83 FR 10545 - Environmental Impact Statement: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 10545-10546] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04808] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FHWA, on behalf of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed transportation improvements in and near Little Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County, Utah. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Weston, Environmental Services Director, Environmental Services Division, UDOT 4501 South 2700 West, P.O. Box 141265, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1265; Telephone: (801) 965- 4603, email: [email protected]. John Thomas, PE, Little Cottonwood Canyon Project Manager, UDOT Region 2, 2010 South 2760 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4592; Telephone: (801) 550-2248, Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being or have been carried out by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 2017, and executed by FHWA and UDOT. UDOT, as the assigned National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) agency, will prepare an EIS for proposed improvements to SR-210, a two-lane roadway, in Little Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County, Utah. The proposed project study area extends from the intersection of SR-210 and SR-190/Fort Union Boulevard in Cottonwood Heights, Utah to the terminus of SR-210 in the town of Alta, Utah. Transportation improvements are needed to address congestion, improve safety for all users, and enhance the availability of public transportation options in the canyon. To address these needs, UDOT is proposing to make operational improvements, introduce demand- management measures, and support efforts by transit providers to implement increased transit service in the project study area. UDOT has developed this proposal based on numerous previous studies and public involvement efforts carried out by a range of agencies and stakeholders regarding the need for potential transportation improvements in the project study area. The project may require FHWA to appropriate National Forest System lands and transfer such lands to UDOT for highway use, pursuant to authority under 23 U.S.C. 317. The project may also require approvals by the USDA Forest Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and/or other agencies. UDOT will consider a range of alternatives based on the purpose of and need for the project and taking into account agency and public input. The currently contemplated alternatives include: (1) Taking no action; (2) multiple, combined actions, including:Transportation System Management (TSM); Making operational improvements; Introducing demand-management measures; Tolling and/or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) programs; Facilitating implementation of improved public transit service; Enhancing safety, access, and mobility in the area through improved information sharing and adding designated parking areas; and Roadway improvements; (3) different combinations of any of the above; and (4) other alternatives if identified during the scoping process. Alternatives that do not meet the project purpose and need or that are otherwise not reasonable will not be carried forward for detailed consideration. A Coordination Plan is being prepared to define the agency and public participation procedure for the environmental review process. The plan will outline (1) how agencies and the public will provide input during the scoping process; (2) the development of the purpose and need; and (3) alternatives development. UDOT anticipates that the USDA Forest Service will be invited to serve as a cooperating agency in the NEPA process. Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will be sent to appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies as well as to Native American tribes and to private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed, or who are known to have, an interest in this proposal. A public scoping meeting will be held on April 10, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Cottonwood Heights City Hall, 2277 East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah 84121. Public notices announcing the meeting will be published in the region. Information regarding this meeting and the project may also be obtained through a public website maintained by UDOT at www.udot.utah.gov/littlecottonwoodeis. During the NEPA process, other public meetings will be held as appropriate to allow the public, as well as Federal, state, and local agencies, and tribes, to provide comments on the purpose of and need for the project, potential alternatives, and social, economic, and environmental issues of concern. In addition, a public hearing will be held following the release of the Draft EIS. Public notice advertisements and direct mailings will notify interested [[Page 10546]] parties of the time and place of the public meetings and the public hearing. The Draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing. To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed action is addressed and all significant issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Written comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be directed to UDOT representatives at the mail or email addresses provided above by May 4, 2018. For additional information please visit the project website at www.udot.utah.gov/littlecottonwoodeis. Information requests or comments can also be provided by email to [email protected]. (Catalog of Federal and 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.) Dated: March 5, 2018. Ivan Marrero, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah. [FR Doc. 2018-04808 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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which the Chief of Mission uses to public that an Environmental Impact include: (1) Taking no action; (2)
evaluate eligibility of SIV applicants. Statement (EIS) will be prepared for multiple, combined actions, including:
The DS–157 is only being used by proposed transportation improvements • Transportation System Management
Afghan SIV applicants for Chief of in and near Little Cottonwood Canyon (TSM);
Mission approval. in Salt Lake County, Utah. • Making operational improvements;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Introducing demand-management
Methodology
Brandon Weston, Environmental measures;
Applicants are required to complete Services Director, Environmental • Tolling and/or high-occupancy
the DS–157, along with other required Services Division, UDOT 4501 South vehicle (HOV) programs;
documentation, and to submit their 2700 West, P.O. Box 141265, Salt Lake • Facilitating implementation of
package to the appropriate SIV email City, Utah 84114–1265; Telephone: improved public transit service;
address. (801) 965–4603, email: brandonweston@ • Enhancing safety, access, and
Edward Ramotowski, utah.gov. John Thomas, PE, Little mobility in the area through improved
Cottonwood Canyon Project Manager, information sharing and adding
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State. UDOT Region 2, 2010 South 2760 West, designated parking areas; and
Salt Lake City, UT 84104–4592; • Roadway improvements;
[FR Doc. 2018–03496 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]
Telephone: (801) 550–2248, Email: (3) different combinations of any of the
BILLING CODE 4710–06–P
johnthomas@utah.gov. above; and (4) other alternatives if
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The identified during the scoping process.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE environmental review, consultation, and Alternatives that do not meet the project
other actions required by applicable purpose and need or that are otherwise
[Public Notice 10350] federal environmental laws for this not reasonable will not be carried
project are being or have been carried forward for detailed consideration.
