46342 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 154 / Friday, August 8, 2008 / Notices 

an independent agency in the judicial 

branch of the United States 

Government. The Commission 

promulgates sentencing guidelines and 

policy statements for federal sentencing 

courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). The 

Commission also periodically reviews 

and revises previously promulgated 

guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o) 

and submits guideline amendments to 

the Congress not later than the first day 

of May each year pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

994(p). 

The Commission provides this notice 

to identify tentative priorities for the 

amendment cycle ending May 1, 2009. 

The Commission recognizes, however, 

that other factors, such as the enactment 

of any legislation requiring Commission 

action, may affect the Commission’s 

ability to complete work on any of the 

tentative priorities by the statutory 

deadline of May 1, 2009. Accordingly, it 

may be necessary to continue work on 

some of these issues beyond the 

amendment cycle ending on May 1, 

2009. 

As so prefaced, the Commission has 

identified the following tentative 

priorities: 

(1) Continuation of its work on federal 

sentencing policy with the 

congressional, executive, and judicial 

branches of the government, and other 

interested parties, in light of United 

States v. Booker and subsequent 

Supreme Court decisions, possibly 

including (A) an evaluation of the 

impact of those decisions on the federal 

sentencing guideline system, (B) 

development of amendments to the 

federal sentencing guidelines, (C) 

development of recommendations for 

legislation regarding federal sentencing 

policy, and (D) a study of statutory 

mandatory minimum penalties; 

(2) Consideration of alternatives to 

incarceration, including preparation and 

dissemination of information and 

materials from the ‘‘Symposium on 

Crime and Punishment in the United 

States: Alternatives to Incarceration,’’

hosted by the Commission on July 14–

15, 2008, in Washington, DC; 

(3) Implementation of crime 

legislation enacted during the 110th or 

111th Congress warranting a 

Commission response, including (A) the 

Court Security Improvement Act of 

2007, Public Law 110–177; and (B) any 

other legislation authorizing statutory 

penalties or creating new offenses that 

requires incorporation into the 

guidelines; 

(4) Continuation of its work with 

Congress and other interested parties on 

cocaine sentencing policy to implement 

the recommendations set forth in the 

Commission’s 2002 and 2007 reports to 

Congress, both entitled Cocaine and 

Federal Sentencing Policy, and to 

develop appropriate guideline 

amendments in response to any related 

legislation; 

(5) A multi-year study of the 

definition of ‘‘crime of violence’’ used 

in both statutes and guidelines; 

(6) Continuation of its efforts, in light 

of recent Supreme Court jurisprudence 

and pursuant to the Commission’s 

ongoing authority and responsibility 

under 28 U.S.C. 995(a)(17), (18), and 

(21), to receive feedback and provide 

expanded training on the federal 

sentencing guidelines, including 

possibly holding regional public 

hearings; 

(7) Resolution of circuit conflicts, 

pursuant to the Commission’s 

continuing authority and responsibility, 

under 28 U.S.C. 991(b)(1)(B) and 

Braxton v. United States, 500 U.S. 344 

(1991), to resolve conflicting 

interpretations of the guidelines by the 

federal courts; and 

(8) Consideration of miscellaneous 

guideline application issues regarding 

(A) offenses involving counterfeit bearer 

obligations of the United States, (B) 

application of § 3C1.3 (Commission of 

Offense While on Release), and (C) other 

miscellaneous issues coming to the 

Commission’s attention from case law 

and other sources. 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

that it is seeking comment on these 

tentative priorities and on any other 

issues that interested persons believe 

the Commission should address during 

the amendment cycle ending May 1, 

2009. Further, with respect to item (7), 

the Commission requests specific 

comment regarding what circuit conflict 

issues it should address. To the extent 

practicable, public comment should 

include the following: (1) A statement of 

the issue, including scope and manner 

of study, particular problem areas and 

possible solutions, and any other 

matters relevant to a proposed priority; 

(2) citations to applicable sentencing 

guidelines, statutes, case law, and 

constitutional decisions; and (3) a direct 

and concise statement of why the 

Commission should make the issue a 

priority. 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o); USSC 

Rules of Practice and Procedure 5.2. 

Ricardo H. Hinojosa, 

Chair. 

[FR Doc. E8–18288 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 2211–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending July 18, 2008 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). 

