Environmental Impact Statement; Galveston County, TX, 7109-7110 [06-1238]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Availability of Final Environmental
Impact Statement for Phoenix Sky
Harbor International Airport, Phoenix,
Maricopa County, AZ
Federal Aviation
Administration.
ACTION: Notice of availability of final
environmental impact statement.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that a Final
Environmental Impact Statement has
been prepared for the proposed Airport
Development Program at Phoenix Sky
Harbor International Airport (PHX),
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
FAA is seeking comments on new
information disclosed in section 4.2 of
the Final EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Mendelsohn, Environmental
Protection Specialist, AWP–621.6,
Airports Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western-Pacific Region,
PO Box 92007, Los Angeles, California
90009–2007, Telephone: (310) 725–
3637. Comments on Volume A of the
Final EIS should be submitted to the
address above and must be received no
later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time,
Monday, March 13, 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
as lead agency has prepared a Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
proposed Airport Development Program
at Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Airport (PHX). The need to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
is based on the procedures described in
FAA Order 5050.4A, Airport
Environmental Handbook. PHX is
located in Phoenix, Maricopa County,
Arizona. In June 2005, the FAA
published the Draft EIS.
The FAA updated section 4.2, Air
Quality to include an analysis of the air
pollutant, particulate matter (PM2.5) in
order to comply with particular aspects
of Federal law and regulation. Volume
1, section 4.2 of the Final EIS discloses
this new information. The FAA is
seeking comments from government
agencies and the public on this new
information. FAA will accept comments
on the adequacy of information
disclosed in Volume 1, section 4.2 and
its associated appendices until 5 p.m.
Pacific Standard Time, Monday, March
13, 2006.
FAA will not make a decision on the
Proposed Action for a minimum of 30
days following publishing the Notice of
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Availability of the Final EIS (40 CFR
§ 1506.10) in the Federal Register. FAA
will record the appropriate decision or
decisions in a Record of Decision.
Copies of the Final EIS are available
for public review at the following
locations during normal business hours:
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration,
Western-Pacific Region, Office of the
Airports Division, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Hawthorne, California
90261.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Airport, 3400 Sky Harbor Boulevard,
Terminal 3, Level 3 East Mezzanine,
Phoenix, AZ contact person is Ms.
Margaret Gonzales (602) 273–3340.
An electronic copy of the FEIS will
also be available on the Airport’s Web
site at: https://phoenix.gov/AVIATION/
index.html.
The documents are also available at
the following libraries:
Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N.
Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004;
Ocotillo Branch Library, 102 W.
Southern Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
85041;
Harmon Branch Library, 411 W. Yavapai
Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003;
Saguaro Branch Library, 2808 N. 46th
Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008;
Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural
Road, Tempe, AZ 85282;
City of Scottsdale Library, 3839 North
Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ
85251.
The Final EIS will be available for
public review for 30 days. Written
comments on section 4.2 Air Quality of
the Final EIS should be submitted to the
address above under the heading FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and must
be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific
Standard Time, Monday, March 13,
2006.
Issued in Hawthorne, California, on
January 31, 2006.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific
Region, AWP–600.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement;
Galveston County, TX
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), TxDOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent, Bolivar Bridges
EIS.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be prepared for a proposed State
Highway (SH) 87 bridge connecting
Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula
in Galveston County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Gary Johnson, P.E., Federal Highway
Administration, Texas Division, 300
East 8th Street, Room 826, Austin, Texas
78701, Telephone (512) 536–5960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), in
cooperation with TxDOT, will prepare
an EIS on a proposal that includes
transportation alternatives within the
southern portion of Bolivar Peninsula
from the Bolivar ferry landing to SH
124, the northern portion of Galveston
Island from Interstate Highway (IH) 45
at the Galveston Causeway to the
Galveston ferry landing, and Pelican
Island. The project area crosses
Galveston Bay and the Galveston, Texas
City, and Houston ship channels.
TxDOT currently operates a free ferry
system between Galveston Island and
Bolivar Peninsula. Due to increased
operations and maintenance coasts,
TxDOT is proposing to replace the
existing ferry system with a permanent
bridge. Increasing traffic along SH 87
(Ferry Road) has resulted in lengthy
delays for residents and visitors. These
delays have resulted in slow emergency
vehicle response times and long
commute times. Public meetings were
held in 200 on Bolivar Peninsula and
Galveston Island to solicit comments
regarding the existing ferry system and
potential long term improvements.
Citizens expressed a desire for
immediate improvements to the ferry
system and favored a bridge for longterm improvements.
