50712 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 4, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Washoe County, NV 

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 (EIS) 

will be prepared for a proposed 

intersection improvement project in the 

City of Sparks, Washoe County, NV. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Abdelmoez A. Abdalla, Environmental 

Program Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration, 705 N. Plaza, Suite 220, 

Carson City, NV 89701, Telephone: 

(775) 687–1231; Mr. Daryl James, Chief, 

Environmental Service Division, Nevada 

Department of Transportation, 1263 S. 

Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada 

89712, Telephone: (775) 888–7686; or 

Mr. William Vann, Jr., Regional 

Transportation Commission, 1105 

Terminal Way, Suite 108, Reno, Nevada 

89502, Telephone: (775) 335–1877. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Nevada 

Department of Transportation (NDOT) 

and the Regional Transportation 

Commission of Washoe County (RTC), 

will prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on a proposal to 

improve the Pyramid Way (SR 445) and 

McCarran Boulevard (SR 650) 

intersection in the City of Sparks, 

Washoe County, Nevada. The FHWA 

will serve as the Lead Federal Agency 

while the NDOT and the RTC will serve 

as Joint Lead Agencies. The new 

SAFETEA–LU environmental review 

process will be followed. 

The Pyramid Way at McCarran 

Boulevard intersection serves the 

transportation needs of the communities 

in Washoe County and the City of 

Sparks. This intersection links 

commuters from unincorporated 

Washoe County and the City of Sparks 

to employment and service centers 

located within the Cities of Reno and 

Sparks. The current and projected traffic 

congestion and operational 

characteristics of this intersection 

necessitate improvement. Workshops 

with residents and businesses in the 

project area and regional commuters 

using the intersection will be held to 

solicit input on the project’s purpose 

and need, range of alternatives to be 

considered, preferred alternative, 

methodologies, and level of details for 

the analysis of alternatives. 

The purpose of the proposed project 

is to relieve congestion, enhance traffic 

operations of the intersection, improve 

safety, and accommodate the future 

increase in traffic volumes. Traffic is 

expected to increase by 58% by 2012, 

the planned opening year of the project. 

In the surrounding area, population is 

anticipated to increase 112% by 2012 

while employment will increase over 

400% in the same timeframe. 

The EIS will consider various 

improvement alternatives as well as a 

no action alternative. Alternatives that 

have been examined include a Pyramid 

Way grade separation, an expanded atgrade intersection, and an eastbound 

McCarran Boulevard to northbound 

Pyramid Way direct connection. Other 

alternatives will be considered as part of 

the public workshops and 

environmental review process. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens who have expressed or are 

known to have interest in this project. 

In addition to the workshops, project 

scoping meetings will be held in Sparks, 

Nevada in the Fall of 2007 with 

appropriate participating and 

cooperating agencies as well as the 

general public. In addition, public 

meetings will be held during the 

development of the project and a public 

hearing will be held for the draft EIS. 

Public notices will be given announcing 

the time and place of the public 

meetings and the hearing. The draft EIS 

will be 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 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA, NDOT, or RTC 

at the addresses provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 49 CFR 

1.48(d)(17), and 40 CFR 1501.7. 

Issued on: August 28, 2007. 

Susan Klekar, 

Division Administrator, FHWA, Nevada 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–4300 Filed 8–31–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 13560 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

13560, HCTC Health Plan Administrator 

(HPA) Return of Funds Form. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 5, 2007 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to David C. Brown, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form should be directed to 

Robert Black at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or at (202) 622–3945, or through the 

Internet at Robert.G.Black@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Form 13560, HCTC Health Plan 

Administrator (HPA) Return of Funds 

form. 

OMB Number: 1545–1891. 

Form Number: Form 13560. 

Abstract: Form 13560 is completed by 

Health Plan Administrators (HPAs) and 

accompanies a return of funds in order 

to ensure proper handling. This form 

serves as supporting documentation for 

any funds returned by an HPA and 

clarifies where the payment should be 

applied and why it is being sent. 

Current Actions: Form 13561 was 

previously part of this collection and is 

now obsolete. There is no change in the 

total burden hours previously approved 

by OMB. This form is being submitted 

for renewal purposes. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 


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