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significant increase of single-vehicle,

run-off-road crashes for vehicles

equipped with ABS as compared to cars

without ABS. It is unknown to what

extent, if any, this increase is due to

incorrect driver usage of ABS, incorrect

driver responses to their ABS, or

unrealistic driver expectations of an

ABS braking ability.

Estimate of Total Annual Burden:

1375 hours.

Address: Send comments, within 30

days, to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, 725–17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,

Attention DOT Desk Officer. Comments

are invited on: whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Department, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; the accuracy of the

Department’s estimate of the burden of

the proposed information collection;

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

A comment to OMB is best assured of

having its full effect if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 21,

1998.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Opportunity To Participate,

Criteria Requirements and Change of

Application Procedure for Participation

in the Fiscal Year 1998 Military Airport

Program (MAP)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Department of

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of criteria for application

and designation, redesignation, or

continued participation, in the Fiscal

Year 1998 Military Airport Program

(MAP).

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

criteria, application procedures and

schedule to be applied by the Secretary

of Transportation in designating,

redesignating, and funding capital

development for up to 12 airports in the

1998 MAP.

The 1998 MAP allows the Secretary to

consider current or former military

airports: (1) that were realigned or

closed under Base Realignment and

Closure (BRAC) procedures or 10 USC

2687 (property normally reported to the

General Services Administration for

disposal); or (2) current or former

military airports at which grants would

reduce delays at airports that have

20,000 hours of annual delay in

passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings;

or (3) at current or former military

airports which grants would enhance

airport and air traffic control system

capacity in a metropolitan area.

DATES: Airport sponsors should address

written applications for designation,

redesignation, or continued

participation, in the fiscal year 1998

Military Airport Program to the Federal

Aviation Administration Regional

Airports Division or Airports District

Office that serves the airport.

Applications must be received by that

office of the FAA on or before June 26,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and two

copies of Standard Form 424,

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance,’’

and supporting and justifying

documentation, specifically requesting

to be considered for designation,

redesignation to participate, or

continue, in the fiscal year 1998

Military Airport Program, to the

Regional FAA Airports Division or

Airports District Office that serves the

airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James V. Mottley or Leonard C. Sandelli,

Military Airport Program Branch (APP–

420), Office of Airport Planning and

Programming, Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), 800

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20591, (202) 267–8780,

or (202) 267–8785, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

General Description of the Program

The Military Airport Program

provides assistance to current or former

military airports in converting them to

civil use, thereby contributing to the

capacity of the national air

transportation system and/or reducing

congestion. Airports designated under

the program may obtain funds from a

set-aside of four percent of Airport

Improvement Program (AIP)

discretionary funds to undertake eligible

airport development, including certain

types of projects not otherwise eligible

for AIP assistance.

Number of Airports

A maximum of 12 airports can

participate in the 1998 MAP. There are

eight airports currently designated and

the Secretary can designate up to four

more. The current participating airports

are: Millington Municipal Airport,

Millington, Tennessee; Myrtle Beach

International Airport, Myrtle Beach,

South Carolina; Williams Gateway

Airport, Chandler, Arizona; Austin

Bergstrom International Airport, Austin,

Texas; Homestead Regional Airport,

Homestead, Florida; Rickenbacker

Airport, Columbus, Ohio; San

Bernardino International Airport, San

Bernardino, California; Saywer Airport,

Marquette, Michigan; and Alexandria

International Airport, Alexandria,

Louisana.

Amount of MAP funds

The Secretary of Transportation shall

allocate at least 4.0 percent of the

Discretionary Airport Improvement

Program grant funds available to

airports designated under the 1998

MAP. However, for FY 1998 the amount

is limited to $26,000,000.

Term of Designation

Five years is the maximum period of

eligibility for any airport to participate

in the MAP unless an airport sponsor

reapplies and is redesignated for

another five year period.

