Environmental Impact Statement; Mukilteo, WA, 8635-8636 [E6-2356]
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• X-ray all girth welds completely.
• Use pipe manufactured at an ISO
9000-certified mill.
• Hydro test pipe in place to 125% of
its maximum allowable operating
pressure for 8 hours.
• Require that material specification,
design, and construction meet or exceed
all applicable standards and codes
established by API, ASME, DOT/OPS,
and TRC.
• Perform comprehensive
construction and installation inspection.
• Provide continuous 24-hour
monitoring of the Valero Burgos
Pipeline from a dispatch and control
center, with a crew of technicians
available on a rapid response basis.
• Use computers to identify
significant operational deviations, and
to set off appropriate alarms.
• Provide on-going training and
performance certification of employees
responsible for pipeline operations and
maintenance, as required by the
Operator Qualification regulation of
DOT.
• Maintain a SCADA link via satellite
to the Valero control center in San
Antonio.
V. Conclusion: Analysis of the
Environmental Assessment Submitted
by the Sponsor
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On the basis of the Environmental
Assessment, as amended, the
Department’s independent review of
that assessment, information developed
during the review of the application and
Environmental Assessment, comments
received by the Department from
Federal and state agencies, and
measures that Valero has or is prepared
to undertake to prevent or mitigate
potentially adverse environmental
impacts, the Department has concluded
that issuance of a Presidential Permit
authorizing construction of the
proposed Valero Burgos Pipeline would
not have a significant impact on the
quality of the human environment
within the United States. Accordingly, a
Finding of No Significant Impact is
adopted and an environmental impact
statement will not be prepared.
The Final Environmental Assessment
addressing this action is on file and may
be reviewed by interested parties at the
Department of State, 2200 C Street NW.,
Room 3535, Washington, DC 20520
(Attn: Mr. Charles Esser, Tel. 202–647–
1291).
Dated: January 26, 2006.
Stephen J. Gallogly,
Director, Office of International Energy and
Commodity Policy, Department of State.
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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SES Performance Review Board
Trade and Development
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
appointment of members of the Trade
and Development Agency’s Performance
Review Board.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Hum, Administrative Officer,
Trade and Development Agency, 1000
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000,
Arlington, VA 22209, (703) 875–4357.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
4314(c)(1) through (5), U.S.C., requires
each agency to establish, in accordance
with regulations prescribed by the
Office of Personnel Management, one or
more SES performance review boards.
The board shall review and evaluate the
initial appraisal of a senior executive’s
performance by the supervisor, along
with any recommendations to the
appointing authority relative to the
performance of the senior executive.
The following have been selected as
acting members of the Performance
Review Board of the Trade and
Development Agency: Leocadia Zak,
Deputy Director, U.S. Trade and
Development Agency; Geoffrey Jackson,
Director for Policy and Program, U.S.
Trade and Development Agency;
Thomas Hardy, Chief of Staff, U.S.
Trade and Development Agency; and
Jeri Jensen-Moran, Executive Director
for Trade Promotion and Policy, Office
of the Under Secretary for International
Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Dated: February 10, 2006.
Carolyn Hum,
Administrative Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Environmental Impact Statement;
Mukilteo, WA
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
Administration is issuing this notice to
advise the public, agencies and Indian
tribes that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be prepared for
proposed development of a multimodal
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ferry terminal in the City of Mukilteo,
Snohomish County, Washington.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of alternatives and impacts to be
considered in the EIS must be received
no later than April 5, 2006, and must be
sent to Washington State Ferries at the
address indicated below.
Scoping Meeting Dates: Two public
information meetings will be held in
March 2006, including: Tuesday, March
21, 2006, 6 p.m.–8 p.m., at the Mukilteo
Water District, Administration Building,
7824 Mukilteo Speedway, Mukilteo,
Washington; Wednesday, March 22,
2006, 6 p.m.–8 p.m., Clinton Progressive
Hall, 6411 Central Avenue, Clinton,
Whidbey Island, Washington. Oral and
written comments may be given at the
public meetings.
All public information locations are
accessible to persons with disabilities
who may also request this information
be prepared and supplied in alternate
formats by calling Joy Goldenberg, (206)
515–3411 at least 48-hours in advance
of the meeting for WSDOT/WSF to make
necessary arrangement. Persons who are
deaf or hard of hearing may access
Washington State Telecommunications
Relay Service by dialing 7–1–1 and
asking to be connected to (206) 515–
3411.
