Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report; Mid-County Parkway, Riverside County, CA, 72906 [E8-28429]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 231 / Monday, December 1, 2008 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC on November 20,
2008.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger
Facility Charge Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report; MidCounty Parkway, Riverside County, CA
ACTION:
Notice of extension of comment
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period.
SUMMARY: The Federal Highway
Administration is extending the review
and comment period for the Mid-County
Parkway (MCP) Draft Environmental
Impact Report/Environmental Impact
Statement (EIR/EIS) for an additional 30
days. Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS
may now be submitted until January 8,
2009. The MCP is a proposed 32-mile
roadway on new and existing alignment
between State Route 79 and Interstate 15
in western Riverside County. A Notice
of Availability was previously
published in the Federal Register
Volume 73, No. 199 on Tuesday,
October 14, 2008 (FR Doc. ES–23805
Filed 10–10–08; 8:45 a.m.). The Notice
of Availability includes supplemental
information describing the project and
the alternatives.
DATES: Comments will now be accepted
until January 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the MCP
Draft EIR/EIS can be mailed to the
following addresses: Ms. Cathy Bechtel
at Riverside County Transportation
Commission, 4080 Lemon Street, 3rd
Floor, Riverside, CA 92502 and/or Mr.
Tay Dam, Federal Highway
Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite
4–100, Sacramento, CA 95814, or via email at: https://midcountyparkway.org.
The Draft EIR/EIS and technical
studies are available for viewing at the
following locations during regular
business hours: (1) RCTC, 4080 Lemon
Street—3rd Floor, Riverside, CA 92502;
(2) FHWA, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4–
100, Sacramento, CA 95814; (3) Caltrans
District 8 Office—6th Floor, 464 W. 4th
St., San Bernardino, CA 92401; (4) City
of Corona—Public Works Department,
400 South Vicentia Avenue, 2nd Floor—
Suite 210, Corona, CA 92882; (5) Corona
Public Library, 650 S. Main St., Corona,
CA 92882; (6) Perris Public Library, 163
E. San Jacinto Ave., Perris, CA 92507;
(7) San Jacinto Public Library, 500
Idyllwild Dr., San Jacinto, CA 92583; (8)
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Woodcrest Library, 16625 Krameria,
Riverside, CA 92504; (9) Hemet Library,
300 E. Latham Avenue, Hemet, CA
92543; and (10) Moreno Valley Public
Library, 25480 Alessandro Blvd.,
Moreno Valley, CA 92553. You may also
view and comment on the Draft EIR/EIS
at https://www.midcountyparkway.org.
(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.)
Ms.
Cathy Bechtel at RCTC: (951) 787–7141,
or Mr. Tay Dam at FHWA: (213) 605–
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: November 21, 2008.
Cindy Vigue,
Director of State Programs, Major Projects
Program Manager, Federal Highway
Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4–
100, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2000–7257; Notice No. 50]
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee
(RSAC); Working Group Activity
Update
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Announcement of Railroad
Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC)
Working Group activities.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FRA is updating its
announcement of RSAC’s Working
Group activities to reflect its current
status.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Woolverton, RSAC Coordinator,
FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 493–6212; or Grady Cothen,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC
20590, (202) 493–6302.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice serves to update FRA’s last
announcement of working group
activities and status reports of August
29, 2008 (73 FR 51041). The 36th full
RSAC Committee meeting was held
September 10, 2008, and the 37th
meeting is scheduled for December 10,
2008, at the Marriott Metro Center Hotel
Ballroom in Washington, DC.
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Since its first meeting in April of
1996, the RSAC has accepted 26 tasks.
Status for each of the open tasks (neither
completed nor terminated) is provided
below:
Open Tasks
Task 96–4—Tourist and Historic
Railroads. This Task includes reviewing
the appropriateness of the agency’s
current policy regarding the
applicability of existing and proposed
regulations to tourist, excursion, scenic,
and historic railroads. This Task was
accepted on April 2, 1996, and a
Working Group was established. The
Working Group monitored the steam
locomotive regulation task. Planned
future activities involve the review of
other regulations for possible adaptation
to the safety needs of tourist and
historic railroads. Contact: Grady
Cothen, (202) 493–6302.
