60554 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 217 / Monday, November 10, 1997 / Notices

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October

29, 1997.

David A. Field,

Manager, Planning, Programming and

Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–29576 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

La Crosse Municipal Airport, La

Crosse, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at La Crosse

Municipal Airport under the provisions

of the Aviation Safety and Capacity

Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

1990) (Pub. L. 101–508) and part 158 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Minneapolis Airports District

Office, 6020 28th Avenue South, Room

102, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Michael A.

Daigle, Airport Manager of the La Crosse

Municipal Airport at the following

address: La Crosse Municipal Airport,

2850 Airport Road, La Crosse, WI 54603.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the City of La

Crosse under section 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra E. DePottey, Program Manager,

Minneapolis Airports District Office,

6020 28th Avenue South, room 102,

Minneapolis, MN 55450, 612–713–4363.

The application may be reviewed in

person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at La

Crosse Municipal Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L.

101–508) and part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On October 28, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by City of La Crosse was

substantially complete within the

requirements of section 158.25 of Part

158. The FAA will approve or

disapprove the application, in whole or

in part, no later than January 20, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC application number: 97–04–C–

00–LSE.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

August 1, 1998.

Proposed charge expiration date:

December 1, 2000.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$615,000.

Brief description of proposed projects:

Relocate threshold Runway 13/31,

Airfield sealcoating, Reconstruct

Runway 18/36 (phase 1), Construct

airport entrance sign, PFC

administration.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: no request to

exclude carriers.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the City of La

Crosse.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October

31, 1997.

Robert A. Benko,

Acting Manager, Planning/Programming

Branch, Airports Division, Great Lakes

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–29573 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Tupelo

Municipal Airport, Tupelo, MS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to use the revenue from a

PFC at Tupelo Municipal Airport under

the provisions of the Aviation Safety

and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990

(Title IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L.

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: FAA/Airports District Office,

120 North Hangar Drive, Suite B,

Jackson, Mississippi 39208–2306.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Roger

Blickensderfer, Executive Director of the

Tupelo Airport Authority at the

following address: 2763 West Jackson,

Suite A, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Tupelo

Airport Authority under section 158.23

of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Shumate, Manager, FAA Airports

District Office, 120 North Hangar Drive,

Suite B, Jackson, Mississippi 39208–

2306, telephone number 601–965–4628.

The application may be reviewed in

person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to use the

revenue from a PFC at Tupelo

Municipal Airport under the provisions

of the Aviation Safety and Capacity

Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

1990) (Pub. L. 101–508) and part 158 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR part 158).

On October, 28, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

Tupelo Airport Authority was

substantially complete within the

requirements of section 158.25 of part

158. The FAA will approve or

disapprove the application, in whole or

in part, no later than February 26, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC Application Number: 98–02–U–

00–TUP.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: 8–1–

1994.

1Proposed charge expiration date: 9–

3–1999.

Total estimate net PFC revenue:

$225,400.

Estimated PFC revenues to be used on

projects in this application: $225,400.
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Brief description of proposed projects:

Overlay and groove runway 18/36;

Expand airport terminal building.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: None.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition, any

person may, upon request, inspect the

application, notice and other documents

germane to the application in person at

the office of the Tupelo Airport

Authority.

Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on October

29, 1997.

Wayne Atkinson,

Manager, Airports District Office, Southern

Region, Jackson, Mississippi.

[FR Doc. 97–29578 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

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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) received

a request for a waiver of compliance

with 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.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

[Waiver Petition Docket Number PB–97–13]

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Railway (BNSF) seeks a waiver of

compliance from certain provisions of

the Railroad Power Brake and Drawbars

regulations, 49 CFR Section 232.25(d),

concerning the calibration of the front

unit of a two-way end-of-train device.

Specifically, BNSF would like relief

from the annual calibration

requirements of head-end units to the

manufacturer’s radio alignment

specifications and be permitted to use

what BNSF calls a ‘‘realistic service

test’’ that will prove the ability to place

the rear of the train in emergency from

the head-end-device as designed.

Section 232.25(d) states: The

telemetry equipment shall be calibrated

for accuracy according to the

manufacturer’s specifications at least

every 365 days. The date of the last

calibration, the location where the

calibration was made, and the name of

the person doing the calibration shall be

legibly displayed on a weather-resistant

sticker or other marking device affixed

to the outside of both the front unit and

rear unit. The Two-Way End-of-Train

Device Final Rule was published on

January 2, 1997, and became effective

July 1, 1997. FRA provided a grace

period until September 1, 1997, for

railroads to accomplish the calibration

and labeling requirements of front units.

BNSF indicates that they have their

communications teams perform the

entire calibration and alignment

procedures per manufacturer’s

instructions and specifications when

new devices are received. BNSF

believes this more than ensures a safe

and effective operation and does not see

any benefit of removing the devices

from locomotives, transporting them to

a radio shop for a four hour procedure,

then transporting the devices back to the

locomotives for installation every 365

days. BNSF feels the procedure is overly

long and burdensome and does not

enhance the performance of the device.

BNSF also states that devices are

damaged due to the excessive handling

required to perform the test. Therefore,

they believe the best use of the device

is to permanently mount them on the

locomotive and leave them there for the

safety of the train crew.

Rather than annually test the device

to manufacturer’s radio alignment

specifications, BNSF would like to test

the device every 365 days for

functionality in railroad service using a

test code that includes testing for

sufficient output wattage at the correct

frequency, together with proof of arming

ability and emergency activation.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number PB–97–13) and

must be submitted in triplicate to the

Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel,

FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Mail Stop 10, Washington,

D.C. 20590. Communications received

within 30 days of the date of this notice

will be considered by FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) at

FRA’s temporary docket room located at

1120 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Room

7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on November 5,

1997.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 97–29614 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petitions for Waivers 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) received

requests for waivers of compliance with

certain requirements of its safety

standards. The individual petitions are

described below, including the parties

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested, and the petitioners’

arguments in favor of relief.

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Transportation Authority

[Waiver Petition Docket Number LI–97–5]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania

Transportation Authority (SEPTA) seeks

a temporary waiver of compliance with

certain provisions of the Locomotive

Safety Standards, 49 CFR part 229.

SEPTA is seeking relief for a period of

one year, until December 31, 1998, from

the requirements of Section 229.125(d)

which requires each lead locomotive

operating at speeds over 20 mph over

one or more public highway-rail

crossings be equipped with operative

auxiliary lights effective December 31,

1997.

SEPTA operates a fleet of 304 electric

MU passenger locomotives, 8 electric

locomotives, and 5 diesel-electric

locomotives. The railroad states they

have experienced numerous problems

with contractors in providing needed

material to equip their MU locomotive

fleet thus resulting in significant delays

in installation of the auxiliary lights.

Union Pacific Railroad Company

[Waiver Petition Docket Number LI–97–6]

The Union Pacific Railroad Company

(UP) seeks a temporary waiver of

compliance with certain provisions of

the Locomotive Safety Standards, 49

CFR part 229. UP is seeking relief for a

period of one year, until December 31,

1998, from the requirements of Section