Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes, LA, 8391-8392 [08-629]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2008 / Notices Knoxville, Tennessee. People who plan to attend the meeting and have special needs should call (865) 632–6000. Anyone who wishes to comment on any of the agenda in writing may send their comments to: TVA Board of Directors, Board Agenda Comments, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Dated: February 8, 2008. Ralph E. Rodgers, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 08–676 Filed 2–11–08; 9:49 am] BILLING CODE 8120–08–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at Monroe Regional Airport, Monroe, LA. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT. 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The request to release property may be reviewed in person at this same location. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the request to release property at the Monroe Regional Airport. On February 4, 2008, the FAA determined that the request to release property at Monroe Regional Airport submitted by the City of Monroe met the procedural requirements of the Federal VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:34 Feb 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 Aviation Regulations, Part 155. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no later than March 17, 2008. The following is a brief overview of the request: The City of Monroe, Louisiana requests the release of 14.378 acres of airport property. The release of property will allow for construction of a new facility for storage of materials and supplies, which would serve as a warehouse for Sol’s Pipe & Steel, Inc., to proceed. The sale is estimated to provide $160,700.00, whereas the proceeds will go toward construction of the new Terminal Building on the airport. Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice, and other documents germane to the application in person at the Monroe Regional Airport, Monroe, Louisiana. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on February 4, 2008. Kelvin L. Solco, Manager, Airports Division. [FR Doc. 08–619 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Fifth Meeting, Special Committee 213 Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/ Synthetic Vision System, (EFVS/SVS) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 213, Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision System, (EFVS/SYS). AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 213, Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/ Synthetic Vision System (EFVS/SVS). DATES: The meeting will be held March 4–6, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Augusta Marriott Hotel, 2 Tenth Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 833–9434; Web site https://www.rtca.org for directions. Contact: Ken Elliott, Jetcraft Corporation, telephone (706) 722–8900. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8391 Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for a Special Committee 213 meeting. The agenda will include: • March 4th: • Opening Plenary Session (Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Review). • Review SC–213 Objectives, Action Items, and SC–213 Web site content. • Approve minutes from previous meeting. • Review initial reports from WG 1, and WG 2. • Industry Presentations. • WG 1 and WG 2 meetings: • WG 1: Review/edit most recent MASPS; Consensus of draft MASPS among WG 1. • WG 2: Review/edit draft MASPS. • March 5th: • Continuation of WG 1 and WG 2 meetings. • WG 2B: Continue to formulate plan performance criteria. • March 6th: • Plenary consensus of WG 1 draft MASPS. • Review of action items. • Define next steps for continued MASPS development. • Closing Plenary Session (Other Business, Establish date and time for next meeting, Adjourn). Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space availability. With the approval of the chairmen, members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in the ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT’’ section. Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any time. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2008. Francisco Estrada C., RTCA Advisory Committee. [FR Doc. 08–618 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes, LA Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) E:\FR\FM\13FEN1.SGM 13FEN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 8392 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2008 / Notices will be prepared for a proposed toll highway facility in the vicinity of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Carl M. Highsmith, Project Delivery Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, 5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, Telephone: (225) 757–7615, or Mr. Bryan K. Harmon, City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Department of Public Works, Engineering Division, Deputy Director/Chief Engineer, Room 409, Municipal Building, 300 North Boulevard, Post Office Box 1471, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, Telephone: (225) 389– 3186. Project information can be found at the project Internet Web site at https:// www.brloop.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Capital Area Expressway Authority, and the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana will prepare a Tier 1 EIS on corridor alternatives for the proposed Baton Rouge Loop. The Baton Rouge Loop is planned on new location around Baton Rouge, Louisiana connecting I–10 west of Baton Rouge to I–10 south of Baton Rouge, I–10 west of Baton Rouge to I–12 east of Baton Rouge (which includes an interchange with I– 110), and I–10 south of Baton Rouge to I–12 east of Baton Rouge. The project would include one or two major bridge crossings of the Mississippi River. the prototype corridor is approximately 77 miles long. The proposed facility would be controlled access toll road on new location that would initially have four lanes with provision to expand to six lanes. Major arterials that must be traversed, or incorporated into the complete Loop project may include: Interstate 10, Interstate 12, Interstate 100, US 190 (West Baton Rouge Parish), Scenic Highway (US 61), Airline Highway (US 190), Plank Road (LA 67), Harding Boulevard/Hooper Road (LA 408), Blackwater Road (LA 410), Joor Road (LA 946), Range Road (LA 16), Arnold Road (LA 1025), Walker Road North (LA 447), River Road (LA 327), Gardere Lane (LA 327), Bluebonnet Boulevard, Nicholson Road (LA 30), Airline Highway (US 61), LA 42, LA 44, and Walker Road South (LA 447). The new facility is considered necessary to provide for existing and future traffic demand and to improve the hurricane evacuation system. At a minimum, the current project will examine, in addition to the no build alternative, three corridor build alternatives to be identified in the Baton Rouge Loop Implementation Plan, which is a planning study to identify engineering, environmental, financial, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Feb 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 and community input factors that are important elements in the identification of potential loop corridors. The Tier 1 EIS is being initiated concurrently with the completion of the latter stages of the Implementation Plan. When the full loop corridor is established as a result of the Tier 1 EIS, one or more Tier 2 EIS’s will be initiated to select an alignment within the corridor and detailed design features for individual segments of independent utility. Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, local agencies, tribes, elected officials and to private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. Numerous public meetings will be held throughout the term of the project. The first of these meetings, a series of public scoping meetings, will be conducted to provide the public with information about the project and an opportunity to assist in formulating the scope of the study. The public scoping meetings are scheduled as follows: • February 25th—East Baton Rouge Parish—BREC Headquarters. • February 26th—Ascension Parish— Gonzales Civic Center. • February 27th—Livingston Parish— North Park Recreation Center. • February 28th—West Baton Rouge Parish—Port Allen Community Center. • March 3rd—Iberville Parish— Plaquemine Civic Center. A formal scoping meeting for agency input will be scheduled soon after initiation of the EIS. In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the public 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 project 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 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation of Federal programs and activities, apply to this program.) Authority: 23 U.S.C., 315; 23 CFR 771.123. PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Issued on: February 6, 2008. Charles ‘‘Wes’’ Bolinger, Division Administrator, FHWA, Louisiana Division, Baton Rouge, LA. [FR Doc. 08–629 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–99–5748, FMCSA–00– 8398, FMCSA–03–15892, FMCSA–03–16241, FMCSA–03–16564, FMCSA–05–22194, FMCSA–05–22727] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemptions; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 20 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemption renewals will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. This decision is effective March 5, 2008. Comments must be received on or before March 14, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–99– 5748, FMCSA–00–8398, FMCSA–03– 15892, FMCSA–03–16241, FMCSA–03– 16564, FMCSA–05–22194, FMCSA–05– 22727, using any of the following methods. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8391-8392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-629]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement: East Baton Rouge, West 
Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes, LA

