Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 15, 2003 / Notices 59441 ARM–208, FAA, 800 Independence DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION revenue service vehicles. FTA Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; regulation 49 CFR part 663 implements telephone (202) 267–7470; fax (202) Federal Transit Administration this law by specifying the actual 267–5075; or e-mail [FTA Docket No. FTA–2003–16299] certificates that must be submitted by [email protected]. each bidder to assure compliance with Notice of Request for the Extension of the Buy America, contract specification, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Currently Approved Information and vehicle safety requirements for notice announces a meeting of the Aging Collection rolling stock. The information collected Transport Systems Rulemaking on the certification forms is necessary Advisory Committee. The FAA will AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, for FTA grantees to meet the hold the meeting at the location listed DOT. requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5323(l). under the ADDRESSES heading of this ACTION: Notice of request for comments. Respondents: State and local notice. The purpose of the meeting is to government, business or other for-profit discuss the status of the three new tasks SUMMARY: In accordance with the institutions, non-profit institutions, and the FAA assigned to the ATSRAC (68 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this small business organizations. FR 31741, May 28, 2003). These tasks notice announces the intention of the Estimated Annual Burden on include: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to Respondents: 4.32 hours for each of the request the Office of Management and • Providing recommendations about 700 respondents. Budget (OMB) to extend the following aging airplane wiring issues such as Estimated Total Annual Burden: currently approved information alternatives to rulemaking, providing 3,024 hours. collection: technical and economic data, and Frequency: Annual. Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Review helping to disposition comments to Issued: September 17, 2003. Requirements. rulemakings; Rita L. Wells, DATES: • Comments must be submitted Helping to develop strategies for before December 15, 2003. Associate Administrator for Administration. technology transfer of aviation-related [FR Doc. 03–26028 Filed 10–14–03; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: All written comments must research and development products to BILLING CODE 4910–57–M refer to the docket number that appears the aviation community in a manner at the top of this document and be that optimizes their transfer and submitted to the United States optimizes the benefits resulting from DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Department of Transportation, Central their transfer; and Dockets Office, PL–401, 400 Seventh Federal Transit Administration • Setting up criteria for upgrading Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. All and developing enhanced wiring comments received will be available for Environmental Impact Statement for inspection procedures for use by examination at the above address from the Long Island Rail Road Huntington/ manufacturers of small transport 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Port Jefferson Branch Yard airplanes. Friday, except Federal holidays. Those AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration desiring notification of receipt of The meeting is open to the public; (FTA), U.S. Department of comments must include a self- however, attendance will be limited by Transportation (DOT). the size of the meeting room. The FAA addressed, stamped postcard/envelope. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an will make the following services FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pre- environmental impact statement. available if you request them by October Award and Post-Delivery Review 17, 2003: Requirements—Pat Simpich, Office of SUMMARY: The Federal Transit • Teleconferencing; Program Management (202) 366–1645. Administration (FTA) and the • Sign and oral interpretation; and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested Metropolitan Transportation Authority parties are invited to send comments (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) • A listening device. regarding any aspect of this information intend to prepare an Environmental Individuals using the teleconferencing collection, including: (1) The necessity Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance service and calling from outside the and utility of the information collection with the National Environmental Policy Washington, DC, metropolitan area will for the proper performance of the Act (NEPA) analyzing alternatives to be responsible for paying long-distance functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy meet LIRR’s need to store electric train charges. To arrange for any of these of the estimated burden; (3) ways to cars on the railroad’s Huntington/Port services, contact the person listed under enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Jefferson Branch in Suffolk County, New