5720 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 24 / Friday, February 4, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

TSO–C77b, Gas Turbine Auxiliary

Power Units

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed Technical Standard Order and

request for public comment.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of draft Technical Standard

Order (TSO), C77b. This proposed TSO

pertains to minimum performance

standards that gas turbine auxiliary

power units (APUs), commonly used in

commercial aircraft, must meet in order

to be identified with the proposed TSO

marking.

DATES: Comments must identify the

TSO file number and be received on or

before May 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the

proposed TSO to the Federal Aviation

Administration, Attn: Engine and

Propeller Standards Staff, ANE–110,

Engine and Propeller Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington,

MA, 01803–5299. Comments must

identify the TSO file number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Mark A. Rumizen, Engine and Propeller

Standards Staff, ANE–110, Engine and

Propeller Directorate, Federal Aviation

Administration, 12 New England

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803–

5299, telephone (781) 238–7113, fax

(781) 238–7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

A copy of the draft TSO may be

obtained by contacting the person

named under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Interested persons are invited

to comment on the proposed TSO, and

to submit such written data, views, or

arguments as they desire. Commenters

must identify the TSO file number, and

submit comments to the address

specified above. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered by the

Engine and Propeller Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service, before

issuance of the final TSO.

Background

The standards of this TSO would

apply to all APUs used for any new

application submitted after the effective

date of this TSO. APUs currently

approved under TSO–C77 or TSO–C77a

authorization may continue to be

manufactured under the provisions of

their original approval. However, under

§ 21.611(b) of the Federal Aviation

Regulations, any major design change to

an APU previously approved under

TSO–C77 or TSO–C77a would require a

new authorization under this TSO. The

general layout of this document

complies with the updated TSO format.

How To Obtain Copies

A copy of the proposed TSO–C77b

may be obtained via Internet (http:/

www.faa.gov/avr/air/air100/

100home.htm) or on request from the

office listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

Issued in Burlington, MA on January 7,

2000.

Jay J. Pardee,

Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Washington and Benton Counties,

Arkansas

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

environmental impact statement will be

prepared for a proposed intermodal

highway project in Washington and

Benton Counties, Arkansas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Romero, Environmental

Specialist, Federal Highway

Administration, 3128 Federal Office

Building, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201–

3298, Telephone: (501) 324–5625; or

Brenda Price, Environmental Scientist,

Environmental Division, Arkansas State

Highway and Transportation

Department, Post Office Box 2261, Little

Rock, Arkansas 72203, Telephone (501)

569–2281; or Uvalde Lindsey,

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport

Authority Staff Consultant, 100 West

Center Street, Suite 300, Fayetteville,

Arkansas 72701, Telephone (501) 582–

2100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Arkansas Department of Transportation

and the Northwest Arkansas Regional

Airport Authority, will prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

on a proposal to construct a new

intermodal access road to the Northwest

Arkansas Regional Airport. It is

intended that the access road be a toll

road. The proposed construction would

involve a new intermodal toll road from

either US 71 or US 412 on the existing

Federal Highway System and connect to

the Northwest Arkansas Regional

Airport, for a distance of approximately

eight to twelve miles (13 to 19

kilometers).

The new access road is considered

necessary to provide for existing and

projected traffic demand to the airport.

Bridges and water crossings will be

required, the number and location

depending upon the exact route.

Alternatives under consideration

include (1) taking no action, (2)

improving the existing highways, and

(3) constructing a new access road at a

new location. Several location

alternatives will be considered.

Letters describing the proposed action

and soliciting comments will be sent to

appropriate Federal, State and local

agencies, and to private organizations

and citizens who have previously

expressed or are known to have interest

in the proposal. A formal public

Scoping meeting will be held on March

28, 2000, between the hours of 4:00 p.m.

and 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall, Elm

Springs, Arkansas. A series of public

meetings will be held in the project area

during the course of the Study. In

addition, a public hearing will be held.

Public notice will be given of the time

and place of the meetings and hearing.

The draft EIS will be available for public

and agency review and comment prior

to the public hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments, and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments or questions concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning

and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program)

Issued on: January 24, 2000.

Elizabeth Romero,

Environmental Specialist,Federal Highway

Administration,Little Rock, Arkansas.

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