Environmental Impact Statement; Smith County, TX, 47861-47862 [06-7012]
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1432.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Margaret Hayes,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating
Committee, Department of State.
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Shipping Coordinating Committee;
Notice of Meeting
The Working Group on
Radiocommunications and Search and
Rescue (COMSAR) of the Subcommittee
on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will
conduct open meetings at 9:30 a.m. on
Thursday, October 5, November 9,
December 7, 2006 and January 4,
February 8, 2007. The meetings will be
held in suite 1060 of the Radio
Technical Commission for Maritime
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Street, Arlington, VA 22209. This
meeting is to prepare for the Eleventh
Session of the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) SOLAS COMSAR
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Guard Headquarters, Commandant (CG–
622), Jemal Building Room JR10–1216,
1900 Half Street, SW., Washington, DC
20593 or by sending Internet electronic
mail to rlevin@comdt.uscg.mil.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Margaret Hayes,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating
Committee, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5517]
Receipt of Application for a Permit for
Pipeline Facilities To Be Constructed
and Maintained on the Borders of the
United States
Department of State.
The Department of State has received
an application from TransCanada
Keystone Pipeline, LP (‘‘Keystone’’) for
a Presidential permit, pursuant to
Executive Order 11423 of August 16,
1968, as amended by Executive Order
12847 of May 17, 1993, and Executive
Order 13284 of January 23, 2003 to
construct, connect, operate, and
maintain the Keystone Pipeline Project
at the U.S.-Canadian border at Cavalier
County, North Dakota, for the purpose
of transporting Canadian crude oil
production from the Western Canadian
Sedimentary Basin (‘‘WCSB’’) to
existing terminals in Missouri, Illinois,
and potentially, Oklahoma.
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP,
is a limited liability company, organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Keystone is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of TransCanada Oil Pipelines Inc., a
Delaware Corporation, with its principal
office located at 450 1st Street, SW.,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 5H1. The
proposed new pipeline would consist in
the U.S. of 1,018 miles of 30-inch
diameter pipeline and 55 miles of 24inch diameter pipeline (‘‘Keystone
Mainline’’) from the U.S.-Canadian
border at Cavalier County, North
Dakota, to Patoka, Illinois. If the
extension to Cushing, Oklahoma
(‘‘Cushing Extension’’) is constructed, it
will consist of an additional 291 miles
of 30-inch pipeline for a total of 1365
miles of pipeline. In Canada, the project
would involve the sale to Keystone of an
existing 530 mile, 34-inch diameter
natural gas transmission pipeline
currently owned by TransCanada
Limited and conversion of that line to
crude oil service. In addition, Keystone
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will construct 230 miles of pipeline
from Hardisty to the converted line and
an additional 62 miles of pipeline from
the converted line to the U.S. border.
As required by E.O. 13337, the
Department of State is circulating this
application to concerned Federal
agencies for comment.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit, in duplicate, comments relative
to this proposal on or before September
18, 2006 to Elizabeth Orlando, Office of
Environmental Policy, Department of
State, Washington, DC 20520. The
application and related documents that
are part of the record to be considered
by the Department of State in
connection with this application are
available for inspection in the Office of
Environmental Policy during normal
business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Orlando, Office of
Environmental Policy, Department of
State, Washington, DC 20520, telephone
202–647–4284, facsimile 202–647–1052,
E-mail orlandoea2@state.gov.
Dated: August 14, 2006.
John Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental
Policy, U.S. Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement;
Smith County, TX
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
will be prepared for the proposed U.S.
Highway (U.S.) 69/Loop 49 North
Lindale Reliever Route (LRR) project in
Smith County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald E. Davis, District Engineer,
Federal Highway Administration—
Texas Division, 300 E. 8th Street,
Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone: 512–
536–5960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT),
will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for a proposal to
construct a Lindale Reliever Route in
Smith County, Texas. The proposed
improvement would involve
construction of a new location roadway
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from the planned Loop 49 West/IH 20
interchange to connect with the existing
U.S. 69 north of the City of Lindale, a
roadway distance of approximately 5–6
miles.
The proposed Lindale Reliever Route
would serve as a connector between
Loop 49 and U.S. 69 and address safety,
mobility, connectivity and capacity
needs.
Alternatives under consideration
include (1) taking no action (the nobuild alternative), (2) constructing a
proposed Lindale Reliever Route facility
built to current highway standards, and
(3) improvements to existing highways.
The proposed facility will be evaluated
as a toll road project. A Feasibility
Study prepared in 2001 evaluated four
corridor alternatives along new location
right-of-way and a No-Build alternative,
resulting in the identification of a
recommended study corridor.
Subsequent public involvement
opportunities have identified additional
study corridors. Evaluation of a
reasonable number of alignment
alternatives will be documented in the
EIS, as well as the no-build and existing
highway improvement alternatives,
based on input from federal, state, and
local agencies, as well as private
organizations and concerned citizens.
The EIS will evaluate potential
impacts from construction and
operation of the proposed roadway
including, but not limited to, the
following: Impacts to residences and
businesses, including potential
relocations and displacements;
transportation impacts (construction
detours, construction traffic, and
mobility improvement); air and noise
impacts from construction equipment
and operation of the roadway; social
and economic impacts; impacts to
cultural resources; water quality
impacts from construction and roadway
runoff; impacts related to tolling; and
impacts to waters of the U.S. including
wetlands from right-of-way
encroachment.
Correspondence describing the
proposed project and soliciting
comments will be sent to appropriate
federal, state, and local agencies, and to
private organizations and citizens who
have previously expressed interest in
the proposal. TxDOT completed a
Feasibility Study for the project in May
2001. In conjunction with the
Feasibility Study, TxDOT developed a
steering committee, provided project
information at two public meetings, and
met with interested stakeholders. An
agency scoping meeting is anticipated to
be held by TxDOT in September 2006 to
coordinate and solicit agency
representatives’ input on project plans
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including the purpose and need and the
range of alternatives, introduce project
team members, obtain comments
pertaining to the scope of the EIS,
identify important issues, set goals,
develop project schedule, and respond
to questions. A continuing public
involvement program will include a
project mailing list, project newsletters,
a public scoping meeting (public notice
will be given of the time and place), and
numerous informal meetings with
interested citizens and stakeholders. In
addition, a public hearing will be held
after the publication of the Draft EIS.
Public notice will be given of the time
and place of the hearing. The Draft EIS
will be available for public and agency
review and comment prior to the public
hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related 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
directed to the FHWA at the address
provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Research
Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12373
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Donald E. Davis,
District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Adoption of Environmental Impact
Statement, Participation in a Section
106 Programmatic Agreement, and
Notice of Availability of Section 4(f)/
303 Statement
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Adoption and Recirculation of
Final Environmental Impact Statement
and Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement; Participation as a
Concurring Party to a Section 106
Programmatic Agreement; and Notice of
Availability of a Draft Section 4(f)/303
Statement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FRA is issuing this notice to
advise the public and interested
agencies that FRA has decided to adopt
the Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and Supplemental Environmental
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Impact Statement (SEIS) issued by the
Surface Transportation Board (STB) for
construction and operation of a new rail
line and related improvements by the
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
Corporation (DM&E). Under applicable
regulations, FRA is allowed to adopt
and recirculate the STB’s Final EIS and
Final SEIS as its own, since FRA’s
proposed action is substantially the
same as the action covered by the STB’s
EISs. The FRA further announces the
availability of a draft Section 4(f)/303
Statement prepared for the Project by
the FRA pursuant to Section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act (49
U.S.C. § 303(c)). The draft Section 4(f)/
303 Statement and STB’s EISs are
available and comments may be
submitted as indicated below.
This project, known as the Powder
River Basin Expansion Project (Project),
would involve construction of
approximately 280 miles of new rail line
to reach the coal mines of Wyoming’s
Powder River Basin and reconstruction
of another approximately 600 miles of
DM&E’s existing rail line that would
allow operation of unit coal trains along
the reconstructed route to and from the
new line. The Project takes place in the
States of Minnesota, South Dakota and
Wyoming. The DM&E has applied to the
FRA for a $2.3 billion loan under the
Railroad Rehabilitation and
Improvement Financing (RRIF) program
to finance the Project.
DATES: Submit comments on the Final
EIS, Final SEIS, or the draft Section 4(f)/
303 Statement no later than October 10,
2006 to David Valenstein,
Environmental Program Manager, at the
address listed below.
ADDRESSES: The EIS documents and the
draft Section 4(f)/303 Statement can be
inspected at the FRA office at the
address listed below. The draft Section
4(f)/303 Statement may be obtained
from the FRA Web site at https://
www.fra.dot.gov or by contacting the
FRA. Additionally, the STB’s Draft EIS,
Final EIS, Draft SEIS and Final SEIS are
available in electronic format on the
STB Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov
under Environmental Matters, Key
Cases, DM&E Links and one or more of
the EISs may be viewed in 70 libraries
in the Project area as listed on FRA’s
Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Valenstein, Environmental
Program Manager; 1120 Vermont
Avenue, NW.; Mail Stop 20;
Washington, DC 20590; Phone (202)
493–6368.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
DM&E filed an application in 1998 with
the STB for authority to construct and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Smith County, TX
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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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 the proposed
U.S. Highway (U.S.) 69/Loop 49 North Lindale Reliever Route (LRR)
project in Smith County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald E. Davis, District Engineer,
Federal Highway Administration--Texas Division, 300 E. 8th Street,
Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone: 512-536-5960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT), will prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) for a proposal to construct a Lindale Reliever
Route in Smith County, Texas. The proposed improvement would involve
construction of a new location roadway
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from the planned Loop 49 West/IH 20 interchange to connect with the
existing U.S. 69 north of the City of Lindale, a roadway distance of
approximately 5-6 miles.
The proposed Lindale Reliever Route would serve as a connector
between Loop 49 and U.S. 69 and address safety, mobility, connectivity
and capacity needs.
Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action (the
no-build alternative), (2) constructing a proposed Lindale Reliever
Route facility built to current highway standards, and (3) improvements
to existing highways. The proposed facility will be evaluated as a toll
road project. A Feasibility Study prepared in 2001 evaluated four
corridor alternatives along new location right-of-way and a No-Build
alternative, resulting in the identification of a recommended study
corridor. Subsequent public involvement opportunities have identified
additional study corridors. Evaluation of a reasonable number of
alignment alternatives will be documented in the EIS, as well as the
no-build and existing highway improvement alternatives, based on input
from federal, state, and local agencies, as well as private
organizations and concerned citizens.
The EIS will evaluate potential impacts from construction and
operation of the proposed roadway including, but not limited to, the
following: Impacts to residences and businesses, including potential
relocations and displacements; transportation impacts (construction
detours, construction traffic, and mobility improvement); air and noise
impacts from construction equipment and operation of the roadway;
social and economic impacts; impacts to cultural resources; water
quality impacts from construction and roadway runoff; impacts related
to tolling; and impacts to waters of the U.S. including wetlands from
right-of-way encroachment.
Correspondence describing the proposed project and soliciting
comments will be sent to appropriate federal, state, and local
agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have previously
expressed interest in the proposal. TxDOT completed a Feasibility Study
for the project in May 2001. In conjunction with the Feasibility Study,
TxDOT developed a steering committee, provided project information at
two public meetings, and met with interested stakeholders. An agency
scoping meeting is anticipated to be held by TxDOT in September 2006 to
coordinate and solicit agency representatives' input on project plans
including the purpose and need and the range of alternatives, introduce
project team members, obtain comments pertaining to the scope of the
EIS, identify important issues, set goals, develop project schedule,
and respond to questions. A continuing public involvement program will
include a project mailing list, project newsletters, a public scoping
meeting (public notice will be given of the time and place), and
numerous informal meetings with interested citizens and stakeholders.
In addition, a public hearing will be held after the publication of the
Draft EIS. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the
hearing. The Draft EIS will be available for public and agency review
and comment prior to the public hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues related 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
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Research Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12373 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Donald E. Davis,
District Engineer.
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