Environmental Assessment: Jefferson County, IN and Trimble County, KY, 47640-47641 [E8-18832]

Download as PDF 47640 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 158 / Thursday, August 14, 2008 / Notices Alternatives Working Paper for the Draft EIS will be made available for public comment pursuant to section 304 of the Vision 100 Century of Aviation Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–176) [49 U.S.C. 47171(I)]. This notice corrects the days of the comment period from 30 days to 60 days. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Project Manager, Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport EIS, AWP–610.1, Airports Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, California 90009–2007, Telephone: 310/725–3615. Comments on the draft Alternatives Working Paper should be submitted to the address above and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, Friday, October 3, 2008. The Draft Alternatives Working Paper will be available for public comment for 60 days. Written comments on the Draft Alternatives Working Paper should be submitted to the address above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, Friday, October 3, 2008. Issued in Hawthorne, California, on August 5, 2008. Mark A. McClardy, Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP–600. [FR Doc. E8–18634 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Assessment: Jefferson County, IN and Trimble County, KY Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that FHWA will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) to determine the need and feasibility of improvements to the Ohio River Crossing along U.S. 421 in Jefferson County, Indiana and Trimble County, Kentucky. This project will adhere to the requirements of section 6002 of SAFETEA–LU. The existing bridge connects the historic communities of Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana. The objectives of this study are to assess the feasibility of rehabilitating or replacing the bridge, as well as other alternatives, for improving safety and mobility in the general project vicinity. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:57 Aug 13, 2008 Jkt 214001 Comments on the scope of the EA for the proposed project should be forwarded no later than September 12, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address all comments concerning this notice to Greg Rawlings of the FHWA Kentucky Division at 502.223.6728 or via e-mail at Gregory.Rawlings@FHWA.dot.gov. For additional information, contact Robert Martin, P.E., Project Manager for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, at 502.564.3730 or via e-mail at RobertD.Martin@KY.gov. The FHWA, in cooperation with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), will prepare an EA to determine the need and feasibility of rehabilitating or replacing the Milton Madison Bridge and its approaches over the Ohio River between Indiana and Kentucky. The current structure was originally constructed in 1929 then later rehabilitated in the late 1990s. The existing bridge is 3,181 feet in length and has two 10-foot travel lanes. The study area includes the existing U.S. 421 corridor and the general vicinity of the communities of Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana. The nearest alternate crossings are the I–65 Kennedy Bridge in Louisville (46 miles downstream) and the bridge at Markland Locks and Dam (26 miles upstream). The condition of the Milton Madison Bridge is prompting this project, coupled with other issues including traffic demand and accessibility. The objectives of this study are to assess the feasibility of rehabilitating or replacing the bridge, as well as other alternatives, for improving safety and mobility in the general project vicinity. This study will conform to Kentucky’s environmental guidance, Indiana’s procedural manual for preparing environmental documents, and the new SAFETEA–LU section 6002 requirements. Environmental Issues: Possible environmental impacts include effects to historical properties, historic districts, or archaeological sites, specifically as related to Madison’s status as a National Historic Landmark; displacement of commercial and/or residential properties; increased noise; viewshed impacts; impacts to water resources, flood plains, prime farmland, sensitive biological species and their habitat; land use compatibility impacts; community impacts; and impacts to agricultural lands. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Alternatives: The EA will consider alternatives that include the No-Build (Do Nothing) Alternative as well as a full range of build alternatives including rehabilitating the existing structure, applying transportation system management principles, and constructing a new bridge on the existing or new alignment. Scoping and Comment: FHWA encourages broad participation in the EA process and review of the resulting environmental documents. Comments, questions, and suggestions related to the project and potential socioeconomic and environmental concerns are invited from all interested agencies and the public at large to ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed action and all reasonable alternatives are considered and all significant issues are identified. These comments, questions, and suggestions should be forwarded to either phone number or email address listed above. Early Coordination Letters will be sent to the appropriate Federal, State and local agencies by September 2008 describing the project, following a project kick-off coordinated through a media news release. An invitation letter will be sent to potential Cooperating Agencies, Participating Agencies, and Section 106 Consulting Parties inviting the agencies to officially take part in the study, encouraging agency comments and suggestions concerning the proposed project, and further defining the roles of agencies. Existing and future conditions will be identified as work progresses and presented to stakeholders, agencies, and the public. The draft purpose and need for the project will be developed and preliminary alternatives identified. The agencies, stakeholders, and public