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information policy, especially as these 

issues and problems involve users of 

information and communications 

services, providers of such services, 

technology research and development, 

foreign industrial and regulatory policy, 

the activities of international 

organizations with regard to 

communications and information, and 

developing country issues. 

The meeting will be led by ACICIP 

Chair Mr. Richard E. Wiley of Wiley 

Rein LLP and Ambassador David A. 

Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International 

Communications and Information 

Policy. 

The meeting’s agenda will include 

discussions pertaining to various 

upcoming international 

telecommunications meetings and 

conferences. In particular, there will be 

a report on preparations by the U.S. 

Delegation to the ITU World 

Telecommunication Standardization 

Assembly, taking place October 21 

through 30, 2008. There will be reports 

on meetings that have taken place since 

the ACICIP last met, including the 

OECD Seoul Ministerial and bilateral 

meetings with China, Colombia and the 

European Union. There will also be a 

briefing on a planned upcoming 

conference with regulators and telecoms 

and trade officials from CAFTA 

countries to be co-hosted by the U.S. 

Trade and Development Agency and 

expected to be held in Guatemala City 

this fall. Lastly, there will be discussion 

on other major upcoming meetings, 

such as ITU Council, the Internet 

Governance Forum, and the US–India 

ICT Working Group. 

Members of the public may submit 

suggestions and comments to the 

ACICIP. Submissions regarding an 

event, consultation, meeting, etc. listed 

in the agenda above should be received 

by the ACICIP Executive Secretary 

(contact information below) at least ten 

working days prior to the date of that 

listed event. All comments must be 

submitted in written form and should 

not exceed one page for each country 

(for comments on consultations) or for 

each subject area (for other comments). 

Resource limitations preclude 

acknowledging or replying to 

submissions. 

While the meeting is open to the 

public, admittance to the Department of 

State building is only by means of a preclearance. For placement on the preclearance list, please submit the 

following information no later than 5 

p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 

(please note that this information is not 

retained by the ACICIP Executive 

Secretary and must therefore be resubmitted for each ACICIP meeting): 

I. State That You Are Requesting PreClearance to a Meeting 

II. Provide the Following Information 

1. Name of meeting and its date and 

time. 

2. Visitor’s full name. 

3. Company/Agency/Organization. 

4. Title at Company/Agency/ 

Organization. 

5. Date of birth. 

6. Citizenship. 

7. Acceptable forms of identification 

for entry into the U.S. Department of 

State include: 

• U.S. driver’s license with photo; 

• Passport; 

• U.S. government agency ID; 

8. ID number on the ID visitor will 

show upon entry. 

Send the above information to Emily 

Yee by fax (202) 647–5957 or e-mail 

YeeE@state.gov. 

Privacy Act Statement: The above 

information is sought pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 301 and 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 4802(a). 

The principal purpose for collecting the 

information is to assure protection of 

U.S. Department of State facilities. The 

information provided also may be 

released to Federal, State or local 

agencies for law enforcement, counterterrorism or homeland security 

purposes, or to other Federal agencies 

for certain personnel and records 

management matters. Providing this 

information is voluntary but failure to 

do so may result in denial of access to 

U.S. Department of State facilities. 

All visitors for this meeting must use 

the 23rd Street entrance. The valid ID 

bearing the number provided with your 

pre-clearance request will be required 

for admittance. Non-U.S. government 

attendees must be escorted by 

Department of State personnel at all 

times when in the building. 

For further information, please 

contact Emily Yee, Executive Secretary 

of the Committee, at (202) 647–5205 or 

YeeE@state.gov. 

General information about ACICIP 

and the mission of International 

Communications and Information 

Policy is available at: http:// 

www.state.gov/e/eeb/adcom/c667.htm. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Emily Yee, 

ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of 

State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6257] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Subcommittee Meetings 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC), through its 

Subcommittee on Radiocommunications 

and Search and Rescue Sub-Committee, 

will conduct open meetings at 9:30 a.m. 

on Wednesday, October 15, 2008; 

Wednesday, November 5, 2008; and 

Wednesday, December 17, 2008. The 

meetings are scheduled to be held in 

suite 1060 of the Radio Technical 

Commission for Maritime Services 

(RTCM), 1800 North Kent Street, 

Arlington, VA 22209. The purpose of 

these SHC subcommittee meetings is to 

prepare for the 13th Session of the 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO) Subcommittee on 

Radiocommunications and Search and 

Rescue (COMSAR 13) to be held at IMO 

Headquarters in London, England from 

January 19–23, 2009. The primary 

matters to be considered at COMSAR 13 

include: 

• Global Maritime Distress and Safety 

System (GMDSS); 

• International Telecommunication 

Union (ITU) maritime 

radiocommunication matters; 

• Satellite services (Inmarsat and 

Cospas-Sarsat); 

• Matters concerning search and 

rescue, including those related to the 

1979 SAR Conference and the 

implementation of the GMDSS; 

• Developments in maritime 

radiocommunication systems and 

technology; 

• Revision of the International 

Aeronautical and Maritime Search and 

Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual; 

• Development of procedures for 

updating shipborne navigation and 

communication equipment; 

• Measures to protect the safety of 

persons rescued at sea; 

• Work program and agenda for 

COMSAR 14; 

• Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2010. 

