Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Proposed Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Connector Project at Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland, Alameda County, CA, 3962 [2010-1286]

Download as PDF 3962 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 15 / Monday, January 25, 2010 / Notices New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All written communications concerning these proceedings are available for examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the above facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility’s Web site at https://www.regulations.gov. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or at https://www.dot.gov/ privacy.html. Issued in Washington, DC on January 19, 2010. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. 2010–1236 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Proposed Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Connector Project at Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland, Alameda County, CA jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it has issued a ROD for the proposed construction and operation of the proposed BART connector project at OAK. The ROD evaluated the proposed BART–OAK connector project at OAK, Oakland, Alameda County, California. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has completed and issued its ROD for a proposed BART–OAK connector project VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:23 Jan 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 at OAK, Oakland, Alameda County, California. The proposed airport connector project would operate on an Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system on an exclusive, approximate 3mile long right-of-way. The AGT would provide a link between the existing BART Coliseum station and the airport terminal. Approximately one mile of the connector project would be built on airport property. The connector project would improve access to OAK by using a direct and convenient connection to the existing regional BART rail transit system. The ROD discusses alternatives considered by FAA in reaching its decision, summarizes the analysis used to evaluate the alternatives, and briefly summarizes the potential environmental consequences evaluated in the FAA’s ROD. The ROD also identifies the FAA’s environmentally preferred alternative, applicable and required mitigation. The FAA submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on November 19, 2009, indicating the FAA was adopting the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 2002 FEIS on this project and also re-circulated the EIS as a Final EIS for the FAA. EPA published the notice indicating FAA’s adoption of the FTA FEIS in the Federal Register on November 27, 2009. The comment period closed on December 28, 2009 and comments were received from the EPA. The FAA provided responses to the EPA comments in Appendix A of the ROD. Copies of the ROD are available for public examination during business hours at the following locations: 1. Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA 94010–1303. 2. Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261. 3. Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Associate Administrator for Airports, Planning and Environmental Division, Room 615, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. 4. Administrative Offices of the Port of Oakland, Port of Oakland, 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94607. 5. Alameda Public Library, Bay Farm Island Library, 3221 Macartney Road, Alameda, CA 94502. 6. Oakland Public Library, Brookfield Branch, 9255 Edes Avenue, Oakland, CA 94603. 7. Oakland Public Library, Main Library, 125 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612. 8. Oakland Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, 6833 International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94621. PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9. San Leandro Public Library (Main), 300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577. 10. MTC–ABAG Library, Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 101 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter Ciesla, Regional Environmental Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261. Telephone: (310) 725–3612. Issued in Hawthorne, California on January 12, 2010. Mia Paredes Ratcliff, Acting Manager, Airports Division, WesternPacific Region, AWP–600. [FR Doc. 2010–1286 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [Docket No. MARAD–2010–0003] Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Invitation for public comments on a requested administrative waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel CYTHERA. SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below. The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD–2010– 0003 at https://www.regulations.gov. Interested parties may comment on the effect this action may have on U.S. vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag vessels. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 3962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1286]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
Proposed Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Connector Project at Oakland 
International Airport (OAK), Oakland, Alameda County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it 
has issued a ROD for the proposed construction and operation of the 
proposed BART connector project at OAK. The ROD evaluated the proposed 
BART-OAK connector project at OAK, Oakland, Alameda County, California.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has completed and issued its ROD for 
a proposed BART-OAK connector project at OAK, Oakland, Alameda County, 
California. The proposed airport connector project would operate on an 
Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system on an exclusive, approximate 3-
mile long right-of-way. The AGT would provide a link between the 
existing BART Coliseum station and the airport terminal. Approximately 
one mile of the connector project would be built on airport property. 
The connector project would improve access to OAK by using a direct and 
convenient connection to the existing regional BART rail transit 
system. The ROD discusses alternatives considered by FAA in reaching 
its decision, summarizes the analysis used to evaluate the 
alternatives, and briefly summarizes the potential environmental 
consequences evaluated in the FAA's ROD. The ROD also identifies the 
FAA's environmentally preferred alternative, applicable and required 
mitigation. The FAA submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) on November 19, 2009, indicating the FAA was 
adopting the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 2002 FEIS on this 
project and also re-circulated the EIS as a Final EIS for the FAA. EPA 
published the notice indicating FAA's adoption of the FTA FEIS in the 
Federal Register on November 27, 2009. The comment period closed on 
December 28, 2009 and comments were received from the EPA. The FAA 
provided responses to the EPA comments in Appendix A of the ROD.
    Copies of the ROD are available for public examination during 
business hours at the following locations:
    1. Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District 
Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA 94010-1303.
    2. Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, Room 3012, 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261.
    3. Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Associate 
Administrator for Airports, Planning and Environmental Division, Room 
615, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    4. Administrative Offices of the Port of Oakland, Port of Oakland, 
530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94607.
    5. Alameda Public Library, Bay Farm Island Library, 3221 Macartney 
Road, Alameda, CA 94502.
    6. Oakland Public Library, Brookfield Branch, 9255 Edes Avenue, 
Oakland, CA 94603.
    7. Oakland Public Library, Main Library, 125 14th Street, Oakland, 
CA 94612.
    8. Oakland Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, 6833 
International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94621.
    9. San Leandro Public Library (Main), 300 Estudillo Avenue, San 
Leandro, CA 94577.
    10. MTC-ABAG Library, Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 101 8th Street, 
Oakland, CA 94607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter Ciesla, Regional 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Western-Pacific Region, Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Hawthorne, California 90261. Telephone: (310) 725-3612.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on January 12, 2010.
Mia Paredes Ratcliff,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2010-1286 Filed 1-22-10; 8:45 am]
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