Identification of Vehicles: Oregon Department of Transportation Tax Credentials; Petition for Determination, 34188-34189 [E6-9150]

Download as PDF 34188 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 13, 2006 / Notices the disposal of the airport property will be in accordance with FAA’s Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1999. Issued in Minneapolis, MN on May 25, 2006. Robert A. Huber, Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region. [FR Doc. 06–5324 Filed 6–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance Waupaca Municipal Airport, Waupaca, WI jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with respect to land. SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is giving notice that a portion of the airport property containing 16.6 acres located across the Waupaca River from the airport and is not needed for aeronautical use as currently identified on the Airport Layout Plan. This parcel was originally purchased as part of a larger City purchase in December 1944. The parcel is presently open and undeveloped. The land comprising this parcel is, therefore, no longer needed for aeronautical purposes. Income from the sale will be used to improve the airport. There are no impacts to the airport by allowing the airport to dispose of the property. In accordance with section 47107(h) of title 49, United States Code, this notice is required to be published in the Federal Register 30 days before modifying the land-use assurance that requires the property to be used for an aeronautical purpose. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sandra E. DePottey, Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports District Office, 6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, MN 55450–2706. Telephone Number (612) 713–4363/FAX Number (612) 713– 4364. Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at this same location or at the Waupaca Municipal Airport, Waupaca, WI. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA intends to authorize the disposal of the subject VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:34 Jun 12, 2006 Jkt 208001 airport property at Waupaca Municipal Airport, Waupaca, WI. Following is a legal description of the subject airport property to be released at Waupaca Municipal Airport in Waupaca, Wisconsin and described as follows: A parcel of land located in part of SW 1⁄4 of the NW 1⁄4 of the Section 35, Town 22 North Range 12 East, City of Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the disposal of the subject airport property nor a determination that all measures covered by the program are eligible for Airport Improvement Program funding from the FAA. The disposition of proceeds from the disposal of the airport property will be in accordance with FAA’s Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1999. Issued in Minneapolis, MN on May 25, 2006. Robert A. Huber, Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region. [FR Doc. 06–5325 Filed 6–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25004] Identification of Vehicles: Oregon Department of Transportation Tax Credentials; Petition for Determination AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of petition for determination; request for comments. SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has received a petition or formal request from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for a determination whether the State may continue to require motor carriers to display weight-mile tax credentials. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) prohibits States from requiring motor carriers to display in, or on, commercial motor vehicles any form of identification other than forms required by the Secretary of Transportation. However, SAFETEA–LU also provides that a State may continue to require display of credentials that are required under a State law regarding motor vehicle license plates or other displays that the Secretary determines are appropriate. ODOT requested that FMCSA make a determination that its PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 weight-mile tax credentials are appropriate under SAFETEA–LU. FMCSA requests public comment on ODOT’s petition for determination. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by DOT DMS Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25004] using any of the following methods: • Web Site: https://dmses.dot.gov/ submit. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. • Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number for this notice. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://dms.dot.gov including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading for further information. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL– 401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want to be notified that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments online. Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments received into any of DOT’s dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, or other entity). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477). This statement is also available at https://dms.dot.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and Carrier Operations Division, Office of Bus and E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM 13JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 13, 2006 / Notices Truck Standards and Operations, MC– PSD, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. Telephone: 202–366–4009. E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Background Section 4306 of SAFETEA–LU prohibits States from requiring motor carriers to display in or on commercial motor vehicles any form of identification other than forms required by the Secretary of Transportation [49 U.S.C. 14506(a)]. However, § 14506(b)(3) provides, in part, that ‘‘a State may continue to require display of credentials that are required * * * under a State law regarding motor vehicle license plates or other displays that the Secretary determines are appropriate.’’ ODOT requests that FMCSA make a determination that the State’s weightmile tax credentials are appropriate in the context of 49 U.S.C. 14506(a). Oregon has been requiring motor carriers to obtain weight-mile tax credentials since 1947. Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 825.454 authorize ODOT to require the use of identification devices, such as cab cards, stamps or carrier identification numbers, to identify, and be carried in or placed upon, each motor vehicle authorized to be operated in Oregon. ODOT may require annual application for identification devices and it may charge a fee not to exceed $8 for each device issued on an annual basis. ORS 825.450 requires ODOT to issue a permanent credential and ORS 825.470 authorizes issuance of temporary credentials. Until 2001, ODOT required out-of-state carriers to display a special Oregon license plate on each truck registered to operate in the State. State legislation passed in 2001 eliminated the need for out-of-state based vehicles to display the Oregon license plate and substituted the simpler requirement to carry a permanent or temporary paper credential. ODOT states the current weight-mile tax credentials identify a motor carrier’s Oregon account, facilitate reporting and payment of the tax, and assist in tracking vehicle-miles traveled over Oregon highways. ODOT also believes truck drivers want to have the credential at hand when fueling in Oregon, because fuel providers use it to verify that a vehicle is exempt from Oregon fuel tax. ODOT advises that approximately 15,000 out-of-state based carriers operate 283,000 trucks that carry a permanent Oregon tax VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:34 Jun 12, 2006 Jkt 208001 credential. It also advises that approximately 10,000 trucks with a 10day temporary credential operate within the State at any given time. A copy of ODOT’s petition for determination is available for review in the docket for this notice. Request for Comments FMCSA requests public comment on ODOT’s request that the Agency determine whether the State may continue to require commercial motor carriers to display weight-mile tax credentials. Interested parties are requested to limit their comments to the display of weight-mile tax credentials, as FMCSA has no authority to review the tax for which the credential is issued. FMCSA will consider all comments received by close of business on July 13, 2006. Comments will be available for examination in the docket at the location listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. FMCSA will file comments received after the comment closing date in the public docket and will consider them to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, FMCSA will also continue to file in the public docket relevant information that becomes available after the comment closing date. Interested persons should monitor the public docket for new material. Issued on: June 7, 2006. David Hugel, Deputy Administrator. [FR Doc. E6–9150 Filed 6–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. MC–F–21016] Stagecoach Group PLC & Coach USA, Inc., et al.—Control—Megabus USA LLC AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DoT. ACTION: Notice Tentatively Approving Finance Transaction. SUMMARY: Stagecoach Group PLC (Stagecoach) and its subsidiary Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), noncarriers, and various subsidiaries of each (collectively, applicants), have filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 14303 to acquire control of the newly created Megabus USA LLC (Megabus USA), which is currently owned by coapplicant Independent Bus Company, Inc. (Independent), a wholly owned subsidiary of Coach. Applicants state that currently Megabus USA does not PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34189 hold federally issued authority. This application is filed on the premise that Megabus USA actually obtains the authority it seeks. Persons wishing to oppose this application must follow the rules at 49 CFR 1182.5 and 1182.8. The Board has tentatively approved the transaction, and, if no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action. DATES: Comments must be filed by July 28, 2006. Applicants may file a reply by August 14, 2006. If no comments are filed by July 28, 2006, this notice is effective on that date. ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 copies of any comments referring to STB Docket No. MC–F–21016 to: Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, send one copy of comments to the applicants’ representatives: Betty Jo Christian and David H. Coburn, STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP, 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric S. Davis, (202) 565–1608 [Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Stagecoach is a public limited company organized under the laws of Scotland. It is one of the world’s largest providers of passenger transportation services and had annual revenues for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2005, of over $3.3 billion. Stagecoach, and certain intermediate subsidiaries, acquired control of Coach in September 1999.1 Coach, a Delaware corporation, controls numerous federally regulated motor carriers. The motor carriers controlled by Coach had gross operating revenues for the 12-month period ending with the date of this application greater than the $2 million threshold required for Board jurisdiction. Megabus USA is currently a noncarrier, but plans to seek authorization from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to operate as a motor common carrier of passengers. Once authorization is granted, Megabus USA will utilize a fleet of approximately 18 motorcoaches to provide scheduled express bus service over regular routes between Chicago and several Midwestern cities. These routes, and the motorcoaches and drivers, are currently used by Independent under the name ‘‘Megabus.com,’’ which holds federally issued authority under MC–168548. 1 See Stagecoach Holdings PLC—Control—Coach USA, Inc., et al., STB Docket No. MC–F–20948 (STB served July 22, 1999). E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM 13JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2006)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-25004]


