Environmental Impact Statement: Dane County, WI, 46790-46791 [2012-19090]
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Friday, except on Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Snoden, (202) 366–4834, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation
and International Affairs, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105–0538.
Title: Disclosure of Code Sharing
Arrangements and Long-Term Wet
Leases.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Abstract: Change-of-gauge service is
scheduled passenger air transportation
for which the operating carrier uses one
single flight number even though
passengers do not travel in the same
aircraft from origin to destination but
must change planes at an intermediate
stop. In addition to one-flight-to-oneflight change-of-gauge services, changeof-gauge services can also involve
aircraft changes between multiple
flights on one side of the change point
and one single flight on the other side.
As with one-for-one change-of-gauge
services, the carrier assigns a single
flight number for the passenger’s entire
itinerary even though the passenger
changes planes, but in addition, the
single flight to or from the exchange
point itself has multiple numbers, one
for each segment with which it connects
and one for the local market in which
it operates.
The Department recognizes various
public benefits that can flow from
change-of-gauge services, such as a
lowered likelihood of missed
connections. However, although changeof-gauge flights can offer valuable
consumer benefits, they can be
confusing and misleading unless
consumers are given reasonable and
timely notice that they will be required
to change planes during their journey.
Section 41712 of Title 49 of the U.S.
code authorizes the Department to
decide if a U.S. air carrier or foreign air
carrier or ticket agent (including travel
agents) has engaged in unfair or
deceptive practices. Under this
authority, the Department has adopted
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various regulations and policies to
prevent unfair or deceptive practices or
unfair methods of competition. The
Department requires as a matter of
policy that customers be given notice of
aircraft changes for change-of-gauge
flights. (See Department Order 89–1–31,
page 5.) The Department proposed to
adopt the extant regulations, however,
because it was not convinced that these
rules and policies resulted in effective
disclosure all of the time.
Respondents: All U.S. air carriers,
foreign air carriers, computer
reservations systems (CRSs), and travel
agents doing business in the United
States, and the traveling public.
Number of Respondents: 16,000,
excluding travelers.
Frequency: At 15 seconds per call and
an average of 1.5 calls per trip, a total
of 22.5 seconds per respondent or
traveler, for the approximately 33% of
estimated change-of-gauge itineraries
that involve personal contact.
Total Annual Burden: Annual
reporting burden for this data collection
is estimated at 76,313 hours for all
travel agents and airline ticket agents,
based on 15 seconds per phone call and
an average of 1.5 phone calls per trip,
for the approximately 33% of estimated
change-of-gauge itineraries that involve
personal contact. Most of this data
collection (third party notification) is
accomplished through highly automated
computerized systems.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31,
2012.
Todd M. Homan,
Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Dane
County, WI
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this NOI is to
update the notice issued in the Federal
Register, Vol. 71, No. 112, Monday, June
12, 2006, Notices. The FHWA and
WisDOT are updating this notice to
advise the public that an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) is continuing to
be prepared for proposed transportation
improvements on the United States
Highway (US) 51 corridor in the
Madison Urban Area, Dane County,
Wisconsin. The general location is
between U.S. 12/18 (Madison South
Beltline Highway) and Wisconsin State
Highway (WIS) 19. The EIS is being
prepared in conformance with 40 CFR
1500 and FHWA regulations. The NOI is
being updated to reflect the current
status of the environmental study,
changes in contact information, and
significant coordination efforts etc that
have been completed since the revised
NOI was issued in June 2006.
The project was placed on ‘‘Hold’’ by
the WisDOT in the Summer of 2010
because it was determined the type and
cost of the improvements being
considered met the revised definition of
a WisDOT ‘‘Major Project’’ requiring
approval by the Wisconsin Legislature’s
Transportation Projects Commission
(TPC). In November 2011, the TPC
approved the EIS study for the project
as part of WisDOT’s Majors Program,
and efforts to continue with the EIS
study were initiated in April 2012. The
Project limits, Purpose & Need, and
Range of Alternatives being evaluated
have not changed
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Johnny Gerbitz, Field Operations
Engineer, Federal Highway
Administration, 525 Junction Rd, Suite
8000, Madison, Wisconsin, 53717–2157,
Telephone: (608) 829–7500. You may
also contact Rebecca Burkel, Director,
Bureau of Technical Services,
Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box 7965,
Madison, Wisconsin, 53707–7965:
Telephone: (608) 516–6336.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Access
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Background
The FHWA, in cooperation with the
Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, is continuing to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) on proposed improvements to
address safety, operational and capacity
concerns on an approximate 11-mile
(17-kilometer) portion of U.S. 51
between Terminal Drive/Voges Road
(Village of McFarland) and WIS 19
(Village of DeForest) in Dane County.
These improvements are being
considered to address existing and
future transportation demand on U.S. 51
as identified in the 2003 Stoughton
Road Needs Assessment Technical
Report; safety and operational concerns
documented in the 2010 Traffic, Safety
and Needs Report; and to identify land
which may need to be preserved for
future transportation improvements.