Reapplication

Section 124 of the Federal Aviation

Reauthorization Act of 1996 permits

previously designated airports to apply

for an additional five-year period. The

airport must have satisfactory MAP

eligible projects and must continue to

satisfy the designation criteria for the

MAP.

Eligible Projects

In addition to other eligible AIP

projects, terminals, fuel farms and

utility systems and surface parking lots

and hangars are eligible to be funded

from the MAP.

New Designation and Redesignation

Considerations

In making designations of new

candidate airports, the Secretary of

Transportation will consider the

following general requirements:

1. The airport is a Base Realignment

and Closure Commission (BRAC) or 10

USC 2687 closure or realignment,

classified as a commercial service or

reliever airport in the National Plan of

Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS); or

2. The airport and grants issued for

projects at the airport would reduce

delays at an airport with more than
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20,000 hours of annual delays in

commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs

and landings. Airports with 20,000 or

more hours of delay and their associated

metropolitan areas are identified in the

FAA’s Aviation Capacity Enhancement

Plan DOT/FAA, Office of System

Capacity, 1997 Aviation Capacity

Enhancement Plan; or

3. The airport would enhance airport

and air traffic control system capacity in

a metropolitan area or reduce current or

projected flight delays.

The application will be evaluated on

how the proposed airport and associated

projects would make these contributions

to conversion and congestion relief and/

or how the airport would enhance air

traffic or airport system capacity.

Project Evaluation

The FAA will evaluate the need for

the projects in the candidate airport’s

five year Capital Improvement Plan

(CIP), and whether these projects are

related to conversion or capacity of that

airport or the airport and/or air traffic

system. It is the intent of the Secretary

of Transportation to fund those airports

that have the greatest conversion needs

and/or where the benefits to the

capacity of the air traffic control or

airport system can be maximized, and/

or the contribution to reducing

congestion can be maximized.

Generally, the recently approved BRAC

or Title 10 Section 2678 closing or

realigned bases or active bases with new

joint use agreements will be the

locations with the greatest conversion

needs.

1. The FAA will evaluate the

candidate airports and/or the airports

such candidates would relieve based on

the following factors:

• Compatibility of airport roles;

• The capability of the candidate

airport and its airside and landside

complex to serve aircraft that otherwise

must use the relieved airport;

• Landside surface access;

• Airport operational capability,

including peak hour and annual

throughput capacities of the candidate

airport;

• Potential of other metropolitan area

airports to relieve the congested airport;

• Ability to satisfy or meet air cargo

demand within the metropolitan area;

• Forecasted aircraft and passenger

levels, type of air carrier service

anticipated, i.e., scheduled and/or

charter air carrier service;

• Type of aircraft projected to serve

the airport and level of operation at the

relieved airport and the candidate

airport;

• The potential for the candidate

airport to be served by aircraft or users,

including the airlines, serving the

congested airport;

• Ability to replace an existing

commercial service or reliever airport

serving the area; and

• Any other documentation to

support the FAA designation of the

candidate airport.

2. The FAA will evaluate the

conversion and capacity related needs

which, if funded would make the

airport a more viable civil airport.

This procedure conforms with FAA

procedures for administering the

Airport Improvement Program (AIP), the

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47118, as

amended by Section 116 of Public Law

103–305 (August 23, 1994), and the

Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of

1996.

Application Procedures

Airport sponsors applying for

consideration for inclusion (‘‘candidate

airports’’ or ‘‘Redesignation’’) or

continuation in the MAP (‘‘current

airports applying for continuation’’)

must complete a Standard Form 424,

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance,’’

and submit documentation to the

appropriate FAA office as outlined

below. Each sponsor must specifically

state in the Standard Form 424, or in its

transmittal, that the airport is: (1)

applying in response to this notice for

consideration as a new candidate for the

MAP; (2) if designated in 1994 or

thereafter, that the airport is applying as

a continuing participant in the MAP; or

(3) applying for redesignation. The

additional information and data

required to support the MAP criteria

must be attached to the Application.

