### 49556 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 162 / Thursday, August 21, 2014 / Notices

Dated: August 14, 2014. Kelly Keiderling, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–19900 Filed 8–20–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–05–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Notice of Intent To Rule on Change in Use of Aeronautical Property at**  **Elizabeth City Regional Airport, Elizabeth, NC** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Request for public comment.

**SUMMARY :**  The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public comment on a request by the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Airport Authority to change a portion of airportproperty from aeronautical to nonaeronautical use at the Elizabeth City Airport, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The request consists of approximately 0.396 acres. This action is taken under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Documents are available for review at the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Aviation, 1050 Meridian Drive, RDU Airport, NC 27623; and the FAA Memphis Airports District Office, 2600 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, Memphis, TN 38118–2482. Written comments on the Sponsor’s request must be delivered or mailed to: Mr. Phillip J. Braden, Manager, Memphis Airports District Office, 2600 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, Memphis, TN 38118–2482.

In addition, a copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Philip Lanier, Airport Project Manager, NCDOT, 1560 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699–
1560.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Tim Hester, Community Planner, Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis Airports District Office, 2600, Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, Memphis, TN 38118–2482. The application may be reviewed in person at this same location, by appointment.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the request to release property for non-aeronautical purposes at Elizabeth City Regional Airport, Elizabeth City, NC 27909. Under the provisions of AIR 21 (49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).

On August 14, 2014, the FAA determined that the request to release property for non-aeronautical purposes at Elizabeth City Regional Airport meets the procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no later than September 22,
2014

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The following is a brief overview of the request:

The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Airport Authority is proposing to release approximately 0.396 acres at Elizabeth City Regional Airport. The change to non-aeronautical use is needed so the Airport Authority can grant additional right of way to the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the proposed widening of North Carolina 344 and the addition of a left turn lane at Stare Road 1131 (Consolidated Rd.). The turn lane will improve safety conditions at this intersection and improve traffic flow to the airport and surrounding community. The Airport Authority Board has approved of this action and has agreed on a fair market value compensation of $17,125.

Any person may inspect, by appointment, the request in person at the FAA office listed in **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT**

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Issued in Memphis, TN, on August 14,
2014. Phillip Braden, Manager, Memphis Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2014–19885 Filed 8–20–14; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Highway Administration**

**Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: U.S. Route 121, Section II,**  **Wise, Dickenson, and Buchanan Counties, Virginia** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

**SUMMARY :**  The Federal Highway Administration is issuing this notice to advise the public of its intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation, for Section II of the proposed U.S. Route 121 (previously known as the Coalfields Expressway) in Wise, Dickenson, and Buchanan Counties, Virginia. The SEIS will evaluate an alternative that was not fully evaluated in the Final Environmental Impact Statement that was approved by FHWA in 2001.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  John Simkins, Planning and Environment Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, Post Office Box 10249, Richmond, Virginia 23240; email: John.Simkins@dot.gov; telephone: (804)
775–3347.

**DATES :**  Submit comments on or before September 22, 2014.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

1. Description of Proposed Action and Background: The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) proposes to construct Section II of U.S. Route 121, a limited access roadway on new location for approximately 26 miles, which would be located to the north of and roughly parallel to Virginia Route 83 (VA 83) between the Town of Pound and the U.S. Route 460 Connector in Buchanan County.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in September 2001 and issued a Record of Decision (ROD) in November 2001 for the Coalfields Expressway Location Study, which evaluated alternative corridors for the new roadway, now designated as U.S. Route 121. The FEIS covered the full 59 miles of the proposed roadway in Virginia from U.S. Route 23 at the Town of Pound to VA Route 83 at the West Virginia state line. The ROD identified Alternative F1 as the selected alternative, and it also indicated that the project would be designed and constructed in numerous phases.

In June 2012, FHWA approved for public availability an Environmental Assessment (EA) for Section II of the Coalfields Expressway/U.S. Route 121 that evaluated an alternative that was not fully evaluated in the 2001 FEIS. The EA can be accessed at: http:// www.virginiadot.org/projects/resources/ Bristol/CFX

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June2012.pdf. In August 2012, public hearings were held to present the findings of the environmental studies and to receive comments on the EA. A large volume of comments were received on the EA, some which suggested the preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). FHWA subsequently determined that a SEIS is necessary for Section II.