82 FR 47290 - Notice of Rescission of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the I-94 East-West Corridor Project in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-21917 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47290-47291] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21917] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Notice of Rescission of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the I-94 East-West Corridor Project in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of rescission of the Record of Decision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the ROD for the proposed I-94 East-West Corridor (70th Street to 16th Street) Project in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is rescinded effective with this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Major Project Environmental Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 525 Junction Road, Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin, 53717-2157, Telephone: (608) 662- 2119. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, as the lead Federal agency, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) signed a ROD on September 9, 2016 for the I-94 East-West Corridor (70th Street to 16th Street) Project; it is hereby rescinded. The purpose of the project was to address the deteriorated infrastructure condition of I-94, including obsolete roadway and bridge design, and thereby maintain a state of good repair and improve safety along approximately 3.5 miles of I-94. The proposed project included modernizing [[Page 47291]] existing interchanges and adding capacity along the corridor. WisDOT has notified FHWA that pursuant to s. 84.0145, Wis. Stats., the Legislature must specifically authorize WisDOT to proceed with the project. The recently approved 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, the State's biennial budget, did not authorize WisDOT to advance the project. Therefore, FHWA has determined, in conjunction with WisDOT, that the ROD shall be rescinded. Any future environmental action within this corridor will comply with environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act ((NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.)), FHWA environmental regulations (23 CFR 771), and related authorities prior to reissuance of a ROD or other NEPA documentation, as appropriate. Comments and questions concerning this action should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this program.) Issued on: October 4, 2017. Timothy C. Marshall, Assistant Division Administrator, FHWA Wisconsin Division, Madison, Wisconsin. [FR Doc. 2017-21917 Filed 10-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Web site, Air Traffic Controllers FAA subject matter experts (SME) will
Title: The FAA Seeks Emergency routinely receive calls from UAS go through the FAA’s DroneZone
Clearance to Revise its Existing operators seeking approval to operate. electronic portal. Again, these changes
Information Collection 2120–0768, Part These calls create distractions for Air will create greater access to airspace
107 Authorizations and Waivers under Traffic Control management and in authorizations and decrease the number
14 CFR part 107. some cases can impact the controllers of non-compliant operations.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0768. managing manned traffic creating a Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
Form Number(s): N/A. potential safety hazard. To mitigate 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FAA informs
Affected Public: Businesses and Small these potential hazards, the FAA is all interested parties that it may not
UAS operators under 14 CFR part 107. seeking to implement the Low Altitude conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is
Frequency of Submission: One Authorization and Notification not required to respond to, a collection
submission per operation. Capability (LAANC) system. Using the
Respondent Universe: small UAS of information unless it displays a
LAANC system, the FAA will be able to currently valid OMB control number.
operators under 14 CFR part 107. grant near-real time authorizations for
Reporting Burden: the vast majority of operations. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Total Estimated Responses: 124,000 Implementation of the LAANC system is Issued in Washington, DC, on October 4,
authorization requests 2017 with a 35% vital to the safety of the National 2017.
increase per year every year after. Airspace System because it would (1) Casey Nair,
Total Estimated Annual Burden: The
encourage compliance with 14 CFR LAANC Program Manager.
FAA estimates that using the LAANC
107.41 by speeding up the time to [FR Doc. 2017–21878 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
based method for authorizations will
process authorization requests (2) BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
require five minutes per transaction. reduce distraction of controllers
Therefore, the FAA estimates the total working in the Tower, and (3) increase
time burden using LAANC to be public access and capacity of the system DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
approximately 10,400 hours for to grant authorizations. LAANC is
authorizations. That number increases expected to dramatically reduce the Federal Highway Administration
to 14,400 in 2018 and 18,954 in 2018 incidence of noncompliant operations.
and 2019 respectively. The FAA estimates a minimum of 30% Notice of Rescission of the Record of
Status: Emergency Review. reduction in noncompliant operations Decision (ROD) for the I–94 East-West
Description: Under 14 CFR 107.41, Corridor Project in the City of
would result in 450 fewer safety reports
‘‘no person may operate a small Milwaukee, Milwaukee County,
over the next six months.
unmanned aircraft in Class B, Class C, As provided under 5 CFR 1320.13, Wisconsin
or Class D airspace or within the lateral Emergency Processing, DOT is
boundaries of the surface area of Class requesting emergency processing for AGENCY: Federal Highway
E airspace designated for an airport this new collection of information as Administration (FHWA), Department of
unless that person has prior specified in the PRA and its Transportation.
