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Permits were filed under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) of the Department of Transportation’s Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et.

seq. ). The due date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motions to Modify Scope are set forth below for each application. Following the Answer period DOT may process the application by expedited procedures. Such procedures may consist of the adoption of a show-cause order, a tentative order, or in appropriate cases a final order without further proceedings.

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011–

0005.

Date Filed: January 11, 2011. Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: February 1, 2011.

Description: Application of Hangar 8 AOC Limited requesting a foreign air carrier permit to the full extent authorized by the Air Transport Agreement between the United States and the European Community and the Member States of the European Community to engage it to engage in: (i) Foreign charter air transportation of persons and property from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond; (ii) foreign charter air transportation of persons and property between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area; (iii) other charters pursuant to prior approval requirements; and (iv) transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Community carriers in the future. Hangar 8 further requests exemption authority to the extent necessary to enable it to provide the services described above pending issuance of a foreign air carrier permit and such additional or other relief as the Department may deem necessary or appropriate.

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, Federal Register Liaison.

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**BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION** 

**Office of the Secretary**

**Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity**  **and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)**  **During the Week Ending January 1, 2011** 

The following Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits were filed under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) of the Department of Transportation’s Procedural Regulations ( See 14 CFR 301.201 et

seq. ). The due date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motions to Modify Scope are set forth below for each application. Following the Answer period DOT may process the application by expedited procedures. Such procedures may consist of the adoption of a show-cause order, a tentative order, or in appropriate cases a final order without further proceedings.

Docket Number: DOT–OST–1999–

5140.

Date Filed: December 30, 2010. Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: January 20, 2011.

Description: Application of Arrow Air, Inc. d/b/a Arrow Air requesting to change the name in which its operating authority has been issued to: Alpha Cargo Airlines, Inc., d/b/a Alpha Cargo, and for reissuance of its certificate of public convenience and necessity in that name.

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, Federal Register Liaison.

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**BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group Aviation**  **Rulemaking Committee**

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  By Federal Register notice ( See 75 FR 68023; November 4, 2010) the National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invited interested persons to apply to fill two vacant positions on the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). These notices invited interested persons to apply to fill two vacancies representing environmental concerns due to the incumbent member’s completion of their three-year term appointments on May 30, 2011. This notice informs the public of the persons selected to fill the vacancies on the NPOAG ARC.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Barry Brayer, Special Programs Staff, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA
90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3800, e-mail: Barry.Brayer@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 106–181. The Act required the establishment of the advisory group within 1 year after its enactment. The NPOAG was established in March 2001. The advisory group is comprised of a balanced group of representatives of general aviation, commercial air tour operations, environmental concerns, and Native American tribes. The Administrator of the FAA and the Director of NPS (or their designees) serve as ex officio members of the group. Representatives of the Administrator and Director serve alternating 1-year terms as chairman of the advisory group.

In accordance with the Act, the advisory group provides ‘‘advice, information, and recommendations to the Administrator and the Director—

(1) On the implementation of this title [the Act] and the amendments made by this title;

(2) On commonly accepted quiet aircraft technology for use in commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands, which will receive preferential treatment in a given air tour management plan;

(3) On other measures that might be taken to accommodate the interests of visitors to national parks; and

(4) At the request of the Administrator and the Director, safety, environmental, and other issues related to commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands. ’’
Membership

The current NPOAG ARC is made up of one member representing general aviation, three members representing the commercial air tour industry, four members representing environmental concerns, and two members representing Native American interests. Current members of the NPOAG ARC are as follows:

Heidi Williams representing general aviation; Alan Stephen, Elling


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Halvorson, and Matthew Zuccaro representing commercial air tour operations; Chip Dennerlein, Greg Miller, Kristen Brengel, and Bryan Faehner representing environmental interests; and Rory Majenty and Ray Russell representing Native American tribes.

Selection

Selected to fill one of the vacancies for environmental concerns, for an additional term, is returning member Bryan Faehner. Selected to fill the other vacancy for environmental concerns is Dick Hingson, who will replace Kristen Brengel. Both these terms begin on May 31, 2011. The term of service for NPOAG ARC members is 3 years.

Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on February 10,

2011. Barry Brayer,Manager, Special Programs Staff, WesternPacific Region.

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**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Railroad Administration**

**[Docket Number FRA–2011–0008]**

**Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a**  **Railroad Signal System**

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance or modification of the signal system, as detailed below.

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. William E. Van Trump, AVP Engineering—Signal/Comm./TCO, 1400 Douglas Street, STOP 0910, Omaha, Nebraska 68179.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeks approval of the proposed discontinuance of the Automatic Block Signal system on the Strang Subdivision between control point Tower 68, at milepost (MP) 0.42, and holding signal ST912, at MP 2, near Englewood, Texas. The discontinuance consists of the removal of six automatic signals as wellas the circuit controllers from five handoperated switches and one handoperated crossover. The hand-operated switches will remain in the application area without signal protection. The application area is to be Yard Limits and shall contain Remote Control Locomotive operations. The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signal system is no longer needed for efficient and safe operation of trains in this area.

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 FRA–2011– 0008) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:

• Web site: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

• Fax: 202–493–2251.

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Communications received within 45 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 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the above facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility’s Web site at http://www.regulations.gov.

Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc. ). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Page 19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 16,

2011. Robert C. Lauby, Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations.

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**BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 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) has received a request for a waiver of compliance from 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.
Whitewater Valley Railroad

Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–

2010–0148

The Whitewater Valley Railroad (WVRR) seeks a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards, i.e. §§ 215.303 and 215.305, which require stenciling of restricted cars; as well as that of the Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock, i.e. §§ 224.3 and 224.5, which require applying reflectors on freight cars and locomotives.

WVRR owns 13 freight cars that are older than 50 years from their date of original construction, and are restricted by the provision of 49 CFR 215.203(a). WVRR is concurrently seeking special approval to continue to use these cars under proceeding according to 49 CFR 215.203(b).

To support its petition to seek relief from the stenciling and reflectorization requirements, WVRR states that it is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It is an operating railroad museum dedicated to the operation of a historic branch line railroad, to the restoration of railroad equipment, and to the conduct of educational railroad programs. The railroad owns and operates 19 miles of track between Metamora and Connersville, Indiana. These tracks are not part of the general railway system. Operating speeds on the line would never be authorized at more than 25 miles per hour.

WVRR states that to support its mission, it operates antiquated freight and passenger cars built prior to 1945, as well as a group of freight cars and locomotives built after 1945, in public excursion service as operating historic artifacts. On rare occasions, locomotives and freight cars (including flat, box and hopper cars) are used to demonstrate typical freight trains of the 1940s–60s. These operations are sometimes chartered programs designed for photographers, film production, and for