Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 24, 2001 / Notices 20707

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

Tweed-New Haven Airport, New Haven,

CT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at Tweed-New

Haven Airport 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).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Priscilla Scott, PFC Program

Manager, Federal Aviation

Administration, Airports Division, 12

New England Executive Park,

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Edwin V.

Selden, Executive Director for the

Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority at

the following address: Tweed-New

Haven Airport, 155 Burr Street, New

Haven, Connecticut, 06512.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Tweed-New

Haven Airport Authority under § 158.23

of part 158 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Priscilla A. Scott, PFC Program

Manager, Federal Aviation

Administration, Airports Division, 12

New England Executive Park,

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, (781)

238–7614. The application may be

reviewed in person at 16 New England

Executive Park, Burlington,

Massachusetts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at

Tweed-New Haven Airport 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).

On April 3, 2001, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the Tweed-New Haven

Airport Authority was substantially

complete within the requirements of

§ 158.25 of part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than July

17, 2001.

The following is a brief overview of

the impose and use application.

PFC Project #: 01–02–C–00–HVN.

Level of the proposed PFC: $4.50.

Proposed charge effective date:

October 1, 2001.

Estimated charge expiration date:

November 1, 2007.

Estimated total net PFC revenue:

$1,963,265.

Brief description of projects:

Impose and use:

Construct an Airport Rescue and Fire

Fighting Building

Conduct an Airport Master Plan Update

Construct Taxiway ‘‘B’’ and Runway 2–

20 Safety Areas (Permitting)

Reconstruct a Portion of Runway 14–32

Purchase Snow Removal Equipment

Terminal Apron Glycol Recovery

System Study

Obstruction Removal—Phase I Analysis

and Plan

Impose:

Land Acquisition—Runway Protection

Zone

Construct Taxiway ‘‘B’’ and Runway 2–

20 Safety Areas

Install Perimeter Fencing

Rehabilitate Runway 2–20

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/

Commercial Operators (ATCO).

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the Tweed-New

Haven Airport, 155 Burr Street, New

Haven, Connecticut 06512.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on

April 5, 2001.

Vincent A. Scarano,

Manager, Airports Division, New England

Region.

[FR Doc. 01–10132 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD–2001–9465]

Requested Administrative Waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws

AGENCY: Maritime Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Invitation for public comments

on a requested administrative waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel

MYSTIC DREAM.

SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–

383, the Secretary of Transportation, as

represented by the Maritime

Administration (MARAD), is authorized

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build

requirement of the coastwise laws under

certain circumstances. A request for

such a waiver has been received by

MARAD. The vessel, and a description

of the proposed service, is listed below.

Interested parties may comment on the

effect this action may have on U.S.

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD

determines that in accordance with Pub.

L. 105–383 and MARAD’s regulations at

46 CFR Part 388 (65 FR 6905; February

11, 2000) that the issuance of the waiver

will have an unduly adverse effect on a

U.S.-vessel builder or a business that

uses U.S.-flag vessels, a waiver will not

be granted.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

May 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

docket number MARAD–2001–9465.

Written comments may be submitted by

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401,

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

St., SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.

You may also send comments

electronically via the Internet at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All comments

will become part of this docket and will

be available for inspection and copying

at the above address between 10 a.m.

and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through

Friday, except federal holidays. An

electronic version of this document and

all documents entered into this docket

is available on the World Wide Web at

http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Dunn, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Maritime

Administration, MAR–832 Room 7201,

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,

DC 20590. Telephone 202–366–2307.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title V of

Pub. L. 105–383 provides authority to

the Secretary of Transportation to

administratively waive the U.S.-build

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requirements of the Jones Act, and other

statutes, for small commercial passenger

vessels (no more than 12 passengers).

This authority has been delegated to the

Maritime Administration per 49 CFR

section 1.66, Delegations to the

Maritime Administrator, as amended.

By this notice, MARAD is publishing

information on a vessel for which a

request for a U.S.-build waiver has been

received, and for which MARAD

requests comments from interested

parties. Comments should refer to the

docket number of this notice and the

vessel name in order for MARAD to

properly consider the comments.

Comments should also state the

commenter’s interest in the waiver

application, and address the waiver

criteria given in section 388.4 of

MARAD’S regulations at 46 CFR part

388.

Vessel Proposed for Waiver of the U.S.-

build Requirement

(1) Name of vessel and owner for

which waiver is requested. Name of

vessel: MYSTIC DREAM. Owner:

Thomas and Anne Foley.

