Department of Transportation April 10, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to the proposed highway project and the replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge over Newtown Creek. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

The Surface Transportation Board will hold a public hearing beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2009, at its headquarters in Washington, DC. The purpose of the public hearing will be to examine issues related to the Board's Uniform Railroad Costing System (URCS). Persons wishing to speak at the hearing should notify the Board in writing.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500- 1508), and FAA Order 1050.1E, Change 1, the FAA is announcing the availability of and requesting comments on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Streamlining the Processing of Experimental Permit Applications (PEIS). The FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation is the lead Federal agency for the development of the PEIS. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Air Force are cooperating agencies. Under the Proposed Action evaluated in the PEIS, the FAA would issue experimental permits for the launch and reentry of reusable suborbital rockets from both FAA- licensed and non-licensed launch sites using the PEIS as the basis for determining the potential environmental consequences of issuing experimental permits.