83 FR 7841 - Environmental Impact Statement; Henry County, Virginia
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 36 (February 22, 2018)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 36 (February 22, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-03597 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 7841-7842] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-03597] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement; Henry County, Virginia AGENCY: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), is issuing this notice of intent to advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to study the effects of a highway project under consideration along the Route 220 corridor in Henry County, Virginia. DATES: To ensure that a full range of issues related to the study are addressed and all potential issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments and suggestions concerning the range of issues to be evaluated in the EIS should be submitted to FHWA at the address below within 30 days of the issuance of this notice to ensure timely consideration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mack Frost, Planning and Environment Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 400 North 8th Street, Suite 750, Richmond, VA 23219-4825; email: [email protected]; (804)-775-3352. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental review of transportation improvement alternatives for the Route 220 corridor will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), 23 U.S.C. 139, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508), FHWA regulations implementing NEPA (23 CFR 771.101-771.139) and all applicable Federal, State, and local governmental laws and regulations. 1. Description of the Proposed Action: The EIS will evaluate the environmental effects from reasonable project alternatives and determine the potential for significant impacts to social, economic, natural or physical environmental resources associated with these alternatives. 2. Description of Study Area: A study area large enough to incorporate detailed studies for a full range of reasonable alternatives to be considered for the project will be evaluated. The study area is anticipated to generally encompass a portion of Henry County southeast of the City of Martinsville, roughly following Greensboro Road (U.S. Route 220) from the North Carolina state line until turning northeast along William F. Stone Highway (U.S. Route 58 Bypass) until A.L. Philpott Highway (U.S. Route 58). The specific geographic limits of the study area will be informed during scoping and defined through the course of the study. 3. Scoping and Public Review Process: VDOT, in coordination with FHWA, will solicit public and agency comments through this notice as well as public scoping meetings on the proposed action. The locations, dates, and times for each meeting will be publicized through the VDOT website (http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/salem/default.asp) and in newspapers with local and regional circulation, including the Roanoke Times and the Martinsville Bulletin. Scoping materials will be available at the meetings and oral and written comments will be solicited. Comments may also be sent to the address above. Notification of the draft EIS for public and agency review will be made in the Federal Register and using other methods to be jointly determined by FHWA and VDOT. Those methods will identify where interested parties can go to review a copy of the draft EIS. For the draft EIS, public hearings will be held and a minimum 45- day comment period will be provided. The hearings will be conducted by VDOT and announced a minimum of 15 days in advance of the meetings. VDOT will provide information for the public hearings, including the locations, dates, and times for each meeting through a variety of means including the VDOT website (http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/salem/default.asp) and by newspaper advertisement. 4. Additional Review and Consultation: The EIS will comply with other Federal and State requirements including, but not limited to: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, the State water quality certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act of 1972; protection of endangered and threatened species under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; consideration of cultural resources under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; protection of water quality under the Virginia/National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; and consideration [[Page 7842]] of minority and low income populations under Executive Order 12898; 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48; 33 CFR part 325. (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: February 13, 2018. 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for reference. Other Federal tolling DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION detailed studies for a full range of
authorities include the Surface reasonable alternatives to be considered
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Federal Highway Administration for the project will be evaluated. The
Assistance Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–17) study area is anticipated to generally
Environmental Impact Statement; encompass a portion of Henry County
and the Intermodal Surface
Henry County, Virginia southeast of the City of Martinsville,
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(Pub. L. 102–240). AGENCY: U.S. Department of roughly following Greensboro Road
Transportation, Federal Highway (U.S. Route 220) from the North
The OTRB Section 129 Covered Carolina state line until turning
Facilities list can be found at the Administration.
northeast along William F. Stone
FHWA’s Center for Innovative Finance ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an
Highway (U.S. Route 58 Bypass) until
Support’s website at: https:// environmental impact statement. A.L. Philpott Highway (U.S. Route 58).
www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/revenue/road_ The specific geographic limits of the
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
pricing/tolling_pricing/active_ Transportation, Federal Highway study area will be informed during
agreements.aspx. The FHWA will Administration (FHWA), in scoping and defined through the course
annually review and update this list for coordination with the Virginia of the study.
additions and completeness. Department of Transportation (VDOT), 3. Scoping and Public Review Process:
is issuing this notice of intent to advise VDOT, in coordination with FHWA,
Section 166 Facilities will solicit public and agency comments
the public, agencies, and stakeholders
Under 23 U.S.C. 166(f)(2), the term through this notice as well as public
that an Environmental Impact Statement
scoping meetings on the proposed
‘‘HOV facility’’ means a high occupancy (EIS) will be prepared to study the
action. The locations, dates, and times
vehicle facility. There are no exclusions effects of a highway project under
for each meeting will be publicized
or exceptions under this definition consideration along the Route 220
through the VDOT website (http://
based on Federal-aid participation in corridor in Henry County, Virginia.