FHWA’s decision to prepare an EIS is
based on the initial environmental
assessment that indicates the proposed
action is likely to have significant
impacts on the environment, including
wetlands. The EIS will evaluate the
social, economic, and environmental
impacts of the alternatives including no
build, improvements within the existing
highway corridor, and possible
improvements on new location.
Information describing the proposed
action and soliciting comments has been
sent to appropriate Federal, State, and
Local agencies, American Indian Tribes,
private agencies and organizations, and
citizens who have expressed or are
known to have an interest in this
proposal. Coordination will continue to
be solicited through public information
meetings, agency coordination meetings,
and other meetings with interested
parties throughout the environmental
analysis process
During the Needs Assessment
activities, coordination was conducted
with State and Federal review agencies,
and there was extensive coordination
with Local Officials. Several ongoing
focus group meetings and workshops
have been held since 2002. A Policy
Advisory Committee (PAC) consisting of
neighborhood & business
representatives and elected officials has
met periodically when their input on
new information seems appropriate
since the study began in 2002. A
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Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
comprised of technical staff from Local,
State, and Federal agencies with
stakeholder interests has also been
actively involved in the development of
alternatives and their impacts since
2004. A Pre-Consultation/NEPA 404
Merger Scoping Meeting was held with
State and Federal agencies in April
2005. Later, the project Purpose and
Need (NEPA/404 Concurrence Point #1)
and the Range of Alternatives (NEPA/
404 Concurrence Point #2) were also
concurred in by State and Federal
resource agencies in 2005. The
expanded coordination procedures
provided under Section 6002 of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU) as codified in 23
U.S.C. 139 were implemented in 2007.
Opportunities to be a Participating and/
or Cooperating Agency and to provide
input on the project’s Coordination Plan
(CP) and Impact Assessment
Methodology (IAM) were afforded to all
Local, State, and Federal agencies and
American Indian Tribes with interest in
the project area. Public input was
obtained on the draft project CP and
IAM plan at the October 2007 Public
Information Meeting (PIM). The
completed project CP and IAM plan was
issued in October 2008. A follow-up
Agency Coordination Meeting and PIM
are planned for 2012 in order to update
all interested parties on the current
status of the EIS study and the issuance
of an updated CP and IAM plan.
Two PIMs were held in 2006 and
2007 before the project was placed on
‘‘hold’’ by the WisDOT. At least two
additional PIMs are planned while the
Draft EIS is being written in order to update the public on the current status of
the EIS study and to obtain additional
public input. Following completion and
publishing of the Draft EIS, a Public
Hearing will be held to address the
impacts of each alternative. Public
notices will be given announcing the
time and place of the meetings, and the
Draft EIS will be available for public
and agency review and comment prior
to the Public Hearing. After the Draft
EIS is circulated for comment, and
comments from the Public Hearing are
evaluated, the State and Federal
resource agencies will be asked to
concur in the Preferred Alternative
selected by WisDOT (NEPA/404
Concurrence Point #3). Information on
the Preferred Alternative, anticipated
impacts, and proposed mitigation
measures are also be planned to be
shared with the public at another PIM
before the Final EIS is published and
distributed. Any additional substantive
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comments received on the Final EIS will
be addressed in the Record of Decision
(ROD).
This study shall comply with Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act and of Executive
Order 12898, which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race,
color, age, sex, or country of national
origin in the implementation of this
action. To ensure that the full range of
issues related to this proposed action is
addressed, and all substantive issues are
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
In order to ensure that the full range
of issues related to this proposed action
is addressed, and all substantive issues
are identified, comments and
suggestions are invited from all
interested parties. Comments or
questions concerning this proposed
action and the draft EIS should be
directed to FHWA or the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation at the
addresses provided under the heading
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
(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).
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: August 1, 2012.
Johnny M. Gerbitz,
Field Operations Engineer, Federal Highway
Administration, Madison, Wisconsin.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Dane County, WI
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this NOI is to update the notice issued in the
Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 112, Monday, June 12, 2006, Notices. The
FHWA and WisDOT are updating this notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is continuing to be prepared for
proposed transportation improvements on the United States Highway (US)
51 corridor in the Madison Urban Area, Dane County, Wisconsin. The
general location is between U.S. 12/18 (Madison South Beltline Highway)
and Wisconsin State Highway (WIS) 19. The EIS is being prepared in
conformance with 40 CFR 1500 and FHWA regulations. The NOI is being
updated to reflect the current status of the environmental study,
changes in contact information, and significant coordination efforts
etc that have been completed since the revised NOI was issued in June
2006.
