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consolidation of the four TRACONs as

well as building siting and construction.

All reasonable building alternatives,

including a no build option, will be

considered. This first tier will also

evaluate, at a programmatic level,

potential airspace changes that could

result from a decision to consolidate;

however, it will not address specific

changes to aircraft routes. A subsequent

tier, or tiers, will be prepared and

considered at a later date to assess the

potential impacts resulting from air

traffic control procedural changes

associated with the proposed

consolidation of these facilities as these

issues become ripe for decision. All

reasonable alternatives will be

considered including the no-change

option. The airspace tier (2nd tier) will

evaluate alternatives to air traffic control

routes and procedures beyond the

immediate airport area. Changes to

existing take-off and/or landing noise

abatement procedures are not being

considered. In order to ensure that all

significant issues pertaining to the

proposed action are identified, public

scoping meetings will be held.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Joseph Champley, Project Support

Specialist, Federal Aviation

Administration, Suite 400, 8201

Corporate Drive, Landover, Maryland

20785 (800) 762–9531. Email:

joe.champley@faa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

TRACON facility provides radar air

traffic control services to aircraft

operating on Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) and Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

procedures beyond 5 miles and

generally within 50 miles of the host

airport at altitudes from the surface to

approximately 17,000 feet. These

distances and altitudes may vary

depending on local conditions and

infrastructural constraints such as

adequate radar and radio frequency

coverage. The primary function of the

TRACON is to provide a variety of air

traffic control services to arrival,

departure, and transient aircraft within

its assigned airspace. These services

include aircraft separation, in flight

traffic advisories and navigational

assistance. The four existing TRACON

facilities provide terminal radar air

traffic control services to the four major

airports and a number of small reliever

airports located within the study area.

Current technologies exist that allow

for the siting of TRACON facilities away

from an airport environment. This

capability also allows for the

consolidation of facilities when it makes

economic and environmental sense.

Three of the four facilities that are the

subject of this study are at or

approaching their designed life-cycle

and are not able to accommodate

expected increases in air traffic demand

or planned equipment modernization.

The FAA recently performed a cost to

benefit analysis and found that the

consolidation of these four TRACONs

was economically advantageous to the

government and users of their services.

In addition to the proposed

infrastructural improvements, the FAA

will conduct an in depth analysis of the

air traffic control operational

environment. The purpose is to

determine what, if any, new ATC

procedures can be implemented that

will take advantage of facility

consolidation, improved aircraft

performance, and new and emerging

ATC technologies. These items will be

addressed in the second tier of the EIS.

The project study area is generally

within a 75 miles radius of the

Georgetown Non-Directional Radio

Beacon, a radio navigational aid located

new the Chain Bridge.

Public Scoping Meetings: To facilitate

the receipt of comments on the first tier,

five public scoping meetings will be

held. The meetings will be held from 2

to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. at the

following locations:

August 3, 1998 at Hillcrest Elementary

School, 1500 Frederick Road,

Baltimore (Catonsville), MD 21228 (At

the intersection of S. Rolling Road (I–

195 away from BWI) and Frederick

Road)

August 4, 1998 at the Holiday Inn

Capitol, 550 C St SW, Washington, DC

20024 (Between National Air and

Space Museum and Dept. of

Transportation (intersection of C and

5th or 6th Street) near L’Enfant Plaza

Metro Station)

August 6, 1998 at Chantilly High

School, 4201 Stringfellow Road,

Chantilly, VA 22033 (Off Stringfellow

Road, Between Route 50 and Route

29)

August 10, 1998 at the Westpark

(Holiday Inn) Hotel, 1900 North Fort

Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209

(Adjacent to Key Bridge in Arlington)

August 12, 1998 at the Colony South,

7401 Surratts Road, Clinton, MD

20748 (Near Andrews AFB, off Route

5 in Clinton, MD)

A separate meeting will be held from

1 to 4 p.m. for Federal, State, and local

agency staff in accordance with NEPA

coordination requirements:

August 5, 1998 at the Holiday Inn

Capitol, 550 C St SW, Washington, DC

20024 (Between National Air and

Space Museum and Dept. of

Transportation (intersection of C and

5th or 6th Street) near L’Enfant Plaza

Metro Station)

The scoping period for this project

formally begins with this

announcement. Scoping will conclude

forty-five days after the date of this

announcement.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed project are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

on the scope are invited from Federal,

State, and local agencies, and other

interested parties.

