67336 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 28, 2007 / Notices 

A draft Environmental Assessment 

(EA) for the Proposed Enbridge 

Southern Lights Pipeline Project has 

been prepared on behalf of the 

Department of State by Enbridge 

Pipelines (Southern Lights) LLC 

(‘‘EPSL’’). On April 9, 2007, The 

Department of State received an 

application from EPSL for a Presidential 

permit, pursuant to Executive Order 

13337 of April 30, 2004, as amended, to 

construct, connect, operate, and 

maintain facilities (including a 20-inch 

diameter crude oil and liquid 

hydrocarbon pipeline) at the U.S.- 

Canadian border at Neche, Pembina 

County, North Dakota, for the purpose 

of transporting liquid hydrocarbons and 

other petroleum products between the 

United States and Canada. EPSL has 

stated that it seeks this authorization in 

connection with its Southern Lights 

Pipeline Project (‘‘LSr Project’’), which 

is designed to transport Canadian crude 

oil from the Western Canadian 

Sedimentary Basin (‘‘WCSB’’) to 

existing refinery markets in the Midwest 

region of the United States. 

The Secretary of State is designated 

and empowered to receive all 

applications for Presidential permits, as 

referred to in Executive Order 13337, as 

amended, for the construction, 

connection, operation, or maintenance, 

at the borders of the United States, of 

facilities for the exportation or 

importation of petroleum, petroleum 

products, coal, or other fuels to or from 

a foreign country. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

27, 2007, the Department of State 

published in the Federal Register a 

Notification of Receipt and intent to 

prepare an Environment Assessment 

(EA). [** public comments were 

received in connection with that notice.] 

In accordance with Section 102(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)) and 

implementing regulations promulgated 

by the Council on Environmental 

Quality (40 CFR parts 1500–1508) and 

the Department of State (22 CFR part 

161), including in particular 22 CFR 

161.7(c)(1), a draft environmental 

assessment (EA) was prepared by EPSL 

on behalf of the Department of State to 

determine if there are any potential 

significant impacts and to address 

alternatives to the proposed action. 

The U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers was 

a Federal cooperating agency for the 

development of this EA. Cooperating 

agencies either have jurisdiction by law 

or special expertise with respect to the 

environmental impacts assessed in 

connection with the proposal and are 

involved in the Department’s analysis of 

those environmental impacts. 

The draft EA addresses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

United States portion of the Southern 

Lights Pipeline Project. EPSL is a 

limited liability company, organized 

under the laws of the State of Delaware. 

EPSL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., a 

Delaware corporation, and an indirectlyowned subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., a 

corporation organized under the laws of 

Canada. EPSL’s primary U.S. business 

address is 1100 Louisiana St., Suite 

3300, Houston, Texas 7702. According 

to the description in EPSL’s application, 

the proposed new border crossing 

would consist of approximately forty 

(40) feet of pipeline on each side of the 

international boundary, which would be 

buried to a minimum depth of three (3) 

feet below ground level; the border 

crossing would be part of the LSr 

Project, which would consist in the U.S. 

of 136 miles of 20-inch diameter 

pipeline from the U.S.-Canadian border 

at Pembina County, North Dakota, to the 

existing Enbridge Clearbrook tank farm 

and terminal facilities in Clearwater 

County, Minnesota. 

Comment Procedures: Any person 

wishing to comment on the draft EA 

may do so. To ensure consideration of 

comments prior to a Department of State 

decision on the application, it is 

important that we receive your 

comments by no later than December 

28, 2007. Options for submitting 

comments on the Draft EA are as 

follows: 

• By mail to: Jeff Izzo, U.S. 

Department of State, EEB/ESC Room 

4843, Washington, DC 20520. Please 

note that Department of State mail can 

be delayed due to security screening. 

• Fax to: (202) 647–4037, attention 

Jeff Izzo. 

• E-mail to: izzojr@state.gov. 

After comments are reviewed, 

significant new issues (if any) are 

investigated, and modifications (if any) 

are made to the draft EA, a final EA will 

be made available by the Department of 

State, along with a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI), if such a 

determination is made. The final EA 

will contain the Department’s response 

to timely comments received on the 

draft EA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the proposed project or 

a CD–ROM copy of the draft EA contact 

Jeff Izzo, EEB/ESC Room 4843, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, DC 

20520, or by telephone (202) 647–1291, 

or by fax at (202) 647–4037. 

