National Task Force To Develop Model Contingency Plans To Deal With Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays, 51688-51689 [E8-20485]

Download as PDF 51688 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 172 / Thursday, September 4, 2008 / Notices than ten percent of LDR Holding Corporation, and therefore LDR Holding Corporation is considered an Associate of Telegraph Hill Partners SBIC as described in 13 CFR 107.50. Therefore, this transaction is considered a financing of an Associate requiring an exemption. Notice is hereby given that any interested person may submit written comments on the transaction within fifteen days of the date of this publication to the Associate Administrator for Investment, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416. Dated: August 12, 2008. A. Joseph Shepard, Associate Administrator for Investment. [FR Doc. E8–20458 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [Docket No. OST–2007–27407] National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of meeting location and time. 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E8–20493 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DOT–OST–2007–0108] National Task Force To Develop Model Contingency Plans To Deal With Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays. DATES: The Task Force meeting is scheduled for September 22, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: The Task Force meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, in PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Oklahoma City Conference Room on the lobby level of the West Building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THE TASK FORCE: Livaughn Chapman, Jr., or Kathleen Blank-Riether, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., W–96–429, Washington, DC 20590– 0001; Phone: (202) 366–9342; Fax: (202) 366–7152; e-mail: Livaughn.Chapman@dot.gov, or Kathleen.Blankriether@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services Administration regulations covering management of Federal advisory committees, 41 CFR part 102–3, this notice announces a meeting of the National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays. The meeting will be held on September 22, 2008, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, in the Oklahoma City Conference Room on the lobby level of the West Building. DOT’s Office of Inspector General recommended, in its audit report, entitled ‘‘Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays,’’ issued on September 25, 2007, that the Secretary of Transportation establish a national task force of airlines, airports, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to coordinate and develop contingency plans to deal with lengthy delays, such as working with carriers and airports to share facilities and make gates available in an emergency. To effectuate this recommendation, on January 3, 2008, the Department, consistent with the requirements of the FACA, established the National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays. The first meeting of the Task Force took place on February 26, 2008. The September 22, 2008, meeting will be the sixth meeting of the task force. The agenda topics for the September 22, 2008, meeting will include a continuation of the final review and discussion of the draft model contingency planning document for dealing with lengthy tarmac delays that was developed by the Contingency Plan Working Group, the working group that is tasked with reviewing existing airline and airport contingency plans for extended tarmac delays for best practices and developing a model contingency plan. E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 172 / Thursday, September 4, 2008 / Notices Attendance is open to the public, and time will be provided for comments by members of the public. Since access to the U.S. DOT headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, any member of the general public who plans to attend this meeting must notify the Department contact noted above no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting. Attendance will be necessarily limited by the size of the meeting room. Members of the public may present written comments at any time and, at the discretion of the Chairman and time permitting, oral comments at the meeting. Any oral comments permitted must be limited to agenda items and will be limited to five (5) minutes per person. Members of the public who wish to present oral comments must notify the Department contact noted above via e-mail at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting that they wish to attend and present oral comments. For the September 22, 2008, meeting, no more than one hour will be set aside for oral comments. Although written material may be filed in the docket at any time, comments regarding upcoming meeting topics should be sent to the Task Force docket, (10) calendar days prior to the meeting. Members of the public may also contact the Department contact noted above to be placed on the Task Force mailing list. Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should get in touch with the Department contact noted above at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the meeting. Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and the General Service Administration regulations covering management of Federal advisory committees. Issued on: August 27, 2008. Samuel Podberesky, Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. E8–20485 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sroberts on PROD1PC77 with NOTICES [FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25756] Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Standards; Volvo Trucks North America, Renewal of Exemption Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of final disposition. AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:46 Sep 03, 2008 Jkt 214001 SUMMARY: FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew Volvo Trucks North America’s (Volvo) exemption for eight of its drivers to enable them to test-drive commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in the United States without a commercial driver’s license (CDL) issued by one of the States. FMCSA requested comment on the renewal of the exemption, but received no comments. DATES: This exemption is effective from February 4, 2008 through February 4, 2010. Mr. Richard Clemente, FMCSA Driver and Carrier Operations Division; Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations; Telephone: 202–366–4325. e-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Background Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), FMCSA may grant or renew an exemption from the CDL requirements in 49 CFR 383.23 for a maximum twoyear period if it finds ‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption.’’ FMCSA evaluated Volvo’s application on its merits and decided to grant the renewal of the exemption for eight of Volvo’s engineers and technicians for a two-year period, effective February 4, 2008, as previously announced in the Federal Register (73 FR 6552, February 4, 2008). Comments The FMCSA received no response to its request for public comments published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2008 (73 FR 6552). Terms and Conditions for the Exemption Based upon its evaluation of the application for an exemption, FMCSA granted Volvo a renewal of the exemption from the Federal CDL requirement in 49 CFR 383.23 for eight drivers (Christer Milding, Jonas Gustafsson, Sten-Ake Sandberg, Daniel Kanebratt, Urban Walter, Fredrik Wattwil, Jonas Nilsson, and Bjorn Nyman) to test-drive CMVs within the U.S., subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) That these drivers are subject to drug and alcohol testing regulations, including testing, as provided in 49 CFR part 382, (2) that these drivers are subject to the same driver disqualification rules under 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 that apply to other CMV drivers in the U.S., (3) that these drivers keep a copy of the PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51689 exemption in the vehicle they are driving at all times, (4) that Volvo notify FMCSA in writing of any accident, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, involving one of the exempted drivers, and (5) that Volvo notify FMCSA in writing if any driver is convicted of a disqualifying offense described in section 383.51 or 391.15 of the FMCSRs. The exemption will be revoked if: (1) The drivers for Volvo fail to comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption; (2) the exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained before it was granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136. Issued on: August 27, 2008. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development. [FR Doc. E8–20511 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket ID. FMCSA–2008–0266] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of applications for exemptions; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 25 individuals for exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the Federal vision standard. Comments must be received on or before October 6, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 2008–0266 using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. • Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 DATES: E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 172 (Thursday, September 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51688-51689]
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[FR Doc No: E8-20485]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2007-0108]


