Withdrawal of a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Highway Project in Clark County, Nevada, 90349-90350 [2024-26631]
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process. Additional information on
public engagement activities to date is
provided in the NOI Additional Project
Information Document available for
review in the docket established for this
study and on the Chesapeake Bay
Crossing study website as noted in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Nineteen Interagency Coordination
Meetings (ICMs) to facilitate
Cooperating and Participating agency
coordination have been held since June
2022. The MDTA and FHWA present
information at ICMs about a variety of
Tier 2 Study topics and seek agency
feedback. All Cooperating and
Participating agencies are encouraged to
provide comments at ICMs. The ICMs
will continue to be held throughout the
NEPA environmental review process
and development of the EIS. Additional
information on agency coordination to
date are provided in the NOI Additional
Project Information Document available
for review in the docket established for
this study and on the Chesapeake Bay
Crossing study website as noted in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Public notice has been given of the
date, time, and location of the Public
Scoping Meetings. To assist in
determining the scope of issues to be
addressed and identifying the potential
for important issues related to
information in the NOI Additional
Project Information Document, the
public will have the opportunity to
submit written comments at the Public
Scoping Meetings and during the
scoping comment period beginning on
the date of this NOI publication. Public
input received during the scoping
process will be considered in the
development of the Tier 2 Study EIS.
Once complete, the Tier 2 Study DEIS
will be available for public and agency
review and comment prior to the DEIS
Public Hearing and for public review at
the Tier 2 Study DEIS Public Hearing.
All substantive public comments on the
Tier 2 Study DEIS will be addressed in
the Tier 2 Study FEIS.
The FHWA intends to issue a single
document that consists of the Tier 2
Study FEIS and ROD pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 304a(b) [and 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2)]
unless FHWA determines that statutory
criteria or practicability considerations
preclude issuance of such a combined
document.
Schedule for the Decision-Making
Process
The Tier 2 Study EIS schedule will be
established as part of the requirements
of the NEPA environmental review
process under 23 U.S.C. 139 and will
comply with 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(2),
which requires that environmental
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reviews for major infrastructure projects
occur within two years, and all
necessary authorizations be issued
efficiently and in a timely manner, in
cooperation with FHWA.
Following the issuance of this NOI,
FHWA and MDTA will coordinate with
the Participating and Cooperating
Agencies to develop study
documentation and the Tier 2 Study
DEIS.
The anticipated study schedule is
outlined below:
• Public Scoping Meetings (December
2024)
• End of Scoping Comment Period
(January 2025)
• Evaluation of Alternatives Retained
for Detailed Study (February 2025–
June 2025)
• MDTA’s Recommended Preferred
Alternative (July 2025)
• Tier 2 Study DEIS Notice of
Availability (NOA) (November 2025)
• Tier 2 Study DEIS Comment Period
and Public Hearings (December 2025)
• Tier 2 Study Final EIS/ROD
(November 2026)
• Procurement for Final Design (Fall
2026–Spring 2028)
• Commence Final Design (Spring 2028)
• Permit Applications/Authorization
Requests Submitted (Spring 2030)
• All Permit Decisions and
Authorizations Issued (Spring 2031)
• Commence Construction (Summer
2032)
Request for Identification of Potential
Alternatives, Information, and
Analyses Relevant to the Proposed
Action
With this Notice, FHWA and MDTA
request and encourage State, Tribal, and
local government agencies, and the
public, to review the NOI and NOI
Additional Project Information
Document and submit comments on any
aspect of the study. To ensure that all
potential alternatives, important issues,
or environmental impacts and analyses
relevant to the proposed action are
considered in the Tier 2 Study DEIS,
comments and suggestions are invited
from all interested parties. Specifically,
agencies and the public are asked to
comment on the purpose and need,
proposed ARDS, the existing
environmental conditions and potential
impacts, and the identification of any
relevant information, studies, or
analyses concerning impacts affecting
the quality of the human environment
for consideration by the Lead and
Cooperating Agencies in developing the
Tier 2 Study DEIS. The purpose of this
request is to bring relevant comments
and information to FHWA’s and
MDTA’s attention as early in the process
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as possible to enable the agencies to
make maximum use of this information
in decision making.
Comments must be received by
January 13, 2025. Comments or
questions concerning this proposed
action, including comments relative to
proposed ARDS, information and
analyses, should be directed to FHWA
and MDTA at the addresses provided in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 23
U.S.C. 139; 23 CFR part 771.
