Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 107 / Monday, June 4, 2001 / Notices 30041

1Please note that the term ‘‘commercial launch’’

as used throughout the Draft Programmatic EIS has

been removed from the Final Programmatic EIS and

replaced with the term ‘‘licensed launch’’. This

change was made for clarification purposes and not

in response to public comment. The change was

made because the FAA licenses some launches that

are not strictly commercial in nature. This change

does not alter the description of the proposed action

or alternatives, nor does it alter the analyses

contained in the Programmatic EIS.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Boating Safety Advisory

Council (NBSAC) is a Federal advisory

committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 2. It

advises the Coast Guard regarding

regulations and other major boating

safety matters. NBSAC members are

drawn equally from the following

sectors of the boating community: State

officials responsible for State boating

safety programs; recreational boat and

associated equipment manufacturers;

and national recreational boating

organizations and the general public.

Members are appointed by the Secretary

of Transportation.

NBSAC normally meets twice each

year at a location selected by the Coast

Guard. When attending meetings of the

Council, members are provided travel

expenses and per diem.

We will consider applications for the

following seven positions that expire or

become vacant in December 2001: two

representatives of State officials

responsible for State boating safety

programs; three representatives of

recreational boat and associated

equipment manufacturers; and two

members of the general public.

Applicants are considered for

membership on the basis of their

particular expertise, knowledge, and

experience in recreational boating

safety. Each member serves for a term of

3 years. Some members may serve

consecutive terms.

In support of the policy of the

Department of Transportation on gender

and ethnic diversity, we encourage

qualified women and members of

minority groups to apply.

If you are selected as a member who

represents the general public, we will

require you to complete a Confidential

Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form

450). We may not release the report or

the information in it to the public,

except under an order issued by a

Federal court or as otherwise provided

under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a).

Dated: May 25, 2001.

Kenneth T. Venuto,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of

Operations Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Opportunity for Public

Comment on Surplus Property Release

at Anderson Regional Airport,

Anderson, South Carolina

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Title

49, U.S.C. 47153(c), notice is being

given that the FAA is considering a

request from Anderson County, South

Carolina to waive the requirement that

seven parcels of surplus property,

located at the Anderson Regional

Airport, be used for aeronautical

purposes. The total land area is

approximately 5.3 acres.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice

may be mailed or delivered in triplicate

to the FAA at the following address:

Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701

Columbia Avenue, Campus Building,

Suite 2–260, College Park, GA 30337.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Joey

Preston, County Administrator of

Anderson County, South Carolina at the

following address; 101 South Main

Street, Anderson, SC 29622.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laura A. Breeding, Program Manager,

Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701

Columbia Avenue, Campus Building,

Suite 2–260, College Park, GA 30337,

(404) 305–7149. The application may be

reviewed in person at this same

location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

is reviewing a request by Anderson

County to release 5.3 acres of surplus

property at the Anderson Regional

Airport. Approximately 2.5 acres of the

property will be purchased by the South

Carolina Department of Transportation

and used for the widening of South

Carolina Route 24 from a two-lane

section to a four-lane section with

center left turn lane. The net proceeds

from the sale of this property will be

used for airport purposes.

Approximately 2.8 acres of land will be

released to Anderson County for the

completion of their Warner Road

Relocation project with an expansion to

the northeast. There will be no exchange

of funds for this parcel.

Any person may inspect the request

in person at the FAA office listed above

under ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.’’ In addition, any person

may, upon request, inspect the request,

notice and other documents germane to

the request in person at Anderson

County Administrator’s office.

Issued in Atlanta, Georgia on May 29,

2001.

Scott L. Seritt,

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 01–13959 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Associate Administrator for

Commercial Space Transportation;

Availability of a Final Programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement

(PEIS) for Licensing Launches

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Associate

Administrator for Commercial Space

Transportation (AST).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

Amended, and FAA order 1050.1D—

Policies and Procedures for Considering

Environmental Impacts, the FAA

announces the availability of a Final

Programmatic Environmental Impact

Statement (PEIS) for Licensing

Launches.1 The Programmatic EIS

analyzes the potential environmental

impacts of the proposed action of

licensing launches, which is also the

preferred alternative. Potential impacts

of the proposed action and alternatives

were analyzed in three major categories,

atmospheric impacts, noise impacts and

other environmental impacts. The FAA

examined the range of potential impacts

by considering the environmental

characteristics of six different

ecosystems representing various

existing and potential launch locations

throughout the U.S. and abroad.

