82_FR_4968 82 FR 4958 - Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Hillsborough County, Florida

82 FR 4958 - Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Hillsborough County, Florida

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)

Page Range4958-4959
FR Document2017-00810

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in cooperation with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation (SEIS/4f) will be prepared to evaluate new significant environmental impacts since the November 1996 approval of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS) for the Tampa Interstate Study proposed highway project in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4958-4959]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00810]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Hillsborough County, 
Florida

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in cooperation with 
the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is issuing this notice 
to advise the public that a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation (SEIS/4f) will be prepared to 
evaluate new significant environmental impacts since the November 1996 
approval of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f) 
Evaluation (FEIS) for the Tampa Interstate Study proposed highway 
project in Hillsborough County, Florida.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Kendall, Senior Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 3500 Financial 
Plaza, Suite 400, Tallahassee, Florida 32312, Telephone: (850) 553-
2225, email: [email protected]. You may also contact Menna Yassin, 
Project Manager, Florida Department of Transportation District 7, 11201 
North McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612, Telephone: 813-975-6433, 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY PROJECT INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Florida Department of Transportation will prepare an SEIS to examine 
the impacts and to modify the Long Term Preferred Alternative for the 
Tampa Interstate Study to improve portions of I-275 (SR 93), I-4 (SR 
500) and SR 60 in Hillsborough County, Florida. The proposed 
modification includes changes to design elements and use of innovative 
financing sources, including collecting tolls.
    A FEIS/Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS# FHWA-FL-EIS-95-03-F) was 
issued for the Project on November 22, 1996 with Records of Decision 
(ROD) dated January 31, 1997 and June 14, 1999. The FEIS and RODs are 
available on the project Web site at: www.TampaInterstateStudy.com.
    Since issuance of the RODs, the FDOT has taken several major steps 
to advance the Project toward construction: The documents have been 
reevaluated several times (in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 
2011, 2013 and 2015) which advanced various elements of the project, 
many of which have already been constructed: Including portions of 
Segment 1A, Segment 2A, Segment 3A, Segment 3B and Segment 3C. The FDOT 
now proposes to evaluate changes in environmental impacts, new 
information and circumstances relevant to the proposed project and 
changes to preliminary engineering identified since FEIS approval. An 
SEIS is being prepared because FHWA has determined that the changes 
result in significant impacts to the human and natural environment that 
were not evaluated in the FEIS. The SEIS is expected to examine:
     New impacts to the human, natural and physical 
environment.
     Adding overpasses at several locations along I-275 to 
improve local street access under I-275 to better connect the 
communities of Tampa Heights and VM Ybor.
     Tolling the Express Lanes of the Project's improvements 
along I-275 and I-4.
     Changes in express lane access to local streets in the 
Tampa downtown area, to the I-4/Selmon Expressway Connector, and 
various locations from the general use lanes on I-275 and I-4.
    The proposed improvement would involve the reconstruction of I-275 
from East of Howard Frankland Bridge to East of Himes Avenue, I-275 
from East of Himes Avenue to East of Rome Avenue, and East of Rome 
Avenue to North of SR 574 (Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.) and I-4 from 
I-275 to east of 50th Street. These improvements were identified as 
sections 1A, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in the originally approved FEIS. 
Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide for 
the existing and projected traffic demand.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no further 
action; (2) the improvements shown in the Long Term Preferred 
Alternative (LTPA) in the approved FEIS, and (3) alteration of the LTPA 
to collect tolls for the express lanes, add more connectivity between 
the express lanes and the general use lanes, add express lane access to 
the local street network in downtown Tampa, and alter lane 
configuration slightly for improved future traffic operations.
    Opportunities for input will be provided to appropriate federal, 
state,

