Environmental Impact Statements; National Summary of Rescinded Notices of Intent, 37652-37653 [2013-14827]

Download as PDF 37652 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 120 / Friday, June 21, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Dodge, Fond Du Lac, Winnebago, Outagamie and Brown Counties, Wisconsin Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent. AGENCY: The FHWA is issuing this revised notice to advise the public that FHWA and Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will not prepare a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Interstate conversion of U.S. Highway 41 in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Outagamie, and Brown Counties, Wisconsin. A Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Blankenship, Major Projects Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 525 Junction Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717; Telephone: (608) 829–7500. You may also contact Tammy Rabe, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 944 Vanderperren Way, Green Bay, WI 54324; Telephone: 920–492–5661. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with WisDOT, will not prepare an EIS as previously intended on a proposal to convert U.S. Highway 41 to an Interstate in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Outagamie, and Brown Counties, Wisconsin. Under Sections 1304(b) and (c) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) the 142-mile U.S. Highway 41 corridor between Milwaukee and Green Bay was designated as a High Priority Corridor on the National Highway System and as a future part of the Interstate System. FHWA and WisDOT selected a tiered EIS as the project’s document type because of uncertainty about the project’s level of controversy and potentially significant impacts caused by the Interstate’s more restrictive oversize and overweight regulations, more restrictive off-property outdoor advertising regulations, the change in route number, and potential future improvements required to bring U.S. Highway 41 to Interstate standards. Input received from participating agencies, cooperating agencies, the TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:32 Jun 20, 2013 Jkt 229001 public, the business community, trucking industry and outdoor advertising industry, throughout the project as well as at 6 public information meetings held in May 2012, has shown support for the project and a lack of controversy. Impacts of installing Interstate signs and future improvements related to the Interstate conversion were analyzed to determine impacts on socioeconomic and natural resources as well as the trucking and outdoor advertising industries. As a result of this analysis, FHWA and WisDOT determined that Interstate conversion meets the definition of a categorical exclusion as described in 23 CFR 771.117 and 40 CFR 1508.4, and based on past experience with similar actions, does not have significant environmental impacts. FHWA and WisDOT will complete an Environmental Report to document environmental analyses, impacts of the proposed project, and the detailed basis for the determination that the project meets the definition of a categorical exclusion. At a February 2013 meeting, Participating and Cooperating Agencies, including USEPA, Wisconsin DNR, and USACE, concurred with FHWA’s and WisDOT’s proposal. FHWA and WisDOT will continue agency coordination and public involvement activities with the change in document type. (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.) Electronic Access An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the Government Printing Office’s Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202) 512– 1661 by using a computer modem and suitable communications software. Internet users may reach the Office of Federal Register’s home page at: https:// www.archives.gov/ and the Government Printing Office’s database at: https:// www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/. Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48. Issued on: June 13, 2013. George R. Poirier, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin. [FR Doc. 2013–14563 Filed 6–20–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 five States have rescinded Notices of Intent (NOIs) to prepare nine Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for proposed highway projects. The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State departments of transportation (State DOT), determined that three 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 are being reassessed and may be reconsidered in whole or in part, by the State DOT at a later time. One project is being rescoped and may not require an EIS. Finally, one project was rescinded without a specific reason for its rescission. 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: SUMMARY: 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 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 37653 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 120 / Friday, June 21, 2013 / Notices 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 June 3, 2012, and published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 40406 (July 9, 2012). 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 five States (Arizona, California, Mississippi, Nevada, and Texas) have recently rescinded previously issued NOIs for nine 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 three projects were no longer viable and have formally cancelled the projects. The projects are: Vernalis Expressway along State Route 132 in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties California; the connector road between I–10 and the intersection of SR43 and SR 603 outside Kiln, Mississippi; and Loop 9 from US 387 to IH 20 in Dallas and Ellis Counties, Texas. Four projects are being reassessed and may be reconsidered, in whole or in part, by the State DOT at a later time. State AZ CA CA MS NV NV TX TX TX Original NOI date Project name I–10 Corridor Improvement Study ............................................................................................................ Vernalis Expressway ................................................................................................................................. State Route 75/282 Transportation Corridor Project ................................................................................ Connector Road between I–10 and intersection of State Routes 43 and 603 ........................................ I–515 improvements ................................................................................................................................. Sheep Mountain Parkway Multimodial Transportation Project ................................................................. US 290/State Highway 71 West Improvements ....................................................................................... Loop 9 from US 287 to IH 20 ................................................................................................................... Loop 1604 from I–35 to US 90 ................................................................................................................. (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 14, 2013. Victor M. Mendez, Federal Highway Administrator. [FR Doc. 2013–14827 Filed 6–20–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Safety Grants and Solicitation for Applications Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; announcement of grant opportunities and application due dates. AGENCY: TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES These projects include: I–10 Corridor Improvement Study in Maricopa County, Arizona; Sheep Mountain Parkway Transportation Project in Clark County, Nevada; Loop 1604 from I–35 to US 90 in Bexar County, Texas; and the SEIS for US 290/State Highway 71 West improvements through Oak Hill in Travis County, Texas. One Project will be rescoped and may not require an EIS. This project is: Interstate 515 improvements from Las Vegas to Henderson in Clark County, Nevada. Finally, one project was rescinded without a specific reason for its rescission. This project is: SR 75/282 Transportation Corridor Project in the city of Coronado, San Diego County, California. FMCSA announces the availability of FY 2014 safety grant opportunities and application due dates. Available grants include: the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive grants; MCSAP New Entrant Safety Audit SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:32 Jun 20, 2013 Jkt 229001 grants; MCSAP High Priority grants; Border Enforcement Grants (BEG); Commercial Driver’s License Program Implementation (CDLPI) grants; Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) grants; Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) grants; Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) grants; and Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Operator Safety Training grants. These grant opportunities are authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU), as amended by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP– 21). Application deadlines are as follows: MCSAP Basic and Incentive grants—August 1, 2013; Border Enforcement grants—August 12, 2013; MCSAP New Entrant Safety Audit grants—August 26, 2013; MCSAP High Priority grants—September 9, 2013; CDLPI grants—January 13, 2014; CVISN grants—January 13, 2014; SaDIP grants—January 21, 2014; PRISM grants—January 27, 2014; CMV Operator Safety Training grants—February 3, 2014. Final dates will be published on the Federal Web site for discretionary DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2/4/2002 6/3/2002 1/17/2007 8/26/2011 8/13/2004 11/6/2007 8/15/2008 8/2/2002 7/31/2009 Rescinded NOI date 12/17/2012 10/2/2012 11/7/2012 4/3/2013 6/20/2012 8/28/2012 7/9/2012 3/20/2013 5/7/2013 grants, Grants.gov. If additional funding is available, the Agency may consider applications and plans submitted after the final due dates on a case-by-case basis. The FMCSA Grant Management Help Desk at FMCSA_GrantMgmtHelpdesk@dot.gov by telephone at (202) 366–2967, or by mail at FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Background and Purpose For each grant program, FMCSA will post a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) at Grants.gov. The NOFA will provide specific information on: the application process; national program priorities for FY 2014; evaluation criteria; required documents and certifications; grantee matching share; maintenance-of-expenditure requirements, if applicable; and additional information related to the availability of funds. The Agency also provides information on FMCSA grants and application procedures on its Web site at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/ E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14827]


