76002 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 234 / Tuesday, December 5, 2000 / Notices

above address. Also, you may review

public dockets on the Internet at http:/

/dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Forest Rawls (202) 267–8033, or

Vanessa Wilkins (202) 267–8029, Office

of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91 of Part 11.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

30, 2000.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemptions

Docket No.: FAA–2000–8218

Petitioner: Bombardier Aerospace,

Inc.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

25.1435(b)(1)

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit Bombardier Aerospace, Inc. an

exemption from the 14 CFR

25.1435(b)(1) requirements for static

testing of a complete hydraulic system

to 1.5 times the design operation

pressure for the CL–600–2D24 (Regional

Jet CRF–900) airplane.

[FR Doc. 00–30924 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Jackson County, Michigan

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 I–94 Jackson

Urban Area Study between M–60 and

Sargent Road in Jackson County,

Michigan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James Kirschensteiner, Programs and

Environmental Engineer, Federal

Highway Administration, 315 W.

Allegan Street, Room 207, Lansing,

Michigan 48933, Telephone (517) 377–

1880 or Mr. Ron Kinney, Manager,

Environmental Section, Bureau of

Transportation Planning, Michigan

Department of Transportation, PO Box

30050, Lansing, Michigan 48909,

Telephone (517) 335–2621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA in cooperation with Michigan

Department of Transportation (MDOT)

will prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) on a proposal to

improve I–94 in the Jackson Urban Area.

The proposed study location is

approximately 9 miles of the I–94

corridor commencing at the M–60/I–

94BL interchange, then proceeding

easterly to the Sargent Road

interchange. Various rehabilitations and

maintenance of this section of I–94 have

occurred since its initial construction in

1949 to improve the ride quality and

operational characteristics of the route,

but it still remains suboptimal by

modern day freeway standards.

Alternatives under consideration

include (1) do-nothing, and (2) widen

from two lanes in each direction to three

lanes in each direction. The proposed

work will include interchange

reconstruction.

Scoping documents describing the

proposed action and soliciting

comments will be sent to appropriate

Federal, state, local agencies, private

organizations, and citizens who have

previously expressed or are known to

have interest in this proposal. A series

of public meetings will be held as well

as a formal public hearing. 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. No formal scoping meeting is

planned at this time.

Comments and suggestions are invited

from all interested parties to insure that

the full range of issues related to this

proposed action are addressed and all

significant issues are identified.

Questions or comments 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 Research,

Planning, and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Issued on: November 28, 2000.

James J. Steele,

Division Administrator, Lansing, Michigan.

[FR Doc. 00–30920 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Rankin County, Mississippi

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 the proposed extension of

Airport Parkway from Old Brandon

Road south to I–20 along Highway 475

in Rankin County, Mississippi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cecil Vick, Environmental Coordinator,

Federal Highway Administration, 666

North Street, Suite 105, Jackson, MS

39202–3199, Telephone: (601) 965–

4217. Contacts at the State and local

level, respectively are: Mr. Claiborne

Barnwell, Environmental/Location

Division Engineer, Mississippi

Department of Transportation, P.O. Box

1850, Jackson, MS, 39215–1850,

telephone: (601) 359–7920; and Mr.

William R. May, District Engineer,

Mississippi Department of

Transportation, 7759 Highway 80 W.,

Newton, MS, 39345, telephone (601)

683–3341.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Mississippi Department of

Transportation (MDOT), will prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the proposed extension of Airport

Parkway from Old Brandon Road south

to I–20 along Highway 475 in Rankin

County, Mississippi.

The project as proposed would be a

facility with full access controls. The

study area for the proposed project is

bounded by Old Brandon Road to the

north, Interstate 20 to the south, and

extends a sufficient distance beyond

these boundaries to allow for alternative

concepts. The boundaries will extend to

the vicinity of Fox Hall Drive on the

west and approximately 300 meters

(1,000 feet) east of the existing

roundabout at the airport. Alternatives

under consideration include (1) taking

no action and (2) build alternative.

A scoping process will be initiated

that involves all appropriate federal and

state agencies. This will continue

throughout the study as an ongoing

process. A formal scoping meeting will

be held for the project. Coordination

will be continued with federal, state,

and local agencies, and with private

organizations and citizens who express

or are known to have interest in this

proposal. A formal public involvement

process will be initiated, and public

meetings will be held as appropriate.

The draft EIS will be available for public

and agency review and comment prior

to the official 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.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 234 / Tuesday, December 5, 2000 / Notices 76003

1On November 20, 2000, a petition to stay the

effective date of the exemption was filed by Joseph

C. Szabo, on behalf of United Transportation UnionIllinois Legislative Board. The petition for stay was

denied in The Central Illinois Railroad Company—

Lease and Operation Exemption—Lines of The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Company at Chicago, Cook County, IL, STB Finance

Docket No. 33960 (STB served Nov. 22, 2000).

1The petition is related to two abandonment

applications simultaneously filed by Conrail under

section 308 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act

of 1973 (3–R Act), 45 U.S.C. 748, a provision added

to the 3–R Act by the Northeast Rail Service Act of

1981 (Pub. L. No. 97–35). See Conrail—

Abandonment of the Weehawken Branch—in

Hudson County, NJ, STB Docket No. AB–167 (SubNo. 766N); and Conrail—Abandonment of the River

Line—in Hudson County, NJ, STB Docket No. AB–

167 (Sub-No. 1067N). Conrail has requested that the

applications be considered together because the

Weehawken Branch and the River Line are operated

as a single line due to changes made to track

alignment and operations. Where appropriate, the

two lines will be referenced as the River Line.