Matthew T. McManus, 

Acting Director, International Energy and 

Commodity Policy, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on August 

15, 2007, vol. 72, no. 157, page 45862–

45863. Feedback from this survey is 

used in the prevention of runway 

collisions and in the Department of the 

severity and frequency of runway 

incursions. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

December 28, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Information for the Prevention 

of Aircraft Collisions on Runways at 

Towered Airports. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0692. 

Forms(s): There are no FAA forms 

associated with this collection. 

Affected Public: An estimated 10,000 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Response: Approximately 10 minutes 

per response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 1,667 hours annually. 

Abstract: Runway incursions are a 

risk to the public traveling in aircraft. 

Feedback from this survey is used in the 

prevention of runway collisions and in 

the Department of the severity and 

frequency of runway incursions. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 


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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 28, 2007 / Notices 67337 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on 

November 20, 2007. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 07–5849 Filed 11–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: Sitka 

Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration announces that it will 

be including the assessment of the 

transfer of lands from federal to state 

ownership for aviation uses within the 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

currently being prepared by the Federal 

Aviation Administration. Public and 

Agency Scoping comments are being 

sought by the Federal Aviation 

Administration to receive input 

regarding the assessment of this 

additional proposed project within the 

EIS. 

Responsible Official: Patricia A. 

Sullivan, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Alaskan Region, 

Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 

#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587, 

Telephone (907) 271–5454. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia A. Sullivan, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Alaskan Region, 

Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 

#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587, 

Telephone (907) 271–5454. 

Submit Written Comments, Send to: 

Patricia A. Sullivan, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Alaskan Region, 

Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 

#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587, 

Telephone (907) 271–5454. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

is currently preparing an EIS for the 

implementation of proposed projects at 

the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. Major 

projects already included in the EIS 

include improvements to the runway 

safety area; installation of an approach 

light system; construction of a parallel 

taxiway; construction of a seaplane 

pullout; and repairs and improvements 

to the airport seawall. These projects, 

along with other projects proposed to 

improve safety and efficiency and 

accommodate growing aviation demand, 

were identified in the Sitka Airport 

Master Plan. 

It has been determined that portions 

of property believed to be existing 

airport lands are not currently state 

owned, but instead are federally owned, 

and managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management. If the proposed airport 

improvements are approved through the 

EIS process, portions of the federal 

lands, including those commonly 

referred to as the Makhnati lands, would 

need to be transferred from federal to 

state ownership before implementation 

of proposed airport improvements. As 

such, the FAA is adding the transfer of 

the lands necessary for implementation 

of the projects being assessed in the EIS 

as well as lands necessary for other 

existing and future aviation uses, as a 

proposed action that will be examined 

in the EIS. The federally owned lands 

needed for aviation uses include 

segments of filled land on Japonski 

Island, Charcoal Island, and portions of 

submerged land surrounding the airport. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to the proposed actions are 

addressed and that all significant issues 

are identified, the FAA intends to 

coordinate and consult with the public; 

tribal governments; and Federal, State, 

and local agencies that have jurisdiction 

by law or have special expertise with 

respect to any environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed projects. 

Agencies and the public may submit 

written comments via the address 

under, ‘‘To Submit Written Comments, 

Send to.’’ Comments must be submitted 

by December 31, 2007. 

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on November 

19, 2007. 

Byron K. Huffman, 

Manager, Airports Division, AAL–600. 

[FR Doc. 07–5850 Filed 11–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–0054] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Revision of an Approved 

Information Collection: Motor Carrier 

Safety Assistance Program 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This information 

collection consists of grant application 

preparation, quarterly reports and 

electronic data documenting the results 

of driver/vehicle inspections performed 

by the States. On September 21, 2007, 

FMCSA published a Federal Register 

notice allowing for a 60-day comment 

period on the ICR. One comment was 

received. 

DATES: Please send your comments by 

December 28, 2007. OMB must receive 

your comments by this date in order to 

act quickly on the ICR. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should 

reference DOT Docket No. FMCSA–

2007–0054. You may submit comments 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 

Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk 

Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

E. Kostelnik, Office of Safety Programs, 

State Programs Division, Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, West Building 

6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–5721; e-mail: 

Jack.kostelnik@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Motor Carrier Safety Assistance 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0010. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 


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