Environmental Impact Statement: Hidalgo County, Texas, 52359-52360 [2015-20968]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. 2015–53]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; American Airlines,
Inc.
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of title 14
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the
public’s awareness of, and participation
in, the FAA’s exemption process.
Neither publication of this notice nor
the inclusion or omission of information
in the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
DATES: Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before
September 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2015–3491
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
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be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
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Follow the online instructions for
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through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keira Jones (202) 267–4025, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 25,
2015.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition For Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2015–3491
Petitioner: American Airlines, Inc.
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
§ 93.123
Description of Relief Sought:
American Airlines seeks relief to permit
American/American Eagle to operate
two slots to maintain nonstop service
between Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport (DCA) and Lansing,
Michigan’s Capital Region International
Airport (LAN) under the terms and
conditions of Exemption No. 10466.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement:
Hidalgo County, Texas
Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT), Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Federal notice of intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1508.22,
FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, is issuing
this notice to advise the public that an
EIS will be prepared for a proposed
transportation project to construct State
Highway (SH) 68 from Interstate (I)-2/
United States Highway (US) 83 to I–
69C/US 281 in Hidalgo County, Texas.
Areas within the study area include the
cities of Alamo, Pharr, Donna, Edinburg,
San Juan, and San Carlos.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Homer Bazan, Jr., P.E., Director of
Transportation Planning and
Development—TxDOT Pharr District,
600 W. Interstate 2, Pharr, Texas, 78577;
telephone: 956–702–6100; email:
Homer.Bazan@txdot.gov. TxDOT’s
normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.–
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
environmental review, consultation, and
other actions required by applicable
Federal environmental laws for this
project are being, or have been, carriedout by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327
and a Memorandum of Understanding
dated December 16, 2014, and executed
by FHWA and TxDOT. TxDOT will
prepare an EIS for the proposed SH 68
from I–2/US 83 to I–69C/US 281, listed
in the 2015—2040 Hidalgo County
Metropolitan Transportation Plan as a 4lane divided rural highway facility with
the potential for main lanes and
overpasses. There is no existing facility;
therefore, the project is proposed on
new location.
The purpose of the project is to
improve north/south mobility, increase
travel capacity for local and regional
traffic, and provide an alternate northsouth evacuation routes during
emergency events. The project need is a
lack of sufficient north/south mobility
for local and regional traffic and for
additional emergency evacuation routes,
which are the result of historical and
continuing growth in the region’s
population as well as continued growth
of traffic in the region.
The significance of impacts for the
proposed SH 68 project was initially
uncertain, so the process began by
preparing an environmental assessment
(EA). Based on preliminary analysis and
feedback from the public, it was
determined that an EIS should be
prepared. The EIS will incorporate
information collected during the EA
process; in addition, public input
gathered during the development of the
EA will be considered in the EIS
process. The EIS will develop and
evaluate a range of alternatives
including ‘‘No-action’’ (the no-build
alternative), Transportation System
Management (TSM)/Transportation
Demand Management (TDM), rapid
transit and roadway build alternatives.
The EIS will analyze potential direct,
indirect and cumulative impacts from
construction and operation of proposed
corridor improvements including, but
not limited to, the following:
transportation impacts; air quality and
noise impacts; water quality impacts
including storm water runoff; impacts to
waters of the United States including
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wetlands; impacts to floodplains;
impacts to historic and archeological
resources; impacts to threatened and
endangered species; socioeconomic
impacts including environmental justice
communities; impacts to and/or
potential displacements of land use,
vegetation, residents and businesses;
and impacts to aesthetic and visual
resources.
Public involvement is a critical
component of the project development
process and will occur throughout the
planning and study phases. Letters
describing the proposed action
including a request for comments will
be sent to appropriate Federal, State,
and local agencies and to private
organizations and citizens who have
previously expressed or are known to
have interest in this proposal. Agency
and public scoping meetings are
planned for late 2015. The purpose of
the public scoping meetings is to
identify significant and other relevant
issues related to SH 68 mobility
improvements as part of the National
Environmental Policy Act process. The
scoping meetings will provide
opportunities for participating agencies,
cooperating agencies, and the public to
be involved in review and comment on
the draft coordination plan, defining the
need and purpose for the proposed
project, and the range of alternatives to
be considered in the EIS. In addition to
the agency and public scoping meetings,
a public hearing will be held. Public
notice will be given of the time and
place of the meetings and hearing. To
ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action is
addressed and all significant issues are
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Such comments or questions concerning
this proposed action should be directed
to TxDOT at the address provided
above.
(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: August 19, 2015.
