Notice of Public Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) Signed August 2, 2010, for the Evaluation of the Potential Environmental Impacts Associated With the Proposed Relocation of the Bowman County Airport (Airport) in Bowman County, ND., 49016-49017 [2010-19920]
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Pamela Hamilton, Designated Federal
Official, Future of Aviation Advisory
Committee, 202–267–9677,
FAAC@dot.gov.
Issued on: August 9, 2010.
Ray LaHood,
Secretary of Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35396]
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County of Greenville, S.C.—
Acquisition Exemption—Greenville
County Economic Development
Corporation
The County of Greenville, S.C.
(County), a noncarrier political
subdivision of the State of South
Carolina, has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
acquire from Greenville County
Economic Development Corporation
(GCEDC) approximately 11.8 miles of
rail line between milepost 0.0 in
Greenville, S.C. and milepost 11.8 in
Travelers Rest, S.C.1
Petitioners state that, as a result of the
transaction, the County will acquire
GCEDC’s interest in the line, including
the residual common carrier obligation.
GCEDC will assign its interest in a trail
agreement reached with the Greenville
County Recreation District (GCRD) on
September 26, 2006, and the County
will assume all of GCEDC’s rights and
responsibilities under that agreement.
GCRD will retain its leasehold interest
in the line and will continue to be the
trail owner and operator. The end result
will be that all of GCEDC’s ownership
rights and responsibilities in the line
will be transferred to the County.
According to petitioners, the proposed
acquisition will not involve any
provision or agreement between GCEDC
and the County that would limit future
interchange with a third-party
connecting carrier.
The transaction is scheduled to be
consummated on or after August 25,
1 The line is railbanked in accordance with the
National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d). See
Greenville County Economic Development
Corporation—Abandonment and Discontinuance
Exemption—in Greenville County, S.C., Docket No.
AB 490 (Sub-No. 1X) (STB served Oct. 12, 2005 and
Nov. 13, 2006).
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2010 (30 days after the notice of
exemption was filed).
The County certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not exceed those that
would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier
and further certifies that its projected
annual revenue will not exceed $5
million.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than August 18, 2010 (at
least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35396, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy must be served on
William A. Mullins, 2401 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC
20037.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: August 6, 2010.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Public Availability of the
Final Environmental Assessment (EA)
and Finding of No Significant Impact/
Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD)
Signed August 2, 2010, for the
Evaluation of the Potential
Environmental Impacts Associated
With the Proposed Relocation of the
Bowman County Airport (Airport) in
Bowman County, ND.
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability of a final
EA and FONSI/ROD for the evaluation
of the potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed relocation
of the Bowman County Airport in
Bowman County, North Dakota.
AGENCY:
The FAA has made available
the final EA and FONSI/ROD for the
proposed relocation of the Bowman
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County Airport. The EA was prepared in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended, FAA Orders 1050.1E,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures’’ and FAA Order 5050.4B,
‘‘NEPA Implementing Instructions for
Airport Actions.’’
Point of Contact: Ms. Patricia
Dressler, Environmental Protection
Specialist, FAA Bismarck ADO,
Building 23B, 2301 University Drive,
Bismarck, North Dakota 58504.
Telephone number (701) 323–7380.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
has issued a final EA and FONSI/ROD
that evaluated the potential
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed relocation of the Bowman
County Airport located in Bowman
County, North Dakota. Based on the
analysis contained in the final EA, the
FAA has determined that the selected
alternative has no associated significant
impacts to resources identified in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E,
Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures and FAA Order 5054.4B,
National Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Instructions for Airport
Actions. Therefore, no environmental
impact statement will be prepared. The
current Bowman County Airport has
deficiencies in meeting current and
future large aircraft demand (60, 000
pounds or less with 75 percent of these
large aircraft at 60 percent useful load),
the Runway Protection Zone, Runway
Objective Free Area, wind coverage, and
surrounding incompatible land use.
Eight alternatives were studied for
airspace feasibility and meeting the
purpose and need. Five of the eight
alternatives (three on site and two new
locations) were reviewed, analyzed, and
discarded due to the degree of
environmental impacts or not meeting
airspace requirements. A detailed
discussion is in the Alternatives
Discarded Section of the FONSI/ROD.
The selected alternative is one of three
(a no action and two off site locations)
considered in the final EA. The selected
alternative consists of addressing the
identified deficiencies and relocating
the Bowman County Airport. The new
airport location is approximately 3.5
miles east of Bowman and just south of
US Highway 12. The Bowman County
Airport Authority will construct,
operate, and maintain the new airport.
