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conditionally allocate a portion of the 

nationwide qualified highway or surface 

transportation limitation to a Corridor 

project to facilitate its financing and 

construction. 

E. Priority to Tolling Programs 

Projects selected for the CFP will be 

granted priority under the limited toll 

programs contained in the Intermodal 

Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 

1991 (ISTEA) (Pub. L. 102–240; Dec. 18, 

1991), the Transportation Equity Act for 

the 21st Century (TEA–21) (Pub. L. 105–

178; June 8, 1998), or SAFETEA–LU. 

Additionally, the DOT may consider 

using its experimental authority under 

SEP–15, or any other experimental 

programs that may apply, to grant 

flexibility with respect to tolling. 

F. Access to DOT Experts 

Coalitions accepted for the CFP will 

have access to DOT experts 

knowledgeable in the areas of planning, 

the environment, public-private 

partnerships, finance, construction, 

safety, operations, and asset 

management. 

G. Other Discretionary Funding 

The DOT will work with Applicant(s) 

to identify other possible discretionary 

funding sources. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. § 101. 

Issued on: August 24, 2006. 

Maria Cino, 

Acting Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Southern Nevada Supplemental 

Airport, Clark County, NV, and To 

Conduct Public Scoping Meetings 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and to 

Conduct Public Scoping Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) and the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) are issuing 

this notice to the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be prepared to consider the 

construction and operation of a new 

supplemental commercial service 

airport in southern Nevada. In 

accordance with Public Law 106–362, 

titled: Ivanpah Valley Airport Public 

Lands Transfer Act, the FAA, 

representing the Department of 

Transportation (DOT), and the BLM, 

representing the Department of the 

Interior (DOI), will serve as joint lead 

Federal agencies for the preparation of 

this EIS. 

The Clark County Department of 

Aviation (CCDOA), the sponsor of the 

project, has proposed to construct and 

operate a new supplemental commercial 

service airport (the Ivanpah Valley 

Airport) 30 miles south of the Las Vegas 

metropolitan area in the Ivanpah Valley 

(the Proposed Action) in order to ensure 

sufficient commercial service capacity 

for the metropolitan area. CCDOA 

propose that the new supplemental 

commercial service airport would be 

operational by the year 2017, and would 

supplement existing capacity at 

McCarran International Airport 

(McCarran Airport). CCDOA’s proposal 

to construct a supplemental airport 

requires approval by the FAA. Such 

Federal action is subject to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

requires preparation of an EIS, which 

will evaluate the environmental impacts 

of the proposed Ivanpah Valley Airport 

and other reasonable alternatives for 

meeting the aviation needs of southern 

Nevada. 

CCDOA has proposed to construct 

and operate a new supplemental 

commercial service airport in response 

to the need for supplemental 

commercial service to the Las Vegas 

metropolitan area. McCarran Airport, 

which is owned and operated by Clark 

County, is currently the primary 

commercial passenger and cargo airport 

that serves as a gateway to the Las Vegas 

metropolitan area and southern Nevada. 

The number of commercial service 

operations has increased substantially at 

McCarran Airport over the past decade, 

largely as a result of the rapid growth in 

tourism, convention business, and 

service industries associated with the 

gaming and entertainment industry in 

Las Vegas, as well as an increase in 

population. Forecasts predict continued 

growth in aircraft operations at rates 

significantly exceeding the national 

average. 

Although McCarran Airport will be 

able to accommodate passenger demand 

in the next few years with the planned 

expansion and development of new 

terminal facilities, parking lots, and 

roadways, FAA forecasts indicate that 

by the year 2015, activity at McCarran 

Airport will reach 706, 684 annual 

aircraft operations (takeoffs or landings), 

representing an approximate 15 percent 

increase over existing operations. 

Without additional airfield, roadway, 

and terminal capacity, this level of 

operations would result in unacceptable 

levels of congestion and delay. 

Therefore, additional airfield, roadway, 

and terminal facilities would be 

required to meet future operations and 

passenger demand in the region. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew M. Richards, Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, San Francisco 

Airports District Office, 831 Mitten 

Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA 

94010, Telephone: (650) 876–2778 and 

Jeffrey Steinmetz, Planning and 

Environmental Coordinator, Bureau of 

Land Management, Las Vegas Field 

Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, 

Las Vegas, NV 89130, Telephone: (702) 

515–5097. Comments on the scope of 

the EIS should be submitted to the 

addresses above and must be 

postmarked no later than Monday, 

November 6, 2006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands 

Transfer Act, Congress directed the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

acting on behalf of the Secretary of the 

DOI, to transfer property in Ivanpah 

Valley, Nevada to Clark County for the 

purpose of developing an airport facility 

and related infrastructure. That transfer 

has been completed. In accordance with 

the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands 

Transfer Act, should completion of the 

NEPA process lead to the determination 

that an airport should not be 

constructed at the site, it will be 

transferred back to BLM ownership. 