Comments and suggestions may be

sent to: FAA Potomac TRACON Project,

c/o Mr. Fred Bankert, PRC Inc., 12005

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA

20191–3423. EMAIL:

fred.bankert@faa.dot.gov

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Walter Kwiatek,

Acting Potomac Program Director.

[FR Doc. 98–18859 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance/

RST–97–3

In accordance with Part 211 of Title

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

notice is hereby given that the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) received

from the National Railroad Passenger

Corporation (Amtrak) a request for

waiver of compliance with certain

requirements of 49 CFR Part 213:

TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS.

The purpose of Amtrak’s petition is to

secure approval from FRA to operate

equipment known as express cars at up

to four inches of cant deficiency in

passenger trains that are now permitted

to operate at four inches of cant

deficiency.

Amtrak is presently taking delivery of

its first order of express cars. Amtrak

states that this equipment will be used

on trains primarily for time-sensitive

and perishable express items. Amtrak

also states that the growth of its express

business is a critical component to its

plan to recover all of its operating costs

by 2002.

For several years, Amtrak has

operated passenger trains with a variety

of equipment at four inches of cant

deficiency (underbalance) on tracks

either owned by Amtrak or by other

railroads such as the former Union

Pacific, Burlington Northern, and the

Southern Pacific railroads.

Currently, 49 CFR 213.57(b) permits a

maximum of three inches to be used as
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the underbalance term (cant deficiency)

in the formulation of curve/speed tables

by track maintenance engineers defining

train speeds for curved track

superelevations for any route between

two points. The waivers granted Amtrak

and the other railroads to permit the

substitution of four inches in the Vmax

formula in § 213.57.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number RST–97–3) and

must be submitted in triplicate to the

Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel,

FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Mail Stop 10, Washington,

D.C. 20590. Communications received

within 30 days of the date of this notice

will be considered by FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) at

FRA’s temporary docket room located at

1120 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Room

7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on July 6, 1998.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 98–18820 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance/

Docket No. H–98–2

In accordance with Part 211 of Title

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

notice is hereby given that the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) received

from the National Railroad Passenger

Corporation (Amtrak) a request for

waiver of compliance with certain

requirements of 49 CFR Part 213:

TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS.

The purpose of Amtrak’s petition is to

secure approval from FRA to conduct

testing and demonstrations of the Talgo

trainset at operating speeds up to 125

mph and four inches of cant deficiency

on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. Amtrak

anticipates the testing will be completed

within three days after commencement.

Following the successful completion of

the testing, Amtrak seeks to conduct

three ‘‘VIP’’ demonstration trips

between Washington, D.C., and

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Amtrak and the State of Washington

jointly purchased a total of three Talgo

trainsets which are currently in

production in Seattle, Washington. The

Amtrak and Washington State contracts

require Talgo to demonstrate lateral

stability at speeds up to 125 mph before

the cars can be accepted. Amtrak states

that this testing can only be

accomplished on the Northeast

Corridor.

In order to conduct the testing and

demonstrations, Amtrak requests a

waiver from 49 CFR 213.9, Classes of

track, which currently limits the

maximum train speed to 110 mph, and

Section 213.57(b), Curves; Elevations

and Speed Limitations, which currently

permits a maximum of three inches to

be used as the underbalance term (cant

deficiency) in the determination of the

maximum speed on a curve based on

superelevation and degree of curvature.

Amtrak states that Talgo trainsets

routinely operate at up to 125 mph and

seven inches of cant deficiency in

Spain. In addition, the Talgo was tested

in 1997 at up to eight inches of cant

deficiency in the Pacific Northwest.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number H–98–2) and

must be submitted in triplicate to the

Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel,

FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Mail Stop 10, Washington,

D.C. 20590. Communications received

within 45 days of the date of this notice

will be considered by FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) at

FRA’s temporary docket room located at

1120 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Room

7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on July 6, 1998.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 98–18821 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[CO–99–91]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning an existing final

regulation, CO–99–91 (TD 8490),

Limitations on Corporate Net Operating

Loss (§ 1.382–3).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before September 14,

1998 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the regulation should be

directed to Carol Savage, (202) 622–

3945, Internal Revenue Service, room

5569, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Limitations on Corporate Net

Operating Loss.

OMB Number: 1545–1345.

Regulation Project Number: CO–99–

91.

Abstract: This regulation modifies the

application of the segregation rules

under Internal Revenue Code section

382 in the case of certain issuances of

stock by a loss corporation. The

regulation provides exceptions to the

segregation rules for certain small

issuances of stock and for certain other

issuances of stock for cash. The

regulation also provides that taxpayers