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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 overlying
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.
The FAA has formally received the
noise compatibility program for Craig
Municipal Airport, also effective on
December 22, 2006. Preliminary review
of the submitted material indicates that
it conforms to the requirements for the
submittal of noise compatibility
programs, but that further review will be
necessary prior to approval or
disapproval of the program. The formal
review period, limited by law to a
maximum of 180 days, will be
completed on or before June 20, 2007.
The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be
conducted under the provisions of 14
CFR part 150, Section 150.33. The
primary considerations in the
evaluation process are whether the
proposed measures may reduce the level
of aviation safety, create an undue
burden on interstate or foreign
commerce, or be reasonably consistent
with obtaining the goal of reducing
existing non-compatible land uses and
preventing the introduction of
additional non-compatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to
comment on the proposed program with
specific reference to these factors. All
comments, other than those properly
addressed to local land use authorities,
will be considered by the FAA to the
extent practicable. Copies of the noise
exposure maps, the FAA’s evaluation of
the maps, and the proposed noise
computability program are available for
examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration,
Orlando Airports District Office, 5950
Hazeltine National Dr., Suite 400,
Orlando, Florida 32822.
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Safety Advisory 2006–06
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory;
center sill cracks on 89-foot flat cars
used to haul containers of municipal
solid waste.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FRA is issuing Safety
Advisory 2006–06, in order to provide
interested parties information related to
the potential failure (cracking and
breakage) of the center sills on 89-foot
flat cars carrying containers in
municipal solid waste (MSW) service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Newman, Staff Director, Motive
Power and Equipment Division (RRS–
14), FRA Office of Safety Assurance and
Compliance, 1120 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone:
(202) 493–6241 or Michael Masci, Trial
Attorney, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202)
493–6037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA was
recently made aware of a series of failed
center sills on MSW 89-foot flat cars.
Among these failures were two cars
from the USWX 20000 series. Car
USWX 20242 experienced a center sill
failure at North Bergen, New Jersey on
May 18, 2006, and car USWX 20226
experienced a failure at Harlem River
Yard in New York on June 8, 2006. The
failed center sill on car USWX 20242
resulted in an undesired emergency
brake application and narrowly avoided
a derailment. The center sill on car
USWX 20226 was found to have an
Association of American Railroad (AAR)
center sill patch applied in the breakage
area when inspected after the incident.
Both cars were manufactured by
Trinity, Industries (Trinity) in 2000 and
are used to carry containers of MSW to
several host landfill sites. These cars are
operated predominately in the northeast
quadrant of the United States rail
network by CSX Transportation,
Incorporated (CSX) and Norfolk
Southern Corporation (NS). The cars are
owned by USA Waste Services,
Incorporated (USWS) and operate
between USWS loading sites in New
Jersey and New York and their landfill
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in Waverly, Virginia. In mid-June, two
additional cars were brought to FRA’s
attention. These incidents involved car
USWX 638446 (cracked center sill) near
Petersburg, Virginia on June 11, 2006,
and car JTSX 400175 (cracked side sill)
near Selkirk, New York on June 12,
2006.
As a result of these four reported
incidents, FRA invited the parties
involved with these failures to attend an
open discussion in Washington, DC, on
June 16, 2006. Representatives from
AAR, USWS, David J. Joseph Company,
Trinity, CSX, NS, and FRA Regional
MP&E Specialists attended this meeting.
At this meeting, FRA expressed its
concerns with regard to 89-foot flat cars
being used in this MSW service. Topics
addressed at this meeting included:
Design and loading concerns,
transportation and inspection of
equipment, repairs, handling of
defective cars, and safety action plans.
Information developed from this
meeting revealed that a potential
overloading problem with cars in MSW
service possibly was causing or
contributing to sill cracking and
breakage.
Subsequent to this meeting, FRA sent
a letter to USWS on June 29, 2006,
recommending that USWS implement a
comprehensive car inspection program
and to review the loading and unloading
procedures used by its employees to
identify and remedy the potential
causes for this type of damage. FRA also
recommended that CSX and NS conduct
joint mechanical inspections and work
with the AAR in developing appropriate
engineering standards and loading rules
to address similarly affected loaded
waste cars. On July 10, 2006, USWS
responded to FRA stating that a proactive program was being undertaken by
USWS for cars owned by them
performing MSW service. Based on the
positive industry response to the safety
concerns raised by FRA, the agency
continued to monitor the use of flat cars
in MSW service and is aware of the
following additional cars that have
experienced cracked center sills:
1. ECCX 97072 on June 22, 2006, in
Waycross, Georgia.
2. ECCX 97098 on June 22, 2006, in
Waycross, Georgia.
3. ECCX 97072 on June 22, 2006, in
Waycross, Georgia.