The Ivanpah Valley Airport Public 

Lands Transfer Act also directed the 

Departments of Transportation and 

Interior to prepare a joint EIS ‘‘with 

respect to initial planning and 

construction’’ prior to construction of an 

airport facility and related infrastructure 

on the proposed Ivanpah site. The FAA 

and BLM will prepare an EIS for what 

is being called the Southern Nevada 

Supplemental Airport. The EIS will 

address a range of alternatives that 

achieve the purpose and need and that 

are reasonable. The range of alternatives 

identified during the scoping process 

may include alternatives other than the 

Proposed Action. The alternatives may 

include, but are not limited to, 

expansion of McCarran Airport and use 

of other existing airports. The 

alternatives will also include a noaction scenario as required by NEPA. 

The FAA and BLM intend to use the 

preparation of this EIS to comply with 

applicable laws having public 

involvement requirements. Comments 

addressing your issues should be 

addressed to the listed contact persons 


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and must be postmarked no later than 

Monday, November 6, 2006. 

Public Scoping Meetings: The FAA 

and BLM intend to conduct a scoping 

process to gather input from interested 

parties to help identify issues of concern 

associated with the Proposed Action. In 

addition to this notice, Federal, State, 

and local agencies, which have 

jurisdiction by law or have special 

expertise with respect to any potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the Proposed Action, will be notified by 

letter of an agency scoping meeting. 

To notify the general public of the 

scoping process, a legal notice 

describing the Proposed Action will be 

placed in newspapers having general 

circulation in the project area. The 

newspaper notice will notify the public 

that scoping meetings will be held to 

gain their input concerning the 

Proposed Action, alternatives to be 

considered, and impacts to be 

evaluated. The public scoping meetings 

are scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. on 

Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at Jean Airport 

Special Events Center, 23600 Las Vegas 

Boulevard South, Jean, NV; at 5 to 8 

p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at 

Panos Hall, 5300 South El Camino Road, 

Las Vegas, NV; and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at Panos 

Hall, 5300 South El Camino Road, Las 

Vegas, NV. An agency scoping meeting 

will be held specifically for 

governmental agencies on Thursday, 

October 5, 2006 at Panos Hall, 5300 

South El Camino Road, Las Vegas, NV. 

The agency meeting will be held from 

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Further information about the EIS and 

the Proposed Action will be posted 

when available at the following Web 

site: http://www.snvairporteis.com. 

Written and oral comments will be 

accepted at each of the meetings, or can 

be mailed to the BLM and FAA contact 

for inclusion into the record. The 

purpose of the scoping meetings is to 

receive input from the public regarding 

the scope and process related to the EIS. 

Issued in Lawndale, California, on 

Tuesday, August 29, 2006. 

Brian Q. Armstrong, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division, WesternPacific Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA 2006–25748] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for 

New Information Collection. 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comment about our intentions to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for a new information 

collection, which is summarized below 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We 

are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

November 6, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FHWA–2006–25748 to the Docket Clerk, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room 401 

on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Zirlin, 202–366–9105, Department of 

Transportation, Federal Highway 

Administration, Office of Infrastructure, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:00 am 

to 4:30 pm., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Highways for LIFE Technology 

Partnerships Program. 

Background: Section 1502 of 

SAFETEA–LU establishes the 

‘‘Highways for LIFE’’ Pilot Program. The 

purpose of the Highways for LIFE pilot 

program is to advance longer-lasting 

highways using innovative technologies 

and practices to accomplish the fast 

construction of efficient and safe 

highways and bridges. ‘‘Highways for 

LIFE’’ is focused on accelerating the rate 

of adoption of proven technologies. The 

Technology Partnerships component of 

the program allows the FHWA to give 

grants or enter into cooperative 

agreements or other transactions to 

move proven but under-utilized or unutilized market-ready technologies and 

methods into practice in the highway 

construction business. Members of the 

transportation industry would be 

required to prepare a proposal 

describing the innovation, the problem 

it addresses, how it differs from other 

products currently available, the 

potential for payoff, and the steps 

required to bring the innovation to 

commercialization. The proposal would 

be reviewed by a panel to evaluate and 

select proposals for ‘‘Technology 

Partnerships’’ funding. 

Respondents: An estimated 53 

Members of the transportation industry. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected once in the year 2007 and 

twice a year in 2008 and 2009. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 24 hours per respondent per 

application. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: It is anticipated that there will be 

approximately 160 applications for the 

duration of the three-year program for 

an estimated 1,280 total annual burden 

hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: August 30, 2006. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

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