ADDRESSES: Comments or questions
concerning this proposal will be
accepted at the public meetings or can
be sent to Kerry Ruth, P.E., Washington
State Ferries, 2901 Third Avenue, Suite
500, Seattle, WA 98121; by Fax at 206–
515–3740; or by e-mail to
mukilteoferryproject@wsdot.wa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Ramos, Federal Transit Administration,
915 2nd Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle,
WA 98174, Telephone: 206–220–4319
or Kerry Ruth, Washington State Ferries,
2901 Third Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle,
WA 98121, Telephone: 206–515–3896.
Additional information on the Mukilteo
Multimodal Ferry Terminal can be
found on the project Web site at
https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/
mukilteoterminal/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action Background
The FTA and Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Washington State Ferries (WSF) will
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on proposed relocation
and expansion of the Mukilteo Ferry
Terminal as a multimodal ferry terminal
in the City of Mukilteo, Snohomish
County, Washington. The multimodal
center will be located east of the
existing ferry terminal at a former U.S.
Department of Defense, Defense Fuel
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Supply Point facility, known locally as
the Tank Farm. Last rebuilt in 1952, the
Mukilteo Ferry Terminal has limited
ability to meet current and projected
demands for use. The Mukilteo-Clinton
ferry route, part of State Route (SR) 525,
is the major transportation corridor
between Island County (Whidbey
Island) and the central Puget Sound
mainland and is the second busiest
vehicle traffic route in the WSF system.
2014 travel demand projections show a
third boat and second ferry slip are
necessary. The existing terminal is aging
and in need of major repairs. It cannot
efficiently handle current and projected
growth on the route nor meet future
security requirements. The multimodal
ferry terminal will accommodate
projected growth for both passengers
and vehicles on the route. Access for
ferry passengers to rail and bus
connections and terminal operations
will improve. The overall circulation
and safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and
motorists will improve, including access
to the waterfront.
WSF concluded from several studies
since the late 1970s, which examined
alternative transportation routes across
the Puget Sound, a focus on multimodal
connections and passenger-only ferry
service in long-range planning. A 1988
study by the Washington State
Transportation Commission
recommended three-boat service for the
Mukilteo-Clinton route based on
projected demand. A 1992 Clinton
Terminal Plan confirmed the need for a
three-boat schedule, and the
reconstructed terminal at Clinton was
completed in 2004. WSDOT concurred
with a 1995 City of Mukilteo
Multimodal Terminal Access Study
State EIS preference for the Central
Waterfront Alternative, which locates
the multimodal center on the Tank Farm
property. The proposal was
incorporated into the City of Mukilteo
comprehensive plan in 1996. A 1999
Memorandum of Understanding
between several agencies, including the
WSDOT/WSF, Cities of Mukilteo and
Everett, the Port of Everett, and Sound
Transit, sets forth development of the
Tank Farm property to include the
Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal
and the Sound Transit commuter rail
station, the Mukilteo Sounder Station.
The 1999 Seattle-to-Everett Commuter
Rail EIS completed by FTA and Sound
Transit determined the location of the
commuter rail station in the Mukilteo
central waterfront area.
WSF built on the previous studies and
agreements with the 2003–2004 Master
Plan for Mukilteo Waterfront that
resulted in three multimodal ferry
terminal options for further study in an
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Environmental Assessment (EA), No
Action, a Compact Terminal, and an
Upland Terminal. The Mukilteo
Multimodal Ferry Terminal EA process
began in October 2004 with agency and
public scoping, and resulted in a Public
Scoping Summary Report completed in
November 2004. Upon completing draft
environmental discipline studies of
possible effects of the potential
alternatives for the terminal, it was
determined the proposed action may
substantially affect the quality of the
human and natural environment and
may benefit from the more detailed
analysis, and therefore, it was elected to
prepare an EIS.
Probable Effects
Alternatives
Scoping
The EIS will address, at a minimum,
the no action alternative and the
following action alternatives:
Compact Terminal Alternative: This
alternative relocates and develops the
ferry terminal as a multimodal center
east of the existing ferry terminal with
a capacity for 260 vehicles and a 2.6acre vehicle holding area over water.
Extension of First Street accesses the
terminal and separates ferry traffic from
the local traffic on Front Street. First
Street will provide vehicle holding for
ferry boarding lanes. A pedestrian
bridge will connect the ferry terminal to
the proposed Sound Transit commuter
rail station and commuter parking
(which are not part of this project). This
joint-use parking garage will provide
275 to 400 parking stalls. The facility
transit center will accommodate seven
bus bays with a passenger pick-up and
drop-off area.
