16694 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 62 / Friday, March 31, 1995 / Notices

WISCONSIN, AND CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS, TO ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN

I. General

1. A barge operating under the

following restrictions and complying

with the following conditions is exempt,

under 46 CFR 45.15(a), from 46 CFR

part 45, Great Lakes Load Lines.

2. This exemption supersedes the

exemption announced in the notice

published in the Federal Register on

September 21, 1992, (57 FR 43479).

3. An approval for operation on either

route described in paragraph II.2. results

in an approval for operation on both

routes. A load line certificate under

paragraph II for operation on either

route may be amended, upon written

request to ABS Americans, to include

operation on both routes.

II. Operating Restrictions

Each barge must have a Limited

Service Domestic Voyage Load Line

Certificate under 46 CFR part 44. The

following restrictions apply and must

appear on the certificate:

1. The certificate is valid only for

unmanned, river-service, dry-cargo

barges.

2. Barge operation is limited to

voyages between Calumet Harbor,

Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee,

Wisconsin, and between Calumet

Harbor and Benton Harbor, St. Joseph,

Michigan. Barges may make stops at

intermediate ports along a route;

however, they may not carry cargo

directly from a Lake Michigan port on

one route to a Lake Michigan port on the

other route without first entering the

river system at Calumet Harbor.

3. Hazardous materials, as defined in

46 CFR part 148 and 49 CFR chapter 1,

subchapter C, may not be carried as

cargo. Cargo is limited to dry

commodities, such as steel products,

heavy machinery, dry bulk fertilizer,

grain, bulk cement, scrap materials, and

forest products.

4. The towing vessel must have

adequate horsepower to handle the size

of the tow, with a minimum of 1,000

horsepower. The tow is limited to a

maximum of three barges, with the lead

barge having a raked bow.

5. Before beginning each voyage, the

towing vessel operator shall ensure that

each barge of the tow meets the

following requirements:

(a) Deck and side shell plating is free

of visible holes, fractures, or serious

indentations, as well as damage that

would be considered in excess of

normal wear.

(b) The cargo box side and end

coamings are watertight.

(c) All manholes are covered and

secured watertight.

6. The towing vessel operator shall

maintain radio contact with the local

weather radio network.

7. Before getting underway, the

towing vessel operator shall determine

the weather expected along the

proposed route. If the following wind

speed and wave height limits are

expected to be exceeded at any time

during the course of the planned voyage

on Lake Michigan, the towing vessel

may not leave harbor:

(a) When operating between Chicago

and Milwaukee.

Wind

direction

Continous

velocity

(knots)

Wave height

SE, E, NE .. 15 4 feet (1.2 m).

N, S, W,

NW, SW.

20 4 feet (1.2 m).

(b) When operating between Chicago

and St. Joseph.

Wind

direction

Continuous

velocity

(knots)

Wave height

N, W, NW,

SW.

15 4 feet (1.2 m).

E, S, NE,

SE.

20 4 feet (1.2 m).

While underway, if the wind speed

and wave height exceed the limits

above, the towing vessel must proceed

immediately to the nearest harbor of

safe refuge.

8. The distance from shore during the

course of a voyage may not exceed 5

nautical miles.

9. Towing is permitted only if ice

conditions are such that operation of the

vessel is not imperiled.

10. Precautions must be taken to

prevent shifting of cargo.

11. The operational requirements in

paragraph II are in addition to other

applicable requirements for operation

on the Great Lakes.

III. Barge Conditions

A barge that meets the following

requirements is eligible for a Limited

Service Domestic Voyage Load Line

Certificate. ABS Americas is authorized

to issue these certificates on behalf of

the Coast Guard.

In determining a barge’s suitability for

assignment of a limited service load

line, the following variances apply:

1. The barge length to depth ratio

must not exceed 22.

2. The barge must be built and

maintained to the minimum scantlings

of the American Bureau of Shipping

(ABS) River Rules in effect at the time

of construction. ABS must be provided

with evidence demonstrating

compliance with the ABS River Rules.

3. The freeboard assigned to the barge

must be at least 24 inches (610

millimeters). For an open-hopper barge,

the operating freeboard combined with

the height of the cargo box coamings

must be at least 54 inches (1372

millimeters).

4. An initial load line survey under 46

CFR 42.09–25 and subsequent annual

surveys under 46 CFR 42.09–40 are

required to determine compliance with

the requirements of this notice, the

condition of all watertight openings and

closures, and the structural integrity of

the barge.

5. At the request of the owner, a lightvessel structural survey may be

conducted with the barge remaining in

the water, rather than drydocked or

hauled out as required by 46 CFR 42.09–

25(a), if the barge is less than 10 years

old and the following are met:

(a) The draft during the survey does

not exceed 15 inches (380 millimeters).

(b) The barge is empty and thoroughly

cleaned of all debris, excessive rust,

scale, mud, and liquids.

(c) Gaugings are taken to the extent

necessary to verify that the scantlings

are in accordance with approved

drawings.

(d) The bottom and side shell plating

below the light waterline are closely

examined internally. If the surveyor

determines that sufficient cause exists,

the surveyor may require that the barge

be drydocked or hauled out and further

external examination conducted.

6. When the barge reaches 10 years of

age or upon the expiration of the

Limited Service Domestic Voyage Load

Line Certificate, whichever occurs first,

the barge must be drydocked or hauled

out and examined externally.

Dated: March 24, 1995.