4. ECCX 97111 on June 22, 2006, in
Waycross, Georgia.
5. DTTX 64043 on September 14,
2006, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
6. ECXX 20046 on November 26,
2006, in Marshville, North Carolina.
7. ECXX 20043 on December 1, 2006,
in Sabot, Virginia.
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Based on information provided by the
AAR, it appears that the ECXX cars are
owned and operated by ECDC
Environmental located in Salt Lake City,
Utah, and the DTTX car is owned by
Trailer Train Company in Chicago,
Illinois.
At this time, FRA is not aware of any
derailments attributed to the center sill
failures on any of these cars. However,
due to the severity and nature of the
cracking and breaks in the center sills of
these flat cars, and the high density
traffic corridors in which the cars
operate, FRA feels compelled to advise
car owners and operating railroads of
the potential for catastrophic failures
and/or derailments involving these cars.
FRA mechanical field inspectors will be
conducting periodic nationwide
inspections of this equipment to
ascertain the magnitude of the car
population and to gather further
information regarding any failures. At
this time, it appears that many of the
above noted cars may have been
overloaded or compacted, which may
have contributed to center sill cracking
and failure. Additional supplements to
this Safety Advisory may follow as
cause of the cracking and remedial
measures are identified.
Recommended Action
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Issued in Washington, DC on January 3,
2007.
Jo Strang,
Associate Administrator for Safety.
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Office of the Secretary
List of Countries Requiring
Cooperation With an International
Boycott
In order to comply with the mandate
of section 999(a)93) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, the Department
of the Treasury is publishing a current
list of countries which require or may
require participation in, or cooperation
with, an international boycott (within
the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
On the basis of the best information
currently available to the Department of
the Treasury, the following countries
require or may require participation in,
or cooperation with, an international
boycott (within the meaning of section
999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986): Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab
Emirates, Yemen, Republic of.
Iraq is not included in this list, but its
status with respect to future lists
remains under review by the
Department of the Treasury.
Dated: January 1, 2007.
Harry J. Hicks III,
International Tax Counsel (Tax Policy).
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In recognition of the need to ensure
safety, FRA recommends that railroads
and car owners carefully inspect the
center sills of all flat cars used to carry
containers of MSW. FRA further
recommends that any such car found
with a crack or cracks of any size in the
center sill area be immediately bad
ordered and sent to an appropriate shop
for repairs consistent with quality shop
repair.
Failure of car owners and railroads to
voluntarily take action consistent with
the above recommendation may result
in FRA pursuing other corrective
measures to enforce public safety under
its rail safety authority. FRA may
modify Safety Advisory 2006–06, issue
additional safety advisories, or take
other appropriate action necessary to
ensure the highest level of safety on the
nation’s railroads.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 8610 and Schedule
A (Form 8610)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning Form
8610, Annual Low-Income Housing
Credit Agencies Report, and Schedule A
(Form 8610), Carryover Allocation of
Low-Income Housing Credit.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before March 9, 2007 to
be assured of consideration.
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Direct all written comments
to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the forms and instructions
should be directed to Carolyn N. Brown,
at (202) 622–6688, or at Internal
Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or through the internet, at
Carolyn N. Brown@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Form 8610, Annual Low-Income
Housing Credit Agencies Report, and
Schedule A (Form 8610), Carryover
Allocation of Low-Income Housing
Credit.
OMB Number: 1545–0990.
Form Number: Form 8610 and
Schedule A (Form 8610).
Abstract: State housing credit
agencies (Agencies) are required by
Code section 42(l)(3) to report annually
the amount of low-income housing
credits that they allocated to qualified
buildings during the year. Agencies
report the amount allocated to the
building owners and to the IRS in Part
I of Form 8609. Carryover allocations
are reported to the Agencies in
carryover allocation documents. The
Agencies report the carryover
allocations to the IRS on Schedule A
(Form 8610). Form 8610 is a transmittal
and reconciliation document for Forms
8609, Schedule A (Form 8610), binding
agreements, and election statements.
Current Actions: There were 3 line
items deleted on Form 8610 at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 105
hours, 38 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,599.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Safety Advisory 2006-06
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory; center sill cracks on 89-foot flat
cars used to haul containers of municipal solid waste.
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SUMMARY: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2006-06, in order to provide
interested parties information related to the potential failure
(cracking and breakage) of the center sills on 89-foot flat cars
carrying containers in municipal solid waste (MSW) service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Newman, Staff Director, Motive
Power and Equipment Division (RRS-14), FRA Office of Safety Assurance
and Compliance, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20590,
telephone: (202) 493-6241 or Michael Masci, Trial Attorney, 1120
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202) 493-6037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA was recently made aware of a series of
failed center sills on MSW 89-foot flat cars. Among these failures were
two cars from the USWX 20000 series. Car USWX 20242 experienced a
center sill failure at North Bergen, New Jersey on May 18, 2006, and
car USWX 20226 experienced a failure at Harlem River Yard in New York
on June 8, 2006. The failed center sill on car USWX 20242 resulted in
an undesired emergency brake application and narrowly avoided a
derailment. The center sill on car USWX 20226 was found to have an
Association of American Railroad (AAR) center sill patch applied in the
breakage area when inspected after the incident.