Identification of Vehicles: Oregon Department of Transportation 
Tax Credentials; Petition for Determination

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for determination; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has received a petition or formal 
request from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for a 
determination whether the State may continue to require motor carriers 
to display weight-mile tax credentials. The Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(SAFETEA-LU) prohibits States from requiring motor carriers to display 
in, or on, commercial motor vehicles any form of identification other 
than forms required by the Secretary of Transportation. However, 
SAFETEA-LU also provides that a State may continue to require display 
of credentials that are required under a State law regarding motor 
vehicle license plates or other displays that the Secretary determines 
are appropriate. ODOT requested that FMCSA make a determination that 
its weight-mile tax credentials are appropriate under SAFETEA-LU. FMCSA 
requests public comment on ODOT's petition for determination.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by DOT DMS Docket No. 
FMCSA-2006-25004] using any of the following methods:
     Web Site: https://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number for this notice. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to https://dms.dot.gov including any personal 
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading for further 
information.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 
days each year. If you want to be notified that we received your 
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard 
or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting 
comments online.
    Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of DOT's dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if 
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, or other 
entity). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the 
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477). This 
statement is also available at https://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and 
Carrier Operations Division, Office of Bus and

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Truck Standards and Operations, MC-PSD, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
Telephone: 202-366-4009. E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 4306 of SAFETEA-LU prohibits States from requiring motor 
carriers to display in or on commercial motor vehicles any form of 
identification other than forms required by the Secretary of 
Transportation [49 U.S.C. 14506(a)]. However, Sec.  14506(b)(3) 
provides, in part, that ``a State may continue to require display of 
credentials that are required * * * under a State law regarding motor 
vehicle license plates or other displays that the Secretary determines 
are appropriate.''
    ODOT requests that FMCSA make a determination that the State's 
weight-mile tax credentials are appropriate in the context of 49 U.S.C. 
14506(a). Oregon has been requiring motor carriers to obtain weight-
mile tax credentials since 1947.
    Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 825.454 authorize ODOT to require the 
use of identification devices, such as cab cards, stamps or carrier 
identification numbers, to identify, and be carried in or placed upon, 
each motor vehicle authorized to be operated in Oregon. ODOT may 
require annual application for identification devices and it may charge 
a fee not to exceed $8 for each device issued on an annual basis. ORS 
825.450 requires ODOT to issue a permanent credential and ORS 825.470 
authorizes issuance of temporary credentials. Until 2001, ODOT required 
out-of-state carriers to display a special Oregon license plate on each 
truck registered to operate in the State. State legislation passed in 
2001 eliminated the need for out-of-state based vehicles to display the 
Oregon license plate and substituted the simpler requirement to carry a 
permanent or temporary paper credential.
    ODOT states the current weight-mile tax credentials identify a 
motor carrier's Oregon account, facilitate reporting and payment of the 
tax, and assist in tracking vehicle-miles traveled over Oregon 
highways. ODOT also believes truck drivers want to have the credential 
at hand when fueling in Oregon, because fuel providers use it to verify 
that a vehicle is exempt from Oregon fuel tax. ODOT advises that 
approximately 15,000 out-of-state based carriers operate 283,000 trucks 
that carry a permanent Oregon tax credential. It also advises that 
approximately 10,000 trucks with a 10-day temporary credential operate 
within the State at any given time. A copy of ODOT's petition for 
determination is available for review in the docket for this notice.

Request for Comments

    FMCSA requests public comment on ODOT's request that the Agency 
determine whether the State may continue to require commercial motor 
carriers to display weight-mile tax credentials. Interested parties are 
requested to limit their comments to the display of weight-mile tax 
credentials, as FMCSA has no authority to review the tax for which the 
credential is issued. FMCSA will consider all comments received by 
close of business on July 13, 2006. Comments will be available for 
examination in the docket at the location listed under the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice. FMCSA will file comments received after the 
comment closing date in the public docket and will consider them to the 
extent practicable. In addition to late comments, FMCSA will also 
continue to file in the public docket relevant information that becomes 
available after the comment closing date. Interested persons should 
monitor the public docket for new material.

    Issued on: June 7, 2006.
David Hugel,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-9150 Filed 6-12-06; 8:45 am]
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