8808 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 15, 2011 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 9, 

2011. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3353 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Supplemental Final Environmental 

Impact Statement: Clark County, 

Indiana, and Jefferson County, KY 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement (SEIS) will be prepared for the 

Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River 

Bridges (Project) in Clark County, 

Indiana and Jefferson County, Kentucky. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Duane Thomas, Project Manager, 

Federal Highway Administration, John 

C. Watts Federal Building 330 West 

Broadway Frankfort, KY 40601, 

Telephone: (502) 223–6720, e-mail: 

Duane.Thomas@dot.gov or Mr. Gary 

Valentine, Project Manager, Kentucky 

Transportation Cabinet, 8310 Westport 

Road, Louisville, KY 40242, Telephone: 

(502) 210–5453, e-mail: 

Gary.Valentine@ky.gov or Mr. Paul 

Boone, Project Manager, Indiana 

Department of Transportation, 5701 

Highway U.S. 31, Clarksville, IN 47129, 

Telephone: (812) 282–7493 ext.224, email: PBoone@indot.in.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FHWA, in cooperation 

with the Project Sponsors, the Indiana 

Department of Transportation and the 

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, will 

prepare an SEIS to examine the impacts 

of a proposal by the Project Sponsors to 

modify the Selected Alternative. The 

SEIS will be prepared in accordance 

with all applicable requirements of 

Section 6002 of SAFETEA–LU, codified 

at 23 U.S.C. 139. The proposed 

modification includes revising several 

design elements and using innovative 

financing sources, including collecting 

tolls. 

A Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) 

Evaluation was issued for the Project on 

April 8, 2003. The FEIS/Section 4(f) 

Evaluation examined four major project 

alternatives and a number of subalternatives in detail. On September 6, 

2003, FHWA issued a Record of 

Decision (ROD) identifying the Selected 

Alternative and the reasons for its 

selection. The Selected Alternative 

consists of a new northbound I–65 

bridge just east of the existing Kennedy 

Bridge (I–65); an East End bridge 

approximately eight miles from 

downtown Louisville connecting the 

Gene Snyder Freeway (KY 841) to the 

Lee Hamilton Highway (IN 265); and an 

adjacent rebuild of the Kennedy 

Interchange where I–64, I–65 and I–71 

converge in downtown Louisville. The 

FEIS/Section 4(f) Evaluation and ROD 

are available for review by contacting 

the FHWA or any of the Project 

Sponsors at the addresses provided 

above. In addition, the ROD can be 

viewed electronically and/or 

downloaded from the Project Web site at 

http://www.kyinbridges.com/project/ 

history.aspx. 

Since the issuance of the ROD, the 

Project Sponsors have taken several 

major steps to advance the Project 

towards construction: a general 

engineering consultant was retained; a 

bridge type selection process was 

conducted; engineering design and 

right-of-way acquisition activities began; 

the Louisville and Southern Indiana 

Bridges Authority was created for the 

development, design, financing, 

construction, operation and oversight of 

the Project, and an update to the major 

project finance plan was completed. The 

Project Sponsors now propose to 

evaluate the environmental impacts of 

revising several elements of the Selected 

Alternative. Although the modifications 

are expected to reduce the 

environmental impacts of the Project, an 

SEIS is being prepared because the 

changes have the potential to result in 

significant environmental impacts that 

were not evaluated in the FEIS. In 

addition to updating the FEIS/Section 

4(f) Evaluation, FHWA expects the SEIS 

to examine design changes and their 

potential impacts such as: 

(1) Rebuilding the Kennedy 

Interchange within the existing location 

rather than reconstructing it adjacent to 

the existing location; 

(2) Reducing the East End bridge, 

roadway and tunnel from six lanes to 

four lanes, with a possible option to add 

two lanes later if future traffic demand 

warrants; 

(3) Removing the proposed pedestrian 

and bike path from the design for the 

new northbound I–65 bridge, as a result 

of a separate proposal to meet the same 

need by constructing a pedestrian 

walkway and bike path on the Big Four 

Bridge; 

(4) Collecting tolls linked to the 

Project’s improvements in cross-river 

mobility from the reconfigured Kennedy 

Bridge and the new northbound I–65 

bridge in downtown and from the new 

East End bridge, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 

129 or other applicable law. 

