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to award discretionary grants are made • FAA Report. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION on the basis of a number of factors, • Excom Report. including project evaluation under the • Transport Canada Report. Federal Highway Administration • National Priority System and the current Airplane-level Safety Analysis operations and number of aircraft that Working Group Report. Environmental Impact Statement and • Task 4 Status. Environmental Impact Report: are based at an airport. Nonprimary • airports that have not provided Propeller Harmonization Working San Francisco, CA verifiable data on the number of based Group (HWG) Report. • Ice protection HWG Report. AGENCY: Federal Highway aircraft at the airport deprive FAA of a • Airworthiness Assurance HWG Administration (FHWA), DOT. tool for reviewing discretionary Report. ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare requests. Therefore, if a nonprimary • Avionics HWG Report. a joint Environmental Impact airport has not provided a list of based • Halon Replacement as Fire Statement/Environmental Impact Report aircraft at the airport, including ‘‘N- Extinguishing Agent. (EIS/EIR). number’’, FAA will consider the failure • Any Other Business. to provide the information as a factor • Action Item Review. SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the when considering a request from the Attendance is open to the public, but California Department of Transportation airport for discretionary funding. will be limited to the availability of (Caltrans), and The San Francisco Issued in Washington, DC on August 27, meeting room space. Please confirm County Transportation Authority 2008. your attendance with the person listed (Authority), is issuing this notice to Wayne Heibeck, in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION advise the public that an Environmental CONTACT section no later than Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning Impact Statement/Environmental and Programming. September 16, 2008. Entrance to the Impact Report (EIS/EIR) will be FAA facility will require presentation of [FR Doc. E8–20459 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] prepared for the proposed Yerba Buena a valid passport or state-issued (US) Island (YBI) Ramps Improvement BILLING CODE 4910–13–M identification (e.g, driver’s license). Project on Interstate 80 (I–80) in San Please plan on arriving at least 20 Francisco County, California. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION minutes in advance of meeting to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric facilitate entrance screening. Cordoba, San Francisco County Federal Aviation Administration For persons participating by Transportation Authority, 100 Van Ness telephone, the call-in number is (202) Avenue, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 366–3920; the pass code is ‘‘2816.’’ To 94102, Telephone (415) 955–2904 or Committee Meeting on Transport insure that sufficient telephone lines are Melanie Brent, Caltrans District 4 Office Airplane and Engine Issues available, please notify the person listed of Environmental Analysis, 111 Grand in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AGENCY: Federal Aviation Avenue, Oakland, CA 94623, Telephone CONTACT section of your intent to (510) 286–5231. Administration (FAA), DOT. participate by telephone by September SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 16, 2008. Anyone calling from outside July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway the Seattle, WA metropolitan area will SUMMARY: Administration (FHWA) assigned, and This notice announces a be responsible for paying long-distance the California Department of public meeting of the FAA’s Aviation charges. Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, Rulemaking Advisory Committee The public must make arrangements National Environmental Policy Act (ARAC) to discuss transport airplane by September 16, 2008, to present oral (NEPA) environmental responsibilities and engine (TAE) issues. statements at the meeting. Written for highway projects pursuant to 23 DATES: The meeting is scheduled for statements may be presented to the U.S.C. 327. In cooperation with Wednesday, October 1, 2008, starting at ARAC at any time by providing 25 Caltrans, the Authority will prepare a 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Arrange copies to the person listed in the FOR joint EIS/EIR for the proposed YBI for oral presentations by September 16, FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section Ramps Improvement Project at Yerba 2008. or by providing copies at the meeting. Buena Island in the City and County of ADDRESSES: FAA–Northwest Mountain Copies of the documents to be presented San Francisco, California. Caltrans is the Region Office, Transport Standards Staff to ARAC for decision by the FAA may lead agency under NEPA and the conference room, 1601 Lind Ave. SW., be made available by contacting the Authority is the lead agency under the Renton, WA 98507. person listed in the FOR FURTHER California Environmental Quality Act FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: INFORMATION CONTACT section. If you need assistance or require a (CEQA). Ralen Gao, Office of Rulemaking, ARM– YBI is located in San Francisco Bay, 209, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue, reasonable accommodation for the meeting or meeting documents, please between Oakland and San Francisco, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone and is accessible by vehicles only via contact the person listed in the FOR (202) 267–3168, FAX (202) 267–5075, or the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge e-mail at [email protected]. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Sign and oral interpretation, as well as (SFOBB), which is a critical link in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant a listening device, can be made interstate network, providing access to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal available if requested 10 calendar days between San Francisco and the East Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– before the meeting. Bay. The only access to Treasure Island, 463; 5 U.S.C. app. III), notice is given of located north of YBI, and the only land an ARAC meeting to be held October 1, Issued in Washington, DC on September 3, access to the active U.S. Coast Guard 2008. 2008. facilities on the south side of YBI, is The agenda for the meeting is as Pamela Hamilton-Powell, also from the SFOBB and the associated follows: Director, Office of Rulemaking. on- and off-ramps. • Opening Remarks, Review Agenda [FR Doc. E8–20747 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] The proposed project would replace and Minutes. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P the existing westbound on- and off-