Notices of Insufficient Revenues were timely filed

on October 31, 1983, and October 31, 1985,

respectively. The Board must grant the applications

within 90 days after their filing date (i.e., by

February 12, 2001) unless offers of financial

assistance (OFA) are filed within the 90-day period.

See sections 308(c) and (d).

2The 3.84-mile segment extends from the point

of switch in Jersey City (approximately MP 0.00),

to the southerly R.O.W. line of Baldwin Avenue, in

Weehawken (approximately MP 2.84), and includes

the former DL&W Railroad Lead to the Hoboken

Freight Yard in Jersey City.

3The 6.95-mile segment is divided into two parts:

(1) from the connection to the Passaic and Harismus

Branch at CP ‘‘Waldo’’ in Jersey City (approximately

MP 0.00) to the south side of Clifton Road in

Weehawken (approximately MP 4.7), including the

River Yard; and (2) from (a) the south side of Clifton

Road in Weehawken (approximately MP 0.00) to the

northwest side of Tonnelle Avenue (excluding the

portion of line, associated track, and underlying

right-of-way necessary to retain access and continue

service to Durkee Foods) in North Bergen

(approximately MP 1.53); (b) the National Docks

Secondary in Jersey City from its connection with

the River Line at CP ‘‘Nave’’ to the east side of

Newark Avenue (approximately 1,350 feet); and (c)

the Weehawken Branch (Chicken Yard) in

Weehawken, from its connection with the River

Line on the east side of Willow Avenue to the end

of the track (approximately 2,450 feet).

4CSX Transportation, Inc., also acquired the same

rights with respect to the River Line and filed a

similar petition for exemption on November 20,

2000. See CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Discontinuance Exemption—in Hudson County, NJ,

STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 584X).

5Two shippers, Cognis Chemical Company and

Dykes Lumber Company, are being served.

6The River Line’s real estate and track was

transferred to NJT on or about October 24, 1995,

pursuant to the Freight Relocation and River Line

Acquisition Agreement that Conrail and NJT

entered into on June 8, 1989. Conrail retained a free

and exclusive easement for the operation and

maintenance of rail freight service.

NJT will reconstruct the River Line and dedicate

it to light rail commuter passenger service. The

River Line’s freight operations will be transferred to

Conrail’s Northern Branch, which will be

reconstructed to accommodate through train service

and to remove ‘‘at-grade’’ highway and street

crossings. Conrail will not terminate freight

operations or consummate the abandonment of the

River Line, and NS will not exercise the

discontinuance authority, until the Northern

Branch has been reconstructed.

7NS has requested that its petition for exemption

be granted with an effective date of February 12,

2001, to coincide with the anticipated effectiveness

of the two related Conrail abandonment

applications. This request will be considered by the

Board when the petition for exemption is

addressed.

Comments or questions concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA or MDOT at the

addresses provided above.

Andrew H. Hughes,

Division Administrator, Jackson, Mississippi.

[FR Doc. 00–30839 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33960]

The Central Illinois Railroad

Company—Lease and Operation

Exemption—Lines of The Burlington

Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Company at Chicago, Cook County, IL

The Central Illinois Railroad

Company, a noncarrier, has filed a

verified notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.31 to lease from The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company (BNSF)

approximately 5.9 miles of main line

track and approximately 12.47 miles of

sidetrack, collectively referred to as the

Lumber District and Illinois Northern

lines or portions thereof, in the vicinity

of BNSF’s Western Avenue Yard in

Chicago, Cook County, IL.1

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated no earlier than November

23, 2000, the effective date of the

exemption (7 days after the exemption

was filed).

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding 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

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33960, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Thomas F.

McFarland, Jr., Esq., McFarland &

Herman, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite

1330, Chicago, IL 60606–2902.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at http://

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: November 27, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30655 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 212X)]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Discontinuance Exemption—in

Hudson County, NJ 1

On November 14, 2000, Norfolk

Southern Railway Company (NS) filed

with the Surface Transportation Board

(Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502

for exemption from 49 U.S.C. 10903 to

discontinue service over approximately

3.84 miles of the Weehawken Branch 2

and approximately 6.95 miles of the

River Line 3 in Hudson County, NJ. The

lines traverse U.S. Postal Zip Codes

07302, 07303, 07306, 07407, and 07087.

NS acquired the right to operate over

these lines under the North Jersey

Shared Assets Areas Operating

Agreement approved by the Board in

CSX Corp.—Control and Operating

Leases/Agreements—Conrail Inc., STB

Finance Docket No. 33388 (Decision No.

89) (STB served July 23, 1998), clarified

and modified (Decision No. 96) (STB

served Oct. 19, 1998), petitions for

review pending sub nom. Erie Niagara

Rail Steering Committee v. STB, Nos.

98–4285, et al. (2d Cir. filed July 31,

1998).4 Pursuant to that agreement, NS

does not conduct freight operations over

the River Line. NS publishes rates and

maintains stations for the River Line’s

shippers,5 and Conrail conducts the

actual train operations in NS’s name.

The lines do not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. A large part of the

real estate and track is owned by the

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT),

and the remainder is owned by Conrail.6

Any documentation in NS’s possession

will be made available promptly to

those requesting it.

The interest of railroad employees

will be protected by the conditions set

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979).

By issuing this notice, the Board is

instituting an exemption proceeding

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final

decision will be issued by March 3,

2001.7