the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT of the collected information; and (4) York. As required by the Record of heading of this notice. ways to minimize the collection burden Decision issued by the FTA on May 21, The public may present written without reducing the quality of the 2001, for the MTA LIRR East Side statements to the Committee by collected information. Comments Access Project, the EIS will be tiered providing 20 copies to the Committee’s submitted in response to this notice will from the Final EIS issued for the East Executive Director or by bringing the be summarized and/or included in the Side Access Project in March 2001. As copies to the meeting. Public statements request for OMB approval of this stated in the Final EIS for the East Side will be considered if time allows. information collection. Access project, under a tiered NEPA EIS Title: Pre-Award and Post-Delivery approach, the lead agency focuses on Issued in Washington, DC, on October 8, Review Requirements (OMB Number: the issues that are ripe for decision in 2003. 2132–0544) the first-tier document and prepares Tony F. Fazio, Background: Under the Federal further environmental analyses as Director, Office of Rulemaking. Transit Laws, at 49 U.S.C. 5323(l), elements of the subsequent actions [FR Doc. 03–26030 Filed 10–10–03; 10:03 grantees must certify that pre-award and become adequately defined. am] post-delivery reviews will be conducted FTA and MTA/LIRR are notifying BILLING CODE 4910–13–P when using FTA funds to purchase interested parties of the intent to VerDate jul<14>2003 15:08 Oct 14, 2003 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 59442 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 15, 2003 / Notices prepare an EIS and inviting public Palamaro, Editorial Officer, LIRR, Public train fleet. This immediate need to store participation in the study to identify a Affairs Department, Jamaica Station, electric train equipment and to deal suitable site or sites to meet LIRR’s Mail Code 0536, Jamaica, NY 11435. with storage capacity constraints is most existing and long-term storage needs on The scoping meetings will be held at the evident in Huntington on the the Huntington/Port Jefferson Branch, addresses listed above. Huntington/Port Jefferson Branch. Due east of Huntington between Huntington FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If to the lack of car storage capacity to and Smithtown Stations. The new you wish to be placed on the project originate service, LIRR currently storage yard(s) will permit the LIRR to mailing list to receive further operates several a.m. peak trains to increase the number of electric train information as the study develops, Huntington from its West Side Yard cars in operation on the Huntington/ contact Peter Palamaro at the address facility, and this will become Port Jefferson Branch. Increased train and phone number above. increasingly impractical as service cars will allow the LIRR to provide For further information you may also increases to Penn Station during the additional service to accommodate contact: Irwin Kessman, Director, Office morning peak period. Presently, electric projected ridership growth, and provide of Planning and Project Development, train storage on the Huntington/Port new service to Grand Central Terminal Federal Transit Administration, Region Jefferson Branch relies on a siding, east as part of the LIRR’s East Side Access II. One Bowling Green, Room 429, New of Huntington Station, with a three-train Project, as well as to increase the York, NY 10004–1415; Telephone 212– capacity that is already inadequate for number of electric train car spares to 668–2170. current train storage. insure more reliable services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Within the next 10 years, there will be DATES: an additional need for storage capacity The public is invited to make I. Scoping comments on the scope of the proposed on LIRR’s Huntington/Port Jefferson project. Written comments should be The FTA and LIRR invite all Branch as a result of planned electric sent to the LIRR by December 31, 2003. interested individuals and car fleet expansion and associated See ADDRESSES below. Scoping Meetings organizations, and federal, state, and service improvements. The LIRR, in its are scheduled as follows: local agencies to provide comments on efforts to meet increased passenger the scope of study. During the scoping demands, projected ridership growth November 5, 2003 process, comments should focus on and reduce standees, as well as increase 5 p.m.–9 p.m. (5–7 p.m. Information identifying specific social, economic, or availability of spare cars during service Open House; 7–9 p.m. Public Hearing), environmental issues to be evaluated or maintenance, plans to increase its Kings Park High School, Route 25A, and suggesting alternatives, which may electric fleet by up to 40 percent over Kings Park, New York be less costly or may have lesser the same 10 years. This will ensure that environmental impacts, while achieving the demand for service can be met in the November 6, 2003 the transportation objectives of long term. With respect to future 5 p.m.–9 p.m. (5–7 p.m. Information increasing the LIRR’s storage capacity weekday a.m. peak hour ridership, the Open House; 7–9 p.m.