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the airport. An airport operator who has
submitted noise exposure maps that are
found by FAA to be in compliance with
the requirements of Federal Aviation
Regulations (FAR) Part 150,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may
submit a noise compatibility program
for FAA approval which sets forth the
measures the operator has taken or
proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the
introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of
the noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation
submitted by the City of Santa Fe. The
documentation that constitutes the
‘‘noise exposure maps’’ as defined in
section 150.7 of Part 150 includes:
Exhibit 1, 2006 Noise Exposure Map;
Exhibit 2, 2011 Noise Exposure Map;
Exhibit lA, Airside Facilities; Table 2A,
Operations Summary; Table 2B,
Operational Fleet Mix; Table 2C,
Runway Use Percentages by Aircraft
Type; Exhibit 2D, Existing and Future
Consolidated Departure Flight Tracks;
Exhibit 2E, Existing and Future
Consolidated Arrival Flight Tracks;
Exhibit 2F, Existing and Future
Consolidated Touch-and-Go Flight
Tracks; Table 2D, Comparative Areas of
Noise Exposure; Exhibit 2G, 2006 Noise
Exposure Contours; Exhibit 2H, 2011
Noise Exposure Contours; Exhibit 2J,
Long Range Noise Exposure Contours;
Exhibit 2K, Measured and Modeled
Noise; Table 2E, Measurement Results
Summary; Table 2F, Noise Measurement
vs. Predicted DNL Values; Table 3A,
Land Uses Exposed to 2006 Aircraft
Noise; Table 3B, Population Exposed to
2006 Aircraft Noise; Exhibit 3C, 2006
Noise Exposure Contours with Land
Use; Table 3C, Noise-Sensitive Land
Uses Exposed to 2011 Aircraft Noise;
Exhibit 3D, 2011 Noise Exposure
Contours with Land Use; Table 3D,
Population Exposed to 2011 Aircraft
Noise; Table 3E, Noise-Sensitive Land
Uses Exposed to Long Range Aircraft
Noise; Exhibit 3E, Long Range Noise
Exposure Contours with Land Use;
Table 3F, Population Exposed to Long
Range Aircraft Noise; and Table 3G,
Summary of Significant Noise Impacts.
The FAA has determined that these
noise exposure maps and accompanying
documentation are in compliance with
applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on March 20,
2008.
FAA’s determination on an airport
operator’s noise exposure maps is
limited to a finding that the maps were
developed in accordance with the
procedures contained in appendix A of
FAR Part 150. Such determination does
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not constitute approval of the
applicant’s data, information or plans,
or a commitment to approve a noise
compatibility program or to fund the
implementation of that program. If
questions arise concerning the precise
relationship of specific properties to
noise exposure contours depicted on a
noise exposure map submitted under
section 47503 of the Act, it should be
noted that the FAA is not involved in
any way in determining the relative
locations of specific properties with
regard to the depicted noise contours, or
in interpreting the noise exposure maps
to resolve questions concerning, for
example, which properties should be
covered by the provisions of section
47506 of the Act. These functions are
inseparable from the ultimate land use
control and planning responsibilities of
local government. These local
responsibilities are not changed in any
way under Part 150 or through FAA’s
review of noise exposure maps.
Therefore, the responsibility for the
detailed overlaying of noise exposure
contours onto the map depicting
properties on the surface rests
exclusively with the airport operator
that submitted those maps, or with
those public agencies and planning
agencies with which consultation is
required under section 47503 of the Act.
The FAA has relied on the certification
by the airport operator, under section
150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the
statutorily required consultation has
been accomplished.
Copies of the full noise exposure map
documentation and of the FAA’s
evaluation of the maps are available for
examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, 2601
Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX;
Mr. James H. Montman, Airport
Manager, Santa Fe Municipal Airport,
200 Lincoln Avenue, P.O. Box 909,
Santa Fe, NM 87504–0909. Questions
may be directed to the individual
named above under the heading FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, March 20,
2008.
Joseph G. Washington,
Acting Manager, Airports Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: San
Benito County and Santa Clara County,
California
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the
California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans), is issuing this notice to
advise the public that a TIER I
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be prepared for a proposed highway
project and route adoption study in San
Benito and Santa Clara Counties,
California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobi
Lyon-Ritter, Senior Environmental
Planner, Sierra Pacific Environmental
Analysis Branch, Caltrans, 2015 E.
Shields Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno,
California 93726 or call (559) 243–8178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA)
assigned, and the Caltrans assumed,
environmental responsibilities for this
project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327.
Caltrans will prepare a Tier I EIS on a
proposal for the eventual conversion of
approximately 11 miles of the existing
State Route 25 from two-lane
conventional highway to a four-lane
expressway in San Benito and Santa
Clara counties in California. This TIER
I EIS includes both a route adoption,
which is a locational decision for future
highways, and a proposed construction
project within a portion of the proposed
route adoption.
The route adoption extends from San
Felipe Road within the City of Hollister
(post mile 51.5) to the San Benito/Santa
Clara County line (post mile 60.1) and
on to the end of State Route 25 at U.S.
