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the project under the new NOI will also comply with the requirements of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) Section 6002 environmental review process. All 6002 procedures for the proposed project will be followed in the future as the project proceeds with a new scope and limits. Comments or questions concerning the rescission of this proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.
(Catalog 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: October 7, 2010. Gregory S. Punske, District Engineer, Austin, Texas.
[FR Doc. 2010–25972 Filed 10–14–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–22–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration** 

**International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public**  **Meeting**

**AGENCY :**  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of public meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 38th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held November 29–December 7, 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland. During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments relative to potential new work items which may be considered for inclusion in its international agenda. Information Regarding the UNSCOE TDG Meeting

**DATES :**  Wednesday, November 17, 2010; 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters, West Building, Conference Rooms 8, 9 and 10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.

Notification: Any person wishing to participate in the public meeting should send an e-mail to michael.stevens@dot.gov and include their name and contact information (Organization/Address/Telephone Number) no later than November 10, 2010. Providing this information will facilitate the security screening process for entry into the building on the day of the meeting.

Conference Call Capability/Live Meeting Information: Conference call-in and ‘‘live meeting’’ capability will be provided for this meeting. Specific information on call-in and live meeting access will be posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/ regs/international

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Duane Pfund, Acting Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Technology or Mr. Shane Kelley, International Transportation Specialist, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366–0656.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The primary purpose of this meeting will be to prepare for the 38th session of the UNSCOE TDG. The 38th session of the UNSCOE TDG is the last of four meetings scheduled for the current 2009–2010 biennium. The UNSCOE will consider proposals for the 17th Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations which will come into force in the international regulations from January 1, 2013. Topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE TDG meeting include:

• Recommendations made by the Sub-Committee at previous sessions.

• Explosives and related matters.

• Listing, classification and packing.

• Electric storage systems.

• Electronic data interchange (EDI) for documentation purposes.

• Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

• Global harmonization of transport of dangerous goods regulations.

• Guiding principles for the Model Regulations.

• Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).

• Program of work for the biennium
2011–2012.

In addition, PHMSA is soliciting comments on how to further enhance harmonization for international transport of hazardous materials. PHMSA has finalized a broad international strategic plan and welcomes input on items which stakeholders believe should be included as specific initiatives within this plan. PHMSA’s Office of International Standards Strategic Plan can be accessed at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ hazmat/regs/international. The public is invited to attend without prior notification. Due to the heightened security measures participants are encouraged to arrive early to allow time for security checks necessary to obtain access to the building. Following the 38th session of the UNSCOE TDG, PHMSA will place a copy of the Sub-Committee’s report and a summary of the results on PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Safety Homepage
at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/ regs/international

. Documents

Copies of documents for the UNSCOE TDG meeting and the meeting agenda may be obtained by downloading them from the United Nations Transport Division’s Web site at: http:// www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/ dgsubc/c32010.html. PHMSA’s site at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/ regs/international also provides additional information regarding the UNSCOE TDG and related matters such as summaries of decisions taken at previous sessions of the UNSCOE TDG.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6,
2010. Magdy El-Sibaie, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2010–25913 Filed 10–14–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–60–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Seventh Meeting—Special Committee 222: Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile**  **Satellite (Route) Services**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of RTCA Special Committee 222: Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 222: Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held November 3–5, 2010, Wednesday, November 3, 2010 from 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., Thursday, November 4, 9 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., and Friday, November 5, 9– 11:30 a.m.. Note that this meeting will conclude on Thursday if all the business has been concluded.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at RTCA Headquarters, 1828 L. Street, NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC, 20036.

Dress: Business Casual.


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**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC, 20036; telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for a Special Committee 222: Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services. The agenda will include: Agenda

• Opening Plenary (Introductions and Opening Remarks).

• Review and Approval of SC–222/ WP–051, Summary for the 6th Meeting of Special Committee 222 held at ARINC on August 3, 2010.

• Review and Approval of the Agenda for the 7th Meeting of SC–222, WP–053 (this document).

• Old Business.

• Review of/reports for the currently active Action Items regarding SBB Safety issues per the minutes of the 6th Plenary Meeting.

• Release MASPS in Mid-August.

• Create a summary table for interference from ATCt.

• Confirm date and location for a November meeting of SC–222.