Valeriya Remezova,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2024–0018]
Withdrawal of a Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for a Proposed Highway
Project in Clark County, Nevada
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.
AGENCY:
The FHWA and the Nevada
Department of Transportation (NDOT)
are issuing this notice to advise the
public that they are withdrawing the
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
published in the Federal Register for
transportation improvements to a
section of Interstate 11 (formerly I–515)/
US 95/US 93 in the City of Las Vegas,
Clark County, Nevada. The project is
commonly referred to as the Downtown
Access Project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For Federal Highway Administration:
Abdelmoez Abdalla, Environmental
Program Manager, FHWA Nevada
Division, 705 N. Plaza, Suite 220,
Carson City, NV 89701; Telephone:
(775) 687–1231, email:
abdelmoez.abdalla@dot.gov.
For the Nevada Department of
Transportation (NDOT): Danja Petro,
Senior Project Manager, Nevada
Department of Transportation, 123 E
Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101;
Telephone: (702) 671–8865, email:
dpetro@dot.nv.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in coordination with NDOT,
published an NOI on March 22, 2024, at
89 FR 20530, to prepare an EIS for
transportation improvements to a
SUMMARY:
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section of Interstate 11 (I–11)/U.S.
Highway 95 (US 95)/US Highway 93
(US 93) in the City of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nevada, known as the
Downtown Access Project. The agencies
hereby notify the public of the
withdrawal of this NOI. The EIS process
is being rescinded due to recent and
ongoing reprioritization of major
projects within Nevada, as well as the
escalating overall cost of the project.
Any future federally assisted action
within this corridor would comply with
the environmental review requirements
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 23
U.S.C. 139, CEQ regulations for
implementing NEPA (40 Code of
Regulations [CFR] 1500–1508); FHWA
regulations implementing NEPA (23
CFR parts 771, 772, and 774); and
applicable Federal, State, and local laws
and regulations.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Khoa Nguyen,
Division Administrator, Carson City, Nevada.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0034; Notice 2]
II. Tires Involved
Approximately 518 Toyo Open
Country R/T light truck tires, size
35X12.50R20LT 125Q, manufactured
between January 29, 2021, and March 8,
2021, are potentially involved.
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.,
Grant of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Grant of petition.
AGENCY:
Toyo Tire Holdings of
Americas, Inc., (Toyo) has determined
that certain Open Country R/T light
truck tires, do not fully comply with
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires
for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of
More Than 4,536 Kilograms (10,000
Pounds) and Motorcycles. Toyo filed a
noncompliance report dated March 15,
2021, and later amended it on April 2,
2021. Toyo simultaneously petitioned
NHTSA on April 2, 2021, for a decision
that the subject noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety. This notice announces
the grant of Toyo’s petition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jayton Lindley, General Engineer,
NHTSA, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, (325) 655–0547.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Overview
Toyo has determined that certain
Toyo Open Country R/T light truck
tires, do not fully comply with
paragraph S6.5(j) of FMVSS No. 119,
New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles
with a GVWR of More Than 4,536
Kilograms (10,000 Pounds) and
Motorcycles (49 CFR 571.119). Toyo
filed a noncompliance report dated
March 15, 2021, and later amended it on
April 2, 2021, pursuant to 49 CFR part
573, Defect and Noncompliance
Responsibility and Reports. Toyo
simultaneously petitioned NHTSA on
April 2, 2021, for an exemption from the
notification and remedy requirements of
49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that
this noncompliance is inconsequential
as it relates to motor vehicle safety,
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556,
Exemption for Inconsequential Defect or
Noncompliance.
Notice of receipt of Toyo’s petition
was published with a 30-day public
comment period, on May 19, 2022, in
the Federal Register (87 FR 30556). No
comments were received. To view the
petition and all supporting documents
log onto the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) website at
https://www.regulations.gov/. Then
follow the online search instructions to
locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2021–
0034.’’
III. Noncompliance
Toyo explains that the noncompliance
was due to a mold error in which the
sidewall with the partial TIN incorrectly
states the load range as required by
paragraph S6.5(j) of FMVSS No. 119.
Specifically, the tires were marked:
‘‘LOAD RANGE E MAX.LOAD 1450 kg
(3195 LBS) AT 450 kPa (65 PSI) COLD’’
when they should have been marked:
‘‘LOAD RANGE F MAX.LOAD 1650 kg
(3640 LBS) AT 550 kPa (80 PSI) COLD.’’
