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5M, Comparison of 2004 and 2009 Noise 

Contours; Table 6–2, Summary of Noise 

Monitoring Date; Table 6–3, Noise 

Monitor Sites Ranked by Triangulated 

Distance from the Aircraft; Table 6–4, 

Noise Monitor Sites Ranked by Distance 

from the Ground Path of the Aircraft; 

Figure 6.2, Noise Monitoring Data vs. 

INM Prediction; Figure 6.3, Noise 

Exposure vs. Distance from Aircraft; 

Figure 6.4, Noise Exposure vs. Distance 

from Aircraft Ground Path; Table 6.5, 

Shreveport Regional Airport Air Carrier/ 

Air Taxi/Commuter Schedule; Table 6.6, 

Air Cargo Arrivals/Departures; Exhibit 

6A, Noise Monitoring Locations. 

The FAA has determined that these 

maps for the Shreveport Regional 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on January 12, 

2007. The 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 

FAR 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 

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 § 150.21 of FAR part 150, that the 

statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

noise compatibility program for 

Shreveport Regional Airport, also 

effective on January 12, 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. 

The formal review period, limited by 

law to a maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before July 11, 2007. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of 14 

CFR part 150, § 150.33. 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, 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, 

Louisiana/New Mexico Airports 

Development Office, Room 692, 2601 

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 

76137–4298; Director of Airports, 

Shreveport Airport Authority, 5103 

Hollywood Avenue, Suite 300, 

Shreveport, LA 71109. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, January 12, 

2007. 

Kelvin L. Solco, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–249 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2007–26825] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval of a new information 

collection. We published a Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day public 

comment period on this information 

collection on November 3rd, 2006. We 

are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

February 21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

within 30 days to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. You 

are asked to comment on any aspect of 

this information collection, including: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

All comments should include the 

Docket number FHWA–2006–26825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Petty, 202–366–6654, or Jody 

McCullough, 202–366–2825, Office of 

Planning, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC, 20590. Office 

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Transportation, Community, 

and System Preservation Program Grant 

Application. Transportation Planning 

Excellence Awards Nomination Form. 

Background: Transportation, 

Community, and System Preservation 

Program Grant Application: Section 

1117 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) 

provides funding for the Transportation, 

Community, and System Preservation 

(TCSP) Program. The TCSP Program is 

a comprehensive initiative of research 

and grants to investigate the 

relationships between transportation, 

community, and system preservation 

plans and practices and identify sectorbased initiatives to improve such 

relationships. States, metropolitan 

planning organizations, local 

governments, and tribal governments 

are eligible for discretionary grants to 

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transportation, community, and system 

preservation plans and practices that: 

• Improve the efficiency of the 

transportation system of the United 

States. 

• Reduce environmental impacts of 

transportation. 

• Reduce the need for costly future 

public infrastructure investments. 

• Ensure efficient access to jobs, 

services, and centers of trade. 

• Examine community development 

patterns and identify strategies to 

encourage private sector development 

patterns and investments that support 

these goals. 

The 2-page TCSP grant application is 

the tool used to collect the necessary 

information needed to successfully 

submit eligible TCSP Program projects 

to the Secretary of Transportation for 

approval and for the distribution of the 

funds to the States. The TCSP grant 

application includes three parts: A) 

Project Information—General contact 

and funding information, B) Project 

Abstract—Overview of the purpose and 

intent of project, and C) Project 

Narrative—Description of the project 

and the expected results. 

The TCSP Program is a discretionary 

program. However, beginning in FY 

2000, the projects awarded TCSP 

Program funding have been designated 

by Congress. In order to comply with 

Congressional-designation, the Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA) 

Division offices will continue to be 

asked to identify the intended recipient 

of the TCSP designated grant. The 

specified grant recipient would then be 

asked to complete the grant application 

each fiscal year that they receive TCSP 

funding. The participants will have a 

choice of providing their information by 

means of the Internet or a printed 

application. 

Transportation Planning Excellence 

Awards Nomination Form: The 

Transportation Planning Excellence 

Awards (TPEA) program is a biennial 

awards program developed by the 

FHWA and the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) to recognize 

outstanding initiatives across the 

country to develop, plan, and 

implement innovative transportation 

planning practices. The program is cosponsored by the American Planning 

Association. 

The on-line TPEA nomination form is 

the tool for submitters to nominate a 

process, group, or individual involved 

in a project or process that has used the 

FHWA and/or the FTA funding sources 

to make an outstanding contribution to 

the field of transportation planning. The 

information about the process, group, or 

individual provided by the submitter 

may be shared and published if that 

submission is selected for an award. 

The TPEA is a biennial awards 

program and individuals will be asked 

to submit nominations via the online 

form every two years. The participants 

will provide their information by means 

of the Internet. 

Respondents: For the TCSP Program, 

States, metropolitan planning 

organizations, local governments, and 

tribal governments may apply in which 

approximately 100 participants have 

responded annually. For the TPEA, 150 

participants are expected to apply in the 

first and third year, because it is a 

biennial program. 

Frequency: For the TCSP Program, 

grant applications are solicited on an 

annual basis. For the TPEA, 

nominations are solicited biennially. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: For the TCSP Program, 90 

minutes. For the TPEA Program, 

approximately 60 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: For the TCSP Program, 150 hours 

annually. For the TPEA, 150 hours in 

the first year and 150 hours in the third 

year. 

Electronic Access: Internet users may 

access all comments received by the 

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, by 

using the universal resource locator: 

http://dms.dot.gov, 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. Please follow the 

instructions online for more information 

and help. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: January 16, 2007. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis, 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–831 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 

Notice of Application for Special 

Permits 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: List of Applications for Special 

Permits. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 

permits from the Department of 

Transportation’s Hazardous Material 

Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart 

B), notice is hereby given that the Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety has 

received the application described 

herein. Each mode of transportation for 

which a particular special permit is 

requested is indicated by a number in 

the ‘‘Nature of Application’’ portion of 

the table below as follows: 1—Motor 

vehicle, 2—Rail freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 

4—Cargo aircraft only, 5—Passengercarrying aircraft. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 21, 2007. 

Address Comments to: Record Center, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. 

Comments should refer to the 

application number and be submitted in 

triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of 

comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing 

the special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the applications are available 

for inspection in the Records Center, 

Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC or at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

This notice of receipt of applications 

for special permits is published in 

accordance with part 107 of the Federal 

hazardous materials transportation law 

(49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16, 

2007. 

Delmer E. Billings, 

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, 

Special Permits & Approvals. 

NEW SPECIAL PERMIT

Application 

No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 

14452–N ...... ........................ Martek Biosciences 

Corporation, Winchester, KY.

49 CFR 173.241 .......................... To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

certain Division 4.2 hazardous materials in 

non-DOT specification bulk containers. (Mode 

1) 


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