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Contact: Robert Huber, President,

NCEEER, 1755 Massachusetts Avenue,

N.W., Suite 304, Washington, D.C.

20036, (202) 387–0168, Fax (202) 387–

1608, www.NCEEER.com, e-mail:

NCEEER@IX.Netcom.com.

8. Social Science Research Council

Grant: $770,000 ($750,000–NIS,

$20,000–EE).

Purpose: To support a national

fellowship program for dissertation

completion and for postdoctoral

research and a competition for grants to

American institutions for language

training.

Contact: Judith Sedaitis, Staff

Associate, Social Science Research

Council, 810 7th Avenue, New York, NY

10019, (212) 377–2700, Fax (212) 377–

2727, www.SSRC.org, e-mail:

Sedaites@SSRC.org.

9. The Woodrow Wilson Center for

International Scholars

Grant: $742,851 ($480,000–NIS;

$262,851–EE).

Purpose: To support research

scholarships, short-term grants, research

fellowships and internships; meetings;

and outreach publication.

Contact: Nancy Popson, Program

Associate, Kennan Institute, (202) 287–

3400, Fax (202) 287–3772, wwics.si.edu,

e-mail: Popsonna@WWIC.SI.Edu. Or,

Kristin Hunter Program Associate, East

European Studies, East and West

European, Program, The Wilson Center,

370 L’Enfant Promenade, Suite 704,

Washington, D.C. 20024–2518, (202)

287–3000, Fax (202) 287–3772,

wwics.si.edu, e-mail: EES-WWC@erols.

com.

Dated: June 22, 1998.

Kenneth E. Roberts,

Executive Director, Advisory Committee for

Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent

States of the Former Soviet Union.

[FR Doc. 98–17845 Filed 7–6–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a meeting of the

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee to discuss aircraft

certification procedures issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July

22, 1998, at 9:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the General Aviation Manufacturers

Association, 1400 K Street, NW, Suite

801, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Stubblefield, Transportation

Industry Analyst, Office of Rulemaking

(ARM–208), 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591. Telephone:

(202) 267–7624; FAX: (202) 267–5075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463; 5 U.S.C. App. II), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee to

discuss aircraft certification procedures

issues. This meeting will be held on July

22, 1998, at 9:00 a.m. at the General

Aviation Manufacturers Association,

1400 K Street, NW, Suite 801,

Washington, DC.

The agenda for this meeting will

include:.

(1) A status report from the

International Certification Procedures

Harmonization Working Group on

disposition of comments received in

response to the ‘‘Type Certification

Procedures for Changed Products’’

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM). This working group’s activities

are nearing completion, and it is

expected that this will be the last report.

The next action anticipated by the

working group will be a ballot vote;

(2) A status report on the Delegation

System Working Group’s

‘‘Establishment of Organization

Designation Authorization Procedures’’

NPRM, advisory circular and FAA

order;.

(3) A status report from the Parts

Working Group and Production

Certification Working Group on the

parts 21 and 45 ‘‘Production

Certification and Parts Manufacturing’’

NPRM.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but may be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements in advance to present oral

statements at the meeting or may

present written statements to the

committee at any time. In addition, sign

and oral interpretation can be made

available at the meeting, as well as an

assistive listening device, if requested

10 calendar days before the meeting.

Arrangements may be made by

contacting the person listed under ‘‘For

Further Information Contact.’’

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 29,

1998.

Brian Yanez,

Assistant Executive Director for Aircraft

Certification Procedures, Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 98–17855 Filed 7–6–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Passenger Facility Charge

(PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC

Approvals and Disapprovals. In May

1998, there were eight applications

approved. Additionally, seven approved

amendments to previously approved

applications are listed.

SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly

notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals

and disapprovals 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). This notice is published

pursuant to paragraph d of § 158.29.

PFC Applications Approved

Public Agency: City of Springfield

Airport Board, Springfield, Missouri.