101 south of the City of Gilroy (post
miles 0.0/2.56 in Santa Clara County).
Five alternatives are under
consideration: Alternative 1 and
Alternative 2 are route adoption
alignments, and Alternative A and
Alternative B are proposed build
alternatives. The No Action alternative
will also be considered.
Alternative 1 and Alternative 2, the
route adoption alternatives, are
approximately 11 miles long, and share
the same alignment from the bend in
Route 25 approximately 1.7 miles south
of Shore Road (post mile 56.1) in San
Benito County to U.S. 101 in Santa Clara
County. Between the east end of the
proposed project at San Felipe Road and
post mile 56.1 in San Benito County the
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two alignment alternatives separate.
Alternative 1 proposes to align the
future four-lane expressway to the east
(or north) of the existing two-lane north/
south highway. Alternative 2 would be
aligned to the west (or south) of the
existing two-lane highway.
Both route adoption alternatives
would accommodate a future:
• 342 foot wide four-lane expressway
with a 62 foot median and frontage
roads on either one or both sides.
• Interchange to replace the Route 25/
Route 156 at-grade intersection.
• Route 25/Route 101 interchange to
replace and be located north of the
existing interchange.
As well as:
• New bridges over Carnadero Creek
and the Pajaro River.
• New overheads to cross over the
Union Pacific Railroad Hollister branch
line and the Union Pacific main line just
east of US101.
Alternative A and Alternative B, the
build alternatives, would extend 3.8
miles in San Benito County, from San
Felipe Road (post mile 51.5) to just west
of Hudner Lane (post mile 55.3). Unlike
the route adoption alternatives, the
build alternatives propose a realigned
and widened at-grade intersection at
Route 25 and Route 156 instead of an
interchange. Both construction
alternatives would transition back to the
existing two-lane highway near Hudner
Lane.
Alternative A would be constructed at
the southeastern end of the Alternative
1 route adoption alignment. Direct
access to the expressway would be
available from San Felipe Road, Wright
Road, Flynn Road, two new west-side
frontage roads, SR 156, and one new
east-side frontage road. An
undercrossing at the Don Chapin gravel
operation driveway would provide
access to this otherwise landlocked
parcel.
Alternative B would be constructed at
the southeastern end of the Alternative
2 route adoption alignment. Direct
access to the expressway would be
available from San Felipe Road, Wright
Road, Briggs Road, two new west-side
frontage roads, SR 156, and one new
east-side frontage road.
The No Action Alternative would
result in no action being taken and no
further improvements would be made to
State Route 25 within the Route
Adoption limits other than those
already programmed/funded or under
construction. Improvements at the San
Felipe Road/State Route 25 intersection
are currently under construction in 2008
as part of the Route 25 Hollister Bypass
Project. It is anticipated that work will
begin early in 2009 on the Route 25
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Safety and Operations Enhancement
Project and will be completed by early
2010. Work will begin just south of
Hudner Lane (post mile 55.1) and end
just south of the Union Pacific Railroad
Crossing (post mile 60.0) in San Benito
County. Roadway widening will consist
of two–10′ outside shoulders, two–12′
traveled lanes, two–5′ inside shoulders
and placement of a temporary concrete
median barrier. Rumble strips will be
installed on all inside and outside
shoulders. Hudner Lane and Shore Road
intersections will be improved.
No Federal permits or approvals
would be needed for either of the two
route adoption alternatives or the two
build alternatives. Future TIER II
environmental documents for build
projects proposed within the remaining
segment of the route adoption alignment
may require a section 404 permit from
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; a
section 7 Biological Opinion from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and a
section 401 Permit from the Regional
Water Quality Control Board.
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. In addition, a
newsletter will be mailed separately,
and updated information will be
available on the project Web site
https://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/
hwy25widening/index.htm.
A public scoping meeting will be held
on April 3, 2008 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
at R. O. Hardin Elementary School in
Hollister, California to provide
additional opportunities for public
input on the proposed project.
Public outreach for the proposed
project and preparation of an
Environmental Assessment (EA) was
initiated in 2001. A Public Information
Meeting was held in December 2003. In
December 2007 Caltrans decided to
prepare a Tier I EIS instead of an EA.
This document type gives Caltrans the
ability to both secure an adopted route
(locational decision for planning
purposes) and to propose a stand-alone
construction project for a segment of the
adopted route.
Significant impacts to farmland are
anticipated.
The public hearing will be held
during circulation of the environmental
document, which is expected to occur
in Fall 2008. A Public Notice will be
issued to announce the time and place
of the hearing. The TIER I draft EIS will
be available for public and agency
review and comment prior to the public
hearing.
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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 Caltrans at the address
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: March 25, 2008.
Nancy Bobb,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway
Administration, Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: San Benito County and Santa Clara
County, California
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), is issuing this notice to advise the public
that a TIER I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for
a proposed highway project and route adoption study in San Benito and
Santa Clara Counties, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobi Lyon-Ritter, Senior Environmental
Planner, Sierra Pacific Environmental Analysis Branch, Caltrans, 2015
E. Shields Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno, California 93726 or call (559)
243-8178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
assigned, and the Caltrans assumed, environmental responsibilities for
this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans will prepare a Tier I
EIS on a proposal for the eventual conversion of approximately 11 miles
of the existing State Route 25 from two-lane conventional highway to a
four-lane expressway in San Benito and Santa Clara counties in
California. This TIER I EIS includes both a route adoption, which is a
locational decision for future highways, and a proposed construction
project within a portion of the proposed route adoption.
