Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 37 / Thursday, February 24, 2011 / Notices 10429 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending February 12, 

2011 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under subpart B 

(formerly subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011– 

0024. 

Date Filed: February 9, 2011. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: March 2, 2011. 

Description: Application of Marceco, 

Ltd requesting a certificate of public 

convenience and necessity authorizing 

interstate charter air transportation. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011– 

0026. 

Date Filed: February 9, 2011. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: March 2, 2011. 

Description: 

Application of 2106701 Ontario Inc. 

DBA NovaJet requesting an exemption 

and a foreign air carrier permit to engage 

in non-scheduled charter flights in 

foreign air transportation of persons, 

property and mail: (1) Between any 

points in Canada and any points in the 

United States; (2) between any point or 

points in the United States and any 

point or points in a third country or 

countries, provided that, except with 

respect to cargo charters, such services 

constitutes part of a continuous 

operations, with or without a change of 

aircraft, that includes service to Canada 

for the purpose of carrying local traffic 

between Canada and the United States; 

and (3) other charter operations. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4116 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2011–08] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number 

involved and must be received on or 

before March 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2010–0134 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keira Jones, 202–267–4025, or Tyneka 

L. Thomas, 202–267–7626, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17, 

2011. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2010–0134. 

Petitioner: Al’s Aerial Spraying. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: § 137.51. 

Description of Relief Sought 

Al’s Aerial Spraying, LLC., is 

petitioning for reconsideration of denial. 

The exemption, if granted, would allow 

Al’s Aerial Spraying to utilize a singleengine Pratt & Whitney PT–6 turboprop 

powered Air Tractor aircraft to make 

turnarounds over congested areas in a 

loaded configuration. 

The petitioner submitted additional 

information to support their request for 

reconsideration. This additional 

information was submitted via phone 

conversation and in letter form. The 

petitioner had a conversation with the 

FAA on January 6, 2011, and also sent 

a letter to the FAA, which was received 

on January 18, 2011. Both the Record of 

Conversation from the phone call and 

the information submitted by letter are 

included in the public docket. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4101 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2011–09] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 


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1BNSF states that the trackage rights being 

granted here are only temporary rights, but, because 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATE: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number 

involved and must be received on or 

before March 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2011–0049 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keira Jones (202) 267–4025, Tyneka 

Thomas (202) 267–7626 or David 

Staples (202) 267–4058, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17, 

2011. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2011–0049. 

Petitioner: Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

120.109(a)(1), (b), 120.115(c), 

120.217(c), 120.223(a)(1), and 

120.223(a)(1)(i). 

Description of Relief Sought 

Pinnacle seeks relief from conducting 

pre-employment testing, training, and 

the drug and alcohol records check for 

1,000 safety-sensitive employees they 

plan to hire from Mesaba Aviation, Inc. 

d.b.a. Mesaba Airlines (Mesaba) 

following a transfer of assets. Pinnacle 

contends that both airlines have been 

operating safely under the listed 

regulations, and an exemption from 

these regulations would not affect safety 

and would be in the public interest. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4102 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. EP 558 (Sub-No. 14)] 

Railroad Cost of Capital—2010 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice of decision instituting a 

proceeding to determine the railroad 

industry’s 2010 cost of capital. 

SUMMARY: The Board is instituting a 

proceeding to determine the railroad 

industry’s cost of capital for 2010. The 

decision solicits comments on the 

following issues: (1) The railroads’ 2010 

current cost of debt capital; (2) the 

railroads’ 2010 current cost of preferred 

equity capital (if any); (3) the railroads’ 

2010 cost of common equity capital; and 

(4) the 2010 capital structure mix of the 

railroad industry on a market value 

basis. Comments should focus on the 

various cost of capital components 

listed above using the same 

methodology followed in Railroad Cost 

of Capital—2009, EP 558 (Sub–No. 13) 

(STB served Oct. 29, 2010). 

DATES: Notices of intent to participate 

are due by March 8, 2011. Statements of 

the railroads are due by April 29, 2011. 

Statements of other interested persons 

are due by May 19, 2011. Rebuttal 

statements by the railroads are due by 

June 8, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted either via the Board’s e-filing 

system or in the traditional paper 

format. Any person using e-filing should 

comply with the instructions at the E– 

FILING link on the Board’s Web site, at 

http://www.stb.dot.gov. Any person 

submitting a filing in the traditional 

paper format should send an original 

and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation 

Board, Attn: Docket No. EP 558 (Sub– 

No. 14), 395 E Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245–0333. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

(800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Board’s decision is posted on the 

Board’s Web site, http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. Copies of the decision 

may be purchased by contacting the 

Board’s Office of Public Assistance, 

Governmental Affairs, and Compliance 

at (202) 245–0236. Assistance for the 

hearing impaired is available through 

FIRS at (800) 877–8339. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment of the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10704(a). 

Decided: February 18, 2011. 

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice 

Chairman Nottingham, and Commissioner 

Mulvey. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4157 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35466] 

BNSF Railway Company—Temporary 

Trackage Rights Exemption—Union 

Pacific Railroad Company 

Pursuant to a written trackage rights 

agreement dated January 25, 2011, 

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 

has agreed to grant local trackage rights 

to BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) over 

UP lines extending between: (1) UP 

milepost 93.2 at Stockton, Cal., on UP’s 

Oakland Subdivision, and UP milepost 

219.4 at Elsey, Cal., on UP’s Canyon 

Subdivision, a distance of 

approximately 126.2 miles; and (2) UP 

milepost 219.4 at Elsey, Cal., and UP 

milepost 280.7 at Keddie, Cal., on UP’s 

Canyon Subdivision, a distance of 61.3 

miles.1


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