Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Hillsborough County, Florida, 4958-4959 [2017-00810]
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request must be delivered or mailed to:
Al Richardson, Program Manager,
Federal Aviation Administration,
Chicago Airports District Office, 2300
East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL
60018, Telephone Number: (847) 294–
7436/FAX Number: (847) 294–7046.
Issued in Chicago, IL, on January 3, 2017.
James G. Keefer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office
FAA, Great Lakes Region.
Al
Richardson, Program Manager, Federal
Aviation Administration, Chicago
Airports District Office, 2300 East
Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
Telephone Number: (847) 294–7436/
Al.Richardson@faa.gov/FAX Number:
(847) 294–7046.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
In
accordance with section 47107(h) of
Title 49, United States Code, this notice
is required to be published in the
Federal Register 30 days before
modifying the land-use assurance that
requires the property to be used for an
aeronautical purpose.
The property was acquired by the City
of Chicago Department of Aviation
under the Federal Aid to Airports
Program (FAAP) and currently not used
for aeronautical purposes. This land is
to be sold at Fair Market Value (FMV)
to a locally-based business to be used as
a parking lot. The land was purchased
with federal funds under the Federal
Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) and
currently not used for aeronautical
purposes. FAR Part 77, Right of Flight,
and other aeronautical compatible landuses will be protected by deed
restrictions in the land transfer
agreement.
The disposition of proceeds from the
sale of the airport property will be in
accordance with FAA’s Policy and
Procedures Concerning the Use of
Airport Revenue, published in the
Federal Register on February 16, 1999
(64 FR 7696).
This notice announces that the FAA
is considering the release of the subject
airport property at the Chicago Midway
International Airport, Chicago, Illinois
from its obligations to be maintained for
aeronautical purposes. Approval does
not constitute a commitment by the
FAA to financially assist in the change
in use of the subject airport property nor
a determination of eligibility for grantin-aid funding from the FAA.
Property Description: Lots 21 and 22
in block 20 in Crane Archer Avenue
addition to Chicago, a subdivision of
that part of the Southeast 1⁄4 of Section
8, Township 38 North, Range 13, east of
the Third Principal Meridian, lying
North of Center Line of Archer Avenue,
in Cook County, Illinois.
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Federal Highway Administration
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement: Hillsborough County,
Florida
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation.
AGENCY:
The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) in cooperation
with the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation (SEIS/
4f) will be prepared to evaluate new
significant environmental impacts since
the November 1996 approval of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS) for the
Tampa Interstate Study proposed
highway project in Hillsborough
County, Florida.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cathy Kendall, Senior Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Highway
Administration, 3500 Financial Plaza,
Suite 400, Tallahassee, Florida 32312,
Telephone: (850) 553–2225, email:
Cathy.Kendall@dot.gov. You may also
contact Menna Yassin, Project Manager,
Florida Department of Transportation
District 7, 11201 North McKinley Drive,
Tampa, Florida 33612, Telephone: 813–
975–6433, email: menna.yassin@
dot.state.fl.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY PROJECT INFORMATION:
The FHWA, in cooperation with the
Florida Department of Transportation
will prepare an SEIS to examine the
impacts and to modify the Long Term
Preferred Alternative for the Tampa
Interstate Study to improve portions of
I–275 (SR 93), I–4 (SR 500) and SR 60
in Hillsborough County, Florida. The
proposed modification includes changes
to design elements and use of
innovative financing sources, including
collecting tolls.
A FEIS/Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS#
FHWA–FL–EIS–95–03–F) was issued
for the Project on November 22, 1996
with Records of Decision (ROD) dated
January 31, 1997 and June 14, 1999. The
FEIS and RODs are available on the
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project Web site at:
www.TampaInterstateStudy.com.
