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Application Number: 11–12–C–00– 

CMX. 

Application Type: Impose and use a 

PFC. 

PFC Level: $4.50. 

Total PFC Revenue Approved in This 

Decision: $355,300. 

Earliest Charge Effective Date: 

February 1, 2013. 

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: 

January 1, 2017. 

Class of Air Carriers Not Required To 

Collect PFCs: None. 

Brief Description of Projects Approved 

for Collection and Use 

Reimbursement of PFC application fees. 

PFC account audit cost reimbursement. 

Topping trees in runway 25 approach. 

Electrical rehabilitation of building 10. 

Reimbursement of prior land purchase. 

Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle 

procurement. 

Snow removal equipment—front end 

loader procurement. 

Improve wildlife fence and gates. 

Reconstruct runway 7/25. 

Snow removal equipment—snow 

sweeper procurement. 

Terminal study—phase II. 

Runway 25 approach land acquisition— 

parcel 34. 

Crack sealing runway 13/31. 

Airport pickup truck/snow plow 

procurement. 

Wildlife hazard assessment. 

Reconstruct taxiway Alpha. 

Shotgun procurement. 

Crack sealing taxiway Charlie. 

Decision Date: January 20, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Morse, Detroit Airports District 

Office, (734) 229–2929. 

Public Agency: City and County of 

Twin Falls, Idaho. 

Applications Number: 12–04–C–00– 

TVVF. 

Application Type: Impose and use a 

PFC. 

PFC Level: $4.50. 

Total PFC Revenue Approved in This 

Decision: $543,523. 

Earliest Charge Effective Date: 

October 1, 2012. 

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: 

March 1, 2017. 

Class of Air Carriers Not Required To 

Collect PFCs: Non-scheduled air taxi/ 

commercial operators, utilizing aircraft 

having a seating capacity of less than 20 

passengers. 

Determination: Approved. Based on 

information submitted in the public 

agency’s application, the FAA has 

determined that the approved class 

accounts for less than 1 percent of the 

total annual enplanements at Magic 

Valley Regional Airport. 

Brief Description of Projects Approved 

for Collection and Use 

Taxiway Delta extension. 

Runway 7/25 lighting and signage 

rehabilitation. 

Apron rehabilitation—northeast. 

Access road rehabilitation—gate 1. 

Conduct miscellaneous study—alternate 

crosswind runway. 

Taxiways rehabilitation—pavement 

rehabilitation. 

Access road rehabilitation—gates 5, 15, 

and 16. 

Parking lot rehabilitation. 

Runway 12/30 reconstruction. 

Taxiways A2 and K reconstruction. 

Apron reconstruction—west, phase 1. 

Runway 7/25 rehabilitation—seeding, 

phase 1. 

Wildlife hazard assessment plan. 

Runway 12/30 rehabilitation. 

Taxiways rehabilitation—pavement 

maintenance. 

Airport master plan update. 

Snow removal equipment building 

construction—design. 

Terminal study. 

PFC administration. 

Decision Date: January 26, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Trang Tran, Seattle Airports District 

Office, (425) 227–1662. 

AMENDMENTS TO PFC AAPPROVALS

Amendment No., city, state Amendment 

approved date 

Original 

approved net 

PFC revenue 

Amended 

approved net 

PFC revenue 

Orignial estimated charge 

expiration date 

Amended estimated charge 

expiration date 

09–07–C–01–PSC, Pasco, WA ........................................... 01/25/12 $2,884,950 $2,818,172 10/01/21 08/01/21 

05–07–C–02–ME, Meridian, MS .......................................... 01/27/12 673,197 58,424 10/01/10 10/01/10 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 5, 

2012. 

Joe Hebert, 

Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger 

Facility Charge Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5826 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement; Kittitas County, WA 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that a limited 

scope supplemental environmental 

impact statement (EIS) will be prepared 

for a proposed design change to an 

interstate highway improvement project 

in western Kittitas County, Washington. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Liana Liu, Area Engineer, South Central 

Region, Federal Highway 

Administration, 711 South Capital Way, 

Suite 501, Olympia, WA 98501–0943, 

telephone: (360) 753–9553; or Jason 

Smith, Environmental Manager, South 

Central Region, Washington State 

Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 

12560, Yakima, WA 98909, telephone: 

(509) 577–1750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FHWA, in 

cooperation with the Washington State 

Department of Transportation (WSDOT), 

prepared a Draft EIS (FHWA–WA–EIS– 

05–01–D approved May 23, 2005) and 

Final EIS (FHWA–WA–EIS–05–01–F 

approved July 31, 2008) for proposed 

improvements to a 15 mile portion of 

Interstate 90 (I–90) immediately east of 

Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade 

Mountains, from Hyak at Milepost 55.1 

(MP 55.1) to Easton Hill at MP 70.3. 

Consistent with National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, the 

Forest Service (Department of 

Agriculture) and Bureau of Reclamation 

(Department of Interior) were 

cooperating agencies in preparing the 

EISs. Following the Record of Decision 

by FHWA and the cooperating agencies, 

WSDOT designed a series of 

construction projects which start at 

Hyak and proceed eastward. 

The contractor selected to construct 

the portion of the project from MP 57.34 

to MP 60.23 along Keechelus Lake 

proposes a design change that meets the 

purpose and need for the highway 

improvements while reducing 

maintenance and operation costs. 

FHWA and WSDOT re-evaluated the 

NEPA analysis and documents for the I– 

90 improvements and determined that a 

Supplemental EIS (SEIS) is needed for 

this proposed change. The cooperating 


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agencies concurred with this 

conclusion, and they will cooperate in 

preparing the SEIS. 

