Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Travis County, TX, 31535-31536 [E8-12146]
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Parcel 2A–2.32 acres. Black Otter Sub.
The land requested by the Montana
Department of Transportation (MDOT)
will be used as Right of Way for the
MDOT’s Airport Road project which
will replace the existing two-lane
roadway with a four-lane roadway from
the intersection of State Secondary
Highway 318 and Main Street in the
Billings Heights to the airport entrance
intersection at 27th Street. The project
also includes the construction of two
new intersections: At Alkali Creek and
State Secondary Highway 318 and the
intersection at North 27th and Highway
3. This project will enhance the route
for large truck traffic for the ‘‘Camino
Real,’’ a north-south trade route
connecting Canada, the U.S. and Mexico
via 1–25, 1–90, 1–15, U.S. 87 and MT
3 which runs adjacent to the airport’s
southern property line, subsequently
increasing the capacity of the vehicle
traffic coming to the airport and the
safety of those using the airport’s
entrance.
The transfer of land is necessary to
comply with Federal Aviation
Administration Grant Assurances that
do not allow federally acquired airport
property to be used for non-aviation
purposes. The property is being
exchanged in-kind for monetary
consideration equivalent to the
appraised value of similar property in
the area of the airport. All costs
associated with the exchange will be
borne by the Montana Department of
Transportation (MDOT).
Any person may inspect, by
appointment, the request in person at
the FAA office listed above under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
In addition, any person may, upon
appointment and request, inspect the
application, notice and other documents
germane to the application in person at
the Billings Logan International Airport.
Issued in Helena, Montana on May 15,
2008.
Gary M. Gates,
Acting Manager, Helena Airports District
Office.
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Federal Highway Administration
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement: Travis County, TX
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 40 CFR 1508.22
and 43 TAC § 2.5(e) (2), the FHWA and
Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT) are issuing this notice to
advise the public that a limited scope
supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS) will be prepared for a
transportation project in Travis County,
Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Salvador Deocampo, District Engineer,
District A, Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Texas
Division, 300 East 8th Street, Rm 826,
Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone 512–
536–5950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA in cooperation with TxDOT will
prepare a limited scope SETS for the
proposed improvement of State
Highway (SH) 71 from Riverside Drive
to SH 130, in Travis County, Texas. The
project length is approximately 6.5
miles. The improvements proposed
between Riverside Drive and Farm-toMarket Road (FM) 973 were originally
considered in a Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) covering
improvements to SH 71/US 290 from
Ranch-to-Market Road (RM) 1826 to FM
973. A Record of Decision (ROD) was
issued by FHWA on August 22, 1988.
The mid-section of the original project
limits, between Joe Tanner Lane and
Riverside Drive, has been constructed.
Since the issuance of the SH 71/US 290
ROD, changes in adjacent land use, the
construction of SH 130, and proposed
design modifications have resulted in
the need to supplement the original
FEIS to evaluate the change in potential
impacts from the proposed project. As a
result, the unconstructed eastern
portion of the original FEIS, between
Riverside Drive and FM 973, will be the
subject of a limited scope SEIS. Due to
the proximity of intersections on SH 71
at FM 973 and at the recently
constructed SH 130, the SH 71/US 290
SEIS would extend beyond the limits of
the original FEIS to include the new
interchange at SH 130 to provide for a
more logical terminus and transition
back to existing SH 71 east of SH 130.
Information from the FEIS and
subsequent ROD (June 5, 2001) for SH
130 from IH 35 north of Georgetown to
IH 10 near Seguin will be incorporated
into the subject SEIS.
The project is listed in the Capital
Area Metro Planning Organization
(CAMPO) Mobility 2030 Plan, as
amended, (the long-range transportation
plan) as a six-lane tolled freeway
between Riverside Drive and Spirit of
Texas Drive. From Presidential Avenue
to SH 130, the project is listed as a sixlane freeway but is being considered for
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tolling. The need for the proposed
project, as stated in the 1988 FEIS,
stems from congestion and low travel
speeds caused by rapid population
growth in the Austin metropolitan area.
Crash data have also indicated safety
concerns as a primary need for this
project. Additionally, the economic
growth of the SH 71/US 290 corridor is
dependent on the ability of the roadway
network to accommodate both local
trips created by recent nearby
development as well as regional through
traffic. In order to address these needs,
the purpose of the proposed project is
to increase traffic flow capacities and
improve mobility in the roadway
corridor while enhancing safety and
system interconnectivity, in compliance
with the adopted GAMPO Mobility 2030
Plan.