Application Number: 97–03–C–00–

SGF.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $6,370.614.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1,

1998.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

July 1, 2005.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required To

Collect PFC’s:

Non-scheduled Part 135 air taxi

commercial operators.

Determination: Approved. Based on

information contained in the public

agency’s application, the FAA has

determined that the proposed class

accounts for less than 1 percent of the

total annual enplanements at

Springfield/Branson Regional Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use:

Terminal area master plan.

Flight information display system.

Airport snow removal equipment

(SRE).

Commuter walkways.

PFC administrative costs.
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Brief Description of Project Partially

Approved for Collection and Use:

Leasehold acquisition, roadway

improvements, baggage claim, and

ground transportation expansion.

Determination: Partially approved. (1)

The tenant relocation is not eligible in

accordance with paragraph 595(a). (2)

The leasehold acquisition is

disapproved. (3) The facility areas

dedicated to ground commerce, which

are determined to be the loading area

occupied by the tour buses, limousines,

taxis, private shuttles, and any

dedicated roadway specifically for such

ground commerce vehicles, are

ineligible. (4) The number of charter

aircraft presently utilizing the airport

and forecasted for the next five years do

not justify the addition of two gates.

Therefore, this element would not

preserve or enhance capacity, and thus

is not approved for use of PFC funding.

Brief Description of Withdrawn

Project: Airport runway extension,

parallel taxiway, and secondary

instrument landing system.

Determination: This project was

withdrawn by the public agency in its

letter dated December 12, 1997.

Therefore, the FAA will not rule on this

project in this decision.

Decision Date: May 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorna Sandridge, Central Region

Airports Division, (816) 426–4730.

Public Agency: County of Delta,

Escanaba, Michigan.

Application Number: 98–05–C–00–

ESC.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $196,095.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: August

1, 1998.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

October 1, 2000.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to

Collect PFC’s: Part 135 air taxi and

charter carriers.

Determination: Approved. Based on

information contained in the public

agency’s application, the FAA has

determined that the proposed class

accounts for less than 1 percent of the

total annual enplanements at Delta

County Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use:

Acquire land and remove

obstructions.

Remove obstructions from runway 36

approach.

Acquire land.

Acquire land and remove

obstructions.

Acquire passenger lift.

New terminal building (design only).

Construct air carrier apron.

Construct connecting taxiway.

Construct airport entrance road.

Construct vehicular parking lot (nonrevenue).

Decision Date: May 12, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon

Gilbert, Detroit Airports District Office,

(734) 487–7281.

Public Agency: City of Burlington,

Vermont.

Application Number: 98–02–C–00–

BTV. .

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00 .

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $40,000.

Earliest Charge Effective Date:

February 1, 2006.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

March 1, 2006.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to

Collect PFC’s: On demand air taxi

commercial operators that (1) do not

enplane or deplane passengers at the

airport’s main passenger terminal

building and (2) enplane less than 200

passengers per year at the airport.

Determination: Approved. Based on

information contained in the public

agency’s application, the FAA has

determined that the proposed class

accounts for less than 1 percent of the

total annual enplanements at Burlington

International Airport.

Brief Description of Project Approved

for Collection and Use:

Expand terminal/landside.

South commuter ramp expansion.

Brief Description of Project Approved

for Collection and Use: PFC application

costs.

Decision Date: May 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Priscilla Scott, New England Region

Airports Division, (781) 238–7614.

Public Agency: City of Waco, Texas.

Application Number: 98–02–C–00–

ACT.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $2,081,400.

Earliest Permissible Charge Effective

Date: October 1, 1999.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

June 1, 2013.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required to

Collect PFC’s: None.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use:

Terminal renovation and expansion.

PFC administrative costs.

Decision Date: May 19, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben

Guttery, Southwest Region Airports

Division, (817) 222–5614.

Public Agency: MBS International

Airport Commission, Saginaw,

Michigan.

Application Number: 98–02–C–00–

MBS.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $812,050.

