### 14462 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2012 / Notices

comprising the submittal, are available for review at the FAA office listed above and at the administrative offices of the W.K. Kellogg Airport, Mr. Lawrence Bowron, 15551 S. Airport Road, Battle Creek, MI 49015. The Record of Approval will also be available on-line
at: http://www.faa.gov/ airports

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Issued in Romulus, Michigan on February 17, 2012. John L. Mayfield, Jr., Manager, Detroit Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2012–5701 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee** 

Pursuant to section 10(A)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the FAA Research, Engineering and Development (R,E&D) Advisory Committee.
**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Meeting.

Name: Research, Engineering & Development Advisory Committee.

Time and Date: April 18, 2012—9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Place: Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW—Round Room (10th Floor), Washington, DC 20591.

Purpose: The meeting agenda will include receiving from the Committee guidance for FAA’s research and development investments in the areas of air traffic services, airports, aircraft safety, human factors and environment and energy. Attendance is open to the interested public but seating is limited. Persons wishing to attend the meeting or obtain information should contact Gloria Dunderman at (202) 267–8937 or gloria.dunderman@faa.gov. Attendees will have to present picture ID at the security desk and be escorted to the Round Room. Members of the public may present a written statement to the Committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 24,
2012. Wilson Felder, Director, William J. Hughes Technical Center.
[FR Doc. 2012–5690 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 a.m.]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of request for grant proposals for the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice solicits Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 grant proposals to continue the development of a Commercial Space Transportation infrastructure system that supports the National Space Policy and Congressional intent. Begun in 2010, the program supports the Commercial Space Transportation industry by identification, prioritization, and funding for Commercial Space Transportation infrastructure projects. This program has been previously referred to as the Commercial Space Transportation Grants Program.

The FAA/AST intends to continue funding the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program for FY 2012. However, funding has not been determined at this time. In order for the FAA/AST to swiftly execute grant awards within FY 2012, should funding be available, the FAA/AST is requesting grant applications at this time. The FAA/AST intends to receive, process, and evaluate the applications in a timely manner, and in accordance with the notional schedule listed below, so should there be available funding, the recipients will already be selected and the awards can be made within FY 2012. There remains the possibility that no funds will be available in FY 2012 for the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program. If no funds are available, no grant applications submitted in response to this Notice will be approved and funded.

This Notice will be the only solicitation made for FY 2012 projects and proposals. The FAA/AST will review and evaluate all applications for a grant received by the deadline, pursuant to 51 U.S.C. Chapter 511. The FAA/AST may make one or more grant awards based upon its evaluations of the submissions. All grants awarded under the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program are discretionary awards. Projects to be funded under the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program must carry out commercial space transportation infrastructure development, as defined in 51 U.S.C.
51101.

**DATES :**  In order for the FAA/AST to award funds (if appropriated) before the end of FY 2012, the following notional schedule is provided.

Submission Open Period Opens: March 8, 2012.

Submission Open Period Closes: May 11, 2012.

Review, Selection, and Approval Period: May 14, 2012 to June 1, 2012.

Announcement: July 17, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Applicants can get more information about the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program, to include a checklist for the submission package, by:

1. Accessing the Office of Commercial Space Transportation Web site at: http://www.faa.gov/go/ast; or

2. Contacting Julie Price or Glenn Rizner, AST–100, for program questions; or

3. Contacting Greg Carter, AGC–510, for legal questions.

Office Fax Email

Julie Price ............................................................................................................... 202–4 93–5486 202–267–5463 Julie.Price@faa.gov. Glenn Rizner ........................................................................................................... 202–267– 3194 202–267–5463 Glenn.Rizner@faa.gov. Greg Carter ............................................................................................................. 202–267–3186 202–267–5261 Greg.Carter@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

The Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program is intended to ‘‘ensure the resiliency of the space transportation infrastructure in the United States.’’ To help further establish United States’ Commercial Space Transportation-related goals, Congress established the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program, now found in 51 U.S.C. Chapter 511—Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants. Congressional authorization was established FY 1994 for the use of Federal monies to fund up to fifty