### 19410 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 62 / Friday, March 30, 2012 / Notices

1 Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008) as amended 76 FR 18620 (Apr. 4, 2011); Operating Limitations at Newark Liberty International Airport, 73 FR 29550 (May 21, 2008) as amended 76 FR 18618 (Apr. 4, 2011).

Drive, Building 23B, Bismarck, North Dakota 58504; Brookings City Hall, Engineering

Department, 311 3rd Avenue, Brookings, South Dakota 57706; Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd

Street, Brookings, South Dakota
57706.
Issued in Bismarck North Dakota, March 20, 2012. Thomas T. Schauer, Manager, Bismarck Airport District Office FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 2012–7741 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Notice of Schedule Information Submission Deadline for O’Hare**  **International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, John F. Kennedy**  **International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport for the**  **Winter 2012–2013 Scheduling Season**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of submission deadline.

**SUMMARY :**  Under this notice, the FAA announces the submission deadline of May 10, 2012, for Winter 2012–2013 flight schedules at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in accordance with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Worldwide Slot Guidelines. The deadline coincides with the schedule submission deadline for the IATA Slot Conference for the Winter 2012–2013 scheduling season.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The FAA has designated ORD as an IATA Level 2 airport, SFO as a Level 2 airport, JFK as a Level 3 airport, and EWR as a Level 3 airport. Scheduled operations at JFK and EWR are currently limited by FAA Orders until a final Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport (RIN 2120–AJ89) becomes effective but not later than October 26, 2013. 1 The FAA is primarily concerned about planned passenger and cargo operations during peak hours, but carriers may submit schedule plans for the entire day. At ORD, the peak hours are 0700 to 2100 Central Time (1300 to 0300 UTC), at SFO from 0600 to 2300 Pacific Time (1400 to 0700 UTC), and at EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300 Eastern Time (1100 to 0400 UTC). Carriers should submit schedule information in sufficient detail including, at minimum, the operating carrier, flight number, scheduled time of operation, frequency, and effective dates. IATA standard schedule information format and data elements (Standard Schedules Information Manual or SSIM) may be used.

The U.S. winter scheduling season for these airports is from October 28, 2012, through March 30, 2013, in recognition of the IATA northern winter period. The FAA understands there may be differences in schedule times due to different U.S. daylight saving time dates, and the FAA will accommodate these differences to the extent possible.

**DATES :**  Schedules must be submitted no later than May 10, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Schedules may be submitted by mail to the Slot Administration Office, AGC–200, Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591; by facsimile to: 202–267–7277; or by email
to: 7-AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone number: 202–267–7143; fax number: 202–267–7971; email: rob.hawks@faa.gov.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 27,
2012. Rebecca B. MacPherson, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2012–7724 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Highway Administration**

**Buy America Waiver Notification**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice provides information regarding the FHWA’s finding that a partial Buy America waiver is appropriate for the obligation of Federal-aid Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) improvement program funds for the purchase of eight 2012 Ford Escape hybrid four-wheel drive vehicles by Merced County, CA.

**DATES :**  The effective date of the waiver is March 31, 2012.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For questions about this notice, please contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA Office of Program Administration, (202) 366–1562, or via email at gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal questions, please contact Mr. Michael Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–4928, or via email at michael.harkins@dot.gov. Office hours for the FHWA are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Electronic Access

An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the Federal Register ’s home page at: http:// www.archives.gov and the Government Printing Office’s database at: http://
www.gpo.gov. Background

The FHWA’s Buy America policy in 23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic manufacturing process for any steel or iron products (including protective coatings) that are permanently incorporated in a Federal-aid construction project. The regulation also provides for a waiver of the Buy America requirements when the application would be inconsistent with the public interest or when satisfactory quality domestic steel and iron products are not sufficiently available. This notice provides information regarding the FHWA’s finding that a partial Buy America waiver is appropriate for the obligation of Federal-aid CMAQ program funds for the purchase of eight 2012 Ford Escape hybrid four-wheel drive vehicles by Merced County, CA.

In accordance with Division A, section 123 of the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010’’ (Pub. L. 111– 117), the FHWA published a notice of intent to issue a waiver on its Web site for the eight 2012 Ford Escape hybrid vehicles. (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ construction/contracts/ waivers.cfm?id=65) on January 11th. The FHWA received eight comments in response to the publication. Two commenters objected to the proposed waiver but did not provide evidence of a domestic source that meets the appropriate requirements. One commenter questioned whether the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) used by other Federal agencies for direct Federal procurement would allow for a