Environmental Impact Statement: Hawai‘i County, HI, 69726-69727 [07-5988]

Download as PDF 69726 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 236 / Monday, December 10, 2007 / Notices foreign nationals begin participation in this program each year. In February 2004, the Department announced a pilot program whereby Department designated au pair sponsors could request the extension of program participation beyond the original 12month maximum period afforded au pair participants. In June of 2006, following a review of the two-year pilot program, the Department amended program regulations to permit designated sponsors to submit requests to the Department for consideration of program extensions for six, nine or 12 month durations for first-year au pair participants beyond the maximum duration of participation allowed under the existing regulations. As the au pair program enters its twentieth year of operation, the Department has been asked to consider amending the age eligibility requirement for au pair participants by increasing the age limitation from 26 to 30. Further, the Department has been asked to consider permitting foreign nationals who previously participated in the au pair program to repeat program participation. The Department hereby solicits comments from the general public and other interested parties regarding these two issues. This certification will be published in the Federal Register. Dated: November 26, 2007. Stanley S. Colvin, Director, Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E7–23883 Filed 12–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended by Pubic Law 104–13; Proposed Collection; Comment Request Tennessee Valley Authority. ACTION: Proposed Collection; comment request. AGENCY: The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is soliciting public comments on this proposed collection as provided by 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). Requests for information, including copies of the information collection proposed and supporting documentation should be directed to the Agency Clearance rmajette on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:35 Dec 07, 2007 Jkt 214001 Officer: Alice D. Witt, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street (EB–5B), Chattanooga, TN 37402–2801; (423) 751–6832. (SC: 0003D1Z) Comments should be sent to the Agency Clearance Officer no later than February 8, 2008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of Request: Regular submission; proposal for a reinstatement of a previously approved collection (OMB control number 3316–0009). Title of Information Collection: Salary Surveys for Engineering Association (EA) and Law Enforcement Employee Association (LEEA) Bargaining Unit Employees. Frequency of Use: Annually. Type of Affected Public: State or local governments, Federal agencies, nonprofit institutions, businesses, or other for-profit. Small Businesses or Organizations Affected: EA: 45; LEEA: 30. Federal Budget Functional Category Code: 999. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: EA: 30; LEEA: 20. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: EA: 120; LEEA: 60. Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Response: EA: 4; LEEA: 3. Need For and Use of Information: TVA conducts an annual salary survey for employee compensation and benefits as a basis for labor negotiations in determining prevailing rates of pay and benefits for represented salary policy employees. TVA surveys firms, and Federal, State, and local governments whose employees perform work similar to that of TVA’s salary policy employees. Steven A. Anderson, Senior Manager, IT Planning & Governance, Information Services. [FR Doc. E7–23828 Filed 12–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8120–08–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Hawai‘i County, HI Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)—Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), DOT. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: SUMMARY: FHWA–CFLHD is issuing this notice to advise the public that a supplemental environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ricardo Suarez, Division CFLHD Engineer, 12300 West Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228 and/or Ronald F. Tsuzuki, State Department of Transportation, Highways Division, Planning Branch, 869 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in consultation with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), will prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for an ongoing project to improve and realign the Saddle Road (State Highway 200), an existing highway in Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i. The purpose of the project is to provide a safe and efficient route for access to land uses along Saddle Road and for cross-island traffic between East and West Hawai‘i. The ongoing and planned improvements to Saddle Road would also address five general types of needs: Roadway deficiencies, conflicts and hazards with military operations, capacity, safety, and social demand and economic development. The final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project was completed August 9, 1999, and the Record of Decision (ROD) was signed on October 30, 1999. The project began construction in 2004 and approximately 30% of the project has been completed or is now under construction. In 2006, the Department of the Army (Army) purchased a Parker Ranch property ¯ known as the Ke‘amuku parcel. This property included the area planned for the selected alternative (W–3) for western section of the Saddle Road. On September 6, 2006, the U.S. Army Garrison, Hawai‘i, requested that HDOT and FHWA consider relocating the highway about a mile southwest towards the southern boundary of ¯ Ke‘amuku. This would allow the Army to maximize its training opportunities and minimize conflict with the traveling public. This request meets one of the original purposes of the Saddle Road EIS, which was to minimize conflict between civilian and military uses in the area, and FHWA and HDOT thus have determined that it is prudent to reexamine the alternatives for the western section of the EIS. Alternatives under consideration at this time include (1) taking no action; (2) using the alternative for the western section of the project that was recommended in the Final EIS and selected in the ROD; and (3) relocating this segment of the highway nearer the southern boundary ¯ of the Ke‘amuku parcel. The SEIS will also reconfirm the reasons that alternatives for the western section were dropped from consideration in the E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 236 / Monday, December 10, 2007 / Notices original EIS, and reconsider them, if appropriate. Because public scoping meetings for the Saddle Road Improvements project were held in Hilo, Kona and Waimea during the development of the original EIS, no additional scoping is required for an ongoing project, where an SEIS is prepared that does not involve a reassessment of the entire action. However, letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will be sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. Public hearings will be held in both West and East Hawai‘i. