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airport and metropolitan area, and 

points in between. 

The Tier I EIS will be carried out in 

accordance with Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

regulations (40 CFR part 1500 et seq.) 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

FRA’s Procedures for Considering 

Environmental Impacts (64 FR 28545; 

May 26, 1999), and FHWA regulations 

(23 CFR part 771 et seq.). 

In addition to NEPA, the Tier I EIS 

will address other applicable statutes, 

regulations, and executive orders, 

including the 1990 Clean Air Act 

Amendments, Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act, the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) of 

the Department of Transportation Act, 

the Endangered Species Act, and 

Executive Order 12898 on 

Environmental Justice. 

The goals of the EIS are to: (1) 

Examine the regional transportation 

implications of the project concept; (2) 

evaluate the modal and technology 

alternatives available to provide HSGT 

between the two cities; (3) develop and 

evaluate location alternatives; and (4) 

determine the logical segments to be 

carried forward for detailed evaluation 

in subsequent (Tier II) environmental 

documents. 

In a Tier I EIS, alternatives will be 

evaluated at a broad level of analysis. 

Proposed alternatives include a NoBuild Alternative (used as a baseline for 

comparison of all alternatives), HSGT in 

a corridor that roughly parallels 

Interstate-75, one or more corridors 

utilizing a portion of an existing CSX 

transportation rail line, and a corridor 

that roughly parallels U.S. Route 411. 

Other possible corridor locations are 

expected to be identified during the 

alternatives development phase of the 

study. 

GDOT will contact appropriate 

federal, state, and local agencies, as well 

as other organizations and individuals 

who have previously expressed interest, 

or are known to be interested, in this 

proposal to describe the proposed scope 

and solicit comments. Formal scoping 

meetings have been scheduled as 

indicated above. 

Additional public information 

meetings and public hearings will be 

held during the development of the Tier 

I EIS. Public notice will be given of the 

times and locations of scoping meetings, 

public information meetings, and public 

hearings. The Draft Tier I EIS will be 

made available for review and comment 

prior to the public hearings. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues are 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the Tier I EIS 

should be directed to GDOT at the 

addresses provided above. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 16, 

2007. 

Rodney Barry, P.E., 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, Atlanta, GA. 

Mark E. Yachmetz, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad 

Development, Federal Railroad 

Administration, Washington, DC. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: New 

London County, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (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 proposed transportation 

improvements to 12.3 miles (21 km) of 

Interstate 95 (I–95) in New London 

County, Connecticut. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bradley D. Keazer, Division 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, 628–2 Hebron Avenue, 

Suite 303, Glastonbury, Connecticut 

06033, telephone (860) 659–6703, ext. 

3009; or Edgar T. Hurle, Transportation 

Planning Director, Bureau of Policy and 

Planning, Connecticut Department of 

Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, 

P.O. Box 317546, Newington, CT 

06131–7546, telephone: (860) 594–2005. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Connecticut Department of 

Transportation (ConnDOT), will prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS) on a proposal for transportation 

improvements to I–95 between 

interchanges 70 and 84 in the towns of 

Old Lyme, East Lyme, Waterford and 

New London, Connecticut for a distance 

of approximately 12.3 miles (21 km). 

Improvements to the I–95 corridor are 

considered necessary to improve safety 

and to provide for increases in projected 

traffic volumes. Alternatives under 

consideration include, but are not 

limited to: (1) Taking no action; and (2) 

addition of a third travel lane in each 

direction. The EIS will use data and 

findings from two major deficiency and 

needs studies entitled ‘‘Southeastern 

Connecticut Corridor Study’’ dated 

January 1999 and ‘‘I–95 Corridor 

Feasibility Study, Branford to Rhode 

Island’’ dated December 2004. Copies of 

these studies are available from 

ConnDOT’s Office of Environmental 

Planning at the address shown above. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies and elected officials, and to 

private organizations and citizens who 

have previously expressed or are known 

to have an interest in this proposal. 

Public scoping meetings, public 

hearings and public informational 

meetings will be held. Public notice will 

be given of the date, time and place of 

these meetings and hearings. The draft 

EIS will be available for public and 

agency review and comment prior to the 

public hearings. An Internet Web site 

will be established to provide 

information on the project which may 

be accessed at http://www.et.gov/ 

dotinfo/. 

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 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to either the FHWA or 

ConnDOT at the addresses 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 

program.) 

Authority: 23 CFR 771 

Dated: Issued on August 15, 2007. 

Bradley D. Keazer, 

Division Administrator, Hartford, 

Connecticut. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

TIME AND DATE: October 4, 2007, 11 a.m. 

to 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 

PLACE: This meeting will take place 

telephonically. Any interested person 

may call Mr. Avelino Gutierrez at (505) 


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827–4565 to receive the toll free 

numbers and pass codes needed to 

participate in the meeting by telephone. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Board of 

Directors (the Board) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement and to that end, may 

consider matters properly before the 

Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Board of Directors at 

(505) 827–4565. 

