Rescinding a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Bridge Replacement Project, Bronx County, NY, 24431-24432 [2021-09589]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Rescinding a Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for a Proposed Bridge
Replacement Project, Bronx County,
NY
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice to rescind a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
The FHWA, in cooperation
with the New York State Department of
Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New
York City Department of Transportation
(NYCDOT), is issuing this Notice to
advise the public that we are rescinding
the 1999 Notice of Intent (NOI) to
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for a previous proposal
to rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace
the Shore Road Bridge (a.k.a. Pelham
Park bridge) over the Hutchinson River
Project (the Project), in Bronx County,
New York [New York State Department
of Transportation (NYSDOT) Project
Identification Number (PIN) X760.75].
We are rescinding the NOI because a
substantial amount of time has passed
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since its publication and previously
identified funding had been realocated
to more urgent projects after September
11, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
FHWA: Richard J. Marquis, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, New York Division, Leo
W. O’Brien Federal Building, 11A
Clinton Avenue, Suite 719, Albany,
New York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431–
4127, Email: Rick.Marquis@dot.gov. For
NYSDOT: Uchenna Madu, NYC Director
of Planning & Program Management,
New York State Department of
Transportation, NYC Region, 47–40 21st
Street, Long Island City, New York
11101, Telephone: (718) 482–4559,
Email: Uchenna.Madu@dot.ny.gov. For
NYCDOT: Naim Rasheed, Assistant
Commissioner, New York City
Department of Transportation, 55 Water
Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York
10041, Telephone: (212) 839–7710,
Email: nrasheed@dot.nyc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the
NYSDOT and the NYCDOT, previously
intended to prepare an EIS to
rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace the
Shore Road Bridge (a.k.a. Pelham Park
bridge) on Shore Road in Bronx, County,
New York (the Project). The NOI, which
was published in the Federal Register
on October 21, 1999 (64 FR 56831),
indicated that improvements to the
bridge were considered necessary to
provide for the existing and projected
traffic demand, provide for safety
improvements (standard shoulders and
upgraded sidewalks and bikeways), and
because the over 100-year old bridge is
suffering structural degradation.
The Shore Road Bridge is an 865-footlong bridge with seven spans. The main
span over the navigation channel is a
double-leaf movable bascule span,
which is flanked by three concrete arch
spans on either side. The bridge and its
associated roadway provide access to
major interchanges with the Hutchinson
River Parkway and Bruckner
Expressway west of the bridge and City
Island Road east of the bridge. The
Project was initiated to improve safety
(standard traffic lanes, shoulders,
grades, and upgrade bicycle and
pedestrian facilities) and to address
structural and operational deficiencies
of the Shore Road Bridge. As stated in
the 1999 NOI, alternatives under
consideration included (1) taking no
action; (2) using alternate travel modes;
(3) rehabilitating the existing bridge,
and (4) constructing a new replacement
bridge. These potential alternatives,
except for taking no action and using
alternate travel modes, included the
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common elements of improving the
crossing of Shore Road over the
Hutchinson River.
Initially, the Project was not
progressed because the budget allocated
for the Project was reprioritized to more
urgent projects after September 11,
2001. At that time, a long-term
rehabilitation cost was estimated at 44
million dollars and new bridge
construction alternatives costs ranged
between approximately 62 and 122
million. Given funding constraints at
the time, NYCDOT conducted a less
costly major interim rehabilitation,
completed in 2002, which addressed
various imminent structural, safety,
mechanical, and electrical issues on the
bridge. The interim rehabilitation was
progressed to prolong the bridge’s
service life until the environmental
review and design approval process for
the Project could be completed.
Since 2002, bridge components have
been repaired as needed when
deterioration was noted in biennial
inspection reports. Interim
rehabilitation and occasional repairs
prolonged the service life of the Shore
Road Bridge but did not negate the
eventual need to reassess another
rehabilitation or replacement project.
Subsequent to the interim rehabilitation,
the Great Recession of 2007–2009
resulted in revenue losses that caused
city agencies to reprioritize funding for
projects. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy
caused extensive damage to NYCDOT
and other city-owned facilities, which
again diverted funding to address
emergency repair work required in the
aftermath of the storm. For these reasons
and because a substantial amount of
time has passed since the 1999 NOI was
published, the 1999 NOI is being
rescinded.
