Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 239 / Friday, December 12, 1997 / Notices 65471

1The real estate on which the Yard is located is

owned by CMC Railroad I Ltd. (CMC I), which

leases all improvements thereto from NCC Charlie

Company, an unrelated noncarrier.

GWISS has been operating the Yard and has been

operating over incidental trackage rights pursuant

to the class exemption at 49 CFR 1150.31. See GWI

Switching Services, L.P.—Operation Exemption—

Rail Lines of Southern Pacific Transportation

Company, Finance Docket No. 32481 (ICC served

May 3, 1994). The continuance in control of GWISS

by Genesee and Wyoming Industries, Inc., is also

exempt under the class exemption. See Genesee

and Wyoming Industries, Inc.—Continuance in

Control Exemption—GWI Switching Services, L.P.,

Finance Docket No. 32482 (ICC served May 3,

1997). The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

and the United Transportation Union filed petitions

to revoke these exemptions, which are pending

before the Board. The publication of this notice of

exemption does not reflect any assessment of the

merits of the petitions to revoke. Should the Board

Continued

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–61]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption received and of dispositions

of prior petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this

notice contains a summary of certain

petitions seeking relief from specified

requirements of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I),

dispositions of certain petitions

previously received, and corrections.

The purpose of this notice is to improve

the public’s awareness of, and

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s

regulatory activities. Neither publication

of this notice nor the inclusion or

omission of information in the summary

is intended to affect the legal status of

any petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received

must identify the petition docket

number involved and must be received

on or before January 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any

petition in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket (AGC–

200), Petition Docket No. 29012, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: 9–NPRM–CMNTS@faa.dot.gov.

The petition, any comments received,

and a copy of any final disposition are

filed in the assigned regulatory docket

and are available for examination in the

Rules Docket (AGC–200), Room 915G,

FAA Headquarters Building (FOB 10A),

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone

(202) 267–3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela Anderson (202) 267–9681 or

Tawana Matthews (202) 267–9783,

Office of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on December

8, 1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 29012.

Petitioner: Contential Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

212.434(c)(1)(ii).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit Continental to substitute a

qualified and authorized check airman

for a Federal Aviation Administration

inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in

command (PIC) while that PIC is

performing prescribed duties during at

least one flight leg that includes a

takeoff and landing when completing

initial or upgrade training as specified

in 14 CFR 121.424.

[FR Doc. 97–32577 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Wapello and Mahaska Counties, Iowa

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

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 highway project

in Wapello and Mahaska Counties,

Iowa.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dean Majzoub, Transportation Engineer,

Federal Highway Administration, 105

6th Street, Ames, Iowa 50010,

Telephone: (515) 233–7300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the Iowa

Department of Transportation, will

prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) on a proposal to

improve U.S. Highway 63 (formerly

Iowa 137) in Wapello and Mahaska

Counties. The proposed improvement

would involve the construction of a

four-lane bypass of the town of

Eddyville.

Improvements to the corridor are

considered necessary to provide for the

existing and projected traffic demand.

Alternatives to be considered include

(1) taking no action; (2) a near east

bypass; (3) a far east bypass; and (4) a

westerly bypass.

Letters describing the proposed action

and soliciting comments will be sent to

appropriate Federal, State, and local

agencies, and to private organizations

and citizens who have previously

expressed or are known to have interest

in this proposal. A public information

meeting will be held in Eddyville on

December 17, 1997. In addition, a public

hearing will be held after the draft EIS

is made available. Public notice will be

given of the time and place of the

hearing. The draft EIS will be available

for public and agency review and

comment prior to the public hearing.

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 or questions concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

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: December 2, 1997.

Robert L. Lee,

Division Administrator, Ames, Iowa.

[FR Doc. 97–32481 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33513]

CMC Railroad, Inc.—Operation

Exemption—GWI Switching Services,

L.P.

CMC Railroad, Inc. (CMC RR), a

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to

operate a railcar storage yard (the Yard)

that has been operated by GWI

Switching Services, L.P. (GWISS).1