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3 G&A filed with its verified notice an unexecuted 

copy of the agreement and plan of merger. 

line subject to any existing agreement 

that imposes such a restriction.3

The verified notice states that 

following the proposed transaction, 

CKIN will continue to operate the 27.52- 

mile NIRC line in the same manner as 

it does today and that the transaction 

will not result in adverse changes in 

service levels, significant operational 

changes, or a change in the competitive 

balance with carriers outside the 

corporate family. Therefore, the 

transaction is exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3). 

Unless stayed, the exemption will be 

effective on March 21, 2024 (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). The 

verified notice states that G&A, CKIN, 

and NIRC intend to consummate the 

proposed transaction as soon as 

practicable after the effective date of the 

exemption. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c) 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under 49 U.S.C. 11324 and 

11325 that involve only Class III rail 

carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not 

impose labor protective conditions here 

because all the carriers involved are 

Class III rail carriers. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than March 14, 2024 (at 

least seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36760, must be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website or in 

writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on G&A’s representative, 

Terrance M. Hynes, Sidley Austin LLP, 

1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC 

20005. 

According to G&A, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and historic reporting under 

49 CFR 1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: February 26, 2024. 

By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office 

of Proceedings. 

Tammy Lowery, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04340 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Maps; Martha’s 

Vineyard Airport 

ACTION: Notice of acceptance of a noise 

exposure map. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by Martha’s Vineyard 

Airport Commission for Martha’s 

Vineyard Airport under the provisions 

of the Aviation Safety and Noise 

Abatement Act are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. 

DATES: The FAA’s determination on the 

noise exposure maps is effective 

February 26, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Quaine, Federal Aviation 

Administration, New England Regional 

Office Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Airports Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 

01803. Phone number: 781–238–7613. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Martha’s Vineyard Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of 14 CFR part 150, 

effective (Note 1). Under the Aviation 

Safety and Noise Abatement Act 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) (49 

U.S.C. 47503), an airport operator may 

submit to the FAA noise exposure maps 

which meet applicable regulations and 

which depict non-compatible land uses 

as of the date of submission of such 

maps, a description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. An airport operator who has 

submitted noise exposure maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Federal Aviation 

Regulations (FAR) part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional 

noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation 

submitted by Martha’s Vineyard Airport 

Commission. The specific maps under 

consideration were ‘‘Figure 6–1 Existing 

Conditions (2023) NEM page 6–3 and 

Figure 6–2 Forecast Conditions (2028) 

NEM page 6–5 in the submission. The 

FAA has determined that these noise 

exposure maps and accompanying 

documentation are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on February 

26, 2024. 

FAA’s determination on an airport 

operator’s noise exposure maps is 

limited to a finding that the maps were 

developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in appendix A of 

FAR part 150. Such determination does 

not constitute approval of the 

applicant’s data, information or plans, 

or a commitment to approve a noise 

compatibility program or to fund the 

implementation of that program. If 

questions arise concerning the precise 

relationship of specific properties to 

noise exposure contours depicted on a 

noise exposure map submitted under 

section 47503 of the Act, it should be 

noted that the FAA is not involved in 

any way in determining the relative 

locations of specific properties with 

regard to the depicted noise contours, or 

in interpreting the noise exposure maps 

to resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of noise exposure maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under section 47503 of the Act. 

The FAA has relied on the certification 

by the airport operator, under section 

150.21 of FAR part 150, that the 

statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. Copies of the full 

noise exposure map documentation and 

of the FAA’s evaluation of the maps are 

available for examination at the 

following locations: 


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Martha’s Vineyard Airport, 71 Airport 

Rd., West Tisbury, MA 02575 

Federal Aviation Administration, New 

England Region, Airports Division, 

1200 District Avenue, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in New England Regional Office, 

Burlington, MA, on February 26, 2024. 

Julie Seltsam-Wilps, 

Deputy Director, ANE–600. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04334 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. 2023–2061] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Commercial Air 

Tour Operator Reports 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments; correction. 

SUMMARY: The FAA published a 

document in the Federal Register of 

February 24, 2024, concerning request 

for comments on a request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The document contained an 

incorrect sentence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra Fox by email at: sandra.y.fox@

faa.gov; phone 202–267–0928. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of February 

26, 2024, in FR Doc. 2024–03880, on 

page 14126 in the second column, 

correct the last sentence of the 

Background section to read: 

Operators complete the information 

on a reporting template and provide it 

either by email or mail to the agencies. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26, 

2024. 

Sandra Fox, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, FAA 

Office of Environment and Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04315 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0111; FMCSA– 

2021–0017] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for nine 

individuals from the hearing 

requirement in the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for 

interstate commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable 

these hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions are applicable 

on March 4, 2024. The exemptions 

expire on March 4, 2026. Comments 

must be received on or before April 1, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System Docket No. 

FMCSA–2019–0111, or Docket No. 

FMCSA–2021–0017 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number (FMCSA–2019–0111 or 

FMCSA–2021–0017) in the keyword box 

and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, sort the 

results by ‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ 

choose the first notice listed, and click 

on the ‘‘Comment’’ button. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, FMCSA, DOT, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–224, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 

4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov. Office 

hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you have questions regarding viewing 

or submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0111 

or Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0017), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online or by fax, mail, or hand 

delivery, but please use only one of 

these means. FMCSA recommends that 

you include your name and a mailing 

address, an email address, or a phone 

number in the body of your document 

so that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number (FMCSA–2019–0111 or 

FMCSA–2021–0017) in the keyword box 

and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, sort the 

results by ‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ 

choose the first notice listed, click the 

‘‘Comment’’ button, and type your 

comment into the text box on the 

following screen. Choose whether you 

are submitting your comment as an 

individual or on behalf of a third party 

and then submit. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. FMCSA will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period. 

B. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket 

number (FMCSA–2019–0111 or 

FMCSA–2021–0017) in the keyword box 

and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, sort the 

results by ‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ 

choose the first notice listed, and click 

‘‘Browse Comments.’’ If you do not have 

access to the internet, you may view the 

docket online by visiting Dockets 

Operations on the ground floor of the 

DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 


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