Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS): Route 475 (Knoxville Parkway), From Interstate 75 South of Knoxville to Interstate 75 North of Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and Anderson Counties, TN, 57549 [2010-23525]
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comment prior to the public hearings.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
identified and taken into account,
comments and suggestions are invited
from all interested parties. Comments
and questions concerning the proposed
action should be directed to the FHWA
contact person identified above at the
address provided 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
proposed program).
Charles J. O’Neill,
Planning & Program Mgmt. Team Leader,
Nashville, TN.
[FR Doc. 2010–23527 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To
Prepare a Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (SEIS): Route 475
(Knoxville Parkway), From Interstate 75
South of Knoxville to Interstate 75
North of Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and
Anderson Counties, TN
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that the
Notice of Intent published on November
4, 2005 to prepare a SEIS for the
proposed Route 475 (Knoxville
Parkway) from Interstate 75 south of
Knoxville to Interstate 75 north of
Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and Anderson
Counties, Tennessee, is being rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Charles J. O’Neill, Planning and
Program Management Team Leader,
Federal Highway Administration—
Tennessee Division Office, 404 BNA
Drive, Suite 508, Nashville, TN 37217.
615–781–5770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the
Tennessee Department of
Transportation, is rescinding the notice
of intent to prepare a SEIS for the
proposed Route 475 (Knoxville
Parkway) from Interstate 75 south of
Knoxville to Interstate 75 north of
Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and Anderson
Counties, Tennessee. The proposed
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project was approximately 36 miles in
length.
The project as described in the
December 18, 2001 Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) was proposed
to improve the regional transportation
system in the area.
Since the original Draft
Environmental Impact was approved,
the alternative development and
screening process for the project has
continued through a Context Sensitive
Solution Process (CSS). This CSS
process identified new alternatives to
follow the general alignment of the
Orange alternative, but had been shifted
at various locations based on input from
the CSS process. In addition, the
number and type of access points along
the route have been modified. The
purpose of the SDEIS was to study and
develop the new alternatives. The NoBuild and three Build Alternatives were
proposed to be studied in the SDEIS.
Revised traffic projections show a
much lower level of traffic using the
new proposed Route 475 (Knoxville
Parkway) and a smaller diversion of
traffic from Interstate 40 and Interstate
75 than was originally projected. In
addition, the estimated cost of
approximately one billion dollars was
determined to be prohibitive.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
identified and taken into account,
comments and suggestions are invited
from all interested parties. Comments
and questions concerning the proposed
action should be directed to the FHWA
contact person identified above at the
address provided 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
proposed program.)
Charles J. O’Neill,
Planning and Program Mgmt., Team Leader,
Nashville, TN.
[FR Doc. 2010–23525 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0069]
Fisker Automotive; Grant of
Application for Temporary Exemption
From Advanced Air Bag Requirements
of FMVSS No. 208
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of grant of petition for
temporary exemption from certain
provisions of Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208,
Occupant Crash Protection.
AGENCY:
This notice grants the petition
of Fisker Automotive Corporation
(Fisker) from certain advanced air bag
requirements of FMVSS No. 208, for the
Karma model. The basis for the
application is that compliance would
cause substantial economic hardship to
a manufacturer that has tried in good
faith to comply with the standard. This
action follows our publication in the
Federal Register of a document
announcing receipt of Fisker’s petition
and soliciting public comments.
DATES: The exemption is effective
immediately and remains in effect until
September 21, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edward Glancy, Office of the Chief
Counsel, NCC–112, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 4th
Floor, Room W41–326, Washington, DC
20590. Telephone: (202) 366–2992; Fax:
(202) 366–3820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Advanced Air Bag Requirements and
Small Volume Manufacturers
In 2000, NHTSA upgraded the
requirements for air bags in passenger
cars and light trucks, requiring what are
commonly known as ‘‘advanced air
bags.’’ 1 The upgrade was designed to
meet the goals of improving protection
for occupants of all sizes, belted and
unbelted, in moderate-to-high-speed
crashes, and of minimizing the risks
posed by air bags to infants, children,
and other occupants, especially in lowspeed crashes.
The advanced air bag requirements
were a culmination of a comprehensive
plan that the agency announced in 1996
to address the adverse effects of air bags.
This plan also included an extensive
consumer education program to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS): Route 475 (Knoxville Parkway),
From Interstate 75 South of Knoxville to Interstate 75 North of
Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and Anderson Counties, TN
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that the Notice of Intent published on
November 4, 2005 to prepare a SEIS for the proposed Route 475
(Knoxville Parkway) from Interstate 75 south of Knoxville to Interstate
75 north of Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and Anderson Counties, Tennessee,
is being rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles J. O'Neill, Planning and
Program Management Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration--
Tennessee Division Office, 404 BNA Drive, Suite 508, Nashville, TN
37217. 615-781-5770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation, is rescinding the notice of intent to
prepare a SEIS for the proposed Route 475 (Knoxville Parkway) from
Interstate 75 south of Knoxville to Interstate 75 north of Knoxville,
Loudon, Knox, and Anderson Counties, Tennessee. The proposed project
was approximately 36 miles in length.
The project as described in the December 18, 2001 Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was proposed to improve the
regional transportation system in the area.
Since the original Draft Environmental Impact was approved, the
alternative development and screening process for the project has
continued through a Context Sensitive Solution Process (CSS). This CSS
process identified new alternatives to follow the general alignment of
the Orange alternative, but had been shifted at various locations based
on input from the CSS process. In addition, the number and type of
access points along the route have been modified. The purpose of the
SDEIS was to study and develop the new alternatives. The No-Build and
three Build Alternatives were proposed to be studied in the SDEIS.
Revised traffic projections show a much lower level of traffic
using the new proposed Route 475 (Knoxville Parkway) and a smaller
diversion of traffic from Interstate 40 and Interstate 75 than was
originally projected. In addition, the estimated cost of approximately
one billion dollars was determined to be prohibitive.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action are identified and taken into account, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties. Comments and questions
concerning the proposed action should be directed to the FHWA contact
person identified above at the address provided 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 proposed program.)
Charles J. O'Neill,
Planning and Program Mgmt., Team Leader, Nashville, TN.
[FR Doc. 2010-23525 Filed 9-20-10; 8:45 am]
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