Both cars were manufactured by Trinity, Industries (Trinity) in
2000 and are used to carry containers of MSW to several host landfill
sites. These cars are operated predominately in the northeast quadrant
of the United States rail network by CSX Transportation, Incorporated
(CSX) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS). The cars are owned by USA
Waste Services, Incorporated (USWS) and operate between USWS loading
sites in New Jersey and New York and their landfill in Waverly,
Virginia. In mid-June, two additional cars were brought to FRA's
attention. These incidents involved car USWX 638446 (cracked center
sill) near Petersburg, Virginia on June 11, 2006, and car JTSX 400175
(cracked side sill) near Selkirk, New York on June 12, 2006.
As a result of these four reported incidents, FRA invited the
parties involved with these failures to attend an open discussion in
Washington, DC, on June 16, 2006. Representatives from AAR, USWS, David
J. Joseph Company, Trinity, CSX, NS, and FRA Regional MP&E Specialists
attended this meeting. At this meeting, FRA expressed its concerns with
regard to 89-foot flat cars being used in this MSW service. Topics
addressed at this meeting included: Design and loading concerns,
transportation and inspection of equipment, repairs, handling of
defective cars, and safety action plans. Information developed from
this meeting revealed that a potential overloading problem with cars in
MSW service possibly was causing or contributing to sill cracking and
breakage.
Subsequent to this meeting, FRA sent a letter to USWS on June 29,
2006, recommending that USWS implement a comprehensive car inspection
program and to review the loading and unloading procedures used by its
employees to identify and remedy the potential causes for this type of
damage. FRA also recommended that CSX and NS conduct joint mechanical
inspections and work with the AAR in developing appropriate engineering
standards and loading rules to address similarly affected loaded waste
cars. On July 10, 2006, USWS responded to FRA stating that a pro-active
program was being undertaken by USWS for cars owned by them performing
MSW service. Based on the positive industry response to the safety
concerns raised by FRA, the agency continued to monitor the use of flat
cars in MSW service and is aware of the following additional cars that
have experienced cracked center sills:
1. ECCX 97072 on June 22, 2006, in Waycross, Georgia.
2. ECCX 97098 on June 22, 2006, in Waycross, Georgia.
3. ECCX 97072 on June 22, 2006, in Waycross, Georgia.
4. ECCX 97111 on June 22, 2006, in Waycross, Georgia.
5. DTTX 64043 on September 14, 2006, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
6. ECXX 20046 on November 26, 2006, in Marshville, North Carolina.
7. ECXX 20043 on December 1, 2006, in Sabot, Virginia.
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Based on information provided by the AAR, it appears that the ECXX
cars are owned and operated by ECDC Environmental located in Salt Lake
City, Utah, and the DTTX car is owned by Trailer Train Company in
Chicago, Illinois.
At this time, FRA is not aware of any derailments attributed to the
center sill failures on any of these cars. However, due to the severity
and nature of the cracking and breaks in the center sills of these flat
cars, and the high density traffic corridors in which the cars operate,
FRA feels compelled to advise car owners and operating railroads of the
potential for catastrophic failures and/or derailments involving these
cars. FRA mechanical field inspectors will be conducting periodic
nationwide inspections of this equipment to ascertain the magnitude of
the car population and to gather further information regarding any
failures. At this time, it appears that many of the above noted cars
may have been overloaded or compacted, which may have contributed to
center sill cracking and failure. Additional supplements to this Safety
Advisory may follow as cause of the cracking and remedial measures are
identified.
Recommended Action
In recognition of the need to ensure safety, FRA recommends that
railroads and car owners carefully inspect the center sills of all flat
cars used to carry containers of MSW. FRA further recommends that any
such car found with a crack or cracks of any size in the center sill
area be immediately bad ordered and sent to an appropriate shop for
repairs consistent with quality shop repair.
Failure of car owners and railroads to voluntarily take action
consistent with the above recommendation may result in FRA pursuing
other corrective measures to enforce public safety under its rail
safety authority. FRA may modify Safety Advisory 2006-06, issue
additional safety advisories, or take other appropriate action
necessary to ensure the highest level of safety on the nation's
railroads.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 3, 2007.
Jo Strang,
Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. E7-29 Filed 1-5-07; 8:45 am]
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