Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / Notices 6549 

1Speaking before the National Retail Federation’s 

annual conference on May 16, 2006, in Washington, 

DC, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman 

Mineta unveiled a new plan to reduce congestion 

plaguing America’s roads, rails, and airports. The 

National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on 

America’s Transportation Network includes a 

number of initiatives designed to reduce 

transportation congestion. The transcripts of these 

remarks is available at the following URL: http:// 

www.dot.gov/affairs/minetasp051606.htm. 

commitment by the FAA to financially 

assist 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 Airports District 

Office in College Park, Georgia. 

The City of Atlanta submitted to the 

FAA on March 29, 2007, the Noise 

Exposure Maps, descriptions, and other 

documentation produced during the 

noise compatibility planning study 

conducted from February 6, 2003, 

through September 5, 2007. The 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International 

Airport Noise Exposure Maps were 

determined by FAA to be in compliance 

with applicable requirements on April 

10, 2007. Notice of this determination 

was published in the Federal Register 

on April 10, 2007. 

The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta 

International Airport study contains a 

proposed Noise Compatibility Program 

comprised of actions designed for 

phased implementation by airport 

management and adjacent jurisdictions 

from September 5, 2007 beyond the year 

2012. It was requested that FAA 

evaluate and approve this material as a 

Noise Compatibility Program as 

described in section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA began is review of the Program 

on September 7, 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 

seven (7) proposed actions for noise 

mitigation on and off the airport. The 

FAA completed its review and 

determined that the procedural and 

substantive requirements of the Act and 

14 CFR part 150 have been satisfied. 

The overall program, therefore, was 

approved by the FAA effective January 

24, 2008. 

Outright approval was granted for all 

of the specific program elements. These 

determinations are set forth in detail in 

a Record of Approval signed by the FAA 

on January 24, 2008. The Record of 

Approval, as well as other evaluation 

materials and the documents 

comprising the submittal, are available 

for review at the FAA office listed above 

and at the administrative office of the 

City of Atlanta. The Record of Approval 

also will be available on-line at: 

http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ 

airports/environmental/airport_noise/ 

part_150/states/. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 

25, 2008. 

Scott L. Seritt, 

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 08–464 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Research, Engineering and 

Development Advisory Committee 

Pursuant to section 10(A)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the FAA 

Research, Engineering and Development 

(R, E & D) Advisory Committee. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

Name: Research, Engineering & 

Development Advisory Committee. 

Time and Date: March 5, 2008—9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Place: Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Round Room (10th Floor), 

Washington, DC 20591. 

Purpose: The meeting agenda will 

include receiving from the Committee 

guidance for FAA’s research and 

development investments in the areas of 

air traffic services, airports, aircraft 

safety, human factors and environment 

and energy. Attendance is open to the 

interested public but seating is limited. 

Persons wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain information should contact 

Gloria Dunderman at (202) 267–8937 or 

gloria.dunderman@faa.gov. Attendees 

will have to present picture ID at the 

security desk and be escorted to the 

Round Room. 

Members of the public may present a 

written statement to the Committee at 

any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2008. 

Barry Scott, 

Acting Director, Research & Technology 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 08–463 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Express Lanes Demonstration 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; request for applications. 

SUMMARY: Section 1604(b) of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub. L. 109–59; 

Aug. 10, 2005), authorizes the Secretary 

of Transportation (Secretary) to carry 

out 15 demonstration projects to permit 

States, public authorities, or public or 

private entities designated by States, the 

authority to collect a toll from a motor 

vehicle on an eligible toll facility. This 

notice invites States, public authorities, 

or other entities as designated by States 

to apply to participate in the Express 

Lanes Demonstration Program. It also 

presents guidelines for program 

applications and participation. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

no later than May 31, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, contact Mr. 

Wayne Berman, Office of Operations, 

(202) 366–4069, 

(Wayne.Berman@dot.gov); for legal 

questions contact Mr. Michael Harkins, 

Attorney Advisor, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–4928, 

(Michael.Harkins@dot.gov). The FHWA 

is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office 

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 

e.t., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http:// 

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

There is a growing consensus among 

transportation policymakers and 

economists that existing financing 

mechanisms for highway and aviation 

infrastructure are unsustainable in the 

long-term and will be unable to keep 

pace with projected demands on the 

transportation network. In May 2006, 

the National Strategy to Reduce 

Congestion on America’s Transportation 

Network was introduced by the U.S. 

Department of Transportation to set 

forth several initiatives to relieve 

congestion.1 The Express Lanes 


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