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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 16, 2008 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Auction Procedures for Allocating
Slots at LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy
International, and Newark Liberty
International Airports
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Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: In accordance with
rulemaking activity that is not yet
complete, the FAA may use an auction
to allocate leases for a certain number of
slots at New York’s three main airports:
John F. Kennedy (JFK), Newark (EWR),
and LaGuardia (LGA). If the FAA
decides to conduct auctions, the number
of slots to be allocated via auction will
be specified in the final rule and may be
supplemented by additional capacity
and/or slots returned to the FAA. As
specified in the proposed Congestion
Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport
and the proposed Congestion
Management Rule for John F. Kennedy
International Airport and Newark
Liberty International Airport, FAA
anticipates, if the rule is adopted,
conducting an auction of slot leases at
these airports once a year over a five
year period.1 The FAA expects to
conduct the first auction, if any, on
January 12, 2009. This auction will be
for slots at LGA, JFK, and EWR. Only
certificated U.S. aircraft operators or
foreign airlines may participate in these
auctions.2
If you are interested in commenting
on the planned auction procedures you
will be able to find additional
information and procedures for
providing comments at https://
faaco.faa.gov.
Dr.
Jeffrey C. Wharff, Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of Aviation
Policy and Plans, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: 202–267–3274; His e-mail is
Jeffrey.Wharff@FAA.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
1 See Docket No. FAA–2006–25709; Notice No.
08–04 and Docket No. FAA–2008–0517; Notice No.
08–05.
2 For the purpose of this document an aircraft
operator is eligible if it is either: (1) A U.S. operator
that holds a Certificate issued under Part 119 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), 14 CFR part
119, and conducts operations under either Part 121
or Part 135 of the FAR, 14 CFR parts 121 or 135;
or (2) a foreign air carrier that either holds a foreign
air carrier permit issued by the U.S. Department of
Transportation under 49 U.S.C. Section 41302 or
has exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
40109.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on September
11, 2008.
Nan Shellabarger,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Policy, Planning, and Environment.
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Commercial Space Transportation
Advisory Committee—Open Meeting
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space
Transportation Advisory Committee
Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice
is hereby given of a meeting of the
Commercial Space Transportation
Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The
meeting will take place on Thursday,
October 30, 2008, starting at 8 a.m. at
the Federal Aviation Administration
Headquarters Building, 800
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC, in the Bessie Coleman
Conference Center, located on the 2nd
Floor. This will be the forty-eighth
meeting of the COMSTAC.
The proposed agenda for the meeting
will include discussions of the latest
international commercial launch
developments and their impact on the
U.S. industry and ways that the FAA
can help the industry internationally; a
report on program activities of the FAA
Office of Commercial Space
Transportation; and COMSTAC working
group reports.
An agenda will be posted on the FAA
Web site at https://ast.faa.gov. Meetings
of the COMSTAC Working Groups
(Technology and Innovation, Reusable
Launch Vehicle, Risk Management, and
Space Transportation Operations) will
be held on Wednesday, October 29,
2008. For specific information
concerning the times and locations of
the working group meetings, contact the
Contact Person listed below.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
inform the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Brenda Parker (AST–100), Office of
Commercial Space Transportation, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 331,
Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202)
PO 00000
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267–3674; E-mail
brenda.parker@faa.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, September 5,
2008.
George C. Nield,
Associate Administrator for Commercial
Space Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
on Highway 199 Expressway Upgrade
Project: Josephine County, OR
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limitations on Claims
for Judicial Review of Actions by
FHWA.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces actions
taken by the FHWA that are final within
the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The
actions relate to a proposed highway
project, Highway 199 Expressway
Upgrade, in Josephine County, Oregon.
Those actions grant approval for the
project.
By this notice, the FHWA is
advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A
claim seeking judicial review of the
Federal agency actions on the highway
project will be barred unless the claim
is filed on or before March 16, 2009. If
the Federal law that authorizes judicial
review of a claim provides a time period
of less than 180 days for filing such
claim, then that shorter time period still
applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Eraut, Environmental Program
Manager, Federal Highway
Administration, 530 Center Street, NE.,
Suite 100, Salem, Oregon 97301,
Telephone: (503) 587–4716. The
Environmental Assessment,
Supplemental Environmental
Assessment, Revised Environmental
Assessment, Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) and other project
records are available upon written
request from the Federal Highway
Administration at the address shown
above. Comments or questions
concerning this proposed action and the
FONSI should be directed to the FHWA
at the address provided above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the FHWA has taken
final agency action subject to 23 U.S.C.
139(l)(1) by issuing a decision for the
following highway project in the State
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Auction Procedures for Allocating Slots at LaGuardia, John F.
Kennedy International, and Newark Liberty International Airports
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with rulemaking activity that is not yet
complete, the FAA may use an auction to allocate leases for a certain
number of slots at New York's three main airports: John F. Kennedy
(JFK), Newark (EWR), and LaGuardia (LGA). If the FAA decides to conduct
auctions, the number of slots to be allocated via auction will be
specified in the final rule and may be supplemented by additional
capacity and/or slots returned to the FAA. As specified in the proposed
Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport and the proposed
Congestion Management Rule for John F. Kennedy International Airport
and Newark Liberty International Airport, FAA anticipates, if the rule
is adopted, conducting an auction of slot leases at these airports once
a year over a five year period.\1\ The FAA expects to conduct the first
auction, if any, on January 12, 2009. This auction will be for slots at
LGA, JFK, and EWR. Only certificated U.S. aircraft operators or foreign
airlines may participate in these auctions.\2\
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\1\ See Docket No. FAA-2006-25709; Notice No. 08-04 and Docket
No. FAA-2008-0517; Notice No. 08-05.
\2\ For the purpose of this document an aircraft operator is
eligible if it is either: (1) A U.S. operator that holds a
Certificate issued under Part 119 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (FAR), 14 CFR part 119, and conducts operations under
either Part 121 or Part 135 of the FAR, 14 CFR parts 121 or 135; or
(2) a foreign air carrier that either holds a foreign air carrier
permit issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation under 49
U.S.C. Section 41302 or has exemption authority pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 40109.
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If you are interested in commenting on the planned auction
procedures you will be able to find additional information and
procedures for providing comments at https://faaco.faa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jeffrey C. Wharff, Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Policy and Plans, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202-267-
3274; His e-mail is Jeffrey.Wharff@FAA.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2008.
Nan Shellabarger,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning, and
Environment.
[FR Doc. E8-21592 Filed 9-15-08; 8:45 am]
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