Task 03–01—Passenger Safety. This
Task includes updating and enhancing
the regulations pertaining to passenger
safety, based on research and
experience. This Task was accepted on
May 20, 2003, and a Working Group was
established. Prior to embarking on
substantive discussions of a specific
task, the Working Group set forth in
writing a specific description of the
task. The Working Group reports
planned activity to the full Committee at
each scheduled full RSAC meeting,
including milestones for completion of
projects and progress toward
completion. At the first meeting, held
September 9–10, 2003, a consolidated
list of issues was completed. At the
second meeting, held November 6–7,
2003, four task groups were established:
Emergency Preparedness, Mechanical,
Crashworthiness, and Track/Vehicle
Interaction. The task forces met and
reported on activities for Working
Group consideration at the third
meeting, held May 11–12, 2004, and a
fourth meeting was held October 26–27,
2004. The Working Group met on March
21–22, 2006, and again on September
12–13, 2006, at which time the group
agreed to establish a task force on
General Passenger Safety. The full
Passenger Safety Working Group met on
April 17–18, 2007; December 11–12,
2007; and June 18, 2008. The next
meeting is scheduled for November 13,
2008. Contact: Charles Bielitz, (202)
493–6314.
(Emergency Preparedness Task Force)
At the Working Group meeting of March
9–10, 2005, the Working Group received
and approved the consensus report of
the Emergency Preparedness Task Force
related to emergency communication,
emergency egress, and rescue access.
These recommendations were presented
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report;
Mid-County Parkway, Riverside County, CA
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration is extending the review and
comment period for the Mid-County Parkway (MCP) Draft Environmental
Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for an
additional 30 days. Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS may now be submitted
until January 8, 2009. The MCP is a proposed 32-mile roadway on new and
existing alignment between State Route 79 and Interstate 15 in western
Riverside County. A Notice of Availability was previously published in
the Federal Register Volume 73, No. 199 on Tuesday, October 14, 2008
(FR Doc. ES-23805 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 a.m.). The Notice of
Availability includes supplemental information describing the project
and the alternatives.
DATES: Comments will now be accepted until January 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the MCP Draft EIR/EIS can be mailed to the
following addresses: Ms. Cathy Bechtel at Riverside County
Transportation Commission, 4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor, Riverside, CA
92502 and/or Mr. Tay Dam, Federal Highway Administration, 650 Capitol
Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, CA 95814, or via e-mail at: https://midcountyparkway.org.
The Draft EIR/EIS and technical studies are available for viewing
at the following locations during regular business hours: (1) RCTC,
4080 Lemon Street--3rd Floor, Riverside, CA 92502; (2) FHWA, 650
Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, CA 95814; (3) Caltrans District
8 Office--6th Floor, 464 W. 4th St., San Bernardino, CA 92401; (4) City
of Corona--Public Works Department, 400 South Vicentia Avenue, 2nd
Floor--Suite 210, Corona, CA 92882; (5) Corona Public Library, 650 S.
Main St., Corona, CA 92882; (6) Perris Public Library, 163 E. San
Jacinto Ave., Perris, CA 92507; (7) San Jacinto Public Library, 500
Idyllwild Dr., San Jacinto, CA 92583; (8) Woodcrest Library, 16625
Krameria, Riverside, CA 92504; (9) Hemet Library, 300 E. Latham Avenue,
Hemet, CA 92543; and (10) Moreno Valley Public Library, 25480
Alessandro Blvd., Moreno Valley, CA 92553. You may also view and
comment on the Draft EIR/EIS at https://www.midcountyparkway.org.
(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.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cathy Bechtel at RCTC: (951) 787-
7141, or Mr. Tay Dam at FHWA: (213) 605-2013.
Dated: November 21, 2008.
Cindy Vigue,
Director of State Programs, Major Projects Program Manager, Federal
Highway Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, CA
95814.
[FR Doc. E8-28429 Filed 11-28-08; 8:45 am]
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