Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 173 / Friday, September 5, 2008 / Notices 51877 

—Amendments to the International 

Convention for Safe Containers. 

—Review of the Guidelines for Packing 

of Cargo Transport Units. 

—Review of documentation 

requirements for dangerous goods in 

packaged form. 

Members of the public may attend the 

meeting up to the seating capacity of the 

room. Interested persons may seek 

information by writing: Mr. R.C. 

Bornhorst, U.S. Coast Guard (CG–5223), 

Room 1210, 2100 Second Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001 or by 

calling (202) 372–1426. 

Dated: August 21, 2008. 

Mark Skolnicki, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–20631 Filed 9–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6309] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Subcommittee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC), through its 

Subcommittee for the Prevention of 

Marine Pollution, will conduct an open 

meeting beginning at 9:30 a.m. on 

Thursday, September 25th, 2008, in 

Room 4202 (Proceres room) of the 

United States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 2nd Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593. The primary 

purpose of the meeting is to prepare for 

the 58th Session of the International 

Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine 

Environment Protection Committee 

(MEPC 58) to be held at IMO 

Headquarters in London, England from 

October 6th to 10th, 2008. The primary 

matters to be considered include: 

—Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast 

water; 

—Recycling of ships; 

—Prevention of air pollution from ships; 

—Consideration and adoption of 

amendments to mandatory 

instruments; 

—Interpretation and amendments of 

MARPOL 73/78 and related 

instruments; 

—Implementation of the International 

Convention on Oil Pollution 

Preparedness, Response and 

Cooperation (OPRC) Convention and 

the OPRC-Hazardous Noxious 

Substance (OPRC–HNS) Protocol and 

relevant conference resolutions; 

—Identification and protection of 

Special Areas and Particularly 

Sensitive Sea Areas; 

—Inadequacy of reception facilities; 

—Reports of sub-committees; 

—Work of other bodies; 

—Status of Conventions; 

—Harmful anti-fouling systems for 

ships; 

—Promotion of implementation and 

enforcement of MARPOL 73/78 and 

related instruments; 

—Technical Cooperation program; 

—Role of the human element issues; 

—Formal Safety Assessment; 

—Development of a guidance document 

for minimizing the risk of ship strikes 

with cetaceans; 

—Work program of the Committee and 

subsidiary bodies; 

—Application of the Committees’

Guidelines; and 

—Election of the chairman and vicechairman for 2009. 

Please note that hard copies of 

documents associated with MEPC 58 

will not be provided at this meeting. To 

request documents in electronic format 

(via e-mail or CD–ROM), please write to 

the address provided below, or request 

documents via the following Internet 

link: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mso/ 

IMOMEPC.htm. 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. Interested persons may 

seek information by writing to 

Lieutenant Commander Brian Moore, 

Commandant (CG–5224), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 

Street, SW., Room 1601, Washington, 

DC 20593–0001 or by calling (202) 372–

1434. 

Dated: August 25, 2008. 

Mark Skolnicki, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–20656 Filed 9–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC); Notice of 

Reestablishment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC); Notice of 

reestablishment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, and in accordance with 

section 102–3.65, title 41 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, the FAA gives 

notice it is re-establishing the Aviation 

Rulemaking Advisory Committee 

(ARAC) for a 2-year period. The 

Committee’s primary purpose is to 

provide the public with an earlier 

opportunity to participate in the FAA’s 

rulemaking process. It will continue to 

operate in accordance with the rules of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

and the Department of Transportation, 

FAA Committee Management Order 

(1110.30C). This notice replaces the 

notice published on April 4, 2008 (73 

FR 18602). 

For further information about the 

ARAC, please contact Ms. Gerri 

Robinson, FAA Office of Rulemaking, 

800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone 

number: 202–267–9678. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 3, 

2008. 

Pamela A. Hamilton-Powell, 

Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E8–20745 Filed 9–3–08; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at Seattle 

Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, 

WA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

land at Seattle Tacoma International 

Airport under the provisions of Section 

125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment Reform Act for the 21st 

Century (AIR 21). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 

Lind Ave., SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356. In addition, one copy of 

any comments submitted to the FAA 

must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Mark 

Reis, Airport Director, Port of Seattle, 

P.O. Box 68727, Seattle, Washington 

98409–7322. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Paul Johnson, Project Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Northwest 

Mountain Region, Airports Division, 

Seattle Airports District Office, 1601 

Lind Ave., SW., Suite 250, Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356. The request to 

release property may be reviewed in 

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person at this same location, by 

appointment. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at the Seattle Tacoma 

International Airport, under the 

provisions of the AIR 21. 

