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Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gettysburg, PA

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This action confirms the effective date of a direct final rule published in the Federal Register (73 FR 8593) that modifies Class E Airspace at Gettysburg, PA. Additional controlled airspace at Gettysburg Regional Airport will now provide the controlled airspace required to support the new Copter Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 070 Point in Space (PinS) approach developed to facilitate helicopter medical flight arrivals and departures at Gettysburg Hospital, Gettysburg, PA.

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Indianapolis, IN

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This action confirms the effective date of a direct final rule that establishes additional Class E airspace at Indianapolis, IN, published in the Federal Register April 2, 2008 (73 FR 17887) Docket No. FAA20080163. This action also makes a minor correction to the geographic coordinates of Hendricks County Gordon Graham Field.

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Philippi, WV

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This action establishes Class E airspace at Philippi, WV, to accommodate a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) Runways (RWY) 08 26 that has been developed for Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport. The operating status of the airport will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include IFR operations concurrent with the publication of the SIAP.

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected areas.

Airworthiness Directives; Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Model Falcon 10 Airplanes

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Avions Marcel DassaultBreguet Model Falcon 10 airplanes. The existing AD currently requires either revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) and installing a placard in the flight deck to prohibit flight into known or forecasted icing conditions, or repetitively inspecting for delamination of the flexible hoses in the wing (slat) antiicing system and performing corrective actions if necessary. The existing AD also requires replacement of the flexible hoses installed in the slat antiicing systems, which ends the repetitive inspections. This proposed AD would continue to require replacement of the flexible hoses installed in the slat antiicing systems with new hoses, but at intervals defined in flight hours instead of flight cycles. This proposed AD results from information we received from operators and the airplane manufacturer indicating that the repetitive interval for the required replacement deviated

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highways in Alaska

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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 various proposed highway projects in the State of Alaska. Those actions grant approvals for the projects.

Medical Certification Requirements as Part of the Commercial Driver's License; Availability of Supplemental Document

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This notice advises the public that FMCSA is placing in the public docket an additional document that the Agency may rely on in support of a final rule to integrate information regarding the medical certification status of a driver into the commercial driver's license (CDL) process. FMCSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on this matter on November 16, 2006. Because the involved state cost analysis document was completed after publication of the NPRM and subsequent public comment period, the Agency now dockets and invites comment on it.

Declaration of Emergency Event

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

On June 11, 2008, the Administrator of the FRA determined that the recent flooding around the Midwest region of the United States [[Page 36585]]
constituted an emergency event as related to railroad operations. Accordingly, the Administrator activated the Emergency Relief Docket. This document provides notice of the Administrator's determination.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Lucas County, OH

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 2.82mile line of railroad between milepost TW 0.00 and milepost TW 2.82 in Toledo, Lucas County, OH.\1\ The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 43604, 43607, and 43609. \1\ In Docket No. AB290 (SubNo. 39X), Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyDiscontinuance ExemptionOperations between Toledo and Walbridge Junction, OH, the Interstate Commerce Commission granted authority for Norfolk and Western Railway Company (NW) to discontinue its service over the line. In its notice here, however, NSR, as successor to NW by merger, indicates that the portion of its line between milepost TW 2.69 and milepost TW 2.82 shares the right ofway and a bridge with an active rail line, and NSR states that no salvage or other track removal activities will occur on that segment and that the bridge will be unaffected.

NSR has certified that: (1) No local t

Common Carrier Obligation of Railroads--Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) hereby gives notice of the rescheduling of its hearing regarding the common carrier obligation of railroads with respect to the transportation of hazardous materials.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pan Am Railways, Inc., et al.-- Joint Control and Operating/Pooling Agreements--Pan

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is accepting for consideration the primary application and related filings, filed on May 30, 2008, by Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk Southern), Pan Am Railways, Inc. (PARI) (a noncarrier railroad holding company), and two of PARI's rail carrier subsidiaries, Boston and Maine Corporation (B&M) and Springfield Terminal Railway Company (Springfield Terminal) (collectively, Applicants). The primary application seeks Board approval under 49 U.S.C. 11322 and 11323 of (1) the acquisition by Norfolk Southern and B&M of joint control and ownership of Pan Am Southern, LLC (PAS), a new rail carrier to be formed; and (2) the agreements by which Springfield Terminal would operate the lines of PAS and establish rates for PAS. The agreements for which approval and authorization are being sought by the application and the related filings will be referred to collectively as the Transaction. \1\ This decision also embraces Pan Am Southern, LLC
Acquisition an

Mitchell-Rapid City Regional Railroad Authority--Modified Rail Certificate--Between Caputa and Rapid City, SD

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

On June 6, 2008, MitchellRapid City Regional Railroad Authority (MRCRRA)\1\ filed a notice for a modified certificate of public convenience and necessity under 49 CFR Part 1150, Subpart C, Modified Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, to operate a line of railroad between Caputa and Rapid City, SD (CaputaRapid City segment), owned by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT). The CaputaRapid City segment extends from milepost 646.0, near Caputa, to milepost 659.6 in Rapid City, in Pennington County, SD, a distance of approximately 13.6 miles.
\1\ MRCRRA is a political subdivision of the State of South Dakota.

The CaputaRapid City segment is part of a larger line of railroad, extending from Mitchell, SD, to Rapid City, that was acquired by the State of South Dakota from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company after the line was approved for abandonment.\2\ \2\ See Richard B. Olgivie, Trustee of the Property of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Pau