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SMITH:Chair? GALDONES:Commissioner Smith? SMITH:I have a question. Do we have any communications from Homeland Security regarding that area? DARROW:No, we do not, Commissioner Smith. GALDONES:Commissioner Smith, is there a concern? SMITH:I think there should be. DARROW:TheApplicantis,thisfacilityisactuallyaquasi-publicfacilitywhichis licensed by the Department of Transportation, andits monitored by DOT as well as the FAA. So as far as Homeland Security is involved with FAA and DOT, Im not sure about the connection. But as far as the direct connection between Homeland Security and this particular operation, maybe that would be better directed towards the Applicants. GALDONES:Thank you. SMITH:Thank you. GALDONES:Commissioner Springer? SPRINGER:Jeff, when analyzing requests for time extensions such as this, in addition to taking into consideration any unusual trends or conditions or needs that affect the Applicant directly, is there an analysis of any changes of use on surrounding properties, like perhaps expansion of residential areas which may have been free from noise or visual pollution in the original application but may be existent now? DARROW:Yes, all, all those matters might be taken into consideration when looking at the request. SPRINGER:Thank you. GALDONES:Jeff, I noticed in the Recommendation, the first amendment was made 2 years after the first approval; and subsequent to that, it was in the 5 years sequence. Any reason why we are considering granting a 10-year extension instead of a 5-year as has been the practice? DARROW:This is a request from the Applicant. We could have, the Planning Director could have requested that just a 5-year extension be granted. But because of this continual coming before the Commission for these requests, it appears that there hasnt been any significant impacts from this facility during these times that a 10-year period appears to be a good amount of time to allow for the next extension to come in. 3