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(iv) Congestion Pricing Measures and
Affected Areas: An application should
describe the role pricing would play in
the congestion reduction strategy. To
the extent practical, an application
should indicate, in specific terms, how
traffic would be affected, what areas or
routes would be priced, how congestion
prices would be determined, and which
vehicle categories would be affected
(e.g., single occupant vehicles or all
vehicles).
(v) Transit Services: An application
should describe transit services,
including BRT and other commuter
transit services that are to be provided
or supplemented, and the expected
impacts of the expanded transit services
on congestion. The application should
also describe transit fare pricing policies
to be adopted with the objective of
increasing traveler throughput during
peak traffic periods, while avoiding
excessive congestion in the transit
system.
(vi) Use of Technology: An
application should clearly indicate the
extent to which a locality plans to
operationally test innovative technology
in achieving its congestion reduction
targets.
(vii) Expedited Project Completion:
An application should indicate any
major transportation projects or project
components that are sought to be
expedited through an agreement with
the Department. The application should
also indicate the expected effects on
congestion from early completion of
these projects.
(viii) Travelers Affected Daily: An
application should indicate the
estimated number of daily travelers that
will be directly affected by priced
facilities and by other measures
expected to be adopted by the qualified
jurisdiction. This should include the
estimated number of persons (vehicles)
that will pay congestion charges, as well
as the likely number diverted to other
travel times, routes, or other
transportation services, such as transit.
(ix) Research, Planning, and
Experience To Date: An application
should indicate the prior work that
participating parties (e.g., the candidate
city or other jurisdictions) have already
done to reduce congestion, including
research, planning, and actual
implementation of congestion related
activities in the metropolitan area.
(x) Other Time-Frame Considerations:
An application should indicate the
dates during which applicants expect to
conduct congestion reduction activities
(e.g., a six-month trial from June 30,
2008 until December 31, 2008). If the
applicant expects the activities to
continue indefinitely, the application
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should indicate this fact. Similarly, if
the pricing activity is adopted on a
temporary, experimental basis and the
applicant expects it to be voted on by
citizens of the jurisdictions participating
in an agreement with the Department or
otherwise considered for continuation,
the application should provide this
information.
(xi) Funding Support: An application
should indicate the estimated cost to
implement the overall congestion
reduction strategy. An application
should also indicate the anticipated
sources of those funds, including the
amount requested to be covered by
Federal sources.
(xii) Contact Information: An
application should clearly indicate
contact information, including name,
organization, address, phone number,
and e-mail address. The Department
will use this information to inform
parties of the Department’s decision
regarding selection of interested parties,
as well as to contact parties in the event
that the Department needs additional
information about an application.
E. Evaluation Criteria
The Department will review and
consider applications upon receipt, and
will consider a variety of factors in
reviewing applications seeking funding,
including:
(i) The extent to which the congestion
reduction plan is reasonably projected
to reduce congestion from current levels
on major highways and arterial facilities
within the demonstration area, as
measured by projected travel speeds,
‘‘levels of service’’ or other objective
measures of performance during the
hours when the congestion reduction
demonstration is in effect;
(ii) The extent to which the
congestion reduction plan is reasonably
projected to enable improvements in
transit service on major highways and
arterial facilities within the
demonstration area, as measured by
projected reductions from current levels
in scheduled running times or intervals
between departures or other objective
measures of performance during the
hours when the congestion reduction
plan is in effect;
(iii) The extent to which the
congestion reduction plan demonstrates
innovative and potentially far-reaching
technology applications;
(iv) The project’s national
demonstration value; and
(v) The technical feasibility and
political probability of the project being
implemented in the near term.
The Department reserves the right to
solicit candidates for agreements
described herein by means other than
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this Notice. The Department expects to
implement the procedures and criteria
set forth in this Notice; however, such
procedures and criteria shall not be
binding on the Department.
Issued in Washington, DC on November 5,
2007.
D.J. Gribbin,
General Counsel, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ITS Joint Program Office; Intelligent
Transportation Systems Program
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces, pursuant to
section 10(A)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72–363;
5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC).