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the hearings. The draft SEIS 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 that all significant issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the SEIS should be directed to the FHWA–CFLHD or the HDOT at the addresses 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 Federal Programs and activities apply to this program) Issued on: November 27, 2007. Ricardo Suarez, P.E., Division Engineer, CFLHD. [FR Doc. 07–5988 Filed 12–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Denial of petition for a defect investigation. rmajette on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30162 by Mr. Richard H. McSwain of McSwain Engineering Inc. to NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), received June 29, 2007, requesting that the agency commence a proceeding to determine the existence of a defect related to motor vehicle safety with VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:35 Dec 07, 2007 Jkt 214001 respect to the manual seatback recliner mechanism in model year 1989–1992 Ford Probe vehicles (subject vehicles). After a review of the petition and other information, NHTSA has concluded that further expenditure of the agency’s investigative resources on the issues raised by the petition does not appear to be warranted. The agency accordingly has denied the petition. The petition is hereinafter identified as DP07–001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steve Chan, Safety Defects Engineer, Defects Assessment Division, Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366–8537. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 29, 2007, NHTSA received a petition from Mr. Richard H. McSwain of McSwain Engineering Inc., requesting that the agency investigate the failure of the seatback recliner mechanisms in the subject vehicles. The petition is based on an examination of a passenger side front seat recliner mechanism from a subject vehicle involved in a multivehicle collision, of an exemplar seat, as well as mechanical testing of a seat from a subject vehicle. The petitioner identified a failure mode involving bypass of the seatback stop pin (inside the recliner mechanism) during forward movement of the seatback, such as when entering and exiting the rear seat. The petition stated that stop pin bypass allows the recliner mechanism sector gear to over-travel with respect to the pawl. Return of the seatback to the upright position may then bend the first tooth of the pawl, resulting in a false or partial engagement of the sector and pawl teeth. This false engagement condition is transmitted to the opposing recliner mechanism via a mechanical communication cable. According to the petition, the ultimate result is the inability of the recliner mechanism to support the seatback during a collision event. The petitioner concluded that the stop pin bypass that initiated the failure mode is a result of inadequate height of the pin and the resulting inadequate contact between the pin and seatback stop. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 207 ‘‘Seating Systems,’’ specifies that seats in passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses must meet certain static force test requirements. However, for seats that hinge on folding seatbacks, the restraining device, once engaged, shall not release when a force equal to twenty times the weight of the seatback is applied through the center of gravity for the seat in the direction the seat is facing. It is not uncommon to see PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69727 the seatbacks of new vehicles moved from their initial positions after a FMVSS simulated vehicular collision. The identified failure mode may be the result of progressive wear and tear of the seatback stop pin, the seatback stop, and other seat components in vehicles that are, on average, 17 years old. Available data do not suggest that this has occurred with a notable frequency. ODI reviewed its consumer complaint data received over the last nineteen years and found no complaints of seatback collapse (with or without a vehicle collision) in the subject vehicles. In view of the foregoing, and considering the advanced age of the subject vehicles, it is unlikely that NHTSA would issue an order for the notification and remedy of the alleged defect as defined by the petitioner at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the petition. The statutory requirement that the manufacturer provide a free remedy does not apply if the vehicle was bought by the first purchaser more than 10 calendar years before an order is issued. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA’s limited resources to best accomplish the agency’s safety mission, the petition is denied. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30162(d); delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and 501.8. Issued on: December 4, 2007. Daniel C. Smith, Associate Administrator for Enforcement. [FR Doc. E7–23853 Filed 12–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA–2007–0042; Notice 1] General Motors Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance General Motors Corporation (GM) has determined that certain model year 2005, 2006 & 2007 Cadillac STS passenger cars equipped with sunroofs do not fully comply with paragraph S4(e) of 49 CFR 571.118, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 118 Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems. GM has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), GM has petitioned for an exemption from the notification and E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69726-69727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5988]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Hawai`i County, HI

