80 FR 22258 - Notice of Scoping for Highway Project in Pierce County, Washington
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-09096 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 22258-22259] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09096] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [4910-22] Notice of Scoping for Highway Project in Pierce County, Washington AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of Scoping--Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the pubic that environmental impact scoping will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Pierce County, Washington. Based upon this scoping information, a decision will be made as to whether to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Moberg, Area Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 711 South Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia, Washington 98501, Telephone: (360) 534-9344. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will prepare either an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to provide improvements along the I-5 corridor between the interchanges with Gravelly Lake Drive and Mounts Road to relieve chronic congestion and improve person and freight mobility. Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide for the existing and projected traffic demand after receiving all public and private scoping comments and feedback on the project's impacts that will determine the appropriate environmental document. Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2) a two-phased proposed action, first phase to be built upon availability of funding. The second phase would be implemented in the future when warranted by traffic demand and resulting congestion. The first phase would add one HOV lane both northbound and southbound, rebuild three interchanges (Thorne Ln.; Berkely St.; and Steilacoom DuPont Rd.), and include other improvements. The future phase would add an additional managed lane both northbound and southbound and include revisions to other interchanges in the corridor. FHWA and WSDOT are holding a public scoping meeting on May 5, 2015 from 4-7 p.m. at the McGavick Conference Center on the campus of Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood to solicit public comments regarding issues to be addressed in the EA or EIS. The meeting will use an informal, open-house format. Exhibits, maps, and other pertinent information about this project will be displayed. Staff will be present to answer questions as appropriate and as time permits. Agencies, Tribes, and the public are encouraged to submit comments on the purpose and need and preliminary range of alternatives during the scoping period. Comments must be received by May 18, 2015 to be included in the [[Page 22259]] formal scoping record. To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed action is addressed, and all the significant issues identified, comments and suggestions are invited from interested parties during the scoping period. Comments concerning this proposal will be accepted at the public meeting or can be sent by mail to Bill Elliott, Plans Engineer, Washington State Department of Transportation, 5720 Capitol Blvd. SE Bldg 7, Tumwater, Washington 98501, or ELLIOTB@wsdot.wa.gov. If significant environmental impacts are discovered during the environmental analysis which cannot be mitigated to a non-significant level an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for the project. If this happens, no additional scoping meetings will be held. However, another Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS will published in the Federal and SEPA registers, announcing a future deadline for submitting written comments on the EIS's scope of the alternatives and impacts to be considered. See Question 13 in the Council on Environmental Quality's Forty Most Asked Questions 46 FR 18026 (March 23, 1981). Daniel M. Mathis, Division Administrator, Olympia, Washington. [FR Doc. 2015-09096 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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Jackson Airports District Office, 100 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant environmental impact scoping will be
West Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal prepared for a proposed highway project
39208–2307, (601) 664–9891. The land Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– in Pierce County, Washington. Based
release request may be reviewed in 463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby upon this scoping information, a
person at this same location. given for a meeting of the RTCA Tactical decision will be made as to whether to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA Operations Committee. The agenda will prepare an environmental assessment or
is reviewing a request by the City of include the following: an environmental impact statement.
Gulf Shores and City of Gulf Shores May 20th FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Airport Authority to release 11.48 acres Dean Moberg, Area Engineer, Federal
of surplus property at the Jack Edwards • Opening of Meeting/Introduction of Highway Administration, 711 South
Airport. The property will be purchased TOC Members—Co Chairs Jim Bowman Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia,
by the City of Gulf Shores at fair market and Dale Wright Washington 98501, Telephone: (360)
value. The released property will be • Official Statement of Designated 534–9344.