Michael T. Leary,
Director, Planning and Program Development,
Federal Highway Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
Public Transportation Projects
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces final
environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
for projects in the Cities of Seattle,
Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and
Lynnwood, WA; New Orleans, LA;
Tacoma, WA; and Fort Lauderdale, FL.
The purpose of this notice is to
announce publicly the environmental
decisions by FTA on the subject projects
and to activate the limitation on any
claims that may challenge these final
environmental actions.
DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising
the public of final agency actions
subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23,
United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim
seeking judicial review of FTA actions
announced herein for the listed public
transportation projects will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before
January 25, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312)
353–2577 or Terence Plaskon,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Office of Environmental Programs, (202)
366–0442. FTA is located at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that FTA has taken final
agency actions by issuing certain
approvals for the public transportation
projects listed below. The actions on the
projects, as well as the laws under
which such actions were taken, are
described in the documentation issued
in connection with the projects to
comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
in other documents in the FTA
administrative record for the projects.
Interested parties may contact either the
project sponsor or the relevant FTA
Regional Office for more information on
each project. Contact information for
FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at
https://www.fta.dot.gov.
This notice applies to all FTA
decisions on the listed projects as of the
issuance date of this notice and all laws
under which such actions were taken,
including, but not limited to, NEPA [42
U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) of the
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Hidalgo County, Texas
AGENCY: Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Federal notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 40 CFR 1508.22, FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, is
issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be prepared
for a proposed transportation project to construct State Highway (SH)
68 from Interstate (I)-2/United States Highway (US) 83 to I-69C/US 281
in Hidalgo County, Texas. Areas within the study area include the
cities of Alamo, Pharr, Donna, Edinburg, San Juan, and San Carlos.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Homer Bazan, Jr., P.E., Director of
Transportation Planning and Development--TxDOT Pharr District, 600 W.
Interstate 2, Pharr, Texas, 78577; telephone: 956-702-6100; email:
Homer.Bazan@txdot.gov. TxDOT's normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental review, consultation, and
other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for
this project are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to
23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16,
2014, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT. TxDOT will prepare an EIS for the
proposed SH 68 from I-2/US 83 to I-69C/US 281, listed in the 2015--2040
Hidalgo County Metropolitan Transportation Plan as a 4-lane divided
rural highway facility with the potential for main lanes and
overpasses. There is no existing facility; therefore, the project is
proposed on new location.
The purpose of the project is to improve north/south mobility,
increase travel capacity for local and regional traffic, and provide an
alternate north-south evacuation routes during emergency events. The
project need is a lack of sufficient north/south mobility for local and
regional traffic and for additional emergency evacuation routes, which
are the result of historical and continuing growth in the region's
population as well as continued growth of traffic in the region.
The significance of impacts for the proposed SH 68 project was
initially uncertain, so the process began by preparing an environmental
assessment (EA). Based on preliminary analysis and feedback from the
public, it was determined that an EIS should be prepared. The EIS will
incorporate information collected during the EA process; in addition,
public input gathered during the development of the EA will be
considered in the EIS process. The EIS will develop and evaluate a
range of alternatives including ``No-action'' (the no-build
alternative), Transportation System Management (TSM)/Transportation
Demand Management (TDM), rapid transit and roadway build alternatives.
The EIS will analyze potential direct, indirect and cumulative impacts
from construction and operation of proposed corridor improvements
including, but not limited to, the following: transportation impacts;
air quality and noise impacts; water quality impacts including storm
water runoff; impacts to waters of the United States including
wetlands; impacts to floodplains; impacts to historic and archeological
resources; impacts to threatened and endangered species; socioeconomic
impacts including environmental justice communities; impacts to and/or
potential displacements of land use, vegetation, residents and
businesses; and impacts to aesthetic and visual resources.
Public involvement is a critical component of the project
development process and will occur throughout the planning and study
phases. Letters describing the proposed action including a request for
comments will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies
and to private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed
or are known to have interest in this proposal. Agency and public
scoping meetings are planned for late 2015. The purpose of the public
scoping meetings is to identify significant and other relevant issues
related to SH 68 mobility improvements as part of the National
Environmental Policy Act process. The scoping meetings will provide
opportunities for participating agencies, cooperating agencies, and the
public to be involved in review and comment on the draft coordination
plan, defining the need and purpose for the proposed project, and the
range of alternatives to be considered in the EIS. In addition to the
agency and public scoping meetings, a public hearing will be held.
Public notice will be given of the time and place of the meetings and
hearing. To ensure that the full range of issues related to this
proposed action is addressed and all significant issues are identified,
comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Such
comments or questions concerning this proposed action should be
directed to TxDOT at the address provided above.
(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: August 19, 2015.
Michael T. Leary,
Director, Planning and Program Development, Federal Highway
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-20968 Filed 8-27-15; 8:45 am]
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