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srichardson@srbc.net. Comments mailed 

or electronically submitted must be 

received prior to December 9, 2011, to 

be considered. 

Authority: Public Law 91–575, 84 Stat. 

1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 806, 807, and 808. 

Dated: November 10, 2011. 

Thomas W. Beauduy, 

Deputy Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29964 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending October 22, 

2011 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011– 

0193. 

Date Filed: October 21, 2011. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: November 14, 2011. 

Description 

Application of GoJet Airlines, LLC 

(‘‘GOJET’’) requesting an amendment to 

its certificate authority, to wit a removal 

of the restriction on the total number of 

aircraft GOJET can operate and/or an 

increase in the number by fifteen (15) 

aircraft. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Compatibility Program Notice for 

W.M. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the City of Battle 

Creek, Michigan for W.K. Kellogg 

Airport under the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety 

and Noise Abatement Act, herein after 

referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) and 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘Part 150’’) is 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements. The FAA also announces 

that it is reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program that was 

submitted for W.K. Kellogg Airport 

under part 150 in conjunction with the 

noise exposure map, and that this 

program will be approved or 

disapproved on or before April 28, 2012. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps and of the start of its 

review of the associated noise 

compatibility program is November 1, 

2011. The public comment period ends 

December 30, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine S. Delaney, 11677 S. Wayne 

Road, Suite 107, Romulus, MI 48174, 

Email: Katherine.S.Delaney@faa.gov, 

Phone: (734) 229–2900. Comments on 

the proposed noise compatibility 

program should also be submitted to the 

above office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces the FAA finds that the 

noise exposure maps submitted for W.K. 

Kellogg Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements of Part 150, 

effective November 1, 2011. Further, 

FAA is reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before April 28, 2012. This notice 

also announces the availability of this 

program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C., 47503 of the Act, an 

airport operator may submit to the FAA 

noise exposure maps which meet 

applicable regulations and which depict 

non-compatible 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 noise exposure maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth 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 Battle Creek submitted to 

the FAA on December 20, 2010 noise 

exposure maps, descriptions and other 

documentation that were produced 

during the W.K. Kellogg Airport 14 CFR 

Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study. It 

was requested that the FAA review this 

material as the noise exposure maps, as 

described in section 47503 of the Act, 

and that the noise mitigation measures, 

to be implemented jointly by the airport 

and surrounding communities, be 

approved as a noise compatibility 

program under section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and related 

descriptions submitted by the City of 

Battle Creek. The specific 

documentation determined to constitute 

the noise exposure maps includes: 

Figure D19 (Existing Noise Exposure 

Map—2009); Figure I1 (Future Noise 

Exposure Map with Existing Land Use— 

2015); Figure D15 (Southwest Flow INM 

Flight Tracks); Figure D16 (Northeast 

Flow INM Flight Tracks); Figure D17 

(East/West Flow INM Flight Tracks); 

Figure D18 (Touch & Go INM Flight 

Tracks—Fixed Wing). Information 

pertinent to the aircraft operations, fleet 

mix, runway utilization, and nighttime 

use are located in Chapter D, pages D27 

through D31. This is inclusive of all 

tables. Information about noise 

monitoring sites is located in Table C11 

and pages C27 through C32. The FAA 

has determined that these maps for W.K. 

Kellogg Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on November 

1, 2011. FAA’s determination on an 

airport operator’s noise exposure maps 

is limited to a finding that the maps 

were developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in appendix A of 

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 


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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 part 150, that 

the statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

noise compatibility program for W.K. 

Kellogg Airport, also effective on 

November 1, 2011. 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. The formal 

review period, limited by law to a 

maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before April 28, 2012. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of 

section 150.33 of part 150. The primary 

considerations in the evaluation process 

are whether the proposed 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 should be sent to Katherine 

S. Delaney at the address under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All 

relevant comments, other than those 

properly addressed to local land use 

authorities; will be considered by the 

FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of 

the noise exposure maps, the FAA’s 

evaluation of the maps, and the 

proposed noise compatibility program 

are available for examination at the 

following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Detroit Airports District Office, 11677 

S. Wayne Road, Ste. 107, Romulus, MI 

48174, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

W.K. Kellogg Airport, Mr. Lawrence 

Bowron, 15551 S. Airport Road, Battle 

Creek, MI 49015, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Romulus, Michigan, November 1, 

2011. 

John L. Mayfield, Jr., 

Manager, Detroit Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29899 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Buy America Waiver Notification 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information regarding the FHWA’s 

finding that a Buy America waiver is 

appropriate for an automated battery 

switching mechanism for an electric 

battery switching station in the State of 

California. 

DATES: The effective date of the waiver 

is November 21, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, please 

contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA 

Office of Program Administration, (202) 

366–1562, or via email at 

gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. Michael 

Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–4928, or via email at 

michael.harkins@dot.gov. Office hours 

for the FHWA are from 8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http:// 

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

The FHWA’s Buy America policy in 

23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic 

manufacturing process for any steel or 

iron products (including protective 

coatings) that are permanently 

incorporated in a Federal-aid 

construction project. The regulation also 

provides for a waiver of the Buy 

America requirements when the 

application would be inconsistent with 

the public interest or when satisfactory 

quality domestic steel and iron products 

are not sufficiently available. This 

notice provides information regarding 

the FHWA’s finding that a Buy America 

waiver is appropriate to use a nondomestic automated battery switching 

mechanism for an electric battery 

switching station in California. 

In accordance with Division A, 

section 123 of the ‘‘Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2010’’ (Pub. L. 111– 

117), the FHWA published a notice of 

intent to issue a waiver on its Web site 

for an automated battery switching 

mechanism for an electric battery 

switching station in California (http:// 

www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/ 

contracts/waivers.cfm?id=58) on May 

31st. The FHWA received one comment 

in response to the publication, which 

opposed the granting of Buy America 

waivers in general, but did not identify 

any domestic source for this product. 

During the 15-day comment period, the 

FHWA conducted additional 

nationwide review to locate potential 

domestic manufacturers for an 

automated battery switching mechanism 

for an electric battery switching station 

in California. Based on all the 

information available to the agency, the 

FHWA concludes that there are no 

domestic manufacturers of an 

automated battery switching mechanism 

for an electric battery switching station. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

section 117 of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy of Users Technical 

Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

244, 122 Stat. 1572), the FHWA is 

providing this notice as its finding that 

a waiver of Buy America requirements 

is appropriate. The FHWA invites 

public comment on this finding for an 

additional 15 days following the 

effective date of the finding. Comments 

may be submitted to the FHWA’s Web 

site via the link provided to the 

automated batter switching mechanism 

waiver page noted above. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161, 

23 CFR 635.410. 

Issued on: November 10, 2011. 

Victor M. Mendez, 

Administrator. 

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