Since issuance of the RODs, the FDOT
has taken several major steps to advance
the Project toward construction: The
documents have been reevaluated
several times (in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015)
which advanced various elements of the
project, many of which have already
been constructed: Including portions of
Segment 1A, Segment 2A, Segment 3A,
Segment 3B and Segment 3C. The FDOT
now proposes to evaluate changes in
environmental impacts, new
information and circumstances relevant
to the proposed project and changes to
preliminary engineering identified since
FEIS approval. An SEIS is being
prepared because FHWA has
determined that the changes result in
significant impacts to the human and
natural environment that were not
evaluated in the FEIS. The SEIS is
expected to examine:
• New impacts to the human, natural
and physical environment.
• Adding overpasses at several
locations along I–275 to improve local
street access under I–275 to better
connect the communities of Tampa
Heights and VM Ybor.
• Tolling the Express Lanes of the
Project’s improvements along I–275 and
I–4.
• Changes in express lane access to
local streets in the Tampa downtown
area, to the I–4/Selmon Expressway
Connector, and various locations from
the general use lanes on I–275 and I–4.
The proposed improvement would
involve the reconstruction of I–275 from
East of Howard Frankland Bridge to East
of Himes Avenue, I–275 from East of
Himes Avenue to East of Rome Avenue,
and East of Rome Avenue to North of SR
574 (Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.) and
I–4 from I–275 to east of 50th Street.
These improvements were identified as
sections 1A, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in the
originally approved FEIS. Improvements
to the corridor are considered necessary
to provide for the existing and projected
traffic demand.
Alternatives under consideration
include: (1) Taking no further action; (2)
the improvements shown in the Long
Term Preferred Alternative (LTPA) in
the approved FEIS, and (3) alteration of
the LTPA to collect tolls for the express
lanes, add more connectivity between
the express lanes and the general use
lanes, add express lane access to the
local street network in downtown
Tampa, and alter lane configuration
slightly for improved future traffic
operations.
Opportunities for input will be
provided to appropriate federal, state,
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and local agencies, and to private
organizations and citizens who have
expressed interest in this Project. Public
meetings and a public hearing will be
held to solicit public input. The SEIS
will be made available for public and
agency review and comment. Notices of
availability for the SEIS will be
provided through direct mail, the
Federal Register and other media.
Notification also will be sent to Federal,
State, local agencies, persons, and
organizations that submit comments or
questions. Additional project
information including schedules and
locations for the public meetings/
hearing will be announced in the local
news media and on the Project Web site,
www.TampaInterstateStudy.com.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to the proposed action is
addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the SEIS should be
directed to the FHWA at the address
provided above. Questions concerning
this Project and the SEIS may also be
directed to Menna Yassin, Project
Manager, Florida Department of
Transportation, District 7, 11201 North
McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612,
telephone (813) 975–6433, email
menna.yassin@dot.state.fl.us.
Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 139, FHWA
intends to combine the Final SEIS and
Record of Decision if it is practicable, to
the extent possible as allowed by this
provision of law.
Paperwork Reduction. The Paperwork
Reduction Act seeks, in part, to
minimize the cost to the taxpayer of the
creation, collection, maintenance, use,
dissemination, and disposition of
information. Consistent with this goal
and with principles of economy and
efficiency in government, FHWA tries to
limit insofar as possible distribution of
complete printed sets of NEPA
documents. Accordingly, unless a
specific request for a complete printed
set of the NEPA document is received
before the document is printed, FHWA
and FDOT will distribute only
electronic copies of the NEPA
document. A complete printed set of the
environmental document will be
available for review at FDOT’s offices;
an electronic copy of the complete
environmental document will be
available on the Project Web site.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,
Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
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program.)
Cathy Kendall,
Senior Environmental Specialist, FHWA,
Tallahassee, Florida.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA–2015–0020]
Buy America Handbook—Conducting
Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits
for Rolling Stock Procurements
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
Notice of availability of
Handbook.
ACTION:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) has placed in the
docket and on its Web site guidance, in
the form of a Handbook, on complying
with FTA’s Buy America pre-award and
post-delivery audit requirements for
revenue service rolling stock
procurements, from the solicitation
phase through final acceptance of the
rolling stock. The Handbook explains
and illustrates how to calculate
domestic content of rolling stock, and is
intended for use by recipients of FTA
funding, auditors, manufacturers, and
suppliers (including subcontractors).
