Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 107 / Monday, June 3, 1996 / Notices 27945

PFC Application Number: 96–03–U–

00–LEX.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

November 1, 1993.

Proposed charge expiration date:

September 1, 2005.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$15,154,632.

Brief description of proposed

project(s):

Use Only

(1) Assess Environmental Impacts of

Proposed Parallel Runway

(2) Implement Noise Abatement

Program—Phase II

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Part 135 or part

298 (Air Taxi Operators).

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the Blue Grass

Airport.

Issued in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 23,

1996.

LaVerne F. Reid,

Manager, Airports District Office, Southern

Region.

[FR Doc. 96–13773 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

(#96–02–C–00–CPR) To Impose and

Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Natrona

County International Airport,

Submitted by the Board of Trustees of

Natrona County International Airport,

Casper, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use PFC

revenue at Natronal County

International Airport under the

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Alan Wiechmann, Manager;

Denver Airports District Office, DEN–

ADO; Federal Aviation Administration;

5440 Roslyn Street, Suite 300; Denver,

CO 80216–6026.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Eddie F.

Storer, Airport Manager, at the

following address: Natrona County

International Airport, 8500 Airport

Parkway, Casper, WY 82604–1697.

Air Carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to Natrona County

International Airport, under section

158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Christopher Schaffer, (303) 286–5525;

Denver Airports District Office, DEN–

ADO; Federal Aviation Administration;

5440 Roslyn Street, Suite 300; Denver,

CO 80216–6026. The application may be

reviewed in person at this same

location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application (#96–02–C–

00–CPR) to impose and use PFC revenue

at Natrona County International Airport,

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117

and part 158 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On May 23, 1996, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the Natrona County

International Airport, Casper, Wyoming,

was substantially complete within the

requirements of § 158.25 of part 158.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than August 23, 1996.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of the Proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: March

1, 1997.

Proposed charge expiration date:

October 31, 1999.

Total requested for use approval:

$427,704.00.

Brief description of proposed project:

ARFF improvements; Acquire snow

removal equipment (SRE); Construct

wildlife control fencing; Rehabilitate

airfield lighting system; Rehabilitate

Taxiway ‘‘C’’; Relocate road out of

runway safety area.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFC’s: None, as

approved in the Record of Decision

dated June 14, 1993.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

Regional Airports Office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Northwest Mountain Region, Airports

Division, ANM–600, 1601 Lind Avenue

SW., Suite 540, Renton, WA 98055–

4056.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the Natrona

County International Airport.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 23,

1996.

Dennis G. Ossenkop,

Acting Manager, Planning, Programming and

Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain

Region.

[FR Doc. 96–13774 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: New

London County, CT

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

will be prepared for the proposed

transportation improvements within the

Connecticut Route 2/2a/32 (CT 2/2A/32)

corridor in the towns of Norwich,

Preston, Ledyard, North Stonington,

Stonington, Montville, New London,

Connecticut.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald West, Division Administrator,

Federal Highway Administration,

Connecticut Division Office, 628–2

Hebron Avenue, Suite 303, Glastonbury,

Connecticut 06033. Telephone: (860)

659–6703; or Edgar T. Hurle, Director of

Environmental Planning, Connecticut

Department of Transportation, 2800

Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546

Newington Connecticut 06131–7546.

Telephone: (860) 594–2920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Connecticut Department of

Transportation (ConnDOT), will prepare

an EIS to analyze potential impacts of

transportation improvements within the

CT 2/2a/32 corridor in southeastern

Connecticut. The approximate length of

the study area corridor is fifteen miles.

Proposed improvements to the corridor

are considered necessary to provide for

the existing and projected traffic

demand. A Major Investment Study

(MIS) is currently being conducted for

the corridor to develop alternatives to be

considered in the draft EIS. The

alternatives being considered in the MIS

include the no action, minor roadway

improvements, roadway widening, new
27946 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 107 / Monday, June 3, 1996 / Notices

1Formerly docketed as Special Tariff Authority

No. 9601.

