Availability of the Draft Tier I Environmental Impact Statement, 15041-15042 [2011-6374]

Download as PDF Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2011 / Notices a. Documentation demonstrating authority as a public agency. b. Demonstration that the grant will not be for more than 50% of the total cost of the project. c. Letter(s) of Commitment from the private sector for at least 10% of the total cost of the project d. Detailed description of the project e. Contributions to capabilities that serve the United States’ space transportation needs f. Impacts on the competitiveness of the United States space transportation industry g. Discussion of environmental considerations, if applicable 3. Consent from the head of the appropriate agency, should the project use Government property (land, equipment, etc.) 4. SF–424, Application for Federal Assistance (OMB Number 4040–0004) 5. One of the following: a. SF–424A for non-construction proposals b. SF–424C for construction proposals The forms request specific applicant information, project information, and an estimate of the funding and duration of the project. They are available at https://www.grants.gov. Applicants for the Commercial Space Transportation Grants Program must submit grant applications to the FAA/ AST. Applicants must submit an original copy of the completed grant proposal, plus four additional copies. One copy (not the original) may be submitted electronically to Mr. Glenn Rizner at Glenn.H.Rizner@faa.gov and Ms. Julie Price at Julie.Price@faa.gov, however the original and additional copies must be submitted to: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, AST–100, c/o Mr. Glenn Rizner or Ms. Julie Price, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591. Should one copy be submitted electronically, a time stamp will be recorded for the submission. The original and all other copies must reach the office on or before 12 p.m. (noon), Eastern Time, Friday, May 13, 2011. Should no copy be submitted electronically, the original and additional copies still must reach the office on or before 12 p.m. (noon), Eastern Time, Friday, May 13, 2011. There will be no allowance for extensions of time. Previously submitted grant applications do not carry over and will not be considered. Applicants must resubmit past projects for consideration in the new fiscal year. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:30 Mar 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 Issued in Washington, DC, March 10, 2011. George C. Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. [FR Doc. 2011–6325 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee—Public Teleconference Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee Teleconference. AGENCY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given of a teleconference of the Space Transportation Operations Working Group (STOWG) of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The teleconference will take place on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Individuals who plan to participate should contact Susan Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person listed below) by phone or e-mail for the teleconference call in number. The proposed agenda for this teleconference is to review the issues discussed at the February 17, 2011, STOWG teleconference. These issues include Orbital Debris and the costs of compliance with orbital debris standards, the Concept of Operations draft report on reentry debris, Space Operations framework, and the International Code of Conduct being drafted by the European Union. The working group will also finalize plans for the May Working Group meetings to be held in Washington, DC. Interested members of the public may submit relevant written statements for the COMSTAC working group members to consider under the advisory process. Statements may concern the issues and agenda items mentioned above or additional issues that may be relevant for the U.S. commercial space transportation industry. Interested parties wishing to submit written statements should contact Susan Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person listed below) in writing (mail or e-mail) by March 30, 2011, so that the information can be made available to COMSTAC members for their review and consideration before the April 5, 2011, teleconference. Written statements should be supplied in the following SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15041 formats: One hard copy with original signature or one electronic copy via email. An agenda will be posted on the FAA Web site at https://www.faa.gov/go/ast. Individuals who plan to participate and need special assistance should inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lender (AST–100), Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 325, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267–8029; E-mail susan.lender@faa.gov. Complete information regarding COMSTAC is available on the FAA Web site at: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_ committee/. Issued in Washington, DC, March 11, 2011. George C. Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. [FR Doc. 2011–6324 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Availability of the Draft Tier I Environmental Impact Statement Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Tier I Environmental Impact Statement. AGENCY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), announces the availability of the Draft Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed route adoption study in Fresno County, California. SUMMARY: Public circulation of this document will begin on March 16, 2011 and will end on May 9, 2011. An open forum public hearing will be held for this project on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Kerman. The location is Kerman Community Center, 15101 W. Kearney Boulevard, Kerman, CA 93630. ADDRESSES: This document will be available at the Caltrans District 6 Office, 1352 West Olive Avenue, Fresno, CA 93728 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Copies of the document can also be read at the Fresno County Library, 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721; the Kerman Branch Library, 15081 West Kearney Boulevard, Kerman, CA, 93630; and the Mendota DATES: E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1 Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES 15042 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2011 / Notices Branch Library, 1246 Belmont Avenue, Mendota, CA, 93640. The Draft Tier I EIS is also available at https:// www.dot.ca.gov/dist6/environmental/ projects/sr180westside/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. William ‘‘Trais’’ Norris III, Sierra Pacific Environmental Analysis Branch, 2015 East Shields Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93726. E-mail trais_norris@dot.ca.gov. Telephone (559) 243–8178. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, and Caltrans assumed, environmental responsibilities for this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans as the delegated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) agency, has prepared a Draft Tier I EIS on a proposal for a route adoption of State Route 180 between Interstate 5 and the end of the freeway portion of State Route 180, just west of the Fresno City limits in Fresno County. Caltrans approved the Draft Tier I EIS on March 8, 2011. The proposed route adoption will identify the most appropriate location for an ultimate four-lane expressway for State Route 180 within the study area. Three route adoption alternatives and the No-Action/No-Project Alternative are under consideration. For the purposes of a route adoption, each alternative is 1,000 feet wide. Alternative 1 extends approximately 48 miles across the valley, beginning at a point where a direct westerly extension of Belmont Avenue would intersect Interstate 5 and generally follows existing State Route 180 until it reaches a connection with the existing State Route freeway terminus at Brawley Avenue. This alternative contains three variations that were developed to bypass or provide access to affected communities. Alternative 2 extends approximately 49 miles across the valley, beginning at a point where a direct westerly extension of Belmont Avenue would intersect Interstate 5 and follows the same alignment at Alternative 1 until just east of State Route 33. It then travels northeasterly to generally follow the McKinley Avenue, Belmont, and Nielsen Avenue alignments as it travels east to join the existing State Route 180 freeway. Alternative 3 extends approximately 50 miles across the valley. This alternative begins at an existing interchange on Interstate 5 at Shields Avenue and runs eastward 18 miles to State Route 33, north of Mendota. From here, the route continues eastward generally paralleling to the south of the San Joaquin River/Madera County line. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:30 Mar 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 The route veers southeasterly to coincide with Alternative 2 for the remainder of the alignment. The NoAction/No-Project Alternative would result in no action being taken. (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.) Issued on: March 14, 2011. Maiser Khaled, Acting Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 2011–6374 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Transfer of Federally Assisted Land or Facility AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. Notice of intent to transfer Federally assisted land or facility. ACTION: Section 5334(h) of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified, 49 U.S.C. 5301, et seq., permits the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to authorize a recipient of FTA funds to transfer land or a facility to a public body for any public purpose with no further obligation to the Federal Government if, among other things, no Federal agency is interested in acquiring the asset for Federal use. Accordingly, FTA is issuing this Notice to advise Federal Agencies that the City of Terre Haute by and through its Board of Public Works intends to transfer a portion of a facility to Indiana State University for use as a parking garage for students, faculty and general public. The portion of the facility being transferred is located on land owned by Indiana State University Board of Trustees and leased to the City of Terre Haute under a forty (40) year ground lease dated January 1, 2006. The facility is located at 750 Cherry Street, Terre Haute, Indiana and is bounded on the west by 7th Street, on the east by 8th Street, on the north by Larry Bird Avenue and on the south by Cherry Street. It is taxed as one parcel # 84–06– 22–307–002.000–002 but is more specifically comprised of Lots 98, 99, 100, and part of Lots 118, 119, 120 and 120 in Chauncey Rose’s Addition to the Town (now city) of Terre Haute. The facility is located on the campus of Indiana State University and is adjacent SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to the Hulman Civic Center, a commercial office building housing State of Indiana Offices, Hilton Garden Inn and is one block north of the downtown Terre Haute area. The facility to be transferred is comprised of approximately Twohundred Twenty-eight Thousand (228,000) square feet of parking structure including Six Hundred Twenty-six (626) parking spaces. Construction material includes concrete with brick facade. ¸ The transfer does not include Eighteen Thousand Three Hundred (18,300) square feet on the east end of the structure occupied by the City of Terre Haute Transit Department. DATES: Effective Date: Any Federal agency interested in acquiring the facility must notify the FTA Region V Office of its interest by April 17, 2011. ADDRESSES: Interested parties should notify the Regional Office by writing to Marisol R. Simon, Regional Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, 200 West Adams, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecelia M. Comito, Regional Counsel, at 312–353–4118. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background 49 U.S.C. 5334(h) provides guidance on the transfer of capital assets. Specifically, if a recipient of FTA assistance decides an asset acquired under this chapter at least in part with that assistance is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was acquired, the Secretary of Transportation may authorize the recipient to transfer the asset to a local governmental authority to be used for a public purpose with no further obligation to the Government. 49 U.S.C. 5334(h)(l). Determinations The Secretary may authorize a transfer for a public purpose other than mass transportation only if the Secretary decides: (A) The asset will remain in public use for at least 5 years after the date the asset is transferred; (B) There is no purpose eligible for assistance under this chapter for which the asset should be used; (C) The overall benefit of allowing the transfer is greater than the interest of the Government in liquidation and return of the financial interest of the Government in the asset, after considering fair market value and other factors; and (D) Through an appropriate screening or survey process, that there is no interest in acquiring the asset for E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15041-15042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6374]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Availability of the Draft Tier I Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Tier I Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of 
Transportation (Caltrans), announces the availability of the Draft Tier 
I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed route adoption 
study in Fresno County, California.