Application Procedures and Required

Documentation

New Candidate Airports and Airports

Applying for Redesignation for Another

Five-Year Term

Submit an Application for Federal

Assistance, Standard Form 424, along

with the documentation and

justification indicated below to request

designation by the Secretary of

Transportation to participate in the

Military Airport Program. This should

identify the airport as either a current or

former military airport and identify

whether it was closed or realigned

under Public Law 100–526, Public Law

101–510 (Installations Approved for

Closure by the Defense Base

Realignment and Closure Commissions),

10 U.S.C. 2687 (bases closed by DOD

and reported to the General Services

Administration) or a joint use of an

active military airfield.

A. Qualifications for Additional

Candidates

For (1) through (6) below the

applicant does not need to resubmit any

documentation that has been previously

submitted to the regional Airports

division or Airports district office.

There is no need to submit duplicate

information in response to this notice.

(1) Documentation that the airport

meets the definition of a ‘‘public

airport’’ as defined in 49 U.S.C. Section

47102(16).

(2) Documentation that the required

environmental review process for civil

reuse or joint-use of the military airfield

has been completed. (This is not the

environmental review for the projects

under this program, but the

environmental review necessary for title

transfer, a long term lease, or a joint use

agreement). The environmental reviews

and approvals must indicate that the

airport would be able to receive grants

during the five years in the program.

(3) In the case of a former military

airport, documentation that the local or

State airport sponsor holds or will hold

satisfactory title, a long term lease in

furtherance of conveyance of property

for airport purposes, or a long term

interim lease for 22 years or more, to the

property on which the civil airport is

being located. The capital development

project needs to be in place for 20 years.

In the case of a current military airport,

documentation that the airport sponsor

has an existing joint-use agreement with

the military department having

jurisdiction over the airport. This is

necessary so the FAA can legally issue

grants to the sponsor.

(4) Documentation that the service

level the airport is expected to provide

is a ‘‘commercial service airport’’ or a

‘‘reliever airport’’ as defined in 49

U.S.C. 47102(7) and 47102(18),

respectively, and is included in the

current National Plan of Integrated

Airport Systems.

(5) Documentation that the airport has

an eligible airport ‘‘sponsor’’ as defined

in 49 U.S.C. 47102(19).

(6) Documentation that the airport has

an approved airport layout plan (ALP)

and a five year capital improvement

plan indicating all eligible grant projects

either seeking to be funded from the

MAP or other portions of the Airport

Improvement Program. The five year

plan must also specifically identify the

capacity and conversion related

projects, associated costs and projected

five year schedule of project

construction, including those requested

for consideration for 1998 MAP funding.

(7) Information identifying the

existing and potential levels of visual or
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instrument operations and aeronautical

activity at the current or former military

airport and, if applicable, the relieved

airport. Also, if applicable, information

on how the airport contributes to air

traffic system or airport system capacity.

If served by commercial air carriers, the

revenue passenger and cargo levels

should be provided.

(8) A description of the projected civil

role and development needs for

transitioning from use as a military

airfield to a civil airport, as appropriate,

and how development projects would

serve to convert the airport to civil use

and/or reduce delays at an airport with

more than 20,000 hours of annual delay

in commercial passenger aircraft

takeoffs and landings and/or how the

projects would contribute to the airport

and air traffic control system capacity in

a metropolitan area or reduce current or

projected flight delays.

(9) A description of the existing

airspace capacity. Describe how

anticipated new operations would affect

the surrounding airspace and air traffic

flow patterns in the metropolitan area in

or near which a current or former

military airport is located. Include a

discussion of the level to which

operations at this airport create airspace

conflicts that may cause congestion or

whether air traffic works into the flow

of other air traffic in the area.

(10) A description of the five year

capital improvement plan (CIP),

including a discussion of major projects,

their priorities, projected schedule for

project accomplishment, and estimated

costs. Capacity related and/or

conversion related projects should be

specifically identified, especially those

that the airport sponsor proposes to

fund under the MAP. A copy of the CIP

should also be submitted.