authorization from Air Traffic Control implementing regulations. DOT cannot ACTION: Notice of rescission of the
(ATC).’’ [14 CFR 107.41.] Since the reasonably comply with normal Record of Decision.
promulgation of part 107, the FAA has clearance procedures because the use of
received an extremely high volume of normal clearance procedures is SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
airspace authorization requests for UAS reasonably likely to result in further notice to advise the public that the ROD
operations. From September 2016 to distraction to Air Traffic Controllers and for the proposed I–94 East-West
July 2017 the Agency received 20,566 further non-compliant operations. Due Corridor (70th Street to 16th Street)
authorization requests. Of these, the to the pressing safety consideration of Project in the City of Milwaukee,
Agency has processed 14,334 and reducing safety reports due to non- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is
continues to have over 6,000 compliant UAS operations, the FAA rescinded effective with this notice.
authorizations in the processing queue. cannot wait the normal 90 days of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests have steadily increased over public comment. Therefore, FAA is Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Major Project
time, and the FAA expects the queue requesting OMB approval of this Environmental Manager, Federal
will exceed 25,000 pending collection of information 7 days after Highway Administration, 525 Junction
authorizations within the next 6 publication of this Notice in the Federal Road, Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin,
months. The volume of these Register. Upon OMB approval of its 53717–2157, Telephone: (608) 662–
authorization requests has dramatically Emergency clearance request, FAA will 2119.
increased the time between submission follow the normal clearance procedures
and approval of those authorization for the information collection associated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requests. Currently, airspace with LAANC. FHWA, as the lead Federal agency, in
authorization requests may be in queue Also included in the request for cooperation with the Wisconsin
sixty to ninety days before receiving a processing for the purposes of Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
response. The time necessary to process transparency are non-substantive signed a ROD on September 9, 2016 for
these requests has resulted in an changes to the Web site portal for the I–94 East-West Corridor (70th Street
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increase in safety reports due to non- requesting airspace authorizations. to 16th Street) Project; it is hereby
compliant operations. Today there are These changes include new branding of rescinded. The purpose of the project
an average of 250 safety reports a the Web site portal DroneZone and was to address the deteriorated
month, or approximately 1,500 over a improvements to the external customer infrastructure condition of I–94,
six-month period, associated with a experience. It’s expected that operations including obsolete roadway and bridge
potential risk of an incident between that are relatively simple will go design, and thereby maintain a state of
manned aircraft and a UAS. In addition, through LAANC’s automated approval good repair and improve safety along
because of the lengthy queue for process while more complex operations approximately 3.5 miles of I–94. The
processing through the authorization that require a more thorough review by proposed project included modernizing
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existing interchanges and adding addressing congestion at the Chesapeake additional study. These corridors will
capacity along the corridor. Bay Bridge, which could result in added then be screened based on measurable
WisDOT has notified FHWA that capacity at the existing bridge or at a criteria to the corridor alternatives that
pursuant to s. 84.0145, Wis. Stats., the new location across the Chesapeake will be retained for analysis in the Tier
Legislature must specifically authorize Bay. The Tier 1 EIS will be prepared in 1 Draft EIS. The EIS will be prepared by
WisDOT to proceed with the project. accordance with regulations MDTA for FHWA to fulfill the
The recently approved 2017 Wisconsin implementing the National requirements established in NEPA
Act 59, the State’s biennial budget, did Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and pursuant to current FHWA regulations
not authorize WisDOT to advance the provisions of the Fixing America’s and guidance.
project. Therefore, FHWA has Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) The EIS will be prepared as a tiered
determined, in conjunction with and will include a range of reasonable document, providing a systematic
WisDOT, that the ROD shall be corridor alternatives, including a ‘‘No approach for advancing potential
rescinded. Any future environmental Build’’ alternative. transportation improvements. The
action within this corridor will comply FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: analyses undertaken during Tier 1 will
with environmental review Jeanette Mar, Environmental Program result in identification of the preferred
requirements of the National Manager, Federal Highway corridor alternative that best meets the
Environmental Policy Act ((NEPA) (42 Administration, Maryland Division, 10 study purpose and need. The FHWA
U.S.C. 4321, et seq.)), FHWA S. Howard Street, Suite 2450, Baltimore, intends to issue a single Final Tier 1 EIS
environmental regulations (23 CFR 771), MD 21201, (410) 779–7152, or email at and Record of Decision (ROD) unless
and related authorities prior to jeanette.mar@dot.gov. Melissa Williams, FHWA determines statutory criteria or
reissuance of a ROD or other NEPA Director, Division of Planning & practicability considerations precluding
documentation, as appropriate. Program Development, Maryland issuance of a combined document. If the
Comments and questions concerning Transportation Authority, 2310 combined Final Tier 1 EIS/ROD
this action should be directed to FHWA identifies an Action (Build) alternative,
Broening Highway, Baltimore, MD
at the address provided above. MDTA will complete a Tier 2 NEPA
21224, (410) 537–5650, or email at
document where the agency will
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance mwilliams9@mdta.state.md.us.
