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comprising the submittal, are available 

for review at the FAA office listed above 

and at the administrative offices of the 

W.K. Kellogg Airport, Mr. Lawrence 

Bowron, 15551 S. Airport Road, Battle 

Creek, MI 49015. The Record of 

Approval will also be available on-line 

at: http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports_airtraffic/airports/ 

environmental/airport_noise/part_150/ 

states/. 

Issued in Romulus, Michigan on February 

17, 2012. 

John L. Mayfield, Jr., 

Manager, Detroit Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5701 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Research, Engineering and 

Development Advisory Committee 

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the FAA 

Research, Engineering and Development 

(R,E&D) Advisory Committee. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

Name: Research, Engineering & 

Development Advisory Committee. 

Time and Date: April 18, 2012—9:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Place: Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW—Round Room (10th Floor), 

Washington, DC 20591. 

Purpose: The meeting agenda will 

include receiving from the Committee 

guidance for FAA’s research and 

development investments in the areas of 

air traffic services, airports, aircraft 

safety, human factors and environment 

and energy. Attendance is open to the 

interested public but seating is limited. 

Persons wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain information should contact 

Gloria Dunderman at (202) 267–8937 or 

gloria.dunderman@faa.gov. Attendees 

will have to present picture ID at the 

security desk and be escorted to the 

Round Room. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

Committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC on February 24, 

2012. 

Wilson Felder, 

Director, William J. Hughes Technical Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5690 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Space Transportation Infrastructure 

Matching Grants Program 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for grant 

proposals for the Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants Program. 

SUMMARY: This notice solicits Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2012 grant proposals to 

continue the development of a 

Commercial Space Transportation 

infrastructure system that supports the 

National Space Policy and 

Congressional intent. Begun in 2010, the 

program supports the Commercial Space 

Transportation industry by 

identification, prioritization, and 

funding for Commercial Space 

Transportation infrastructure projects. 

This program has been previously 

referred to as the Commercial Space 

Transportation Grants Program. 

The FAA/AST intends to continue 

funding the Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants Program 

for FY 2012. However, funding has not 

been determined at this time. In order 

for the FAA/AST to swiftly execute 

grant awards within FY 2012, should 

funding be available, the FAA/AST is 

requesting grant applications at this 

time. The FAA/AST intends to receive, 

process, and evaluate the applications 

in a timely manner, and in accordance 

with the notional schedule listed below, 

so should there be available funding, the 

recipients will already be selected and 

the awards can be made within FY 

2012. There remains the possibility that 

no funds will be available in FY 2012 

for the Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants Program. 

If no funds are available, no grant 

applications submitted in response to 

this Notice will be approved and 

funded. 

This Notice will be the only 

solicitation made for FY 2012 projects 

and proposals. The FAA/AST will 

review and evaluate all applications for 

a grant received by the deadline, 

pursuant to 51 U.S.C. Chapter 511. The 

FAA/AST may make one or more grant 

awards based upon its evaluations of the 

submissions. All grants awarded under 

the Space Transportation Infrastructure 

Matching Grants Program are 

discretionary awards. Projects to be 

funded under the Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants Program 

must carry out commercial space 

transportation infrastructure 

development, as defined in 51 U.S.C. 

51101. 

DATES: In order for the FAA/AST to 

award funds (if appropriated) before the 

end of FY 2012, the following notional 

schedule is provided. 

Submission Open Period Opens: 

March 8, 2012. 

Submission Open Period Closes: May 

11, 2012. 

Review, Selection, and Approval 

Period: May 14, 2012 to June 1, 2012. 

Announcement: July 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Applicants can get more 

information about the Space 

Transportation Infrastructure Matching 

Grants Program, to include a checklist 

for the submission package, by: 

1. Accessing the Office of Commercial 

Space Transportation Web site at: 

http://www.faa.gov/go/ast; or 

2. Contacting Julie Price or Glenn 

Rizner, AST–100, for program 

questions; or 

3. Contacting Greg Carter, AGC–510, 

for legal questions. 