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ramps located on the east side of YBI Service (USFWS) Section 7 Endangered DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION with new westbound on- and off-ramps Species Act, Consultation, Sections 401 that replicate the functional role of the and 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section Federal Railroad Administration current ramps and also address seismic, 4(f) of the Transportation Act of 1966, traffic safety requirements, and design Section 6(f) Land and Water Notice of Application for Approval of standards. The feasibility of improving Conservation Fund Act, Section 10 Discontinuance or Modification of a the geometric configuration of the Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE), Railroad Signal System or Relief From current eastbound off-ramp on the Section 9 Coast Guard, and the Requirements of Title 49 Code of eastern side of YBI to Hillcrest Road determination of consistency with the Federal Regulations Part 236 will also be included. The YBI Ramps Federal Coastal Zone Management Act Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Improvement Project is separate and by the San Francisco Bay Conservation Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 49 independent of both the SFOBB East and Development Commission. U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad Span Seismic Safety Project currently Letters describing the proposed action has petitioned the Federal Railroad under construction, and the Treasure and soliciting comments will be sent to Administration (FRA) seeking approval Island and Yerba Buena Island (TI/YBI) appropriate Federal, State, participating for the discontinuance or modification Redevelopment Plan, which is currently agencies (including federally recognized of the signal system or relief from the undergoing its own environmental Tribal governments, if any), local requirements of 49 CFR Part 236, as review process. The proposed new agencies, and private organizations and detailed below. ramps would improve traffic and citizens who have previously expressed seismic safety of the ramps and provide or are known to have interest in this [Docket Number FRA–2008–0094] connections between YBI and the proposal. The NEPA environmental Applicant: Wheeling & Lake Erie transition structure of the new SFOBB. process for the proposed project began Railway Company, Mr. Dan Reinsel, The proposed project is located between in June 2008. A public scoping meeting Signal & Communications Supervisor, Post Mile (PM) 7.8 and 8.1 starting at is scheduled to be held at the Port of 100 East First Street, Brewster, OH the east portal of the YBI tunnel and San Francisco office, in the Bayside 44613. ending before the SFOBB Transition Conference Room located at Pier 1, The The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Structure. Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111 Company seeks approval of the The purpose of the project is to on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 proposed discontinuance of the signal address geometric and operational from 6:30 to 8 p.m. system governing movements over the deficiencies of the existing on- and off- In addition, at least one public Maumee River turn span bridge at MP ramps, improve traffic operations to and hearing will be held after the 2.38, Toledo, Ohio. from the SFOBB and improve traffic publication of the Draft EIS/EIR. Public The reason given for the proposed safety by increasing deceleration length notice will be given of the time and changes is that a damaged mechanical for the eastbound and westbound off- place of the meeting and hearing (as circuit coupler located on the east end ramps, and increasing merging distance applicable). The Draft EIS/EIR will be of the turn span is no longer in for eastbound and westbound on-ramps. available for public and agency review production and attempts to secure a Preliminary alternatives under and comment prior to the public replacement have been unsuccessful. consideration for the EIS/EIR include: hearing. Replacement of the entire system would (1) No Build Alternative, which To ensure that the full range of issues be of excessive cost given the amount of assumes that the existing on- and off- related to this proposed action are rail traffic across the bridge. ramps would remain in place and no addressed and all significant issues Any interested party desiring to further action or improvements would identified, comments and suggestions protest the granting of an application occur; are invited from all interested parties. shall set forth specifically the grounds (2) Alternative 2B, which would Comment or questions concerning this upon which the protest is made, and include the removal of the existing proposed action and the EIS should be include a concise statement of the westbound on- and off-ramps on the directed to Eric Cordoba, Project interest of the party in the proceeding. east side of YBI, construction of a Manager for the Authority, with a copy Additionally, one copy of the protest westbound off-ramp to Macalla Court on of comment sent to Melanie Brent, shall be furnished to the applicant at the the east side of YBI, construction of a Caltrans Office Chief. Written comments address listed above. westbound hook on-ramp from Macalla must be received no later than 5 p.m. on FRA expects to be able to determine Court on the east side of YBI. The October 6, 2008 and should be sent to these matters without an oral hearing. feasibility of incorporating Eric Cordoba at the Authority, with a However, if a specific request for an oral improvements to the current eastbound copy of the comment sent to Melanie hearing is accompanied by a showing off-ramp on the eastern side of YBI to Brent at Caltrans at the addresses listed that the party is unable to adequately Hillcrest Road will be studied; and, above. present his or her position by written (3) Alternative 4, which would statements, an application may be set include the removal of the existing (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance for public hearing. westbound on- and off-ramps on the Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning All communications concerning this east side of YBI, the construction of and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 proceeding should be identified by westbound on-ramp from Hillcrest regarding intergovernmental consultation on Docket Number FRA–2008–0094 and Road, the construction of westbound Federal programs and activities apply to this may be submitted by one of the off-ramp from Macalla Court on the east program.) following methods: side of YBI. The feasibility of • Web site: incorporating improvements to the Issued on: September 5, 2008. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the current eastbound off-ramp on the Nancy E. Bobb, instructions for submitting comments eastern side of YBI to Hillcrest Road Director, State Programs, Federal Highway on the DOT electronic site; will be studied. Administration, Sacramento, California. • Fax: 202–493–2251; Anticipated Federal approvals or [FR Doc. E8–20698 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] • Mail: Docket Management Facility, permits include, U.S. Fish and Wildlife BILLING CODE 4910–22–P U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200

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