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completion date for action on each 

application is provided in association 

with each identified application. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Delmer F. Billings, Director, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Special Permits 

and Approvals, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, East 

Building, PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001, (202) 366–4535. 

Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’ 

1. Awaiting additional information 

from applicant. 

2. Extensive public comment under 

review. 

3. Application is technically complex 

and is of significant impact or 

precedent-setting and requires extensive 

analysis. 

4. Staff review delayed by other 

priority issues or volume of special 

permit applications. 

Meaning of Application Number 

Suffixes 

N—New application 

M—Modification request 

PM—Party to application with 

modification request 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 26, 

2009. 

Delmer F. Billings, 

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, 

Special Permits and Approvals. 

Application No. Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated date 

of completion 

MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL PERMITS 

14167–M ........... Trinityrail, Dallas, TX ................................................................................................................ 4 06–30–2009 

8723–M ............. Alaska Pacific Powder Company, Anchorage, AK ................................................................... 1 06–30–2009 

14562–M ........... The Lite Cylinger Company, Franklin, TN ................................................................................ 1 06–30–2009 

NEW SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS 

14689–N ........... Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX ............................................................................................ 2, 3 06–30–2009 

14733–N ........... GTM Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA ........................................................................... 1,3 06–30–2009 

[FR Doc. E9–12621 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: Polk 

County, IA 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT, Polk 

County. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA and Iowa DOT are 

issuing this notice to advise the public 

a tiered EIS will be prepared for a 

proposed roadway project in Polk 

County, Iowa. This is a change from a 

standard EIS to a tiered EIS. The Notice 

of Intent for the original EIS was 

published on July 21, 2005. The 

planned tiered EIS will evaluate 

potential transportation improvement 

alternatives for serving northeast Des 

Moines and its neighboring 

communities between I–80/US65 west 

of Altoona to US69/NE 126 Avenue 

north of Ankeny. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael La Pietra, Environment and 

Realty Manager, FHWA Iowa Division 

Office, 105 Sixth Street, Ames, IA 

50010, Phone 515–233–7302; or James 

P. Rost, Director, Office of Location and 

Environment, Iowa Department of 

Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, 

IA 50010, Phone 515–239–1798. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

is available for free download from the 

Federal Bulletin Board (FBB). The FBB 

is a free electronic bulletin board service 

of the Superintendent of Documents, 

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). 

The FBB may be accessed in four 

ways: (1) Via telephone in dial-up mode 

or via the Internet through (2) telnet, (3) 

FTP, and (4) the World Wide Web. 

For dial-up mode a user needs a 

personal computer, modem, 

telecommunications software package, 

and telephone line. A hard disk is 

recommended for file transfers. 

For Internet access a user needs 

Internet connectivity. Users can telnet 

or FTP to: fedbbs.access.gpo.gov. Users 

can access the FBB via the World Wide 

Web at http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov. 

User assistance for the FBB is 

available from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday 

(except federal holidays) by calling the 

GPO Office of Electronic Information 

Dissemination Services at 202–512– 

1530, toll-free at 888–293–6498; sending 

an e-mail to gpoaccess@gpo.gov; or 

sending a fax to 202–512–1262. 

Access to this notice is also available 

to Internet users through the Federal 

Register’s home page at http:// 

www.nara.gov/fedreg. 

Background 

The FHWA, in coordination with the 

Iowa Department of Transportation and 

Polk County will prepare a Tiered EIS 

for the proposed Northeast Beltway 

study. The proposed project would 

include roadway improvements to 

provide a high-speed connection from I– 

80 near Altoona to U.S. 69 north of 

Ankeny. 

The purpose of the Northeast Polk 

County Beltway is to prepare for 

increased travel demand in and around 

Ankeny and its neighboring 

communities. Traffic congestion on I–35 

between Des Moines and Ankeny would 

be alleviated, and traffic would be 

reduced on the Northeast systems 

interchange (35/80/235). 

Alternatives under consideration 

include: (1) Taking no action; (2) 

widening existing roadways; and (3) 

constructing a roadway in a new 

location. The build alternative will 

include consideration of various 

alignments and grades. 

The Northeast Beltway will be 

reclassified from an EIS to a tiered EIS. 

A tiered EIS is more appropriate for the 

Northeast Beltway project due to 

funding constraints and construction 

scheduling. Decisions made in the first 

tier document will include build or no 

build, project corridor, and logical 

termini for project segmentation. A 

specific alignment within the corridor 

would be identified in the Tier Two 

documents. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens who have previously 

expressed or are known to have interest 

in this proposal. A series of public 

meetings will be held in 2009 and 2010. 