Office Fax Email 

Julie Price ............................................................................................................... 202–493–5486 202–267–5463 Julie.Price@faa.gov. 

Glenn Rizner ........................................................................................................... 202–267–3194 202–267–5463 Glenn.Rizner@faa.gov. 

Greg Carter ............................................................................................................. 202–267–3186 202–267–5261 Greg.Carter@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants Program 

is intended to ‘‘ensure the resiliency of 

the space transportation infrastructure 

in the United States.’’ To help further 

establish United States’ Commercial 

Space Transportation-related goals, 

Congress established the Space 

Transportation Infrastructure Matching 

Grants Program, now found in 51 U.S.C. 

Chapter 511—Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants. 

Congressional authorization was 

established FY 1994 for the use of 

Federal monies to fund up to fifty 


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percent (50%) of total project cost in 

conjunction with state and local 

government funding. The legislation 

also requires a minimum of ten percent 

(10%) of the total project cost come 

from private funding. The first 

Congressional appropriation for the 

Space Transportation Infrastructure 

Matching Grants Program came in FY 

2010. Should Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants be 

awarded in FY 2012, this will be the 

third year of the program. 

The FAA/AST reviews, evaluates, and 

oversees the Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants Program. 

Notionally, the award of the grant 

monies will be on or about July 17, 

2012. To meet this award date, 

applicants must submit their grant 

proposals on or before May 11, 2012. 

Additional information related to the 

Space Transportation Infrastructure 

Matching Grants Program can be found 

at the Office of Commercial Space 

Transportation Web site or by 

contacting one of the Points of Contacts; 

this information is listed above. 

The Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants 

Program 

To meet the intent of the program, 

development projects eligible for 

funding include: 

1. Technical and environmental 

studies; or 

2. Construction, improvement, design, 

and engineering of space transportation 

infrastructure (including facilities and 

associated equipment). 

The Space Transportation 

Infrastructure Matching Grants Program 

will not fund more than 50% of the total 

project cost, and project financing must 

include a private component of at least 

10% of the total project cost. 

Given that the FAA/AST may award 

multiple grants, applicants may submit 

multiple grant proposals, provided they 

are for separate projects and meet the 

matching requirements independently. 

Environmental Requirements 

Approval of grant funding is a major 

federal action subject to review under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 

as implemented by the regulations of 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

at 40 CFR part 1500 and FAA Order 

1050.1E, Change 1, and other Federal 

environmental laws. Because of this, the 

FAA anticipates that it may be most 

cost-effective for applicants who have 

already undergone NEPA review to 

apply for a grant this fiscal year. 

In order for a launch site to receive a 

license to operate, a NEPA review will 

already have been conducted. The 

launch site operator could seek a grant 

for projects that the FAA considered as 

part of that license. Although having a 

license is not a requirement for a grant 

award, the environmental requirements 

may already be met for launch sites with 

a license. 

Under 51 U.S.C. 51104, infrastructure 

development projects selected for a 

Space Transportation Infrastructure 

Matching Grant must meet three 

additional environmental requirements: 

1. The project must provide for the 

protection and enhancement of the 

natural resources and the quality of the 

environment of the United States. 

Specifically, if a project will have a 

significant, adverse environmental 

impact, the FAA/AST shall approve the 

grant application only after finding that 

no feasible and prudent alternative to 

the project exists and that all reasonable 

steps have been taken to minimize the 

adverse effect. 

2. The sponsor must certify that an 

opportunity for a public hearing has 

been provided to consider the 

economic, social, and environmental 

impacts of the project and its 

consistency with the goals of any 

planning carried out by the community. 

3. The Governor of the State in which 

the project is located, or his/her 

designee, must certify that there is 

reasonable assurance the project will be 

located, designed, constructed, and 

operated to comply with applicable air 

and water quality standards. 

