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training for each contracting part 121

certificate holder. It also permits

certain ANC simulator instructors and

check airmen to serve in advanced

simulators without being employed

by the contracting certificate holder

for at least 1 year.

Grant, May 29, 1996, Exemption No.

5894A

Docket No.: 27690

Petitioner: Atlas Air, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

appendix H to part 121

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To extend Exemption No.

5888, as amended, which permits

Atlas Air, Inc. (Atlas) to provide

initial or upgrade training and

checking in a Phase II (Level C)

simulator and allow certain

experienced pilots and flight

engineers who have received training

in a Phase II simulator to become

Boeing 747 seconds in command in

accordance with the training and

checking provisions permitted under

Phase III (Level D) of appendix H to

part 121. This exemption also permits

Atlas to conduct initial training in a

Phase II simulator for pilots in

command who have been approved

by Atlas’ Principal Operations

Inspector.

Grant, May 29, 1996, Exemption No.

5888C

Docket No.: 28132

Petitioner: Washington State

Department of Transportation

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

61.118

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To allow the Washington

State Department of Transportation to

reimburse private pilots who

volunteer in its search and rescue

program for their fuel and oil

expenses incurred while performing

search and rescue training and

operations.

Partial grant, May 24, 1996, Exemption

No. 6442

Petitioner: Ameriflight, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

21.197(c)(2)

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To allow the issuance of

a special flight permit with

continuing authorization to

Ameriflight, Inc., for aircraft that are

operated and maintained in

accordance with §§ 135.411(a)(1) and

135.419, ‘‘Approved aircraft

inspection program.’’

Denial, April 18, 1996, Exemption No.

6422

[FR Doc. 96–17166 Filed 7–3–96; 8:45 am]

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Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Bellevue, King County, WA

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent (ref.

12–1–94, FR Vol. 59, No.230)

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway

Administration is issuing this notice to

advise the public that the purpose and

scope of the Environmental Impact

Statement proposed in the notice

published in the Federal Register of

December 1, 1994, has been

substantially modified. The original NOI

stated that an environmental impact

statement (EIS) would be prepared for a

proposed modification to a freeway

interchange in King County,

Washington, and that the modification

would include realignment of the NE

8th St./I–405 interchange and

implementation of a one-way couplet

along NE 8th and NE 10th Streets.’’ The

scope of the proposes EIS will be

expanded to include other alternatives

that would add or modify access points

on I–405 from NE 4th Street to NE 10th

Street and improve traffic circulation

between I–405 and downtown Bellevue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gene K. Fong, Federal Highway

Administration, Evergreen Plaza

Building, 711 South Capital Way, Suite

501, Olympia, Washington 98501,

Telephone: (360) 753–9554; Robert D.

Aye, Acting Region Administrator,

Washington State Department of

Transportation, Northwest Region,

15700 Dayton Avenue North, Seattle,

Washington 98133–9710, Telephone:

(206) 440–4691; Hank Howard, City of

Bellevue Transportation Department,

P.O. Box 90012, Bellevue Washington

98009–9012, Telephone: (202) 455–

6867.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Washington State Department of

Transportation and the City of Bellevue,

Washington, will prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

on a proposal to modify I–405 access to

and from downtown Bellevue. The

proposed improvements are considered

necessary to accommodate the existing

and projected traffic demand between

downtown Bellevue and I–405, to

relieve existing traffic congestion at the

I–405/NE 8th Street freeway

interchange, and to support improved

high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) access

and usage.

Three build alternatives and a noaction alternative are presently under

consideration. One build alternative

would modify the interchange to

provide I–405 access to NE 10th Street

and to modify I–405 access from NE 8th

Street. This alternative would include

new ramps connecting NE 10th Street

with I–405 and modifications to the

existing ramps connecting NE 8th Street

to I–405. It would also convert NE 8th

and NE 10th Streets from I–405 to

Bellevue Way to a one-way couplet

system (both streets have two-way

traffic at present) and provide for

additional lanes at the intersection of

NE 8th Street and 116th Avenue. This

alternative was the only build

alternative under consideration when

the original Notice of Intent was issued.

The second build alternative would

widen the NE 8th Street/I–405 overpass,

modify the existing southbound I–405

off-ramp at NE 8th Street, and construct

a new HOV/transit interchange at NE

6th Street/I–405. NE 8th Street and the

I–405 overpass would be widened from

west of 112th Avenue to east of 116th

Avenue to include an additional

eastbound lane and provide for dual left

turn lanes at the NE 8th Street/116th

Avenue intersection. The existing

southbound I–405 off-ramp to

westbound NE 8th Street would also be

modified to divert traffic to NE 10th

Street. In conjunction with this ramp

modification, 112th Avenue would be

widened from NE 8th Street to NE 10th

Street. The alternative would construct

new ramps to the proposed I–405 inside

HOV lanes at NE 6th Street and remove

the existing HOV restrictions at NE 4th

Street and I–405. The third build

alternative would construct a new twoway viaduct over I–405 connecting NE

8th Street to NE 10th Street, provide I–

405 access to and from NE 10th Street,

and modify an existing I–405 on-ramp at

NE 8th Street. The new two-way

viaduct, with one lane in each direction,

would connect NE 8th Street east of

116th Avenue to NE 10th Street at 112th

Avenue. The existing southbound to

westbound I–405 off-ramp at NE 8th

Street would be relocated to NE 10th St.

