82 FR 22182 - Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sonoran Corridor Between Interstate 10 (I-10) and Interstate 19 (I-19) South of Tucson International Airport in Pima County, Arizona
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 91 (May 12, 2017)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 91 (May 12, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 91 (Friday, May 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 22182-22183] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09452] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sonoran Corridor Between Interstate 10 (I-10) and Interstate 19 (I-19) South of Tucson International Airport in Pima County, Arizona AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), DOT. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA, as the Federal Lead Agency, and the ADOT, as the Local Project Sponsor, are issuing this notice to advise the public of our intention to prepare a Tier 1 EIS for the Sonoran Corridor between I-19 and I-10 south of the Tucson International Airport in Pima County, Arizona. The Tier 1 EIS will assess the potential social, economic, and natural environmental impacts of a transportation facility in the designated Sonoran Corridor across a reasonable range of corridor alternatives, including a ``No Build'' alternative. The Tier 1 EIS will be prepared in accordance with regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and provisions of Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA, contact Mr. Ammon Heier, Area Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 4000 North Central Avenue, Suite 1500, Phoenix, AZ 85012, telephone at 602-382-8983, or via email at [email protected]. Regular office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. For ADOT, contact Mr. Carlos Lopez, Sonoran Corridor Project Manager, Arizona Department of Transportation, 205 South 17th Avenue, Mail Drop 605E, Phoenix, AZ 85007, telephone at 602-712-4786, or via email at [email protected]. Regular office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Project information can be obtained from the project Web site at: https://www.azdot.gov/SonoranCorridor. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to: (1) Alert interested parties to FHWA's plan to prepare the Tier 1 EIS; (2) provide information on the nature of the proposed action; (3) solicit public and agency input regarding the scope of the Tier 1 EIS, including the purpose and need, alternatives to be considered, and impacts to be evaluated; and (4) announce that public and agency scoping meetings will be conducted. The FHWA intends to issue a single Final Tier 1 EIS and Record of Decision (ROD) document pursuant to the FAST Act Section 1311 requirements, unless FHWA determines statutory criteria or practicability considerations preclude issuance of a combined document. The Tier 1 EIS will ensure, to the fullest extent possible, all environmental investigations, reviews, and consultations are coordinated as a single process, and compliance with all applicable environmental requirements be reflected in the environmental document. The Sonoran Corridor is a critical transportation facility that could help diversify, support, and connect the economy of Southern Arizona, and the entire State of Arizona. The intent of the Sonoran Corridor is to help alleviate traffic and improve the movement of people, goods, and services by reducing travel distances, and eliminate the need for vehicles to travel through the existing I-10 and I-19 traffic interchange near downtown Tucson. On December 4, 2015, the President signed into law the FAST Act, which is a 5-year legislation that provides long term funding certainty for planning efforts and investments that will help improve the Nation's surface transportation infrastructure. The FAST Act formally designates the Sonoran Corridor as a high-priority corridor, thus reinforcing the need to conduct a study for a future transportation facility between I-10 and I-19 south of Tucson International Airport. The FHWA and ADOT will undertake a scoping process for the Sonoran Corridor that will allow the public and interested agencies to comment on the scope of the environmental review process. The FHWA and ADOT will invite all interested individuals, organizations, public agencies, and Native American Tribes to comment on the scope of the Tier 1, including the purpose and need, alternatives to be studied, impacts to be evaluated, and evaluation methods to be used. The formal scoping period is anticipated to extend from May 12, 2017 to July 15, 2017. Two public scoping meetings and one agency scoping meeting for Federal, State, regional and local resource and regulatory agencies will be held during the formal scoping period. In addition, cooperating and participating agency invitation letters will be sent to agencies that have jurisdiction or may have an interest in the Sonoran Corridor. The buildings used for the meetings are accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person who requires special assistance, such as a language interpreter, should contact the Sonoran Corridor Tier 1 EIS Study Team at telephone 855-712-8530 or via email at [email protected] at least 48 hours before the meeting. Written comments on the scope of the Tier 1 EIS should be mailed to: Sonoran Corridor Tier 1 EIS Study Team, c/o ADOT Communications, 1655 West [[Page 22183]] Jackson Street, Mail Drop 126F, Phoenix, AZ 85007; sent via email to [email protected]; or submitted on the study's Web site at https://www.azdot.gov/SonoranCorridor. The Paperwork Reduction Act seeks, in part, to minimize the cost to the taxpayer of the creation, collection, maintenance, use dissemination, and disposition of information. Accordingly, unless a specific request for a complete hardcopy of the NEPA document is received before it is printed, the FHWA and ADOT will distribute only electronic versions of the NEPA document. A complete copy of the environmental document will be available for review at locations throughout the study area. An electronic copy of the complete environmental document will be available on the study's Web site at https://www.azdot.gov/SonoranCorridor. Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123. Issued on: May 4, 2017. Karla S. Petty, Arizona Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-09452 Filed 5-11-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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Grupo México and GMéxico Department of Transportation (ADOT), The Tier 1 EIS will ensure, to the
Transportes represent that: (1) The DOT. fullest extent possible, all
carriers that are the subject of this notice ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a environmental investigations, reviews,
do not connect with each other; (2) the Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement and consultations are coordinated as a
control transaction is not a part of a (EIS). single process, and compliance with all
series of anticipated transactions that applicable environmental requirements
would result in such a connection; and SUMMARY: The FHWA, as the Federal be reflected in the environmental
(3) the transaction does not involve a Lead Agency, and the ADOT, as the document. The Sonoran Corridor is a
Class I carrier. Therefore, the transaction Local Project Sponsor, are issuing this critical transportation facility that could
is exempt from the prior approval notice to advise the public of our help diversify, support, and connect the
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 intention to prepare a Tier 1 EIS for the economy of Southern Arizona, and the
CFR 1180.2(d)(2). Sonoran Corridor between I–19 and I–10 entire State of Arizona. The intent of the
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board Sonoran Corridor is to help alleviate
south of the Tucson International
may not use its exemption authority to traffic and improve the movement of
Airport in Pima County, Arizona. The
relieve a rail carrier of its statutory people, goods, and services by reducing
Tier 1 EIS will assess the potential
obligation to protect the interests of its travel distances, and eliminate the need
social, economic, and natural
employees. Because the transaction for vehicles to travel through the
environmental impacts of a
involves one Class II rail carrier and two existing I–10 and I–19 traffic
transportation facility in the designated
Class III rail carriers, the transaction is interchange near downtown Tucson. On
Sonoran Corridor across a reasonable
subject to the labor protection December 4, 2015, the President signed
range of corridor alternatives, including
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11326(b) and into law the FAST Act, which is a 5-
a ‘‘No Build’’ alternative. The Tier 1 EIS
Wisconsin Central Ltd.—Acquisition year legislation that provides long term
Exemption—Lines of Union Pacific will be prepared in accordance with
funding certainty for planning efforts
Railroad, 2 S.T.B. 218 (1997). regulations implementing the National
and investments that will help improve
If the verified notice contains false or Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and
the Nation’s surface transportation
misleading information, the exemption provisions of Fixing America’s Surface
infrastructure. The FAST Act formally
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the Transportation Act (FAST Act).
designates the Sonoran Corridor as a
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For high-priority corridor, thus reinforcing
may be filed at any time. The filing of FHWA, contact Mr. Ammon Heier, Area the need to conduct a study for a future
a petition to revoke will not Engineer, Federal Highway transportation facility between I–10 and
automatically stay the effectiveness of Administration, 4000 North Central I–19 south of Tucson International
the exemption. Petitions for stay must Avenue, Suite 1500, Phoenix, AZ 85012, Airport.