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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 five 
States have rescinded Notices of Intent (NOIs) to prepare nine 
Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for proposed highway projects. 
The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State departments 
of transportation (State DOT), determined that three 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 are being reassessed 
and may be reconsidered in whole or in part, by the State DOT at a 
later time. One project is being rescoped and may not require an EIS. 
Finally, one project was rescinded without a specific reason for its 
rescission.

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

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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 June 3, 2012, and published 
in the Federal Register at 77 FR 40406 (July 9, 2012). 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 five 
States (Arizona, California, Mississippi, Nevada, and Texas) have 
recently rescinded previously issued NOIs for nine 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 three projects were no longer viable and have formally 
cancelled the projects. The projects are: Vernalis Expressway along 
State Route 132 in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties California; the 
connector road between I-10 and the intersection of SR43 and SR 603 
outside Kiln, Mississippi; and Loop 9 from US 387 to IH 20 in Dallas 
and Ellis Counties, Texas.
    Four projects are being reassessed and may be reconsidered, in 
whole or in part, by the State DOT at a later time. These projects 
include: I-10 Corridor Improvement Study in Maricopa County, Arizona; 
Sheep Mountain Parkway Transportation Project in Clark County, Nevada; 
Loop 1604 from I-35 to US 90 in Bexar County, Texas; and the SEIS for 
US 290/State Highway 71 West improvements through Oak Hill in Travis 
County, Texas.
    One Project will be rescoped and may not require an EIS. This 
project is: Interstate 515 improvements from Las Vegas to Henderson in 
Clark County, Nevada.
    Finally, one project was rescinded without a specific reason for 
its rescission. This project is: SR 75/282 Transportation Corridor 
Project in the city of Coronado, San Diego County, California.

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                                           Original NOI    Rescinded NOI
    State             Project name             date            date
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AZ             I-10 Corridor Improvement        2/4/2002      12/17/2012
                Study.
CA             Vernalis Expressway......        6/3/2002       10/2/2012
CA             State Route 75/282              1/17/2007       11/7/2012
                Transportation Corridor
                Project.
MS             Connector Road between I-       8/26/2011        4/3/2013
                10 and intersection of
                State Routes 43 and 603.
NV             I-515 improvements.......       8/13/2004       6/20/2012
NV             Sheep Mountain Parkway          11/6/2007       8/28/2012
                Multimodial
                Transportation Project.
TX             US 290/State Highway 71         8/15/2008        7/9/2012
                West Improvements.
TX             Loop 9 from US 287 to IH         8/2/2002       3/20/2013
                20.
TX             Loop 1604 from I-35 to US       7/31/2009        5/7/2013
                90.
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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 14, 2013.
 Victor M. Mendez,
Federal Highway Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-14827 Filed 6-20-13; 8:45 am]
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