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contribution to cumulative water 

resource impacts from the Proposed 

Action would not be significant. 

Noise 

The area surrounding the project has 

a long history of commercial space 

rocket and NASA space shuttle 

launches resulting launch-related noise. 

Noise impacts associated with launch 

activities in the area would be brief and 

temporary. Because these projects have 

minor and temporary noise impacts, the 

incremental contribution to cumulative 

noise impacts from the Proposed Action 

would not be significant. 

Land Use (Section 4(f), Visual 

Resources, and Coastal Resources) 

The area surrounding the project has 

historically been used for launching 

rockets and NASA space shuttles and 

contains launch infrastructure and 

associated facilities for those past and 

present actions. The Proposed Action 

would have no effect on coastal 

resources, Section 4(f) resources, or 

compatible land use; therefore, the 

incremental contribution to cumulative 

land use impacts from the Proposed 

Action would not be significant. 

Socioeconomic Resources 

The project area has long been used 

by the commercial space industry and 

NASA for space shuttle launches. All 

projects in the Proposed Action area 

would have small, positive 

socioeconomic impacts. The 

incremental contribution to cumulative 

socioeconomic impacts from the 

Proposed Action would not be 

significant. 

Hazardous Materials, Solid Waste, and 

Pollution Prevention 

The area surrounding the project has 

a long history of commercial space 

rocket and NASA space shuttle 

launches, and past and present actions 

have required the use and handling of 

hazardous materials. Cumulative 

impacts from hazardous materials and 

hazardous waste management could 

occur on the portions of CCAFS with 

historic soil and ground water 

contamination, including LC–46. 

However, significant cumulative 

impacts are not expected due to the 

remediation activities that have been 

completed at the site. 

Relationship between Short-Term Uses 

and Long-Term Productivity 

Under the Proposed Action, there 

would be short-term impacts to the 

environment; however, none of these 

impacts would be long-term or 

significant. As a result, the Proposed 

Action is not expected to narrow the 

range of beneficial uses of the 

environment in the long-term or pose a 

long-term risk to human health or 

safety. 

Irreversible and Irretrievable 

Commitment of Resources 

Under the Proposed Action, no 

irreversible or irretrievable commitment 

of resources is expected to occur in any 

of the environmental resource areas 

analyzed in this EA. The Proposed 

Action would expend solid and liquid 

propellants; however, the amounts of 

propellants and other materials that 

would be expended as part of the 

Proposed Action are negligible 

compared to the quantities routinely 

produced. No construction activities 

would occur and launches at the site 

would be of a small-scale and would 

occur relatively infrequently. As a 

result, no significant irreversible or 

irretrievable commitment of resources is 

expected. 

Determination: An analysis of the 

Proposed Action has concluded that 

there are no significant short-term, longterm, or cumulative effects to the 

environment or surrounding 

populations. After careful and thorough 

consideration of the facts herein, the 

undersigned finds that the proposed 

Federal action is consistent with 

existing national environmental policies 

and objectives set forth in Section 101(a) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 and that it will not 

significantly affect the quality of the 

human environment or otherwise 

include any condition requiring 

additional consultation pursuant to 

Section 102(2)(c) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act. Therefore, an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Proposed Action is not required. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 2, 

2008. 

George Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. E8–22020 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Submission Deadline for 

Schedule Information for O’Hare 

International, John F. Kennedy 

International, and Newark Liberty 

International Airport for the Summer 

2009 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. 

SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA 

announces that Chicago’s O’Hare 

International Airport (ORD) has been 

designated a Level 2 Schedules 

Facilitated Airport for the Summer 2009 

scheduling season in accordance with 

the International Air Transport 

Association (IATA) Worldwide 

Scheduling Guidelines. Accordingly, 

the FAA announces October 9, 2008, as 

the deadline for submitting schedule 

information for all planned flights at 

ORD between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 

p.m. Central time, or 1200 and 0200 

UTC. 

The FAA also announces October 9, 

2008, as the deadline for submitting 

schedule information for John F. 

Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and 

Newark Liberty International Airport 

(EWR) for the Summer 2009 scheduling 

season. The FAA previously designated 

these airports as Level 3 Coordinated 

Airports under the IATA Worldwide 

Scheduling Guidelines. The FAA 

requests schedule information for all 

planned flights at JFK and EWR between 

the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern 

time, or 1000 UTC and 0300 UTC. The 

FAA deadline coincides with the 

submission deadline established by 

IATA for the Summer 2009 Schedules 

Conference. 