The meeting will be held November 26,
2007, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and November 27,
2007, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting will
take place at the U.S. Department of
Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, in
Conference Room #6 on the lobby level
of the West Building.
The ITSPAC, established under
section 5305 of Public Law 109–59,
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users, August 10, 2005, and chartered
on February 24, 2006, was created to
advise the Secretary of Transportation
on all matters relating to the study,
development and implementation of
intelligent transportation systems.
Through its sponsor, the ITS Joint
Program Office, the ITSPAC will make
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding the ITS program needs,
objectives, plans, approaches, contents,
and progress.
The following is a summary of the
meeting’s tentative agenda. Day 1: (1)
Welcome and Introductions; (2) ITS
Program Overview; (3) Identifying
Trends in ITS (Panel Session); and (4)
A & A and Wrap-up. Day 2: (1) Reports
on Results of ITSPAC Member
Interviews; (2) Future Vision for ITS
Program (Gaps and Opportunities, What
Does Success Look Like?, Implications
for the Future ITS Program); (3)
Summary of Outcomes (Prioritizing
Trends/Programs in Terms of JPO Role
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and Opportunities); and (4) Next Steps
in Strategic Planning Activities.
Since access to the U.S. DOT building
is controlled, all persons who plan to
attend the meeting must notify Ms.
Marcia Pincus, the Committee
Management Officer, at (202) 366–9230
not later than November 21, 2007.
Individuals attending the meeting must
report to the 1200 New Jersey Avenue
entrance of the U.S. DOT Building for
admission. Attendance is open to the
public, but limited space is available.
With the approval of Ms. Shelley Row,
the Committee Designated Federal
Official, members of the public may
present oral statements at the meeting.
Non-committee members wishing to
present oral statements or obtain
information should contact Ms. Pincus.
Questions about the agenda or written
comments may be submitted by U.S.
Mail to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, ITS Joint
Program Office, Attention: Marcia
Pincus, Room E33–401, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC
20590 or faxed to (202) 493–2027. The
ITS Joint Program Office requests that
written comments be submitted prior to
the meeting.
Persons with a disability requiring
special services, such as an interpreter
for the hearing impaired, should contact
Ms. Pincus at least seven calendar days
prior to the meeting.
Notice of this meeting is provided in
accordance with the FACA and the
General Service Administration
regulations (41 CFR part 102–3)
covering management of Federal
advisory committees.
Issued in Washington, DC, on the 6th day
of November, 2007.
John Augustine,
Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement: Shelby Avenue/
Demonbreun Street (Gateway
Boulevard) Corridor, Davidson County,
TN
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of intent.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public of its intent
to prepare a Supplemental
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Environmental Impact Statement in
cooperation with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation (TDOT)
and the Metropolitan Government of
Nashville and Davidson County for the
Shelby Avenue/Demonbreun Street
(Gateway Boulevard) Corridor in
Davidson County, Tennessee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Laurie S. Leffler, Assistant Division
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration-Tennessee Division
Office, 640 Grassmere Park Road, Suite
112, Nashville, TN 37211.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Transportation Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), in
cooperation with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation (TDOT)
and the Metropolitan Government of
Nashville and Davidson County, intends
to prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(Supplemental EIS) for Shelby Avenue/
Demonbreun Street (Gateway
Boulevard) Corridor. This project is
intended to enhance east-west
transportation linkages and improve
accessibility to the current Nashville
Central Business District (CBD) and for
future development in the CBD.
A Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) (FHWA–TN–EIS–96–
01–F) for the project was approved and
released for public review on July 1,
1998, and a Record of Decision (ROD)
was issued on September 15, 1998.
A portion of this project has been
constructed. The Korean Veterans
Memorial Bridge over the Cumberland
River and the section of Gateway
Boulevard from 1st Avenue South to 4th
Avenue South have been completed and
are open to traffic. The Supplemental
EIS is being prepared to address the
remaining unbuilt portion of the
project’s selected alignment (Alternative
8) between 4th Avenue South and 13th
Avenue South.
Under the selected alternative
identified in the ROD, the structurally
deficient Demonbreun Street Viaduct
would have been demolished and a new
structure would have been built across
the Railroad Gulch from west of 11th
Avenue to the project’s western
terminus at 13th Avenue. Since
issuance of the ROD, the Demonbreun
Street Viaduct has been rehabilitated
and is no longer considered structurally
deficient.
