Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Hold Scoping Meetings for Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, CA, 46260-46261 [05-15650]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 9, 2005 / Notices
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FAA
Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimates of the
burden of the proposed information
collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 2,
2005.
Judith D. Street,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Standards and Information Division,
APF–100.
[FR Doc. 05–15652 Filed 8–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement and Hold Scoping
Meetings for Sacramento International
Airport, Sacramento, CA
Federal Aviation
Administration.
ACTION: Notice to hold one (1) public
scoping meeting and one (1)
Governmental/Public agency scoping
meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that a joint
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
will be prepared for proposed
development included in the
Sacramento County Airport Systems
(SCAS) Master Plan (Master Plan) for
Sacramento International Airport (SMF),
Sacramento, California. To ensure that
all significant issues related to the
proposed action are identified, one (1)
public scoping meeting and one (1)
governmental and public agency
scoping meeting will be held.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Camille Garibaldi, Environmental
Protection Specialist, SFO–613,
Planning and Programming Section,
Federal Aviation Administration,
Western-Pacific Region, San Francisco
Airports District Office, 831 Mitten
Road, Suite 210, Burlingame, California
94010–1303, telephone: (650) 876–2778
ext. 613; fax: (650) 876–2733. Comments
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on the scope of the EIS should be
submitted to the address or fax above
and must be received no later than 5
p.m. Pacific daylight time, Friday,
September 23, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
is a commercial service airport located
within a metropolitan area in the
northwest corner of Sacramento County
and is operated by SCAS. SMF currently
has two parallel 8,600 feet long and 150
feet wide runways oriented in a north/
south direction. In February of 2004, the
Sacramento County Board of
Supervisors recommended the SMF
Master Plan for environmental review.
The SMF Master Plan includes
proposed improvements to be
implemented at the airport in two
phases. SCAS subsequently submitted a
revised airport layout plan (ALP),
reflecting the proposed first phase of
development to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) for approval.
A joint EIS/EIR will be developed by
FAA and SCAS that identifies and
analyzes the potential significance of
impacts of the proposed improvements
in accordance with federal and state
law. As the lead federal agency, FAA
will prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for first phase projects
included in the ALP. The need to
prepare an EIS is based on the
procedures described in section 501 of
FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures and
FAA Order 5050.4A, Airport
Environmental Handbook. The federal
actions that cause the FAA to prepare an
EIS are the approval for the ALP
depicting the proposed development
and the further processing of an
application for federal funding or
passenger facility charges to finance the
proposed projects by Sacramento
County. In making this decision, the
FAA based the need for an EIS on its
preliminary review of possible noise,
wetland and endangered species
impacts the proposed action could
cause.
In addition, the County of
Sacramento, Department of
Environmental Review and Assessment
(DERA), as the lead state agency, will
prepare an Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) for both phases of the
recommended Master Plan
improvements, pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act of
1970 (CEQA).
The proposed Phase I projects
include:
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Airfield Improvements
• Extension of Runway 16L34R from
8,600 feet wide to 11,000 feet long by
159 feet wide.
• Establishment of a new Instrument
Landing System (ILS) for Runway 34R
and relocation of the ILS for Runway
16L.
• Construction of a new south
crossfield Taxiway Y.
• Construction of Air Cargo
Improvements and Terminal Apron.
• Airport Traffic Control Tower
Relocation.
• Construction of a new Passenger
Terminal Apron.
Land Side and Airport Support
Improvements
• New Passenger Terminal.
• On-airport and access road
improvements.
• Construction of passenger facilities
such as a Hotel, Parking Garage, and
Rental Car facilities.
• Construction of maintenance
facility improvements, such as a new
General Services Building and
Equipment Maintenance Building.
Land Acquisition
• Acquire 707 acres for approach
protection and future airport growth.
Alternatives: The alternatives being
considered in the EIS/EIR include the
No-Action Alternative; the Proposed
Action Alternative; various physical
configurations of proposed
improvements, such as the extension of
Runway 16R/34L rather than 16L/34R;
and use of other existing airports.
During scoping, FAA and SCAS will
seek comments and input from Federal,
State and local agencies, and other
interested parties to ensure the EIS/EIR
addresses a full range of issues related
to the proposed projects and
alternatives. Written comments and
suggestions concerning the scope of the
EIS may be mailed or faxed to the FAA
contact listed above and must be
received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific
daylight time, Friday, September 23,
2005.