In 2001, a feasibility study was
completed which evaluated the existing
ferry system and identified and
compared alternatives for a proposed
bridge location. TxDOT is preparing an
EIS to further evaluate viable build
alternatives and a no build alternative.
The implementation of tolling will be
considered as a funding option.
The EIS will include a recommended
bridge location, number of lanes,
roadway configuration, and operational
characteristics of the proposed bridge. It
will also include a discussion of the
effects on socioeconomics, travel
patterns, hazardous materials, cultural
resources, traffic noise, air quality,
biological resources, water resources,
floodplains, and wetlands.
Correspondence describing the
proposed project and soliciting
comments has been sent to appropriate
Federal, state, regional, and local
agencies, and to organizations and
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persons who have previously expressed
an interest or are known to have an
interest in this project.
TxDOT will conduct two public
meetings in February 2006. The public
meetings will be conducted in an open
house format with no formal
presentation. At least 30 days and 10
days prior to the public scoping
meetings, notices will be published in
newspapers generally circulated in the
project area. These will be the first in a
series of meetings to solicit public
comments on the proposed action as
part of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) process. Persons
interested in attending these meetings
who have special communication or
accommodation needs are encouraged to
contact the local TxDOT Public
Information Office at (713) 802–5072 at
least two days prior to the meetings.
Because the public meetings will be
conducted in English, any requests for
language interpreters or other special
communication needs should also be
made at least two days prior to the
public meetings. Every reasonable effort
will be made to accommodate these
needs.
Public involvement will occur
throughout the planning process. Public
notice will be given stating the time and
place of future public meetings and
hearings. The Draft EIS will be available
for public and agency review and
comment prior to a public hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed actions are
addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to TxDOT at the address
provided. Additional project
information may be obtained by visiting
the project Web site at https://
www.bolivarbridge.com.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205 Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding governmental consultation on
federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Gary Johnson,
Acting District Engineer, FHWA Texas
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement;
Montgomery, Harris, Liberty, and
Chambers Counties, TX
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), TxDOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent, Grand Parkway
Segments H and I–1 EIS.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be prepared for a proposed State
Highway (SH) 99 (Grand Parkway
Segments H and H–1) connecting US 59
(N) to IH 10 (E) in Montgomery, Harris,
Liberty, and Chambers Counties, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Gary Johnson, P.E., Federal Highway
Administration, Texas Division, 300
East 8th Street, Room 826, Austin, Texas
78701, Telephone (512) 536–5960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA), in cooperation with TxDOT
and the Grand Parkway Association,
will prepare an EIS for transportation
alternatives included in Segments H and
I–1 of the proposed Grand Parkway.
Segments H and I–1 are located on the
northeast side of the greater Houston
metropolitan area and span the area
from US 59 (N) to IH 10 (E) generally
between FM 2100 and SH 146 in
Montgomery, Harris, Liberty, and
Chambers Counties, a distance of
approximately 36 miles.
The proposed Grand Parkway is
planned as a 182-mile circumferential
highway facility around the greater
Houston metropolitan area. It would
provide access to radial freeways and
would serve as a third loop around the
City of Houston. The Grand Parkway
has been divided into 11 segments of
independent utility. Currently, Segment
D (US 59 S to IH 10 W) of the Grand
Parkway is open to the traveling public.
Segment D is 19 miles long and is
located on the southwest side of the
greater Houston metropolitan area. The
remaining Segments A (SH 146 to IH 45
S), B (IH 45 S to SH 288), C (US 59 S
to SH 288), E (IH 10 W to US 290), F1
(US 290 to SH 249), F2 (SH 249 to IH
45 N), G (IH 45 N to US 59 N), and I–
2 (IH 10 E to SH 146) are in various
stages of project development. Segments
H and I–1 are planned as a four-lane,
limited access, toll facility within a 400foot wide right-of-way.
The Grand Parkway (SH 99) is a key
element of the 2025 Regional
Transportation Plan, a transportation
program developed by the Houston-
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Galveston Area Council. The project is
proposed as a toll facility in the 2025
regional plan.
The EIS will include a preferred
alternative alignment, number of lanes,
roadway configuration, and operational
characteristics of the proposed roadway.
Alternatives to be studied include ‘‘noaction’’ (the no-build alternative),
Transportation System Management
(TSM)/Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) alternative; mass
transit alternative and roadway build
alternatives. The EIS will evaluate
potential impacts from construction and
operation of the proposed roadway
including, but not limited to, the
following: transportation impacts
(construction detours, construction
traffic, mobility improvement and
evacuation improvement), air, and noise
impacts from construction equipment
and operation of the facilities, water
quality impacts from construction area
and roadway storm water runoff,
impacts to waters of the United States
including wetlands from right-of-way
encroachment, impacts to historic and
archeological resources, impacts of
floodplains, and impacts and/or
potential displacements to residents and
businesses.
