80_FR_60627 80 FR 60434 - Environmental Impact Statement: Stark, Billings, and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota

80 FR 60434 - Environmental Impact Statement: Stark, Billings, and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)

Page Range60434-60434
FR Document2015-25405

The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public of its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement, in cooperation with the NDDOT, for a proposed highway project in Stark, Billings, and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 60434]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25405]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Stark, Billings, and McKenzie 
Counties, North Dakota

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), North Dakota Department 
of Transportation (NDDOT), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public of its 
intent to prepare an environmental impact statement, in cooperation 
with the NDDOT, for a proposed highway project in Stark, Billings, and 
McKenzie Counties, North Dakota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheri G. Lares, Environment Program 
Manager and Planning Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, North 
Dakota Division Office, 4503 Coleman Street, Suite 205, Bismarck, North 
Dakota 58503, Telephone: (701) 221-9464. Matt Linneman, Program 
Manager, Environmental and Transportation Services, North Dakota 
Department of Transportation, 608 E. Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North 
Dakota 58505-0700, Telephone: (701) 328-2640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North 
Dakota Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to expand U.S. Highway 85, 
approximately 62 miles, from I-94 Interchange to the Watford City 
Bypass (McKenzie County Road 30), North Dakota, and rehabilitate or 
replace the historic Long X Bridge over the Little Missouri River.
    Preliminary alternatives currently under consideration are the no 
build and the build alternatives, which are divided between roadway and 
bridge alternatives. The preliminary roadway alternative is to expand 
U.S. Highway 85 to a four lane highway with flexible design options to 
avoid or minimize impacts.
    Preliminary bridge alternatives currently under consideration 
include the following: (1) Rehabilitate the Long X Bridge (2) 
rehabilitate the Long X Bridge and construct a new two-lane structure 
adjacent to the existing Long X Bridge (3) retain the Long X Bridge for 
an alternative use, and construct a new four-lane structure adjacent to 
the existing Long X Bridge (4) construct a new four-lane structure and 
remove the Long X Bridge. All rehabilitation or retention alternatives 
would consider preserving the historic integrity of the Long X Bridge.
    A Coordination Plan is being prepared to define the agencies and 
public participation plan for the environmental review process. The 
plan will outline how agencies and the public will provide input during 
the scoping process, the development of the purpose and need, and 
alternatives development.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, regional and local agencies, and 
to private organizations and citizens who previously have expressed, or 
are known to have, an interest in this project. Two public scoping 
meetings will be held in Belfield and Watford City, North Dakota. The 
public scoping meetings for the proposed project will be advertised in 
local newspapers and other media and will be hosted by the North Dakota 
Department of Transportation in the fall of 2015.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(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.)

