Environmental Impact Statement: Chittenden County, Vermont, 54944 [2019-22306]
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action was necessary to update the
process for issuing operations
specifications, and it established a
regulatory basis for current practices,
such as amending, terminating, and
suspending operations specifications.
Respondents: Approximately 28 new
applicants and 467 existing foreign air
carriers and foreign persons annually.
Frequency: Information is collected
on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 10 Hours for new applicants.
One to ten hours for existing applicants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 280
hours for new applicants and 467 to
4670 hours for existing applicants.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 7,
2019.
Robert C. Carty,
Deputy Executive Director, Flight Standards
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement:
Chittenden County, Vermont
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice to rescind the 2010
Record of Decision.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that the 2010
Record of Decision issued for the
proposed Southern Connector/
Champlain Parkway project is being
rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth R. Sikora, Jr., Environmental
Program Manager, Federal Highway
Administration, 87 State Street, Room
216, Montpelier, Vermont 05602.
Telephone: (802) 828–4573.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the
Vermont Agency of Transportation
(VTrans), is rescinding the Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Southern
Connector/Champlain Parkway project
issued on January 13, 2010.
The Notice of Intent to prepare the
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) was published in the
Federal Register on December 31, 2003.
The ROD was issued on January 13,
2010. The FHWA, in conjunction with
the Vermont Agency of Transportation
(VTrans), has determined that the ROD
shall be rescinded for the following
reason: Although the 2005 Draft SEIS
and the 2009 Final SEIS each
considered disproportionately high and
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adverse impacts on minority and lowincome populations in accordance with
Executive Order 12898, public outreach
for that analysis was limited to the
general public involvement associated
with the NEPA process. Since the 2010
ROD, FHWA has become aware of new
information about project impacts that
may bear on the project decision.
In order to the assess the relevance of
this new information, FHWA and
VTrans have decided to perform
targeted public outreach to any minority
and low-income populations in the
project study area in order to determine
whether the conclusions reached in the
2009 Final SEIS and 2010 ROD remain
valid. FHWA and VTrans have also
determined that the environmental
justice analysis and conclusions in the
NEPA review should be reassessed
using the latest (2010) census data, and
based on FHWA’s December 16, 2011
Guidance on Environmental Justice and
NEPA.
The reassessment of census data and
public outreach will be performed as
part of a written evaluation of the 2009
Final SEIS. The outcome of the written
evaluation will assess all changes to the
project as well as its setting in
determining project impacts. The
identified impacts will be compared to
those disclosed in the 2009 FSEIS.
FHWA and VTrans will assess whether
or not all of the project’s environmental
impacts were adequately considered,
and if any of the impacts may rise to the
level of significance. Based on the
identification of any new impacts, and
to what extent they rise to the level of
significance, the written evaluation will
recommend whether or not the
preparation of a new Supplemental EIS
would be appropriate to issue a new or
an amended ROD for the project to
move forward.
FHWA and VTrans continue to
recognize a strong need for this project.
The written evaluation will provide a
basis for determining the way forward to
implement this project. Any future
FHWA action within this project study
area will comply with environmental
review requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42
U.S.C. 4321), FHWA’s environmental
regulations (23 CFR 771) and related
authorities, as appropriate. Comments
and questions concerning this action
should be directed to FHWA 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.)
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Issued on: October 7, 2019.
Matthew R. Hake,
Division Administrator, Montpelier, Vermont.
[FR Doc. 2019–22306 Filed 10–10–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2019–0064]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on September 3, 2019, Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of
the Federal railroad safety regulations
contained at 49 CFR 232.305(b)(2). FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2019–0064.
Specifically, BNSF requests the same
regulatory relief provided to the Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UP) in
Docket Number FRA–2007–28454.
Current regulations require railroad
carriers to perform a single car air brake
test (SCABT) when a car is on a shop
or repair track, as defined in 49 CFR
232.303(a), for any reason and has not
received a SCABT within the previous
12-month period. This also includes
cars on an in-train wheel replacement
track that do not require wheel
replacement (if there are no FRA defects
present), but may otherwise have an air
date indicating it has not received a
SCABT within the previous 12-month
period and is in compliance with all
other requirements of 49 CFR 232.305.
BNSF requests relief through a change
in repair track designation per 49 CFR
232.303. Specifically, BNSF requests
that the in-train wheel replacement
track not be designated a shop or repair
track. However, BNSF proposes to
continue performing a SCABT on any
car undergoing an in-train wheelset
replacement because of an FRAcondemnable wheel defect as defined in
49 CFR 232.305(b)(5).
BNSF states that this relief would
serve safety and the public good by
reducing the number of wheels in
service which have elevated impact
readings and will therefore have a longterm positive impact on rail integrity.
BNSF has an extensive wayside detector
network with over 4,000 detectors with
varying technologies utilized to identify
deteriorating component performance.
Wheel Impact Load Detectors (WILD)
are a part of this network that focus
specifically on car and locomotive
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Chittenden County, Vermont
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice to rescind the 2010 Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the
2010 Record of Decision issued for the proposed Southern Connector/
Champlain Parkway project is being rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth R. Sikora, Jr., Environmental
Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 87 State Street, Room
216, Montpelier, Vermont 05602. Telephone: (802) 828-4573.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Vermont
Agency of Transportation (VTrans), is rescinding the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Southern Connector/Champlain Parkway project issued on
January 13, 2010.
The Notice of Intent to prepare the Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (SEIS) was published in the Federal Register on
December 31, 2003. The ROD was issued on January 13, 2010. The FHWA, in
conjunction with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), has
determined that the ROD shall be rescinded for the following reason:
Although the 2005 Draft SEIS and the 2009 Final SEIS each considered
disproportionately high and adverse impacts on minority and low-income
populations in accordance with Executive Order 12898, public outreach
for that analysis was limited to the general public involvement
associated with the NEPA process. Since the 2010 ROD, FHWA has become
aware of new information about project impacts that may bear on the
project decision.
In order to the assess the relevance of this new information, FHWA
and VTrans have decided to perform targeted public outreach to any
minority and low-income populations in the project study area in order
to determine whether the conclusions reached in the 2009 Final SEIS and
2010 ROD remain valid. FHWA and VTrans have also determined that the
environmental justice analysis and conclusions in the NEPA review
should be reassessed using the latest (2010) census data, and based on
FHWA's December 16, 2011 Guidance on Environmental Justice and NEPA.
The reassessment of census data and public outreach will be
performed as part of a written evaluation of the 2009 Final SEIS. The
outcome of the written evaluation will assess all changes to the
project as well as its setting in determining project impacts. The
identified impacts will be compared to those disclosed in the 2009
FSEIS. FHWA and VTrans will assess whether or not all of the project's
environmental impacts were adequately considered, and if any of the
impacts may rise to the level of significance. Based on the
identification of any new impacts, and to what extent they rise to the
level of significance, the written evaluation will recommend whether or
not the preparation of a new Supplemental EIS would be appropriate to
issue a new or an amended ROD for the project to move forward.
FHWA and VTrans continue to recognize a strong need for this
project. The written evaluation will provide a basis for determining
the way forward to implement this project. Any future FHWA action
within this project study area will comply with environmental review
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.
4321), FHWA's environmental regulations (23 CFR 771) and related
authorities, as appropriate. Comments and questions concerning this
action should be directed to FHWA 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: October 7, 2019.
Matthew R. Hake,
Division Administrator, Montpelier, Vermont.
[FR Doc. 2019-22306 Filed 10-10-19; 8:45 am]
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