The scope of the SEIS is limited to the 

social, economic, and environmental 

effects of constructing and operating a 

bridge instead of a snowshed at MP 

58.15 to meet avalanche protection and 

control needs in an area where I–90 

currently experiences road closures in 

winter for avalanche control. Since 

issues and concerns related to the I–90 

improvements are well known from the 

extensive public involvement 

previously conducted as part of the 

original Draft and Final EIS, formal 

scoping will not be conducted. 

The proposed design change and 

associated SEIS will be incorporated 

into the ongoing series of 

communications and meetings that keep 

agencies, tribes, organizations, and 

individuals informed on the I–90 

improvements. Written and verbal 

comments on the Draft SEIS will be 

taken by mail, on the project Web site, 

and at hearings. Public notice will be 

given on the time and place of the future 

open houses. 

Questions concerning this proposed 

design change and the SEIS should be 

directed to both Liana Liu (FHWA) and 

Jason Smith (WSDOT) at the addresses 

or phone numbers provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: March 6, 2012. 

Daniel Mathis, 

Division Administrator, Olympia, 

Washington. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5865 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

FY 2012 Discretionary Livability 

Funding Opportunity: Alternatives 

Analysis Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability 

for FTA Alternatives Analysis Program: 

Solicitation of Project Proposals. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

availability of Section 5339 Alternatives 

Analysis program discretionary funds 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. FTA will 

distribute these funds in accordance 

with the mission of this program, 

consistent with the eligibility 

requirements of this program, and in 

support of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s (DOT) livability efforts. 

The Surface and Air Transportation 

Programs Extension Act of 2011 

(Temporary Authorization, 2012), 

Public Law 112–30, continues the 

authorization of the Federal transit 

programs of the U.S. DOT through 

March 31, 2012. Subject to action by 

Congress, FTA will fund the 

Alternatives Analysis program with 

approximately $25 million of 

unallocated Section 5339 funds made 

available by the Temporary 

Authorization. 

This notice solicits proposals to 

compete for FY 2012 funding under the 

aforementioned program and livability 

initiative. Contingent on subsequent 

appropriations by Congress, FTA may 

also award FY 2013 funds to proposals 

submitted pursuant to this notice. 

This notice includes priorities 

established by FTA for these 

discretionary funds, the criteria FTA 

will use to identify meritorious projects 

for funding, and describes how to apply 

for funding. This announcement is 

available on the FTA Web site at: 

http://www.fta.dot.gov. A synopsis of 

the funding opportunity will be posted 

in the FIND module of the governmentwide electronic grants Web site at 

http://www.GRANTS.GOV. FTA will 

announce final selections on the FTA 

Web site and may also announce 

selections in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Complete proposals must be 

submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 

19, 2012. All proposals must be 

submitted electronically through the 

GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function. Any 

prospective proposer intending to apply 

should initiate the process of registering 

on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately 

to ensure completion of registration 

before the submission deadline. 

Instructions for applying can be found 

on FTA’s Web site at http://www.fta.dot.

gov/alternativesanalysis and in the 

‘‘FIND’’ module of GRANTS.GOV. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact the 

appropriate FTA Regional Office found 

at http://www.fta.dot.gov for proposalspecific information and issues. For 

program-specific questions about 

applying to the Alternatives Analysis 

program outlined in this notice, please 

contact Kenneth Cervenka, Office of 

Planning and Environment, (202) 493– 

0512, email: kenneth.cervenka@dot.gov. 

A TDD is available at 1–800–877–8339 

(TDD/FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Overview of FTA Discretionary Program 

A. Authority 

B. Policy Priorities 

II. Discretionary Program Information 

A. Description and Purpose 

B. Eligibility Information 

C. Evaluation Criteria, Review, and 

Selection 

III. Proposal and Submission Information 

IV. Award Administration 

V. Agency Contacts and Technical Assistance 

I. Overview of FTA Discretionary 

Program 

A. Authority 

Section 5339(a) of Title 49, United 

States Code authorizes the Secretary to 

make awards for FTA’s Alternatives 

Analysis program and states: 

The Secretary may award grants to States, 

authorities of the States, metropolitan 

planning organizations, and local 

governmental authorities to develop 

alternatives analyses as defined by section 

5309(a)(1). 

Section 5309(a)(1) defines 

‘‘alternatives analysis’’ as: 

A study conducted as part of the 

transportation planning process required 

under sections 5303 and 5304, which 

includes— 

(A) An assessment of a wide range of 

public transportation alternatives designed to 

address a transportation problem in a 

corridor or subarea; 

(B) Sufficient information to enable the 

Secretary to make the findings of project 

justification and local financial commitment 

required under this section; 

(C) The selection of a locally preferred 

alternative; and 

(D) The adoption of the locally preferred 

alternative as part of the long-range 

transportation plan required under section 

5303. 

B. Policy Priorities 

Maintaining transit assets in a state of 

good repair, fostering livable 

communities and promoting sustainable 

development, and improving our 

Nation’s environment through 

investments in clean energy resources, 

have been key strategic goals of the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

and FTA. Studies funded as a result of 

this notice will further the Department’s 

livability efforts by supporting the study 

of tangible livability improvements 

within the existing Alternatives 

Analysis program while demonstrating 

the feasibility and value of such 

improvements. 

Livable Communities and Sustainable 

Development 

FTA has long fostered livable 

communities and sustainable 

development through its various transit 


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