82 FR 25905 - Transportation Asset Management Plan Development Processes Certification and Recertification Guidance; Transportation Asset Management Plan Consistency Determination Guidance
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-11529 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 25905-25906] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11529] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [FHWA Docket no. FHWA-2017-0018] Transportation Asset Management Plan Development Processes Certification and Recertification Guidance; Transportation Asset Management Plan Consistency Determination Guidance AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is seeking comments on two draft documents: (1) Transportation Asset Management Plan Development Processes Certification and Recertification Guidance, and (2) Transportation Asset Management Plan Consistency Determination Guidance. These documents provide implementation guidance on provisions of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and the Asset Management Final Rule, which requires a State department of transportation (State DOT) to develop and implement a risk-based asset management plan. Under these authorities, FHWA must (1) certify that transportation asset management plan (TAMP) development processes established by a State DOT meet applicable requirements, and (2) make an annual consistency determination, evaluating whether a State DOT has developed and implemented a State-approved TAMP that meets all applicable requirements. This notice announces the availability of these draft documents on the online docket at the docket number for this notice. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 5, 2017. ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, please submit all comments by only one of the following means:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 366- 9329. Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number at the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice contact Mr. Stephen Gaj, FHWA Office of Infrastructure, (202) 366-1336, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, or via email at [email protected]. For legal questions, please contact Ms. Janet Myers, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-2019, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, or via email at [email protected]. Business hours for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access and Filing Copies of the proposed Transportation Asset Management Plan Development Processes Certification and Recertification Guidance; and Consistency Determination Guidance are available online for download and public inspection online under the docket at the Federal eRulemaking portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. You may also submit or retrieve comments online through the Federal eRulemaking portal. The Web site is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. Electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines are available under the help section of the Web site. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from Office of the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register and the Government Publishing Office's Web page at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/. Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable. Background Under the asset management provisions enacted in MAP-21, codified at 23 U.S.C. 119, State DOTs must develop and implement a risk-based TAMP. This TAMP must include all National Highway System (NHS) pavements and bridges, regardless of whether the State or some other entity owns the relevant NHS facility. The FHWA must take two actions with respect to State DOT asset management activities. The first is TAMP development process certification/recertification. Under 23 U.S.C. 119(e)(6), FHWA must certify at least every 4 years that the State DOT's processes for developing its TAMP are consistent with applicable requirements. The FHWA must also recertify whenever the State amends its TAMP development processes, in accordance with 23 CFR 515.13(c). The second FHWA action, under 23 U.S.C. 119(e)(5), is an annual consistency determination, which evaluates whether the State DOT has developed and implemented a TAMP that is consistent with the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 119. The FHWA adopted the asset management rule, 23 CFR part 515, to implement these and other asset management requirements. The FHWA Division Offices (Divisions) are responsible for making these two decisions on behalf of FWHA. To assist State DOTs and Divisions with these requirements, the FHWA Office of Asset Management, Pavements, and Construction is seeking comment on the two draft guidance documents announced by this notice. Please note that any comments should be limited to these guidance documents; FHWA is not soliciting further comment on the Asset Management Final Rule. The Transportation Asset Management Plan Development [[Page 25906]] Processes Certification and Recertification Guidance provides a framework for Divisions to undertake and complete the process certification for a State DOT's TAMP development processes as outlined in 23 CFR 515.13. The Transportation Asset Management Plan Consistency Determination Guidance assists Divisions on evaluating whether a State DOT has developed and implemented its TAMP in accordance with provisions in 23 CFR 515.13(b). All guidance is subject to change as the state of asset management practices change and the asset management rule is further implemented. Authority: 23 U.S.C. 119; 23 CFR part 515; 49 CFR 1.85. Issued on: May 26, 2017. Walter C. Waidelich, Jr., Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-11529 Filed 6-2-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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ALDOT will provide FHWA with a requires a State department of are available online for download and
transcript of the Public Hearing(s) and transportation (State DOT) to develop public inspection online under the
copies of submitted written comments. and implement a risk-based asset docket at the Federal eRulemaking
The SDEIS will comply with other management plan. Under these portal at: http://www.regulations.gov.
Federal and State requirements authorities, FHWA must (1) certify that You may also submit or retrieve
including the State Water Quality transportation asset management plan comments online through the Federal
Certification under Section 401 of the (TAMP) development processes eRulemaking portal. The Web site is
Clean Water Act; protection of water established by a State DOT meet available 24 hours each day, 365 days
quality under the National Pollutant applicable requirements, and (2) make each year. Electronic submission and
Discharge Elimination System; an annual consistency determination, retrieval help and guidelines are
protection of threatened and endangered evaluating whether a State DOT has available under the help section of the
species under Section 7 of the developed and implemented a State- Web site.
