Environmental Impact Statement; Multnomah County, Oregon, 20805 [2020-07827]
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Environmental Impact Statement;
Multnomah County, Oregon
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
environmental impact statement will be
prepared for a proposed bridge retrofit
or replacement project in Multnomah
County, Oregon.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Cline, Environmental Program
Manager, Federal Highway
Administration, Oregon Division, 530
Center Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301,
Telephone: (503) 316–2547, Email:
emily.cline@dot.gov, or Megan Neill,
Project Manager, Multnomah County
Transportation Division, 1403 SE Water
Ave., Portland, Oregon 97214,
Telephone: (503) 988–0437, Email:
megan.neill@multco.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, together with Multnomah
County and the Oregon Department of
Transportation (DOT), will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
on a proposal to create a seismically
resilient Burnside Street crossing of the
Willamette River in downtown
Portland, Oregon. The purpose of this
project is to create a seismically resilient
Burnside Street lifeline crossing of the
Willamette River that will remain fully
operational and accessible for vehicles
and other modes of transportation
immediately following a major
earthquake. The project is intended to
address the need to support the region’s
ability to provide rapid and reliable
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emergency response, rescue and
evacuation after a major earthquake; the
need for long-term, multi-modal travel
access across the river; and to enable
post-earthquake economic recovery.
The EIS will be prepared in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), 23 U.S.C. 139, Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ)
regulations implementing NEPA (40
CFR 1500–1508), FHWA regulations
implementing NEPA (23 CFR 771.101–
771.139), and applicable Executive
Orders and DOT NEPA policies. The EIS
will also document compliance with
other applicable environmental review
laws, regulations, Executive Orders,
policies, and guidance. For example, an
evaluation under Section 4(f) of the
DOT Act of 1966 may also be required
due to the potential for impacts to
public recreational areas and resources
on or eligible for the National Register
of Historic Places. The FHWA intends to
issue a combined Final EIS/Record of
Decision pursuant to 23 CFR 771.124,
unless FHWA determines the regulatory
criteria or practicability considerations
preclude issuance of a combined
document.
Analyses developed and decisions
reached during the transportation
planning stage have helped narrow the
range of alternatives and focus the
NEPA evaluation for the project. These
analyses and decisions, captured in the
2015 Willamette River Bridges Capital
Improvement Program and the 2018
Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge
Feasibility Study, include the purpose
and need, and the identification and
screening of alternatives.
Multnomah County and the Oregon
DOT submitted this planning work to
extensive public involvement. This
‘‘informal’’ scoping included multiple
public and agency meetings, held
between August 2018 and October 2019,
to invite comment on the statement of
purpose and need, the range of
alternatives, issues to be studied in the
EIS, screening criteria, and evaluation
criteria for selecting a preferred
alternative. Multnomah County and the
Oregon DOT held an online open house
between September 3 and October 4,
2019. With the Feasibility Study and the
informal scoping process, Multnomah
County and the Oregon DOT evaluated
over 100 potential alternatives and
options, ultimately deciding to carry
forward three build alternatives plus a
No-build alternative for further analysis
in an EIS.
In accordance with 23 U.S.C. 168 and
23 U.S.C. 139(f)(4), FHWA intends to
adopt the planning analyses, purpose
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and need, and decisions on the
alternatives, and rely on them for the
NEPA process.
This notice begins the formal scoping
period. The FHWA will use this
opportunity to determine the scope and
the significant issues to be analyzed in
depth in the EIS, and identify and
eliminate from detailed study the issues
which are not significant or which have
been covered by prior environmental
review.
Letters describing the proposed action
and soliciting comments have been sent
to appropriate Federal, State, and local
agencies; Tribes; and private
organizations and citizens who have
previously expressed or are known to
have interest in this proposal. Agencies
that were identified as potential
Cooperating and Participating agencies
are being invited to review and
comment on the Agency Coordination
Plan. In addition, with this notice, the
lead agencies (FHWA, Multnomah
County, and the Oregon DOT) invite
comments and suggestions from all
interested parties to ensure that the full
range of issues related to this proposed
action are considered and that all
significant issues are identified.
