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emergency. The Department is taking 

action to effectuate this 

recommendation. 

A. Notice of Intent To Establish a Task 

Force and Request for Comment 

In accordance with the requirements 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), an agency of the Federal 

government cannot establish or utilize a 

group of people in the interest of 

obtaining consensus advice or 

recommendations unless that group is 

chartered as a Federal advisory 

committee. The purpose of this notice is 

to indicate that it is OST’s intent to 

create a Task Force to develop model 

contingency plans to deal with lengthy 

airline on-board ground delays. OST has 

determined that the establishment of 

this Task Force is necessary and in the 

public interest. 

B. Name of Committee 

National Task Force To Develop 

Model Contingency Plans To Deal With 

Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground 

Delays. 

C. Purpose and Objective 

(1) The Task Force will develop 

model contingency plans for 

minimizing the impact of lengthy airline 

on-board ground delays. 

(2) The Task Force will be responsible 

for reviewing incidents involving long, 

on-board ground delays and their 

causes; identifying trends and patterns 

of such events; and recommending 

workable solutions for mitigating the 

on-board consumer impact of 

extraordinary flight disruptions. 

(3) The Task Force will report to the 

Secretary of Transportation the results 

of its consideration and a description of 

model contingency plans it develops. 

(4) The Task Force will not exercise 

program management, regulatory or 

program guidance responsibilities. It 

will make no decision directly affecting 

the programs on which it provides 

advice. The Task Force will provide a 

forum for the development, 

consideration, and communication from 

a knowledgeable and independent 

perspective of a strategy for dealing with 

lengthy on-board ground delays 

nationwide. 

D. Balanced Membership Plans 

The Task Force will be composed of 

individuals appointed by the Secretary 

of Transportation. Task Force members 

will represent a cross-section of the 

diverse agencies, organizations and 

individuals that represent airlines, 

airports and consumer groups in the 

U.S. 

This document gives notice to 

potential participants of the process and 

affords them the opportunity to request 

representation on the Task Force. The 

procedure for requesting such 

representation is set out below. In 

addition, we invite comments and 

suggestions for potential participants. 

OST is aware that there are many 

more potential organizations and 

participants than there are membership 

positions on the Task Force. It is very 

important to recognize that interested 

parties who are not selected for 

membership on the Task Force can 

make valuable contributions to the work 

of the Task Force in several ways. For 

example, the person or organization 

could request to be placed on the Task 

Force mailing list and may submit 

written comments to the Task Force. 

Further, any member of the public is 

welcome to attend Task Force meetings, 

and, as provided in the FACA, speak to 

the Task Force. Time will be set aside 

during meetings for this purpose as 

appropriate. 

E. Applications for Membership 

Each Application for membership or 

nomination to the Task Force should 

include: 

(1) A brief resume or letter (no more 

than one page) demonstrating the 

applicant or nominee’s unique 

qualifications and why they are 

interested in serving on the Task Force 

(please note, resumes or letters will be 

posted on the public docket and 

therefore should not contain personal 

information such as date of birth, etc.) 

(2) Evidence that the applicant or 

nominee is authorized to represent 

parties related to the interest(s) the 

person proposes to represent; and 

(3) A written commitment that the 

applicant or nominee would participate 

in good faith. 

Since all comments and/or 

applications for membership or 

nominations for membership on the 

Task Force will be posted on the Public 

Docket, we encourage you to include 

only that information you are willing to 

provide for the public docket and 

submit your application electronically 

using the docket number provided on 

this notice through the Federal Docket 

Management System found at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

F. Duration 

The Task Force will terminate one 

year after the date of the filing of the 

Task Force charter unless prior to that 

time the charter is terminated or 

extended in accordance with the FACA. 

G. Notice of Establishment 

After evaluating applications and 

nominations received as a result of this 

notice, the Department will publish in 

the Federal Register a notice 

announcing the establishment and 

composition of the Task Force. 

Issued on: December 17, 2007. 

Samuel Podberesky, 

Assistant General Counsel for Aviation 

Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. Department 

of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. E7–24745 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice Before Waiver With Respect to 

land at Raleigh County Memorial 

Airport, Beckley, WV 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent of waiver with 

respect to land. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is publishing notice 

of proposed release of 16.10 acres of 

land at the Raleigh County Memorial 

Airport, Beckley, West Virginia to the 

Raleigh County Airport Authority and 

the Raleigh County Commission for the 

development of an industrial park. 

There are no impacts to the Airport and 

the land is not needed for airport 

development as shown on the Airport 

Layout Plan. Fair Market Value of the 

land will be paid to the Raleigh County 

Airport and the Raleigh County 

Commission, and used for Airport 

purposes. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 22, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

in triplicate to the FAA at the following 

address: Connie Boley-Lilly, Program 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Beckley Airports 

District Office, 176 Airport Circle, Room 

101, Beaver, West Virginia 25813. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Thomas 

Cochran, Airport Manager, Raleigh 

County Memorial Airport at the 

following address: Thomas Cochran, 

Airport Manager, Raleigh County 

Memorial Airport, 176 Airport Circle, 

Room 105, Beaver, West Virginia 25813. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Connie Boley-Lilly, Program Specialist, 

Beckley Airport District Office, (304) 

252–6216 ext. 125, Fax (304) 253–8028. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

5, 2000, new authorizing legislation 

became effective. That bill, the Wendell 

H. Ford Aviation Investment and 

Reform Act for the 21st Century, Public 

Law 10–181 (April 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61) 

(AIR 21) requires that a 30 day public 

notice must be provided before the 

Secretary may waive any condition 

imposed on an interest in surplus 

property. 

