Federal Highway Administration March 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project in and around Paynesville, Minnesota, which includes improvements to Trunk Highway (TH) 23 from the intersection with County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 6 in Kandiyohi County to 0.4 mile southwest of CSAH 123 in Stearns County. Those actions grant approvals for the project.

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew an information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

In Vol. 67, No. 179/Monday, September 16, 2002/Notices, FHWA issued a Notice of Intent to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) would be prepared for the proposed SH 122 roadway between SH 6 and SH 99 in Fort Bend County, Texas. The project is now cancelled; therefore, no further project activities will occur.

This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). These actions relate to the proposed highway project to its current four lanes to six lanes by adding one HOV lane in each direction from the Old Redwood Highway Interchange, KP 12.1 (postmile 7.5), to the Rohnert Park Expressway Interchange at KP 22.4 (postmile 13.9) on the Sonoma 101 Highway in Sonoma County in the State of California.

The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Notice of Intent, to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed South Stockton Six-Lane Project, on State Route 99, in San Joaquin County, California will be withdrawn; and an Environmental Assessment (EA) in lieu of an EIS is being prepared for this proposed highway project.

This final rule modifies the procedures for granting Section 4(f) approvals in several ways. First, the final rule clarifies the factors to be considered and the standards to be applied when determining if an alternative for avoiding the use of Section 4(f) property is feasible and prudent. Second, the final rule clarifies the factors to be considered when selecting a project alternative in situations where all alternatives would use some Section 4(f) property. Third, the final rule establishes procedures for determining that the use of a Section 4(f) property has a de minimis impact on the property. Fourth, the final rule updates the regulation to recognize statutory and common-sense exceptions for uses that advance Section 4(f)'s preservation purpose, as well as the option of applying a programmatic Section 4(f) evaluation. Fifth, the final rule moves the Section 4(f) regulation out of the agencies' National Environmental Policy Act regulation, ``Environmental Impact and Related Procedures,'' into its own part with a reorganized structure that is easier to use.

The FHWA is issuing this notice of cancellation to advise the public that we are no longer lead Federal Agency for preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed highway project in Hernando and Citrus Counties, Florida. This is formal cancellation of the Notice of Intent that was published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2002.

This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l) (1). These actions relate to a proposed highway project to widen a two- lane conventional highwayState Route 12 in Napa and Solano Counties in the State of Californiato four lanes and to convert its western terminus into an interchange. The State Route 12 widening portion of the project is between kilo post 0.0 and R4.2 (post miles 0.0 and R2.6) in Solano County, and between kilo post 0.4 and 5.3 (post mile 0.2 and 3.3) in Napa County. The interchange portion of the project is in Napa County between kilo post 0.0 and 0.4 (post mile 0.0 and 0.2) on State Route 12 and between kilo post 6.7 and 8.7 (post mile 4.2 and 5.4) on State Route 29.

This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, that includes a series of transportation access improvements centered around the New York Route 5 corridor along the Lake Erie waterfront in the City of Buffalo, City of Lackawanna, and Town of Hamburg in the State of New York, that is commonly referred to as the Southtowns Connector/ Buffalo Outer Harbor (STC/BOH) project. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.