Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 218 / Monday, November 13, 2006 / Notices 66217 

Washington, DC 20591 or Susan Lender 

(202–267–8029), Office of Rulemaking 

(ARM–1), Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 14 

CFR 11.85 and 11.91. 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 3, 

2006. 

Brenda D. Courtney, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 06–9183 Filed 11–9–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: City 

of Salem, Polk and Marion Counties, 

OR 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration, Oregon Department of 

Transportation, and City of Salem. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 

notice of intent to advise the public that 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) will be prepared for solutions to 

improve mobility across the Willamette 

River in the City of Salem and Marion 

and Polk Counties, Oregon. 

DATES: Public and Agency scoping 

meetings will be held in Salem, Oregon 

during November 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward J. DeCleva, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Highway 

Administration, The Equitable Building, 

Suite 100, 530 Center Street NE., Salem, 

OR 97301, (503) 587–4710. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA in cooperation with the Oregon 

Department of Transportation (ODOT) 

and the City of Salem will prepare an 

EIS for solutions to improve mobility 

across the Willamette River in Salem, 

Oregon. The existing Marion and Center 

Street bridges in Salem (Oregon 

Highway 22) are the only vehicular 

crossings of the Willamette River within 

the Salem-Keizer urban area. Increasing 

traffic volumes and continued 

population growth are causing 

congestion levels on the bridges and the 

connecting infrastructure to exceed 

Oregon Highway Plan mobility 

standards. Without mobility 

improvements, congestion is forecast to 

worsen in the future. Additional 

information on the Salem River Crossing 

project can be found on the project Web 

site at http:// 

www.salemrivercrossing.org. 

A reasonable range of alternatives will 

be considered in the EIS, including 

alternatives identified in the 2002 

Willamette River Crossing Study 

General Corridor Evaluation that are 

still valid and meet the project purpose 

and need. A No Build alternative also 

will be studied. 

The lead agencies will evaluate 

significant transportation, 

environmental, social, and economic 

impacts of the alternatives. Potential 

areas of impact include: support of 

State, regional, and local land use and 

transportation plans and policies, 

neighborhoods, land use and 

economics, cultural resources, 

environmental justice, and natural 

resources. All impacts will be evaluated 

for both the construction period and the 

long-term period of operation. As 

relevant, measures to avoid, minimize 

and mitigate any significant impacts, 

will be developed. 

A series of public and agency 

meetings will be held in Salem, Oregon 

throughout the EIS study process. In 

addition, a public hearing will be held. 

Public notice will be given of the time 

and place of the meetings and hearing. 

The draft EIS will be made available for 

public and agency review and comment 

prior to the public hearing. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposal will be accepted at the public 

meetings or can be sent to the FHWA at 

the address provided above or via the 

project Web site at http:// 

www.salemrivercrossing.org. 

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

Dated: November 3, 2006. 

Ed DeCleva, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, Oregon 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–9159 Filed 11–9–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–98–3637, FMCSA–99–

5748, FMCSA–00–7006, FMCSA–00–7165, 

FMCSA–00–7363] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemption; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 17 

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 

exemptions will provide a level of safety 

that will be 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 

December 8, 2006. Comments must be 

received on or before December 13, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Management 

System (DMS) Docket Numbers 

FMCSA–98–3637, FMCSA–99–5748, 

FMCSA–00–7006, FMCSA–00–7165, 

FMCSA–00–7363, using any of the 

following methods. 

• Web Site: http://dmses.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, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

numbers for this Notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://dms.dot.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading for further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

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

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The DMS is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

If you want us to notify you that we 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgment 


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