The route adoption extends from San Felipe Road within the City of
Hollister (post mile 51.5) to the San Benito/Santa Clara County line
(post mile 60.1) and on to the end of State Route 25 at U.S. 101 south
of the City of Gilroy (post miles 0.0/2.56 in Santa Clara County).
Five alternatives are under consideration: Alternative 1 and
Alternative 2 are route adoption alignments, and Alternative A and
Alternative B are proposed build alternatives. The No Action
alternative will also be considered.
Alternative 1 and Alternative 2, the route adoption alternatives,
are approximately 11 miles long, and share the same alignment from the
bend in Route 25 approximately 1.7 miles south of Shore Road (post mile
56.1) in San Benito County to U.S. 101 in Santa Clara County. Between
the east end of the proposed project at San Felipe Road and post mile
56.1 in San Benito County the
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two alignment alternatives separate. Alternative 1 proposes to align
the future four-lane expressway to the east (or north) of the existing
two-lane north/south highway. Alternative 2 would be aligned to the
west (or south) of the existing two-lane highway.
Both route adoption alternatives would accommodate a future:
342 foot wide four-lane expressway with a 62 foot median
and frontage roads on either one or both sides.
Interchange to replace the Route 25/Route 156 at-grade
intersection.
Route 25/Route 101 interchange to replace and be located
north of the existing interchange.
As well as:
New bridges over Carnadero Creek and the Pajaro River.
New overheads to cross over the Union Pacific Railroad
Hollister branch line and the Union Pacific main line just east of
US101.
Alternative A and Alternative B, the build alternatives, would
extend 3.8 miles in San Benito County, from San Felipe Road (post mile
51.5) to just west of Hudner Lane (post mile 55.3). Unlike the route
adoption alternatives, the build alternatives propose a realigned and
widened at-grade intersection at Route 25 and Route 156 instead of an
interchange. Both construction alternatives would transition back to
the existing two-lane highway near Hudner Lane.
Alternative A would be constructed at the southeastern end of the
Alternative 1 route adoption alignment. Direct access to the expressway
would be available from San Felipe Road, Wright Road, Flynn Road, two
new west-side frontage roads, SR 156, and one new east-side frontage
road. An undercrossing at the Don Chapin gravel operation driveway
would provide access to this otherwise landlocked parcel.
Alternative B would be constructed at the southeastern end of the
Alternative 2 route adoption alignment. Direct access to the expressway
would be available from San Felipe Road, Wright Road, Briggs Road, two
new west-side frontage roads, SR 156, and one new east-side frontage
road.
The No Action Alternative would result in no action being taken and
no further improvements would be made to State Route 25 within the
Route Adoption limits other than those already programmed/funded or
under construction. Improvements at the San Felipe Road/State Route 25
intersection are currently under construction in 2008 as part of the
Route 25 Hollister Bypass Project. It is anticipated that work will
begin early in 2009 on the Route 25 Safety and Operations Enhancement
Project and will be completed by early 2010. Work will begin just south
of Hudner Lane (post mile 55.1) and end just south of the Union Pacific
Railroad Crossing (post mile 60.0) in San Benito County. Roadway
widening will consist of two-10' outside shoulders, two-12' traveled
lanes, two-5' inside shoulders and placement of a temporary concrete
median barrier. Rumble strips will be installed on all inside and
outside shoulders. Hudner Lane and Shore Road intersections will be
improved.
No Federal permits or approvals would be needed for either of the
two route adoption alternatives or the two build alternatives. Future
TIER II environmental documents for build projects proposed within the
remaining segment of the route adoption alignment may require a section
404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; a section 7
Biological Opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and a
section 401 Permit from the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
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. In addition, a newsletter will
be mailed separately, and updated information will be available on the
project Web site https://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/hwy25widening/
index.htm.
A public scoping meeting will be held on April 3, 2008 from 4:30 to
6:30 p.m. at R. O. Hardin Elementary School in Hollister, California to
provide additional opportunities for public input on the proposed
project.
Public outreach for the proposed project and preparation of an
Environmental Assessment (EA) was initiated in 2001. A Public
Information Meeting was held in December 2003. In December 2007
Caltrans decided to prepare a Tier I EIS instead of an EA. This
document type gives Caltrans the ability to both secure an adopted
route (locational decision for planning purposes) and to propose a
stand-alone construction project for a segment of the adopted route.
Significant impacts to farmland are anticipated.
The public hearing will be held during circulation of the
environmental document, which is expected to occur in Fall 2008. A
Public Notice will be issued to announce the time and place of the
hearing. The TIER I 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 Caltrans at the address 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: March 25, 2008.
Nancy Bobb,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento,
California.
[FR Doc. E8-6607 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]
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