The SEIS will evaluate potential
impacts from construction and
operation of the proposed roadway
including, but not limited to, the
following: Transportation impacts
(construction detours, construction
traffic, and mobility improvement), air
quality and noise impacts from
construction equipment and operation
of the facilities, water quality impacts
from construction area and roadway
storm water runoff, impacts to waters of
the United States including wetlands
from right-of-way encroachment
Impacts to histonc and archeological
resources impacts to floodplains, and
impacts and/or displacements to
residents and businesses, land use,
vegetation, wildlife, aesthetic and visual
resources, socioeconomic resources, and
cumulative and indirect impacts.
Public involvement is a critical
component of the project development
process and will occur throughout the
planning and study phases.
Opportunities for public involvement
exist during public meetings and public
review of the draft SEIS. A public
meeting will be held on Tuesday June
24, 2008 at 6 p.m. at the Del Valle High
School located at 5201 Ross Road, Del
Valle, Texas 78671.
Letters describing the proposed action
and soliciting comments will be sent to
the appropriate Federal, State, and local
agencies, and private organizations and
citizens who have previously expressed
or are known to have interest in this
proposal. To ensure that the full range
of issues related to this proposed action
is addressed and 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 FHWA at the address above.
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(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: May 22, 2008.
Salvador Deocampo,
District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2008–0053]
Surface Transportation Project
Delivery Pilot Program; Caltrans Audit
Report
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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AGENCY:
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Ms.
Ruth Rentch, Office of Project
Development and Environmental
Review, (202) 366–2034,
Ruth.Rentch@dot.gov, or Mr. Michael
Harkins, Office of the Chief Counsel,
(202) 366–4928,
Michael.Harkins@dot.gov, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronic Access
SUMMARY: Section 6005 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU) established the
Surface Transportation Project Delivery
Pilot Program, codified at 23 U.S.C. 327.
To ensure compliance by each State
participating in the Pilot Program, 23
U.S.C. 327(g) mandates semiannual
audits during each of the first 2 years of
State participation. This notice
announces and solicits comments on the
first audit report for the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver
comments to Docket Management
Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
submit comments electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov, or fax
comments to (202) 493–2251.
All comments should include the
docket number that appears in the
heading of this document. All
comments received will be available for
examination and copying at the above
address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Those desiring notification of
receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you
may print the acknowledgment page
that appears after submitting comments
electronically. Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments in
any one of our dockets by the name of
the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted
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on behalf of an association, business, or
labor union). You may review the DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, Pages
19477–78) or you may visit https://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
An electronic copy of this notice may
be downloaded from the Office of the
Federal Register’s home page at https://
www.archives.gov and the Government
Printing Office’s Web site at https://
www.access.gpo.gov.
Background
Section 6005 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU)
(codified at 23 U.S.C. 327) established a
pilot program to allow up to five States
to assume the Secretary of
Transportation’s responsibilities for
environmental review, consultation, or
other actions under any Federal
environmental law pertaining to the
review or approval of highway projects.
In order to be selected for the pilot
program, a State must submit an
application to the Secretary.
On June 29, 2007, Caltrans and FHWA
entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) that established
the assignments to and assumptions of
responsibility to Caltrans. Under the
MOU, Caltrans assumed the majority of
FHWA’s responsibilities under the
National Environmental Policy Act, as
well as the FHWA’s responsibilities
under other Federal environmental laws
for most highway projects in California.
To ensure compliance by each State
participating in the Pilot Program, 23
U.S.C. 327(g) requires the Secretary to
conduct semiannual audits during each
of the first 2 years of State participation;
and annual audits during each
subsequent year of State participation.
The results of each audit must be
presented in the form of an audit report
and be made available for public
comment. This notice announces the
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availability of the first audit report for
Caltrans and solicits public comment on
same.
Authority: Section 6005 of Pub. L. 109–59;
23 U.S.C. 315 and 327; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: May 21, 2008.
James D. Ray,
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration.
Surface Transportation Project Delivery
Pilot Program
FHWA Audit of Caltrans
January 29–31, 2008
Background
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) section
6005(a) established the Surface
Transportation Project Delivery Pilot
Program (Pilot Program), codified at
Title 23, United States Code (U.S.C.),
section 327. The Section 6005 Pilot
Program allows the Secretary to assign,
and the State to assume, the Secretary
of Transportation’s (Secretary)
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for
one or more highway projects. Upon
assigning NEPA responsibilities, the
Secretary may further assign to the State
all or part of the Secretary’s
responsibilities for environmental
review, consultation, or other action
required under any Federal
environmental law pertaining to the
review of a specific highway project.
When a State assumes the Secretary’s
responsibilities under this program, the
State becomes solely responsible and
liable for carrying out the
responsibilities it has assumed, in lieu
of the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA).
