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to the City of Clinton, Tennessee,

affecting approximately 3.9 acres of land

on Melton Hill Lake in Anderson

County, Tennessee (Tract No. XTMHR–

19RE).

E4. Grants of two permanent

easements, without charge, except for

payment of TVA’s administrative costs,

to Notla Water Authority for a water

treatment facility and raw water intake

site, affecting approximately 21 acres of

land located on Nottely Lake in Union

County, Georgia (Tract No. XTNLR–

34WP and XTNLR–35E).

E5. Sale of noncommercial,

nonexclusive permanent easements to

Mark Margetts (Tract No. XTELR–

211RE), Oscar Lidstrom (Tract No.

XTELR–213RE), and Michael Campbell

(Tract No. XTELR–214RE) for

construction and maintenance of

recreational water-use facilities,

affecting approximately 0.34 acre of

Tellico Lake shoreline in Loudon and

Monroe Counties, Tennessee.

E6. Grant of a permanent easement,

without charge, except for TVA’s

administrative costs, for the upgrade of

a wastewater treatment plant, to

Jefferson City, Tennessee, affecting

approximately 1.3 acres of land on

Cherokee Lake in Jefferson County,

Tennessee (Tract No. XTCK–64SP).

E7. Public auction sale of

approximately 3.4 acres of a portion of

the Oxford, Mississippi, primary

substation property located in Lafayette

County, Mississippi (Tract No.

XOXPSS–1).

E8. Public auction sale of

approximately 3.07 acres of TVA land

(the site of the former Mayfield,

Kentucky, Area Operating Headquarters)

located in Graves County, Kentucky

(Tract No. XMAH–1).

F—Unclassified

F1. Filing of condemnation cases to

acquire permanent easements and

rights-of-way for electric transmission

lines at the Shelby-Covington Tap to

Brighton Transmission Line, in Tipton

County, Tennessee, and MurfreesboroSmyrna No. 2 Transmission Line, in

Rutherford County, Tennessee.

For more information: Please call

TVA Public Relations at (423) 632–6000,

Knoxville, Tennessee. Information is

also available at TVA’s Washington

Office (202) 898–2999.

Dated: January 20, 2000.

Edward S. Christenbury,

General Counsel and Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1702 Filed 1–24–00; 11:00 am]

BILLING CODE 8120–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements

filed during the week ending January

14, 2000

The following Agreements were filed

with the Department of Transportation

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.

sections 412 and 414. Answers may be

filed within 21 days after the filing of

the application.

Docket Number: OST–2000–6774.

Dated Filed: January 10, 2000.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PSC/Reso/102 dated

December 16, 1999.

Finally Adopted Resos/Recommended

Practices r1–49 Minutes—PSC/Minutes/

012 dated December 16, 1999.

Intended effective date: June 1, 2000.

Docket Number: OST–2000–6786.

Dated Filed: January 11, 2000.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC3 0403 dated 7 January

2000.

Mail Vote 059—Resolution 070tt—

TC3 Excursion Fares between South

East Asia and South Asian

Subcontinent.

Intended effective date: 1 April 2000.

Dorothy W. Walker,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 00–1728 Filed 1–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Applications for Certificates

of Public Convenience and Necessity

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed

Under Subpart Q During the Week

Ending January 14, 2000

The following Applications for

Certificates of Public Convenience and

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier

Permits were filed under Subpart Q of

the Department of Transportation’s

Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR

302.1701 et seq.). The due date for

Answers, Conforming Applications, or

Motions to Modify Scope are set forth

below for each application. Following

the Answer period DOT may process the

application by expedited procedures.

Such procedures may consist of the

adoption of a show-cause order, a

tentative order, or in appropriate cases

a final order without further

proceedings.

Docket Number: OST–2000–6777.

Dated Filed: January 11, 2000.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motions to Modify

Scope: February 8, 2000.

Description: Application of Trans

Borinquen Air, Inc. pursuant to 49

U.S.C. Section 41102 and Subpart Q,

applies for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

Foreign Charter Air Transportation

between the United States, Puerto Rico,

Dominican Republic and the Caribbean.

Dorothy W. Walker,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 00–1729 Filed 1–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Jefferson, Clear Creek, Summit, Eagle,

and Garfield Counties, Colorado

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that a

programmatic Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the

I–70 Mountain Corridor from the

intersection of State Highway C470 in

Jefferson County to Glenwood Springs

in Garfield County, a distance of

approximately 140 miles crossing five

counties in Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Scott Sands, FHWA Colorado Division,

555 Zang Street, Room 250, Denver, CO

80228, Telephone: 303/969–6730,

extension 362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (NEPA), and as implemented

by the Council on Environmental

Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts

1500–1508) and FHWA regulations (23

CFR part 771), the FHWA, in

cooperation with the Colorado

Department of Transportation (CDOT),

is issuing this notice of intent to prepare

a programmatic Tier 1 EIS. The EIS will

be prepared in compliance with CEQ

regulations at 40 CFR 1501.7 and as

authorized by 40 CFR 1502.20 and 23

CFR 771.111(g), to take a broad view of

the transportation issues and alternative

solutions to assist in identifying needed

safety and mobility improvements and

reducing congestion on the I–70

Mountain Corridor. The Federal

Railroad Administration, though not

having jurisdiction over the project, will

serve as a cooperating agency, providing

technical assistance on rail technology.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency also will serve as a cooperating

agency. In addition, FHWA and CDOT

will coordinate closely with the U.S.

