Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 115 / Friday, June 14, 2013 / Notices 36013 

Dated: May 16, 2013. 

Candace M.J. Goforth, 

Director of Defense Trade Controls Policy, 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14199 Filed 6–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for Waiver of 

Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with 

respect to land; Quad City International 

Airport, Moline, Illinois. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a 

proposal to change a 3.03-acre portion 

of Parcel AA of airport land from 

aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use 

(for lease), located at Quad City 

International Airport, Moline, Illinois. 

The subject 3.03-acre portion of Parcel 

AA (10.84 total acres) is located in the 

north quadrant of the airport along 

Airport Drive and currently not being 

used directly for aeronautical purposes 

other than for the protection of FAR Part 

77 surfaces and compatible land use. 

The change from aeronautical to nonaeronautical use would allow the 

construction of a hotel on the subject 

3.03-acre parcel. The aforementioned 

land is not needed for aeronautical use. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review by prior appointment at the FAA 

Airports District Office, Mr. Richard 

Pur, Airports Engineer, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Chicago Airports 

District Office, 2300 East Devon 

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 

Telephone: (847) 294–7527/Fax: (847) 

294–7046, and Metropolitan Airport 

Authority of Rock Island County, 2200 

69th Avenue, Moline, Illinois 61265, 

and (309) 757–1732. 

Written comments on the Sponsor’s 

request must be delivered or mailed to: 

Mr. Richard Pur, Airports Engineer, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 

60018. Telephone: (847) 294–7527/Fax: 

(847) 294–7046. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard Pur, Airports Engineer, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Chicago 

Airports District Office, 2300 East 

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 

60018. Telephone: (847) 294–7527/Fax: 

(847) 294–7046. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 47107(h) of 

Title 49, United States Code, this notice 

is required to be published in the 

Federal Register 30 days before 

modifying the land-use assurance that 

requires the property to be used for an 

aeronautical purpose. 

Existing Parcel AA was originally 

acquired under FAAP Grant 9–11–024– 

C309 in June, 1962, with the subject 

portion of Parcel AA currently used for 

FAR Part 77 protection and to ensure 

compatible land use. The Metropolitan 

Airport Authority plans to allow the 

construction of a hotel on the subject 

property. Fair Market Value will be 

obtained from a long term lease with 

hotel owner. 

The use of the revenue generated from 

the lease of the airport property will be 

in accordance with FAA’s Policy and 

Procedures Concerning the Use of 

Airport Revenue, published in the 

Federal Register on February 16, 1999 

(64 FR 7696). 

This notice announces that the FAA 

is considering the release of the subject 

airport property at the Quad City 

International Airport, Moline, Illinois 

from its obligations to be maintained for 

aeronautical purposes. Approval does 

not constitute a commitment by the 

FAA to financially assist in the disposal 

of the subject airport property nor a 

determination of eligibility for grant-inaid funding from the FAA. 

Subject Portion of Parcel AA (Legal 

Description) 

Part of Outlots 2 and 3 of Valley View 

Place, and addition situated in the 

Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 

Quarter of Section 16 and the Northeast 

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 

Section 21 all in Township 17 North, 

Range 1 West of the Fourth Principal 

Meridian in Rock Island County, 

Illinois, said Part being further 

described as follows: 

Commencing at the Northwest Corner 

of the said Outlot 2, thence 00 degree 33 

minutes 51 seconds West along the West 

line of said Outlot 2 a distance of 69.93 

feet to a point on the South Right of 

Way Line of 69th Avenue (F.A. Route 

10/F.A.U. Route 5788); thence South 73 

degrees 22 minutes 14 seconds East 

along the said South Right of Way Line 

a distance of 35.28 feet to the point of 

Beginning; thence continuing South 73 

degrees 22 minutes 14 seconds along 

said South Right of Way line a distance 

of 257.25 feet; thence South 56 degrees 

53 minutes 02 seconds East along the 

said South Right of Way line a distance 

of 308.50 feet; thence South 41 degrees 

10 minutes 02 seconds West a distance 

of 249.27 feet; thence North 66 degrees 

41 minutes 12 seconds West a distance 

of 212.85 feet; thence North 89 degrees 

42 minutes 30 seconds West a distance 

of 149.12 feet; thence North 00 degree 

37 minutes 50 seconds East a distance 

of 344.83 feet to the Point of Beginning, 

containing 3.027 acres more or less. 

Basis of bearings are to the West line 

of said Outlot 2 South 00 degree 33 

minutes 51 seconds West to the Illinois 

State Plane Coordinate System, West 

Zone (NAD 83). 

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on May 15, 

2013. 

James G. Keefer, 

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, 

FAA, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14067 Filed 6–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2013–0055] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this document provides the public 

notice that by a document dated May 

16, 2013, the Commuter Rail Division of 

the Regional Transportation Authority 

(Metra) and its operating company, the 

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter 

Railroad Corporation, have petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from 

certain provisions of the Federal 

railroad safety regulations contained at 

49 CFR Part 236—Rules, Standards, and 

Instructions Governing the Installation, 

Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of 

Signal and Train Control Systems, 

Devices, and Appliances. FRA assigned 

the petition Docket Number FRA–2013– 

0055. 

Metra seeks a waiver from the 

requirements 49 CFR 236.566, 

Locomotive of each train operating in 

train stop, train control or cab signal 

territory; equipped. Specifically, Metra 

seeks FRA’s approval to operate 

equipped Metra Heritage Corridor 

District (HCD) trains on Metra’s Rock 

Island District (RID) from Joliet Coach 

Yard at Control Point (CP) Richards, 

Milepost (MP) 39.9 to the switch at the 

wye at UD Tower, MP 40.1 with the cab 

signals cut out. 

This petition for waiver is requested 

because HCD trains are positioned 

overnight at the Joliet Coach Yard on the 

RID. The RID automatic cab signal 

(ACS) territory begins at Joliet, MP 40.2, 

and ends at Blue Island, MP 14.5. 

Metra’s HCD trains operate on 

nonequipped territory, which begins in 

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