Environmental Impact Statements: National Summary of Rescinded Notices of Intent, 40406-40407 [2012-16644]

Download as PDF 40406 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2012 / Notices sustainability of the airport and, thereby, serve the interests of civil aviation. Issued in Hawthorne, California, on June 28, 2012. Brian Armstrong, Manager, Safety and Standards Branch, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2012–16691 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Cancellation of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS); Travis County, TX Federal Highway Administration, DOT. ACTION: Cancellation of Notice of Intent to Prepare a SEIS. AGENCY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are issuing this notice to advise the public that the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for proposed improvements to U.S. Highway 290 (US 290)/State Highway (SH) 71 West through Oak Hill, in Travis County, Texas, is being rescinded. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Salvador Deocampo, District Engineer, District A, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Texas Division, 300 East 8th Street, Rm 826, Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone 512– 536–5950. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 15, 2008, TxDOT, in cooperation with the FHWA, announced its intent to prepare a limited-scope SEIS pursuant to 40 CFR 1508.22 and 43 TAC Sec. 2.5(e)(2) for proposed improvement of US 290/SH 71 West through Oak Hill, in Travis County, Texas. The improvements proposed between Ranch-to-Market Road (RM) 1826 and Joe Tanner Lane were originally considered in a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) covering improvements to SH 71/US 290 from Ranch-to-Market Road (RM) 1826 to FM 973. A Record of Decision (ROD) was issued by FHWA on August 22, 1988. The mid-section of the original project limits, between Joe Tanner Lane and Riverside Drive, has been constructed. The limited-scope SEIS would have evaluated potential impacts resulting from changes in funding mechanisms, changes in adjacent land use, State and Federal listing of the Barton Springs salamander as endangered, public input, sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:20 Jul 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 and proposed design modifications since the issuance of the SH 71/US 290 ROD along the unconstructed western portion of the original FEIS, between RM 1826 and Joe Tanner Lane. TxDOT and FHWA have decided to rescind the NOI to prepare a SEIS for US 290/SH 71 West through Oak Hill from RM 1826 to Joe Tanner Lane. The project was placed on hold in 2008 due to the limited availability of funds and local planning priorities. The SEIS was in the preliminary stages of development. Recently, the FHWA has determined that a SEIS would no longer be applicable to the project and a full environmental impact statement (EIS) would be required to evaluate potential impacts. Therefore, the decision to rescind the NOI was due to limited availability of funds, local planning priorities and the determination that an EIS would be required. Issued on: June 25, 2012. Salvador Deocampo, District Engineer. [FR Doc. 2012–16640 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statements: National Summary of Rescinded Notices of Intent Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that 8 States have rescinded Notices of Intent (NOIs) to prepare 14 Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for proposed highway projects. The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State departments of transportation (State DOTs), determined that six projects were no longer viable and have formally cancelled the projects. No further Federal resources will be expended on these projects; the environmental review process has been terminated. Four projects have been reduced in scope or found not to have significant impacts and now meet the criteria for an Environmental Assessment (EA) or a Categorical Exclusion (CE). Two projects will be constructed using solely State funds, so EISs will not be required. One project will be divided into two future projects and NOIs will be issued as needed. Finally, one project is being significantly rescoped and required a new NOI, which has already been issued. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Bill Ostrum, Office of Project Development and Environmental Review, (202) 366– 4651; Janet Myers, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–2019; Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded by accessing the Federal Register’s home page at: https://www.archives.gov and the Government Printing Office’s Web page at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara. Background The FHWA, as lead Federal agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in furtherance of its oversight and stewardship responsibilities under the Federal-aid highway program, periodically requests that its Division Offices review, with the State DOTs, the status of all EISs and place those projects that are not actively progressing in a timely manner in an inactive project status. The FHWA maintains lists of active and inactive EIS projects on its Web site at https:// www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/. The FHWA has determined that inactive projects that are no longer a priority or that lack financial resources should be rescinded with a Federal Register notice notifying the public that project activity has been terminated. This notice covers the time period since the last summary was issued on May 23, 2011, and published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 31676 (June 1, 2011). As always, FHWA encourages State DOTs to work with their FHWA Division Office to determine when it is most prudent to initiate an EIS in order to best balance available resources as well as the expectations of the public. The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that 8 States (California, Idaho, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas) have recently rescinded previously issued NOIs for 14 EISs for proposed highway projects. A listing of these projects, general location, original NOI date of publication in the Federal Register, and the date that the NOI was formally rescinded by notice published in the Federal Register, is provided below. The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State DOTs, determined that six of these projects were no longer viable projects and have formally cancelled those projects. The projects are: State Route 101 in E:\FR\FM\09JYN1.SGM 09JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2012 / Notices Mendocino County, California; State Route 603/43 in Hancock