Planning projects, such as technical 

and environmental studies, normally 

qualify for categorical exclusion 

(CATEX) under NEPA and would not 

trigger the requirements listed above. If 

the project normally qualifies for a 

CATEX from environmental review, the 

grant proposal should reference the 

relevant paragraph in FAA Order 

1050.1E, Polices and Procedures from 

Considering Environmental Impacts, 

and address whether extraordinary 

circumstances exist that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment (EA) or environmental 

impact statement (EIS). 

For more details about the 

environmental review for commercial 

space transportation activities, please 

see Guidelines for Compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

Related Environmental Review Statutes 

for the Licensing of Commercial 

Launches and Launch Sites at http://

www.faa.gov/about/office_org/

headquarters_offices/ast/

environmental/review. 

Who May Apply for a Space 

Transportation Infrastructure Matching 

Grant 

The FAA/AST may make project grant 

awards to ‘‘sponsors,’’ per 51 U.S.C 

51102. Per 51 U.S.C. 51101(6), a 

‘‘sponsor’’ is a public agency that 

submits an application for a project 

grant. Per 51 U.S.C 51101(5), a ‘‘public 

agency’’ is a State or agency of a State, 

a political subdivision of a State, or a 

tax-supported organization. 

Grant Award 

The FAA/AST intends to award Space 

Transportation Infrastructure Matching 

Grants on or about July 17, 2012. An 

FAA/AST grant offer letter may contain 

requirements for assurances to ensure 

the grants are consistent with 51 U.S.C 

Chapter 511. 

How To Apply for a Space 

Transportation Infrastructure Matching 

Grant 

The application submission must 

include the following: 

1. Cover letter, signed by public 

agency senior official, demonstrating the 

legal authority to engage in the project, 

2. Detail as to how the proposed grant 

project meets the requirements of 

Chapter 703: 

a. Documentation demonstrating 

authority as a public agency, 

b. Demonstration that the grant will 

not be for more than 50% of the total 

cost of the project, 

c. Letter(s) of Commitment from the 

private sector for at least 10% of the 

total cost of the project, 

d. Detailed description of the project, 

e. Contributions to capabilities that 

serve the United States’ space 

transportation needs, 

f. Impacts on the competitiveness of 

the United States space transportation 

industry, and 

g. Discussion of environmental 

considerations, if applicable, 

3. Consent from the head of the 

appropriate agency, should the project 

use Government property (land, 

equipment, etc.), 

4. SF–424, Application for Federal 

Assistance (OMB Number 4040–0004), 

5. One of the following: 

a. SF–424A for non-construction 

proposals, or 

b. SF–424C for construction 

proposals. 

The forms request specific applicant 

information, project information, and an 

estimate of the funding and duration of 

the project. They are available at 

http://www.grants.gov. 

Applicants for the Space 

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Grants Program must submit grant 

applications to the FAA/AST. 

Applicants must submit an original 

copy of the completed grant proposal, 

plus four additional copies. One copy 

(not the original) may be submitted 

electronically to Ms. Julie Price at Julie.

Price@faa.gov, however the original and 

additional copies must be submitted to: 

Federal Aviation Administration, Office 

of Commercial Space Transportation, 

AST–100, c/o Ms. Julie Price, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., Suite 325, 

Washington, DC 20591. 

Should one copy be submitted 

electronically, a time stamp will be 

recorded for the submission. The 

original and all other copies must reach 

the office on or before 12 p.m. (noon), 

Eastern Time, Friday, May 11, 2012. If 

no copy is submitted electronically, the 

original and additional copies still must 

reach the office on or before 12 p.m. 

(noon), Eastern Time, Friday, May 11, 

2012. There will be no allowance for 

extensions of time. 

Previously submitted grant 

applications do not carry over and will 

not be considered. Applicants must 

resubmit past projects for consideration 

in the new fiscal year. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 1, 

2012. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5706 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway Project in 

Wisconsin 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

FHWA. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA that are final within 

the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, Interstate I–94, I–894, and U.S. 

Highway 45 (Zoo Interchange) in 

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Those 

actions grant approvals for the project. 