Public Scoping Meeting: The FAA
will hold one (1) public and one (1)
governmental agency scoping meeting to
solicit input from the public and various
Federal, State, and local agencies having
jurisdiction by law or having specific
expertise with respect to any
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed projects. the public
scoping meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 8, 2005, at Public
Television station KVIE’s OSE
Community Room, 2595 Capital Oaks
Drive, Sacramento, California 95833.
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The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. Pacific daylight time (P.d.t.). A
scoping meeting will be held
specifically for governmental and public
agencies on Thursday, September 8,
2005, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. P.d.t. in the
same location as the public scoping
meeting.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on July 28,
2005.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific
Region, AWP–600.
[FR Doc. 05–15650 Filed 8–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB Review
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the
information collection request described
in this notice to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. We published a
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
public comment period on this
information collection on October 21,
2004 (69 FR 61901). We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by
September 8, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT
Desk Officer. You are asked to comment
on any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) Whether the
proposed collection is necessary for the
FHWA’s performance; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the
FHWA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized, including
the use of electronic technology,
without reducing the quality of the
collected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Reginald Bessmer, (202) 366–2037,
Office of Real Estate Services, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
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Title:
Evaluate the Effects of Appraisal
Waivers.
Abstract: The Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as
amended (URA), provides that ‘‘real
property shall be appraised before the
initiation of negotiations, and that the
owner, or the owner’s designated
representative shall be given an
opportunity to accompany the appraiser
during the appraiser’s inspection of the
property, except that the head of the
lead agency may prescribe a procedure
to waive the appraisal in cases involving
the acquisition by sale or donation of
property with a low fair market value.’’
The appraisal waiver policy is based on
the premise that administrative costs,
particularly appraisal costs, should not
be a high proportion, or exceed the
value of the actual real property to be
acquired. The procedure to waive the
appraisal is specified in 49 CFR
24.102(c) and allows agencies acquiring
real property to ‘‘* * * determine that
an appraisal is unnecessary because the
valuation problem is uncomplicated and
the fair market value is estimated at
$2,500 or less, based on a review of
available data.’’ The FHWA has
previously expanded this policy by
issuing a rule on January 4, 2005 that
revised 49 CFR part 24, to allow the
State Departments of Transportation, to
establish an appraisal waiver threshold
to a maximum of $10,000 and with an
approval from the Federal agency
increase the threshold up to a maximum
of $25,000 provided certain conditions
were applied. Prior to issuing the
revised rule the FHWA had already
expanded the appraisal waiver
threshold through 49 CFR 24.7, Federal
agency waiver of regulations, to allow
State Departments of Transportation to
request an increase in the threshold.
Therefore, the FHWA will conduct a
survey to determine the effectiveness
and impact of its appraisal waiver
policy on the acquisition of real
property. The survey will assess
whether the use of appraisal waivers is
successful in: (1) Securing agreements
with owners, (2) reducing the necessity
for litigation (eminent domain), (3)
providing for consistent treatment of
owners, and (4) maintaining public
confidence in Federal land acquisition
practices. Also, the FHWA will seek to
determine whether there are any
impacts on the State DOTs’ operations
from the use of the FHWA’s appraisal
waiver procedures. The information will
be evaluated and ‘‘best practices’’ will
be identified. The information will be
shared with agencies operating under
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URA for their use in developing and
enhancing effective use of their
appraisal waiver policies.
Respondents: 50 State Departments of
Transportation, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico (Right-of-Way
Department).
Frequency: This one-time survey will
be conducted in two parts.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The goal of part one is to obtain
information from the 52 agencies
indicated above. In order to clarify and
expand on gathered information, the
goal of part two is to conduct follow-up
interviews with approximately 15
agencies. The estimated average burden
for the initial survey is 3 hours per
respondent. The follow-up interviews
will require on average 1 hour to
complete. The estimated total burden
for this one time study is 171 hours.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: August 3, 2005.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis
Division.
[FR Doc. 05–15690 Filed 8–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Release of Waybill Data
The Surface Transportation Board has
received a request from Rio Tinto Iron
& Titanium (WB973–7/25/2005) for
permission to use certain data from the
Board’s 2003 Carload Waybill Sample.
A copy of the requests may be obtained
from the Office of Economics,
Environmental Analysis, and
Administration.
The waybill sample contains
confidential railroad and shipper data;
therefore, if any parties object to these
requests, they should file their
objections with the Director of the
Board’s Office of Economics,
Environmental Analysis, and
Administration within 14 calendar days
of the date of this notice. The rules for
release of waybill data are codified at 49
CFR 1244.9.