The FHWA, NYSDOT, and NYCDOT
will be evaluating a reasonable range of
alternatives for the Shore Road Bridge
over the Hutchinson River Project as a
new proposed action, and an NOI for
that action will be issued separately.
Comments or questions concerning this
recission should be directed to the
FHWA, NYSDOT, and NYCDOT at the
addresses provided in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
Notice.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway
Research, Planning and Construction.
The regulations implementing Executive
Order 12372 regarding
intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to
this program).
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 23 CFR
part 771.
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Issued on: April 30, 2021.
Richard J. Marquis,
Division Administrator, Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 2021–09589 Filed 5–5–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0204]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Request: Generic Clearance of
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The Executive
Order, ‘‘Setting Customer Service
Standards,’’ directs Federal agencies to
provide service to the public that
matches or exceeds the best service
available in the private sector. These
principles were reaffirmed in the
Executive Order, ‘‘Streamlining Service
Delivery and Improving Customer
Service.’’ In order to work continuously
to ensure that our programs are effective
and meet our customers’ needs, the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) seeks to obtain
OMB approval of a currently approved
generic clearance to continue collecting
feedback on our service delivery. By
feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study.
DATES: Please send your comments by
June 7, 2021. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act
quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Roxane Oliver, Management Analyst,
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Office of Analysis/MC–RAA,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001. Telephone: (202) 385–
2324; Email Address: Roxane.Oliver@
dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. E.T., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance of Customer
Satisfaction Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0061.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: State and local agencies,
general public and stakeholders;
original equipment manufacturers
(OEM) and suppliers to the commercial
motor vehicle (CMV) industry; fleets,
owner-operators, state CMV safety
agencies, research organizations and
contractors; news organizations and
safety advocacy groups.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,900 [5,000 customer satisfaction
survey respondents + 100 listening
sessions/stakeholder feedback forums
respondents + 300 focus group
respondents + 500 strategic planning
customer satisfaction survey
respondents].
Estimated Time per Response: Range
from 10 to 120 minutes.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2021.
Frequency of Response: Generally, on
an annual basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,758 hours [833 hours for customer
satisfaction surveys + 200 hours for
listening sessions/stakeholder feedback
forums + 600 hours for focus groups +
125 hours for strategic planning
customer satisfaction surveys].
Background
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA invites
public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval to renew a
previously approved information
collection. Executive Order 12862
Setting Customer Service Standards,
and most recently updated in Executive
Order 13571, requires the Federal
Government to provide the ‘‘highest
quality service possible to the American
people.’’ Under the order, the ‘‘standard
of quality for services provided to the
public shall be: Customer service equal
to the best in business.’’ In order to
work continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our
customers’ needs, FMCSA seeks to
obtain OMB approval of a generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback
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from our customers on our service
delivery. The surveys covered in this
generic clearance will provide a means
for FMCSA to collect this data directly
from our customers. By qualitative
feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions, but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will
provide insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences
and expectations, provide an early
warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas of communication,
training or changes in operations that
might improve delivery of products or
services. These collections will allow
for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable. The Agency will
submit a collection for approval under
this generic clearance only if it meets
the following conditions: That such
collections are:
• Voluntary;
• low-burden for respondents (based
on considerations of total burden hours,
total number of respondents, or burdenhours per respondent) and are low-cost
for both the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• noncontroversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal
agencies;
• targeted to the solicitation of
opinions from respondents who have
experience with the program or may
have experience with the program in the
near future;
• only collecting personally
identifiable information (PII) to the
extent necessary and not retaining it;
• only collecting information intended
to be used only internally for general
service improvement and program
management, and any release outside
the agency must indicate the qualitative
nature of the information;
• not to be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential
policy decisions; and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Rescinding a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for a Proposed Bridge Replacement Project, Bronx County, NY
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice to rescind a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York State Department of
Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New York City Department of
Transportation (NYCDOT), is issuing this Notice to advise the public
that we are rescinding the 1999 Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a previous proposal to
rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace the Shore Road Bridge (a.k.a.
