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6 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

Within 35 days of the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register or within such longer period (i)

as the Commission may designate up to

90 days of such date if it finds such

longer period to be appropriate and

publishes its reasons for so finding or

(ii) as to which the Phlx consents, the

Commission will:

(A) by order approve such proposed

rule change, or,

(B) institute proceedings to determine

whether the proposed rule change

should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views and

arguments concerning the foregoing,

including whether the proposed rule

change, as amended, is consistent with

the Act. Persons making written

submissions should file six copies

thereof with the Secretary, Securities

and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549.

Copies of the submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the proposed rule

change that are file with the

Commission, and all communications

relating to the rule change between the

Commission and any person, other than

those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552, will be

available for inspection and copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such

filing will also be available for

imspection and copying at the principal

office of the Phlx. All submissions

should refer to File SR–Phlx–98–22 and

should be submitted within 21 days

after the date of this publication.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.6

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18763 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

International Airport; Covington,

Kentucky

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration announces that it will

prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for implementation of

projects proposed in the Master Plan for

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

International Airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peggy S. Kelley, Federal Aviation

Administration, Airports District Office,

3385 Airways Blvd, Suite 302,

Memphis, Tennessee 38116–3841;

Telephone 901–544–3495, Ext. 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Aviation Administration will

prepare and consider an EIS for

implementation of proposed projects in

the Master Plan Update for Cincinnati/

Northern Kentucky International

Airport.

The Kenton Country Airport Board

completed its Master Plan Update in

1996. The Master Plan was accepted by

FAA June 7, 1996. The Airport Layout

Plan was conditionally approved June 7,

1996, subject to environmental analysis.

Major airfield improvements proposed

in the Master Plan and to be assessed in

the EIS are a third parallel north/south

runway, 8000 feet long, located

approximately 4300 feet west of the

existing Runway 18R–36L; an extension

of Runway 9–27, 2000 feet to the west;

and construction of additional taxiways

or taxiway extensions. Other

improvements include proposed

terminal expansion; proposed aviation

related development; associated road

relocation and construction; and

parking improvements.

The Kenton County Airport Board

conducted numerous workshops and a

public hearing during the development

of the Master Plan Study. To ensure that

the full range of issues related to the

proposed projects are addressed and

that all significant issues are identified,

FAA intends to consult and coordinate

with Federal, State and local agencies

which have jurisdiction by law or have

specific expertise with respect to any

environmental impacts associated with

the proposed projects. The meeting for

public agencies will be held at

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

International Airport Board Room,

located on the second level of Terminal

One at the Airport, at 1:00 p.m.,

Tuesday, August 18, 1998. FAA will

also solicit input from the public with

two meetings. The first public scoping

meeting will be Tuesday, August 18,

1998, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Oak Hills

High School, 3200 Ebenezer Road,

Cincinnati, Ohio, and the second public

scoping meeting will be Wednesday,

August 19, 1998, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

at Conner Middle School, 3300 Cougar

Path, Hebron, Kentucky. In addition to

providing input at the public scoping

meetings, the public may submit written

comments on the scope of the

environmental study to the address

identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Comments should be

submitted within 30 days of the

publication of this Notice.

Issued on July 9, 1998 in Memphis,

Tennessee.

Charles L. Harris,

Assistant Manager, Memphis Airports District

Office.

[FR Doc. 98–18858 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice to Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement and Conduct

Scoping for a Terminal Radar

Approach Control (TRACON) Facility

and Associated Air Traffic Control

(ATC) Procedural Changes in and Near

the Baltimore-Washington

Metropolitan Area

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement and

conduct Scoping meetings.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration is issuing this notice to

advise the public that an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared

and considered for the consolidation

and construction of a new Terminal

Radar Approach Control (TRACON)

facility in the Baltimore/Washington

area. There are four stand-alone

TRACONs within the study area located

at Baltimore—Washington International

Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington

National Airport, and Washington

Dulles International Airport; and the

FAA operated TRACON located at

Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The

Federal Aviation Administration

intends to prepare a tiered

Environmental Impact Statement. The

first tier will address the physical