19410 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 62 / Friday, March 30, 2012 / Notices 

1Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008) as 

amended 76 FR 18620 (Apr. 4, 2011); Operating 

Limitations at Newark Liberty International Airport, 

73 FR 29550 (May 21, 2008) as amended 76 FR 

18618 (Apr. 4, 2011). 

Drive, Building 23B, Bismarck, North 

Dakota 58504; 

Brookings City Hall, Engineering 

Department, 311 3rd Avenue, 

Brookings, South Dakota 57706; 

Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd 

Street, Brookings, South Dakota 

57706. 

Issued in Bismarck North Dakota, March 

20, 2012. 

Thomas T. Schauer, 

Manager, Bismarck Airport District Office 

FAA, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7741 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Schedule Information 

Submission Deadline for O’Hare 

International Airport, San Francisco 

International Airport, John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, and Newark 

Liberty International Airport for the 

Winter 2012–2013 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. 

SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA 

announces the submission deadline of 

May 10, 2012, for Winter 2012–2013 

flight schedules at Chicago’s O’Hare 

International Airport (ORD), San 

Francisco International Airport (SFO), 

New York’s John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (JFK), and Newark 

Liberty International Airport (EWR) in 

accordance with the International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) 

Worldwide Slot Guidelines. The 

deadline coincides with the schedule 

submission deadline for the IATA Slot 

Conference for the Winter 2012–2013 

scheduling season. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has designated ORD as an IATA Level 

2 airport, SFO as a Level 2 airport, JFK 

as a Level 3 airport, and EWR as a Level 

3 airport. Scheduled operations at JFK 

and EWR are currently limited by FAA 

Orders until a final Congestion 

Management Rule for LaGuardia 

Airport, John F. Kennedy International 

Airport, and Newark Liberty 

International Airport (RIN 2120–AJ89) 

becomes effective but not later than 

October 26, 2013.1

The FAA is primarily concerned 

about planned passenger and cargo 

operations during peak hours, but 

carriers may submit schedule plans for 

the entire day. At ORD, the peak hours 

are 0700 to 2100 Central Time (1300 to 

0300 UTC), at SFO from 0600 to 2300 

Pacific Time (1400 to 0700 UTC), and at 

EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300 Eastern 

Time (1100 to 0400 UTC). Carriers 

should submit schedule information in 

sufficient detail including, at minimum, 

the operating carrier, flight number, 

scheduled time of operation, frequency, 

and effective dates. IATA standard 

schedule information format and data 

elements (Standard Schedules 

Information Manual or SSIM) may be 

used. 

The U.S. winter scheduling season for 

these airports is from October 28, 2012, 

through March 30, 2013, in recognition 

of the IATA northern winter period. The 

FAA understands there may be 

differences in schedule times due to 

different U.S. daylight saving time 

dates, and the FAA will accommodate 

these differences to the extent possible. 

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no 

later than May 10, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be 

submitted by mail to the Slot 

Administration Office, AGC–200, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591; by 

facsimile to: 202–267–7277; or by email 

to: 7-AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone number: 202–267–7143; fax 

number: 202–267–7971; email: 

rob.hawks@faa.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 27, 

2012. 

Rebecca B. MacPherson, 

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7724 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Buy America Waiver Notification 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information regarding the FHWA’s 

finding that a partial Buy America 

waiver is appropriate for the obligation 

of Federal-aid Congestion Mitigation 

and Air Quality (CMAQ) improvement 

program funds for the purchase of eight 

2012 Ford Escape hybrid four-wheel 

drive vehicles by Merced County, CA. 

DATES: The effective date of the waiver 

is March 31, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, please 

contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA 

Office of Program Administration, (202) 

366–1562, or via email at 

gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. Michael 

Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–4928, or via email at 

michael.harkins@dot.gov. Office hours 

for the FHWA are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http:// 

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http:// 

www.gpo.gov. 

Background 

The FHWA’s Buy America policy in 

23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic 

manufacturing process for any steel or 

iron products (including protective 

coatings) that are permanently 

incorporated in a Federal-aid 

construction project. The regulation also 

provides for a waiver of the Buy 

America requirements when the 

application would be inconsistent with 

the public interest or when satisfactory 

quality domestic steel and iron products 

are not sufficiently available. This 

notice provides information regarding 

the FHWA’s finding that a partial Buy 

America waiver is appropriate for the 

obligation of Federal-aid CMAQ 

program funds for the purchase of eight 

2012 Ford Escape hybrid four-wheel 

drive vehicles by Merced County, CA. 

In accordance with Division A, 

section 123 of the ‘‘Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2010’’ (Pub. L. 111– 

117), the FHWA published a notice of 

intent to issue a waiver on its Web site 

for the eight 2012 Ford Escape hybrid 

vehicles. (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

construction/contracts/ 

waivers.cfm?id=65) on January 11th. 

The FHWA received eight comments in 

response to the publication. Two 

commenters objected to the proposed 

waiver but did not provide evidence of 

a domestic source that meets the 

appropriate requirements. One 

commenter questioned whether the 

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 

used by other Federal agencies for direct 

Federal procurement would allow for a 

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