will have an opportunity to review and comment on this information. The purpose and need and preliminary alternatives will be available for public review and a Resource Agency Meeting, Project Advisory Group Meeting, and Public Information Meeting will be held. Public notice will be given as to the time and place of the meetings. Agencies and the public will also have an opportunity to comment at various study stages, including: (1) Definition of purpose and need; (2) establishment of screening criteria; (3) screening of initial alternatives; (4) selection of final alternatives; and (5) the review of environmental documentation. Project Advisory Group meetings will be conducted regularly as the project moves forward to secure input from key stakeholders as decisions are made. Notices of availability for the purpose and need and identification of E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 158 / Thursday, August 14, 2008 / Notices preliminary alternatives, evaluation and screening of preliminary alternatives, and identification of final alternatives will be provided through direct mail, e-mail, the project Web site available at https://www.miltonmadisonbridge.com, and other media. Notification also will be sent to Federal, State, local agencies, persons and organizations that submit comments or questions. Precise schedules and locations for public meetings will be announced in the local news media and the project Web site. Interested individuals and organizations may request to be included on the mailing list for distribution of meeting announcements and associated information. Other Approvals for Federal Permits: The following approvals for Federal permits are anticipated to be required: The Navigational Permit Application from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Section 404 Permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. Additionally, Section 401 Permits may be required from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to the program.) Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123; 49 CFR 1.48. Issued on: July 30, 2008. Dennis Luhrs, Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky. [FR Doc. 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If a transit provider suffers a marked decrease in transit service due to a natural disaster, FTA proposes to allow that transit provider to be ‘‘held harmless’’ in the apportionment of formula grants for urbanized areas. In this case, FTA would use the transit provider’s data from the NTD report year before the natural disaster in the apportionment, but use data from the current NTD report year for all other transit providers. Under this proposed policy, FTA would only make this adjustment upon the request of the affected transit provider or the designated recipient for the urbanized area, and FTA would grant this request at its discretion based on the disaster’s demonstrated severity and impacts. FTA proposes for this policy to take effect for the 2007 NTD Report Year, which is the data to be used in the FY 2009 apportionment of formula grants for urbanized areas. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 15, 2008. FTA will consider comments filed after this date to the extent practicable. PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47641 You may submit comments [identified by FTA Docket ID Number FTA–2008–0035] at the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: When submitting comments you must use docket number FTA–2008–0035. This will ensure that your comment is placed in the correct docket. If you submit comments by mail, you should submit two copies and include the above docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted, without change, to https:// www.regulations.gov including any personal identifying information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program issues, John D. Giorgis, Office of Budget and Policy, (202) 366–5430 (telephone); (202) 366–7989 (fax); or john.giorgis@dot.gov (e-mail). For legal issues, Richard Wong, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–0675 (telephone); (202) 366–3809 (fax); or richard.wong@dot.gov (e-mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. Background The National Transit Database (NTD) was established by Congress ‘‘to help meet the needs of * * * the public for information on which to base public transportation service planning * * *’’ (49 U.S.C 5335). To support this goal, recipients or beneficiaries of Urbanized Area Formula Grants (Section 5307) or Other Than Urbanized Area Formula (Section 5311) Grants are required to report to the NTD. Other providers of transit service in urbanized areas report voluntarily to the NTD. Currently, over 650 transit agencies in urbanized areas report to the NTD through an Internetbased reporting system. Each year, performance data from these submissions are used to apportion over $5 billion of FTA funds under the Urbanized Area Formula Grants and Fixed-Guideway Modernization Grants Programs. These data are also used in the annual National Transit Summaries and Trends report, the biennial Conditions and Performance Report to Congress, and in meeting FTA’s obligations under the Government Performance and Results Act. E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 158 (Thursday, August 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47640-47641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18832]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Assessment: Jefferson County, IN and Trimble 
County, KY

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that FHWA will prepare an Environmental 
Assessment (EA) to determine the need and feasibility of improvements 
to the Ohio River Crossing along U.S. 421 in Jefferson County, Indiana 
and Trimble County, Kentucky. This project will adhere to the 
requirements of section 6002 of SAFETEA-LU. The existing bridge 
connects the historic communities of Milton, Kentucky and Madison, 
Indiana. The objectives of this study are to assess the feasibility of 
rehabilitating or replacing the bridge, as well as other alternatives, 
for improving safety and mobility in the general project vicinity.