The Port of Seattle requests the 

release of 3 acres of airport property to 

the Highline School District. The 

property is located adjacent to Des 

Moines Way and 8th Ave. and is not 

needed for airport purposes. 

Any person may inspect the request 

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 Port of 

Seattle, Acquisition and Relocation 

Office, 19639 28th Ave. S. Bldg. E, 

SeaTac, Washington 98118–16715. 

Issued in Renton, Washington on August 

20, 2008. 

Paul Johnson, 

Compliance Specialist, Seattle Airports 

District Office. 

[FR Doc. E8–20462 Filed 9–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Federal Aviation Administration Report 

on Rules and Policies for Repairs, 

Alterations and Fabrication of Parts 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of and requests comments 

on the proposed report on the adequacy 

of the FAA’s current and pending 

regulations, policy, guidance materials, 

and past practices used by non-Type 

Certificate (TC) holders in the 

development of replacement parts, 

alterations, and repairs. 

DATES: Submit comments on the draft 

report by October 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to: John 

Milewski, Certification Procedures 

Branch, AIR–110, 800 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–3411; fax (202) 

267–5340. You may deliver comments 

to: Federal Aviation Administration, 

Room 815, 800 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, 20591, ATTN: 

Mr. John Milewski, or electronically 

submit comments to the following 

Internet address e-mail 9-AWA-AVSRAF-ReportComments@faa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of your message the 

title of the document on which you are 

commenting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain additional details on this report, 

please contact Mr. Mark C. Fulmer, 

ANE–100, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive 

Park, Burlington, MA 01803, telephone 

(781) 238–7775, FAX: (781) 238–7199, 

or e-mail: mark.c.fulmer@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Submit written data, views, or 

arguments on the proposed Report to 

the above-specified address. You may 

examine all comments received before 

and after the comment closing date by 

visiting Room 815, FAA Building, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, weekdays except 

Federal holidays, between 8 a.m. and 4 

p.m. The Director, Aircraft Certification 

Service, will consider all comments 

received on or before the closing date 

before issuing the final report. 

Background 

The Office of Aviation Safety in the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

chartered a team to assess the adequacy 

of current and pending regulations, 

policy, guidance and past practices for 

non-Type Certificate (TC) holders to 

obtain approval for developing 

replacement parts, alterations, and 

repairs. This Repair Alteration 

Fabrication (RAF) team reviewed all 

current regulations, policy and practices 

pertaining to the approval of 

replacement parts, repairs and 

alterations of critical engine parts. The 

team further reviewed concerns raised 

by TC holders and others, including the 

evaluation of other approval methods 

used by repair stations and owner/ 

operator maintenance facilities. The 

team met with industry groups and 

companies to obtain additional 

information to assist them. The results 

of their efforts are a number of 

conclusions and recommendations they 

believe will improve the FAA’s 

approval processes and foster the 

consistent application of safety 

standards for replacement parts, repairs, 

and alterations. This study is entitled 

‘‘Aviation Safety (AVS) Repair, 

Alterations and Fabrication (RAF) 

Study.’’

How To Obtain Copies 

You may get a copy of the proposed 

policy from the Internet at:http:// 

www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/, then 

select publications to access the report. 

You may also request a copy from Mr. 

Mark C. Fulmer. See the section entitled 

‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT’’ for 

the complete address. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2008. 

Susan J.M. Cabler, 

Assistant Manager, Aircraft Engineering 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–20460 Filed 9–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2003–25290] 

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) 

Standards; Isuzu Motors America, Inc. 

(Isuzu); Exemption Renewal 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA previously 

announced its decision to renew Isuzu’s 

exemption from the Agency’s 

requirement that drivers of commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) possess a 

commercial driver’s license (CDL) 

issued in the United States. Isuzu 

requested that its current exemption for 

11 Japanese engineers and technicians 

be renewed to enable them to continue 

test driving CMVs in the U.S. FMCSA 

requested comment on the renewal of 

the exemption, but received no 

comments. 

DATES: This exemption is effective from 

July 2, 2008 through July 2, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert F. Schultz, Jr., FMCSA Driver 

and Carrier Operations Division, Office 

of Bus and Truck Standards and 

Operations, Telephone: 202–366–4325, 

or e-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315, as referenced 

in section 31136(e), FMCSA may grant 

an exemption if it finds ‘‘such 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level that would be achieved 

absent such exemption.’’ Exemptions 

may be granted for up to 2 years from 

the approval date and may be renewed 

upon application (49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(1)). FMCSA has evaluated 

Isuzu’s application for renewal on its 

merits and has granted renewal of the 

exemption for 11 of Isuzu’s engineers 

and technicians for a 2-year period, 

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