www.virginiadot.org/projects/salem/
the construction or operation of the DATES: To ensure that a full range of default.asp) and in newspapers with
HOV facility. Therefore, FHWA believes issues related to the study are addressed local and regional circulation, including
amendments made by Section 1411 of and all potential issues are identified, the Roanoke Times and the Martinsville
the FAST Act are applicable to all comments and suggestions are invited Bulletin. Scoping materials will be
Section 166 HOV facilities, regardless of from all interested parties. Comments available at the meetings and oral and
Federal-aid participation in the project. and suggestions concerning the range of written comments will be solicited.
issues to be evaluated in the EIS should Comments may also be sent to the
E. Compliance be submitted to FHWA at the address address above.
below within 30 days of the issuance of Notification of the draft EIS for public
The requirements of 23 U.S.C. 129(a)
this notice to ensure timely and agency review will be made in the
and 23 U.S.C. 301 apply to the use of
consideration. Federal Register and using other
Federal-aid funds for construction (as
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. methods to be jointly determined by
defined at 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(4)) on tolled
Mack Frost, Planning and Environment FHWA and VDOT. Those methods will
highways, bridges, and tunnels, identify where interested parties can go
including the use of emergency relief Specialist, Federal Highway
Administration, 400 North 8th Street, to review a copy of the draft EIS.
funds for repairs to toll facilities (see 23 For the draft EIS, public hearings will
CFR 668.109(b)(9)). When Federal funds Suite 750, Richmond, VA 23219–4825;
email: Mack.Frost@dot.gov; (804)–775– be held and a minimum 45-day
are used for allowable purposes under comment period will be provided. The
3352.
23 U.S.C. 129, grantees are required to hearings will be conducted by VDOT
follow applicable statute, regulations, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The and announced a minimum of 15 days
and policies. This includes equal access environmental review of transportation in advance of the meetings. VDOT will
and treatment for OTRBs. improvement alternatives for the Route provide information for the public
220 corridor will be conducted in hearings, including the locations, dates,
F. Effective Date accordance with the requirements of the and times for each meeting through a
National Environmental Policy Act variety of means including the VDOT
If an OTRB entity believes equal
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. website (http://www.virginiadot.org/
access was not provided by a covered
4321, et seq.), 23 U.S.C. 139, Council on projects/salem/default.asp) and by
facility any time after December 4, 2015, Environmental Quality (CEQ) newspaper advertisement.
that entity should contact the owner/ regulations implementing NEPA (40 4. Additional Review and
operator of the facility to address this CFR 1500–1508), FHWA regulations Consultation: The EIS will comply with
concern. implementing NEPA (23 CFR 771.101– other Federal and State requirements
Issued on: February 15, 2018. 771.139) and all applicable Federal, including, but not limited to: Section
Brandye L. Hendrickson, State, and local governmental laws and 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, the
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway
regulations. State water quality certification under
Administration. 1. Description of the Proposed Action: Section 401 of the Clean Water Act of
[FR Doc. 2018–03617 Filed 2–21–18; 8:45 am]
The EIS will evaluate the environmental 1972; protection of endangered and
effects from reasonable project threatened species under Section 7 of
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alternatives and determine the potential the Endangered Species Act;
for significant impacts to social, consideration of cultural resources
economic, natural or physical under Section 106 of the National
environmental resources associated Historic Preservation Act; protection of
with these alternatives. water quality under the Virginia/
2. Description of Study Area: A study National Pollutant Discharge
area large enough to incorporate Elimination System; and consideration
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of minority and low income populations delays caused by enhanced screening of prevention. The workshop provided a
under Executive Order 12898; 23 U.S.C. mail delivered via the U.S. Postal variety of presentations which covered
315; 49 CFR 1.48; 33 CFR part 325. Service, applicants are advised to use key topic areas such as community
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance other means of conveyance (such as outreach, enforcement, hazard
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning courier service) to assure timely receipt management, infrastructure design and
and Construction. The regulations of materials. technology, pedestrian issues, and
implementing Executive Order 12372 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For intentional deaths/acts.
regarding intergovernmental consultation on further information regarding this The Enforcement Session of the
Federal programs and activities apply to this Workshop covered effective safety and
program.) notice, please contact Michail
Grizkewitsch, Office of Railroad Safety, security initiatives to identify,
Issued on: February 13, 2018. Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 apprehend, prosecute, and track
Mack Frost Jr., New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W33–446, trespassers along railroad ROWs. One of
Environmental Specialist, Federal Highway Washington, DC 20590; email: the top recommended actions from the
Administration, Richmond, Virginia. Michail.grizkewitsch@dot.gov; phone: Enforcement Session was to ‘‘establish a
[FR Doc. 2018–03597 Filed 2–21–18; 8:45 am] (202) 493–1370. federally funded grant program
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P designed specifically for the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
enforcement of state, county, or
Notice to applicants: FRA
municipal laws relating to railroad
recommends that applicants read this
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION trespass violations.’’