evaluate site-specific, project level
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
and Construction. The regulations
impacts and required mitigation
purpose of this notice is to: (1) Alert commitments. The scope of future
implementing Executive Order 12372 interested parties to the FHWA and
regarding intergovernmental consultation on environmental studies will be
MDTA plan to prepare the Tier 1 EIS; commensurate with the proposed action
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.) (2) provide information on the nature of and potential environmental
the proposed action; (3) solicit public consequences.
Issued on: October 4, 2017. and agency input regarding the scope of FHWA and MDTA will undertake a
Timothy C. Marshall, the Tier 1 EIS, including the purpose scoping process for the Chesapeake Bay
Assistant Division Administrator, FHWA and need, alternatives to be considered, Crossing Study that will allow the
Wisconsin Division, Madison, Wisconsin. and impacts to be evaluated; and (4) public and interested agencies to
[FR Doc. 2017–21917 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] announce that public and agency comment on the scope of the Tier 1 EIS.
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P scoping meetings will be conducted. This public outreach effort will educate
The Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study and engage stakeholders, and solicit
Tier 1 EIS will identify the preferred stakeholder input. FHWA and MDTA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION corridor alternative for addressing will invite all interested individuals,
congestion at the Chesapeake Bay organizations, and public agencies to
Federal Highway Administration Bridge and evaluate its financial comment on the scope of the Tier 1 EIS,
viability. The study area is a broad including the purpose and need,
Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement
geographic area that includes the entire corridor alternatives to be studied,
for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing
length of the Chesapeake Bay in impacts to be evaluated, and evaluation
Study, Anne Arundel County,
Maryland, spanning approximately 100 methods to be used.
Baltimore County, Calvert County,
miles from the northern end near Havre FHWA and MDTA will develop
Cecil County, Dorchester County,
de Grace to the southern border with preliminary public outreach materials
Harford County, Kent County, Queen
Virginia between St. Mary’s and (such as fact sheets, brochures, maps or
Anne’s County, St. Mary’s County,
Somerset Counties. The study will other materials) to support the scoping
Somerset County, and Talbot County,
include a review of existing roadway process. A public scoping presentation
Maryland
infrastructure and environmental in webinar format will be held in
AGENCY: Federal Highway conditions along both shores of the Bay November 2017. The meeting will be
Administration (FHWA), Maryland to identify potential crossing corridors held online and available for viewing at
Transportation Authority (MDTA), DOT. in Maryland. Each potential corridor the study Web site
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a alternative will consist of a corridor (www.baycrossingstudy.com). MDTA
Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement band approximately one mile wide. This will also provide local viewing of the
(EIS). width may be adjusted to accommodate presentation at multiple locations.
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the specific conditions at each crossing Presentation times and locations will be
SUMMARY: The FHWA, as the Lead as the study progresses. announced on the project Web site, in
Federal Agency, and MDTA, as the Once the full range of potential newspaper advertisements, and by other
Local Project Sponsor, are issuing this corridor alternatives is developed, the media.
notice to advise the public of our study will include identification of a Initial scoping will provide an
intention to prepare a Tier 1 EIS for the range of reasonable corridor alternatives opportunity for public input on issues
Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study in for screening. It is assumed that relevant to the Tier 1 EIS. More
Maryland. The Tier 1 EIS will assess the approximately ten to fifteen corridors information on public outreach
potential environmental impacts of will be identified as reasonable for activities, including future public open
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of rescission of the Record of Decision. | |
| Contact | Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Major Project Environmental Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 525 Junction Road, Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin, 53717-2157, Telephone: (608) 662- 2119. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 47290 |
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