DATES: The Handbook becomes effective
February 16, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
program questions, Patrick Centolanzi,
FTA Office of Program Management, at
(202) 366–0234 or Patrick.Centolanzi@
dot.gov. For legal questions, Cecelia
Comito, FTA Office of Chief Counsel, at
(202) 366–4011 or Cecelia.Comito@
dot.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Overview
II. Comment Summary
A. General
B. Section 1—Introduction
C. Section 2—Pre-Award Audit
D. Section 3—Post-Delivery Audit
E. Section 4—Domestic Content
Calculations
F. Section 5—Frequently Asked Questions
G. Appendices
I. Overview
FTA’s objective in implementing 49
CFR part 661 (Buy America
Requirements) and 49 CFR part 663
(Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits of
Rolling Stock Purchases) is to support
and promote the United States (U.S.)
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manufacturing industry and U.S. jobs.
As guidance on the pre-award and postdelivery audit requirements for rolling
stock procurements, FTA published two
separate Buy America handbooks in
May 1995—i.e., one for rail vehicle
procurements and one for bus
procurements.
Over the past several years, FTA has
conducted Buy America Compliance
Reviews, during which FTA observed
and monitored the pre-award and postdelivery audit processes for fourteen
capital grants. One primary finding was
that FTA should provide more guidance
and clarity on conducting pre-award
and post-delivery Buy America audits as
required in FTA’s Buy America
regulations (49 CFR parts 661 and 663).
As a result of that finding, FTA is
issuing a new Buy America Handbook,
entitled Conducting Pre-Award and
Post-Delivery Audits for Rolling Stock
Procurements (Handbook), which
replaces the two Buy America
handbooks on this subject from 1995.
On June 16, 2015, FTA issued a notice
of availability of the proposed handbook
in the Federal Register (80 FR 34487)
and requested public comment on the
Handbook. The comment period closed
on August 17, 2015. FTA received
comments from 28 entities, including
trade associations, State DOT’s,
metropolitan planning organizations,
public transportation providers,
manufacturers, and individuals. This
notice addresses the comments received
and explains the changes FTA made to
the proposed handbook in response to
the comments.
The updated Buy America Handbook
explains to recipients how to verify and
document compliance with FTA’s Buy
America pre-award and post-delivery
audit requirements. In addition, the
Handbook encourages recipients,
manufacturers, and suppliers to adopt
certain best practices to ensure
compliance with the pre-award and
post-delivery audit requirements. The
Handbook applies only to rolling stock
procurements that are subject to the preaward and post-delivery audit
requirements set forth in 49 CFR part
663.
This notice provides a summary of the
comments received regarding the
proposed Handbook and the changes
made to the Handbook in response to
those comments. The Handbook is not
included in this notice; instead, the
Handbook is available on FTA’s Web
site, at https://www.transit.dot.gov/
buyamerica, and in the docket, at
www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FTA–
2015–0020). Paper copies of the
Handbook may be obtained by
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Hillsborough County,
Florida
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in cooperation with
the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is issuing this notice
to advise the public that a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation (SEIS/4f) will be prepared to
evaluate new significant environmental impacts since the November 1996
approval of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f)
Evaluation (FEIS) for the Tampa Interstate Study proposed highway
project in Hillsborough County, Florida.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Kendall, Senior Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 3500 Financial
Plaza, Suite 400, Tallahassee, Florida 32312, Telephone: (850) 553-
2225, email: Cathy.Kendall@dot.gov. You may also contact Menna Yassin,
Project Manager, Florida Department of Transportation District 7, 11201
North McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612, Telephone: 813-975-6433,
email: menna.yassin@dot.state.fl.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY PROJECT INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the
Florida Department of Transportation will prepare an SEIS to examine
the impacts and to modify the Long Term Preferred Alternative for the
Tampa Interstate Study to improve portions of I-275 (SR 93), I-4 (SR
500) and SR 60 in Hillsborough County, Florida. The proposed
modification includes changes to design elements and use of innovative
financing sources, including collecting tolls.
