6038 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 27 / Monday, February 10, 1997 / Notices

Birmingham International Airport at the

following address: Birmingham Airport

Authority, 5900 Airport Highway,

Birmingham, AL 35212.

All carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Birmingham

Airport Authority under section 158.23

of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Shumate, Project 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 impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at

Birmingham Airport Authority 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 January 31, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by Birmingham 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 May

13, 1997.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC Application Number: 97–01–C–

00–BHM.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: July 1,

1997.

Proposed charge expiration date:

February 28, 2002.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$14,401,263.

Brief description of proposed

project(s): (1) Reconstruct/rehabilitate

runway 5/23 (Design only), (2) Taxiway/

holding apron improvements (Design

only), (3) PFC administration, and (4)

Reconstruct/rehabilitate runway 5/23

(Construction).

Class or classes or air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air taxi/

commercial operators.

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 Birmingham Airport Authority.

Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on February

3, 1997.

Wayne Atkinson,

Manager, Airports District Office, Southern

Region, Jackson, Mississippi.

[FR Doc. 97–3237 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler

Counties, PA

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA).

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

environmental impact statement will be

prepared for a proposed transportation

improvement in the vicinity of northern

Allegheny County and southern Beaver

and Butler Counties in southwestern

Pennsylvania locally known as the

Crows Run Transportation Study.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David W. Cough, P.E., District Engineer,

Federal Highway Administration, 228

Walnut Street, Room 558, Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania, 17101–1720. Telephone:

(717) 782–3410 or Henry Nutbrown,

P.E., District Engineer, Pennsylvania

Department of Transportation, 45

Thomas Run Road, Bridgeville,

Pennsylvania, 15017. Telephone: (412)

429–5084.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation (PennDOT), will prepare

an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) for a west-east transportation

improvement within the study area of

Traffic Route 65 (western terminus) to

Traffic Route 19 and Interstate 79

(eastern terminus). The proposed study

area includes Conway Borough, New

Sewickley Township and Economy

Borough in Beaver County, Cranberry

and Jackson Townships in Butler

County and Marshall Township in

Allegheny County. The approximate

length of the project is nine miles.

The purpose of the transportation

improvement is to improve west-east

access from the Ohio River Valley to the

Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstates

279 and 79. The project needs, which

have been identified, are to develop a

transportation improvement to: alleviate

congestion, to address projected

increases in traffic volumes, to provide

an improved west-east connector

between major north-south routes, to

improve vertical and horizontal

geometry, to accommodate truck traffic,

and to improve safety.

Alternatives that will be considered in

the EIS include: (1) The No-Build; (2)

Congestion Management Strategies

(CMS), (3) Upgrade of existing roadways

within the study area and (4) CMS and

Upgrades. Through preliminary

engineering and environmental studies,

new alignment alternatives such as a

new four lane facility north or south of

Freedom Road were dismissed as these

alternatives do not meet the project

need and potentially have significant

environmental impacts. The EIS will

discuss the findings of these

preliminary studies.

The following environmental areas

will be investigated for inclusion in the

EIS: Project Need; Traffic; Safety; Air

Quality; Noise and Vibration;

Socioeconomic and Land Use;

Environmental Justice; Community

Cohesion, Facilities and Services;

Property Acquisition and

Displacements; Historic and

Archaeological Sites; Residual and

Hazardous Waste Sites; Soils and

Geology; Floodplains; Surface and

Ground Water; Aquatic Environment;

Wetlands; Threatened and Endangered

Species; Vegetation and Wildlife;

Agricultural Lands; Aesthetics;

Construction Impacts; Energy and

Section 4(f) resources.

A Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC)

has been formed to solicit information

from the community and to present the

environmental process, project scoping

and environmental studies to

community representatives for

distribution. The CAC is also

responsible for advising PennDOT of the

community’s concerns and to evaluate

the information presented and decisions

to be made.

Periodic meetings are scheduled with

state and federal environmental

agencies through Agency Coordination

Meetings (ACM) to present project

information on scoping and the project

development process. ACM will also be

used to receive comments and direction

from the agencies on the development of

the project alternatives, the assessment

of impacts and the identification of

mitigation measures.

Public meetings have been and will

continue to be held throughout the

development of the EIS for the general

public and agencies. Public notices of

the time and place of these meetings

and the public hearing will be

published in area newspapers. A project

Mailing List and Project Newsletter have

been established to inform the public of

project milestones. The draft EIS will be

available for public and agency review

and comment prior to the public
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the line.

hearing. No formal scoping meeting is

planned at this time.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments and questions concerning the

proposed action should be directed to

the FHWA or PennDOT at the addresses

provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning

and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal Programs and activities apply to this

program)

Issued on: January 29, 1997.