Secretary of State’s Determination
out by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 A Coordination Plan is being prepared
Under the Frank R. Wolf International
and a Memorandum of Understanding to define the agency and public
Religious Freedom Act of 2016
dated January 17, 2017, and executed by participation procedure for the
The Secretary of State’s designation of FHWA and UDOT. UDOT, as the environmental review process. The plan
‘‘entities of particular concern’’ for assigned National Environmental Policy will outline (1) how agencies and the
religious freedom violations. Pursuant Act (NEPA) agency, will prepare an EIS public will provide input during the
to Section 408(a) of the International for proposed improvements to SR–210, scoping process; (2) the development of
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Pub. L. a two-lane roadway, in Little the purpose and need; and (3)
105–292), notice is hereby given that, on Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake alternatives development. UDOT
March 5, 2018, the Secretary of State, County, Utah. The proposed project anticipates that the USDA Forest
under authority delegated by the study area extends from the intersection Service will be invited to serve as a
President, has designated each of the of SR–210 and SR–190/Fort Union cooperating agency in the NEPA
following as an ‘‘entity of particular Boulevard in Cottonwood Heights, Utah process.
concern’’ under section 301 of the Frank to the terminus of SR–210 in the town Letters describing the proposed action
R. Wolf International Religious Freedom of Alta, Utah. Transportation and soliciting comments will be sent to
Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114–281), for improvements are needed to address appropriate Federal, state, and local
having engaged in particularly severe congestion, improve safety for all users, agencies as well as to Native American
violations of religious freedom: al-Nusra and enhance the availability of public tribes and to private organizations and
Front, al-Qa’ida in the Arabian transportation options in the canyon. To citizens who have previously expressed,
Peninsula, al-Qa’ida, al-Shabab, Boko address these needs, UDOT is proposing or who are known to have, an interest
Haram, ISIS, ISIS-Khorasan, and the to make operational improvements, in this proposal. A public scoping
Taliban. introduce demand-management meeting will be held on April 10, 2018
measures, and support efforts by transit from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at
Daniel L. Nadel,
providers to implement increased Cottonwood Heights City Hall, 2277
Director, Office of International Religious transit service in the project study area. East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood
Freedom, Department of State.
UDOT has developed this proposal Heights, Utah 84121. Public notices
[FR Doc. 2018–04718 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] announcing the meeting will be
based on numerous previous studies
BILLING CODE 4710–18–P and public involvement efforts carried published in the region. Information
out by a range of agencies and regarding this meeting and the project
stakeholders regarding the need for may also be obtained through a public
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION potential transportation improvements website maintained by UDOT at
in the project study area. The project www.udot.utah.gov/littlecottonwoodeis.
Federal Highway Administration may require FHWA to appropriate During the NEPA process, other
National Forest System lands and public meetings will be held as
Environmental Impact Statement: Little
transfer such lands to UDOT for appropriate to allow the public, as well
Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake
highway use, pursuant to authority as Federal, state, and local agencies, and
County, Utah
under 23 U.S.C. 317. The project may tribes, to provide comments on the
AGENCY: Federal Highway also require approvals by the USDA purpose of and need for the project,
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Administration (FHWA), DOT. Forest Service, the U.S. Army Corps of potential alternatives, and social,
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Engineers, and/or other agencies. economic, and environmental issues of
Environmental Impact Statement. UDOT will consider a range of concern.
alternatives based on the purpose of and In addition, a public hearing will be
SUMMARY: FHWA, on behalf of the Utah need for the project and taking into held following the release of the Draft
Department of Transportation (UDOT), account agency and public input. The EIS. Public notice advertisements and
is issuing this notice to advise the currently contemplated alternatives direct mailings will notify interested
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parties of the time and place of the 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, comments containing proprietary or
public meetings and the public hearing. Washington, DC 20590. You may also confidential information, please contact
The Draft EIS will be available for send comments electronically via the the agency for alternate submission
public and agency review and comment internet at http://www.regulations.gov. instructions.
prior to the public hearing. All comments will become part of this (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
To ensure that the full range of issues docket and will be available for 46 U.S.C. 12121)
related to this proposed action is inspection and copying at the above
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
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Written comments or questions of this document and all documents Secretary, Maritime Administration.
concerning this proposed action and the entered into this docket is available at [FR Doc. 2018–04763 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]
EIS should be directed to UDOT http://www.regulations.gov. BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
representatives at the mail or email FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
addresses provided above by May 4, Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
2018. For additional information please Transportation, Maritime DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
visit the project website at Administration, 1200 New Jersey
www.udot.utah.gov/littlecottonwoodeis. Maritime Administration
Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
Information requests or comments can Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0031]
also be provided by email to 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
littlecottonwoodeis@utah.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As Request for Comments on the Renewal
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[FR Doc. 2018–04808 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]
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| Contact | Brandon Weston, Environmental Services Director, Environmental Services Division, UDOT 4501 South 2700 West, P.O. Box 141265, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1265; Telephone: (801) 965- 4603, email: [email protected] John Thomas, PE, Little Cottonwood Canyon Project Manager, UDOT Region 2, 2010 South 2760 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4592; Telephone: (801) 550-2248, Email: [email protected] | |
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