22802 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 92 / Thursday, May 14, 2009 / Notices 

• Other Business. 

• Review Action Items/Work 

Programs. 

• Adjourn Plenary. 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT’’ section. Members of the 

public may present a written statement 

to the committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2009. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–11257 Filed 5–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Fort 

Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that revision two of the 

future noise exposure map submitted by 

the city of Fort Worth for Fort Worth 

Alliance Airport under the provisions of 

49 U.S.C. 47501 et. seq (Aviation Safety 

and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR 

Part 150 is in compliance with 

applicable requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the 

future noise exposure map is May 5, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

DOT/FAA Southwest Region, Mr. Paul 

Blackford ASW 652b, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76137, (817) 

222–5607. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that FAA finds, 

effective May 5, 2009, the second 

revision of the future noise exposure 

map submitted for Fort Worth Alliance 

Airport is in compliance with 

applicable requirements of Part 150. 

Under 49 U.S.C. section 47503 of the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the 

Act’’), an airport operator may submit to 

the FAA noise exposure maps which 

meet applicable regulations and which 

depict noncompatible land uses as of 

the date of submission of such maps, a 

description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. An airport operator who has 

submitted noise exposure maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Federal Aviation 

Regulations (FAR) Part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the future noise exposure map (second 

revision) and accompanying 

documentation submitted by the city of 

Fort Worth. The documentation that 

constitutes the ‘‘future noise exposure 

map’’ as defined in section 150.7 of Part 

150 includes: Section 5.0, and Exhibits 

5.1–5.6. The FAA has determined that 

these noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on May 5, 2008. 

FAA’s determination on an airport 

operator’s noise exposure maps is 

limited to a finding that the maps were 

developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in appendix A of 

FAR Part 150. Such determination does 

not constitute approval of the 

applicant’s data, information or plans, 

or a commitment to approve a noise 

compatibility program or to fund the 

implementation of that program. If 

questions arise concerning the precise 

relationship of specific properties to 

noise exposure contours depicted on a 

noise exposure map submitted under 

section 47503 of the Act, it should be 

noted that the FAA is not involved in 

any way in determining the relative 

locations of specific properties with 

regard to the depicted noise contours, or 

in interpreting the noise exposure maps 

to resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under Part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of noise exposure maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under section 47503 of the Act. 

The FAA has relied on the certification 

by the airport operator, under section 

150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the 

statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

Copies of the full noise exposure map 

documentation and of the FAA’s 

evaluation of the maps are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas; 

Mr. Kent Penney, Airport Systems 

Director, City of Fort Worth, Aviation 

Department, 4201 N. Main St., Suite 

200, Fort Worth, Texas. Questions may 

be directed to the individual named 

above under the heading FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, May 5, 2009. 

Edward Agnew, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–11155 Filed 5–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2009 0046] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

KROEZIN. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2009– 

0046 at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties may comment on the 

effect this action may have on U.S. 

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. 

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD 

determines, in accordance with 46 

U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD’s regulations 

at 46 CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 

30, 2003), that the issuance of the 

waiver will have an unduly adverse 

effect on a U.S. vessel builder or a 

business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 


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that business, a waiver will not be 

granted. Comments should refer to the 

docket number of this notice and the 

vessel name in order for MARAD to 

properly consider the comments. 

Comments should also state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2009–0046. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

As described by the applicant the 

intended service of the vessel KROEZIN 

is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘Vessel Chartering 

Operations’’. 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Pacific Coast of 

the United States including: California, 

Oregon, and Washington’’. 

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). 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–11144 Filed 5–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 2)] 

Simplified Standards for Rail Rate 

Cases—Taxes in Revenue Shortfall 

Allocation Method 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: By a decision served on May 

11, 2009, the Board adopted the 

evidence filed by the Association of 

American Railroads (AAR) calculating 

railroad-specific average state tax rates 

to be included in the Revenue Shortfall 

Allocation Method (RSAM) benchmarks 

for 2002 through 2007 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy J. Strafford, (202) 245–0356. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

decision served on May 11, 2009, 

adopted the evidence filed by the AAR 

calculating railroad-specific average 

state tax rates to be included in the 

RSAM benchmarks for 2002 through 

2007. The railroad-specific average state 

tax rates are set forth in the table below. 

AVERAGE STATE TAX RATES

[In percent] 

Railroad 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 

BNSF ........................................................................................................ 5.487 5.471 5.238 5.196 5.183 5.650 

CNGT ....................................................................................................... 6.512 6.582 6.738 6.703 6.701 6.684 

CSXT ........................................................................................................ 5.960 6.362 6.312 6.101 5.941 5.702 

KCS .......................................................................................................... 5.791 5.805 5.839 4.728 5.992 6.494 

NS ............................................................................................................ 6.213 6.583 6.589 6.376 6.194 5.986 

SOO ......................................................................................................... 7.890 8.346 7.828 7.635 7.591 7.501 

UP ............................................................................................................ 5.443 5.405 5.406 5.393 6.275 6.163 

Additional information is contained 

in the Board’s decision. A copy of the 

Board’s decision is available for 

inspection or copying at the Board’s 

Public Docket Room, Room 131, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001, and is posted on the Board’s Web 

site, http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Decided: May 8, 2009. 

By the Board, Acting Chairman Mulvey, 

and Vice Chairman Nottingham. 

Kulunie L. Cannon, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–11254 Filed 5–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

May 6, 2009. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, on or after the 

publication date of this notice. Copies of 

the submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance 

Officer listed. Comments regarding this 

information collection should be 

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed 

and to the Treasury Department 

Clearance Officer, Department of the 

Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

Dates: Written comments should be 

received on or before June 15, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) 

OMB Number: 1535–0126. 

Type of Review: Revision. 


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