3508 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 13 / Friday, January 18, 2008 / Notices 

Namibia—Ministry of Mines and 

Energy. 

New Zealand—Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs and Trade. 

Norway—The Norwegian Goldsmiths’

Association. 

Russia—Gokhran, Ministry of Finance. 

Sierra Leone—Government Gold and 

Diamond Office. 

Singapore—Singapore Customs. 

South Africa—South African Diamond 

Board. 

Sri Lanka—National Gem and Jewellery 

Authority. 

Switzerland—State Secretariat for 

Economic Affairs. 

Taiwan—Bureau of Foreign Trade. 

Tanzania—Commissioner for Minerals. 

Thailand—Ministry of Commerce. 

Togo—Ministry of Mines and Geology. 

Turkey—Istanbul Gold Exchange. 

Ukraine—State Gemological Centre of 

Ukraine. 

United Arab Emirates—Dubai Metals 

and Commodities Center. 

United States of America—Importing 

Authority—United States Bureau of 

Customs and Border Protection; 

Exporting Authority—Bureau of the 

Census. 

Venezuela—Ministry of Energy and 

Mines. 

Vietnam—Ministry of Trade. 

Zimbabwe—Ministry of Mines and 

Mining Development. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

John D. Negroponte, 

Deputy Secretary of State, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. E8–900 Filed 1–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Approval of Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) on a Short 

Form Environmental Assessment (EA); 

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport; 

Springfield, IL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Approval of 

Documents. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is issuing this 

notice to advise the public of the 

approval of a Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) on an Environmental 

Assessment for proposed Federal 

actions at Abraham Lincoln Capital 

Airport, Springfield, Illinois. The FONSI 

specifies that the proposed federal 

actions and local development projects 

are consistent with existing 

environmental policies and objectives as 

set forth in the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 and will not 

significantly affect the quality of the 

environment. 

A description of the proposed Federal 

actions is: (a) To issue an environmental 

finding to allow approval of the Airport 

Layout Plan (ALP) for the development 

items listed below. 

The items in the local airport 

development project are to: Acquire 

approximately 40 acres of residential 

land in fee simple title, including 

relocation assistance; demolish 

residential structures on acquired 

property; construct, light, and mark 

1,000-foot northwesterly extension to 

Taxiway Bravo and connecting taxiway, 

including grading and drainage; clear 

and grub taxiway construction area; 

obtain borrow for Taxiway Bravo 

extension; implement declared distance 

concepts for Runway 13/31 to increase 

the usable length from 7,000 feet to a 

maximum usable length of 7,400 feet, 

including remarking; remove 

obstructions in Runway 13 approach; 

install/replace runway signage for 

Runway 13 Precision Approach Path 

Indicator (PAPI); relocate Runway 13 

windcone; replace existing Medium 

Intensity Runway Lights (HIRLs) with 

High Intensity Runway Lights (HIRLs) 

on Runway 13/31; relocate Runway 31 

windcone out of the Runway Safety 

Area; adjust vertically the Runway 31 

Medium Intensity Approach Lighting 

System with Runway Alignment 

Indicator Lights (MALSR) threshold bar; 

install new Runway 13/31 homeruns; 

construct 200-foot by 200-foot blast pad 

to Runway 31; replace Runway 13/31 

surface sensor system; upgrade airfield 

vault regulators; upgrade Airport Traffic 

Control Tower (ATCT) airfield lighting 

control system; and replace airport 

rotating beacon. 

Copies of the environmental decision 

and the Short Form EA are available for 

public information review during 

regular business hours at the following 

locations: 

1. Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, 

1200 Capital Airport Drive, Springfield, 

IL 62707. 

2. Division of Aeronautics-Illinois 

Department of Transportation, One 

Langhorne Bond Drive, Capital Airport, 

Springfield, IL 62707. 

3. Federal Aviation Administration, 

Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 

East Devon Avenue, Room 320, Des 

Plaines, Illinois 60018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy B. Hanson, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Chicago Airports 

District Office, Room 320, 2300 East 

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 

60018. Ms. Hanson can be contacted at 

(847) 294–7354 (voice), (847) 294–7046 

(facsimile) or by E-Mail at 

amy.hanson@faa.gov. 

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 

21, 2007. 

James G. Keefer, 

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, 

FAA, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 08–166 Filed 1–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at the 

Gillespie County Airport, 

Fredericksburg, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Request to Release 

Airport Property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

land at the Gillespie County Airport 

under the provisions of section 125 of 

the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment Reform Act for the 21st 

Century (AIR 21). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 19, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Mr. Mike Nicely, Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, Airports Division, Texas 

Airports Development Office, ASW–

650, Fort Worth, Texas 76193–0650. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Roger 

Hansen, Airport Manager, at the 

following address: 

101 West Main St., Unit #9, 

Fredericksburg, Texas 78624. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Steven Cooks, Program Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, Texas 

Airports Development Office, ASW–

650, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76193–0650, Telephone: 

(817) 222–5608, e-mail: 

Steven.Cooks@faa.gov, fax: (817) 222–

5989. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed in person at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 


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