Members of the public may attend 

these meetings up to the seating 

capacity of the rooms. Interested 

persons may seek information, 

including meeting room numbers, by 

writing: Mr. Russell S. Levin, U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, Commandant (CG– 

622), Jemal Building Room JR10–1216, 

1900 Half Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593 or by e-mail to 

Russell.S.Levin@uscg.mil. 


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Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Mark Skolnicki, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–22432 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

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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 September 12, 

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– 

0285. 

Date Filed: September 12, 2008. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion To Modify 

Scope: October 3, 2008. 

Description: Application of Sovereign 

Air, Inc. requesting authority to operate 

scheduled passenger service as a 

commuter air carrier. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E8–22363 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Angoon Airport, Angoon, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FAA announces that they 

will prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to consider alternatives 

to and disclose the potential impacts of 

constructing a new land-based 

commercial airport near the City of 

Angoon. The FAA will hold public and 

agency scoping meetings to help 

identify substantive project concerns to 

be addressed in the EIS process. 

Cooperating agencies in this process 

include the United States Forest Service 

(USFS), and the United States Army 

Corps of Engineers (ACOE). 

DATES: 1. October 27, 2008 in 

Anchorage, Alaska for agency scoping 

meeting. 

2. October 27, 2008 in Anchorage, 

Alaska for public scoping meeting. 

3. October 29, 2008 in Juneau, Alaska 

for agency scoping meeting. 

4. October 29, 2008 in Juneau, Alaska 

for public scoping meeting. 

5. October 31, 2008 in Angoon, Alaska 

for public scoping meeting. 

6. November 10, 2008 close of scoping 

comment period. 

Responsible Official: Leslie A. Grey, 

Environmental Protection Specialist 

AAL–614, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Alaskan Region, 

Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 

#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7587, Telephone 

(907) 271–5453. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leslie A. Grey, Environmental 

Protection Specialist AAL–614, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Alaskan 

Region, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th 

Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AK 99513– 

7587, Telephone (907) 271–5453, email: comments@angoonairporteis.com. 

Additional details regarding the 

project can be found on the project Web 

site at http:// 

www.angoonairporteis.com. 

Submit Written Comments, Send to: 

Leslie A. Grey, Environmental 

Protection Specialist AAL–614, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Alaskan 

Region, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th 

Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AK 99513– 

7587, Telephone (907) 271–5453, email: comments@angoonairporteis.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

will prepare an EIS to assess the 

proposed construction of a land-based 

airport in or near the community of 

Angoon. The Alaska Department of 

Transportation and Public Facilities’ 

(DOT&PF) Airport Master Plan site 

submitted to the FAA for consideration 

would encompass approximately 270 

acres and would include a single 3,300 

foot runway (with the ability to be 

expanded to 4,000 feet in the future) 

and a 3.5 acre apron that would include 

areas for airport support facilities as 

needed. This airport would be similar in 

size and facilities to existing airports at 

Hoonah, AK and Kake, AK. 

Because DOT&PF’s proposed site is 

partially within Admiralty Island 

National Monument, the USFS has to 

make a decision on whether to grant and 

administer a Special Use Permit for 

airport operation on the Monument, or 

pursue some type of conveyance of the 

property to state ownership. To 

facilitate this process, the FAA has 

asked the USFS to be a cooperator in the 

EIS process to ensure that the EIS 

analysis and range of alternatives will 

meet the need of the USFS to make an 

informed decision. 

Because jurisdictional waters of the 

United States occur within the proposed 

project area, it is possible that a 

404(b)(1) permit application will also be 

required for the project. The FAA has 

also asked the ACOE to be a cooperator 

in this process because of the ACOE’s 

jurisdictional authority over this 

resource. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to the proposed action are 

addressed and that all significant issues 

are identified, the FAA will coordinate 

and consult with the public; tribal 

governments; Federal, State, local 

agencies, and tribal corporations that 

have jurisdiction by law or have special 

expertise with respect to any 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed projects. 

The agency scoping meetings will be 

held in Anchorage, Alaska on October 

27, 2008 and in Juneau, Alaska on 

October 29, 2008. Public scoping 

meetings will be held in Anchorage, 

Alaska on October 27, 2008, in Juneau, 

Alaska on October 29, 2008 and in 

Angoon, Alaska on October 31, 2008. 

Notification of the public scoping 

meetings will be published on the 

project Web site (http:// 

www.angoonairporteis.com), in the 

Juneau Empire, and in the Anchorage 

Daily News, and will be posted at the 

Community Center in Angoon. 

In addition to providing input at the 

scoping meetings, the agencies and the 

public may submit written comments 

via the e-mail address 

comments@angoonairporteis.com or the 

address shown above under, ‘‘to Submit 

Written Comments, Send to.’’ 

Comments must be submitted by 

November 10, 2008. 

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 

17, 2008. 

James W. Lomen, 

Deputy Division Manager, FAA, Airports 

Division, AAL–601. 

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