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Modification of Class E Airspace; Dodge City, KS

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) by revising Class E airspace areas at Dodge City, KS. A review of the controlled airspace areas at Dodge City, KS revealed noncompliance with criteria for diverse departures from Dodge City Regional Airport. The review also identified other discrepancies in the legal descriptions for the Dodge City, KS Class E airspace areas. The intended effect of this rule is to provide controlled airspace of appropriate dimensions to protect aircraft departing from and executing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to Dodge City Regional Airport. It also corrects discrepancies in the legal descriptions of Dodge City, KS Class E airspace areas and brings the airspace areas and legal descriptions into compliance with FAA Orders.

Advisory Circular 23-23, Standardization Guide for Integrated Cockpits in Part 23 Airplanes

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the issuance of Advisory Circular (AC) 2323, Standardization Guide for Integrated Cockpits in Part 23 Airplanes. The AC acknowledges the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Publication 12, ``Recommended Practices and Guidelines for an Integrated Flightdeck/Cockpit in a 14 CFR Part 23 (or equivalent) Certificated Airplane,'' as an acceptable means for showing compliance with applicable requirements for electronic displays in part 23 airplanes. The AC acknowledges a publication that was developed using a public process; therefore, we are issuing the AC in a final form.

Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue: Petition of the Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority To

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

On March 10, 2003, the Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority (SMAA) petitioned the FAA to amend the Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue (Revenue Use Policy). FAA requested comments. This notice responds to the comments received and denies the petition.

Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Notice of Holding Period for Master Plan

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)Master Plan Development Including Runway Safety Area Enhancement/Extension of Runway 1230 and Other Improvements, Gary/ Chicago International Airport, has been prepared and is in a 30day holding period before a Record of Decision can be signed and issued. Written requests for the FEIS and written comments on the FEIS can be submitted to the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The holding period will commence on October 22, 2004 and will close on November 22, 2004.

Public Availability: Copies of the FEIS may be viewed during regular business hours at the following locations:

1. Gary/Chicago International Airport, 6001 West Industrial Highway, Gary, Indiana 46406.

2. Chicago Airports District Office, Room 312, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

3. Gary Public Library, 220 West 5

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 04-16-C-00-CHO To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at
CharlottesvilleAlbemarle Airport (CHO) under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

Notice of Intent to Rule on Application 04-07-C-00-JNU to Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Juneau International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.
Canadian National Railway Company

(Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA200418960)

The Canadian National Railway Company (CN) seeks a waiver of compliance with the Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR 229.23, 229.27, and 229.29, as they pertain to the requirement to maintain the locomotive repair record form FRA 6180.49A, commonly referred to as the Blue Card, in the cab of their locomotives. If granted, CN would maintain locomotive inspection information in a secure data base. The data base would be maintained as the required office copy of form FRA

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA200418896]

The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) seeks a waiver of compliance with the Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR 229.49(a)(1) and with the Brake System Safety Standards 49 CFR 232.103(o)(2), as they pertain to main reservoir safety valve setting and minimal deferential between brake pipe and main reservoir air pressure on UPRR locomotives. The railroad states in their request that their locomotive safety valves are set at 150 (one hundred fifty) poundspersquareinch (p

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC); Working Group Activity Update

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

The FRA is updating its announcement of RSAC's working group activities to reflect its current status. For additional details on completed activities see prior working group activity notices (68 FR 25677).

Electronic Options for Transmitting Certain Information Collection Responses to MARAD

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is publishing this final rule to offer electronic submission options to respondents for submission of information that is collected from them under the approved information collections identified in this final rule. These information collections are needed by MARAD in order to conduct business between MARAD and respondents. This action is part of MARAD's implementation of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA).

Amended Service Obligation Reporting Requirements for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Graduates

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

In this final rule, the Maritime Administration (MARAD, we, us, or our) amends the service obligation reporting requirements for United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) graduates. The new reporting requirements create standard reporting dates that coincide with the U.S. Naval Reserve/Merchant Marine Reserve (USNR/MMR) service reporting dates, which will make reporting to the USNR and to MARAD less burdensome. This final rule also corrects an error that appeared in the interim final rule that preceded this action, which mistakenly indicated that it applied to both USMMA graduates as well as to State maritime academy graduates. Finally, this rulemaking provides for the electronic submission of reports as the primary means of submission to MARAD.

[STB Finance Docket No. 34555)

Tue, Oct 19 2004 11:00:00 GMT

City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Beltline
Division, d/b/a Tacoma Rail or Tacoma Municipal Beltline or TMBL Acquisition and Operation ExemptionLakeview Subdivision, QuadlokSt. Clair and BelmoreOlympia Rail Lines in Pierce and Thurston Counties, WA

The City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Beltline Division, d/b/a Tacoma Rail or Tacoma Municipal Beltline or TMBL (TMBL), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire and operate approximately 28 miles of rail line, and to obtain approximately 22 miles of incidental trackage rights, in Pierce and Thurston Counties, WA. Specifically, TMBL intends: (1) To acquire a freight service easement from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) from milepost 2.15 at South Tacoma to milepost 8.92 at Lakeview Junction, and from milepost 0.0 at West Lakeview to milepost 10.98 at Nisqually, a total distance of 17.75 miles in Pierce County; (2) to lease BNSF's righ