The PEIS covers licensed launches

from both existing government launch

facilities and non-federal sites. The PEIS

will update and replace the FAA’s 1986

Programmatic Environmental

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Assessment (EA) for Commercial

Expendable Launch Vehicle Programs,

as announced in the Federal Register

November 27, 1995 Notice of Intent. The

PEIS assesses the potential

environmental effects of launches from

ignition, liftoff, and ascent through the

atmosphere to orbit and the disposition

of launch vehicle components down

range. Any remaining launch processing

(including vehicle assembly and

payload preparation prior to liftoff,

payload functioning during useful life,

and payload reentry whether controlled

or uncontrolled) are outside the scope of

this PEIS. The scope is limited to the

assessment of environmental

consequences of the launch operations

listed and does not include construction

activities (e.g., development of new

launch sites or modification of existing

ones). The information in the PEIS is

not intended to address all site-specific

launch issues.

The Final PEIS provides responses to

comments on the Draft PEIS received in

written form during the public review

period for the Draft PEIS. The text and

figures of the Draft PEIS have been

revised as necessary to provide

information and analyses requested by

comments from the public. The Final

PEIS is a comprehensive document

containing the contents of the Draft

PEIS, as revised, a summary of all

comment letters received during the

public review period and the FAA’s

official responses to those comments. A

copy of the Final PEIS will be mailed to

all parties who received the Draft PEIS

directly from the FAA and additional

parties who requested a copy of the

document. The Final PEIS is available

for review at FAA Headquarters in

Washington, DC. A copy of the Final

PEIS may be obtained from the FAA

through request to the contact listed

below.

In accordance with regulations at 40

Code of Federal Regulations

1506.10(b)(2), the FAA’s decision on

whether to proceed with the proposed

action will not be made or recorded

until the appropriate time. At the time

such decision is made, the FAA will

release a Record of Decision with that

information.

DATES: Comments on the Final PEIS

must be received within 30 days from

publication of a Notice of Availability

by the Environmental Protection

Agency, expected June 8, 2001 and

addressed to the FAA contact listed

below. All substantive comments will

be considered in the FAA Record of

Decision (ROD) which will conclude the

environmental process for this Federal

action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the proposed action

and the Final PEIS may be addressed to

Ms. Michon Washington, Office of the

Associate Administrator for Commercial

Space Transportation, Space Systems

Development Division, Suite 331/AST–

100, 800 Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; email

michon.Washington@faa.gov or phone

202–267–9305. Copies of the document

are available on AST’s web site http://

ast.faa.gov.

Dated: May 30, 2001.

Michon L. Washington,

Senior Environmental Specialist, Space

Systems Development.

[FR Doc. 01–13958 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

(01–02–U–00–SGU) To Use the

Revenue From a Passenger Facility

Charge (PFC) at the St. George

Municipal Airport, Submitted by the

City of St. George, St. George, Utah

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 use PFC revenue at the St.

George Municipal Airport under the

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Alan E. Wiechmann, Manager;

Denver Airports District Office, DEN–

ADO; Federal Aviation Administration;

26805 E. 68th Avenue, Suite 224;

Denver, CO 80249–6361.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Larry H.

Bulloch, Director of Public Works, at the

following address: City of St. George,

175 East 200 North, St. George, Utah

84770.

Air Carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the St. George

Municipal Airport, under § 158.23 of

part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Chris Schaffer, (303) 342–1258; Denver

Airports District Office, DEN–ADO;

Federal Aviation Administration; 26805

68th Avenue, Suite 224; Denver, CO

80249–6361. The application may be

reviewed in person at this same

location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application (01–02–U–

00–SGU) to use PFC revenue at the St.

George Municipal Airport, under the

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR part 158).

On May 29, 2001, the FAA

determined that the application to use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

the City of St. George, St. George

Municipal Airport, St. George, Utah,

was substantially complete within the

requirements of § 158.25 of part 158.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than August 28, 2001.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of the approved PFC: $3.00.

Charge effective date: May 1, 1998.

Proposed charge expiration date:

September 1, 2002.

Total requested for use approval:

$330,000.00.

Brief description of projects:

rehabilitate Runway 16/34, Expand

passenger terminal vehicle parking lot.

Class or classes of air carriers from

which the public agency is not required

to collect PFC’s: Unscheduled part 135

air taxi operators.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

Regional Airports Office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Northwest Mountain Region, Airports

Division, ANM–600, 1601 Lind Avenue

SW., Suite 315, Renton, WA 98055–

4056.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the St. George

Municipal Airport.

Issued in Renton, Washington on May 29,

2001.

David A. Field,

Manager, Planning, Programming and

Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain

Region.

[FR Doc. 01–13960 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

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