Issued in Beckley, West Virginia on 

December 7, 2007. 

Matthew P. DiGiulian, 

Acting Manager, Beckley Airport District 

Office, Eastern Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–6110 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Compatibility Program Notice; 

Austin-Bergstrom International 

Airport; Austin, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

findings on the noise compatibility 

program submitted by the City of Austin 

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act, hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) 

and 14 CFR Part 150. These findings are 

made in recognition of the description 

of Federal and nonfederal 

responsibilities in Senate Report No. 

96–52 (1980). On February 15, 2007, the 

FAA determined that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the City of Austin 

under Part 150 were in compliance with 

applicable requirements. On December 

7, 2007, the FAA approved the AustinBergstrom International Airport noise 

compatibility program. All of the 

recommendations of the program were 

approved. No program elements relating 

to new or revised flight procedures for 

noise abatement were proposed by the 

airport operator. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s approval of the AustinBergstrom International Airport noise 

compatibility program is December 7, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Paul E. Blackford, Department of 

Transportation, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Fort Worth, Texas 

76193–0650, (817) 222–5607. 

Documents reflecting this FAA action 

may be reviewed at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA has 

given its overall approval to the noise 

compatibility program for AustinBergstrom International Airport, 

effective December 7, 2007. Under 

section 47504 of the Act, an airport 

operator who has previously submitted 

a noise exposure map may submit to the 

FAA a noise compatibility program 

which sets forth the measures taken or 

proposed by the airport operator for the 

reduction of existing non-compatible 

land uses and prevention of additional 

non-compatible land uses within the 

area covered by the noise exposure 

maps. The Act requires such programs 

to be developed in consultation with 

interested and affected parties including 

local communities, government 

agencies, airport users, and FAA 

personnel. 

Each airport noise compatibility 

program developed in accordance with 

Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 

150 is a local program, not a Federal 

program. The FAA does not substitute 

its judgment for that of the airport 

proprietor with respect to which 

measures should be recommended for 

action. The FAA’s approval or 

disapproval of FAR Part 150 program 

recommendations is measured 

according to the standards expressed in 

Part 150 and the Act and is limited to 

the following determinations: 

a. The noise compatibility program 

was developed in accordance with the 

provisions and procedures of FAR Part 

150; 

b. Program measures are reasonably 

consistent with achieving the goals of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses around the airport and preventing 

the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses; 

c. Program measures would not create 

an undue burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, unjustly discriminate against 

types or classes of aeronautical uses, 

violate the terms of airport grant 

agreements, or intrude into areas 

preempted by the Federal Government; 

and 

d. Program measures relating to the 

use of flight procedures can be 

implemented within the period covered 

by the program without derogating 

safety, adversely affecting the efficient 

use and management of the navigable 

airspace and air traffic control systems, 

or adversely affecting other powers and 

responsibilities of the Administrator 

prescribed by law. 

Specific limitations with respect to 

FAA’s approval of an airport noise 

compatibility program are delineated in 

FAR Part 150, section 150.5. Approval 

is not a determination concerning the 

acceptability of land uses under Federal, 

state, or local law. Approval does not by 

itself constitute an FAA implementing 

action. A request for Federal action or 

approval to implement specific noise 

compatibility measures may be 

required, and an FAA decision on the 

request may require an environmental 

assessment of the proposed action. 

Approval does not constitute a 

commitment by the FAA to financially 

assist in the implementation of the 

program nor a determination that all 

measures covered by the program are 

eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the 

FAA. Where federal funding is sought, 

requests for project grants must be 

submitted to the FAA regional office in 

Fort Worth, Texas. 

The City of Austin submitted to the 

FAA on August 14, 2007, the noise 

exposure maps, descriptions, and other 

documentation produced during the 

noise compatibility planning study 

conducted from December 15, 2005 

through August 14, 2007. The AustinBergstrom International Airport noise 

exposure maps were determined by 

FAA to be in compliance with 

applicable requirements on February 15, 

2007. Notice of this determination was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 23, 2007. 

The Austin-Bergstrom International 

Airport study contains a proposed noise 

compatibility program comprised of 

actions designed for phased 

implementation by airport management 

and adjacent jurisdictions from 

December 7, 2007 beyond the year 2012. 

It was requested that the FAA evaluate 

and approve this material as a noise 

compatibility program as described in 

section 47504 of the Act. The FAA 

began its review of the program on 

August 14, 2007 and was required by a 

provision of the Act to approve or 

disapprove the program within 180 days 

(other than the use of new or modified 

flight procedures for noise control). 

Failure to approve or disapprove such 

program within the 180-day period shall 

be deemed to be an approval of such 

program. 

The submitted program contained 

three proposed actions for noise 

mitigation off and on the airport. The 

FAA completed its review and 

determined that the procedural and 

substantive requirements of the Act and 

FAR Part 150 have been satisfied. The 

overall program, therefore, was 

approved by the FAA effective 

December 7, 2007. 

Outright approval was granted for all 

of the specific program elements. 

Approved measures consisted of (1) 

acquisition of noise sensitive land uses, 

(2) upgrade of the existing noise 


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