twolane highway to four lanes; and (3) 

constructing a four-lane limited access 

highway on new location. 

To help ensure that a full range of 

issues related to this proposed project 

are identified and addressed, a 

comprehensive public involvement 

program is underway. Letters describing 

the proposed action and soliciting 

comments will be sent to appropriate 

Federal, State, and local agencies, and 

private organizations and citizens who 

have previously expressed or are known 

to have interest in this project. A series 

of public informational meetings are 

being held and additional meetings will 

be held with community advisory 

groups, local and State officials, and 

public interest groups. A project web 

site and project hotline are established. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS are invited 

from all interested parties and should be 

directed to the FHWA at the address 

provided above. A public hearing will 

be held after the draft EIS is published 

and made available for public and 

agency review. Public notice will be 

given of the time and place of meetings 

and the public hearing. 

(Catalog of Federal of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway 

Research, Planning and Construction. The 

regulations implementing Executive Order 

12372 regarding intergovernmental 

consultation on Federal programs and 

activities apply to this program). 

Issued on: August 2, 2007. 

Norman R. Stoner, 

Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois. 

[FR Doc. 07–3874 Filed 8–08–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket Nos. FMCSA–98–3637, FMCSA–98–

4334, FMCSA–99–5748, FMCSA–00–7006, 

FMCSA–00–7363, FMCSA–00–7918, 

FMCSA–00–8203, FMCSA–00–8398, 

FMCSA–01–9258, FMCSA–02–13411, 

FMCSA–03–14223, FMCSA–03–14504, 

FMCSA–05–20027, FMCSA–05–20560] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Renewals; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA previously 

announced its decision to renew the 

exemptions from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

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