DATES: Public circulation of this document will begin on March 16, 2011 
and will end on May 9, 2011. An open forum public hearing will be held 
for this project on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 between 4:30 p.m. and 
7:30 p.m. in Kerman. The location is Kerman Community Center, 15101 W. 
Kearney Boulevard, Kerman, CA 93630.

ADDRESSES: This document will be available at the Caltrans District 6 
Office, 1352 West Olive Avenue, Fresno, CA 93728 on weekdays from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m.. Copies of the document can also be read at the Fresno 
County Library, 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721; the Kerman 
Branch Library, 15081 West Kearney Boulevard, Kerman, CA, 93630; and 
the Mendota

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Branch Library, 1246 Belmont Avenue, Mendota, CA, 93640. The Draft Tier 
I EIS is also available at https://www.dot.ca.gov/dist6/environmental/projects/sr180westside/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. William ``Trais'' Norris III, 
Sierra Pacific Environmental Analysis Branch, 2015 East Shields Avenue, 
Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93726. E-mail trais_norris@dot.ca.gov. Telephone 
(559) 243-8178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, 
and Caltrans assumed, environmental responsibilities for this project 
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans as the delegated National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) agency, has prepared a Draft Tier I EIS 
on a proposal for a route adoption of State Route 180 between 
Interstate 5 and the end of the freeway portion of State Route 180, 
just west of the Fresno City limits in Fresno County. Caltrans approved 
the Draft Tier I EIS on March 8, 2011.
    The proposed route adoption will identify the most appropriate 
location for an ultimate four-lane expressway for State Route 180 
within the study area. Three route adoption alternatives and the No-
Action/No-Project Alternative are under consideration. For the purposes 
of a route adoption, each alternative is 1,000 feet wide.
    Alternative 1 extends approximately 48 miles across the valley, 
beginning at a point where a direct westerly extension of Belmont 
Avenue would intersect Interstate 5 and generally follows existing 
State Route 180 until it reaches a connection with the existing State 
Route freeway terminus at Brawley Avenue. This alternative contains 
three variations that were developed to bypass or provide access to 
affected communities.
    Alternative 2 extends approximately 49 miles across the valley, 
beginning at a point where a direct westerly extension of Belmont 
Avenue would intersect Interstate 5 and follows the same alignment at 
Alternative 1 until just east of State Route 33. It then travels 
northeasterly to generally follow the McKinley Avenue, Belmont, and 
Nielsen Avenue alignments as it travels east to join the existing State 
Route 180 freeway.
    Alternative 3 extends approximately 50 miles across the valley. 
This alternative begins at an existing interchange on Interstate 5 at 
Shields Avenue and runs eastward 18 miles to State Route 33, north of 
Mendota. From here, the route continues eastward generally paralleling 
to the south of the San Joaquin River/Madera County line. The route 
veers southeasterly to coincide with Alternative 2 for the remainder of 
the alignment. The No-Action/No-Project Alternative would result in no 
action being taken.
    (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.)

    Issued on: March 14, 2011.
Maiser Khaled,
Acting Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
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