Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 78 / Friday, April 23, 2010 / Notices 21387 

Enhancement Program, Environmental 

Impact Statement. 

DATES: Effective upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan L. McDonald, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Harrisburg Airports 

District Office, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, 

Suite 508, Harrisburg, PA 17011. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act, the Federal 

Aviation Administration is in the 

process of completing an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the 

Philadelphia International Airport 

(PHL) Capacity Enhancement Program 

(CEP). The purpose of the CEP is to 

enhance airport capacity in order to 

accommodate current and future 

aviation demand in the Philadelphia 

Metropolitan Area during all weather 

conditions. The Draft EIS was published 

on September 26, 2008. The DEIS 

presented three alternatives; the No 

Action and two on-airport construction 

alternatives (Alternatives A and B), but 

did not identify a Preferred Alternative. 

FAA has now identified Alternative A 

as its Preferred Alternative. 

Alternative A would extend Runway 

8–26 to the east, extend Runway 9R–27L 

to the east, and add a third parallel eastwest runway. Alternative A would also 

reconstruct and enlarge the terminal 

complex, increasing it from 120 to 

approximately 150 gates. Alternative A 

will accommodate all forecasted 

operations with annualized average 

delays of 5.2 minutes in 2020 and 8.4 

minutes in 2025. Alternative A is 

estimated to cost $5.2 billion. 

Alternative A is FAA Preferred 

Alternative for the following reasons: 

1. Alternative A meets the Purpose 

and Need by adding capacity and 

significantly reducing delay in all 

weather conditions in the long term. 

2. Alternative A allows for greater 

flexibility of construction phasing or 

scheduling. 

3. Alternative A maintains a 

crosswind runway (Runway 17–35). 

4. Alternative A minimizes disruption 

of local surface transportation, and does 

not result in construction impacts to 

Interstate 95. 

5. On the average, Alternative A has 

less average annualized delays during 

the prolonged construction period. 

6. With mitigation, significant 

environmental impacts can be avoided 

or minimized. 

A Draft General Conformity 

Determination, based on FAA’s 

Preferred Alternative, is expected to be 

released for public comment April 27, 

2010. The Final EIS is expected to be 

released late August 2010. The Final EIS 

will address all comments received on 

the Draft EIS and provides the rationale 

behind FAA’s selection of Alternative A 

as the Preferred Alternative. Further 

information on the project and the EIS 

process can be found at the project Web 

site: http://www.phl-cep-eis.com. 

Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, April 

16, 2010. 

Oscar D. Sanchez, 

Acting Manager, Harrisburg Airports District 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9608 Filed 4–21–10; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2010–20] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number 

involved and must be received on or 

before May 13, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2003–14563 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laverne Brunache (202) 267–3133 or 

Tyneka Thomas (202) 267–7626, Office 

of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 20, 

2010. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2003–14563. 

Petitioner: AirTran Airways, Inc. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

93.123 

Description of Relief Sought: 

To permit AirTran Airways, Inc., the 

use of three slots at Ronald Reagan 

Washington National Airport (DCA) for 

service from DCA to Atlanta Hartford 

International Airport. 

On July 10, 2009, the FAA renewed 

AirTran’s exemption until September 

30, 2010. That grant of exemption stated 

the FAA would publish any future 

extension petitions for public comment. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9477 Filed 4–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2010–19] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

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