    Issued on: September 30, 2015.
Sheri G. Lares,
Environmental Program Manager and Planning Specialist, Federal Highway 
Administration, North Dakota Division Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-25405 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am]
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60434 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 193 / Tuesday, October 6, 2015 / Notices the online instructions for sending your operator, with permission from the PIC, Bridge and construct a new two-lane comments electronically. operates the aircraft using an array of structure adjacent to the existing Long X • Mail: Send comments to Docket video displays during certain phases of Bridge (3) retain the Long X Bridge for Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of the flight. During these phases, the PIC an alternative use, and construct a new Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey can resume immediate command and four-lane structure adjacent to the Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West control of the aircraft if necessary. existing Long X Bridge (4) construct a Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC [FR Doc. 2015–25363 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am] new four-lane structure and remove the 20590–0001. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Long X Bridge. All rehabilitation or • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take retention alternatives would consider comments to Docket Operations in preserving the historic integrity of the Room W12–140 of the West Building DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Long X Bridge. Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 Federal Highway Administration A Coordination Plan is being prepared a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through to define the agencies and public Friday, except Federal holidays. Environmental Impact Statement: participation plan for the environmental • Fax: Fax comments to Docket Stark, Billings, and McKenzie review process. The plan will outline Operations at 202–493–2251. Counties, North Dakota how agencies and the public will Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. AGENCY: Federal Highway provide input during the scoping 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the Administration (FHWA), North Dakota process, the development of the purpose public to better inform its rulemaking Department of Transportation (NDDOT), and need, and alternatives development. process. DOT posts these comments, DOT. Letters describing the proposed action without edit, including any personal ACTION: Notice of Intent. and soliciting comments will be sent to information the commenter provides, to appropriate Federal, State, regional and http://www.regulations.gov, as SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this described in the system of records local agencies, and to private notice to advise the public of its intent organizations and citizens who notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can to prepare an environmental impact be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ previously have expressed, or are statement, in cooperation with the privacy. known to have, an interest in this NDDOT, for a proposed highway project Docket: Background documents or in Stark, Billings, and McKenzie project. Two public scoping meetings comments received may be read at Counties, North Dakota. will be held in Belfield and Watford http://www.regulations.gov at any time. City, North Dakota. The public scoping FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Follow the online instructions for meetings for the proposed project will Sheri G. Lares, Environment Program accessing the docket or go to the Docket Manager and Planning Specialist, be advertised in local newspapers and Operations in Room W12–140 of the Federal Highway Administration, North other media and will be hosted by the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 Dakota Division Office, 4503 Coleman North Dakota Department of New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, Street, Suite 205, Bismarck, North Transportation in the fall of 2015. DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday Dakota 58503, Telephone: (701) 221– To ensure that the full range of issues through Friday, except Federal holidays. 9464. Matt Linneman, Program related to this proposed action are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Manager, Environmental and addressed and all significant issues Troutman (202) 267–9521, Office of Transportation Services, North Dakota identified, comments and suggestions Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Department of Transportation, 608 E. are invited from all interested parties. Administration, 800 Independence Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Comments or questions concerning this Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. Dakota 58505–0700, Telephone: (701) proposed action and the EIS should be This notice is published pursuant to 328–2640. directed to the FHWA at the address 14 CFR 11.85. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The provided above. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, FHWA, in cooperation with the North 2015. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Dakota Department of Transportation, Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, Lirio Liu, will prepare an environmental impact Planning, and Construction. The regulations Director, Office of Rulemaking. statement (EIS) on a proposal to expand implementing Executive Order 12372 U.S. Highway 85, approximately 62 Petition for Exemption miles, from I–94 Interchange to the regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this Docket No.: FAA–2014–0352. Watford City Bypass (McKenzie County program.) Petitioner: Astraeus Aerial. Road 30), North Dakota, and rehabilitate Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Part 21, or replace the historic Long X Bridge Issued on: September 30, 2015. 45.23(b), 61.113(a) and (b), 91.7(a), over the Little Missouri River. Sheri G. Lares, 91.9(b)(2), 91.103, 91.109, 91.119, Preliminary alternatives currently Environmental Program Manager and 91.121, 91.151(a), 91.203(a) and (b), under consideration are the no build Planning Specialist, Federal Highway 91.405(a), 407(a)(1), 409(a)(2), and and the build alternatives, which are Administration, North Dakota Division Office. 417(a) and (b). divided between roadway and bridge [FR Doc. 2015–25405 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am] Description of Relief Sought: Astraeus alternatives. The preliminary roadway BILLING CODE 4910–22–P Aerial seeks to amend its original alternative is to expand U.S. Highway tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES exemption by adding a dual operator 85 to a four lane highway with flexible system to its operation. In a dual design options to avoid or minimize operator system, the pilot in command impacts. 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Document Created: 2015-12-15 08:51:20
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 08:51:20
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Intent.
ContactSheri G. Lares, Environment Program Manager and Planning Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, North Dakota Division Office, 4503 Coleman Street, Suite 205, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, Telephone: (701) 221-9464. Matt Linneman, Program Manager, Environmental and Transportation Services, North Dakota Department of Transportation, 608 E. Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0700, Telephone: (701) 328-2640.
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