J.C. Card,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office

of Marine Safety, Security, and

Environmental Protection.

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Notice of Applications for Certificates

of Public Convenience and Necessity

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed

Under Subpart Q During the Week

Ended March 24, 1995

The following Applications for

Certificates of Public Convenience and

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier

Permits were filed under Subpart Q of

the Department of Transportation’s

Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR

302.1701 et seq.). The due date for
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Answers, Conforming Applications, or

Motions to Modify Scope are set forth

below for each application. Following

the Answer period DOT may process the

application by expedited procedures.

Such procedures may consist of the

adoption of a show-cause order, a

tentative order, or in appropriate cases

a final order without further

proceedings.

Docket Number: 50223

Date filed: March 20, 1995

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: April 17, 1995

Description: Application of

Independence Air, Inc., pursuant to

49 U.S.C. Section 41102, and Subpart

Q of the Regulations, applies for a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity authorizing Interstate

Scheduled Air Transportation of

persons, property, and mail.

Docket Number: 50228

Date filed: March 22, 1995

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: April 19, 1995

Description: Application of Omni Air

Express, Inc., applies, pursuant to

Sections 41101 and 41102 of Title 49

of the United States Code, Parts 201

and 204 of the Economic Regulations

and Subpart Q of the Procedural

Regulations, for issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity to authorize Omni to

provide Non-Scheduled, Charter

Interstate and Overseas air

transportation of persons.

Docket Number: 50229

Date filed: March 22, 1995

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: April 19, 1995

Description: Application of Omni Air

Express, Inc., applies, pursuant to

Sections 41101 and 41102 of Title 49

U.S.C., Parts 201 and 204 of the

Economic Regulations and Subpart Q

of the Regulations, for issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity to authorize Omni to

provide Non-Scheduled, Charter

Foreign Air Transportation.

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief, Documentary Services Division.

[FR Doc. 95–7910 Filed 3–30–95; 8:45 am]

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Aviation Proceedings; Agreements

Filed During the Week Ended March

24, 1995

The following Agreements were filed

with the Department of Transportation

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C 412

and 414. Answers may be filed within

21 days of date of filing.

Docket Number: 50224

Date filed: March 21, 1995

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association

Subject: COMP Telex Reso 033f,

Currency Rates Changes for Hungary

Proposed Effective Date: April 1, 1995

Docket Number: 50231

Date filed: March 23, 1995

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association

Subject: COMP Telex Mail Vote 734,

Special Amending Reso from

Zimbabwe, Telex—Correction

Proposed Effective Date: April 1, 1995

Docket Number: 50232

Date filed: March 23, 1995

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association

Subject: COMP Telex Mail Vote 733,

Specific Commodity Rates from India,

Telex—Correction

Proposed Effective Date: April 1, 1995

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief, Documentary Services Division.

[FR Doc. 95–7911 Filed 3–30–95; 8:45 am]

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Federal Aviation Administration

Intent to Prepare Environmental Impact

Statement, Miami International Airport,

Miami, Florida

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) is issuing this

notice to advertise to the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

will be prepared and considered for the

proposed construction of a new parallel

east/west runway at Miami International

Airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Bart Vernace, Federal Aviation

Administration, Orlando Airports

District Office, 9677 Tradeport Drive,

Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32827–5397,

(407) 648–6583.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA, in

cooperation with Dade County, Florida,

will prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for a proposed new

parallel transport runway at Miami

International Airport (MIA). Because of

airlines’ rapid growth during 1992 at

MIA and the projected future increase in

air traffic operations, the Airport Master

Plan approved June 29, 1994,

recommended the development of a

new parallel runway (8,600′ x 150′) for

the short range planning period (0–5

years).

Relocation of existing parallel and

connecting taxiways is also proposed.

The proposed project would entail

construction activity limited to current

Airport property (i.e., site preparation,

drainage, paving, lighting, NAVAIDS,

environmental mitigation, obstruction

clearing, and other associated work

required for the new runway).

The new runway is planned as a nonprecision instrument runway with

visibility minimums greater than 3⁄4 of a

mile. The runway will have an approach

slope of 34:1 with a primary surface

width of 500 feet.

The EIS will include evaluation of a

no-build alternative and other feasible

alternatives that may be identified

during the public scoping meeting. The

proposed new runway would provide

sufficient airfield capacity at MIA to

accommodate expected aircraft demand

into the 21st century. The increased

capacity provided by the proposed

project would result in a significant

decrease in average aircraft delay times

from the projected no-build conditions.

The movement of aircraft operations

from existing runways to a new runway

could result in changes in runway use.

The EIS will determine any noise

impacts associated with the operation of

the proposed runway. In addition to

noise impacts, the EIS will determine

any impacts on air and water quality,

wetlands, ecological resources,

floodplains, historic resources,

hazardous wastes and coastal zone

management.

Public Scoping: To ensure that the

full range of issues related to the

proposed project are addressed and that

all significant issues are identified,

comments and suggestions are invited

from all interested parties. A public

scoping meeting to identify significant

issues will be held in Miami, Florida.

For this meeting we are inviting the

public as well as the local, State and

Federal agencies.

Written comments may be mailed to

the Informational contact listed above

within 30 days from publication of this

Notice.

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Orlando, Florida, March 13,

1995.

Charles E. Blair,

Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.

[FR Doc. 95–7984 Filed 3–30–95; 8:45 am]

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