National Task Force To Develop Model Contingency Plans To Deal 
With Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Task Force to 
Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board 
Ground Delays.

DATES: The Task Force meeting is scheduled for September 22, 2008, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The Task Force meeting will be held at the U.S. Department 
of Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC, in the Oklahoma City Conference Room on the lobby level of the West 
Building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THE 
TASK FORCE: Livaughn Chapman, Jr., or Kathleen Blank-Riether, Office of 
the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave., SE., W-96-429, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone: (202) 366-9342; 
Fax: (202) 366-7152; e-mail: Livaughn.Chapman@dot.gov, or 
Kathleen.Blankriether@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services 
Administration regulations covering management of Federal advisory 
committees, 41 CFR part 102-3, this notice announces a meeting of the 
National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with 
Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays. The meeting will be held on 
September 22, 2008, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department 
of Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC, in the Oklahoma City Conference Room on the lobby level of the West 
Building.
    DOT's Office of Inspector General recommended, in its audit report, 
entitled ``Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays,'' 
issued on September 25, 2007, that the Secretary of Transportation 
establish a national task force of airlines, airports, and the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) to coordinate and develop contingency 
plans to deal with lengthy delays, such as working with carriers and 
airports to share facilities and make gates available in an emergency. 
To effectuate this recommendation, on January 3, 2008, the Department, 
consistent with the requirements of the FACA, established the National 
Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy 
Airline On-Board Ground Delays. The first meeting of the Task Force 
took place on February 26, 2008. The September 22, 2008, meeting will 
be the sixth meeting of the task force.
    The agenda topics for the September 22, 2008, meeting will include 
a continuation of the final review and discussion of the draft model 
contingency planning document for dealing with lengthy tarmac delays 
that was developed by the Contingency Plan Working Group, the working 
group that is tasked with reviewing existing airline and airport 
contingency plans for extended tarmac delays for best practices and 
developing a model contingency plan.

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    Attendance is open to the public, and time will be provided for 
comments by members of the public. Since access to the U.S. DOT 
headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, any member 
of the general public who plans to attend this meeting must notify the 
Department contact noted above no later than ten (10) calendar days 
prior to the meeting. Attendance will be necessarily limited by the 
size of the meeting room.
    Members of the public may present written comments at any time and, 
at the discretion of the Chairman and time permitting, oral comments at 
the meeting. Any oral comments permitted must be limited to agenda 
items and will be limited to five (5) minutes per person. Members of 
the public who wish to present oral comments must notify the Department 
contact noted above via e-mail at least ten (10) calendar days prior to 
the meeting that they wish to attend and present oral comments. For the 
September 22, 2008, meeting, no more than one hour will be set aside 
for oral comments. Although written material may be filed in the docket 
at any time, comments regarding upcoming meeting topics should be sent 
to the Task Force docket, (10) calendar days prior to the meeting. 
Members of the public may also contact the Department contact noted 
above to be placed on the Task Force mailing list.
    Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations, such as 
an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should get in touch with the 
Department contact noted above at least seven (7) calendar days prior 
to the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and 
the General Service Administration regulations covering management of 
Federal advisory committees.

    Issued on: August 27, 2008.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
 [FR Doc. E8-20485 Filed 9-3-08; 8:45 am]
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