Contact: Mac Frampton, (202) 565–
1541.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–15727 Filed 8–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Hold
Scoping Meetings for Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration.
ACTION: Notice to hold one (1) public scoping meeting and one (1)
Governmental/Public agency scoping meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that a joint Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) will be prepared for
proposed development included in the Sacramento County Airport Systems
(SCAS) Master Plan (Master Plan) for Sacramento International Airport
(SMF), Sacramento, California. To ensure that all significant issues
related to the proposed action are identified, one (1) public scoping
meeting and one (1) governmental and public agency scoping meeting will
be held.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Garibaldi, Environmental
Protection Specialist, SFO-613, Planning and Programming Section,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, San Francisco
Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Suite 210, Burlingame,
California 94010-1303, telephone: (650) 876-2778 ext. 613; fax: (650)
876-2733. Comments on the scope of the EIS should be submitted to the
address or fax above and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific
daylight time, Friday, September 23, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is a
commercial service airport located within a metropolitan area in the
northwest corner of Sacramento County and is operated by SCAS. SMF
currently has two parallel 8,600 feet long and 150 feet wide runways
oriented in a north/south direction. In February of 2004, the
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors recommended the SMF Master Plan
for environmental review. The SMF Master Plan includes proposed
improvements to be implemented at the airport in two phases. SCAS
subsequently submitted a revised airport layout plan (ALP), reflecting
the proposed first phase of development to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) for approval.
A joint EIS/EIR will be developed by FAA and SCAS that identifies
and analyzes the potential significance of impacts of the proposed
improvements in accordance with federal and state law. As the lead
federal agency, FAA will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
first phase projects included in the ALP. The need to prepare an EIS is
based on the procedures described in section 501 of FAA Order 1050.1E,
Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures and FAA Order 5050.4A,
Airport Environmental Handbook. The federal actions that cause the FAA
to prepare an EIS are the approval for the ALP depicting the proposed
development and the further processing of an application for federal
funding or passenger facility charges to finance the proposed projects
by Sacramento County. In making this decision, the FAA based the need
for an EIS on its preliminary review of possible noise, wetland and
endangered species impacts the proposed action could cause.
In addition, the County of Sacramento, Department of Environmental
Review and Assessment (DERA), as the lead state agency, will prepare an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for both phases of the recommended
Master Plan improvements, pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA).
The proposed Phase I projects include:
Airfield Improvements
Extension of Runway 16L34R from 8,600 feet wide to 11,000
feet long by 159 feet wide.
Establishment of a new Instrument Landing System (ILS) for
Runway 34R and relocation of the ILS for Runway 16L.
Construction of a new south crossfield Taxiway Y.
Construction of Air Cargo Improvements and Terminal Apron.
Airport Traffic Control Tower Relocation.
Construction of a new Passenger Terminal Apron.
Land Side and Airport Support Improvements
New Passenger Terminal.
On-airport and access road improvements.
Construction of passenger facilities such as a Hotel,
Parking Garage, and Rental Car facilities.
Construction of maintenance facility improvements, such as
a new General Services Building and Equipment Maintenance Building.
Land Acquisition
Acquire 707 acres for approach protection and future
airport growth.
Alternatives: The alternatives being considered in the EIS/EIR
include the No-Action Alternative; the Proposed Action Alternative;
various physical configurations of proposed improvements, such as the
extension of Runway 16R/34L rather than 16L/34R; and use of other
existing airports.
During scoping, FAA and SCAS will seek comments and input from
Federal, State and local agencies, and other interested parties to
ensure the EIS/EIR addresses a full range of issues related to the
proposed projects and alternatives. Written comments and suggestions
concerning the scope of the EIS may be mailed or faxed to the FAA
contact listed above and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific
daylight time, Friday, September 23, 2005.
Public Scoping Meeting: The FAA will hold one (1) public and one
(1) governmental agency scoping meeting to solicit input from the
public and various Federal, State, and local agencies having
jurisdiction by law or having specific expertise with respect to any
environmental impacts associated with the proposed projects. the public
scoping meeting will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2005, at Public
Television station KVIE's OSE Community Room, 2595 Capital Oaks Drive,
Sacramento, California 95833.
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The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific daylight time
(P.d.t.). A scoping meeting will be held specifically for governmental
and public agencies on Thursday, September 8, 2005, from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. P.d.t. in the same location as the public scoping meeting.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on July 28, 2005.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 05-15650 Filed 8-8-05; 8:45 am]
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