J. Stephen Guhin,

Assistant Division Administrator, Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania.

[FR Doc. 97–3144 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Voluntary Intermodal Sealift

Agreement (VISA)

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting of joint

planning advisory group.

On January 28–29, 1997, the Maritime

Administration and the United States

Transportation Command, Co-Chairs of

the Joint Planning Advisory Group

(Group), conducted a meeting of the

Group at Scott Air Force Base, IL, to

discuss contingency movement

operations through the application of

Stages I and II of VISA (60 FR 54144,

October 19, 1995). The meeting was

closed to the public because material

presented was classified.

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: James E. Caponiti,

Associate Administrator for National

Security (202) 366–5400.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Dated: February 4, 1997.

Joel C Richard,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3240 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33344]

Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.;

Lease and Operation Exemption;

Coopersville and Marne Railway

Company Line

Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.

(GRE), a Class III rail carrier, has filed

a notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1150.41 to lease and operate

approximately 6.94 miles of rail line

owned and operated by Coopersville

and Marne Railway Company Line

(C&M),1 a Class III rail carrier, between

milepost 159.5 at Grand Rapids (Walker)

and milepost 166.44 at Marne, in Kent

and Ottawa Counties, MI.

The transaction is expected to be

consummated on or after February 1,

1997.

If the notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

may be filed at any time. The filing of

a petition to revoke does not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33344, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served on

Michael W. Blaszak, Esq., 211 South

Leitch Avenue, LaGrante, IL 60525–

2162.

Decided: January 31, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3109 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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[STB Finance Docket No. 33180]

Indiana & Ohio Railway Company;

Aquisition Exemption; Lines of the

Grand Trunk Western Railroad Inc.

The Indiana & Ohio Railway

Company (IORY), a Class III rail carrier,

filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.41 to acquire from the Grand

Trunk Western Railroad Inc. (GTW) rail

lines totaling approximately 146.1 miles

between Diann, MI, and Springfield,

OH. The lines are located between: (1)

milepost 39.7 at Diann, MI, and

milepost 107.29 at XN Station near

Leipsic, OH; (2) milepost 128.3 at DT&I

Junction near Lima, OH, and milepost

202.7 at Springfield, OH; and (3) the

Ottawa Loop between mileposts 110.8

and 114.88, south of XN Station.

As part of the acquisition, IORY will

be assigned GTW’s overhead trackage

rights totaling 107.6 miles over: (1) 20.7

miles of CSX Transportation, Inc.

(CSXT) line between CSXT Milepost

155.2 at XN Station and CSXT Milepost

134.5 at DT&I Junction; (2) 3.5 miles of

Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad, Inc.

(IOCR) line between IOCR Milepost

129.1 at Maitland Junction and IOCR

Milepost 132.6 at Cold Springs, OH; and

(3) 83.4 miles of Consolidated Rail

Corporation (CR) line between CR

Milepost 36.3 at Springfield and CR

Milepost 119.7 at Cincinnati, OH. IORY

will also acquire incidental overhead

trackage rights over 22.5 miles of GTW’s

rail line between GTW milepost 39.7 at

Diann and GTW milepost 17.2 at Flat

Rock, MI.

The transaction was scheduled to

become effective on December 27, 1996.

Petitions to stay the effective date of the

exemption pending the consideration of

concurrently filed petitions to reject or

revoke the notice were filed. A decision

served December 20, 1996, stayed the

effective date of the exemption until

January 26, 1997, and directed parties to

file additional information about the

transaction. A decision served January

24, 1997, extended the stay to February

4, 1997. By decision served February 3,

1997, the Board denied the petitions to

reject or revoke and dismissed the

petitions to stay as moot.

If the notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

may be filed at any time. The filing of

a petition to revoke prior to

consummation of a transaction does not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33180, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served on

Karl Morell, Suite 225, 1455 F Street,

N.W., Washington, DC 20005 and other

parties of record. To obtain a list of

parties of record in this proceeding, call

(202) 927–5628.

Decided: February 3, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3108 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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[STB Finance Docket No. 33339]

Owensville Terminal Company, Inc.—

Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—Evansville Terminal

Company, Inc.

Owensville Terminal Company, Inc.

(OTC), a Class III rail carrier, has filed