Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Travis County, TX, 48008-48009 [E8-18956]

Download as PDF 48008 ACTION: Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 159 / Friday, August 15, 2008 / Notices 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: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Users (SAFETEA–LU), Public Law 109.59. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:03 Aug 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. [FR Doc. E8–18922 Filed 8–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 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 E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 159 / Friday, August 15, 2008 / Notices 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:03 Aug 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 (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] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48009 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: E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 159 (Friday, August 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48008-48009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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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