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a comprehensive outline of the criteria

for admission, the application process,

and the terms of the agreement between

the FHWA and participant motor

carriers. The agency also indicated that

the information collections

requirements related to the Project had

been approved through emergency

processing by the OMB until August 31,

1997, and that approval on a permanent

basis of the collection requirements of

the Project would be sought.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 420.

Number of Respondents: 125.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT

Desk Officer. Comments are invited on:

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Department, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

the accuracy of the Department’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

information collection; ways to enhance

the quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 10,

1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–27613 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of

Noise Compatibility Program and

Request for Review; Charlotte/Douglas

International Airport, Charlotte, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

determination that the noise exposure

maps submitted by the City of Charlotte

for the Charlotte/Douglas International

Airport under the provisions of Title I

of the Aviation Safety and Noise

Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96–193)

and 14 CFR part 150 are in compliance

with the applicable requirements. The

FAA also announces that it is reviewing

a proposed noise compatibility program

that was submitted for the Charlotte/

Douglas International Airport under part

150 in conjunction with the noise

exposure map, and that this program

will be approved or disapproved on or

before March 30, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective date of

the FAA’s determination on the noise

exposure maps and the start of its

review of the associated noise

compatibility program is September 30,

1997. The public comment period ends

December 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas M. Roberts, Atlanta Airports

District Office, Federal Aviation

Administration, Campus Building, 1701

Columbia Avenue, Suite 2–260, College

Park, Georgia 30337–2747, Telephone

404/305–7153. Comments on the

proposed noise compatibility program

should also be submitted to the above

office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA finds

that the noise exposure maps submitted

for Charlotte/Douglas International

Airport are in compliance with

applicable requirements of part 150,

effective September 30, 1997. Further,

FAA is reviewing a proposed noise

compatibility program for that airport

which will be approved or disapproved

on or before March 30, 1998. This notice

also announces the availability of this

program for public review and

comment. Under section 103 of Title I

of the Aviation Safety and Noise

Abatement Act of 1979 (hereinafter

referred to as ‘‘the Act’’), an airport

operator may submit to the FAA noise

exposure maps which meet applicable

regulations 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 noise exposure maps that are

found by FAA to be in compliance with

the requirements of Federal Aviation

Regulations (FAR) Part 150,

promulgated pursuant to Title I of the

Act, may submit a noise compatibility

program for FAA approval which sets

forth the measures the operator has

taken or proposes for the reduction of

existing noncompatible uses and for the

prevention of the introduction of

additional noncompatible uses.

The City of Charlotte submitted to the

FAA on August 26, 1997, noise

exposure maps, descriptions and other

documentation which were produced

during Charlotte/Douglas International

Airport’s FAR. Part 150 Study Update,

August 1997. It was requested that the

FAA review this material as the noise

exposure maps, as described in section

103(a)(1) 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

104(b) of the Act.

The FAA has completed its review of

the noise exposure maps and related

descriptions submitted by the City of

Charlotte. The specific maps under

consideration are Noise Exposure Map

1996 and Noise Exposure Map 2001 in

the submission. The FAA has

determined that these maps for the

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport

are in compliance with the applicable

requirements. This determination is

effective September 30, 1997. 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 a

commitment to approve a noise

compatibility program or to fund the

implementation of that program.

If questions arise concerning the

precise relationship of the specific

properties to noise exposure contours

depicted on a noise exposure map

submitted under section 103 of the Act,

it should be noted that the FAA is not

involved in any way in determining the

relative locations of the 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 107 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

responsibilities for the detailed

overlaying of noise exposure contours

onto the map depicting properties on

the surface rests exclusively with the

airport operator which submitted those

maps, or with those public agencies and

planning agencies with which

consultation is required under section

103 of the Act. The FAA has relied on

the certification by the airport operator,

under § 150.21 of part 150, that the
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statutorily required consultation has

been accomplished.

The FAA has formally received the

noise compatibility program for

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport,

also effective on September 30, 1997.

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 March 30, 1998.