(11) A description of projects that are

consistent with the role of the airport

and effectively contribute to converting

the airfield to a civil airport. Projects

can be related to various improvement

categories depending on the need to

convert from military to civil airport

use, to meet required civil airport

standards, and/or required to provide

capacity to the airport and/or airport

system. The projects selected, i.e., safety

related, conversion-related, and

capacity-related, must be identified and

fully explained based on the airport’s

planned use. The sponsor needs to

submit the airport layout plan (ALP)

and other maps or charts that clearly

identify and help clarify the eligible

projects and designate them as

conversion-related, or capacity-related.

It should be cross referenced with the

project costs and project descriptions.

Projects that could be eligible under

MAP if needed for conversion-related or

capacity-related purposes include:

Airside

• Modification of airport or military

airfield for safety purposes or airport

pavements (including widths), marking,

lighting or strengthening, and of

structures or other features in the airport

environs to meet civil standards for

airport imaginary surfaces.

• Facilities or support facilities such

as passenger terminal gates, aprons for

passenger terminals, taxiways to new

terminal facilities, aircraft parking, and

cargo facilities to accommodate civil

use.

• Modification of airport or military

utilities (electrical distribution systems,

communications lines, water, sewer,

drainage) to meet civil standards. Also,

modifications that allow civil airport

utilities to operate independently if

other portions of the base are to parties

other than the airport. (This is important

where portions of the base are being

transferred to an entity different from

the airport sponsor.)

• Purchase, rehabilitation, or

modification of airport and support

facilities, including aircraft rescue and

fire fighting buildings and equipment,

airport security requirements, lighting

vaults, and reconfiguration or relocation

of buildings for more efficient civil

airport operations, and snow removal

equipment.

• Modification of airport or military

airfield fuel systems and fuel farms to

accommodate civil aviation activities.

• Acquisition of additional land for

runway protection zones, other

approach protection, or airport

development.

Landside

• Construction of surface parking

areas and access roads to accommodate

automobiles in the airport terminal area

and provide an adequate level of access

to the airport.

• Construction or relocation of access

roads to provide efficient and

convenient movement of vehicular

traffic to, on and from the airport,

including access to passenger, air cargo,

fixed base operations, and aircraft

maintenance areas.

• Modification or construction of

facilities such as passenger terminals,

surface automobile parking, hangars,

and access to cargo facilities to

accommodate civil use.

(12) An evaluation of the ability of

surface transportation facilities (road,

rail, high speed rail, maritime) to

provide intermodal connections.

(13) A description of the type and

level of aviation and community interest

in the civil use of a current or former

military airport.

(14) One copy of the FAA approved

ALP for each copy of the application.

The ALP or supporting information

should clearly show capacity and

conversion related projects. Also, other

information such as project costs,

schedule, project justification, other

maps and drawings showing the project

locations, and any other supporting

documentation that would make the

application easier to understand should

be included.

Current Airports Applying for

Continuation

B. Airports with less than five years

in the MAP need to submit the

following in order to respond to this

notice and remain in the program.

(1) An Application for Federal

Assistance, Standard Form 424, along

with the documentation and

justification indicated below to request

participation in the Military Airport

Program. Identify the airport as one with

less than five years in the MAP applying

for continuation.

(2) Identify the existing and potential

levels of visual or instrument operations

and aeronautical activity at the current

or former military airport and the

relieved airport if there is any change

from the previous information

submitted.

(3) Provide a detailed discussion of

the projected civil role and continuing

development needs for converting a

military airfield to a civil airport, and/

or how development projects would

reduce delays at an airport with more

than 20,000 hours of annual delay in

commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs

and landings, if applicable.

(4) Describe the five year CIP,

including a discussion of major projects,

their priorities, projected schedule for

project accomplishment, and estimated

costs, annotated and identified as

capacity related, and/or conversion

related purposes.