(2) Size, capacity and tonnage of

vessel. According to the applicant: ‘‘Net

Weight is 24,000 lbs., length is 44 feet,

width is 13.5 feet, draft is 4 feet,

capacity is 6 passengers.’’

(3) Intended use for vessel, including

geographic region of intended operation

and trade. According to the applicant:

We are starting a private Bed & Breakfast

on the water.’’ ‘‘The Keys from

Homestead, FL to Key West, FL

including Dry Tortugas.’’

(4) Date and Place of construction and

(if applicable) rebuilding. Date of

construction: 1989. Place of

construction: Taiwan.

(5) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on other commercial

passenger vessel operators. According to

the applicant: ‘‘This is a fairly unique

concept, as there does not seem to be

any competition. There are many fishing

snorkel and diving charter boats but

none for a Bed & Breakfast.’’

(6) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on U.S. shipyards.

According to the applicant: ‘‘There

should be no effect on U.S. shipyards or

marinas other than to give them income

for maintenance.’’

Dated: April 18, 2001.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–10112 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2000–7139; Notice 2]

Decision that Nonconforming 1999–

2000 Mercedes Benz Gelaendewagen

Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that nonconforming 1999–2000

Mercedes Benz Gelaendewagen multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPVs) are

eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

decision by NHTSA that 1999–2000

Mercedes Benz Gelaendewagen MPVs

not originally manufactured to comply

with all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards are eligible for

importation into the United States

because they have safety features that

comply with, or are capable of being

altered to comply with, all such

standards.

DATES: This decision is effective as of

the date of its publication in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. section

30141(a)(1)(A), a motor vehicle that was

not originally manufactured to conform

to all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards shall be refused

admission into the United States unless

NHTSA has decided that the motor

vehicle is substantially similar to a

motor vehicle originally manufactured

for importation into and sale in the

United States, certified under 49 U.S.C.

section 30115, and of the same model

year as the model of the motor vehicle

to be compared, and is capable of being

readily altered to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards. Where there is no

substantially similar U.S.-certified

motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. section

30141(a)(1)(B) permits a nonconforming

motor vehicle to be admitted into the

United States if its safety features

comply with, or are capable of being

altered to comply with, all applicable

Federal motor vehicle safety standards

based on destructive test data or such

other evidence as NHTSA decides to be

adequate.

Petitions for eligibility decisions may

be submitted by either manufacturers or

importers who have registered with

NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR Part 592. As

specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA

publishes notice in the Federal Register

of each petition that it receives, and

affords interested persons an

opportunity to comment on the petition.

At the close of the comment period,

NHTSA decides, on the basis of the

petition and any comments that it has

received, whether the vehicle is eligible

for importation. The agency then

publishes this decision in the Federal

Register.

J.K. Technologies (formerly J.K.

Motors) of Baltimore, Maryland (‘‘J.K.’’)

(Registered Importer 90–006) petitioned

NHTSA to decide whether 1999–2000

Mercedes Benz Gelaendewagen MPVs

are eligible for importation into the

United States. NHTSA published notice

of the petition on July 19, 2000 (65 FR

44848) to afford an opportunity for

public comment. The reader is referred

to that notice for a thorough description

of the petition.

J.K. petitioned the agency to decide

that the 1999–2000 Mercedes Benz

Gelaendewagen is eligible for

importation under 49 U.S.C. section

30141(a)(1)(A) on the basis that those

vehicles are substantially similar to

motor vehicles of the same model year

that were originally manufactured for

importation into and sale in the United

States and certified under 49 U.S.C.

section 30115. The substantially similar

motor vehicles identified in the petition

were 1999–2000 Mercedes Benz

Gelaendewagens that were

manufactured for importation into, and

sale in, the United States, and certified

by Europa International, Inc.

(‘‘Europa’’), as conforming to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards prior to their importation into

the United States.

The notice of petition explained that

in March 1998, Daimler Benz, A.G., as

the company was then known, provided

a letter of understanding to Europa

under which Gelaendewagens

manufactured in Graz, Austria, would

be produced to Europa’s specifications,

and then shipped to a Mercedes facility

in Germany for installation of additional

electronic equipment (OBD II) needed to

effect compliance with Federal

emissions control requirements.

DaimlerChrysler A.G. modified the

letter of understanding in December

1999 to state that incomplete vehicles,

for which it would make no

representation of compliance, would be

sent to the German facility for

completion. At the end of either

process, Europa certifies compliance