Correspondence describing the
proposed project and soliciting
comments has been sent to appropriate
Federal, state, regional, and local
agencies, and to organizations and
persons who have previously expressed
an interest or are known to have an
interest in this project.
TxDOT and the Grand Parkway
Association will conduct a series of
public scoping meetings in March 2006
held in two separate locations. The
public scoping meetings will be
conducted in an open house format with
no formal presentation and both
meetings will present the same
information. At least 30 days and 10
days prior to the public scoping
meetings, notices will be published in
newspapers having general circulation
in the project area. These will be the
first in a series of meetings to solicit
public comments on the proposed
action as part of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
process.
Persons who have special
communication, access, or
accommodation needs should contact
TxDOT’s public information office at
(713) 802–5072 at least two working
days prior to the meeting. TxDOT
offices are open Monday–Friday, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding national
holidays. The public meetings will be
conducted in English. Requests for
language interpreters should also be
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[FR Doc No: 06-1238]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Galveston County, TX
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), TxDOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent, Bolivar Bridges EIS.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed
State Highway (SH) 87 bridge connecting Galveston Island and Bolivar
Peninsula in Galveston County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gary Johnson, P.E., Federal
Highway Administration, Texas Division, 300 East 8th Street, Room 826,
Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone (512) 536-5960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in
cooperation with TxDOT, will prepare an EIS on a proposal that includes
transportation alternatives within the southern portion of Bolivar
Peninsula from the Bolivar ferry landing to SH 124, the northern
portion of Galveston Island from Interstate Highway (IH) 45 at the
Galveston Causeway to the Galveston ferry landing, and Pelican Island.
The project area crosses Galveston Bay and the Galveston, Texas City,
and Houston ship channels.
TxDOT currently operates a free ferry system between Galveston
Island and Bolivar Peninsula. Due to increased operations and
maintenance coasts, TxDOT is proposing to replace the existing ferry
system with a permanent bridge. Increasing traffic along SH 87 (Ferry
Road) has resulted in lengthy delays for residents and visitors. These
delays have resulted in slow emergency vehicle response times and long
commute times. Public meetings were held in 200 on Bolivar Peninsula
and Galveston Island to solicit comments regarding the existing ferry
system and potential long term improvements. Citizens expressed a
desire for immediate improvements to the ferry system and favored a
bridge for long-term improvements.
In 2001, a feasibility study was completed which evaluated the
existing ferry system and identified and compared alternatives for a
proposed bridge location. TxDOT is preparing an EIS to further evaluate
viable build alternatives and a no build alternative. The
implementation of tolling will be considered as a funding option.
The EIS will include a recommended bridge location, number of
lanes, roadway configuration, and operational characteristics of the
proposed bridge. It will also include a discussion of the effects on
socioeconomics, travel patterns, hazardous materials, cultural
resources, traffic noise, air quality, biological resources, water
resources, floodplains, and wetlands.
Correspondence describing the proposed project and soliciting
comments has been sent to appropriate Federal, state, regional, and
local agencies, and to organizations and
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persons who have previously expressed an interest or are known to have
an interest in this project.
TxDOT will conduct two public meetings in February 2006. The public
meetings will be conducted in an open house format with no formal
presentation. At least 30 days and 10 days prior to the public scoping
meetings, notices will be published in newspapers generally circulated
in the project area. These will be the first in a series of meetings to
solicit public comments on the proposed action as part of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Persons interested in
attending these meetings who have special communication or
accommodation needs are encouraged to contact the local TxDOT Public
Information Office at (713) 802-5072 at least two days prior to the
meetings. Because the public meetings will be conducted in English, any
requests for language interpreters or other special communication needs
should also be made at least two days prior to the public meetings.
Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate these needs.
Public involvement will occur throughout the planning process.
Public notice will be given stating the time and place of future public
meetings and hearings. The Draft EIS will be available for public and
agency review and comment prior to a public hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
actions are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to TxDOT at the address provided. Additional project
information may be obtained by visiting the project Web site at https://
www.bolivarbridge.com.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing
Executive Order 12372 regarding governmental consultation on federal
programs and activities apply to this program.)
Gary Johnson,
Acting District Engineer, FHWA Texas Division.
[FR Doc. 06-1238 Filed 2-9-06; 8:45 am]
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