Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 214 / Friday, November 4, 2016 / Notices 76997 

and (3) the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of the General 

Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Decided: November 1, 2016. 

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice 

Chairman Miller, and Commissioner 

Begeman. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2016–26724 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–9346] 

Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) 

Program; Draft FAA Order 5500.1B 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: FAA is rescinding the draft 

FAA Order 5500.1B, Passenger Facility 

Charge published on August 5, 2016, 

and withdrawing its request for public 

review and comment. 

DATES: The FAA previously extended 

the comment period to October 31, 

2016. FAA subsequently established a 

public Docket FAA 2016–9346 and 

comments received will be entered into 

the public Docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Hebert, Manager, Financial Analysis 

and Passenger Facility Charge Branch, 

APP–510, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–8375; facsimile 

(202) 267–5302. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

5, 2016, the FAA published a notice and 

request for comments titled ‘‘Passenger 

Facility Charge (PFC) Program; Draft 

FAA Order 5500.1B’’ (81 FR 51963). The 

notice requested interested parties 

submit written comments by September 

30, 2016. On September 21, 2016, the 

FAA extended the original comment 

period by 31 days, from September 30, 

2016, to October 31, 2016. 

After careful consideration, the FAA 

has decided to rescind the draft Order 

and cancel the public review process. 

The FAA will issue a revised draft in 

the near future for public review and 

comment. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 31, 

2016. 

Elliott Black, 

Director, Office of Airport Planning and 

Programming. 

[FR Doc. 2016–26630 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Cancellation of 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Norfolk International Airport, 

Norfolk, Virginia 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of 

preparation of environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces that it 

has discontinued preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the proposed construction of new 

Runway 5R/23L and associated 

development at Norfolk International 

Airport, Norfolk, Virginia. The FAA’s 

discontinued preparation of the EIS is 

based upon the completion of the first 

phase of the EIS. Based on the results of 

the first phase (Scoping and Purpose & 

Need development), the FAA has 

determined that the fundamental 

purpose and need is not supported by 

the current or anticipated development 

needs of the Airport at this time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marcus Brundage, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Washington Airports 

District Office, 23723 Air Freight Lane, 

Suite 210, Dulles, Virginia 20166; 

Telephone (703) 661–1365. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

12, 2015, the FAA, published in the 

Federal Register a Notice of Intent (NOI) 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) and hold two public 

scoping meetings in Norfolk and 

Virginia Beach, Virginia (Volume 80, 

Number 113, FR 33582–33583). The 

public meetings were held at the 

Bayside High School and at the Holiday 

Inn Norfolk Airport on July 22 and 23, 

2015, respectively. 

The stated purpose of the project was 

to ‘‘meet relevant FAA airfield safety 

standards and enhance airfield safety 

without reducing runway availability.’’ 

The proposed project included the 

decommissioning and demolition of 

Runway 14/32, the construction of new 

Runway 5R/23L and associated 

development at the airport, and 

improvement of roadway access to the 

airport by realigning Robin Hood Road. 

Other associated infrastructure was 

proposed for construction or demolition 

or relocation including taxiways, 

lighting, hangers, maintenance facilities, 

runway safety areas and runway 

protection zones. 

In 2001, the FAA began preparing an 

EIS for similar projects based on the 

need to accommodate additional 

operations at the airport. During the first 

EIS process, the needs of the airport 

changed and it was determined that the 

projects were no longer justified based 

on the stated need and the preparation 

of the first EIS was cancelled. In 2013, 

the FAA agreed to proceed with a 

phased second EIS preparation to 

review a similar project proposed by the 

Norfolk Airport Authority. The first 

phase of the project consisted of 

consultant selection, EIS scoping, and 

an analysis of the proposed project’s 

purpose and need to determine if the 

FAA should continue to the second 

phase, which would be completion of 

the EIS and determination. 

At the conclusion of the first phase of 

the second EIS, the FAA determined 

that the fundamental purpose and need 

of the projects were not supported by 

the current or anticipated needs of the 

airport. The FAA is now terminating the 

second EIS process. However, the FAA 

recognizes the importance of ORF to the 

greater Norfolk/Hampton Roads region 

and to the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

Moreover, the FAA agrees that a parallel 

runway may still be a viable long-term 

plan for the future, if and when 

operational demand warrants. 

Therefore, the FAA continues to support 

the proposed runway remaining on the 

approved Airport Layout Plan, as 

conditionally approved pending 

environmental review on October 5, 

2011, and protecting the associated 

airspace. 

Issued in Dulles, Virginia on October 28, 

2016. 

Matthew J. Thys, 

Manager, Washington Airports District Office, 

Eastern Region. 

[FR Doc. 2016–26631 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No. FTA–2016–0036] 

Notice of Proposed Buy America 

Waiver for Replacement Parts on 

Diesel Multiple Unit Rail Vehicles 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 


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