Earliest Charge Effective Date:

December 1, 1998.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

January 1, 2000.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required to

Collect PFC’s: Part 135 air taxi/

commercial operators.

Determination: Approved. Based on

information contained in the public

agency’s application, the FAA has

determined that the proposed class

accounts for less than 1 percent of the

total annual enplanements at MBS

International Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use:

Expand and rehabilitate SRE building.

Expand general aviation apron.

Rehabilitate perimeter road.

Rehabilitate SRE building apron.

Rehabilitate service road.

Acquire SRE (spreader).

Acquire SRE (snow plow).

Construct water main.

Construct aircraft rescue and

firefighting (ARFF) building (design

only).

Construct new ARFF building.

Acquire SRE (sweeper).

Airport storm drainage study.

Design of runway 5/23 and taxiway

system rehabilitation.

Decision Date: May 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon

Gilbert, Detroit Airports District Office,

(734) 487–7281.

Public Agency: St. Louis Airport

Authority, St. Louis, Missouri.

Application Number: 98–04–I–00–

STL.

Application Type: Impose a PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $135,000,000.

Earliest Permissible Charge Effective

Date: June 1, 1998.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

September 1, 2001.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required to

Collect PFC’s: Air taxi/commercial

operators filing FAA Form 1800–31.

Determination: Approved. Based on

information contained in the public

agency’s application, the FAA has

determined that the proposed class
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accounts for less than 1 percent of the

total annual enplanements at LambertSt. Louis International Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection Only:

Property and business acquisition for

natural Bridge Road relocation (phase I).

Land acquisition for Natural Bridge

Road relocation (phase II).

Land acquisition for new runway

12R/30L site preparation work.

Early road work.

Design fees for roads and runway

(including program management

consultant/airport development

program consultant fees.

Decision Date: May 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorna Sandridge, Central Region

Airports Division, (816) 426–4730.

Public Agency: Columbus Municipal

Airport Authority, Columbus, Ohio.

Application Number: 97–06–C–00–

CMH.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC level: $3.00.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in This

Decision: $40,005,400.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: January

1, 2002.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

January 1, 2004.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to

Collection PFC’s; Air taxi/commercial

operators.

Determination: Approved. Based on

information contained in the public

agency’s application, the FAA has

determined that the proposed class

accounts for less than 1 percent of the

total annual enplanements at Port

Columbus International Airport (CMH).

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection at CMH and Use at CMH:

Skycap baggage improvements.

Structure removal from runway 28L

building restriction line.

Digital image acquisition and

identification card production system.

Runway 10R/28L centerline

improvements.

Development and enhancement study.

Tree removal.

Terminal exit doors modifications.

Multi-user flight information display

system.

ARFF rapid intervention vehicle.

Terminal modernization program.

Taxiway E lighting.

International Gateway/Stelzer Road

interchange justification study.

Terminal ramp aircraft parking pads.

Lane apron and connector/taxiway C–

1 overlay.

Terminal apron rehabilitation

(design).

International Gateway (road)

improvements.

Residential soundproofing phases II–

IV.

Ticket counter/baggage claim

expansion study.

Addendum to 1993 Part 150 noise

exposure maps and noise compatibility

plan.

Landside building program: scope

definition and design standards.

Reconfigure post office on the air

operations area (access control

improvements).

Terminal entrance improvements.

Public address system.

Terminal directional signage.

Runway distance measuring

equipment.

Airport economic impact analysis.

Wetland delineation study.

Signage and graphics consulting

services.

Airfield lighting electrical vault.

Safety and security equipment.

Relocation of taxiway G lighting.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection at CMH and use at Bolton

Field:

Automated weather observation

system.

Drainage improvements.

Terminal restrooms/Americans with

Disabilities Act requirements.

Engineering and consulting services.

Runway 4 end centerline

rehabilitation.