The project will replace the existing 

roadway and bridges and reconfigure 

the study-area freeway system to 

address safety issues and design 

deficiencies and provide additional 

capacity. The project termini are 124th 

Street on the west, 70th Street on the 

east, Burleigh Street on the north and 

Lincoln Avenue on the south. Primary 

design features of the project include: 

All exits on the right, through traffic 

stays left; full 8- to 12-foot shoulders on 

all ramps and freeways; four lanes on 

each approach leg; three lanes on US 45 

northbound and southbound through 

the core of the interchange; two lanes on 

I–94 eastbound and westbound through 

the core of the interchange (with a wider 

median that could accommodate a third 

lane in the future); several ramps with 

two lanes instead of one; smoother 

curves on all freeway-to-freeway 

interchange ramps (minimum 45 mph 

design speed); 60 mph design speed on 

I–94 and US 45; access to and from US 

45/I–894 provided to US 18 

(Bluemound Road), but no direct access 

between I–94 and Bluemound Road. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed within 180 days of this Federal 

Register notice. If the Federal law that 

authorizes judicial review of a claim 

provides a time period of less than 180 

days for filing such claim, then that 

shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, FHWA, 525 

Junction Road Suite 8000, Madison, 

Wisconsin 53717; telephone: (608) 662– 

2119, email: Bethaney.BacherGresock@dot.gov. The FHWA Wisconsin 

Division’s normal office hours are 7 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. central time. For the 

Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation (WisDOT): William 

Mohr, PE, Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation, Southeast Region, 141 

NW. Barstow Street, Waukesha, 

Wisconsin 53187; telephone: (262) 548– 

6421; email: dotdtsdsezoo@dot.wi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FHWA has taken final 

agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 

139(l)(1) by issuing approvals for the 

following highway project: Interstate I– 

94, I–894, and U.S. Highway 45 (Zoo 

Interchange) in Milwaukee County, 

Wisconsin, Project I.D. 1060–33–01. The 

project involves reconstructing and 

providing additional capacity on 

approximately 3.5 miles of Interstate 94 

(I–94) and approximately 5.5 miles of 

United States Highway 45 (US 45) 

which includes a portion of I–894, and 

local streets affected by the freeway. The 

actions taken by FHWA, and laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project, 

approved on October 3, 2011 (FHWA– 

WISC–EIS–09–01–F), in the Record of 

Decision (ROD) issued on February 10, 

2012, and in other documents in the 

FHWA or WisDOT project records. The 

FEIS, ROD, and other project records are 

available by contacting FHWA or 

WisDOT at the addresses provided 

above. 

The FEIS can also be viewed on the 

project Web site: http:// 

www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/ 

sefreeways/zooenviron.htm. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act 

(FAHA) [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 

128]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303], 

Section 6(f) of the Land and Water 

Conservation Act as amended [16 U.S.C. 

4601], Farmland Protection Policy Act 

of 1980 [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209], and 

National Trails System Act [16 U.S.C. 

1241–1249]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act of 

1973 [16 U.S.C. 1531–1543 and Section 

1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–666(c)]; Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 760c–760g]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–470(ll)]; Archeological 

and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act [25 

U.S.C. 3001 et seq.]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d) et. seq.]; 

American Indian Religious Freedom Act 

[42 U.S.C. 1996]; Americans with 

Disabilities Act [42 U.S.C. 12101]; 

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 

Property Acquisition Act of 1970 [42 

U.S.C. 4601 et seq. as amended by the 

Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 

1987 [Pub. L. 100–17]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act (Section 404, Section 

401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251– 

1376]; Land and Water Conservation 

Fund [16 U.S.C. 460l–4 to 460l–11]; Safe 

Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300(f)– 

300(j)(6)]; TEA–21 Wetlands Mitigation 

[23 U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; 

Flood Disaster Protection Act, [42 U.S.C. 

4001–4128]; Emergency Wetlands 

Resources Act, [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]. 


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