notice in its entirety prior to preparing In response to that recommendation,
Federal Railroad Administration application materials. There are several FRA is initiating a ‘‘Pilot Grant
administrative prerequisites and Program’’ to assist communities at risk
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Law eligibility requirements described for rail trespassing related incidents and
Enforcement Strategies for Reducing herein that applicants must comply fatalities. The objective of this program
Trespassing Pilot Grant Program with to submit an application. is to evaluate the effectiveness of
Additionally, applicants should note funding local law enforcement activities
AGENCY: Federal Railroad that the required Project Narrative
Administration (FRA), Department of intended to reduce trespassing on the
component of the application package rail ROWs.
Transportation (DOT). may not exceed 25 pages in length. The funded agencies will perform rail
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity
Table of Contents trespassing enforcement related
(NOFO).
activities and report those activities and
A. Program Description associated benefits to FRA. The data
SUMMARY: This notice details the B. Federal Award Information
application requirements and obtained from the activities performed
C. Eligibility Information
procedures to obtain grant 1 funding for D. Application and Submission Information in this Pilot Grant Program will help
eligible projects under the Law E. Application Review Information determine the effectiveness of funding
Enforcement Strategies for Reducing F. Federal Award Administration local law enforcement agencies for rail
Trespassing Pilot Grant Program. The Information trespass prevention activities.
opportunities described in this notice G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact Funding for research and
are available under Catalog of Federal development, including this Pilot Grant
A. Program Description Program, was made available by the
Domestic Assistance number 20.301,
‘‘Rail Safety Grants.’’ Trespassing on a railroad’s private Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016,
DATES: Applications for funding under
property and along railroad rights-of- Public Law 114–113, Div. L, Tit. I, 129
this solicitation are due no later than way is the leading cause of rail-related Stat. 2242, 2853 (2015). FRA’s research
5:00 p.m. EDT, on April 23, 2018. fatalities in America. Since 1997, more and development programs are
Applications for funding received after people have been fatally injured each authorized in 49 U.S.C. 20108, 49 U.S.C.
5:00 p.m. EDT on April 23, 2018 will year by trespassing than in motor 301(6) and 49 U.S.C. 103(i) authorizes
not be considered for funding. See vehicle collisions with trains at the Administrator to make grants.
Section D of this notice for additional highway-rail grade crossings.
Nationally, approximately 500 B. Federal Award Information
information on the application process.
trespassing deaths occur each year. This notice contains the requirements
ADDRESSES: Applications must be and procedures applicants must follow
By definition, trespassers are on
submitted via www.Grants.gov. Only railroad property without permission. to secure funding under the Pilot Grant
applicants who comply with all They are most often people who walk Program. The total amount of
submission requirements described in across or along railroad tracks as a discretionary funding available for
this notice and submit applications shortcut to another destination. They approved expenses under this NOFO is
through Grants.gov will be eligible for also may be engaged in another activity $150,000. There are no predetermined
award. For any supporting application such as loitering, hunting, bicycling, minimum or maximum dollar
materials that an applicant is unable to snowmobiling, or all-terrain vehicle thresholds for awards. FRA anticipates
submit via Grants.gov, an applicant may (ATV) riding. making multiple awards with the
submit an original and two (2) copies to From August 3 to August 6, 2015, available funding. FRA may not be able
Amy Houser, Office of Program FRA sponsored the 2015 Right-of-Way to award grants to all eligible
Delivery, Federal Railroad (ROW) Fatality and Trespass Prevention applications, nor even to all
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Administration, 1200 New Jersey Workshop in Charlotte, North Carolina applications that meet or exceed the
Avenue SE, Room W36–412, (https://www.fra.dot.gov/conference/ stated evaluation criteria (see Section E,
Washington, DC 20590. However, due to row/index.shtml). One of the main Application Review Information).
1 The term ‘‘grant’’ is used throughout this
objectives of the workshop was to Projects must be completed within the
document and is intended to reference funding
present best practices and solicit new six-month period of performance under
awarded through a grant agreement, as well as ideas about new or expanded initiatives, the grant. FRA will make awards for
funding awarded through a cooperative agreement. strategies, programs, and trespass projects selected under this notice
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| Action | Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. | |
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| Contact | Mr. Mack Frost, Planning and Environment Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 400 North 8th Street, Suite 750, Richmond, VA 23219-4825; email: [email protected]; (804)-775-3352. | |
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