As a result of major land use changes
within the original project area since the
ROD was issued, the environmental
technical studies for the corridor must
be updated before the remainder of the
project between 4th and 13th Avenues
can be advanced. Major new civic
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investments in the area include the
Country Music Hall of Fame, the Frist
Center for the Visual Arts, the
Symphony Hall, and Hilton Park. In
addition, the previously industrialized
Railroad Gulch is being redeveloped
with new commercial and office spaces,
along with several major high-rise
residential developments under
construction, and more land use
changes in the Gulch anticipated in the
near future.
Letters describing the supplemental
environmental studies and soliciting
input will be sent to the appropriate
Federal, State, regional and local
agencies that have expressed or are
known to have an interest or legal role
in this proposal. Private organizations,
citizens, and interest groups will have
an opportunity to provide input into the
development of the Supplemental EIS,
and to identify issues that should be
addressed. Notices of public meetings or
public hearings will be given through
various forums, providing the time and
place of the meeting along with other
relevant information. The Supplemental
DEIS 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 the proposed action are
identified and taken into account,
comments and suggestions are invited
from all interested parties. Comments
and questions concerning the proposed
action and Supplemental EIS should be
directed to FHWA at the address
provided above.
Laurie S. Leffler,
Assistant Division Administrator, Nashville,
TN.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2007–0008]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments
on a requested administrative waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel
CROWN JEWEL.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–
383 and Pub. L. 107–295, the Secretary
of Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirement of the coastwise laws
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ITS Joint Program Office; Intelligent Transportation Systems
Program Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces, pursuant to section 10(A)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72-363; 5 U.S.C. app. 2), a
meeting of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program
Advisory Committee (ITSPAC). The meeting will be held November 26,
2007, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and November 27, 2007, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S.
DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, in Conference Room
6 on the lobby level of the West Building.
The ITSPAC, established under section 5305 of Public Law 109-59,
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users, August 10, 2005, and chartered on February 24, 2006,
was created to advise the Secretary of Transportation on all matters
relating to the study, development and implementation of intelligent
transportation systems. Through its sponsor, the ITS Joint Program
Office, the ITSPAC will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding
the ITS program needs, objectives, plans, approaches, contents, and
progress.
The following is a summary of the meeting's tentative agenda. Day
1: (1) Welcome and Introductions; (2) ITS Program Overview; (3)
Identifying Trends in ITS (Panel Session); and (4) A & A and Wrap-up.
Day 2: (1) Reports on Results of ITSPAC Member Interviews; (2) Future
Vision for ITS Program (Gaps and Opportunities, What Does Success Look
Like?, Implications for the Future ITS Program); (3) Summary of
Outcomes (Prioritizing Trends/Programs in Terms of JPO Role
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and Opportunities); and (4) Next Steps in Strategic Planning
Activities.
Since access to the U.S. DOT building is controlled, all persons
who plan to attend the meeting must notify Ms. Marcia Pincus, the
Committee Management Officer, at (202) 366-9230 not later than November
21, 2007. Individuals attending the meeting must report to the 1200 New
Jersey Avenue entrance of the U.S. DOT Building for admission.
Attendance is open to the public, but limited space is available. With
the approval of Ms. Shelley Row, the Committee Designated Federal
Official, members of the public may present oral statements at the
meeting. Non-committee members wishing to present oral statements or
obtain information should contact Ms. Pincus.
Questions about the agenda or written comments may be submitted by
U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, ITS Joint Program Office,
Attention: Marcia Pincus, Room E33-401, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington DC 20590 or faxed to (202) 493-2027. The ITS Joint Program
Office requests that written comments be submitted prior to the
meeting.
Persons with a disability requiring special services, such as an
interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Ms. Pincus at
least seven calendar days prior to the meeting.
Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and
the General Service Administration regulations (41 CFR part 102-3)
covering management of Federal advisory committees.
Issued in Washington, DC, on the 6th day of November, 2007.
John Augustine,
Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. E7-22148 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]
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