The U.S. summer scheduling season 

is from March 29, 2009, through October 

24, 2009, in recognition of the IATA 

scheduling dates. The FAA understands 

there may be differences in schedule 

times due to the U.S. daylight savings 

time dates, and these will be 

accommodated to the extent possible. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 31, 2008, the provisions of Title 

14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

Part 93, Subpart B—Congestion and 

Delay Reduction at Chicago O’Hare 

International Airport terminate. This 

subpart prescribed rules and procedures 

for the scheduled operations and the 

assignment, transfer, sale, lease, and 

withdrawal of Arrival Authorizations at 

ORD. These rules sunset in recognition 

of the planned opening of a new runway 

at the airport shortly after the rule 

expires. The FAA finds it unnecessary 

to continue those requirements for 

scheduled operations because the new 

runway results in increased capacity. As 

the airport adjusts to this new capacity 

and as the O’Hare Modernization Plan 

continues, the FAA concludes that the 

Level 2 designation is necessary to 

facilitate the scheduling of operations so 

that the airport does not suffer from 

periods of overscheduling. 

Although there appears to be 

sufficient capacity at ORD to meet 


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1To view the application, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and enter the docket number 

set forth in the heading of this document. 2See 65 FR 30680 (May 12, 2000). 

demand in the near term, excessive 

demand in peak hours could cause 

delays. A Level 2 designation allows 

some schedule review to mitigate 

delays. The FAA intends to focus its 

review primarily on arrival operations 

similar to the process under the current 

rule. Carriers should submit schedule 

information in sufficient detail 

including, at minimum, the operating 

carrier, flight number, scheduled time of 

operation, frequency, and effective 

dates. IATA standard schedule 

information format and data elements 

also may be used because many carriers 

use automated systems to develop and 

publish schedule information. 

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no 

later than October 9, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be 

submitted by mail to the Slot 

Administration Office, AGC–240, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

facsimile: 202–267–7277; ARINC: 

DCAYAXD; or by e-mail to: 7–AWA– 

slotadmin@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Hawks, Regulations Division, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone 

number: 202–267–7143; fax number: 

202–267–7971; e-mail: 

rob.hawks@faa.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

16, 2008. 

James W. Whitlow, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E8–22073 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2008–0152] 

Think Technology AS; Receipt of 

Application for a Temporary 

Exemption From the Advanced Air Bag 

Requirements of FMVSS No. 208 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

temporary exemption from certain 

provisions of Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, 

Occupant Crash Protection. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures in 49 CFR Part 555, Think 

Technology AS has petitioned the 

agency for a temporary exemption from 

certain advanced air bag requirements of 

FMVSS No. 208. The basis for the 

application is that the exemption would 

make the development or field 

evaluation of a low-emission vehicle 

easier and would not unreasonably 

lower the safety or impact protection 

level of the vehicle.1

This notice of receipt of an 

application for temporary exemption is 

published in accordance with the 

applicable statutory provisions. NHTSA 

has not made any judgment on the 

merits of the application. 

DATES: You should submit your 

comments not later than October 22, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ari 

Scott, Office of the Chief Counsel, NCC– 

112, National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building 4th Floor, 

Room W41–326, Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: (202) 366–2992; Fax: (202) 

366–3820. 

Comments: We invite you to submit 

comments on the application described 

above. You may submit comments 

identified by docket number at the 

heading of this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web Site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the electronic docket site by clicking 

on ‘‘Help and Information’’ or ‘‘Help/ 

Info.’’ 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC, 

between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 am 

and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. Telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78), or you 

may visit http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy.html. 

Confidential Business Information: If 

you wish to submit any information 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit three copies of your 

complete submission, including the 

information you claim to be confidential 

business information, to the Chief 

Counsel, NHTSA, at the address given 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. In addition, you should 

submit two copies, from which you 

have deleted the claimed confidential 

business information, to Docket 

Management at the address given above. 

When you send a comment containing 

information claimed to be confidential 

business information, you should 

include a cover letter setting forth the 

information specified in our 

confidential business information 

regulation (49 CFR Part 512). 

We will consider all comments 

received before the close of business on 

the comment closing date indicated 

above. To the extent possible, we shall 

also consider comments filed after the 

closing date. 

I. Advanced Air Bag Requirements 

In 2000, NHTSA upgraded the 

requirements for air bags in passenger 

cars and light trucks, requiring what are 

commonly known as ‘‘advanced air 

bags.’’ 2 The upgrade was designed to 

meet the goals of improving protection 

for occupants of all sizes, belted and 

unbelted, in moderate-to-high-speed 

crashes, and of minimizing the risks 

posed by air bags to infants, children, 

and other occupants, especially in lowspeed crashes. 

The advanced air bag requirements 

were a culmination of a comprehensive 

plan that the agency announced in 1996 

to address the adverse effects of air bags. 

This plan also included an extensive 

consumer education program to 

encourage the placement of children in 

rear seats. The new requirements were 

phased in beginning with the 2004 

model year. 


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