(5) Submit one copy of the FAA

approved ALP for each copy of the

application. The ALP should clearly

show the CIP projects. Also include any

other information or drawings that

would show and/or clarify the five year

plan identifying capacity, and

conversion related projects, associated

costs, schedule, and project

justification.

Airports that have already submitted

this information for the 1997 Military

Airport Program and have been

continued only need to submit updated

information and changes in order to

continue receiving grants under this

program.
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Redesignation of Airports Previously

Designated and Applying for Another

Five-Year Term in the Program

C. Airports applying for another five

years in the Military Airport Program

need to submit the information required

by new candidate airports applying for

a new designation. They need to explain

in their application why another fiveyear term is needed to accomplish the

conversion to the civil role of the

airport.

This notice is issued pursuant to

section 49 U.S.C. 47118.

Issued at Washington, DC, on May 20,

1998.

Paul L. Galis,

Director, Office of Airport Planning and

Programming.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA; Special Committee 189/Eurocae

Working Group 53; Air Traffic Services

(ATS) Safety and Interoperability

Requirements

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for a joint Special

Committee (SC)–189/EUROCAE

Working Group (WG)–53 meeting to be

held June 15–19, 1998, starting at 9:00

a.m. on June 15. The meeting will be

held at Eurocontrol, 96 Rue de la Fusee,

Brussels, Belgium (phone +32 2 729 90

11, fax +32 2 729 90 44).

The agenda will be as follows:

Monday, June 15: Opening Plenary

Session Convenes at 9:00 a.m.: (1)

Introductory Remarks; (2) Review and

Approval of the Agenda (Monday); (3)

Review and Approval of Summary of

the Previous Meeting; (4) Sub-Group

and Related Reports; (5) Position Papers

Planned for Plenary Agreement; (6) SC–

189/WG–53 Co-chair Progress Report.

Tuesday, June 16–Thursday, June 18: (7)

Sub-group Meetings. Friday, June 19:

Closing Plenary Session: (8)

Introductory Remarks; (9) Review and

Approval of Agenda (Friday); (10)

Review of Preliminary Meeting Minutes;

(11) Sub-group and Related Reports; (12)

Position Papers Planned for Plenary

Agreement; (13) SC–189/WG–53 Cochair Progress Report and Wrap-up.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting.

Persons wishing to present statements

or obtain information should contact the

RTCA Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut

Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington,

DC 20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone);

(202) 833–9434 (fax); or http://

www.rtca.org (web site). Members of the

public may present a written statement

to the committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 19,

1998.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

Manchester Airport

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 and use the

revenue from a Passenger Facility

Charge at Manchester 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 June 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Federal Aviation

Administration, Airport Division, 12

New England Executive Park,

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Alfred

Testa, Jr., Airport Director for

Manchester Airport at the following

address: Manchester Airport, One

Airport Road, Suite 300, Manchester,

New Hampshire, 03103.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the City of

Manchester under section 158.23 of Part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Priscilla A. Scott, PFC Program

Manager, Federal Aviation

Administration, Airports Division, 12

New England Executive Park,

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, (781)

238–7614. The application may be

reviewed in person at 16 New England

Executive Park, Burlington,

Massachusetts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Manchester

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 May 5, 1998, the FAA determined

that the application to impose and use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

the City of Manchester was substantially

complete within the requirements of

section 158.25 of Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than August

3, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the use application.

PFC Project#: 98–07–C–00–MHT.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Charge effective date: October 1, 1998.

Estimated charge expiration date:

October 1, 2016.

Estimated total net PFC revenue:

$84,643,00.

Brief description of project: Runway

6/24 System, Construct Two Remote

Parking Aprons, Acquire Stead

Aviation.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/

Commercial Operators (ATCO).

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 Manchester

Airport, One Airport Road, Suite 300,

Manchester, New Hampshire 03103.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on

May 13, 1998.

Vincent A. Scarano,

Manager, Airports Division, New England

Region.

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