Decommissioning of the existing airport
will occur upon activation of the new
airport. The selected alternative
includes the: (1) Unconditional
approval of the Airport Layout Plan
(ALP) for the development listed in the
EA and the decision document. (2) Issue
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final airspace determinations for the
development on the ALP. (3) Eligibility
for Federal grants-in-aid funds for
eligible items. (4) FAA Finding of ‘‘No
Historic Properties Affected’’ for the
proposed action. (5) FAA Finding of ‘‘No
Effect’’ to threatened and endangered
species. (6) FAA Finding of ‘‘No Impact’’
to floodplains. (7) Wetland finding that
there is no practicable alternative to
such construction and the proposed
action includes all practicable measures
to minimize harm to wetlands. (8)
Environmental clearance for disposal of
land no longer needed for airport
purposes. (9) Appropriate permits and
mitigation will be needed before
disbursing Federal funds.
These documents will be available for
public review during normal business
hours at Bldg. 23B, FAA Bismarck ADO,
2301 University Drive, Bismarck, North
Dakota, Bowman Regional Public
Library, 18 East Divide Street, Bowman,
ND 58623, and at the Bowman County
Airport Authority, 14686 Highway 12,
Bowman, ND 58623.
Issued in Bismarck, North Dakota, August
2, 2010.
Steve Obenauer,
Manager, Bismarck Airport District Office
FAA, Great Lakes Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2010–0035]
America’s Marine Highway Grant
Notice of Funding Availability
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Grant Notice of Funding
Availability.
AGENCY:
On October 28, 2009, the
President of the United States signed the
2010 National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA). Section 3515 of the NDAA,
titled America’s Short Sea
Transportation Grants for the
Development of Marine Highways,
amended Section 55601 of the 2007
Energy Independence and Security Act,
titled Short Sea Transportation Program.
Section 3515 of the NDAA directs the
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)
to establish and implement a short sea
transportation grant program to
implement projects or components of a
project designated under subsection (d)
of Section 55601.
Marine Highway Projects are new
waterborne transportation services, or
expansions of existing services
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operating between U.S. ports or between
U.S. ports and ports in Canada in the
Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Projects are proposed by a project
sponsor and formally designated by the
Secretary under the America’s Marine
Highway Program. Projects that reduce
external cost and provide public benefit
by transporting passengers and/or
freight (container or wheeled) in
support of all or a portion of a Marine
Highway Corridor, Connector, or
Crossing may receive support from DOT
and are eligible to compete for Marine
Highway grants under the program
described in this notice. Marine
Highway projects and their designation
are described in detail in the final rule
published on April 9, 2010, at 75 FR
18095.
It is neither the purpose nor the intent
of these grants to shift passengers or
freight currently moving by water to
another water service, but rather to
expand the use of marine transportation
where landside transportation is
currently being utilized and when the
water option represents the best overall
option. Therefore a project that directly
competes with another, existing Marine
Highway service will not be considered
for a grant award.
In order to receive a grant under the
program, applicants are required to:
submit an application to the Secretary
in such form and manner, at such time,
and containing such information as the
Secretary may require, and demonstrate
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that
the project is financially viable, the
funds received will be spent efficiently
and effectively, and a market exists for
the services of the proposed project as
evidenced by contracts or written
statements of intent from potential
customers. Applicants are required to
provide at least 20 percent of the project
costs from non-Federal sources. In
awarding grants under the program, the
Secretary shall give preference to those
projects or components that present the
most financially viable transportation
services and require the lowest
percentage Federal share of the costs. A
plan is financially viable upon
demonstration to the Secretary of
Transportation that the project will be
sustainable in a specified and
reasonable timeframe. The Maritime
Administration’s Fiscal Year 2010
appropriations, signed by the President
of the United States on December 16,
2009, included $7,000,000 to ‘‘designate
and support specific projects that will
create new or expanded services along
designated Marine Highway Corridors.’’
Funds for this purpose will be allocated
through the Marine Highway Grant
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Program established in the NDAA and
set forth in this notice.
This notice announces the availability
of funding for Marine Highway grants,
and establishes selection criteria and
application requirements.
Marine Highway Grants will be
awarded to applicants to implement
projects or components of projects
designated under America’s Marine
Highway Program as outlined in the
final rule published on April 9, 2010.
Eligible applicants must be sponsors of
Marine Highway Projects formally
designated by the Secretary.
Sponsors of designated Marine
Highway Projects are eligible to apply
for a Marine Highway Grant as
described in this notice.
DATES: Grant applications must be
received by 5 p.m., August 27, 2010.