Endangered Species Act; and protection approved TAMP that meets all An electronic copy of this document
of cultural resources under Section 106 applicable requirements. This notice may also be downloaded from Office of
of the National Historic Preservation announces the availability of these draft the Federal Register’s home page at:
Act. documents on the online docket at the http://www.archives.gov/federal_register
To ensure that a full range of issues docket number for this notice. and the Government Publishing Office’s
related to this proposed action are DATES: Comments must be received on
Web page at: https://www.gpo.gov/
addressed and all significant issues are or before July 5, 2017. fdsys/. Late comments will be
identified, comments and suggestions considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not
are invited from interested parties. duplicate your docket submissions, Background
Comments or questions concerning this please submit all comments by only one
proposed action and the SDEIS should Under the asset management
of the following means: provisions enacted in MAP–21, codified
be directed to the FHWA representative • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
at the address above. at 23 U.S.C. 119, State DOTs must
http://www.regulations.gov and follow develop and implement a risk-based
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771. the online instructions for submitting TAMP. This TAMP must include all
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance comments. National Highway System (NHS)
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning • Mail: Docket Management Facility, pavements and bridges, regardless of
and Construction. The regulations U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
implementing Executive Order 12372 whether the State or some other entity
New Jersey Ave. SE., W12–140, owns the relevant NHS facility.
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Washington, DC 20590–0001. The FHWA must take two actions
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
• Hand Delivery: West Building with respect to State DOT asset
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 management activities. The first is
Issued on: May 30, 2017. New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9 a.m. TAMP development process
Mark D. Bartlett, and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, certification/recertification. Under 23
Division Administrator, Federal Highway except Federal holidays. The telephone U.S.C. 119(e)(6), FHWA must certify at
Administration, Montgomery, Alabama. number is (202) 366–9329. least every 4 years that the State DOT’s
[FR Doc. 2017–11543 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am] • Instructions: You must include the processes for developing its TAMP are
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P agency name and docket number at the consistent with applicable
beginning of your comments. All requirements. The FHWA must also
comments received will be posted recertify whenever the State amends its
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION without change to http:// TAMP development processes, in
www.regulations.gov, including any accordance with 23 CFR 515.13(c). The
Federal Highway Administration personal information provided. second FHWA action, under 23 U.S.C.
[FHWA Docket no. FHWA–2017–0018] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 119(e)(5), is an annual consistency
questions about this notice contact Mr. determination, which evaluates whether
Transportation Asset Management Stephen Gaj, FHWA Office of the State DOT has developed and
Plan Development Processes Infrastructure, (202) 366–1336, Federal implemented a TAMP that is consistent
Certification and Recertification Highway Administration, 1200 New with the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 119.
Guidance; Transportation Asset Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, The FHWA adopted the asset
Management Plan Consistency or via email at Stephen.Gaj@dot.gov. For management rule, 23 CFR part 515, to
Determination Guidance legal questions, please contact Ms. Janet implement these and other asset
AGENCY: Federal Highway Myers, FHWA Office of the Chief management requirements. The FHWA
Administration, DOT. Counsel, (202) 366–2019, Federal Division Offices (Divisions) are
ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Highway Administration, 1200 New responsible for making these two
Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590– decisions on behalf of FWHA.
SUMMARY: The FHWA is seeking 0001, or via email at Janet.Myers@ To assist State DOTs and Divisions
comments on two draft documents: (1) dot.gov. Business hours for FHWA are with these requirements, the FHWA
Transportation Asset Management Plan from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday Office of Asset Management, Pavements,
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Development Processes Certification through Friday, except Federal holidays. and Construction is seeking comment
and Recertification Guidance, and (2) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: on the two draft guidance documents
Transportation Asset Management Plan announced by this notice. Please note
Consistency Determination Guidance. Electronic Access and Filing that any comments should be limited to
These documents provide Copies of the proposed Transportation these guidance documents; FHWA is
implementation guidance on provisions Asset Management Plan Development not soliciting further comment on the
of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the Processes Certification and Asset Management Final Rule.