be filed by May 19, 2017 (at least seven telephone at 602–382–8983, or via email The FHWA and ADOT will undertake
days before the exemption becomes at Ammon.Heier@dot.gov. Regular office a scoping process for the Sonoran
effective). hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Corridor that will allow the public and
An original and 10 copies of all Monday through Friday, except Federal interested agencies to comment on the
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD holidays. For ADOT, contact Mr. Carlos scope of the environmental review
36109, must be filed with the Surface Lopez, Sonoran Corridor Project process. The FHWA and ADOT will
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Manager, Arizona Department of invite all interested individuals,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In Transportation, 205 South 17th Avenue, organizations, public agencies, and
addition, a copy of each pleading must Mail Drop 605E, Phoenix, AZ 85007, Native American Tribes to comment on
be served on Charles A. Spitulnik, telephone at 602–712–4786, or via email the scope of the Tier 1, including the
Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, 1001 at CLopez@azdot.gov. Regular office purpose and need, alternatives to be
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 800, hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., studied, impacts to be evaluated, and
Washington, DC 20036. Monday through Friday, except Federal evaluation methods to be used. The
Board decisions and notices are holidays. Project information can be formal scoping period is anticipated to
available on our Web site at obtained from the project Web site at: extend from May 12, 2017 to July 15,
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ https://www.azdot.gov/ 2017. Two public scoping meetings and
Decided: May 9, 2017. SonoranCorridor. one agency scoping meeting for Federal,
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, State, regional and local resource and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulatory agencies will be held during
Director, Office of Proceedings.
purpose of this notice is to: (1) Alert the formal scoping period. In addition,
Marline Simeon,
interested parties to FHWA’s plan to cooperating and participating agency
Clearance Clerk. prepare the Tier 1 EIS; (2) provide invitation letters will be sent to agencies
[FR Doc. 2017–09657 Filed 5–11–17; 8:45 am] information on the nature of the that have jurisdiction or may have an
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agency input regarding the scope of the The buildings used for the meetings
Tier 1 EIS, including the purpose and are accessible to persons with
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION need, alternatives to be considered, and disabilities. Any person who requires
impacts to be evaluated; and (4) special assistance, such as a language
Federal Highway Administration announce that public and agency interpreter, should contact the Sonoran
scoping meetings will be conducted. Corridor Tier 1 EIS Study Team at
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Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement
The FHWA intends to issue a single telephone 855–712–8530 or via email at
(EIS) for the Sonoran Corridor Between
Final Tier 1 EIS and Record of Decision Sonorancorridor@azdot.gov at least 48
Interstate 10 (I–10) and Interstate 19 (I–
(ROD) document pursuant to the FAST hours before the meeting.
19) South of Tucson International
Act Section 1311 requirements, unless Written comments on the scope of the
Airport in Pima County, Arizona
FHWA determines statutory criteria or Tier 1 EIS should be mailed to: Sonoran
AGENCY:Federal Highway practicability considerations preclude Corridor Tier 1 EIS Study Team, c/o
Administration (FHWA), Arizona issuance of a combined document. ADOT Communications, 1655 West
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Jackson Street, Mail Drop 126F, and arguments on this petition. DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Phoenix, AZ 85007; sent via email to Comments must refer to the docket and Statement is available for review in a
Sonorancorridor@azdot.gov; or notice number cited in the title of this Federal Register notice published on
submitted on the study’s Web site at notice and submitted by any of the April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477–78).
https://www.azdot.gov/ following methods: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SonoranCorridor. • Mail: Send comments by mail I. Overview: Jaguar Land Rover North
The Paperwork Reduction Act seeks, addressed to U.S. Department of America, LLC (JLR), has determined that
in part, to minimize the cost to the Transportation, Docket Operations, M– certain model year (MY) 2016–2017
taxpayer of the creation, collection, 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room Land Rover Range Rover and Range
maintenance, use dissemination, and W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Rover Sport motor vehicles do not fully
disposition of information. Accordingly, Washington, DC 20590. comply with Federal Motor Vehicle
unless a specific request for a complete • Hand Delivery: Deliver comments Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208,
hardcopy of the NEPA document is by hand to U.S. Department of Occupant Crash Protection, and FMVSS
received before it is printed, the FHWA Transportation, Docket Operations, M– No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. JLR filed
and ADOT will distribute only 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room a noncompliance report dated December
electronic versions of the NEPA W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 2, 2016, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573,
document. A complete copy of the Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Defect and Noncompliance
environmental document will be Section is open on weekdays from 10 Responsibility and Reports. JLR also
available for review at locations a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays. petitioned NHTSA on December 23,
throughout the study area. An electronic • Electronically: Submit comments 2016, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d)
copy of the complete environmental electronically by logging onto the and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, for
document will be available on the Federal Docket Management System an exemption from the notification and
study’s Web site at https:// (FDMS) Web site at https:// remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C.
www.azdot.gov/SonoranCorridor. www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online Chapter 301 on the basis that this
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123. instructions for submitting comments. noncompliance is inconsequential as it
Issued on: May 4, 2017. • Comments may also be faxed to relates to motor vehicle safety.