used for civic and safety facilities or as Federal Official—Elizabeth Ray
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
approved by FAA. The property is • Approval of February 5, 2015
FHWA, in cooperation with the
located on the northwest corner of Meeting Summary
• Recommendation from GPS Washington State Department of
airport and is adjacent to Gulf Shores Transportation (WSDOT) will prepare
Parkway. The net proceeds from the sale Adjacent Band Compatibility Task
Group: Feedback on Exclusion Zones— either an Environmental Assessment
of this property will be used for airport (EA) or an Environmental Impact
purposes. Bob Lamond and Paul McDuffee
• Briefing from FAA on National Statement (EIS) on a proposal to provide
Any person may inspect the request improvements along the I–5 corridor
in person at the FAA office listed above Special Activity Airspace Program
(NSAAP)—Rob Hunt between the interchanges with Gravelly
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Lake Drive and Mounts Road to relieve
CONTACT. • Review Terms of Reference for
Airport Construction Task and National chronic congestion and improve person
In addition, any person may, upon
Procedures Assessment Initiative Task and freight mobility. Improvements to
request, inspect the request, notice and
• Updates from Ongoing Tasks the corridor are considered necessary to
other documents germane to the request
• Anticipated Issues for TOC provide for the existing and projected
in person at the office of the Gulf Shores
consideration and action at the next traffic demand after receiving all public
Airport Authority.
meeting and private scoping comments and
Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on April 13,
2015.
• Other business feedback on the project’s impacts that
• Adjourn will determine the appropriate
RANS D. Black, environmental document.
Attendance is open to the interested
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, public but limited to space availability. Alternatives under consideration
Southern Region. include: (1) Taking no action; (2) a two-
With the approval of the chairman,
[FR Doc. 2015–09203 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] phased proposed action, first phase to
members of the public may present oral
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P statements at the meeting. Persons be built upon availability of funding.
wishing to present statements or obtain The second phase would be
information should contact the person implemented in the future when
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION warranted by traffic demand and
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Members of the public resulting congestion. The first phase
Federal Aviation Administration
may present a written statement to the would add one HOV lane both
Ninth Meeting: RTCA Tactical committee at any time. northbound and southbound, rebuild
Operations Committee (TOC) three interchanges (Thorne Ln.; Berkely
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15,
2015.
St.; and Steilacoom DuPont Rd.), and
AGENCY: Federal Aviation include other improvements. The future
Administration (FAA), U.S. Department Mohannad Dawoud,
phase would add an additional managed
of Transportation (DOT). Management Analyst, NextGen, Program lane both northbound and southbound
Oversight and Administration, Federal
ACTION: Ninth meeting notice of RTCA and include revisions to other
Aviation Administration.
Tactical Operations Committee. interchanges in the corridor.
[FR Doc. 2015–09076 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am]
FHWA and WSDOT are holding a
SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
public scoping meeting on May 5, 2015
to advise the public of the seventh from 4–7 p.m. at the McGavick
meeting of the RTCA Tactical Conference Center on the campus of
Operations Committee. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Clover Park Technical College in
DATES: The meeting will be held May Lakewood to solicit public comments
20th from 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Federal Highway Administration
regarding issues to be addressed in the
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at [4910–22] EA or EIS. The meeting will use an
National Business Aviation Association informal, open-house format. Exhibits,
1200 G Street NW., Suite 1100 Notice of Scoping for Highway Project
maps, and other pertinent information
Washington DC 20005 (202) 783–9000. in Pierce County, Washington
about this project will be displayed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The AGENCY: Federal Highway Staff will be present to answer questions
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RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Administration (FHWA), DOT. as appropriate and as time permits.
Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by ACTION: Notice of Scoping— Agencies, Tribes, and the public are
telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) Environmental Assessment/ encouraged to submit comments on the
833–9434, or Web site at http:// Environmental Impact Statement. purpose and need and preliminary
www.rtca.org or Trin Mitra, TOC range of alternatives during the scoping
Secretary, tmitra@rtca.org, 202–330– SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this period. Comments must be received by
0655. notice to advise the pubic that May 18, 2015 to be included in the
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formal scoping record. To ensure that three individuals because the Agency Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety, (202)
the full range of issues related to this was in the process of gathering and 366–4001, or via email at
proposed action is addressed, and all analyzing additional data concerning fmcsamedical@dot.gov, or by letter to
the significant issues identified, ICDs and commercial motor vehicle FMCSA, Room W64–113, Department of
comments and suggestions are invited (CMV) driving. These three individuals Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
from interested parties during the are being published again with 12 new Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
scoping period. Comments concerning individuals. If granted, an exemption 0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to
this proposal will be accepted at the would enable these individuals with 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
public meeting or can be sent by mail ICDs to operate CMVs for up to 2 years Federal holidays.