21st Century Act (MAP–21) and the Recertification Guidance; and The Transportation Asset
Asset Management Final Rule, which Consistency Determination Guidance Management Plan Development
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Processes Certification and claim provides a time period of less Surface Transportation Assistance Act
Recertification Guidance provides a than 150 days for filing such claim, then (STAA) truck travel on U.S. Route 101
framework for Divisions to undertake that shorter time period still applies. in Humboldt County, California. The
and complete the process certification FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: project includes minor realignment,
for a State DOT’s TAMP development For Caltrans: Sandra Rosas, minor widening, culvert improvements,
processes as outlined in 23 CFR 515.13. Environmental Branch Chief, California construction of a retaining wall, and
The Transportation Asset Management Department of Transportation, 1656 repaving the roadway. The actions by
Plan Consistency Determination Union Street, Eureka, CA 95501; or call the Federal agencies, and the laws
Guidance assists Divisions on (707) 441–5730, email Sandra.Rosas@ under which such actions were taken,
evaluating whether a State DOT has dot.ca.gov. are described in the Final
developed and implemented its TAMP For U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
in accordance with provisions in 23 Janelle D. Leeson, Senior Regulatory project approved on May 18, 2010, the
CFR 515.13(b). All guidance is subject to Project Manager/Caltrans Liaison, U.S. Supplement to the Final Environmental
change as the state of asset management Army Corps of Engineers, 1455 Market Assessment (Supplement) approved on
practices change and the asset Street, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA September 18, 2013, in the Finding of
management rule is further 94103 or call (415) 503–6773, email No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued
implemented. Janelle.D.Leeson@usace.army.mil. on May 1, 2017, and in other documents
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 119; 23 CFR part 515; For U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: in Caltrans project records. The EA,
49 CFR 1.85. Bruce Bingham, Field Supervisor, Fish Supplement, FONSI, and other project
Issued on: May 26, 2017. and Wildlife Endangered Species records are available by contacting
Walter C. Waidelich, Jr., Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Caltrans at the addresses provided
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, California above. The Caltrans EA, Supplement,
Highway Administration. 95521; or call (707) 822–7201, email and FONSI can be viewed and
[FR Doc. 2017–11529 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am]
Bruce_Bingham@fws.gov. downloaded from the project Web site at
For National Park Service: Stephen dot.ca.gov/dist1/d1projects/richardson_
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Bowes, CA Wild and Scenic Rivers grove/.
Coordinator National Park Service, 1111 The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, CA decision and Nation Wide Permit are
94607; or call (510) 817–1451, email available by contacting the U.S. Army
Federal Highway Administration stephen_bowes@nps.gov. Corp of Engineers at the address
For National Oceanic Atmospheric provided above.
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions Administration National Marine The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
on Proposed Highway in California Fisheries: Jeffrey Jahn, Supervisory Fish consultations and Letter of Concurrence
AGENCY: Federal Highway Biologist—South Coast Branch, National are available by contacting the U.S. Fish
Administration (FHWA), DOT. Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and Wildlife Service at the address
National Marine Fisheries Service, 1655 provided above.
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims
Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521; or call The U.S. National Park Service
for Judicial Review of Actions by the
(707) 825–5173, email Jeffrey.Jahn@ National Scenic River consultation is
California Department of Transportation
noaa.gov. available by contacting the National
(Caltrans), pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327,
For the California Department of Park Service at the address provided
and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Parks and Recreation: Jay Harris, Senior above.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park
Environmental Scientist, California The U.S. NOAA National Marine
Service, and National Oceanic
State Parks, North Coast Redwoods Fisheries consultation and Letter of
Atmospheric Administration National
District, P.O. Box 2006, Eureka, CA Concurrence are available by contacting
Marine Fisheries Service.
95502; or call (707) 445–6547 ext. 19, U.S. N.O.A.A National Marine Fisheries
SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of email Jay.Harris@parks.ca.gov. at the address provided above.
Caltrans, is issuing this notice to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective The Section 4(f) consultation and
announce actions taken by Caltrans, and July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway Letter of Concurrence are available by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish Administration (FHWA) assigned, and contacting the California Department of
and Wildlife Service, National Park the California Department of Parks and Recreation at the address
Service, and National Oceanic Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, provided above.
Atmospheric Administration National environmental responsibilities for this This notice applies to all Federal
Marine Fisheries Service that are final. project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. agency decisions as of the issuance date
The actions relate to a proposed Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans, of this notice and all laws under which
highway project, U.S. Route 101 from and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. such actions were taken, including but
Post Mile 1.1 to Post Mile 2.2 in the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park not limited to:
County of Humboldt, State of California. Service, and National Oceanic 1. National Environmental Policy Act
Those actions grant licenses, permits, Atmospheric Administration National (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351]
and approvals for the project. Marine Fisheries Service have taken 2. Federal Aid Highway Act; [23 U.S.
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. C109]
behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, 3. Air: Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. 7401–
of final agency actions subject to 23 and approvals for the following highway 7671(q)
U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking project in the State of California: The 4. Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C.
judicial review of the Federal agency proposed project is located on U.S. 703–712]
actions on the highway project will be Route 101 in southern Humboldt 5. Historic and Cultural Resources:
barred unless the claim is filed on or County. The primary purpose of the Section 106 of the National Historic
before November 2, 2017. If the Federal proposed project is to modify the Preservation Act of 1966, as
law that authorizes judicial review of a roadway alignment to accommodate amended [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]
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| Contact | For questions about this notice contact Mr. Stephen Gaj, FHWA Office of Infrastructure, (202) 366-1336, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, or via email at [email protected] For legal questions, please contact Ms. Janet Myers, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-2019, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, or via email at [email protected] Business hours for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. | |
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