County, Mississippi; the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension (U–3808) in Orange County, North Carolina; the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Project X730.56) in Kings County, New York; Gowanus Expressway—Battery Tunnel (Project X729.94) in Kings County, New York; and US–62 in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Ohio. Four projects are currently undergoing re-scoping and are expected to require either an EA or CE when rescoping is complete. These projects include: The Bayview Transportation Improvement Project in California; the Boise River Bridge and Travel Corridor in Ada County, Idaho; SH–55 in Valley County, Idaho; and Highway 35 between Norfolk and South Sioux City, Nebraska. In addition, two projects will now be constructed using State funding for the delivery of the project so EISs are no longer necessary: US Highway 30, Schuyler to Fremont in Colfax and Dodge Counties, Nebraska; and the Loop ´ 375/Cesar Chavez Highway, in El Paso County, Texas. The Peace Bridge Expansion Project in Erie County, New York, will be divided into separate projects, and new NOIs will be issued as needed. Finally, one project, the Tappan Zee Bridge/ I–287 project in Rockland and Westchester Counties, New York, was significantly changed in scope. A new NOI reflecting this change was issued on 10/12/2011. Original NOI date State Project name CA ................ CA ................ ID .................. ID .................. MS ................ NC ................ NE ................ NE ................ NY ................ NY ................ State Route 101 in Mendocino County ................................................................................. Bayview Transportation Improvement Project ...................................................................... Boise River Bridge and Travel Corridor ................................................................................ SH–55 in Valley County ........................................................................................................ State Route 603/43 ............................................................................................................... Elizabeth Brady Road Extension (U–3808) .......................................................................... Highway 35 between Norfolk and South Sioux City ............................................................. Highway 30, Schuyler to Fremont in Colfax and Dodge Counties ....................................... Tappan Zee Bridge/I–287 ..................................................................................................... Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), .................................................................................. Interstate 278 (I–278) in Kings County (Project X730.56) ................................................... Gowanus Expressway—Battery Tunnel in Kings County ..................................................... Peace Bridge Expansion Project, City of Buffalo, Erie County ............................................ US–62 in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties ......................................................................... ´ ´ Loop 375 Cesar Chavez Highway (Border Highway West Extension), El Paso County ..... NY ................ NY ................ OH ................ TX ................. (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: June 29, 2012. Victor M. Mendez, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2012–16644 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket No. FHWA–2012–0059] 2012 Temporary Closure of I–395 Just South of Conway Street in the City of Baltimore to Vehicular Traffic To Accommodate the Construction and Operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has requested FHWA approval of MDTA’s proposed plan to temporarily close a portion of I–395 (just south of Conway Street in Baltimore City) from approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, until approximately 6 a.m. on Tuesday, SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:20 Jul 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 September 4, 2012. The closure is requested to accommodate the construction and operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix (BGP), which will use the streets of downtown Baltimore as a race course. The request is based on the provisions in 23 CFR 658.11 which authorizes the deletion of segments of the federally designated routes that make up the National Network designated in Appendix A of 23 CFR Part 658 upon approval by the FHWA. The FHWA seeks comments from the general public on this request submitted by the MDTA for a deletion in accordance with section 658.11(d) for the considerations discussed in this notice. Comments must be received on or before 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: The letter of request along with justifications can be viewed electronically at the docket established for this notice at https:// www.regulations.gov. Hard copies of the documents will also be available for viewing at the DOT address listed below. Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, or fax comments to (202) 493–2251. Alternatively, DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40407 Rescinded NOI date 9/5/2002 6/2/2004 1/13/2004 1/24/2000 10/26/2009 6/14/2005 3/4/2002 8/29/2005 12/23/2002 4/20/2009 8/09/2011 9/1/2011 8/29/2011 3/14/2012 8/26/2011 1/23/2012 7/14/2011 3/7/2012 10/12/2011 11/29/2011 11/1/1996 10/9/2001 11/5/2004 9/1/2007 11/29/2011 1/10/2012 4/26/2012 10/3/2011 comments may be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov (follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments). All comments should include the docket number that appears in the heading of this document. All comments received will be available for examination and copying at the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you may print the acknowledgment page that appears after submitting comments electronically. All comments received into any docket may be searched in electronic format by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). Persons making comments may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, Pages 19477–78), or you may view the statement at https:// dms.dot.gov. Mr. John C. Nicholas, Truck Size and Weight Team, Office of Operations, (202) 366–2317, Mr. Bill Winne, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–0791, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\09JYN1.SGM 09JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40406-40407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16644]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statements: National Summary of Rescinded 
Notices of Intent