(202) 493–2251. This notice of receipt of JLR’s petition
Karla S. Petty, is published under 49 U.S.C. 30118 and
Comments must be written in the
Arizona Division Administrator, Federal 30120 and does not represent any
English language, and be no greater than
Highway Administration. agency decision or other exercise of
15 pages in length, although there is no
[FR Doc. 2017–09452 Filed 5–11–17; 8:45 am] judgment concerning the merits of the
limit to the length of necessary
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attachments to the comments. If petition.
comments are submitted in hard copy II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately
form, please ensure that two copies are 16,502 MY 2016–2017 Land Rover
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Range Rover and MY 2016–2017 Land
provided. If you wish to receive
confirmation that comments you have Rover Range Rover Sport motor
National Highway Traffic Safety vehicles, manufactured between May 3,
Administration submitted by mail were received, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed 2016, and October 14, 2016, are
[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0138; Notice 1] postcard with the comments. Note that potentially involved.
all comments received will be posted III. Noncompliance: JLR explains that
Jaguar Land Rover North America, the noncompliance involves the
without change to https://
LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) in
www.regulations.gov, including any
Inconsequential Noncompliance the safety belt assembly of the vehicle’s
personal information provided.
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic All comments and supporting front left seat. These ELR’s are equipped
Safety Administration (NHTSA), materials received before the close of with a vehicle-sensitive locking
Department of Transportation (DOT). business on the closing date indicated mechanism and a webbing-sensitive
above will be filed in the docket and locking mechanism. The noncompliance
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
will be considered. All comments and specifically involves the vehicle-
SUMMARY: Jaguar Land Rover North supporting materials received after the sensitive locking mechanism, which
America, LLC (JLR)on behalf of Jaguar closing date will also be filed and will does not lock as designed when
Land Rover Limited, has determined be considered to the fullest extent subjected to the requirements of
that certain model year (MY) 2016–2017 possible. paragraph
Land Rover Range Rover and Range IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S4.3 of
When the petition is granted or
Rover Sport motor vehicles do not fully FMVSS No. 209 states in pertinent part:
denied, notice of the decision will also
comply with Federal Motor Vehicle be published in the Federal Register S4.3 Requirements for hardware . . .
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, pursuant to the authority indicated at (j) Emergency-locking retractor . . .
Occupant Crash Protection, and FMVSS (2) For seat belt assemblies manufactured
the end of this notice.
No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. JLR filed on or after February 22, 2007 and for
All comments, background manufacturers opting for early compliance.
a noncompliance report dated December documentation, and supporting An emergency-locking retractor of a Type 1
2, 2016. JLR also petitioned NHTSA on materials submitted to the docket may or Type 2 seat belt assembly, when tested in
December 23, 2016, for a decision that be viewed by anyone at the address and accordance with the procedures specified in
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the subject noncompliance is times given above. The documents may paragraph S5.2(j)(2) . . .
inconsequential as it relates to motor also be viewed on the Internet at https:// (ii) Shall lock before the webbing payout
vehicle safety. www.regulations.gov by following the exceeds the maximum limit of 25 mm when
the retractor is subjected to an acceleration of
DATES: The closing date for comments online instructions for accessing the 0.7 g under the applicable test conditions of
on the petition is June 12, 2017. dockets. The docket ID number for this S5.2(j)(2)(iii)(A) or (B). The retractor is
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are petition is shown in the heading of this determined to be locked when the webbing
invited to submit written data, views, notice. belt load tension is at least 35 N.
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| Action | Notice of intent to prepare a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). | |
| Contact | For FHWA, contact Mr. Ammon Heier, Area Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 4000 North Central Avenue, Suite 1500, Phoenix, AZ 85012, telephone at 602-382-8983, or via email at [email protected] Regular office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. For ADOT, contact Mr. Carlos Lopez, Sonoran Corridor Project Manager, Arizona Department of Transportation, 205 South 17th Avenue, Mail Drop 605E, Phoenix, AZ 85007, telephone at 602-712-4786, or via email at [email protected] Regular office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Project information can be obtained from the project Web site at: https://www.azdot.gov/ SonoranCorridor. | |
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