2 Fuel Surcharge Increase on One Day’s Notice

(Crowley Marine Services, Inc.), Special Tariff

Authority No. 2 (STB May 6, 1996); Fuel Surcharge

Increase on One Day’s Notice (Viking Freight

Systems, Inc.), Special Tariff Authority No. 3 (STB

May 10, 1996).

roadway alignments, expanding existing

railroad service, new railroad

alignments, and bus ways. In

conducting the MIS an advisory

committee was established with

representation from the corridor towns.

During the MIS process, more than

thirty public meetings were held in

addition to five public informational

meetings. At the completion of the MIS,

a scoping meeting will beheld to solicit

public input for the EIS as well as to

report on the findings of the MIS. This

meeting is anticipated to be conducted

in June 1996.

To ensure that a full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments, and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments or questions concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

provided above.

During the EIS a number of public

informational meetings will be held at

major milestones in the process. In

addition, the Department will hold a

public hearing or hearings

approximately 30 days after the draft

EIS has been made available for public

and agencies review and comment.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program number 20.205, Highway Planning

and Construction. The regulation

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program)

Issued on: May 22, 1996.

Donald J. West,

Division Administrator, Hartford,

Connecticut.

[FR Doc. 96–13769 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[STB Special Tariff Authority No. 1] 1

Petition To Allow Short-Term Notice of

Fuel Cost-Related Increases

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of decision.

SUMMARY: On April 16, 1996, the

American Trucking Associations, Inc.,

the Interstate Truckload Carriers

Conference, and the American Movers

Conference (collectively petitioners)

jointly requested the Surface

Transportation Board (Board) to permit

motor carriers still subject to statutory

tariff-filing requirements to implement

fuel-related surcharges on one day’s

notice. After receiving public comment

on petitioners’ request, the Board has

decided to deny the relief sought.

DATES: This action is effective on May

28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald A. Hall, (202) 927–5639.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Petitioners

sought blanket short-notice rate increase

authority to facilitate prompt recovery

of increased fuel costs incurred by

household goods carriers and carriers

participating in joint motor/water rates

in the noncontiguous domestic trade. In

our decision served April 19, 1996, we

concluded that, although they must

themselves maintain tariffs, household

goods carriers do not need short notice

relief because, like most other motor

carriers, they do not file tariffs with the

Board, nor are their tariffs subject to the

Board’s tariff filing regulations at 49

CFR Part 1312; thus, they may adjust

their rates to deal with fuel cost

increases free from the Board’s

oversight. Noting that it was unclear

whether rising fuel costs had a

substantial impact ‘‘on the extremely

limited amount of service that remains

subject to the Board’s tariff-filing

jurisdiction, and hence over which the

Board has authority to grant the relief

sought by petitioners,’’ we sought

comment on petitioners’ request as it

pertains to motor carriers providing

joint-rate service with water carriers in

the noncontiguous domestic trade.

We received only one comment, from

the Distilled Spirits Council of the

United States, Inc. (DISCUS). DISCUS

opposes the relief sought.

We are denying the relief sought. The

initial petition presented general

information on fuel price increases, but

no interest responded to our request for

input on the impact that rising fuel costs

have had on the noncontiguous

domestic trade. Moreover, it appears

that recent fuel price increases have

leveled off. According to information

from the U.S. Department of Energy’s

periodic survey, diesel fuel prices

appear to have peaked during the

second half of April, and have since

begun to stabilize and even drop. Even

on the West Coast—the region hit the

hardest by the recent fuel price

increases—prices have stabilized since

the beginning of the month.

We recently granted individual

applications of two carriers—one water

carrier and one motor carrier—seeking

relief from the 7-day rule.2 We will

continue to entertain individual

requests for relief when appropriate. It

does not appear on this record,

however, that an across-the-board

waiver is warranted.

Accordingly, we deny the broad relief

sought here.

It is ordered:

The petition is denied.

Small Entities

This action will not have significant

economic effects on a substantial

number of small entities.

Environment

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

Decided: May 20, 1996.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner

Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13802 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection:

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: National Cemetery System,

Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Cemetery

System (NCS), Department of Veterans

Affairs, has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) the

following proposals for the collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

OMB Control Number: 2900–0232.

Title and Form Number: Verification

of Eligibility for Burial in a National

Cemetery, VA Form 40–4962.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The information is

used to verify and determine eligibility

for burial in a national cemetery and to

establish permanent records of

interments.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 11,754

hours.