IV. Rule Requirements
Paragraph S6.5(j) of FMVSS No. 119
includes the requirements relevant to
this petition. The subject tires are
required to be marked on each sidewall
with the letter designating the tire load
range.
V. Summary of Toyo’s Petition
The following views and arguments
presented in this section, ‘‘V. Summary
of Toyo’s Petition,’’ are the views and
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arguments provided by Toyo. They do
not reflect the views of the Agency.
Toyo describes the subject
noncompliance and contends that the
noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety.
In support of its petition, Toyo
submitted the following reasoning:
Toyo explains that the noncompliance
occurred as production transitioned
from producing the load range ‘E’ tire to
production of the load range ‘F’ tire.
Toyo states that ‘‘the affected tire
mold was immediately corrected after
this issue was discovered and all future
production will have the correct load
range letter shown on the non-serial
sidewall.’’
Toyo explains that ‘‘the
35X12.50R20LT tire size, Load Range E
tires have a maximum load carrying
capacity of 1,450 kg (3,195 lbs.) at 450
kPa (65 PSI); Load Range F tires have a
maximum load carrying capacity of
1,650 kg (3,640 lbs.) at 550 kPa (80 PSI).
Therefore, Toyo believes that in the
event that ‘‘a consumer were to rely on
the incorrect load range designation on
the non-serial sidewall, there would be
no associated risk of overloading.’’
Toyo says that NHTSA has granted
prior inconsequentiality petitions for
noncompliances that are similar to the
one described in the subject petition
and cited sections from the following
notices granting those petitions:
• Guizhou Tyre Corporation; Grant of
Petition for Decision of Inconsequential
Noncompliance. 78 FR 12828, February
25, 2013.
• Yokohama Tire Corporation, Grant
of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance. 84 FR.
64403, November 21, 2019.
• Tireco, Inc., Ruling on Petition for
Decision of Inconsequential
Noncompliance. 81 FR 58550, August
25, 2016.
Toyo says that the subject tires ‘‘meet
all other performance and regulatory
requirements of FMVSS No. 119.’’
Furthermore, Toyo says that it ‘‘has not
received any complaints, claims, or
warranty adjustments related to this
noncompliance.’’
Toyo concludes that the subject
noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety as these
tires have a higher load carrying
capacity than the incorrect marking
indicates, therefore, the marking will
not cause an operator to overload the
tires. Thus, Toyo believes that its
petition to be exempted from providing
notification of the noncompliance, as
required by 49 U.S.C. 30118, and a
remedy for the noncompliance, as
required by 49 U.S.C. 30120, should be
granted.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0018]
Withdrawal of a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for a Proposed Highway Project in Clark County, Nevada
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA and the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT)
are issuing this notice to advise the public that they are withdrawing
the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) published in the Federal Register for transportation improvements
to a section of Interstate 11 (formerly I-515)/US 95/US 93 in the City
of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. The project is commonly referred to
as the Downtown Access Project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For Federal Highway Administration: Abdelmoez Abdalla,
Environmental Program Manager, FHWA Nevada Division, 705 N. Plaza,
Suite 220, Carson City, NV 89701; Telephone: (775) 687-1231, email:
[email protected].
For the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT): Danja Petro,
Senior Project Manager, Nevada Department of Transportation, 123 E
Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101; Telephone: (702) 671-8865, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in coordination with NDOT,
published an NOI on March 22, 2024, at 89 FR 20530, to prepare an EIS
for transportation improvements to a
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section of Interstate 11 (I-11)/U.S. Highway 95 (US 95)/US Highway 93
(US 93) in the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, known as the
Downtown Access Project. The agencies hereby notify the public of the
withdrawal of this NOI. The EIS process is being rescinded due to
recent and ongoing reprioritization of major projects within Nevada, as
well as the escalating overall cost of the project.
Any future federally assisted action within this corridor would
comply with the environmental review requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 23 U.S.C.
139, CEQ regulations for implementing NEPA (40 Code of Regulations
[CFR] 1500-1508); FHWA regulations implementing NEPA (23 CFR parts 771,
772, and 774); and applicable Federal, State, and local laws and
regulations.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Khoa Nguyen,
Division Administrator, Carson City, Nevada.
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