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that 8 
States have rescinded Notices of Intent (NOIs) to prepare 14 
Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for proposed highway projects. 
The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State departments 
of transportation (State DOTs), determined that six projects were no 
longer viable and have formally cancelled the projects. No further 
Federal resources will be expended on these projects; the environmental 
review process has been terminated. Four projects have been reduced in 
scope or found not to have significant impacts and now meet the 
criteria for an Environmental Assessment (EA) or a Categorical 
Exclusion (CE). Two projects will be constructed using solely State 
funds, so EISs will not be required. One project will be divided into 
two future projects and NOIs will be issued as needed. Finally, one 
project is being significantly rescoped and required a new NOI, which 
has already been issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Ostrum, Office of Project 
Development and Environmental Review, (202) 366-4651; Janet Myers, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-2019; Federal Highway 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded by accessing 
the Federal Register's home page at: https://www.archives.gov and the 
Government Printing Office's Web page at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara.

Background

    The FHWA, as lead Federal agency under the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) and in furtherance of its oversight and stewardship 
responsibilities under the Federal-aid highway program, periodically 
requests that its Division Offices review, with the State DOTs, the 
status of all EISs and place those projects that are not actively 
progressing in a timely manner in an inactive project status. The FHWA 
maintains lists of active and inactive EIS projects on its Web site at 
https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/. The FHWA has determined that 
inactive projects that are no longer a priority or that lack financial 
resources should be rescinded with a Federal Register notice notifying 
the public that project activity has been terminated. This notice 
covers the time period since the last summary was issued on May 23, 
2011, and published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 31676 (June 1, 
2011). As always, FHWA encourages State DOTs to work with their FHWA 
Division Office to determine when it is most prudent to initiate an EIS 
in order to best balance available resources as well as the 
expectations of the public.
    The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that 8 States 
(California, Idaho, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, 
Ohio, and Texas) have recently rescinded previously issued NOIs for 14 
EISs for proposed highway projects. A listing of these projects, 
general location, original NOI date of publication in the Federal 
Register, and the date that the NOI was formally rescinded by notice 
published in the Federal Register, is provided below.
    The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State DOTs, 
determined that six of these projects were no longer viable projects 
and have formally cancelled those projects. The projects are: State 
Route 101 in

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Mendocino County, California; State Route 603/43 in Hancock County, 
Mississippi; the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension (U-3808) in Orange 
County, North Carolina; the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Project 
X730.56) in Kings County, New York; Gowanus Expressway--Battery Tunnel 
(Project X729.94) in Kings County, New York; and US-62 in Mahoning and 
Trumbull Counties, Ohio.
    Four projects are currently undergoing re-scoping and are expected 
to require either an EA or CE when re-scoping is complete. These 
projects include: The Bayview Transportation Improvement Project in 
California; the Boise River Bridge and Travel Corridor in Ada County, 
Idaho; SH-55 in Valley County, Idaho; and Highway 35 between Norfolk 
and South Sioux City, Nebraska.
    In addition, two projects will now be constructed using State 
funding for the delivery of the project so EISs are no longer 
necessary: US Highway 30, Schuyler to Fremont in Colfax and Dodge 
Counties, Nebraska; and the Loop 375/C[eacute]sar Chavez Highway, in El 
Paso County, Texas.
    The Peace Bridge Expansion Project in Erie County, New York, will 
be divided into separate projects, and new NOIs will be issued as 
needed. Finally, one project, the Tappan Zee Bridge/ I-287 project in 
Rockland and Westchester Counties, New York, was significantly changed 
in scope. A new NOI reflecting this change was issued on 10/12/2011.

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                                        Original NOI      Rescinded NOI
       State          Project name          date              date
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CA................  State Route 101           9/5/2002         8/09/2011
                     in Mendocino
                     County.
CA................  Bayview                   6/2/2004          9/1/2011
                     Transportation
                     Improvement
                     Project.
ID................  Boise River              1/13/2004         8/29/2011
                     Bridge and
                     Travel Corridor.
ID................  SH-55 in Valley          1/24/2000         3/14/2012
                     County.
MS................  State Route 603/        10/26/2009         8/26/2011
                     43.
NC................  Elizabeth Brady          6/14/2005         1/23/2012
                     Road Extension
                     (U-3808).
NE................  Highway 35                3/4/2002         7/14/2011
                     between Norfolk
                     and South Sioux
                     City.
NE................  Highway 30,              8/29/2005          3/7/2012
                     Schuyler to
                     Fremont in
                     Colfax and
                     Dodge Counties.
NY................  Tappan Zee              12/23/2002        10/12/2011
                     Bridge/I-287.
NY................  Brooklyn-Queens          4/20/2009        11/29/2011
                     Expressway
                     (BQE),.
                    Interstate 278
                     (I-278) in
                     Kings County
                     (Project
                     X730.56).
NY................  Gowanus                  11/1/1996        11/29/2011
                     Expressway--Bat
                     tery Tunnel in
                     Kings County.
NY................  Peace Bridge             10/9/2001         1/10/2012
                     Expansion
                     Project, City
                     of Buffalo,
                     Erie County.
OH................  US-62 in                 11/5/2004         4/26/2012
                     Mahoning and
                     Trumbull
                     Counties.
TX................  Loop 375                  9/1/2007         10/3/2011
                     C[eacute]sar
                     Ch[aacute]vez
                     Highway (Border
                     Highway West
                     Extension), El
                     Paso County.
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(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: June 29, 2012.
Victor M. Mendez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-16644 Filed 7-6-12; 8:45 am]
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