70378 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices

Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of

1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L.

101–508) and part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On November 14, 2000, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by Hattiesburg-Laurel

Regional Airport Authority was

substantially complete within the

requirements of § 158.25 of part 158.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than Date 120 days after receipt of

application supplement.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC Application No.: 00–03–C–00–

PIB.

Level of the proposed PFC: $4.50.

Proposed charge effective date: May 1,

2001.

Proposed charge Expiration date:

November 1, 2003.

Total estimated net PFC revenue:

$149,610.

Brief Description of Proposed Projects:

Acquire ARFF Vehicle; Engineering &

Design Of Runway Overlay; Install

Security Fencing; Install Airfield Signs;

Land Purchase; Acquire Security

Vehicle; Construct Ramp Edge Taxiway;

Acquire Communications Equipment;

Terminal Renovation, Phase I; Acquire

Security Vehicle; Terminal Renovation,

Phase II; Erosion Control; Rehab

Security System; Terminal Renovation,

Phase III.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: None.

Any person may Inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the HattiesburgLaurel Regional Airport.

Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on

November 16, 2000.

Wayne Atkinson,

Manager, Jackson Airports District Office,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 00–29918 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

01–04–I–00–SYR To Impose a

Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

Syracuse-Hancock International

Airport, Syracuse, New York

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose a PFC at

Syracuse-Hancock International Airport

under the provisions of the Aviation

Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of

1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L.

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 22, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Federal Aviation

Administration, New York Airports

District Office, 600 Old Country Road,

Suite 446, Garden City, New York

11530.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Charles R.

Everett, Jr., Commissioner of Aviation,

City of Syracuse Department of Aviation

at the following address: Department of

Aviation, Syracuse-Hancock

International Airport, Syracuse, New

York 13212.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the City of

Syracuse Department of Aviation under

§ 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip Brito, Manager, New York

Airports District Office, 600 Old

Country Road, Garden City, New York

11530, Telephone: (516) 227–3800. The

application may be reviewed in person

at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

a PFC at Syracuse-Hancock

International Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L.

101–508) and part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On November 14, 2000, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose a PFC submitted by the City of

Syracuse Department of Aviation was

substantially complete within the

requirements of § 158.25 of part 158.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than March 8, 2001.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC Application No.: 01–04–I–00

SYR.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

February 1, 2001.

Proposed charge expiration date:

February 2, 2002.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$3,018,210.

Brief description of proposed

project(s): Taxiway ‘‘A’’ Rehabilitation.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/

Commercial Operators Filing FAA Form

1800–31.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

regional airports office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Eastern region, Airports Division, AEA–

610, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New

York 11434–4809.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the City of

Syracuse Department of Aviation.

Issued in Garden City, New York, on

November 14, 2000.

Philip Brito,

Manager, New York Airports District Office,

Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 00–29919 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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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) received

a request for a waiver of compliance

with 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.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices 70379

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2000–

7926]

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company (BNSF) seeks a

waiver of compliance from the

provisions of the Track Safety

Standards, 49 CFR section 213.55,

regarding the allowable deviations from

uniformity of track alinement. There are

2191 track miles on BNSF where the

maximum allowable passenger train

speed is 80 mph or less and the

corresponding freight train speed is

between 61 and 70 mph. Pursuant to 49

CFR section 213.9(a) of the Track Safety

Standards, the allowable freight train

speeds subject these locations to FRA

Class 5 standards.

BNSF is petitioning for a waiver

which would establish intermediate

values for allowable alinement

deviations over the 2191 track miles in

question. The intermediate values

would be more restrictive than those

prescribed for FRA Class 4 track, but

less restrictive than those prescribed for

FRA Class 5 track. The petitioner cites

the fact that the allowable freight train

speeds are at the lower end of the Class

5 speed regime, and the existence of

various operating restrictions which

closely control freight train speeds

within the 61 to 70 mph range, as

arguments in favor of relief. The

petitioner also states there have been no

reportable or non-reportable derailments

attributed to irregular alinement over

these 2191 miles in the past five years.

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 2000–7926) and

must be submitted to the Docket Clerk,

DOT Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 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:/

/dms.dot.gov.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 16,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–29904 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Research and Development Programs

Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

public meeting at which NHTSA will

describe and discuss specific research

and development projects. Further, the

notice requests suggestions for topics to

be presented by the agency.

DATES AND TIMES: The National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration will hold

a public meeting devoted primarily to

presentations of specific research and

development projects on December 14,

2000, beginning at 1:30 p.m. and ending

at approximately 5 p.m. The deadline

for interested parties to suggest agenda

topics is 5 p.m. on November 29, 2000.

Questions may be submitted in advance

regarding the agency’s research and

development projects. They must be

submitted in writing by December 4,

2000, to the address given below. If

sufficient time is available, questions

received after the December 4 date will

be answered at the meeting during the

discussion period. The individual,

group, or company asking a question

does not have to be present for the

question to be answered. A consolidated

list of answers to questions submitted

by December 4 will be available at the

meeting and will be mailed to requesters

after the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Best Western Gateway International

Hotel, Romulus, Michigan 48174,

telephone number 734–728–2800.

Suggestions for specific research and

development topics as described below

and questions for the December 14,

2000, meeting relating to the agency’s

research and development programs

should be submitted to the Office of the

Associate Administrator for Research

and Development, NRD–01, National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

Room 6206, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. The fax number

is (202) 366–5930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In recent

years, since April 1993, NHTSA has

provided detailed information about its

research and development programs in

presentations at a series of public

meetings. The purpose is to make

available more complete and timely

information regarding the agency’s

research and development programs.

This is the twenty-eighth meeting in

that series, and it will be held on

December 14, 2000, at the Best Western

Gateway International Hotel, Romulus,

Michigan.

NHTSA requests suggestions from

interested parties on specific agenda

topics to be presented at this meeting.

NHTSA will base its decisions about the

agenda, in part, on the suggestions it

receives by 5 p.m. on November 29,

2000. Before the meeting, NHTSA will

publish a notice with an agenda listing

the research and development topics to

be discussed. The agenda can also be

obtained by calling or faxing the request

to the telephone numbers listed in this

notice, through the E-mail address listed

in this notice, or from NHTSA’s Web

site under Announcements/Public

Meetings at URL http://

www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/announce/

meetings/.

NHTSA asks that the suggestions be

limited to three topics, in priority order,

so that the presentations at the

December 14, 2000, meeting can be most

useful to the audience. Specific research

and development topics are listed

below. Many of these topics have been

discussed at previous meetings.

Suggestions for agenda topics are not

restricted to this listing, and interested

parties are invited to suggest other

research and development topics of

specific interest to their organizations or

items of general interest. Additionally, if

any interested parties would like to

make a presentation regarding technical

issues concerning any of NHTSA’s

research programs, information

concerning the proposed topic and

speaker should be submitted in writing

by 5 p.m. on November 29, 2000.

Specific R&D topics are:

Fiscal Years 2000–2001 R&D Research

Efforts,

International Harmonized Research

Activities (IHRA),

On-line tracking system for NHTSA’s

research projects, and

Crash Injury Research and

Engineering Network (CIREN).