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contingent on reductions offered by 

another carrier or carriers. 

After completion of the individual 

carrier sessions, the Administrator will 

revise the list of flights to reflect the 

individual discussions with the carriers. 

The carriers will again be given this list 

which will not identify flights by 

carrier. If the Administrator believes 

that severely congested time periods 

still exist, he may set revised targets and 

repeat the individual sessions with 

carriers. 

If the Administrator determines that 

identifying carrier-specific targets is 

necessary to facilitate voluntary flight 

reductions and schedule modifications, 

he may advise each carrier separately 

and confidentially of flight reduction 

targets specific to that carrier, which 

information will not be given to any 

other carrier or carriers. The 

Administrator may also make a general 

assurance with respect to the overall 

proportionality of the flight reductions 

being sought by the FAA from carriers 

serving JFK. 

The Administrator will develop and 

approve a proposed flight reduction 

plan and schedule reduction, which 

will be published in the Federal 

Register as a final order. 

Importantly, the procedures do not 

provide for any meetings among the 

carriers without the FAA present. The 

procedures will not allow any 

discussion or negotiation among carriers 

about flight reductions, prices charged, 

or markets served. During the course of 

the meetings, carriers will not be told 

schedule reductions or modifications 

other carriers are offering or being asked 

to offer. 

For these reasons, the Department is 

not presently inclined to initiate 

antitrust enforcement action against any 

carrier that participates in the FAA’s 

flight reduction meeting and conducts 

itself in the manner described in your 

September 21 letter. This expresses the 

Department’s current enforcement 

intention regarding the carriers’

participation in the flight reductions 

meeting. The Department reserves the 

right to bring an enforcement action 

against any conduct that violated the 

antitrust laws. 

Yours sincerely, 

Thomas O. Barnett 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 

2007. 

Kerry B. Long, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–5177 Filed 10–16–07; 4:31 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties, 

Maryland 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement will be 

prepared for a proposed roadway 

widening and bridge replacement 

project in Calvert and St. Mary’s 

Counties, Maryland. The purpose of the 

EIS is to provide information and 

analyses for decisions on the project in 

accordance with the policies and 

purposes of the National Environmental 

Policy Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Daniel W. Johnson, Environmental 

Program Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration, City Crescent Building, 

10 South Howard Street, Suite 2450, 

Telephone (410) 779–7154. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Maryland State Highway 

Administration, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, 

and Maryland Department of the 

Environment will prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

improve MD 4 from MD 2 to MD 235 in 

Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties, a 

distance of approximately 2.91 miles. 

Improvements to the corridor are 

necessary to improve existing capacity 

and traffic operations, and to increase 

vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle safety 

along MD 4, while supporting existing 

and planned development in the area. 

Improvements to the bridge are 

necessary due to inadequate shoulder 

widths, major traffic delays and/or 

closures currently occur along the 

Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge 

during crashes and maintenance 

activities. In addition, the crash rate on 

MD 4 from FDR Boulevard to MD 235, 

as well as the rear end collision rate 

across the Thomas Johnson Memorial 

Bridge, is greater than the statewide 

average. 

Alternatives under consideration 

include taking no action and widening 

existing MD 4 to a four lane divided 

highway, with various options for 

bridge improvements and/or 

reconstruction. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens and citizen groups who 

have previously expressed or are known 

to have an interest in this proposal. It is 

anticipated that a Public Hearing will be 

held in the Fall of 2009. The draft EIS 

will be available for public and agency 

review and comment prior to a Public 

Hearing. Public notice will be given of 

the availability of the Draft EIS for 

review and of the time and place of this 

hearing. A Scoping Meeting was held in 

May of 2007, and two Open House 

Workshops will be held in October 2007 

to solicit opinions and ideas on 

proposed improvements from local 

citizens. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning 

these proposed actions and EIS should 

be directed to the FHWA at the address 

provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulation 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation of 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program) 

Issued on: October 10, 2007. 

Daniel W. Johnson, 

Environmental Program Leader, Baltimore, 

Maryland. 

[FR Doc. 07–5190 Filed 10–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highways in Washington 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims 

for judicial review of actions by FHWA 

and other federal agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

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

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, SR 167 Extension Project 

Puyallup to SR 509 in Pierce County, 

Washington. Those actions grant 

licenses, permits, and approvals for the 

project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA 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 


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