The SEIS will build upon and 

incorporate the work already completed 

as part of the project development 

process. Specifically, the SEIS will 

consider whether the Modified Selected 

Alternative would increase or decrease 

the expected direct, secondary, 

cumulative and temporary impacts to 

the environment within the Project 

Area, including social and economic 

concerns, agricultural impacts, historic 

and archaeological resource impacts, air 

quality impacts, noise impacts, 

vibration impacts, natural resources 

impacts, water resources impacts, 

floodplain impacts, wetland impacts, 

visual and aesthetic impacts, and 

hazardous substances concerns. The 

SEIS will address the requirements of 

all environmental laws, regulations and 

Executive Orders that would be 

applicable to the FHWA’s approval of a 

Modified Selected Alternative. 

The SEIS study process will include 

an invitation letter sent to potential 

Cooperating Agencies, Participating 

Agencies, and Section 106 Consulting 

Parties inviting the agencies to officially 

take part in the SEIS study, encouraging 

agency comments and suggestions 

concerning the SEIS, and further 

defining the roles of agencies in the 

study. One or more public workshops 

will be held to solicit public input into 

the development of the Modified 

Selected Alternative. In addition, a 

formal comment period for the public 

and agencies will be provided following 

the publication of the draft SEIS. The 

comments received will be responded to 

in the final SEIS. Notices of availability 

for the draft and final SEISs 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. Precise schedules and 

locations for the public workshops will 

be announced in the local news media 

and on the Project Web site, http:// 

www.kyinbridges.com/. Interested 

individuals and organizations may 

request to be included on the mailing 

list for the distribution of 

announcements and associated 

information. 

Other Approvals for Federal Permits: 

The following approvals for Federal 

permits are anticipated to be required: 

The Navigational Permit Application 

from the U.S. Coast Guard and the 

Section 404 Permit from the Army 

Corps of Engineers. Additionally, 


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Section 401 Permits may be required 

from the Kentucky Energy and 

Environment Cabinet and the Indiana 

Department of Environmental 

Management. Other State and local 

permits may also be required. 

Comments or questions concerning 

this Notice should be directed to the 

FHWA and to the Project Sponsors at 

the addresses provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal 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.) 

Issued on: February 9, 2011. 

Jose Sepulveda, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3404 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7006; FMCSA– 

2001–10578; FMCSA–2002–12423; FMCSA– 

2002–12844; FMCSA–2004–17984; FMCSA– 

2004–19477; FMCSA–2006–26066; FMCSA– 

2008–0106; FMCSA–2008–0231; FMCSA– 

2008–0340; FMCSA–2008–0266] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 14 

individuals. FMCSA has statutory 

authority to exempt individuals from 

the vision requirement if the 

exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

concluded that granting these 

exemption renewals will provide a level 

of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

DATES: This decision is effective 

February 25, 2011. Comments must be 

received on or before March 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) numbers: FMCSA– 

2000–7006; FMCSA–2001–10578; 

FMCSA–2002–12423; FMCSA–2002– 

12844; FMCSA–2004–17984; FMCSA– 

2004–19477; FMCSA–2006–26066; 

FMCSA–2008–0106; FMCSA–2008– 

0231; FMCSA–2008–0340; FMCSA– 

2008–0266] using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket number for this notice. Note that 

DOT posts all comments received 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. If you want 

acknowledgment that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review DOT’s Privacy Act 

Statement for the FDMS published in 

the Federal Register on January 17, 

2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit 

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/ 

E8-785.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W64– 

224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, 

FMCSA may renew an exemption from 

the vision requirements in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers 

of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a 

two-year period if it finds ‘‘such 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level that would be achieved 

absent such exemption.’’ The procedures 

for requesting an exemption (including 

renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381. 

Exemption Decision 

This notice addresses 14 individuals 

who have requested renewal of their 

exemptions in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

14 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: 

Jose S. Azuara 

Benny J. Burke 

Timothy A. DeFrange 

Brian F. Denning 

Wilfred J. Gagnon 

Grady P. Gilliland 

Lester G. Kelley, II. 

Dennis R. O’Dell, Jr. 

Jerry W. Parker 

Robert L. Person 

Virgil A. Potts 

Henry A. Shelton 

William R. Thomas 

Stephen D. Vice 

The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: (1) That 

each individual has a physical 

examination every year (a) by an 

ophthalmologist or optometrist who 

attests that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the standard in 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a medical 

examiner who attests that the individual 

is otherwise physically qualified under 

49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual 

provides a copy of the ophthalmologist’s 

or optometrist’s report to the medical 

examiner at the time of the annual 

medical examination; and (3) that each 

individual provide a copy of the annual 

medical certification to the employer for 

retention in the driver’s qualification 

file and retains a copy of the 

certification on his/her person while 

driving for presentation to a duly 

authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. Each exemption 

will be valid for two years unless 

rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be rescinded if: (1) The 


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