Environmental Impact Statement: U.S. 64/Corridor K. The Project Begins on U.S. 64 From West of the Ocoee River to State Route 68 Near Ducktown in Polk County, TN, 57548-57549 [2010-23527]
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consequences of the change. Because of
the setting in which C3RS is being
implemented, that data must come from
the railroad employees (labor and
management) who may be affected.
Critical data include beliefs about safety
and issues related to safety, and
opinions/observations about the
operation of C3RS.
The ongoing study is a five-year
demonstration project to improve rail
safety, and is designed to identify safety
issues and propose corrective action
based on voluntary reports of close calls
submitted to the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics. Because of the
innovative nature of this program, FRA
is implementing an evaluation to
determine whether the program is
succeeding, how it can be improved
and, if successful, what is needed to
spread the program throughout the
railroad industry. Interviews to evaluate
the close call reporting system will be
conducted with two groups: (1) Key
stakeholders to the process (e.g., FRA
officials, industry labor, and carrier
management within participating
railroads); and (2) Employees in
participating railroads who are eligible
to submit close call reports to the
Confidential Close Call Reporting
System. Different questions will be
addressed to each of these two groups.
Interviews will be semi-structured, with
follow-up questions asked as
appropriate depending on the
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the Privacy Act. Thus, information
obtained by or acquired by FRA’s
contractor, the Volpe Center, from key
stakeholders and railroad employees
will be used strictly for evaluation
purposes. None of the information that
might be identifying will be
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In addition, the participating railroad
sites involved will require Volpe to
establish a non-disclosure agreement
that prohibits disclosure of company
confidential information without the
carrier’s authorization. Also, the
information is protected under the
Department of Transportation regulation
Title 49 CFR Part 9,which is in part
concerned with the Department
involvement in proceedings between
private litigants. According to this
statute, if data are subpoenaed, Volpe
and Volpe contractors can not ‘‘provide
testimony or produce any material
contained in the files of the Department,
or disclose any information or produce
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duties or because of that employee’s
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that, in legal proceedings between
private litigants, such testimony would
be in the best interests of the
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Government if disclosed. Finally, the
name of those interviewed will not be
requested.
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functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
Department’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
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on respondents, including the use of
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within 30 days of publication of this
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
15, 2010.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: U.S.
64/Corridor K. The Project Begins on
U.S. 64 From West of the Ocoee River
to State Route 68 Near Ducktown in
Polk County, TN
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
AGENCY:
The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in Polk County, Tennessee.
Mr.
Charles J. O’Neill, Planning and
Program Management Team Leader,
Federal Highway Administration,
Tennessee Division Office, Address: 404
BNA Drive, Suite 508, Nashville,
Tennessee 37217, Telephone: (615) 781–
5770, E-mail: Charles.ONeill@dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
FHWA, in cooperation with the
Tennessee Department of
Transportation, will prepare an EIS for
the proposed U.S. 64/Appalachian
Development Corridor K project from
west of the Ocoee River to State Route
68 near Ducktown, a distance of
approximately 20 miles. The southern
boundary of the Corridor K project
study area is along the TennesseeGeorgia state line. The northern
boundary, in general, is along the
Hiwassee River and Ocoee River
watershed boundary. A NOI for the
same project corridor was previously
published on August 28, 1999 and then
rescinded on May 21, 2008 due to the
decision that a new EIS was needed to
include and evaluate new information
and a new economic development
study.
Alternatives to be considered include:
(1) No-build; (2) a Transportation
System Management (TSM) alternative;
(3) a transit alternative; (4) one or more
build alternatives that could include
constructing a roadway on a new
location, upgrading existing U.S. 64, or
a combination of both, and (5) other
alternatives that may arise from public
input. Public scoping meetings will be
held for the project corridor. As part of
the scoping process, federal, state, and
local agencies and officials; private
organizations; citizens; and interest
groups will have an opportunity to
identify issues of concern and provide
input on the purpose and need for the
project, range of alternatives,
methodology, and the development of
the EIS. A Coordination Plan has been
developed to include the public in the
project development process. This plan
utilizes the following outreach efforts to
provide information and solicit input:
Coordination through a Citizens
Resource Team, newsletters, an Internet
Web site, e-mail and direct mail,
informational meetings and briefings,
public hearings, and other efforts as
necessary and appropriate. A public
hearing will be held upon completion of
the Draft EIS and public notice will be
given of the time and place of the
hearing. The Draft EIS will be available
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for public and agency review and
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
Environmental Impact Statement: U.S. 64/Corridor K. The Project
Begins on U.S. 64 From West of the Ocoee River to State Route 68 Near
Ducktown in Polk County, TN
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Polk County,
Tennessee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles J. O'Neill, Planning and
Program Management Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration,
Tennessee Division Office, Address: 404 BNA Drive, Suite 508,
Nashville, Tennessee 37217, Telephone: (615) 781-5770, E-mail:
Charles.ONeill@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS for the proposed U.S.
64/Appalachian Development Corridor K project from west of the Ocoee
River to State Route 68 near Ducktown, a distance of approximately 20
miles. The southern boundary of the Corridor K project study area is
along the Tennessee-Georgia state line. The northern boundary, in
general, is along the Hiwassee River and Ocoee River watershed
boundary. A NOI for the same project corridor was previously published
on August 28, 1999 and then rescinded on May 21, 2008 due to the
decision that a new EIS was needed to include and evaluate new
information and a new economic development study.
Alternatives to be considered include: (1) No-build; (2) a
Transportation System Management (TSM) alternative; (3) a transit
alternative; (4) one or more build alternatives that could include
constructing a roadway on a new location, upgrading existing U.S. 64,
or a combination of both, and (5) other alternatives that may arise
from public input. Public scoping meetings will be held for the project
corridor. As part of the scoping process, federal, state, and local
agencies and officials; private organizations; citizens; and interest
groups will have an opportunity to identify issues of concern and
provide input on the purpose and need for the project, range of
alternatives, methodology, and the development of the EIS. A
Coordination Plan has been developed to include the public in the
project development process. This plan utilizes the following outreach
efforts to provide information and solicit input: Coordination through
a Citizens Resource Team, newsletters, an Internet Web site, e-mail and
direct mail, informational meetings and briefings, public hearings, and
other efforts as necessary and appropriate. A public hearing will be
held upon completion of the Draft EIS and public notice will be given
of the time and place of the hearing. The Draft EIS will be available
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for public and agency review and 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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