The project was placed on ``Hold'' by the WisDOT in the Summer of
2010 because it was determined the type and cost of the improvements
being considered met the revised definition of a WisDOT ``Major
Project'' requiring approval by the Wisconsin Legislature's
Transportation Projects Commission (TPC). In November 2011, the TPC
approved the EIS study for the project as part of WisDOT's Majors
Program, and efforts to continue with the EIS study were initiated in
April 2012. The Project limits, Purpose & Need, and Range of
Alternatives being evaluated have not changed
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnny Gerbitz, Field Operations
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 525 Junction Rd, Suite 8000,
Madison, Wisconsin, 53717-2157, Telephone: (608) 829-7500. You may also
contact Rebecca Burkel, Director, Bureau of Technical Services,
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 7965, Madison,
Wisconsin, 53707-7965: Telephone: (608) 516-6336.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded by using a
computer, modem and suitable
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communications software from the Government Printing Offices'
Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202) 512-1661. Internet users may
reach the Office of Federal Register's home page at: https://www.archives.gov/and the Government Printing Offices' database at:
https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
Background
The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, is continuing to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) on proposed improvements to address safety, operational
and capacity concerns on an approximate 11-mile (17-kilometer) portion
of U.S. 51 between Terminal Drive/Voges Road (Village of McFarland) and
WIS 19 (Village of DeForest) in Dane County. These improvements are
being considered to address existing and future transportation demand
on U.S. 51 as identified in the 2003 Stoughton Road Needs Assessment
Technical Report; safety and operational concerns documented in the
2010 Traffic, Safety and Needs Report; and to identify land which may
need to be preserved for future transportation improvements.
FHWA's decision to prepare an EIS is based on the initial
environmental assessment that indicates the proposed action is likely
to have significant impacts on the environment, including wetlands. The
EIS will evaluate the social, economic, and environmental impacts of
the alternatives including no build, improvements within the existing
highway corridor, and possible improvements on new location.
Information describing the proposed action and soliciting comments
has been sent to appropriate Federal, State, and Local agencies,
American Indian Tribes, private agencies and organizations, and
citizens who have expressed or are known to have an interest in this
proposal. Coordination will continue to be solicited through public
information meetings, agency coordination meetings, and other meetings
with interested parties throughout the environmental analysis process
During the Needs Assessment activities, coordination was conducted
with State and Federal review agencies, and there was extensive
coordination with Local Officials. Several ongoing focus group meetings
and workshops have been held since 2002. A Policy Advisory Committee
(PAC) consisting of neighborhood & business representatives and elected
officials has met periodically when their input on new information
seems appropriate since the study began in 2002. A Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC) comprised of technical staff from Local, State, and
Federal agencies with stakeholder interests has also been actively
involved in the development of alternatives and their impacts since
2004. A Pre-Consultation/NEPA 404 Merger Scoping Meeting was held with
State and Federal agencies in April 2005. Later, the project Purpose
and Need (NEPA/404 Concurrence Point 1) and the Range of
Alternatives (NEPA/404 Concurrence Point 2) were also
concurred in by State and Federal resource agencies in 2005. The
expanded coordination procedures provided under Section 6002 of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) as codified in 23 U.S.C. 139 were
implemented in 2007. Opportunities to be a Participating and/or
Cooperating Agency and to provide input on the project's Coordination
Plan (CP) and Impact Assessment Methodology (IAM) were afforded to all
Local, State, and Federal agencies and American Indian Tribes with
interest in the project area. Public input was obtained on the draft
project CP and IAM plan at the October 2007 Public Information Meeting
(PIM). The completed project CP and IAM plan was issued in October
2008. A follow-up Agency Coordination Meeting and PIM are planned for
2012 in order to update all interested parties on the current status of
the EIS study and the issuance of an updated CP and IAM plan.
Two PIMs were held in 2006 and 2007 before the project was placed
on ``hold'' by the WisDOT. At least two additional PIMs are planned
while the Draft EIS is being written in order to up-date the public on
the current status of the EIS study and to obtain additional public
input. Following completion and publishing of the Draft EIS, a Public
Hearing will be held to address the impacts of each alternative. Public
notices will be given announcing the time and place of the meetings,
and the Draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and
comment prior to the Public Hearing. After the Draft EIS is circulated
for comment, and comments from the Public Hearing are evaluated, the
State and Federal resource agencies will be asked to concur in the
Preferred Alternative selected by WisDOT (NEPA/404 Concurrence Point
3). Information on the Preferred Alternative, anticipated
impacts, and proposed mitigation measures are also be planned to be
shared with the public at another PIM before the Final EIS is published
and distributed. Any additional substantive comments received on the
Final EIS will be addressed in the Record of Decision (ROD).
This study shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and
of Executive Order 12898, which prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, color, age, sex, or country of national origin in the
implementation of this action. To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action is addressed, and all substantive
issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all
interested parties.
In order to ensure that the full range of issues related to this
proposed action is addressed, and all substantive issues are
identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested
parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the
draft EIS should be directed to FHWA or the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation at the addresses provided under the heading FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
(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).
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: August 1, 2012.
Johnny M. Gerbitz,
Field Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Madison,
Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 2012-19090 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am]
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