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48 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.48

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8001 Filed 4–8–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6573] 

Fine Arts Committee Notice of Meeting 

The Fine Arts Committee of the 

Department of State will meet on April 

30, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in the Henry Clay 

Room of the Harry S. Truman Building, 

2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

The meeting will last until 

approximately 3 p.m. and is open to the 

public. 

The agenda for the committee meeting 

will include a summary of the work of 

the Fine Arts Office since its last 

meeting on November 13, 2008 and the 

announcement of gifts and loans of 

furnishings as well as financial 

contributions from January 1, 2008 

through December 31, 2008. 

Public access to the Department of 

State is strictly controlled and space is 

limited. Members of the public wishing 

to take part in the meeting should 

telephone the Fine Arts Office at (202) 

647–1990 or send an e-mail to 

BurdenVK@State.gov by April 23 to 

make arrangements to enter the 

building. The public may take part in 

the discussion as long as time permits 

and at the discretion of the chairman. 

Dated: March 2, 2009. 

Marcee Craighill, 

Secretary, Fine Arts Committee, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–8121 Filed 4–8–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the George Bush Intercontinental 

Airport, Houston, TX and To Conduct 

Public Scoping Meetings 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

and to conduct public scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this 

Notice of Intent to advise the public that 

the FAA will prepare an EIS under the 

provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended. The EIS will address 

proposed improvements to George Bush 

Intercontinental Airport (IAN). The 

Houston Airport System (HAS), the 

sponsor of the project, completed an 

Airport Master Plan (AMP) for IAN in 

2006. The AMP showed that additional 

airfield capacity was needed. Airfield 

improvements including additional 

runway(s) were recommended to meet 

future capacity and reduce projected 

delays at IAH. 

Based on analysis presented in the 

AMP, FAA concurred that additional 

capacity was needed to meet forecast 

demand and began the EIS process. One 

of the first tasks in the process was to 

update the aviation forecast because of 

the decline in aviation operations since 

the AMP was completed. An updated 

forecast of aircraft operations was 

completed and reconfirmed the need to 

provide for additional capacity at IAH. 

The EIS will document the purpose 

and need for the proposed 

improvements as well as analyze a range 

of alternatives such as use of other 

modes of transportation or airports, 

construction of airfield improvements 

and as required by NEPA, the no action 

alternative. It is anticipated that the 

focus of the analysis will be on airfield 

improvement alternatives including: 

altering runway use and/or constructing 

taxiways; constructing a new runway 

between Runways 8L/26R and 8R/26L; 

and constructing a new runway south of 

Runway 9/27. To comply with NEPA, 

the FAA must also evaluate the 

potential environmental impacts of each 

of the reasonable alternatives such as 

and not limited to: noise impacts, 

impacts on air and water quality, 

wetlands, fish, wildlife, plants, 

floodplains, historic resources, 

hazardous wastes, socioeconomics, and 

economic factors. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division, Attn: Paul Blackford, 

ASW–652B, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, 

Fort Worth, TX 76137, E-mail: 

pblackford.faa@iah-eis.org, Phone: 817– 

222–5607. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this notice is to inform 

federal, state, and local government 

agencies and the public, of FAA’s intent 

to prepare an EIS and to conduct a 

public and agency scoping process. 

Information, data, opinions, and 

comments obtained throughout the 

scoping process will be considered in 

the preparation of the draft EIS. The 

scoping process for this EIS will include 

a comment period for interested 

agencies and parties to submit oral and/ 

or written comments representing the 

concerns and issues they believe the EIS 

should address. 

Scoping Meetings: The purpose of the 

scoping meetings is to receive input 

from the public and agencies regarding 

the scope and process related to the EIS. 

Comments and suggestions are invited 

from all interested parties to ensure that 

issues and concerns related to the 

proposed action and its alternatives are 

addressed. Public and agency scoping 

meetings will be conducted to 

encourage submittal of comments to the 

FAA. 

Public scoping meetings will be held 

from 6 to 9 p.m. on May 12, 2009, at the 

Humble Civic Center and May 14, 2009, 

at the Nimitz High School. Each meeting 

will include an introductory 

presentation, exhibits for team members 

to further explain the project and 

process, and opportunities to submit 

oral or written comments. To notify the 

general public of the scoping process, a 

legal notice will be placed in 

newspapers having general circulation 

in the study area. The newspaper notice 

will notify the public that scoping 

meetings will be held to gain public 

input concerning the proposed action, 

alternatives to be considered, and 

environmental impacts to be evaluated. 

