[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44044-44046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18318]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statements: National Summary of Rescinded
Notices of Intent
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that 15
States, including the District of Columbia, have rescinded Notices of
Intent (NOIs) to prepare 20 Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for
proposed highway projects. The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation
with the State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs), determined
that nine projects were no longer viable and have formally cancelled
the projects. No further Federal resources will be expended on these
projects; the environmental review process has been terminated. Nine
projects have been reduced in scope and now meet the criteria for an
Environmental Assessment (EA) or a Categorical Exclusion (CE). One
project is now proceeding as a corridor study.
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One project was rescinded as the FHWA is no longer the lead Federal
agency for the project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Office of
Project Development and Environmental Review, (202) 366-4196; Janet
Myers, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-2019; Federal Highway
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The FHWA, as lead Federal agency under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and in furtherance of its oversight and stewardship
responsibilities under the Federal-aid highway program, periodically
requests that its Division Offices review, with the State DOTs, the
status of all EISs and place those projects that are not actively
progressing in a timely manner in an inactive project status. The FHWA
maintains lists of active and inactive EIS projects on its Web site at
http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/. The FHWA has determined that
inactive projects that are no longer a priority or that lack financial
resources should be rescinded with a Federal Register notice notifying
the public that project activity has been terminated. This notice
covers the time period since the last summary was issued on May 14,
2009, and published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 25797 (May 29,
2009). As always, FHWA encourages State DOTs to work with their FHWA
Division Office to determine when it is most prudent to initiate an EIS
in order to best balance available resources as well as the
expectations of the public.
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that 15 States
(California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Illinois,
Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee,
Texas, and Washington) have recently rescinded previously issued NOIs
for 20 EISs for proposed highway projects. A listing of these projects,
general location, original NOI date of publication in the Federal
Register, and the date that the NOI was formally rescinded by notice
published in the Federal Register, is provided below.
The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State DOTs,
determined that nine of these projects were no longer viable projects
and have formally cancelled those projects. The projects are: The
Gaming Area (SH 119 Corridor) project in Gilpin, Clear Creek, and
Jefferson Counties, Colorado; County Road 951 project in Lee and
Collier Counties, Florida; Lake County Illinois Transportation
Improvement Project; Intersection of Route 213 and Nye School Road in
Rock County, Wisconsin to the interchange of Rockton Road and I-90 in
Winnebago, Illinois; University of Maryland Campus Study from I-95/I-
495 and points north located in Prince George's County, Maryland;
Jefferson County Missouri Transportation Improvements Project; Harmony
Road, Clackamas County, Oregon; SH 35 Roadway between Bellfort Road and
FM 1462 in Harris and Brazoria Counties, Texas; and the BNSF Railway
Mainline Kelso-Martin's Bluff Rail Project (south of Kalama,
Washington).
The FHWA Division Offices, in consultation with the State DOTs,
determined that nine projects would be reduced in scope. In California,
the I-805 Managed Lane South Project has been reduced in scope and now
meets the criteria for an EA. The Klingle Road, N.W. project in the
District of Columbia was rescoped and is now an EA focusing on
environmental remediation and the development of a multiuse trail. In
Maryland, the MD 4 from MD 2 to MD 235 (Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge)
in Calvert and St. Mary's Counties has been rescoped and now meets the
criteria for an EA. In Minnesota, the Tier 1 EIS 33rd Street Corridor
between TH 15 and TH 10 in Sherburne and Stearns Counties has been
reduced in scope and now meets the criteria for an EA, other components
could proceed at a later date. In Missouri, the U.S. Route 65
Relocation Project in Benton County has been reduced in scope as
relocation of U.S. Route 65 is no longer being considered. Also in
Missouri, the Route 47 Transportation System Improvements Project in
Warren and Franklin Counties has been reduced in scope and only covers
the bridge replacement. In New Jersey, the proposed South Branch
Parkway project in Hunterdon County was reduced in scope as it was
determined that key elements of the purpose and need may be met by
making improvements to the existing Route 31. In New York, project
scoping indicated that few highway improvements are required for the
Route 531 Extension project Monroe County and those that are needed
will be progressed as CEs. In Tennessee, the State Route 91
Improvements project in Elizabethton, Carter County, was reduced in
scope to the transportation systems management and upgrades options to
as new location alternatives could have significant adverse
environmental impacts.
In addition, one project in Polk County, Iowa, the Tiered EIS
Northeast Beltway Study, was rescinded due to scheduling and a lack of
project funding; it is currently proceeding as a corridor study.
In addition, the FHWA Division Office, in consultation with the
State DOT, rescinded one project because FHWA is no longer serving as
the lead Federal agency. The San Ysidro Port of Entry project in San
Diego County, California was redesigned and the General Services Agency
is now the lead Federal agency. The FHWA is a cooperating agency.
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State Project name--location NOI date Rescinded date
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CA................................ I-805 Managed Lane South 7/11/2007 12/8/2009
Project--San Diego County.
CA................................ San Ysidro Port of Entry-- 7/2/2003 12/22/2009
San Diego County.
CO................................ Gaming Area EIS (SH 119 8/11/2000 4/7/2010
Corridor)--Gilpin, Clear
Creek and Jefferson
Counties.
DC................................ Klingle Road, N.W.-- 3/18/2004 6/7/2010
Washington, D.C..
FL................................ County Road 951--Lee and 6/27/2005 3/10/2010
Collier Counties.
IA................................ Tiered EIS Northeast 5/5/2006 and 6/1/2009 12/21/2009
Beltway Study--Polk
County.
IL................................ Lake County Transportation 9/21/2001\*\ 10/23/2008
Improvement Project.
IL................................ Intersection of Route 213 10/26/1995 5/7/2010
and Nye School Road in WI
to the interchange of
Rockton Road and I-90 in
IL--Rock County, WI to
Winnebago County, IL.
MD................................ University of Maryland 6/11/2008 6/3/2010
Campus Study from I95/
I495 and points north--
Prince George's County.
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MD................................ MD 4 from MD 2 to MD 235 10/22/2007 6/4/2010
(Thomas Johnson Memorial
Bridge)--Calvert and St.
Mary's Counties.
MN................................ Tier I EIS--33rd Street 12/26/2002 1/7/2010
Corridor between TH 15
and TH 10--Sherburne and
Stearns Counties.
MO................................ US Route 65 Relocation 4/20/1994 2/27/2006
Project--Benton County.
MO................................ Transportation 12/19/2007 6/29/2009
Improvements Project--
Jefferson County.
MO................................ Route 47 Transportation 4/22/2008 6/1/2010
System Improvements--
Warren and Franklin
Counties.
NJ................................ South Branch Parkway-- 11/24/2006 6/30/2009
Hunterdon County.
NY................................ Route 531 Extension-- 1/14/2005 6/21/2010
Monroe County.
OR................................ Harmony Road--Clackamas 4/9/2007 4/5/2010
County.
TN................................ State Route 91 2/2/2007 6/4/2010
Improvements in
Elizabethton--Carter
County.
TX................................ SH 35 Roadway between 10/30/2003 3/3/2010
Bellfort Road and FM
1462--Harris and Brazoria
Counties.
WA................................ BNSF Railway Mainline 4/2/2001 7/20/2009
Kelso-Martin's Bluff Rail
Project.
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\*\Date of Draft EIS, original NOI date unknown.
(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: July 6, 2010.
Gregory N. Nadeau,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-18318 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
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