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and local agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have 
expressed interest in this Project. Public meetings and a public 
hearing will be held to solicit public input. The SEIS will be made 
available for public and agency review and comment. Notices of 
availability for the SEIS will be provided through direct mail, the 
Federal Register and other media. Notification also will be sent to 
Federal, State, local agencies, persons, and organizations that submit 
comments or questions. Additional project information including 
schedules and locations for the public meetings/hearing will be 
announced in the local news media and on the Project Web site, 
www.TampaInterstateStudy.com.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed 
action is addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and 
suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning this proposed action and the SEIS should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above. Questions 
concerning this Project and the SEIS may also be directed to Menna 
Yassin, Project Manager, Florida Department of Transportation, District 
7, 11201 North McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612, telephone (813) 
975-6433, email [email protected].
    Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 139, FHWA intends to combine the Final SEIS 
and Record of Decision if it is practicable, to the extent possible as 
allowed by this provision of law.
    Paperwork Reduction. 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. 
Consistent with this goal and with principles of economy and efficiency 
in government, FHWA tries to limit insofar as possible distribution of 
complete printed sets of NEPA documents. Accordingly, unless a specific 
request for a complete printed set of the NEPA document is received 
before the document is printed, FHWA and FDOT will distribute only 
electronic copies of the NEPA document. A complete printed set of the 
environmental document will be available for review at FDOT's offices; 
an electronic copy of the complete environmental document will be 
available on the Project Web site.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding inter-governmental 
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