to Bill Elliott, Plans Engineer, in interstate commerce. Submitting Comments
Washington State Department of DATES: Comments must be received on
Transportation, 5720 Capitol Blvd. SE or before May 21, 2015. You may submit your comments and
Bldg 7, Tumwater, Washington 98501, material online or by fax, mail, or hand
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
or ELLIOTB@wsdot.wa.gov. delivery, but please use only one of
bearing the Federal Docket Management these means. FMCSA recommends that
If significant environmental impacts System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
are discovered during the you include your name and a mailing
2012–0081 using any of the following address, an email address, or a phone
environmental analysis which cannot be methods:
mitigated to a non-significant level an number in the body of your document
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to so that FMCSA can contact you if there
environmental impact statement (EIS) www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
will be prepared for the project. If this are questions regarding your
instructions for submitting comments. submission. To submit your comment
happens, no additional scoping • Mail: Docket Management Facility;
meetings will be held. However, another online, go to http://www.regulations.gov
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 and in the search box insert the docket
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS will New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
published in the Federal and SEPA number ‘‘FMCSA–2012–0081’’ and click
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, the search button. When the new screen
registers, announcing a future deadline Washington, DC 20590–0001. appears, click on the blue ‘‘Comment
for submitting written comments on the • Hand Delivery or Courier: West Now!’’ button on the right hand side of
EIS’s scope of the alternatives and Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
impacts to be considered. See Question the page. On the new page, enter
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., information required including the
13 in the Council on Environmental Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 specific section of this document to
Quality’s Forty Most Asked Questions p.m., Monday through Friday, except which each comment applies, and
46 FR 18026 (March 23, 1981). Federal Holidays. provide a reason for each suggestion or
Daniel M. Mathis, • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. recommendation. If you submit your
Each submission must include the comments by mail or hand delivery,
Division Administrator, Olympia,
Washington. Agency name and the docket ID for this submit them in an unbound format, no
Notice. Note that DOT posts all larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for
[FR Doc. 2015–09096 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am]
comments received without change to copying and electronic filing. If you
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www.regulations.gov, including any submit comments by mail and would
personal information included in a like to know that they reached the
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION comment. Please see the Privacy Act facility, please enclose a stamped, self-
heading below. addressed postcard or envelope. We will
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Docket: For access to the docket to consider all comments and material
Administration read background documents or received during the comment period
comments, go to www.regulations.gov, and may change this proposed rule
[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0081] at any time or Room W12–140 on the based on your comments. FMCSA may
ground level of the West Building, 1200 issue a final rule at any time after the
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
Applications; Implantable Cardioverter close of the comment period.
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
Defibrillators through Friday, except Federal holidays. Viewing Comments and Documents
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety The FDMS is available 24 hours each To view comments, as well as any
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. day, 365 days each year. If you want documents mentioned in this notice, or
ACTION: Notice of application for
acknowledgment that we received your to submit your comment online, go to
exemption; request for comments. comments, please include a self- www.regulations.gov and in the search
addressed, stamped envelope or box insert the docket number ‘‘FMCSA–
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of postcard or print the acknowledgement 2012–0081’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next,
applications from 15 individuals for an page that appears after submitting click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and you
exemption from the cardiovascular comments on-line. will find all documents and comments
standard [49 CFR 391.41(b)(4)]. These Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 related to the proposed rulemaking.
15 individuals are requesting an U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
exemption due to the presence of from the public to better inform its
implantable cardioverter defibrillators rulemaking process. DOT posts these Background
(ICD) as a result of their underlying comments, without edit, including any FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
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cardiac condition. Of the 15 individuals personal information the commenter 31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions
requesting exemptions, three provides, to www.regulations.gov, as from certain parts of the Federal Motor
individuals (Craig Bohms, James Dean, described in the system records notice Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA must
and Mark Steiner) were previously (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be publish a notice of each exemption
published in a January 2014 Federal reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. request in the Federal Register [49 CFR
Register under the docket listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 381.315(a)]. The Agency must provide
A final decision was not issued on these Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Office of the public an opportunity to inspect the
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