A FEIS/Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS# FHWA-FL-EIS-95-03-F) was
issued for the Project on November 22, 1996 with Records of Decision
(ROD) dated January 31, 1997 and June 14, 1999. The FEIS and RODs are
available on the project Web site at: www.TampaInterstateStudy.com.
Since issuance of the RODs, the FDOT has taken several major steps
to advance the Project toward construction: The documents have been
reevaluated several times (in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009,
2011, 2013 and 2015) which advanced various elements of the project,
many of which have already been constructed: Including portions of
Segment 1A, Segment 2A, Segment 3A, Segment 3B and Segment 3C. The FDOT
now proposes to evaluate changes in environmental impacts, new
information and circumstances relevant to the proposed project and
changes to preliminary engineering identified since FEIS approval. An
SEIS is being prepared because FHWA has determined that the changes
result in significant impacts to the human and natural environment that
were not evaluated in the FEIS. The SEIS is expected to examine:
New impacts to the human, natural and physical
environment.
Adding overpasses at several locations along I-275 to
improve local street access under I-275 to better connect the
communities of Tampa Heights and VM Ybor.
Tolling the Express Lanes of the Project's improvements
along I-275 and I-4.
Changes in express lane access to local streets in the
Tampa downtown area, to the I-4/Selmon Expressway Connector, and
various locations from the general use lanes on I-275 and I-4.
The proposed improvement would involve the reconstruction of I-275
from East of Howard Frankland Bridge to East of Himes Avenue, I-275
from East of Himes Avenue to East of Rome Avenue, and East of Rome
Avenue to North of SR 574 (Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.) and I-4 from
I-275 to east of 50th Street. These improvements were identified as
sections 1A, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in the originally approved FEIS.
Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide for
the existing and projected traffic demand.
Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no further
action; (2) the improvements shown in the Long Term Preferred
Alternative (LTPA) in the approved FEIS, and (3) alteration of the LTPA
to collect tolls for the express lanes, add more connectivity between
the express lanes and the general use lanes, add express lane access to
the local street network in downtown Tampa, and alter lane
configuration slightly for improved future traffic operations.
Opportunities for input will be provided to appropriate federal,
state,
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and local agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have
expressed interest in this Project. Public meetings and a public
hearing will be held to solicit public input. The SEIS will be made
available for public and agency review and comment. Notices of
availability for the SEIS will be provided through direct mail, the
Federal Register and other media. Notification also will be sent to
Federal, State, local agencies, persons, and organizations that submit
comments or questions. Additional project information including
schedules and locations for the public meetings/hearing will be
announced in the local news media and on the Project Web site,
www.TampaInterstateStudy.com.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed
action is addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and
suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or
questions concerning this proposed action and the SEIS should be
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above. Questions
concerning this Project and the SEIS may also be directed to Menna
Yassin, Project Manager, Florida Department of Transportation, District
7, 11201 North McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612, telephone (813)
975-6433, email menna.yassin@dot.state.fl.us.
Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 139, FHWA intends to combine the Final SEIS
and Record of Decision if it is practicable, to the extent possible as
allowed by this provision of law.
Paperwork Reduction. The Paperwork Reduction Act seeks, in part, to
minimize the cost to the taxpayer of the creation, collection,
maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information.
Consistent with this goal and with principles of economy and efficiency
in government, FHWA tries to limit insofar as possible distribution of
complete printed sets of NEPA documents. Accordingly, unless a specific
request for a complete printed set of the NEPA document is received
before the document is printed, FHWA and FDOT will distribute only
electronic copies of the NEPA document. A complete printed set of the
environmental document will be available for review at FDOT's offices;
an electronic copy of the complete environmental document will be
available on the Project Web site.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding inter-governmental
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Cathy Kendall,
Senior Environmental Specialist, FHWA, Tallahassee, Florida.
[FR Doc. 2017-00810 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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