The notice will also identify where the 

scoping package will be available for 

review. 

An agency scoping meeting for all 

federal, state, and local regulatory 

agencies which have jurisdiction by law 

or have special expertise with respect to 

any potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed action will 

be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on May 

12, 2009 at the Humble Civic Center. A 

notification letter along with a scoping 

package will be sent in advance of those 

meetings. 

The Scoping Meetings provide the 

first major opportunity for gathering 

comments from agency representatives 

and the general public. Comments 

received at the meetings, or by mail, email and via the Web site (http:// 

www.iah-eis.org) by June 15, 2009, will 

be included in the Scoping Report and 

considered for inclusion in the EIS. The 

Final Scoping Report will be made 

available to the public on the Web site. 

In addition to preparing the EIS to 

fulfill the requirements of NEPA, the 

FAA will prepare the EIS in order to 

comply with other applicable laws 

having public involvement 

requirements. Comments addressing 

other applicable laws should be 


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submitted to the listed contact person. 

Further information about the EIS and 

the proposed action will be posted 

when available at http://www.iaheis.org. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 30, 

2009. 

Mike Nicely, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–7693 Filed 4–8–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in California 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by the 

California Department of Transportation 

(Caltrans), pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 

and the United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS). 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of 

Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 

announce actions taken by Caltrans and 

USFWS that are final within the 

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

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project (US 101) and local road 

extension (Union Valley Parkway), in 

the community of Orcutt and City of 

Santa Maria in the County of Santa 

Barbara, State of California. Those 

actions grant licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on 

behalf of Caltrans, 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 on or 

before October 6, 2009. 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: For 

Caltrans: Matt Fowler, Chief, 

Environmental Branch, Caltrans, 50 

Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 

93401 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m. (805) 542–4603 or 

matt_c_fowler@dot.ca.gov. For USFWS: 

Steve Kirkland, USFWS, 2493 Portola 

Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003 

Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 

p.m. (805) 644–1766 or 

steve_kirkland@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) assigned, and 

the California Department of 

Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, 

environmental responsibilities for this 

project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. 

Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans 

and USFWS have taken final agency 

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

issuing licenses, permits, and approvals 

for the following highway project in the 

State of California: The project is 

located in the County of Santa Barbara 

in the community of Orcutt. The project 

includes the extension of Union Valley 

Parkway west over a 1.6-mile segment 

between Hummel Drive on the east and 

Blosser Road on the west, and the 

extension of Union Valley Parkway east 

to intersect with Highway 101 by 

constructing an overcrossing with northand southbound freeway ramps. 

Construction of the interchange portion 

of the project will occur between Post 

Mile 83.1 and 83.9 on Highway 101. The 

project purpose is to provide a major 

arterial and improved access to 

Highway 101 for the movement of 

people and goods through the Santa 

Maria-Orcutt area. The actions by the 

Federal agencies, and the laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the Environmental 

Assessment/Finding of No Significant 

Impact (EA/FONSI) for the project, 

approved on March 5, 2009 and in other 

documents in the FHWA project 

records. The EA/FONSI and other 

project records are available by 

contacting Caltrans at the addresses 

provided above. The Caltrans EA/FONSI 

can be viewed and downloaded from 

the project web site at http:// 

www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/projects/sb_uvp/ 

index.html, or viewed at public libraries 

in the project area. The USFWS decision 

and Section 7 Consultation are available 

by contacting USFWS at the address 

provided above. 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 [23 

U.S.C. 109]. 

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

7671(q). 

3. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536], Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)]. Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]. 

4. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; Archeological 

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

469–469(c)]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013]; U.S. 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303 Section 4(f)]. 

5. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious 

Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland 

Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 

4201–4209]; The Uniform Relocation 

Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as 

amended. 

6. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675; 

Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k). 

7. Physical Environment: Clean Water 

Act [33 U.S.C. 1344] 

8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

enhancement of Cultural Resources; 

E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 

13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 

Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) 

Issued on: April 3, 2009. 

Cindy Vigue, 

Director, State Programs, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E9–8073 Filed 4–8–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–33 (Sub–No. 268X)] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in 

Milwaukee County, WI 

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 

has filed a notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt 

Abandonments to abandon a 3.08-mile 

line of railroad known as the Capitol 


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