Cathy Kendall,
Senior Environmental Specialist, FHWA, Tallahassee, Florida.
[FR Doc. 2017-00810 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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4958 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 17, 2017 / Notices request must be delivered or mailed to: Issued in Chicago, IL, on January 3, 2017. project Web site at: Al Richardson, Program Manager, James G. Keefer, www.TampaInterstateStudy.com. Federal Aviation Administration, Manager, Chicago Airports District Office Since issuance of the RODs, the FDOT Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 FAA, Great Lakes Region. has taken several major steps to advance East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL [FR Doc. 2017–00753 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] the Project toward construction: The 60018, Telephone Number: (847) 294– BILLING CODE 4910–13–P documents have been reevaluated 7436/FAX Number: (847) 294–7046. several times (in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION which advanced various elements of the Richardson, Program Manager, Federal project, many of which have already Aviation Administration, Chicago Federal Highway Administration been constructed: Including portions of Airports District Office, 2300 East Segment 1A, Segment 2A, Segment 3A, Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018. Supplemental Environmental Impact Segment 3B and Segment 3C. The FDOT Telephone Number: (847) 294–7436/ Statement: Hillsborough County, now proposes to evaluate changes in Al.Richardson@faa.gov/FAX Number: Florida environmental impacts, new (847) 294–7046. AGENCY: Federal Highway information and circumstances relevant Administration (FHWA), DOT. to the proposed project and changes to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a preliminary engineering identified since accordance with section 47107(h) of FEIS approval. An SEIS is being Title 49, United States Code, this notice Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation. prepared because FHWA has is required to be published in the determined that the changes result in Federal Register 30 days before significant impacts to the human and SUMMARY: The Federal Highway modifying the land-use assurance that Administration (FHWA) in cooperation natural environment that were not requires the property to be used for an with the Florida Department of evaluated in the FEIS. The SEIS is aeronautical purpose. Transportation (FDOT) is issuing this expected to examine: The property was acquired by the City notice to advise the public that a • New impacts to the human, natural of Chicago Department of Aviation Supplemental Environmental Impact and physical environment. under the Federal Aid to Airports Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation (SEIS/ • Adding overpasses at several Program (FAAP) and currently not used 4f) will be prepared to evaluate new locations along I–275 to improve local for aeronautical purposes. This land is significant environmental impacts since street access under I–275 to better to be sold at Fair Market Value (FMV) the November 1996 approval of the connect the communities of Tampa to a locally-based business to be used as Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Heights and VM Ybor. a parking lot. The land was purchased Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS) for the • Tolling the Express Lanes of the with federal funds under the Federal Tampa Interstate Study proposed Project’s improvements along I–275 and Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) and highway project in Hillsborough I–4. County, Florida. • Changes in express lane access to currently not used for aeronautical local streets in the Tampa downtown purposes. FAR Part 77, Right of Flight, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: area, to the I–4/Selmon Expressway and other aeronautical compatible land- Cathy Kendall, Senior Environmental Connector, and various locations from uses will be protected by deed Protection Specialist, Federal Highway the general use lanes on I–275 and I–4. restrictions in the land transfer Administration, 3500 Financial Plaza, The proposed improvement would agreement. Suite 400, Tallahassee, Florida 32312, involve the reconstruction of I–275 from The disposition of proceeds from the Telephone: (850) 553–2225, email: East of Howard Frankland Bridge to East sale of the airport property will be in Cathy.Kendall@dot.gov. You may also of Himes Avenue, I–275 from East of accordance with FAA’s Policy and contact Menna Yassin, Project Manager, Himes Avenue to East of Rome Avenue, Procedures Concerning the Use of Florida Department of Transportation and East of Rome Avenue to North of SR Airport Revenue, published in the District 7, 11201 North McKinley Drive, 574 (Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.) and Federal Register on February 16, 1999 Tampa, Florida 33612, Telephone: 813– I–4 from I–275 to east of 50th Street. (64 FR 7696). 975–6433, email: menna.yassin@ These improvements were identified as dot.state.fl.us. sections 1A, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in the This notice announces that the FAA SUPPLEMENTARY PROJECT INFORMATION: originally approved FEIS. Improvements is considering the release of the subject airport property at the Chicago Midway The FHWA, in cooperation with the to the corridor are considered necessary Florida Department of Transportation to provide for the existing and projected International Airport, Chicago, Illinois will prepare an SEIS to examine the traffic demand. from its obligations to be maintained for impacts and to modify the Long Term Alternatives under consideration aeronautical purposes. Approval does Preferred Alternative for the Tampa include: (1) Taking no further action; (2) not constitute a commitment by the Interstate Study to improve portions of the improvements shown in the Long FAA to financially assist in the change I–275 (SR 93), I–4 (SR 500) and SR 60 Term Preferred Alternative (LTPA) in in use of the subject airport property nor in Hillsborough County, Florida. The the approved FEIS, and (3) alteration of a determination of eligibility for grant- proposed modification includes changes the LTPA to collect tolls for the express in-aid funding from the FAA. to design elements and use of lanes, add more connectivity between Property Description: Lots 21 and 22 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES innovative financing sources, including the express lanes and the general use in block 20 in Crane Archer Avenue collecting tolls. lanes, add express lane access to the addition to Chicago, a subdivision of A FEIS/Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS# local street network in downtown that part of the Southeast 1⁄4 of Section FHWA–FL–EIS–95–03–F) was issued Tampa, and alter lane configuration 8, Township 38 North, Range 13, east of for the Project on November 22, 1996 slightly for improved future traffic the Third Principal Meridian, lying with Records of Decision (ROD) dated operations. North of Center Line of Archer Avenue, January 31, 1997 and June 14, 1999. The Opportunities for input will be in Cook County, Illinois. FEIS and RODs are available on the provided to appropriate federal, state, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 17, 2017 / Notices 4959 and local agencies, and to private Federal programs and activities apply to this manufacturing industry and U.S. jobs. organizations and citizens who have program.) As guidance on the pre-award and post- expressed interest in this Project. Public Cathy Kendall, delivery audit requirements for rolling meetings and a public hearing will be Senior Environmental Specialist, FHWA, stock procurements, FTA published two held to solicit public input. The SEIS Tallahassee, Florida. separate Buy America handbooks in will be made available for public and [FR Doc. 2017–00810 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] May 1995—i.e., one for rail vehicle agency review and comment. Notices of procurements and one for bus BILLING CODE 4910–22–P availability for the SEIS will be procurements. provided through direct mail, the Over the past several years, FTA has Federal Register and other media. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION conducted Buy America Compliance Notification also will be sent to Federal, Reviews, during which FTA observed State, local agencies, persons, and Federal Transit Administration and monitored the pre-award and post- organizations that submit comments or delivery audit processes for fourteen [Docket No. FTA–2015–0020] questions. Additional project capital grants. One primary finding was information including schedules and Buy America Handbook—Conducting that FTA should provide more guidance locations for the public meetings/ Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits and clarity on conducting pre-award hearing will be announced in the local for Rolling Stock Procurements and post-delivery Buy America audits as news media and on the Project Web site, required in FTA’s Buy America www.TampaInterstateStudy.com. AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, regulations (49 CFR parts 661 and 663). To ensure that the full range of issues DOT. As a result of that finding, FTA is related to the proposed action is Notice of availability of ACTION: issuing a new Buy America Handbook, addressed and all significant issues Handbook. entitled Conducting Pre-Award and identified, comments and suggestions Post-Delivery Audits for Rolling Stock SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Procurements (Handbook), which are invited from all interested parties. Administration (FTA) has placed in the Comments or questions concerning this replaces the two Buy America docket and on its Web site guidance, in handbooks on this subject from 1995. proposed action and the SEIS should be the form of a Handbook, on complying directed to the FHWA at the address On June 16, 2015, FTA issued a notice with FTA’s Buy America pre-award and of availability of the proposed handbook provided above. Questions concerning post-delivery audit requirements for this Project and the SEIS may also be in the Federal Register (80 FR 34487) revenue service rolling stock and requested public comment on the directed to Menna Yassin, Project procurements, from the solicitation Manager, Florida Department of Handbook. The comment period closed phase through final acceptance of the on August 17, 2015. FTA received Transportation, District 7, 11201 North rolling stock. The Handbook explains McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612, comments from 28 entities, including and illustrates how to calculate trade associations, State DOT’s, telephone (813) 975–6433, email domestic content of rolling stock, and is menna.yassin@dot.state.fl.us. metropolitan planning organizations, intended for use by recipients of FTA public transportation providers, Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 139, FHWA funding, auditors, manufacturers, and manufacturers, and individuals. This intends to combine the Final SEIS and suppliers (including subcontractors). notice addresses the comments received Record of Decision if it is practicable, to DATES: The Handbook becomes effective and explains the changes FTA made to the extent possible as allowed by this February 16, 2017. the proposed handbook in response to provision of law. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the comments. Paperwork Reduction. The Paperwork program questions, Patrick Centolanzi, The updated Buy America Handbook Reduction Act seeks, in part, to FTA Office of Program Management, at explains to recipients how to verify and minimize the cost to the taxpayer of the (202) 366–0234 or Patrick.Centolanzi@ document compliance with FTA’s Buy creation, collection, maintenance, use, dot.gov. For legal questions, Cecelia America pre-award and post-delivery dissemination, and disposition of Comito, FTA Office of Chief Counsel, at audit requirements. In addition, the information. Consistent with this goal (202) 366–4011 or Cecelia.Comito@ Handbook encourages recipients, and with principles of economy and dot.gov. manufacturers, and suppliers to adopt efficiency in government, FHWA tries to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: certain best practices to ensure limit insofar as possible distribution of compliance with the pre-award and complete printed sets of NEPA Table of Contents post-delivery audit requirements. The documents. Accordingly, unless a I. Overview Handbook applies only to rolling stock specific request for a complete printed II. Comment Summary procurements that are subject to the pre- set of the NEPA document is received A. General award and post-delivery audit before the document is printed, FHWA B. Section 1—Introduction requirements set forth in 49 CFR part and FDOT will distribute only C. Section 2—Pre-Award Audit 663. electronic copies of the NEPA D. Section 3—Post-Delivery Audit This notice provides a summary of the document. A complete printed set of the E. Section 4—Domestic Content Calculations comments received regarding the environmental document will be proposed Handbook and the changes F. Section 5—Frequently Asked Questions available for review at FDOT’s offices; G. Appendices made to the Handbook in response to an electronic copy of the complete those comments. The Handbook is not sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES environmental document will be I. Overview included in this notice; instead, the available on the Project Web site. FTA’s objective in implementing 49 Handbook is available on FTA’s Web (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance CFR part 661 (Buy America site, at https://www.transit.dot.gov/ Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, Requirements) and 49 CFR part 663 buyamerica, and in the docket, at Planning and Construction. The regulations (Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits of www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FTA– implementing Executive Order 12372 Rolling Stock Purchases) is to support 2015–0020). Paper copies of the regarding inter-governmental consultation on and promote the United States (U.S.) Handbook may be obtained by VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation.
ContactCathy Kendall, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 3500 Financial Plaza, Suite 400, Tallahassee, Florida 32312, Telephone: (850) 553- 2225, email: [email protected] You may also contact Menna Yassin, Project Manager, Florida Department of Transportation District 7, 11201 North McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612, Telephone: 813-975-6433, email: [email protected]
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