Environmental Impact Statement; Stark, Mahoning, Columbiana Counties, OH, 33332-33333 [06-5217]

Download as PDF 33332 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 110 / Thursday, June 8, 2006 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5403] Notice of Intent To Amend the Charter of the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy Summary: Pursuant to section 9(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463) and under the general authority of the Secretary and the Department of State, as derived from the President’s constitutional authority and as set forth in sections 2656 and 2651a of Title 22 of the United States Code and other relevant statutes, this is a notice of intent to amend the charter established for the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy. The Advisory Committee is to provide private sector expertise related to transformational diplomacy and other institutional challenges facing the Department of State, in particular as they concern the effective structuring, leadership and management of a global diplomacy enterprise. Members of the Advisory Committee may include private sector individuals, including former U.S. Government officials. All meetings of this Committee will be published ahead of time in the Federal Register. Additionally, the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy is essential to the conduct of Department of State business, and is in the public interest. Further information regarding this committee may be obtained from Madelyn S. Marchessault, Office of Management Policy, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, phone (202) 647–1068. Dated: May 16, 2006. Marguerite Coffey, Acting Director, Office of Management Policy, Department of State. [FR Doc. E6–8957 Filed 6–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–35–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement; Stark, Mahoning, Columbiana Counties, OH Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT, 200 North High Street, 3rd Floor, Columbus, Ohio, 43215. ACTION: Notice of Intent. AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:37 Jun 07, 2006 Jkt 208001 SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Stark, Mahoning, and Columbiana Counties, Ohio. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andy Blalock, Senior Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 200 N. High Street, Room 328, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Telephone: (614) 280–6823. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposal to improve transportation in the United States Route 62/State Route 14 corridor that begins at the existing SR173/US62 interchange on the west side of the City of Alliance (western terminus) in Stark County to State Route 11 (eastern terminus) in Columbiana County. The purpose of the project is to support local economic development activities, address traffic congestion, and fix existing deficiencies in the US62/SR14 transportation corridor. Alternatives under consideration will include, at a minimum: taking no action; building a 4-lane controlled access facility on new alignment; building a 2-lane facility within 4-lane right-of-way on new location; building a 2-lane facility within 2-lane right-of-way on new location; and improving/widening the existing roadway. The limits of the study are from the SR173/US62 interchange west of Alliance to SR11 between the cities of Salem and Columbiana, a distance of approximately 22 miles. The US62/ SR14 corridor passes through portions of Stark, Mahoning, and Columbiana counties. Through Alliance, the existing roadway consists of a five-lane section between the US62/SR173 interchange and Western Avenue, and a four-lane section from Western Avenue to a point near the eastern corporation limits. At this point, the existing roadway tapers to a two-lane section that continues out of Alliance and Stark County to follow the border between Mahoning and Columbiana counties and continuing toward Salem. The roadway then enters Columbiana County and continues through Salem, mostly as a two-lane roadway with auxiliary turn lanes at major intersections. A short section of the roadway on the eastern side of Salem is three lanes with two lanes running eastbound and one lane westbound. The proposed improvement of US62/ SR14 would meet the goals of ACCESS OHIO which is to improve the mobility PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 along the macro-corridor in order to encourage economic development. Completion of Ohio’s Macro Highway Corridor System was recommended in the 1993 ACCESS OHIO Macro Phase as an important goal for Ohio. Completion for these corridors was also recommended in Governor Taft’s 2003 Jobs and Progress Plan and again recommended by ACCESS OHIO 2004– 2030. The existing US62/SR14 corridor has many deficiencies that contribute to a variety of transportation problems. These problems include poor levels of service at signals in both Alliance and Salem, high number of access points on US62 in both Alliance and Salem, high crash rates at existing intersections, and steep grades and tight curves, particularly between Salem and SR11. These inadequacies lead to safety problems, reduced levels of service, and transportation inefficiencies. FHWA, ODOT, and other local agencies invite participation in defining the alternatives to be evaluated in the EIS, and any significant social, economic, or environmental issues related to the alternatives. Information describing the purpose of the project, the project area to be studied, the existing and future conditions of the project area, the public involvement plan, and the preliminary project schedule may be obtained from the FHWA at the address provided above. Coordination with concerned federal, state, and local agencies will be conducted at five established concurrence points in ODOT’s Project Development Process. Coordination will be continued throughout the study with Federal, State, and local agencies, and with private organizations and citizens who express or are known to have interest in this proposal. The draft EIS (DEIS) will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing. The final EIS (FEIS) will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the approval of the Record of Decision (ROD). To ensure that the full range of issues relating to this proposed action 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 sent to the FHWA at the address provided above. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 110 / Thursday, June 8, 2006 / Notices cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal programs and activities apply to this program). be accomplished by creating an additional travel lane in each direction (east and west), separating the east and Victoria Peters, west bound lanes by a median, Director, Office of Engineering Operations, improving inside and outside widths, Federal Highway Administration, Columbus, and providing left-turn channelization Ohio. at all public road intersections within [FR Doc. 06–5217 Filed 6–7–06; 8:45 am] the project limits. Safety would also be BILLING CODE 4910–22–P improved at the State Route 46/41 junction by replacing the at grade DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION intersection with a new interchange for the connection. The FHWA project reference number is H240 00PE (006). Federal Highway Administration The actions by the Federal agencies, and Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions the laws under which such actions were on Proposed Highway in California taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA)/ AGENCY: Federal Highway Finding of No Significant Impact Administration (FHWA), DOT. (FONSI) for the project, approved on ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims May 19th, 2006, and in other documents for judicial review of actions by FHWA in the FHWA administrative record. The and other Federal agencies. EA/FONSI, and other documents in the SUMMARY: This notice announces actions FHWA administrative record file are available by contacting the FHWA or the taken by the FHWA and other Federal California Department of Transportation agencies that are final within the at the addresses provided above. The meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). These FHWA EA/FONSI can be reviewed and actions relate to a proposed highway downloaded from the project Web site at project, State Route 46 Corridor Improvement Project between Kilo Posts https://safer46.dot.ca.gov/. The notice applies to all Federal 51.8 to 90.6 (Post Miles 32.2 to 56.3) in agency decisions as of the issuance date San Luis Obispo County, State of of this notice and all laws under which California. These actions grant such actions were taken, including but approvals for the project. not limited to: DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 1. General: National Environmental advising the public of final agency Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321– actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 claim seeking judicial review of the U.S.C. 109]. Federal agency actions on the highway 2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401– project will be barred unless the claim 7671(q). is filed on or before December 5, 2006. 3. Land: Landscaping and Scenic If the Federal law that authorizes Enhancement (Wildflowers), 23 U.S.C. judicial review of a claim provides a 319. time period of less than 180 days for 4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act filing such claim, then that shorter time [16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and section 1536], period still applies. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.C. 661–667(d)], Migratory Bird Dominic Hoang, Project Development Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]. Engineer, Federal Highway 5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, #4– Section 106 of the National Historic 100, Sacramento, CA 95814, weekdays Preservation Act of 1966, as amended between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., telephone [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archeological 916–498–5002, Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 dominic.hoang@fhwa.dot.gov. John U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; Archeological and Luchetta, Senior Environmental Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. Planner, California Department of 469–469(c)]; Native American Grave Transportation, 50 Higuera Street, San Protection and Repatriation Act Luis Obispo, CA 93402, weekdays (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 2001–3013]. between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., (805) 6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 549–3493, johnlLuchetta@dot.ca.gov. Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious hereby given that the FHWA and other Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland Federal agencies have taken final agency Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. actions by issuing approvals for the 4201–4209]; The Uniform Relocation following highway project in the State Assistance and Real Property of California. This project would Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as improve safety and provide congestion amended. 7. Hazardous Materials: relief on State Route 46, San Luis Comprehensive Environmental Obispo County, California. This would VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:37 Jun 07, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33333 Response, Compensation, and Liabiilty Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675; Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 19086 (SARA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k). 8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, Fedeal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species. (Catalog of Fedeal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation of Federal programs and activities apply to this program.) (Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1)). Issued on: June 1, 2006. Maiser Khaled, Director, Project Development & Environment, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 06–5202 Filed 6–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA 2006–24322; Notice 2] Yokohama Tire Corporation, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama) has determined that certain tires that it produced in 2005 and 2006 do not comply with S4.3.2 of 49 CFR 571.109, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, ‘‘New pneumatic tires.’’ Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Yokohama has petitioned for a determination that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety and has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, ‘‘Defect and Noncompliance Reports.’’ Notice of receipt of a petition was published, with a 30-day comment period, on April 7, 2006, in the Federal Register (71 FR 17954). NHTSA received no comments. Affected are a total of approximately 1,918 Yokohama brand T155/70D17 110M Y870B temporary-use-only tires produced from August 2005 to February E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33332-33333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5217]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Stark, Mahoning, Columbiana 
Counties, OH

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT, 200 North High 
Street, 3rd Floor, Columbus, Ohio, 43215.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Stark, Mahoning, and Columbiana Counties, Ohio.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andy Blalock, Senior Transportation 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 200 N. High Street, Room 328, 
Columbus, Ohio 43215, Telephone: (614) 280-6823.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Ohio 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for a proposal to improve transportation in the United 
States Route 62/State Route 14 corridor that begins at the existing 
SR173/US62 interchange on the west side of the City of Alliance 
(western terminus) in Stark County to State Route 11 (eastern terminus) 
in Columbiana County. The purpose of the project is to support local 
economic development activities, address traffic congestion, and fix 
existing deficiencies in the US62/SR14 transportation corridor. 
Alternatives under consideration will include, at a minimum: taking no 
action; building a 4-lane controlled access facility on new alignment; 
building a 2-lane facility within 4-lane right-of-way on new location; 
building a 2-lane facility within 2-lane right-of-way on new location; 
and improving/widening the existing roadway.
    The limits of the study are from the SR173/US62 interchange west of 
Alliance to SR11 between the cities of Salem and Columbiana, a distance 
of approximately 22 miles. The US62/SR14 corridor passes through 
portions of Stark, Mahoning, and Columbiana counties. Through Alliance, 
the existing roadway consists of a five-lane section between the US62/
SR173 interchange and Western Avenue, and a four-lane section from 
Western Avenue to a point near the eastern corporation limits. At this 
point, the existing roadway tapers to a two-lane section that continues 
out of Alliance and Stark County to follow the border between Mahoning 
and Columbiana counties and continuing toward Salem. The roadway then 
enters Columbiana County and continues through Salem, mostly as a two-
lane roadway with auxiliary turn lanes at major intersections. A short 
section of the roadway on the eastern side of Salem is three lanes with 
two lanes running eastbound and one lane westbound.
    The proposed improvement of US62/SR14 would meet the goals of 
ACCESS OHIO which is to improve the mobility along the macro-corridor 
in order to encourage economic development. Completion of Ohio's Macro 
Highway Corridor System was recommended in the 1993 ACCESS OHIO Macro 
Phase as an important goal for Ohio. Completion for these corridors was 
also recommended in Governor Taft's 2003 Jobs and Progress Plan and 
again recommended by ACCESS OHIO 2004-2030.
    The existing US62/SR14 corridor has many deficiencies that 
contribute to a variety of transportation problems. These problems 
include poor levels of service at signals in both Alliance and Salem, 
high number of access points on US62 in both Alliance and Salem, high 
crash rates at existing intersections, and steep grades and tight 
curves, particularly between Salem and SR11. These inadequacies lead to 
safety problems, reduced levels of service, and transportation 
inefficiencies.
    FHWA, ODOT, and other local agencies invite participation in 
defining the alternatives to be evaluated in the EIS, and any 
significant social, economic, or environmental issues related to the 
alternatives. Information describing the purpose of the project, the 
project area to be studied, the existing and future conditions of the 
project area, the public involvement plan, and the preliminary project 
schedule may be obtained from the FHWA at the address provided above.
    Coordination with concerned federal, state, and local agencies will 
be conducted at five established concurrence points in ODOT's Project 
Development Process. Coordination will be continued throughout the 
study with Federal, State, and local agencies, and with private 
organizations and citizens who express or are known to have interest in 
this proposal. The draft EIS (DEIS) will be available for public and 
agency review and comment prior to the public hearing. The final EIS 
(FEIS) will be available for public and agency review and comment prior 
to the approval of the Record of Decision (ROD).
    To ensure that the full range of issues relating to this proposed 
action 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 sent to 
the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on

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Federal programs and activities apply to this program).

Victoria Peters,
Director, Office of Engineering Operations, Federal Highway 
Administration, Columbus, Ohio.
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