Tree removal.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

in Part for Collection At CMH and Use

At CMH: North airfield improvements:

extension of Bridgeway Avenue, land

acquisition, construction of apron,

construction of taxiway, sanitary sewer

relocation, environmental mitigation/

site work.

Determination: Partially approved.

The water service upgrade portion of the

project was determined to be ineligible

under paragraph 568 of FAA Order

5100.38A, Airport Improvement

Program (AIP) Handbook. The public

agency did not establish in its

application that the proposed water

line, or a portion thereof, would serve

eligible airport development.

Chiller replacement/purge equipment.

Determination: Partially approved.

Utility projects are eligible to the extent

they are needed to serve eligible airport

development. The allowable cost of any

installation serving both eligible and

ineligible areas or facilities must be

prorated. The FAA has determined that

approximately 72 percent of the total

project costs are eligible.

Terminal gate alterations/

consolidation.

Determination: Partially approved.

Terminal building projects involve work

in both eligible and ineligible areas. PFC

eligibility is limited to public-use areas

that are directly related to the

movement of passengers and baggage in

air carrier and commuter service

terminal facilities within the boundaries

of the airport. The FAA has determined

that approximately 72 percent of the

total project costs are eligible.

West sanitary pumping station and 8-

inch force main.

Determination: Partially approved.

The public agency requested 100

percent PFC funding for this project.

However, utility projects are only

eligible to the extent they are needed to

serve eligible airport development. The

allowable cost of any installation

serving both eligible and ineligible areas

or facilities will be a prorated share of

the total cost. The FAA has determined

that approximately 72 percent of the

total project costs are eligible.

Runway 10L/28R navigational aids.

Determination: Partially approved.

The approved amount was reduced from

the amount requested to account for the

issuance of two AIP grants.

North airfield T-hangar apron

(taxilanes only).

Determination: Partially approved.

PFC eligibility is limited to the public

use apron, access drive, and perimeter

fencing. In addition, the site work is

eligible on a prorated basis for that

portion of the project determined to be

eligible.

Concourse B renovations.

Determination: Partially approved.

Certain elements of this project, such as

carpet replacement, are not eligible in

accordance with Appendix 2 of FAA

Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook.

Landside building program—design

and construction: terminal expansion

and entrance improvements (terminal

modernization, phase IV) and signage

and graphic improvements; expansion

of the terminal curbfront and

International Gateway from Sawyer

Road to the terminal.

Determination: Partially approved.

Certain items mentioned in the project

description, such as the parking

structure site preparation and portions

of the airport roadways exlusively

serving parking facilities, rental car

facilities, and other non-aeronautical

facilities, are not eligible.

East sanitary lift station replacement.

Determination: Partially approved.

Utility projects are eligible to the extent

they are needed to serve eligible airport

development. The allowable cost of any

installation serving both eligible and

ineligible areas or facilities will be a

prorated share of the total project cost.

The FAA has determined that

approximately 72 percent of the total

project costs are eligible.
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PFC application formulation expense:

environmental overview; application

legal services; other application costs.

Determination: Partially approved.

The environmental review is not

considered a PFC application

formulation expense; however, this is

considered to be an eligible element of

a planning study under AIP criteria,

paragraph 406(r) of FAA Order

5100.38A, AIP Handbook. The approved

amount was reduced from the amount

requested based on actual costs as

shown in the public agency’s letter

dated December 19, 1997.

Backflow prevention valves.

Determination: Partially approved.

Utility projects are eligible to the extent

they are needed to serve eligible airport

development. The allowable cost of any

installation serving both eligible and

ineligible areas or facilities will be a

prorated share of the total project cost.

The FAA has determined that

approximately 72 percent of the total

project costs are eligible.

Terminal heating piping replacement.

Determination: Partially approved.

Terminal building projects involve work

in both eligible and ineligible areas. PFC

funding is limited to non revenue

producing public-use areas that are

directly related to the movement of

passengers and baggage in air commerce

within the boundaries of the airport.