Pelham Park bridge) over the Hutchinson River Project (the Project), in
Bronx County, New York [New York State Department of Transportation
(NYSDOT) Project Identification Number (PIN) X760.75]. We are
rescinding the NOI because a substantial amount of time has passed
since its publication and previously identified funding had been
realocated to more urgent projects after September 11, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA: Richard J. Marquis, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, New York Division, Leo
W. O'Brien Federal Building, 11A Clinton Avenue, Suite 719, Albany, New
York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431-4127, Email: [email protected]. For
NYSDOT: Uchenna Madu, NYC Director of Planning & Program Management,
New York State Department of Transportation, NYC Region, 47-40 21st
Street, Long Island City, New York 11101, Telephone: (718) 482-4559,
Email: [email protected]. For NYCDOT: Naim Rasheed, Assistant
Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation, 55 Water
Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10041, Telephone: (212) 839-7710,
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the NYSDOT and
the NYCDOT, previously intended to prepare an EIS to rehabilitate,
reconstruct, or replace the Shore Road Bridge (a.k.a. Pelham Park
bridge) on Shore Road in Bronx, County, New York (the Project). The
NOI, which was published in the Federal Register on October 21, 1999
(64 FR 56831), indicated that improvements to the bridge were
considered necessary to provide for the existing and projected traffic
demand, provide for safety improvements (standard shoulders and
upgraded sidewalks and bikeways), and because the over 100-year old
bridge is suffering structural degradation.
The Shore Road Bridge is an 865-foot-long bridge with seven spans.
The main span over the navigation channel is a double-leaf movable
bascule span, which is flanked by three concrete arch spans on either
side. The bridge and its associated roadway provide access to major
interchanges with the Hutchinson River Parkway and Bruckner Expressway
west of the bridge and City Island Road east of the bridge. The Project
was initiated to improve safety (standard traffic lanes, shoulders,
grades, and upgrade bicycle and pedestrian facilities) and to address
structural and operational deficiencies of the Shore Road Bridge. As
stated in the 1999 NOI, alternatives under consideration included (1)
taking no action; (2) using alternate travel modes; (3) rehabilitating
the existing bridge, and (4) constructing a new replacement bridge.
These potential alternatives, except for taking no action and using
alternate travel modes, included the common elements of improving the
crossing of Shore Road over the Hutchinson River.
Initially, the Project was not progressed because the budget
allocated for the Project was reprioritized to more urgent projects
after September 11, 2001. At that time, a long-term rehabilitation cost
was estimated at 44 million dollars and new bridge construction
alternatives costs ranged between approximately 62 and 122 million.
Given funding constraints at the time, NYCDOT conducted a less costly
major interim rehabilitation, completed in 2002, which addressed
various imminent structural, safety, mechanical, and electrical issues
on the bridge. The interim rehabilitation was progressed to prolong the
bridge's service life until the environmental review and design
approval process for the Project could be completed.
Since 2002, bridge components have been repaired as needed when
deterioration was noted in biennial inspection reports. Interim
rehabilitation and occasional repairs prolonged the service life of the
Shore Road Bridge but did not negate the eventual need to reassess
another rehabilitation or replacement project. Subsequent to the
interim rehabilitation, the Great Recession of 2007-2009 resulted in
revenue losses that caused city agencies to reprioritize funding for
projects. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage to NYCDOT
and other city-owned facilities, which again diverted funding to
address emergency repair work required in the aftermath of the storm.
For these reasons and because a substantial amount of time has passed
since the 1999 NOI was published, the 1999 NOI is being rescinded.
The FHWA, NYSDOT, and NYCDOT will be evaluating a reasonable range
of alternatives for the Shore Road Bridge over the Hutchinson River
Project as a new proposed action, and an NOI for that action will be
issued separately. Comments or questions concerning this recission
should be directed to the FHWA, NYSDOT, and NYCDOT at the addresses
provided in the For Further Information Contact section of this Notice.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway
Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this program).
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 23 CFR part 771.
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Issued on: April 30, 2021.
Richard J. Marquis,
Division Administrator, Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 2021-09589 Filed 5-5-21; 8:45 am]
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