A new on-ramp would be constructed

on NE 10th Street to provide new access

to southbound I–405. In addition, NE

10th Street would be widened between

112th and 110th Avenue. The existing

westbound to southbound I–405 onramp at NE 8th would be modified to

accommodate these changes.

This EIS is being prepared because

City of Bellevue officials believe that the

project could have significant impacts

related to land use and development

and to visual quality. Although air

quality is an issue of concern, no

significant air quality impact are
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anticipated from project

implementation.

Letters describing the proposed action

and soliciting comments will be sent to

appropriate Federal, State and local

agencies, affected tribes, and private

organizations and citizens who have

previously expressed or are known to

have interest in this proposal. An open

house and new public scoping meeting

was held on June 27th, 1996 to provide

information and seek public input on

the proposed alternatives. An open

house and public hearing will be held

to receive comments on the draft EIS

after it is circulated. The draft EIS will

be available for public and agency

review and comment prior to the public

hearing. Public notice will be given of

the time and place of the open house

and hearing and the availability of the

draft EIS.

To assure that the 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, or requests

to be added to the mailing list should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning

and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Issued on: June 26, 1996.

Jose ́ M. Miranda,

Environmental Program Manager Olympia,

Washington.

[FR Doc. 96–17132 Filed 7–3–96; 8:45 am]

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Environmental Impact Statement:

Sarpy and Cass Counties, NE

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), Nebraska

Department of Roads (NDOR).

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that a

supplement to a final environmental

impact statement will be prepared for a

proposed highway project in Sarpy and

Cass Counties, Nebraska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip E. Barnes, PE, Operations

Engineer, Federal Highway

Administration, Room 220, 100

Centennial Mall North, Lincoln,

Nebraska 68508–3851, Phone: (402)

437–5971

Mr. Arthur Yonkey, Project

Development Engineer, Nebraska

Department of Roads, P.O. Box 94759,

Lincoln, Nebraska 68509, Phone:

(402) 479–4795

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the NDOR,

will prepare a supplement to the final

environmental impact statement (EIS)

on a proposal to improve U.S. Highway

75 in Sarpy and Cass Counties,

Nebraska. The original EIS for the

improvements (FHWA–Neb–EIS–73–

11–F) was approved on June 6, 1979.

The proposed improvements to U.S. 75

will provide a divided four-lane, limited

access highway along existing alignment

between the towns of Nebraska City and

Bellevue, Nebraska for a distance of

about 48 km (29.8 miles). Improvements

to the corridor are considered necessary

to provide for existing and projected

traffic demand and improve upon high

accident locations.

The NDOR and FHWA have

determined that a supplement to the EIS

will be required for the 20 km (12.5

mile) segment from Murray (N–1) to

Bellevue (Fairview Road) segment of the

U.S. 75 improvements studied in 1994.

The supplement will identify those

aspects of the project that have changed,

as well as those aspects of the existing

environmental setting, that have

changed since the FEIS was filed 16

years ago. Since the 1979 EIS, the

concept is proposed to be revised as

follows:

• Murray (N–1) to south edge of

Plattsmouth—changed to a four lane

rural expressway on existing alignment;

• Through Plattsmouth—suburban

signalized four lane expressway; and

• North of Plattsmouth to Bellevue

(Fairview Road)—retain four lane

highway but increase access control to

that of a freeway with access points

(Interchanges) at Bay Road and north of

LaPlatte Road.

This alternative, a bypass to the west

of Plattsmouth, and no action (retain

1979 preferred alternative) are currently

being considered.

Letters describing the proposed action

and soliciting comments will be sent to

appropriate federal, state and local

agencies, and to private organizations

and citizens who have previously

expressed or are known to have interest

in this proposal.

An agency scoping meeting was held

on April 22, 1996. A public scoping

meeting will not be held. Public notice

will be given of the time and place of

the public hearing. This draft

supplemental EIS will be available for

public and agency review and comment

prior to the public hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

relating 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 or the Nebraska

Department of Roads at the addresses

provided above.

Philip E. Barnes,

Operations Engineer.

[FR Doc. 96–17133 Filed 7–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

Commercial Vehicle Information

Systems and Networks (CVISN) Model

Deployment Program

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA).

ACTION: Request for application (RFA).

SUMMARY: The FHWA is soliciting

applications for the CVISN Model

Deployment Program. CVISN are

information systems that support

commercial vehicle operations (CVO).

This includes information systems

owned and operated by governments,

motor carriers, and other stakeholders.

CVISN is not a new national

information system, but rather a way for

existing systems to exchange

information through the use of

standards and the United States

commercially available communications

infrastructure. CVISN will enable

government agencies, the motor carrier

industry, and other parties engaged in

commercial vehicle operations, safety,

and regulation to exchange information

and conduct business transactions

electronically. The objectives of CVISN

include the following elements:

a. Distribution of safety information to

computers at the roadside to target high

risk carriers;

b. Use of license plate reader(s) at

roadside to electronically identify

commercial vehicles and carriers to

check safety information;

c. Electronic collection of inspection

data from the roadside and uploading to

SAFETYNET;

d. Electronic application for

credentials by motor carriers;

e. Interfacing of State systems to the

International Registration Plan (IRP)

clearinghouse;

f. Interfacing of State systems to the

International Fuel Tax Agreement

(IFTA) clearinghouse; and

g. Electronic clearance at fixed and/or

mobile sites.

This RFA has been sent to all State

agencies that have major responsibilities

for the State transportation system,