Upland Terminal Alternative: This
alternative relocates and develops the
ferry terminal as a multimodal center
east of the existing ferry terminal with
a capacity for 260 vehicles and
approximately 12–13-acres of vehicle
holding area on land. Access to the
terminal and transit station will be from
Front Street and require vehicles
approaching the center from State Route
525 to queue on First Street as vehicle
holding for ferry boarding lanes. A
pedestrian bridge will connect the ferry
terminal to the proposed Sound Transit
commuter rail station and commuter
parking (which are not part of this
project). This joint-use parking garage
for this alternative will provide up to
480 parking stalls. The facility transit
center will accommodate seven bus bays
with a passenger pick-up and drop-off
area. Other alternatives presented
during the scoping action will also be
considered for evaluation in the EIS.
Agency Coordination: The project
sponsors are working with the local,
state and federal resource agencies to
implement regular opportunities for
coordination during the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
process. This process will comply with
SAFETEA–LU section 6002.
Tribal Coordination: The formal
Tribal government consultation will
occur through government-togovernment collaboration.
The dates and addresses of the
scoping meeting are given in the DATES
section above. The Washington State
Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT)
assures full compliance with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by
prohibiting discrimination based on
race, color, national origin and sex in
the provision of benefits and services.
For language interpretation services
please contact Joy Goldenberg at (206)
515–3411. For information on the
WSDOT Title VI Program, please
contact the Title VI Coordinator at (360)
705–7098.
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The FTA and WSF will evaluate all
transportation, environmental, social,
and economic effects of the alternatives.
Potential areas of impact include: Noise
and vibration; natural, cultural, and
visual resources; environmental justice;
and support of tribal government
resource plans. All effects will be
evaluated for both the construction
period and the long-term period of
operation. Secondary and cumulative
impacts will also be evaluated.
Measures to avoid, minimize and
mitigate any significant effects will be
developed.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway, Research,
Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: February 14, 2006.
R. F. Krochalis,
Regional Administrator, Region X, Federal
Transit Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Mukilteo, WA
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS).
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration is issuing this notice to
advise the public, agencies and Indian tribes that an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed development of a
multimodal ferry terminal in the City of Mukilteo, Snohomish County,
Washington.
DATES: Written comments on the scope of alternatives and impacts to be
considered in the EIS must be received no later than April 5, 2006, and
must be sent to Washington State Ferries at the address indicated
below.
Scoping Meeting Dates: Two public information meetings will be held
in March 2006, including: Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., at
the Mukilteo Water District, Administration Building, 7824 Mukilteo
Speedway, Mukilteo, Washington; Wednesday, March 22, 2006, 6 p.m.-8
p.m., Clinton Progressive Hall, 6411 Central Avenue, Clinton, Whidbey
Island, Washington. Oral and written comments may be given at the
public meetings.
All public information locations are accessible to persons with
disabilities who may also request this information be prepared and
supplied in alternate formats by calling Joy Goldenberg, (206) 515-3411
at least 48-hours in advance of the meeting for WSDOT/WSF to make
necessary arrangement. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may
access Washington State Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 7-
1-1 and asking to be connected to (206) 515-3411.
ADDRESSES: Comments or questions concerning this proposal will be
accepted at the public meetings or can be sent to Kerry Ruth, P.E.,
Washington State Ferries, 2901 Third Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA
98121; by Fax at 206-515-3740; or by e-mail to
mukilteoferryproject@wsdot.wa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Ramos, Federal Transit
Administration, 915 2nd Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174,
Telephone: 206-220-4319 or Kerry Ruth, Washington State Ferries, 2901
Third Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98121, Telephone: 206-515-3896.
Additional information on the Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal can be
found on the project Web site at https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/
mukilteoterminal/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action Background
The FTA and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Washington State Ferries (WSF) will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on proposed relocation and expansion of the Mukilteo
Ferry Terminal as a multimodal ferry terminal in the City of Mukilteo,
Snohomish County, Washington. The multimodal center will be located
east of the existing ferry terminal at a former U.S. Department of
Defense, Defense Fuel
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Supply Point facility, known locally as the Tank Farm. Last rebuilt in
1952, the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal has limited ability to meet current
and projected demands for use. The Mukilteo-Clinton ferry route, part
of State Route (SR) 525, is the major transportation corridor between
Island County (Whidbey Island) and the central Puget Sound mainland and
is the second busiest vehicle traffic route in the WSF system. 2014
travel demand projections show a third boat and second ferry slip are
necessary. The existing terminal is aging and in need of major repairs.
It cannot efficiently handle current and projected growth on the route
nor meet future security requirements. The multimodal ferry terminal
will accommodate projected growth for both passengers and vehicles on
the route. Access for ferry passengers to rail and bus connections and
terminal operations will improve. The overall circulation and safety
for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists will improve, including
access to the waterfront.
WSF concluded from several studies since the late 1970s, which
examined alternative transportation routes across the Puget Sound, a
focus on multimodal connections and passenger-only ferry service in
long-range planning. A 1988 study by the Washington State
Transportation Commission recommended three-boat service for the
Mukilteo-Clinton route based on projected demand. A 1992 Clinton
Terminal Plan confirmed the need for a three-boat schedule, and the
reconstructed terminal at Clinton was completed in 2004. WSDOT
concurred with a 1995 City of Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal Access Study
State EIS preference for the Central Waterfront Alternative, which
locates the multimodal center on the Tank Farm property. The proposal
was incorporated into the City of Mukilteo comprehensive plan in 1996.
A 1999 Memorandum of Understanding between several agencies, including
the WSDOT/WSF, Cities of Mukilteo and Everett, the Port of Everett, and
Sound Transit, sets forth development of the Tank Farm property to
include the Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal and the Sound Transit
commuter rail station, the Mukilteo Sounder Station. The 1999 Seattle-
to-Everett Commuter Rail EIS completed by FTA and Sound Transit
determined the location of the commuter rail station in the Mukilteo
central waterfront area.
WSF built on the previous studies and agreements with the 2003-2004
Master Plan for Mukilteo Waterfront that resulted in three multimodal
ferry terminal options for further study in an Environmental Assessment
(EA), No Action, a Compact Terminal, and an Upland Terminal. The
Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal EA process began in October 2004
with agency and public scoping, and resulted in a Public Scoping
Summary Report completed in November 2004. Upon completing draft
environmental discipline studies of possible effects of the potential
alternatives for the terminal, it was determined the proposed action
may substantially affect the quality of the human and natural
environment and may benefit from the more detailed analysis, and
therefore, it was elected to prepare an EIS.
Alternatives
The EIS will address, at a minimum, the no action alternative and
the following action alternatives:
Compact Terminal Alternative: This alternative relocates and
develops the ferry terminal as a multimodal center east of the existing
ferry terminal with a capacity for 260 vehicles and a 2.6-acre vehicle
holding area over water. Extension of First Street accesses the
terminal and separates ferry traffic from the local traffic on Front
Street. First Street will provide vehicle holding for ferry boarding
lanes. A pedestrian bridge will connect the ferry terminal to the
proposed Sound Transit commuter rail station and commuter parking
(which are not part of this project). This joint-use parking garage
will provide 275 to 400 parking stalls. The facility transit center
will accommodate seven bus bays with a passenger pick-up and drop-off
area.
Upland Terminal Alternative: This alternative relocates and
develops the ferry terminal as a multimodal center east of the existing
ferry terminal with a capacity for 260 vehicles and approximately 12-
13-acres of vehicle holding area on land. Access to the terminal and
transit station will be from Front Street and require vehicles
approaching the center from State Route 525 to queue on First Street as
vehicle holding for ferry boarding lanes. A pedestrian bridge will
connect the ferry terminal to the proposed Sound Transit commuter rail
station and commuter parking (which are not part of this project). This
joint-use parking garage for this alternative will provide up to 480
parking stalls. The facility transit center will accommodate seven bus
bays with a passenger pick-up and drop-off area. Other alternatives
presented during the scoping action will also be considered for
evaluation in the EIS.
Probable Effects
The FTA and WSF will evaluate all transportation, environmental,
social, and economic effects of the alternatives. Potential areas of
impact include: Noise and vibration; natural, cultural, and visual
resources; environmental justice; and support of tribal government
resource plans. All effects will be evaluated for both the construction
period and the long-term period of operation. Secondary and cumulative
impacts will also be evaluated. Measures to avoid, minimize and
mitigate any significant effects will be developed.
Scoping
Agency Coordination: The project sponsors are working with the
local, state and federal resource agencies to implement regular
opportunities for coordination during the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) process. This process will comply with SAFETEA-LU section
6002.
Tribal Coordination: The formal Tribal government consultation will
occur through government-to-government collaboration.
The dates and addresses of the scoping meeting are given in the
DATES section above. The Washington State Dept. of Transportation
(WSDOT) assures full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, national
origin and sex in the provision of benefits and services. For language
interpretation services please contact Joy Goldenberg at (206) 515-
3411. For information on the WSDOT Title VI Program, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7098.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway, Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: February 14, 2006.
R. F. Krochalis,
Regional Administrator, Region X, Federal Transit Administration.
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