Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Travis County, TX, 48008-48009 [E8-18956]
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Notice to establish a system of
records.
SUMMARY: DOT intends to establish a
system of records under the Privacy Act
of 1974 entitled the ‘‘Dwight David
Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
Program’’ (DDETFP). The system will
contain information about students who
apply to and participate in the DDETFP.
Additional information on this system is
described in the Supplementary
Information section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 24, 2008. If
no comments are received, the proposal
will become effective on the above date.
If comments are received, the comments
will be considered and, where adopted,
the documents will be republished with
changes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Habib Azarsina, Departmental Privacy
Officer, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20003,
202–366–1965 (telephone), 202–366–
7870 (fax), habib.azarsina@dot.gov,
(Internet address).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Transportation system of
records notice subject to the Privacy Act
of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, has
been published in the Federal Register
and is available from the above
mentioned address.
SYSTEM NUMBER:
DOT/FHWA 220.
SYSTEM NAME:
PURPOSES:
The DDETFP aims to attract qualified
students to the field of transportation
education and research and advance
transportation workforce development.
The DDETFP includes seven fellowship
categories including the Graduate
Fellowships, Historically Black Colleges
and Universities Fellowships, Hispanic
Serving Institutions Fellowships, Tribal
Colleges Fellowships, People with
Disabilities Fellowships, Grants for
Research, and Intern Fellowships.
DDETFP is supported by an automated
system that allows for the centralized
collection and analysis of vital program
information. Information in this system
is used to track student progress
throughout the education pipeline,
identify gaps and evaluate program
performance and effectiveness in
meeting federal transportation
workforce recruitment and development
goals. Records contained in this system
only will be used for program analysis
and evaluation purposes.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
To FHWA program staff and
contractors directly involved in the
administration of the program and
system, and to other government
agencies when authorized by law. See
Prefatory Statement of Routine Uses.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
Dwight David Eisenhower
Transportation Fellowship Program.
None.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Sensitive, unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
This system of records is in the Office
of Professional and Corporate
Development, Federal Highway
Administration.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM OF RECORDS:
STORAGE:
Documents are stored in locked
cabinets and secured electronically in a
database.
RETRIEVABILITY:
This system contains information on
students that participate in FHWA’s
DDETFP.
Records are retrievable by name.
SAFEGUARDS:
The information in the system
consists of documents related to the
administration of the program that
include the students’ name, home
mailing address, e-mail address, date of
birth, education records, home
telephone number, race (optional),
gender (optional), and citizenship.
Access to electronic information is
limited to program staff and protected
via password controls. Physical access
to the server and paper files is limited
to appropriate personnel through
building key cards and room-access
keypads. Other security measures
include firewalls, routine scans and
monitoring, back-up activities, and
security background checks.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Pending approval by the National
Archives and Records Administration,
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
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this system has a proposed record
retention of five (5) years for paper and
permanent for electronic records.
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Program Manager, Office of
Professional and Corporate
Development, Federal Highway
Administration, 4600 N. Fairfax Drive,
Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Same as ‘‘System Manager’’.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Same as ‘‘System Manager’’.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Same as ‘‘System Manager’’.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Records are obtained via applications/
forms that students complete and that
come to FHWA directly or via their
university.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
Dated: August 11, 2008.
Habib Azarsina,
Departmental Privacy Officer, 202–366–1965.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement: Travis County, TX
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
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 SEIS for the
proposed improvement of U.S. 290 from
Ranch-to-Market Road (RM) 1826 to east
of Williamson Creek, in Travis County,
Texas. The limited scope SEIS will also
include improvements to SH 71 from
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Silvermine Drive to U.S. 290 in Travis
County. The proposed improvements
were originally considered in a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
covering improvements to U.S. 290/SH
71 from RM 1826 to Farm to Market
(FM) 973. A Record of Decision (ROD)
was issued by FHWA on August 22,
1988. The mid-section of the original
project limits, between east of
Williamson Creek and Riverside Drive,
has been constructed. Since the
issuance of the U.S. 290/SH 71 ROD, the
proposed design concept for the current
project has changed as a result of
changes in adjacent land use, State and
federal listing of the Barton Springs
salamander as endangered, changes in
funding mechanisms to include tolling,
a proposed shift in the alignment, and
public input. The original FEIS will be
supplemented to evaluate the changes
in potential impacts from the proposed
improvements. The proposed project
limits of the U.S. 290/SH 71 limited
scope SEIS would extend beyond the
limits of the original FEIS to allow for
a transition back to existing U.S. 290
west of Scenic Brook Drive and along
SH 71 at Silvermine Drive. The
proposed project limits, including
transitional area, cover approximately
3.6 miles along U.S. 290 and 1.2 miles
along SH 71.
