Notice to Rescind Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Assessment for the I-20 East Transit Initiative in the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County, Georgia, 67544 [2014-26768]
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the Public Scoping Meetings in
September of 2012 remain unchanged.
Yvette G. Taylor,
Regional Administrator, FTA Region IV.
[FR Doc. 2014–26769 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent to
prepare an environmental impact
statement and environmental
assessment.
AGENCY:
The FTA in cooperation with
the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority (MARTA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that the
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and Environmental Assessment (EA) for
the proposed public transportation
improvement project in the City of
Atlanta and DeKalb County, Georgia is
being rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Stan Mitchell, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Federal Transit
Administration Region IV, 230
Peachtree Street NW., Atlanta, GA
30303, phone 404–865–5643, email
stanley.a.mitchell@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA,
as lead federal agency, and MARTA
published a NOI on August 28, 2012 (77
FR 52128) to prepare an EIS and EA for
the MARTA I–20 East Transit Initiative
project. This project would extend the
existing east-west rail Heavy Rail
Transit (HRT) line from the Indian
Creek Station to the Mall at Stonecrest
in eastern DeKalb County and also
create a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
service along I–20 between downtown
Atlanta and a new station at Wesley
Chapel Road, east of I–285 in DeKalb
County.
Since that time, FTA and MARTA
have conducted scoping activities
which have led to reevaluating the
project in terms of Purpose and Need.
Based on these scoping activities, FTA
is rescinding the August 28, 2012 NOI,
and, in today’s issue of the Federal
Register, is issuing a new NOI for the
HRT extension. The environmental
impacts of the BRT service along I–20
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Yvette G. Taylor,
Regional Administrator, FTA Region IV.
[FR Doc. 2014–26768 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am]
Notice to Rescind Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement and Environmental
Assessment for the I–20 East Transit
Initiative in the City of Atlanta and
DeKalb County, Georgia
SUMMARY:
will be evaluated as a separate project
in an environmental assessment. No
changes will be made to the HRT or BRT
services as described in the August 28,
2012 NOI. Comments and questions
concerning the proposed action should
be directed to FTA at the address
provided above.
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD 2014–0140]
Request for Comments of a Previously
Approved Information Collection:
Request for Waiver of Service
Obligation, Request for Deferment of
Service Obligation, Application for
Review
Maritime Administration
(MARAD), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. A Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following information collection was
published on July 14, 2014 (Federal
Register 40836, Vol. 79, No. 134).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 15, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Wehde, 202–366–5469, Office of
Maritime Workforce Development,
Maritime Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Waiver of Service
Obligation, Request for Deferment of
Service Obligation, Application for
Review.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0510.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: This information collection
is essential for determining if a student
or graduate of the United States
Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)
or subsidized student or graduate of a
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State maritime academy has a waive
able situation preventing them from
fulfilling the requirements of a service
obligation contract signed at the time of
their enrollment in a Federal maritime
training program. It also permits the
Maritime Administration (MARAD) to
determine if a graduate, who wishes to
defer the service obligation to attend
graduate school, is eligible to receive a
deferment. Their service obligation is
required by law.
Affected Public: U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy students and
graduates, and subsidized students and
graduates.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11.
Estimated Number of Responses: 11.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 3.30.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Comments are invited on: Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the 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
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.93.
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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Norfolk Southern Railway Company—
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Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice to Rescind Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement and Environmental Assessment for the I-20 East Transit
Initiative in the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County, Georgia
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact
statement and environmental assessment.
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SUMMARY: The FTA in cooperation with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid
Transit Authority (MARTA) is issuing this notice to advise the public
that the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed
public transportation improvement project in the City of Atlanta and
DeKalb County, Georgia is being rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stan Mitchell, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Transit Administration Region IV, 230
Peachtree Street NW., Atlanta, GA 30303, phone 404-865-5643, email
stanley.a.mitchell@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA, as lead federal agency, and MARTA
published a NOI on August 28, 2012 (77 FR 52128) to prepare an EIS and
EA for the MARTA I-20 East Transit Initiative project. This project
would extend the existing east-west rail Heavy Rail Transit (HRT) line
from the Indian Creek Station to the Mall at Stonecrest in eastern
DeKalb County and also create a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service
along I-20 between downtown Atlanta and a new station at Wesley Chapel
Road, east of I-285 in DeKalb County.
Since that time, FTA and MARTA have conducted scoping activities
which have led to reevaluating the project in terms of Purpose and
Need. Based on these scoping activities, FTA is rescinding the August
28, 2012 NOI, and, in today's issue of the Federal Register, is issuing
a new NOI for the HRT extension. The environmental impacts of the BRT
service along I-20 will be evaluated as a separate project in an
environmental assessment. No changes will be made to the HRT or BRT
services as described in the August 28, 2012 NOI. Comments and
questions concerning the proposed action should be directed to FTA at
the address provided above.
Yvette G. Taylor,
Regional Administrator, FTA Region IV.
[FR Doc. 2014-26768 Filed 11-12-14; 8:45 am]
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