Department of Transportation August 22, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

DOT publishes the names of the persons selected to serve on the various Departmental PRBs as required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4).

The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an information collection. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on June 1, 2007. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for proposed transpiration improvements to 12.3 miles (21 km) of Interstate 95 (I- 95) in New London County, Connecticut.

FRA and FHWA are issuing this notice to advise the public that they will jointly prepare a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to evaluate the environmental and related impacts of constructing and operating high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) service between Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. FRA and FHWA are also issuing this notice to solicit public and agency input into the development of the scope of the EIS and to advise the public that outreach activities conducted by GDOT and its representatives will be considered in the preparation of the EIS.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150 by the City of Austin, Texas. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective February 15, 2007, and published in the Federal Register February 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 36). The proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before February 10, 2008.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) are announcing the next meeting of the Grand Canyon Working Group (GCWG). The GCWG is a self-contained group within the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG) that was established pursuant to the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000. This notification provides the date, location, and agenda for the meeting.