The FAA’s detail 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 noncompatible land

uses and preventing the introduction of

additional noncompatible 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, 800

Independence Avenue, SW, Room

617, Washington, DC 20591;

Federal Aviation Administration,

Atlanta Airports District Office,

Campus Building, 1701 Columbia

Avenue, Suite 2–260, College Park,

Georgia 30337–2747;

Ms. Carolyn Morehead, Reception Area,

Charlotte/Douglas International

Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina

28219.

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, September 30,

1997.

Dell T. Jernigan,

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.

[FR Doc. 97–27386 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket MSP–008]

Sea-Land Service, Inc.; Notice of

Application To Increase Service in the

Non-Contiguous Domestic Trade for

Puerto Rico

Sea-Land Service, Inc. (Sea-Land), by

application dated October 1, 1997, has

applied for an increase in the authorized

level of the service Sea-Land provides to

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

(Puerto Rico), pursuant to section 656(d)

of Subtitle B, Title VI, of the Merchant

Marine Act, 1936, as Amended (1936

Act). In support of its application, SeaLand has provided information related

to the growth of real gross product for

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as

supplied to Sea-Land by the Planning

Board of the Office of the Governor of

Puerto Rico.

As originally approved, Sea-Land’s

authorized service level for Puerto Rico

was 230,612 Twenty-foot Equivalent

Units (TEUs), as of August 9, 1995.

Based on increases in the gross product

of Puerto Rico for Fiscal Year (FY) 1996

(July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996) Sea-Land

has asked for an additional 6,365 TEUs

of authorized service. Based on

increases in Puerto Rico’s gross product

for FY 1997 (July 1, 1996 to June 30,

1997), Sea-Land has asked for a second

additional increase in authorized

service of 6,365 TEUs. Additionally,

Sea-Land has requested a third increase

of 3,167 TEUs projected for the period

July 1, to December 31, 1997. In

summary, Sea-Land is seeking an

increase of 16,167 TEUs in the trade to

a total of 246,779 TEUs. A summation

of Sea-Land’s request is attached hereto

as Table I.

Any person, firm or corporation

having an interest in this application for

increased service authorization, and

who desires to submit comments

concerning Sea-Land’s application, is

requested to provide those comments to

the Secretary, Maritime Administration,

Room 7210, Nassif Building, 400

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590. Such comments must be filed in

triplicate and received no later than 5:00

pm Eastern Time November 17, 1997.

Dated: October 10, 1997.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

Sea-Land Service, Inc.; Requested

Increases in Authorized NonContiguous Domestic Service for the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Original Grandfather authorization as of

August 9, 1995: 230,612 TEUs

For Fiscal Year 1996 (July 1, 1995 to

June 30, 1996).

Gross Product for FY 1996: +3.1 Percent.

Proration, August 9, 1995 to June 30,

1996 = 326/366 Days (1996 was a leap

year) = .89

(.89) × (3.1) = 2.76 Percent.

Increase = (.0276) × (230,612) = 6,365

TEUs

Total for June 30, 1996 = 236,977 TEUs

For Fiscal Year 1997 (July 1, 1996 to

June 30, 1997)

Gross Product for FY 1997: +2.8 Percent

(Tentative)

Increase = (.028) × (236,977) = 6,635

TEUs

Total for June 30, 1997 = 243,612 TEUs

Projected Increase July 1, 1997 to

December 31, 1997

Gross Product: +2.6 Percent (Projected)

July 1 to December 31=184 days

184/365 = .5

Proration, July 1 to December 31, 1997

= (.5) × (2.6) = 1.3 Percent.

Increase = (.013) × (243,977) = 3,167

TEUs

Total for December 31, 1997 = 246,779

TEUs

Total Requested Increase: 16,167

TEUs

[FR Doc. 97–27614 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 96–100; Notice No. 1]

Tires and Rims Labeling

Correction

In notice document 96–33121

beginning on page 68812 in the issue of

Monday, December 30, 1996, make the

following correction:

On page 68813, in the first column, the

OMB Clearance Number should read

2127–0503.

Dated: October 10, 1997.

L. Robert Shelton,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 97–27595 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

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