Dated: August 17, 2007. 

William Quade, 

Associate Administrator, Enforcement and 

Program Delivery. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Announcement of Project Selections 

for FY 2007 Discretionary Programs 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

discretionary selection of projects to be 

funded under Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 

appropriations for the Bus and Bus 

Facilities Program and Alternatives 

Analysis program, in response to 

Notices of Funding Availability 

published March 23, 2007, and 

additional FY 2007 New Starts 

allocations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

appropriate FTA Regional 

Administrator for grant-specific issues; 

or Mary Martha Churchman or Maria 

Wright, Office of Program Management, 

202–366–2053, for general information 

about the Bus and Bus Facilities 

Program; Steve Lewis-Workman, 202–

366–1868, for general information about 

the Alternatives Analysis Program; or 

Sean Libberton, 202–366–5112, for 

general information about the New 

Starts program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of 

$438 million was made available for 

discretionary allocation by FTA under 

the Bus and Bus Facilities program in 

FY 2007 (including $25 million in 

unallocated funds from FY 2006). FTA 

published two notices of funding 

availability on March 23, 2007, inviting 

applications for funding. One notice 

solicited proposals from the 36 most 

congested cities in the nation, to 

support transit projects under Urban 

Partnership Agreements to be negotiated 

by the Department of Transportation 

(DOT). To be selected as an Urban 

Partner, a city had to propose a 

comprehensive plan to address 

congestion, including four ‘‘T’s’’: 

Tolling (congestion pricing), Transit, 

Technology, and Telecommuting. The 

second notice invited proposals 

addressing a number of FTA priorities 

for the Bus and Bus Facilities program, 

including replacement of over-aged 

buses, fleet expansion to improve 

service, and bus related facilities. In 

response to the two notices, FTA 

received proposals totaling over $4 

billion. 

FTA carefully reviewed all proposals 

submitted, and rated them based on 

criteria specified in the notices of 

funding availability. DOT recently 

announced the selection of five cities as 

Urban Partners, and committed to 

providing $433 million in discretionary 

bus program funds to support the transit 

elements of those Urban Partnership 

Agreements, and one additional 

promising project proposed by another 

Urban Partner candidate. In addition, 

this announcement includes $5 million 

for Minneapolis to meet transit needs as 

provided in Public Law 110–56. See 

Table 1 for the allocations. FTA believes 

that the strategic investment of the bus 

resources in these projects will 

demonstrate the important role of transit 

in addressing congestion and ultimately 

lead to more support for transit in all 

areas. 

FTA appreciates the time and effort 

our grantees spent in preparing the 

many thoughtful proposals we received 

and regrets that the funding available 

was not sufficient to fund any of the 

other meritorious projects submitted for 

consideration. FTA recognizes that there 

is an on-going need for critical 

investment in fleet replacement and 

facilities, and encourages grantees to 

consider use of flexible funds available 

for either transit or highway use, among 

other resources. 

FTA also solicited applications for 

Alternatives Analysis projects in a 

notice published March 23, 2007, with 

$12 million available for discretionary 

allocation. FTA received 36 proposals 

seeking $26 million and has selected 26 

projects for funding. Two of these 

projects are associated with Urban 

Partnership Agreements. See Table 2 in 

this notice for the allocations. 

Finally, in the FY 2007 Notice of FTA 

FY 2007 Apportionments and 

Allocations and Program Information, 

also published March 23, 2007, FTA 

allocated FY 2007 discretionary New 

Starts funds to projects with existing 

Full Funding Grant Agreements and 

other projects included in the 

President’s Budget Request for FY 2007. 

Since that time, FTA has allocated an 

additional $118.8 million in available 

FY 2007 New Starts funds to additional 

New Start and Small Start projects, 

including one project in the PublicPrivate Partnership Pilot Program. 

Funds have also been provisionally 

allocated to one Urban Partner. These 

allocations are included in this Notice 

for your information. See Table 3. 

Tables of projects selected under all 

three programs follow. Grantees selected 

for competitive discretionary funding 

should work with their FTA regional 

office to finalize the application in 

FTA’s electronic award and 

management system, TEAM, so that 

funds can be obligated expeditiously. 

Funds must be used for the purposes 

specified in the competitive application. 

No funding allocated for Urban 

Partnership Agreements may be drawn 

down by the Urban Partner except in 

accordance with terms and conditions 

set forth in a grant agreement 

contemplated by the ‘‘term sheet’’

executed by Department and the Urban 

Partner. A discretionary project 

identification number has been assigned 

to each project for tracking purposes. 

Pre-award costs may be incurred as of 

the date of this notice, unless otherwise 

restricted by the terms of an Urban 

Partnership Agreement. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

August 2007. 

James S. Simpson, 

Administrator. 

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