The due date for 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: DOT–OST–2008–

0211. 

Date Filed: July 16, 2008. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: August 6, 2008. 

Description: Amended Application of 

Spirit Airlines, Inc. requesting (1) a 

certificate of public convenience and 

necessity for scheduled combination 

foreign air transportation between 

points in the United States via 

intermediate points to Manaus, Brazil 

and beyond to points in Argentina, 

Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile; (2) an 

exemption for a minimum of two years 

or until the grant of certificate authority 

to operate such service; (3) an allocation 

of seven (7) weekly frequencies for this 

service to commence in the Fall, 2009; 

and (4) a designation to the Government 

of Brazil for this service. Spirit further 

requests any further relief that the 

Department may deem necessary. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2008–

0228. 

Date Filed: July 16, 2008. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: August 6, 2008. 

Description: Application of Centurion 

Air Cargo, Inc. (‘‘Centurion’’) requesting 

a certificate of public convenience and 

necessity to the extent necessary to 

permit it to engage in scheduled foreign 

air transportation of property and mail 

between a point or points in the United 

States, via intermediate points, and the 

Brazilian co-terminal points Manaus, 

Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, 

Recife, Porto Alegre, Belem, Belo 


pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 154 / Friday, August 8, 2008 / Notices 46343 

Horizonte, Curitiba, Fortaleza, and 

Salvador, and beyond Brazil to 

Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and 

Chile. Centurion also requests, to the 

extent necessary or as an alternative, an 

exemption to permit Centurion to 

conduct such service for an initial 

period of two years or until the grant of 

the requested certificate authority. 

Centurion also requests that it be 

designated under the U.S.-Brazil Air 

Transport Agreement, that the 

Department allocate it seven (7) weekly 

U.S.-Brazil all-cargo frequencies, and 

that the Department integrate the 

requested authority with Centurion’s 

existing exemption and certificate 

authority. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2008–

0231. 

Date Filed: July 15, 2008. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: August 5, 2008. 

Description: Application of Avjet 

Corporation (‘‘Avjet’’) requesting a 

certificate of public convenience and 

necessity authorizing Avjet to engage in 

foreign charter air transportation of 

persons, property and mail. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2008–

0222. 

Date Filed: July 15, 2008. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: August 5, 2008. 

Description: Application of 

euroAtlantic Airways Transportes 

Aereos, S.A. requesting a foreign air 

carrier permit to provide: (a) Foreign 

charter air transportation of persons, 

property and mail from any point or 

points behind any Member State of the 

European Community via any point or 

points in any Member State and via 

intermediate points to any point or 

points in the United States and beyond; 

(b) foreign charter air transportation of 

persons, property and mail between any 

point or points in the United States and 

any point or points in any member of 

the European Common Aviation Area; 

(c) foreign charter cargo air 

transportation between any point or 

points in the United States and any 

other point or points; (d) other charters 

pursuant to prior approval; and (e) 

charter transportation consistent with 

any future, additional rights that may be 

granted to foreign air carriers of the 

Member States of the European Union. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2008–

0224. 

Date Filed: July 15, 2008. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: August 5, 2008. 

Description: Application of Avjet 

Corporation (‘‘Avjet’’) requesting a 

certificate of public convenience and 

necessity authorizing Avjet to engage in 

interstate charter air transportation of 

persons, property and mail. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E8–18304 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on May 15, 

2008, vol. 73, no. 95, page 28182. The 

rule regarding the protection of 

voluntarily submitted information acts 

to ensure that certain non-required 

information offered by air carriers will 

not be disclosed. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

September 8, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Protection of Voluntarily 

Submitted Information. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0646. 

Forms(s): There are no FAA forms 

associated with this collection. 

Affected Public: An estimated 10 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 1 hour per 

response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 5 hours annually. 

Abstract: The rule regarding the 

protection of voluntarily submitted 

information acts to ensure that certain 

non-required information offered by air 

carriers will not be disclosed. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, July 30, 2008. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. E8–18082 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on May 14, 

2008, vol. 73, no. 94, page 27885. The 

Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) 

incorporates data driven quality control 

processes for validating and maintaining 

the effectiveness of air carrier training 

program curriculum content. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

September 8, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Advanced Qualification 

Program (AQP). 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 


pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES