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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Draft Bay Area to Central Valley HighSpeed Train Programmatic
Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of extension of draft
environmental impact statement
comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On July 2, 2007, FRA
approved for release and agency and
public review the Draft Program
Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/
EIS) for the Bay Area to Central Valley
portion of the California High Speed
Rail Authority’s (Authority) proposed
High Speed Train Program for the State
of California. FRA is the lead federal
agency on the environmental review in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
the Authority is the project sponsor and
lead agency for the California
Environmental Quality Act review. In
releasing the Draft Program EIR/EIS,
FRA and the Authority established a 70day public comment period that was
scheduled to end on September 28,
2007. The public was notified of the 70day comment period through a variety
of avenues, including newspaper
publications, information included on
both agencies’ Web sites, at public
hearings held throughout the affected
area, and through the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s
weekly Federal Register publication (72
FR 39808, July 20, 2007), which noted
the availability of the Draft Program
EIR/EIS, identified as EIS No. 20070303.
At its September 26, 2007 board
meeting, the Authority considered a
number of public requests to extend the
comment period and decided to accept
comments until noon on October 26,
2007. FRA agrees with the Authority
that this extension will facilitate public
participation and is extending the
comment period for NEPA purposes to
October 26, 2007 as well.
DATES: The comment period on the Draft
Bay Area to Central Valley HST Program
EIR/EIS is extended until October 26,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to the California High-Speed
Rail Authority, EIR/EIS Comments, 925
L Street, Suite 1425, Sacramento, CA
95814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding the
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programmatic environmental review,
please contact: Mr. Dan Leavitt, Deputy
Director of the California High-Speed
Rail Authority, 925 L Street, Suite 1425,
Sacramento, CA 95814 (telephone 916–
324–1541); or Mr. David Valenstein,
Environmental Program Manager, Office
of Passenger Programs, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1120 Vermont Avenue
(Mail Stop 20), Washington, DC 20590
(telephone 202–493–6368).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More
information about the proposed HST
system, the first-tier Program EIR/EIS
addressing the HST system and the
Draft Bay Area to Central Valley HST
EIS are available at https://
www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
26, 2007.
Mark E. Yachmetz,
Associate Administrator for Railroad
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Draft Bay Area to Central Valley High-Speed Train Programmatic
Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of extension of draft environmental impact statement
comment period.
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SUMMARY: On July 2, 2007, FRA approved for release and agency and
public review the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Bay Area to Central
Valley portion of the California High Speed Rail Authority's
(Authority) proposed High Speed Train Program for the State of
California. FRA is the lead federal agency on the environmental review
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the
Authority is the project sponsor and lead agency for the California
Environmental Quality Act review. In releasing the Draft Program EIR/
EIS, FRA and the Authority established a 70-day public comment period
that was scheduled to end on September 28, 2007. The public was
notified of the 70-day comment period through a variety of avenues,
including newspaper publications, information included on both
agencies' Web sites, at public hearings held throughout the affected
area, and through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's weekly
Federal Register publication (72 FR 39808, July 20, 2007), which noted
the availability of the Draft Program EIR/EIS, identified as EIS No.
20070303.
At its September 26, 2007 board meeting, the Authority considered a
number of public requests to extend the comment period and decided to
accept comments until noon on October 26, 2007. FRA agrees with the
Authority that this extension will facilitate public participation and
is extending the comment period for NEPA purposes to October 26, 2007
as well.
DATES: The comment period on the Draft Bay Area to Central Valley HST
Program EIR/EIS is extended until October 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the California High-Speed Rail
Authority, EIR/EIS Comments, 925 L Street, Suite 1425, Sacramento, CA
95814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
programmatic environmental review, please contact: Mr. Dan Leavitt,
Deputy Director of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, 925 L
Street, Suite 1425, Sacramento, CA 95814 (telephone 916-324-1541); or
Mr. David Valenstein, Environmental Program Manager, Office of
Passenger Programs, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont
Avenue (Mail Stop 20), Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202-493-6368).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More information about the proposed HST
system, the first-tier Program EIR/EIS addressing the HST system and
the Draft Bay Area to Central Valley HST EIS are available at https://
www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2007.
Mark E. Yachmetz,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Development.
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