    Comments on the scope of the EA for the proposed project should be 
forwarded no later than September 12, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address all comments concerning this 
notice to Greg Rawlings of the FHWA Kentucky Division at 502.223.6728 
or via e-mail at Gregory.Rawlings@FHWA.dot.gov. For additional 
information, contact Robert Martin, P.E., Project Manager for the 
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, at 502.564.3730 or via e-mail at 
RobertD.Martin@KY.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Kentucky 
Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and Indiana Department of Transportation 
(INDOT), will prepare an EA to determine the need and feasibility of 
rehabilitating or replacing the Milton Madison Bridge and its 
approaches over the Ohio River between Indiana and Kentucky. The 
current structure was originally constructed in 1929 then later 
rehabilitated in the late 1990s. The existing bridge is 3,181 feet in 
length and has two 10-foot travel lanes. The study area includes the 
existing U.S. 421 corridor and the general vicinity of the communities 
of Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana. The nearest alternate 
crossings are the I-65 Kennedy Bridge in Louisville (46 miles 
downstream) and the bridge at Markland Locks and Dam (26 miles 
upstream). The condition of the Milton Madison Bridge is prompting this 
project, coupled with other issues including traffic demand and 
accessibility.
    The objectives of this study are to assess the feasibility of 
rehabilitating or replacing the bridge, as well as other alternatives, 
for improving safety and mobility in the general project vicinity. This 
study will conform to Kentucky's environmental guidance, Indiana's 
procedural manual for preparing environmental documents, and the new 
SAFETEA-LU section 6002 requirements.
    Environmental Issues: Possible environmental impacts include 
effects to historical properties, historic districts, or archaeological 
sites, specifically as related to Madison's status as a National 
Historic Landmark; displacement of commercial and/or residential 
properties; increased noise; viewshed impacts; impacts to water 
resources, flood plains, prime farmland, sensitive biological species 
and their habitat; land use compatibility impacts; community impacts; 
and impacts to agricultural lands.
    Alternatives: The EA will consider alternatives that include the 
No-Build (Do Nothing) Alternative as well as a full range of build 
alternatives including rehabilitating the existing structure, applying 
transportation system management principles, and constructing a new 
bridge on the existing or new alignment.
    Scoping and Comment: FHWA encourages broad participation in the EA 
process and review of the resulting environmental documents. Comments, 
questions, and suggestions related to the project and potential 
socioeconomic and environmental concerns are invited from all 
interested agencies and the public at large to ensure that the full 
range of issues related to the proposed action and all reasonable 
alternatives are considered and all significant issues are identified. 
These comments, questions, and suggestions should be forwarded to 
either phone number or e-mail address listed above.
    Early Coordination Letters will be sent to the appropriate Federal, 
State and local agencies by September 2008 describing the project, 
following a project kick-off coordinated through a media news release. 
An invitation letter will be sent to potential Cooperating Agencies, 
Participating Agencies, and Section 106 Consulting Parties inviting the 
agencies to officially take part in the study, encouraging agency 
comments and suggestions concerning the proposed project, and further 
defining the roles of agencies. Existing and future conditions will be 
identified as work progresses and presented to stakeholders, agencies, 
and the public. The draft purpose and need for the project will be 
developed and preliminary alternatives identified. The agencies, 
stakeholders, and public will have an opportunity to review and comment 
on this information. The purpose and need and preliminary alternatives 
will be available for public review and a Resource Agency Meeting, 
Project Advisory Group Meeting, and Public Information Meeting will be 
held. Public notice will be given as to the time and place of the 
meetings. Agencies and the public will also have an opportunity to 
comment at various study stages, including: (1) Definition of purpose 
and need; (2) establishment of screening criteria; (3) screening of 
initial alternatives; (4) selection of final alternatives; and (5) the 
review of environmental documentation. Project Advisory Group meetings 
will be conducted regularly as the project moves forward to secure 
input from key stakeholders as decisions are made.
    Notices of availability for the purpose and need and identification 
of

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preliminary alternatives, evaluation and screening of preliminary 
alternatives, and identification of final alternatives will be provided 
through direct mail, e-mail, the project Web site available at https://
www.miltonmadisonbridge.com, and other media. Notification also will be 
sent to Federal, State, local agencies, persons and organizations that 
submit comments or questions. Precise schedules and locations for 
public meetings will be announced in the local news media and the 
project Web site. Interested individuals and organizations may request 
to be included on the mailing list for distribution of meeting 
announcements and associated information.
    Other Approvals for Federal Permits: The following approvals for 
Federal permits are anticipated to be required: The Navigational Permit 
Application from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Section 404 Permit from 
the Army Corps of Engineers. Additionally, Section 401 Permits may be 
required from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and the 
Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 20.205, Highway 
Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive 
Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal 
programs and activities apply to the program.)

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: July 30, 2008.
Dennis Luhrs,
Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 
Frankfort, Kentucky.
[FR Doc. E8-18832 Filed 8-13-08; 8:45 am]
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