• Working Papers and Discussions regarding SC–222 issues.

• Status of ATCt filter development activities with ARINC AEEC discussions on this issue.

• Discussion on new SBB documentation approach as presented in WP–047 at August meeting.

• Status of LightSquared ATCt development and deployment.

• Review, comment, discuss draft WP–052 DO–3xx SBB Safety Draft 1 (This action is expected to take most of Wednesday and Thursday).

• Review, comment, discuss draft of Appendix B, ATCt Interface Model.

• Additional working papers as may be provided in advance of the meeting.

• Additional working papers as may be provided at the meeting.

• Other Business.

• FAA request for information concerning spectrum usage.

• Revision to Terms of Reference, if necessary after Agenda Item 5b.

• Review of Assignments and Action Items.

• Date and Location for the 8th Meeting of SC–222.

• Adjourn (no later than 11:30 a.m. Friday).

Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space availability. With the approval of the chairmen, members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in the **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT** section. Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6,
2010. Robert L. Bostiga, RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010–25981 Filed 10–14–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Railroad Administration**

**Petition for Waiver of Compliance**

In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request for a waiver of compliance from certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief. Utah Transit Authority
[Supplement to Waiver Docket Number FRA– 1999–6253]

As a supplement to the Utah Transit Authority’s (UTA) petition for approval of shared use and waiver of certain FRA regulations (the original shared use waiver was granted by the FRA Railroad Safety Board on August 19, 1999, for the Sandy/Salt Lake TRAX Light Rail Transit line), UTA is amending the terms and conditions of the original waiver by constructing the Mid-Jordan LRT line extension of the current Sandy/Salt Lake TRAX LRT line. This extension will be urban rapid transit light rail, featuring some temporally separated shared trackage operation with the Bingham Branch of the General Railroad System.

The Bingham Branch has two short line freight railroads; the Savage Bingham & Garfield Railroad Company and the Utah Railway Company. UTA respectfully requests an additional 5- year extension of the current waiver, and a modification of the current waiver to include the Mid-Jordan extension and its new fleet of Siemens S70 TRAX vehicles. UTA submits that the extension and modifications of the waiver sought herein are in the public interest and consistent with railroad safety because UTA will adopt specific policies and procedures that will provide a level of safety equivalent to that provided by full compliance with FRA regulations. UTA submits that this request is consistent with the waiver process for shared use. See Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad Passenger Operations and Waivers Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Light Rail and Conventional Equipment, 65 FR 42529 (July 10, 2000); see also Joint Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Conventional Railroads and Light Rail Transit Systems, 65 FR 42626 (July 10, 2000).

On August 19, 1999, UTA filed a petition for approval of shared use and waiver of certain FRA regulations pursuant to 49 CFR 211.7 for the Sandy/ Salt Lake TRAX Light Rail Transit line. FRA granted the waiver for a period of 5 years until December 13, 2004. On August 12, 2004, UTA filed a petition requesting a 10-year extension of the waiver, and to additionally cover twenty-nine vehicles purchased from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). On December 20, 2004, FRA granted an extension of the waiver, including the VTA vehicles, for a period of 1 year, effective through December 13, 2005. On June 3, 2005, UTA filed a petition requesting a 5-year extension of the waiver. On December 15, 2005, FRA granted an extension of the waiver for a period of 5 years, effective through December 15, 2010.

UTA is expanding its original Sandy/ Salt Lake TRAX LRT line by building the 10.6-mile Mid-Jordan LRT line extension, with temporally separated light rail and freight operations sharing track on the Bingham Branch. As part of this Mid-Jordan extension, UTA will reconstruct this existing Bingham Branch Track and add a new parallel track. This construction will allow that portion of the Mid-Jordan LRT line that runs on the Bingham Branch to utilize two tracks for light rail operations during the temporally separated passenger period from 5am-midnight daily, and all day Saturday and Sunday, with maximum authorized speed of 65 mph. Lastly, UTA will buy a new fleet of Siemens S70 TRAX vehicles that will operate throughout the entire light rail system. In addition to the TRAX vehicles for which UTA has already received a waiver of certain FRA regulations (existing TRAX vehicles), UTA intends to add seventy-seven Siemens S70 light-rail vehicles to its fleet. The S70 vehicles are very similar in nature to the existing TRAX vehicles, with minor differences.