In addition, a public hearing will be 

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held upon completion of the draft EIS. 

Public notice will be given of the time 

and place of the public meetings and 

public hearing. The draft EIS will be 

available for public and agency review 

and comment prior to the public 

hearing. 

Another public information meeting 

will be held to identify significant 

issues to be addressed in the tiered 

environmental impact statement. The 

date and location of the meeting have 

not yet been determined but will be 

advertised in various local media. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues are 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA or Iowa 

Department of Transportation at the 

address provided in the caption FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48) 

Dated: May 26, 2009. 

Lubin M. Quinones, 

Division Administrator, FHWA, Iowa 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–12639 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2009 0048] 

Notice of Ship Disposal: SS Pioneer 

Commander 

The Maritime Administration plans to 

dispose of the obsolete vessel SS 

Pioneer Commander, which is currently 

located at its Beaumont Reserve Fleet in 

Beaumont, Texas. The Maritime 

Administration, in consultation with the 

Texas Historical Commission, 

determined that the vessel is eligible for 

listing on the National Register of 

Historic Places due to its role in a 

pivotal moment in U.S. history; the 

evacuation of more than 44,000 

Americans, Vietnamese military and 

refugees from South Vietnam in 1975. 

This operation signaled the close of 

America’s long involvement in Vietnam. 

The National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2004, Section 3512 

of Public Law 108–136, authorizes the 

Maritime Administration to afford 

qualified public and non-profit 

organizations the opportunity to obtain, 

via donation, obsolete ships from the 

National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) 

for use as memorials and/or in other 

non-commercial enterprises. 

The Maritime Administration will 

accept completed donation applications 

for the SS Pioneer Commander from 

qualified organizations in accordance 

with the Ship Donation Program 

Requirements for a period of 45 days 

beginning June 1, 2009. For more 

information visit the Marad Ship 

Donation Program at http:// 

www.marad.dot.gov or contact Mr. 

Kevin Smith at 202–366–3798 or via 

e-mail at kevin.r.smith@dot.gov. 

Dated: May 18, 2009. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Christine Gurland, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–12616 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Community Volunteer Income Tax 

Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant 

Program—Availability of Application 

Packages 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice of the availability of application 

packages for the 2010 Community 

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 

(VITA) Matching Grant Program. 

DATES: Application packages are 

available from the IRS at this time. The 

deadline for submitting an application 

to the IRS is July 17, 2009. Electronic 

copies of the application package can be 

obtained by visiting: http://www.irs.gov 

(key word search—‘‘VITA Grant’’). 

Application packages may also be 

requested by sending an e-mail to 

Grant.Program.Office@irs.gov. 

Applications must be submitted by 

mail. The mailing address is listed 

below. Applications will not be 

accepted via grants.gov due to the 

expected increase in system activity 

resulting from the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Application packages 

should be mailed to: Internal Revenue 

Service, Grant Program Office, 401 West 

Peachtree St., NW., Stop 420–D, Atlanta, 

GA 30308. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grant Program Office (404) 338–7894 

(not a toll free number). The e-mail 

address is Grant.Program.Office@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority 

for the 2010 Community Volunteer 

Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching 

Grant Demonstration Program for tax 

return preparation is contained in H. R. 

1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009 (Division D—Financial Services 

and General Government 

Appropriations Act, 2009). 

Dated: May 12, 2009. 

Elizabeth Blair, 

Chief, Grant Program Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–12169 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Advisory Group to the Internal 

Revenue Service; Tax Exempt and 

Government Entities Division (TE/GE); 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Tax Exempt and Government Entities 

(ACT) will hold a public meeting on 

Wednesday, June 10, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Steven J. Pyrek, Director, TE/GE 

Communications and Liaison; 1111 

Constitution Ave., NW.; SE:T:CL—Penn 

Bldg; Washington, DC 20224. 

Telephone: 202–283–9966 (not a tollfree number). E-mail address: 

Steve.J.Pyrek@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By notice 

herein given, pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988), a 

public meeting of the ACT will be held 

on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, from 10 

a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Internal Revenue 

Service; 1111 Constitution Ave., NW.; 

Room 3313; Washington, DC. Issues to 

be discussed relate to Employee Plans, 

Exempt Organizations, and Government 

Entities. Due to an administrative error, 

less than 15 days notice is provided for 

this meeting. 

Reports from four ACT subgroups 

cover the following topics: 

• Exempt Organizations: 

Recommendations to Improve the Tax 

Rules Governing International 

Grantmaking. 

• Employee Plans: International 

Pension Issues in a Global Economy: A 

Survey and Assessment of IRS’ Role in 

Breaking Down the Barriers.