Comments or questions concerning
this proposed action and the EIS should
be directed to FHWA at the address
provided above. The lead agencies have
developed a project website at
www.burnsidebridge.org that includes
project schedules, the Public
Involvement Plan, and information
about past and upcoming project
meetings.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Phillip Ditzler,
Oregon Division Administrator, Portland,
Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Multnomah County, Oregon
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed bridge
retrofit or replacement project in Multnomah County, Oregon.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Cline, Environmental Program
Manager, Federal Highway Administration, Oregon Division, 530 Center
Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301, Telephone: (503) 316-2547, Email:
[email protected], or Megan Neill, Project Manager, Multnomah County
Transportation Division, 1403 SE Water Ave., Portland, Oregon 97214,
Telephone: (503) 988-0437, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, together with Multnomah County and
the Oregon Department of Transportation (DOT), will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to create a
seismically resilient Burnside Street crossing of the Willamette River
in downtown Portland, Oregon. The purpose of this project is to create
a seismically resilient Burnside Street lifeline crossing of the
Willamette River that will remain fully operational and accessible for
vehicles and other modes of transportation immediately following a
major earthquake. The project is intended to address the need to
support the region's ability to provide rapid and reliable emergency
response, rescue and evacuation after a major earthquake; the need for
long-term, multi-modal travel access across the river; and to enable
post-earthquake economic recovery.
The EIS will be prepared in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), 23 U.S.C. 139, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508), FHWA regulations
implementing NEPA (23 CFR 771.101-771.139), and applicable Executive
Orders and DOT NEPA policies. The EIS will also document compliance
with other applicable environmental review laws, regulations, Executive
Orders, policies, and guidance. For example, an evaluation under
Section 4(f) of the DOT Act of 1966 may also be required due to the
potential for impacts to public recreational areas and resources on or
eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The FHWA intends
to issue a combined Final EIS/Record of Decision pursuant to 23 CFR
771.124, unless FHWA determines the regulatory criteria or
practicability considerations preclude issuance of a combined document.
Analyses developed and decisions reached during the transportation
planning stage have helped narrow the range of alternatives and focus
the NEPA evaluation for the project. These analyses and decisions,
captured in the 2015 Willamette River Bridges Capital Improvement
Program and the 2018 Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Feasibility
Study, include the purpose and need, and the identification and
screening of alternatives.
Multnomah County and the Oregon DOT submitted this planning work to
extensive public involvement. This ``informal'' scoping included
multiple public and agency meetings, held between August 2018 and
October 2019, to invite comment on the statement of purpose and need,
the range of alternatives, issues to be studied in the EIS, screening
criteria, and evaluation criteria for selecting a preferred
alternative. Multnomah County and the Oregon DOT held an online open
house between September 3 and October 4, 2019. With the Feasibility
Study and the informal scoping process, Multnomah County and the Oregon
DOT evaluated over 100 potential alternatives and options, ultimately
deciding to carry forward three build alternatives plus a No-build
alternative for further analysis in an EIS.
In accordance with 23 U.S.C. 168 and 23 U.S.C. 139(f)(4), FHWA
intends to adopt the planning analyses, purpose and need, and decisions
on the alternatives, and rely on them for the NEPA process.
This notice begins the formal scoping period. The FHWA will use
this opportunity to determine the scope and the significant issues to
be analyzed in depth in the EIS, and identify and eliminate from
detailed study the issues which are not significant or which have been
covered by prior environmental review.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments have
been sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies; Tribes;
and private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or
are known to have interest in this proposal. Agencies that were
identified as potential Cooperating and Participating agencies are
being invited to review and comment on the Agency Coordination Plan. In
addition, with this notice, the lead agencies (FHWA, Multnomah County,
and the Oregon DOT) invite comments and suggestions from all interested
parties to ensure that the full range of issues related to this
proposed action are considered and that all significant issues are
identified.
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS
should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above. The lead
agencies have developed a project website at www.burnsidebridge.org
that includes project schedules, the Public Involvement Plan, and
information about past and upcoming project meetings.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Phillip Ditzler,
Oregon Division Administrator, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 2020-07827 Filed 4-13-20; 8:45 am]
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