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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 221 / Thursday, November 15, 2012 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
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Notice of Applications for Certificates
of Public Convenience and Necessity
and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed
Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)
During the Week Ending October 27,
2012
The following Applications for
Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier
Permits were filed under Subpart B
(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department
of Transportation’s Procedural
Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et
seq.). The due date for Answers,
Conforming Applications, or Motions to
Modify Scope are set forth below for
each application. Following the Answer
period DOT may process the application
by expedited procedures. Such
procedures may consist of the adoption
of a show-cause order, a tentative order,
or in appropriate cases a final order
without further proceedings.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2012–
0178.
Date Filed: October 22, 2012.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: November 12, 2012.
Description: Application of Scott Air,
LLC (‘‘SCA’’) requesting a certificate of
public convenience and necessity to the
extent necessary to authorize SCA to
engage in interstate scheduled air
transportation of persons, property and
mail utilizing small aircraft.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2012–
0180.
Date Filed: October 23, 2012.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: November 13, 2012.
Description: Application of Gama
Charters Inc. (‘‘Gama’’) requesting a
certificate of public convenience and
necessity authorizing Gama to engage in
the foreign charter air transportation of
persons, property and mail with a
Boeing Business Jet aircraft (‘‘BBJ’’).
Gama also requests the Department
exercise its discretionary authority to
issue Gama an exemption pendente lite
pending Department action on the
instant certificate application.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2012–
0181.
Date Filed: October 23, 2012.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: November 13, 2012.
Description: Application of Gama
Charters Inc. (‘‘Gama’’) requesting a
certificate of public convenience and
necessity authorizing Gama to engage in
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interstate charter air transportation of
persons, property and mail with a
Boeing Business Jet aircraft (‘‘BBJ’’).
Gama also requests an exemption
pendente lite to the extent necessary to
allow it to conduct Part 135 services
with BBJ aircraft pending Department
action on the instant application.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2010–
0093.
Date Filed: October 24, 2012.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: November 14, 2012.
Description: Application of Open
Joint Stock Company Transaero Airlines
(‘‘Transaero’’) requesting to amend its
foreign air carrier permit to include
authority for Transaero to provide
scheduled foreign air transportation of
persons, property, and mail (i) from any
point or points behind the Russian
Federation, via any point or points in
the Russian Federation and intermediate
points, to San Francisco, California, and
(ii) from San Francisco, California, to
any point or points in the Russian
Federation and beyond.
Barbara J. Hairston,
Acting Program Manager, Docket Operations,
Federal Register Liaison.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Applications for Certificates
of Public Convenience and Necessity
and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed
Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)
During the Week Ending October 20,
2012
The following Applications for
Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier
Permits were filed under Subpart B
(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department
of Transportation’s Procedural
Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et.
seq.). The due date for Answers,
Conforming Applications, or Motions to
Modify Scope are set forth below for
each application. Following the Answer
period DOT may process the application
by expedited procedures. Such
procedures may consist of the adoption
of a show-cause order, a tentative order,
or inappropriate cases a final order
without further proceedings.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2012–
0182.
Date Filed: October 17, 2012.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: November 7, 2012.
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Description: Application of Global
Supply Systems Limited (‘‘GSS’’)
requesting a new or amended foreign air
carrier permit to enable GSS, consistent
with the open skies, U.S.-European
Union (‘‘EU’’) Air Transport Agreement,
to provide: (i) Foreign scheduled and
charter air transportation of property
and mail from any point or points
behind any Member State of the
European Union, via any point or points
in any Member State and via any
intermediate points to any point or
points in the United States and beyond;
(ii) foreign scheduled and charter air
transportation of property and mail
between any point or points in the
United States and any point or points in
any member of the European Common
Aviation Area; (iii) foreign scheduled
and charter cargo air tansportation
between any point or points in the
United States and any point or points;
(iv) other charters pursuant to the
requirements set forth in the
Department’s regulations governing
charters; and (v) transportation
authorized by any additional route
rights made available to European
Union carriers in the future. GSS also
requests (i) exemption authority, to the
extent necessary and for an initial
period of two years or until the
requested permit is issued, to enable it
to hold out and provide the service
described above; and (ii) such
additional or other relief as the
Department may deem necessary or
appropriate.
Barbara J. Hairston,
Acting Program Manager, Docket Operations,
Federal Register Liaison.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2012–1191]
Orders Limiting Operations at John F.
Kennedy International Airport,
LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty
International Airport; High Density
Rule at Reagan Washington National
Airport
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limited Waiver of the
Slot Usage Requirement.
AGENCY:
This action announces a
limited waiver of the requirement to use
Operating Authorizations (slots) at John
F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK),
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Newark
SUMMARY:
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Liberty International Airport (EWR).