The FAA has determined that

approximately 72 percent of the total

project costs are eligible.

Brief Description of Projects

Disapproved for Collection at CMH and

Use at CMH: Satellite landing system.

Determination: Disapproved. This

project has been determined to not be

justified under PFC criteria. The

requested global positioning system

differential ground station equipment is

not required for precision approaches at

CMH. In addition, this equipment is not

yet approved by the FAA for

installation.

Signage standards manual.

Determination: Disapproved. This

project does not meet the objectives test

for FPC eligibility in § 158.15(a).

South ramp settlement study.

Determination: Disapproved.

Paragraph 300(b) of FAA Order

5100.38A (October 24, 1989) indicates

that the separate funding of projects for

the preparation of plans and

specifications is allowable if the airport

development has every expectation of

beginning within 2 years. Inasmuch as

this project was completed in 1993 and

a project to correct the settlement

problem has not been started and is not

in this application, the FAA has no

expectation that this project will be

started within 2 years, as required by

§ 158.33(a)(1). In addition, the FAA has

determined that this project does not

confirm to the eligible master planning

elements in paragraph 406 of FAA

Order 5100.38A, and is not, therefore,

considered to be eligible planning work.

Therefore, this study/preliminary

engineering project is being disapproved

at this time.

Bolton Field—airport layout plan and

Exhibit A.

Determination: Disapproved. This

project does not meet the objective test

for PFC eligibility in § 158.15(a), namely

it does not preserve or enhance safety,

security, or capacity; reduce noise or

mitigate noise impacts; not does it

furnish opportunities for enhanced

competition.

Decision Date: May 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Jagiello, Detroit Airports District

Office, (313) 487–7296.

Public Agency: Ports of Chelan and

Douglas, Wenatchee Washington.

Application Number: 98–02–00–EAT.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $307,000.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1,

1998.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

October 1, 2000.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to

Collect PFC’s: None.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use:

Reconstruct runway 12/30.

Property acquisition on approach

runway 30.

Properry acquisition on approach

runway 12.

Taxiway G lighting and signage.

Access road improvements.

Acquire passenger access lift.

Equipment storage building for SRE.

Acquire SRE.

Decision Date: May 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Vargas, Seattle Airports District

Office, (425) 227–2660.

AMENDMENTS TO PFC APPROVALS

Amendment No. city, state Approved

date

Original approved net

PFC revenue

Amended

approved

net PFC

revenue

Original estimated

charge exp.

date

Amended

estimated

charge exp.

date

93–02–C–02–MEI, Meridian, MS ............................................................. 03/26/98 $155.223 $154,390 12/01/00 12/01/00

97–04–C–01–MEI, Meridian, MS ............................................................. 04/24/98 32,500 45,000 12/01/00 03/01/01

93–01–C–01–MRY, Monterey, CA ........................................................... 04/30/98 3,960,855 5,455,672 06/01/00 12/01/01

97–02–C–01–DSM, Des Moines, IA ........................................................ 05/08/98 3,574,928 9,713,654 07/01/99 12/01/01

95–03–C–02–GPT, Gulfport, MS ............................................................. 05/19/98 3,464,600 4,608,400 12/01/01 02/01/02

95–01–C–01–CMI, Champaign, IL ........................................................... 05/21/98 1,154,307 1,327,400 11/01/98 05/01/99

94–01–C–01–LBE, Latrobe, PA ............................................................... 05/29/98 187,266 1,397,687 10/01/98 05/01/13

Issued in Washington, DC on June 26,

1998.

Eric Gabler,

Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance

System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment,

TCAS II

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability for public

comment.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of and requests comments

on a proposed Technical Standard

Order (TSO) pertaining to traffic alert

and collision avoidance system (TCAS)

airborne equipment, TCAS II. The

proposed TSO prescribes the minimum

operational performance standards that

TCAS II equipment must meet to be

identified with the marking ‘‘TSO–

C119b.’’