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)--Central Federal Lands 
Highway Division (CFLHD), DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of intent.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: FHWA-CFLHD is issuing this notice to advise the public that a 
supplemental environmental impact statement will be prepared for a 
proposed highway project in Hawai`i County, Hawai`i.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ricardo Suarez, Division CFLHD 
Engineer, 12300 West Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228 and/or Ronald F. 
Tsuzuki, State Department of Transportation, Highways Division, 
Planning Branch, 869 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in consultation with the Hawaii 
Department of Transportation (HDOT), will prepare a supplemental 
environmental impact statement (SEIS) for an ongoing project to improve 
and realign the Saddle Road (State Highway 200), an existing highway in 
Hawai`i County, Hawai`i. The purpose of the project is to provide a 
safe and efficient route for access to land uses along Saddle Road and 
for cross-island traffic between East and West Hawai`i. The ongoing and 
planned improvements to Saddle Road would also address five general 
types of needs: Roadway deficiencies, conflicts and hazards with 
military operations, capacity, safety, and social demand and economic 
development. The final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the 
project was completed August 9, 1999, and the Record of Decision (ROD) 
was signed on October 30, 1999. The project began construction in 2004 
and approximately 30% of the project has been completed or is now under 
construction. In 2006, the Department of the Army (Army) purchased a 
Parker Ranch property known as the Ke`amuku parcel. This property 
included the area planned for the selected alternative (W-3) for 
western section of the Saddle Road. On September 6, 2006, the U.S. Army 
Garrison, Hawai`i, requested that HDOT and FHWA consider relocating the 
highway about a mile southwest towards the southern boundary of 
Ke`amuku. This would allow the Army to maximize its training 
opportunities and minimize conflict with the traveling public. This 
request meets one of the original purposes of the Saddle Road EIS, 
which was to minimize conflict between civilian and military uses in 
the area, and FHWA and HDOT thus have determined that it is prudent to 
re-examine the alternatives for the western section of the EIS. 
Alternatives under consideration at this time include (1) taking no 
action; (2) using the alternative for the western section of the 
project that was recommended in the Final EIS and selected in the ROD; 
and (3) relocating this segment of the highway nearer the southern 
boundary of the Ke`amuku parcel. The SEIS will also reconfirm the 
reasons that alternatives for the western section were dropped from 
consideration in the

[[Page 69727]]

original EIS, and reconsider them, if appropriate.
    Because public scoping meetings for the Saddle Road Improvements 
project were held in Hilo, Kona and Waimea during the development of 
the original EIS, no additional scoping is required for an ongoing 
project, where an SEIS is prepared that does not involve a reassessment 
of the entire action. However, letters describing the proposed action 
and soliciting comments will be sent to appropriate Federal, State and 
local agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have 
previously expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. 
Public hearings will be held in both West and East Hawai`i. Public 
notice will be given of the time and place of the hearings. The draft 
SEIS 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 that all significant issues 
are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all 
interested parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed 
action and the SEIS should be directed to the FHWA-CFLHD or the HDOT at 
the addresses 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 
Federal Programs and activities apply to this program)
    Issued on: November 27, 2007.
Ricardo Suarez, P.E.,
Division Engineer, CFLHD.

[FR Doc. 07-5988 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-22-M

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.