This action also declines to grant a
waiver of the requirement to use slots at
Reagan Washington National Airport.
This waiver is effective from October 28,
2012 through November 2, 2012.
DATES: Effective November 15, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief
Counsel, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–7143; email:
rob.hawks@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane
Sandy made landfall in southern New
Jersey. Combined with another weather
front, Hurricane Sandy transitioned to
an extratropical storm that caused
widespread power outages, severe
flooding, and severe disruption of
transportation systems in the
northeastern and mid-Atlantic United
States. This disruption included airport
closures and mass cancellation of
scheduled flights.
The degree of disruption and
cancellations varied by airport across
the region, and flight disruptions
occurred at slot-controlled and non-slotcontrolled airports. JFK and EWR were
effectively closed on October 29 and 30
and had limited operational capacity on
October 31. LGA was effectively closed
from October 29 through October 31 and
had limited operational capacity on
November 1. DCA was effectively closed
on October 29 and 30 and had reduced
operational capacity on October 31.
Recovery of normal operations took
several days after the storm.
FAA Analysis
Under the FAA’s High Density Rule at
DCA and Orders limiting operations at
LGA, JFK, and EWR, slots must be used
at least 80 percent of the time. These
rules are expected to accommodate
routine weather and other cancellations
under all but the most unusual
circumstances. Slots not meeting the
minimum usage requirement will be
withdrawn or not receive historic
precedence for the following scheduling
season, depending on the airport.1 The
FAA may grant a waiver from the
minimum usage requirement in highly
unusual and unpredictable conditions
that are beyond the control of the carrier
and affect carrier operations for a period
of five or more consecutive days (for
LGA, JFK, and EWR) or of nine or more
1 14 CFR 93.227 (DCA); 74 FR 51648 (Oct. 7,
2009) (EWR); 74 FR 51650 (Oct. 7, 2009) (JFK); 77
FR 30585 (May 23, 2012) (LGA).
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consecutive days (for DCA). However,
the FAA does not routinely grant
general waivers to the usage
requirement except under the most
unusual circumstances.
The FAA has granted waivers of the
slot usage requirement in circumstances
similar to those of Hurricane Sandy. The
FAA generally considers the days of the
weather event as well as a couple
additional days to resume normal
operations. For example, in February
2010, the FAA granted a general waiver
because unusual snowstorms closed
slot-controlled airports for multiple
days and also caused mass cancellations
resulting from reduced airport capacity.
For LGA, JFK, and EWR, the FAA has
determined the unusual circumstances
created by Hurricane Sandy meet the
criteria for a limited waiver of the
minimum slot usage requirement.
Accordingly, the FAA will treat as used
any slot or Operating Authorization
held by a carrier from October 28
through November 2, 2012.
For DCA, the FAA has determined
that overall operational disruption did
not last for the required nine or more
consecutive days. Operational data
show normal operations largely had
resumed by November 1, 2012.
Although the FAA has determined
that a general waiver of the usage
requirement is inappropriate for DCA, it
acknowledges that some carriers operate
flights between DCA and airports in the
NYC area or northeastern U.S. affected
by the storm. These circumstances may
have created a unique hardship for
those carriers justifying waiver relief. To
assess that hardship and determine
whether relief is warranted, the FAA
requests that affected carriers submit an
individual request for limited waiver.
However, a carrier must demonstrate
operational disruptions of scheduled
flights that lasted nine or more
consecutive days to be eligible for
waiver relief.
FAA Decision
In consideration of the foregoing, the
FAA GRANTS a limited waiver of the
usage requirement for LGA, JFK, and
EWR for the period from October 28
through November 2, 2012.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 7,
2012.
Rebecca B. MacPherson,
Assistant Chief Counsel for International Law,
Legislation, and Regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
on Proposed Highway in Indiana
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims
for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA
and United States Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), DoD.
AGENCY:
This notice announces actions
taken by the FHWA and the USACE that
are final within the meaning of 23
U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to
proposed highway projects for a 26.7
mile segment of I–69 in the Counties of
Greene and Monroe, State of Indiana,
and grant licenses, permits, and
approvals for the project.
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is
advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) and
are final within the meaning of that law.
A claim seeking judicial review of those
Federal agency actions that are covered
by this notice will be barred unless the
claim is filed on or before April 14,
2013. If the Federal law that authorizes
judicial review of a claim provides a
time period of less than 150 days for
filing such claim, then the shorter time
period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
the FHWA: Ms. Michelle Allen, Federal
Highway Administration, Indiana
Division, 575 North Pennsylvania
Street, Room 254, Indianapolis, IN
46204–1576; telephone: (317) 226–7344;
email: Michelle.Allen@dot.gov. The
FHWA Indiana Division Office’s normal
business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
e.t. For the USACE: Mr. Greg Mckay,
Chief, North Section Regulatory Branch,
Louisville District, United States Army
Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 59,
Louisville, KY 40201–0059; telephone:
(502) 315–6685; email:
gregory.a.mckay@usace.army.mil.
Normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., e.t. You may also contact Mr.
Thomas Seeman, Project Manager,
Indiana Department of Transportation
(INDOT), 100 North Senate Avenue,
Indianapolis, IN 46204; telephone: (317)
232–5336; email:
TSeeman@indot.IN.gov. Normal
business hours for the Indiana
Department of Transportation are: 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., e.t.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the FHWA and other
Federal agencies have taken final agency
actions by issuing licenses, permits, and
approvals for the highway project in the
State of Indiana listed below. The
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2012-27844]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2012-1191]
Orders Limiting Operations at John F. Kennedy International
Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport;
High Density Rule at Reagan Washington National Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limited Waiver of the Slot Usage Requirement.
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SUMMARY: This action announces a limited waiver of the requirement to
use Operating Authorizations (slots) at John F. Kennedy International
Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Newark
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Liberty International Airport (EWR). This action also declines to grant
a waiver of the requirement to use slots at Reagan Washington National
Airport. This waiver is effective from October 28, 2012 through
November 2, 2012.
DATES: Effective November 15, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief
Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-7143; email:
rob.hawks@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in southern New
Jersey. Combined with another weather front, Hurricane Sandy
transitioned to an extratropical storm that caused widespread power
outages, severe flooding, and severe disruption of transportation
systems in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. This
disruption included airport closures and mass cancellation of scheduled
flights.
The degree of disruption and cancellations varied by airport across
the region, and flight disruptions occurred at slot-controlled and non-
slot-controlled airports. JFK and EWR were effectively closed on
October 29 and 30 and had limited operational capacity on October 31.
LGA was effectively closed from October 29 through October 31 and had
limited operational capacity on November 1. DCA was effectively closed
on October 29 and 30 and had reduced operational capacity on October
31. Recovery of normal operations took several days after the storm.
FAA Analysis
Under the FAA's High Density Rule at DCA and Orders limiting
operations at LGA, JFK, and EWR, slots must be used at least 80 percent
of the time. These rules are expected to accommodate routine weather
and other cancellations under all but the most unusual circumstances.
Slots not meeting the minimum usage requirement will be withdrawn or
not receive historic precedence for the following scheduling season,
depending on the airport.\1\ The FAA may grant a waiver from the
minimum usage requirement in highly unusual and unpredictable
conditions that are beyond the control of the carrier and affect
carrier operations for a period of five or more consecutive days (for
LGA, JFK, and EWR) or of nine or more consecutive days (for DCA).
However, the FAA does not routinely grant general waivers to the usage
requirement except under the most unusual circumstances.
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\1\ 14 CFR 93.227 (DCA); 74 FR 51648 (Oct. 7, 2009) (EWR); 74 FR
51650 (Oct. 7, 2009) (JFK); 77 FR 30585 (May 23, 2012) (LGA).
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The FAA has granted waivers of the slot usage requirement in
circumstances similar to those of Hurricane Sandy. The FAA generally
considers the days of the weather event as well as a couple additional
days to resume normal operations. For example, in February 2010, the
FAA granted a general waiver because unusual snowstorms closed slot-
controlled airports for multiple days and also caused mass
cancellations resulting from reduced airport capacity.
For LGA, JFK, and EWR, the FAA has determined the unusual
circumstances created by Hurricane Sandy meet the criteria for a
limited waiver of the minimum slot usage requirement. Accordingly, the
FAA will treat as used any slot or Operating Authorization held by a
carrier from October 28 through November 2, 2012.
For DCA, the FAA has determined that overall operational disruption
did not last for the required nine or more consecutive days.
Operational data show normal operations largely had resumed by November
1, 2012.
Although the FAA has determined that a general waiver of the usage
requirement is inappropriate for DCA, it acknowledges that some
carriers operate flights between DCA and airports in the NYC area or
northeastern U.S. affected by the storm. These circumstances may have
created a unique hardship for those carriers justifying waiver relief.
To assess that hardship and determine whether relief is warranted, the
FAA requests that affected carriers submit an individual request for
limited waiver. However, a carrier must demonstrate operational
disruptions of scheduled flights that lasted nine or more consecutive
days to be eligible for waiver relief.
FAA Decision
In consideration of the foregoing, the FAA GRANTS a limited waiver
of the usage requirement for LGA, JFK, and EWR for the period from
October 28 through November 2, 2012.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2012.
Rebecca B. MacPherson,
Assistant Chief Counsel for International Law, Legislation, and
Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2012-27844 Filed 11-14-12; 8:45 am]
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