58592 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 189 / Thursday, September 30, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Interstate 55/U.S. 64 (Crump 

Boulevard), Shelby County, TN

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 

notice to advise the public of its intent 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement in cooperation with the 

Tennessee Department of 

Transportation (TDOT) for potential 

interchange improvements to the 

Interstate 55/U.S. 64 interchange at 

Crump Boulevard in the western portion 

of Memphis, from McLemore Avenue to 

just west of Metal Museum Drive in 

Shelby County. This project is intended 

to improve regional and national 

transportation needs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Scott McGuire, Field Operations Team 

Leader, Federal Highway 

Administration—Tennessee Division 

Office, 640 Grassmere Park Road, Suite 

112, Nashville, TN 37211.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Interstate 55 (I–55) at Crump Boulevard 

(U.S. 64) Interchange currently handles 

most north and southbound I–55 traffic 

through Memphis, Tennessee. Interstate 

55 is one of the major transit corridors 

of the United States, linking New 

Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, and 

Chicago. It accommodates large amounts 

of personal automobile and commercial 

truck traffic. The current configuration 

of the I–55 at Crump Boulevard 

Interchange in Memphis, Tennessee is 

antiquated and creates multiple safety 

and efficiency problems. 

With this notice of intent, FHWA and 

TDOT are initiating the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

process for the Interstate 55/U.S. 64 

(Crump Boulevard) project to study 

potential transportation improvements 

to the interchange. As part of the NEPA 

process, the purpose and need will be 

modified as necessary to account for any 

changes in regional or national needs or 

goals. 

The alternatives development and 

screening process for the I–55/U.S. 64 

project will be used as a starting point 

for the NEPA process. Recognizing that 

NEPA requires the consideration of a 

reasonable range of alternatives that will 

address the purpose and need, the 

Environmental Impact Statement will 

include a range of alternatives for 

detailed study consisting of a no-build 

alternative, three build alternatives, as 

well as alternatives consisting of 

transportation system management 

strategies, mass transit, improvements to 

existing roadways, and/or new 

alignment facilities. These alternatives 

will be developed, screened, and carried 

forward for detailed analysis in the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement based 

on their ability to address the purpose 

and need that will be developed while 

avoiding known and sensitive resources. 

Letters describing the proposed NEPA 

study and soliciting input will be sent 

to the appropriate Federal, State, and 

local agencies who have expressed or 

are known to have an interest or legal 

role in this proposal. It is anticipated 

that one formal agency scoping meeting 

will be held as part of the NEPA 

process, in the vicinity of the project, to 

facilitate local, State, and Federal 

agency involvement and input into the 

project in an effort to identify all of the 

issues that need to be addressed in 

developing the Environmental Impact 

Statement. Private organizations, 

citizens, and interest groups will also 

have an opportunity to provide input 

into the development of the 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

identify issues that should be addressed. 

A Public Involvement Plan will be 

developed to involve the public in the 

project development process. This plan 

will utilize the following outreach 

efforts to provide information and 

solicit input: newsletters, the Internet, email, informal meetings, public 

information meetings, public hearings 

and other efforts as necessary and 

appropriate. Notices of public meetings 

or public hearings will be given through 

various forums providing the time and 

place of the meeting along with other 

relevant information. The Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement will be 

available for public and agency review 

and comment prior to the public 

hearings. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

identified and taken into account, 

comments and suggestions are invited 

from all interested parties. Comments 

and questions concerning the proposed 

action and Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement should be directed to FHWA 

at the address provided above.

(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 

proposed action)

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: September 17, 2004. 

Scott A. McGuire, 

Field Operations Team Leader, Federal 

Highway Administration, Nashville, 

Tennessee.

[FR Doc. 04–21925 Filed 9–29–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Petition for Exemption From the 

Federal Motor Vehicle Motor Theft 

Prevention Standard; Mazda

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, Department of 

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.

SUMMARY: This document grants in full 

the petition of Mazda Motor Corporation 

(Mazda), for an exemption of a hightheft line, the Mazda MX–5 Miata, from 

the parts-marking requirements of the 

Federal motor vehicle theft prevention 

standard. This petition is granted 

because the agency has determined that 

the antitheft device to be placed on the 

line as standard equipment is likely to 

be as effective in reducing and deterring 

motor vehicle theft as compliance with 

the parts-marking requirements of the 

Theft Prevention Standard.

DATES: The exemption granted by this 

notice is effective beginning with model 

year (MY) 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Rosalind Proctor, Office of International 

Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer 

Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. 

Proctor’s phone number is (202) 366–

0846. Her fax number is (202) 493–2290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a 

petition dated June 2, 2004, Mazda 

Motor Corporation (Mazda), requested 

exemption from the parts-marking 

requirements of the theft prevention 

standard (49 CFR Part 541) for the 

Mazda MX–5 Miata vehicle line 

beginning with MY 2005. The petition 

requested an exemption from partsmarking pursuant to 49 CFR 543, 

Exemption from Vehicle Theft 

Prevention Standard, based on the 

installation of an antitheft device as 

standard equipment for the entire 

vehicle line. 

Section 33106(b)(2)(D) of Title 49, 

United States Code, gave the Secretary 

of Transportation the authority to grant 

a manufacturer one parts-marking 

exemption per model year for vehicle 

lines produced MYs’ 1997–2000. 

However, it does not address the