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 a 
Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

[[Page 8392]]

will be prepared for a proposed toll highway facility in the vicinity 
of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Carl M. Highsmith, Project 
Delivery Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, 5304 Flanders 
Drive, Suite A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, Telephone: (225) 757-
7615, or Mr. Bryan K. Harmon, City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton 
Rouge, Department of Public Works, Engineering Division, Deputy 
Director/Chief Engineer, Room 409, Municipal Building, 300 North 
Boulevard, Post Office Box 1471, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, Telephone: 
(225) 389-3186. Project information can be found at the project 
Internet Web site at https://www.brloop.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Capital 
Area Expressway Authority, and the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana will prepare a Tier 1 EIS on corridor 
alternatives for the proposed Baton Rouge Loop. The Baton Rouge Loop is 
planned on new location around Baton Rouge, Louisiana connecting I-10 
west of Baton Rouge to I-10 south of Baton Rouge, I-10 west of Baton 
Rouge to I-12 east of Baton Rouge (which includes an interchange with 
I-110), and I-10 south of Baton Rouge to I-12 east of Baton Rouge. The 
project would include one or two major bridge crossings of the 
Mississippi River. the prototype corridor is approximately 77 miles 
long. The proposed facility would be controlled access toll road on new 
location that would initially have four lanes with provision to expand 
to six lanes. Major arterials that must be traversed, or incorporated 
into the complete Loop project may include: Interstate 10, Interstate 
12, Interstate 100, US 190 (West Baton Rouge Parish), Scenic Highway 
(US 61), Airline Highway (US 190), Plank Road (LA 67), Harding 
Boulevard/Hooper Road (LA 408), Blackwater Road (LA 410), Joor Road (LA 
946), Range Road (LA 16), Arnold Road (LA 1025), Walker Road North (LA 
447), River Road (LA 327), Gardere Lane (LA 327), Bluebonnet Boulevard, 
Nicholson Road (LA 30), Airline Highway (US 61), LA 42, LA 44, and 
Walker Road South (LA 447).
    The new facility is considered necessary to provide for existing 
and future traffic demand and to improve the hurricane evacuation 
system. At a minimum, the current project will examine, in addition to 
the no build alternative, three corridor build alternatives to be 
identified in the Baton Rouge Loop Implementation Plan, which is a 
planning study to identify engineering, environmental, financial, and 
community input factors that are important elements in the 
identification of potential loop corridors. The Tier 1 EIS is being 
initiated concurrently with the completion of the latter stages of the 
Implementation Plan. When the full loop corridor is established as a 
result of the Tier 1 EIS, one or more Tier 2 EIS's will be initiated to 
select an alignment within the corridor and detailed design features 
for individual segments of independent utility.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, local agencies, tribes, elected 
officials and to private organizations and citizens who have previously 
expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. Numerous 
public meetings will be held throughout the term of the project. The 
first of these meetings, a series of public scoping meetings, will be 
conducted to provide the public with information about the project and 
an opportunity to assist in formulating the scope of the study. The 
public scoping meetings are scheduled as follows:
     February 25th--East Baton Rouge Parish--BREC Headquarters.
     February 26th--Ascension Parish--Gonzales Civic Center.
     February 27th--Livingston Parish--North Park Recreation 
Center.
     February 28th--West Baton Rouge Parish--Port Allen 
Community Center.
     March 3rd--Iberville Parish--Plaquemine Civic Center.
    A formal scoping meeting for agency input will be scheduled soon 
after initiation of the EIS. In addition, a public hearing will be 
held. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the public 
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 
project 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 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation of Federal programs and activities, apply to this 
program.)

    Authority: 23 U.S.C., 315; 23 CFR 771.123.

    Issued on: February 6, 2008.
Charles ``Wes'' Bolinger,
Division Administrator, FHWA, Louisiana Division, Baton Rouge, LA.
[FR Doc. 08-629 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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