Federal Highway Administration July 8, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Exploratory Advanced Research Program
Document Number: E8-15477
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-07-08
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
Section 502 of title 23 of the United States Code directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish an Exploratory Advanced Research Program (EARP). The stated purpose of the EARP is to address longer-term and higher-risk research with potentially dramatic breakthroughs for improving the durability, efficiency, environmental impact, productivity and safety aspects of highway and intermodal transportation systems. The purpose of this notice is to announce exploratory advanced research that will take place under the EARP, to encourage interest in such work by organizations or individuals conducting related work or anticipating the results of such work, and to solicit comments about the long-term impact of such work on future research, technical innovation, or transportation industry practices.
Environmental Impact Statements: National Summary of Rescinded Notices of Intent
Document Number: E8-15476
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-07-08
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that 11 States have rescinded Notices of Intent (NOI) to prepare 19 Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for proposed highway projects. FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State Departments of Transportation (State DOT), determined that 15 of these projects were no longer viable projects and have formally cancelled the projects. No resources will be expended on these projects; the environmental review process has been terminated. Four projects in four States have been reduced in scope and now meet the criteria for an Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than an EIS, or a revised NOI will be issued restarting the EIS process.
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Ohio
Document Number: E8-15385
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-07-08
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA, USACE, 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, the Interstate Routes 75 and 475 systems interchange, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, in the State of Ohio. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
Environmental Impact Statement: Crow Wing and Mille Lacs Counties, MN
Document Number: E8-15190
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-07-08
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for proposed highway improvements to Trunk Highway (TH) 169 in Crow Wing and Mille Lacs Counties, Minnesota is terminated. The original Notice of Intent for this EIS process was published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2000. A Revised Notice of Intent to revise the northern terminus was published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2002.
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