The Department of Transportation
(DOT) will evaluate all applications and
announce the projects that have been
selected to receive grant funds as soon
as possible after the Application
Deadline.
Grant applications must be
submitted electronically through
Grants.gov. Only applications received
through Grants.gov will be deemed
properly filed. Instructions for
submitting applications through
Grants.gov are included in Section IV
(Submission of Applications).
Paperwork Reduction Act: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the America’s Marine
Highway (AMH) information collection
was previously approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) and
was assigned the OMB control number
2133–0541.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please contact the Marine Highway
Grants program manager via e-mail at
MH.Projects@dot.gov, or contact
Michael Gordon at (202) 366–5468.
ADDRESSES:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Eligibility
III. Selection Criteria
IV. Submission of Applications
V. Evaluation Process
VI. Contents of Application
VII. Grant Administration
I. Background
Three legislative actions in
combination require implementation of
a Marine Highway Program, including
the designation of Marine Highway
Projects, the authorization of Marine
Highway grants, and the appropriation
of funds for such grants. These are
described below.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Public Availability of the Final Environmental
Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision
(FONSI/ROD) Signed August 2, 2010, for the Evaluation of the Potential
Environmental Impacts Associated With the Proposed Relocation of the
Bowman County Airport (Airport) in Bowman County, ND.
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability of a final EA and FONSI/ROD for the
evaluation of the potential environmental impacts associated with the
proposed relocation of the Bowman County Airport in Bowman County,
North Dakota.
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SUMMARY: The FAA has made available the final EA and FONSI/ROD for the
proposed relocation of the Bowman County Airport. The EA was prepared
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended, FAA Orders 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' and FAA Order 5050.4B, ``NEPA Implementing
Instructions for Airport Actions.''
Point of Contact: Ms. Patricia Dressler, Environmental Protection
Specialist, FAA Bismarck ADO, Building 23B, 2301 University Drive,
Bismarck, North Dakota 58504. Telephone number (701) 323-7380.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has issued a final EA and FONSI/ROD
that evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with the
proposed relocation of the Bowman County Airport located in Bowman
County, North Dakota. Based on the analysis contained in the final EA,
the FAA has determined that the selected alternative has no associated
significant impacts to resources identified in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures and FAA
Order 5054.4B, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Instructions for Airport Actions. Therefore, no environmental impact
statement will be prepared. The current Bowman County Airport has
deficiencies in meeting current and future large aircraft demand (60,
000 pounds or less with 75 percent of these large aircraft at 60
percent useful load), the Runway Protection Zone, Runway Objective Free
Area, wind coverage, and surrounding incompatible land use. Eight
alternatives were studied for airspace feasibility and meeting the
purpose and need. Five of the eight alternatives (three on site and two
new locations) were reviewed, analyzed, and discarded due to the degree
of environmental impacts or not meeting airspace requirements. A
detailed discussion is in the Alternatives Discarded Section of the
FONSI/ROD. The selected alternative is one of three (a no action and
two off site locations) considered in the final EA. The selected
alternative consists of addressing the identified deficiencies and
relocating the Bowman County Airport. The new airport location is
approximately 3.5 miles east of Bowman and just south of US Highway 12.
The Bowman County Airport Authority will construct, operate, and
maintain the new airport. Decommissioning of the existing airport will
occur upon activation of the new airport. The selected alternative
includes the: (1) Unconditional approval of the Airport Layout Plan
(ALP) for the development listed in the EA and the decision document.
(2) Issue
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final airspace determinations for the development on the ALP. (3)
Eligibility for Federal grants-in-aid funds for eligible items. (4) FAA
Finding of ``No Historic Properties Affected'' for the proposed action.
(5) FAA Finding of ``No Effect'' to threatened and endangered species.
(6) FAA Finding of ``No Impact'' to floodplains. (7) Wetland finding
that there is no practicable alternative to such construction and the
proposed action includes all practicable measures to minimize harm to
wetlands. (8) Environmental clearance for disposal of land no longer
needed for airport purposes. (9) Appropriate permits and mitigation
will be needed before disbursing Federal funds.
These documents will be available for public review during normal
business hours at Bldg. 23B, FAA Bismarck ADO, 2301 University Drive,
Bismarck, North Dakota, Bowman Regional Public Library, 18 East Divide
Street, Bowman, ND 58623, and at the Bowman County Airport Authority,
14686 Highway 12, Bowman, ND 58623.
Issued in Bismarck, North Dakota, August 2, 2010.
Steve Obenauer,
Manager, Bismarck Airport District Office FAA, Great Lakes Region.
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