To ensure compliance by each State
participating in the Pilot Program, 23
U.S.C. 327(g) mandates that FHWA, on
behalf of the Secretary, conduct
semiannual audits during each of the
first 2 years of State participation; and
annual audits during each subsequent
year of State participation. The focus of
the FHWA audits is to assess a pilot
State’s compliance with the
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) 1 and applicable Federal laws
and policies, to collect information
needed to evaluate the success of the
Pilot Program, to evaluate pilot State
progress toward achieving its
performance measures, and to collect
information needed for the Secretary’s
annual report to Congress on the
1 Caltrans MOU available at: https://
environment.fhwa.dot.gov/strmlng/
safe_cdot_pilot.asp.
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 106 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31535-31536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12146]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Travis County, TX
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 40 CFR 1508.22 and 43 TAC Sec. 2.5(e) (2), the
FHWA and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are issuing this
notice to advise the public that a limited scope supplemental
environmental impact statement (SEIS) will be prepared for a
transportation project in Travis County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Salvador Deocampo, District
Engineer, District A, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Texas
Division, 300 East 8th Street, Rm 826, Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone
512-536-5950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with TxDOT will
prepare a limited scope SETS for the proposed improvement of State
Highway (SH) 71 from Riverside Drive to SH 130, in Travis County,
Texas. The project length is approximately 6.5 miles. The improvements
proposed between Riverside Drive and Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 973 were
originally considered in a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
covering improvements to SH 71/US 290 from Ranch-to-Market Road (RM)
1826 to FM 973. A Record of Decision (ROD) was issued by FHWA on August
22, 1988. The mid-section of the original project limits, between Joe
Tanner Lane and Riverside Drive, has been constructed. Since the
issuance of the SH 71/US 290 ROD, changes in adjacent land use, the
construction of SH 130, and proposed design modifications have resulted
in the need to supplement the original FEIS to evaluate the change in
potential impacts from the proposed project. As a result, the
unconstructed eastern portion of the original FEIS, between Riverside
Drive and FM 973, will be the subject of a limited scope SEIS. Due to
the proximity of intersections on SH 71 at FM 973 and at the recently
constructed SH 130, the SH 71/US 290 SEIS would extend beyond the
limits of the original FEIS to include the new interchange at SH 130 to
provide for a more logical terminus and transition back to existing SH
71 east of SH 130. Information from the FEIS and subsequent ROD (June
5, 2001) for SH 130 from IH 35 north of Georgetown to IH 10 near Seguin
will be incorporated into the subject SEIS.
The project is listed in the Capital Area Metro Planning
Organization (CAMPO) Mobility 2030 Plan, as amended, (the long-range
transportation plan) as a six-lane tolled freeway between Riverside
Drive and Spirit of Texas Drive. From Presidential Avenue to SH 130,
the project is listed as a six-lane freeway but is being considered for
tolling. The need for the proposed project, as stated in the 1988 FEIS,
stems from congestion and low travel speeds caused by rapid population
growth in the Austin metropolitan area. Crash data have also indicated
safety concerns as a primary need for this project. Additionally, the
economic growth of the SH 71/US 290 corridor is dependent on the
ability of the roadway network to accommodate both local trips created
by recent nearby development as well as regional through traffic. In
order to address these needs, the purpose of the proposed project is to
increase traffic flow capacities and improve mobility in the roadway
corridor while enhancing safety and system interconnectivity, in
compliance with the adopted GAMPO Mobility 2030 Plan.
The SEIS will evaluate potential impacts from construction and
operation of the proposed roadway including, but not limited to, the
following: Transportation impacts (construction detours, construction
traffic, and mobility improvement), air quality and noise impacts from
construction equipment and operation of the facilities, water quality
impacts from construction area and roadway storm water runoff, impacts
to waters of the United States including wetlands from right-of-way
encroachment Impacts to histonc and archeological resources impacts to
floodplains, and impacts and/or displacements to residents and
businesses, land use, vegetation, wildlife, aesthetic and visual
resources, socioeconomic resources, and cumulative and indirect
impacts.
Public involvement is a critical component of the project
development process and will occur throughout the planning and study
phases. Opportunities for public involvement exist during public
meetings and public review of the draft SEIS. A public meeting will be
held on Tuesday June 24, 2008 at 6 p.m. at the Del Valle High School
located at 5201 Ross Road, Del Valle, Texas 78671.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are
known to have interest in this proposal. To ensure that the full range
of issues related to this proposed action is addressed and 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 FHWA at the address
above.
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(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: May 22, 2008.
Salvador Deocampo,
District Engineer.
[FR Doc. E8-12146 Filed 5-30-08; 8:45 am]
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