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 west
of Scenic Brook to east of Williamson
Creek. The proposed action would
include continuous non-tolled frontage
roads with two to three lanes in each
direction. 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 U.S. 290/SH 71 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 CAMPO 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
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(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 historic and archaeological
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. A public
scoping meeting is planned, but has not
yet been scheduled. The purpose of the
public scoping meeting is to solicit
public comments on the proposed
action as part of the National
Environmental Policy Act process.
Opportunities for public involvement
would also exist during public meetings
and public review of the draft SEIS.
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.
(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 August 6, 2008.
Salvador Deocampo,
District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0211]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection:
Application for Certificate of
Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers
and Foreign Motor Private Carriers
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
information.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit an
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. FMCSA
requests approval to revise an existing
information collection (IC) entitled,
‘‘Application for Certificate of
Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers
and Foreign Motor Private Carriers,’’
that requires Mexico-domiciled for-hire
and private motor carriers to file an
application Form OP–2 if they wish to
register to transport property only
within municipalities in the United
States on the U.S.-Mexico international
borders or within the commercial zones
of such municipalities. On June 9, 2008,
FMCSA published a Federal Register
notice announcing for a 60-day
comment period on the ICR. No
comments were received on the ICR.
DATES: Please send your comments by
September 15, 2008. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to
act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference DOT Docket No. FMCSA–
2008–0211. You may submit comments
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725
Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk
Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Denise Ryan, Transportation Specialist,
Office of Information Technology,
Operations Division, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.,
Washington DC 20590. Telephone
Number: (202) 493–0242; E-mail
Address: denise.ryan@dot.gov. Office
hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[FR Doc No: E8-18956]
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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 SEIS for the proposed improvement of U.S. 290
from Ranch-to-Market Road (RM) 1826 to east of Williamson Creek, in
Travis County, Texas. The limited scope SEIS will also include
improvements to SH 71 from
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Silvermine Drive to U.S. 290 in Travis County. The proposed
improvements were originally considered in a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) covering improvements to U.S. 290/SH 71 from RM 1826
to Farm to Market (FM) 973. A Record of Decision (ROD) was issued by
FHWA on August 22, 1988. The mid-section of the original project
limits, between east of Williamson Creek and Riverside Drive, has been
constructed. Since the issuance of the U.S. 290/SH 71 ROD, the proposed
design concept for the current project has changed as a result of
changes in adjacent land use, State and federal listing of the Barton
Springs salamander as endangered, changes in funding mechanisms to
include tolling, a proposed shift in the alignment, and public input.
The original FEIS will be supplemented to evaluate the changes in
potential impacts from the proposed improvements. The proposed project
limits of the U.S. 290/SH 71 limited scope SEIS would extend beyond the
limits of the original FEIS to allow for a transition back to existing
U.S. 290 west of Scenic Brook Drive and along SH 71 at Silvermine
Drive. The proposed project limits, including transitional area, cover
approximately 3.6 miles along U.S. 290 and 1.2 miles along SH 71.
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 west of Scenic Brook
to east of Williamson Creek. The proposed action would include
continuous non-tolled frontage roads with two to three lanes in each
direction. 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 U.S. 290/SH 71 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 CAMPO 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 historic and archaeological 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. A public scoping meeting is planned, but has not yet been
scheduled. The purpose of the public scoping meeting is to solicit
public comments on the proposed action as part of the National
Environmental Policy Act process. Opportunities for public involvement
would also exist during public meetings and public review of the draft
SEIS.
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.
(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 August 6, 2008.
Salvador Deocampo,
District Engineer.
[FR Doc. E8-18956 Filed 8-14-08; 8:45 am]
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