Forest Service, Federal Transit

Administration, and other federal, state,

and local agencies throughout the

preparation of the programmatic EIS.

Recognizing the need to act on

projected increases in congestion and

other mobility problems that have been

forecasted over a period of the next 20

years, CDOT commissioned the I–70

Mountain Corridor Major Investment

Study (MIS), which was completed in

late 1998. The recommended

improvements resulting from the MIS

address alternatives for increased safety

and to accommodate existing and future

traffic demand. Reference is made to

such MIS, which is available for

examination at the Colorado Department

of Transportation, Region One, 18500

East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado

80011.

As the next step and to meet

objectives in the MIS, CDOT planned to

prepare a site-specific EIS to address a

16-mile-long corridor between U.S. 40

and Floyd Hill, Clear Creek County

(Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 103,

pages 29079–29080, May 28, 1999), an

area in need of immediate

improvements, in conjunction with a

secondary and cumulative impact study

of the entire I–70 Mountain Corridor.

However, in response to public concern,

CDOT will postpone the preparation of

the site-specific EIS and begin

preparation of the programmatic EIS.

The programmatic EIS will enable

CDOT and FHWA to address the

transportation problems of the I–70

Mountain Corridor comprehensively as

part of the overall I–70 Mountain

Corridor transportation system. The

overall project termini will extend from

C470 to Glenwood Springs in order to

assess the transportation problems

within the I–70 Mountain Corridor.

While the project termini are proposed

to match the problem area, some of the

proposed solutions will extend into

other major locales or corridors (e.g.,

metropolitan Denver area). The

transportation elements identified in the

MIS include fixed guideway transit,

improved rubber tire transit, highway

improvements, aviation, and alternate

routes. These and any other reasonable

alternatives identified through public

comment during scoping will be

addressed. The programmatic EIS will

develop a 20-year transportation plan

and a 50-year vision for the I–70

Mountain Corridor with the intent to

balance competing interests and uses of

the corridor. The 20-year plan will be a

cost-constrained plan that will prioritize

improvements and establish procedures

for site-specific environmental studies.

The programmatic EIS will identify the

locations, modes of transportation,

critical environmental resources, and

general mitigation policy for the

preferred alternative.

The approach to the assessment of

environmental impacts will begin with

agency and public scoping to identify

the issues and concerns associated with

the corridor. The results of scoping will

help define the alternatives and the

scope of the environmental studies to be

conducted. Alternatives proposed in the

MIS and identified through scoping will

be evaluated and screened to narrow the

range of alternatives considered for the

I–70 Mountain Corridor programmatic

EIS. Alternatives examined will be

eliminated either through screening or

advanced to environmental analysis for

the programmatic EIS. The assessment

will focus on cumulative environmental

impacts. The studies and assessment

will be documented in the draft

programmatic EIS. After its publication,

the draft programmatic EIS will be

available for agency and public review

and comment, and public hearings will

be held. On the basis of the draft

programmatic EIS and the comments

received, a preferred alternative 20-year

plan and 50-year vision will be selected

and preparation of the final

programmatic EIS and Record of

Decision will proceed.

The Record of Decision for the

programmatic EIS will not result in the

environmental clearance of any I–70

transportation-related improvements.

However, individual projects could

proceed for I–70 improvements if they

comply with 23 CFR 771.111(f) criteria:

(1) Connect logical termini and be of

sufficient length to address

environmental issues on a broad scope,

(2) have independent utility or

independent significance, and (3) not

restrict consideration of alternatives for

other reasonably foreseeable

transportation improvements. To date,

projects that comply with 23 CFR

771.111(f) include the Eagle County

Airport Interchange, Hogback Park-nRide, Georgetown Rockslide Mitigation

Project, Colorado Intermountain Fixed

Guideway Authority Demonstration and

Testing Project, Intermountain

Connection Project, and Eisenhower

Tunnel Lighting Improvements. If any

other projects emerge during the

programmatic EIS that comply with 23

CFR 771.111(f), they will be noticed

publicly in advance. At present, it is

anticipated that the I–70 Mountain

Corridor programmatic EIS process will

be completed in late 2002.

Integral with the programmatic EIS

process, CDOT and FHWA will conduct

an extensive and broad public

involvement program to keep federal,

state, and local agencies, organizations,

and interested individuals informed and

to provide ample opportunities for such

agencies, organizations, and the public

to participate throughout the three-year

process. To ensure that the full range of

issues and alternatives related to this

proposed action are identified and

addressed, written comments,

suggestions, or questions should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

provided above or directed to:

Ms. Cecelia Joy, Planning and

Environmental Manager, Colorado

Department of Transportation-Region 1,

18500 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora,

Colorado 80011, Telephone: 303/757–

9112.

Information describing the purpose of

the project, proposed alternatives, area

to be evaluated, public involvement

program, and preliminary project

schedule will be available upon request

by contacting Cecelia Joy at the address

and telephone number noted above.

Scoping comments may be made

verbally or in writing to Ms. Joy and at

future public meetings, the locations,

dates, and times of which will be

announced through public notice

(newspaper advertisements and other

means), as contemplated by 40 CFR

1506.6 and the following CDOT public

notice procedure for comparable

actions.

(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: January 13, 2000.

Ronald A. Speral,

Program Team Leader, Colorado Division,

Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood,

Colorado.

[FR Doc. 00–1710 Filed 1–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Merced County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

environmental impact statement will be

prepared for a proposed expressway