69186 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 224 / Thursday, November 20, 2014 / Notices 

January 8th—9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. 

• Continuation of Plenary or Working 

Group Session 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

13, 2014. 

Mohannad Dawoud, 

Management Analyst, NextGen, Program 

Oversight and Administration, Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27555 Filed 11–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Release From Federal Grant 

Assurance Obligations for Reno-Tahoe 

International Airport, Reno, Nevada 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

airport land. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) proposes to rule 

and invites public comment on the 

application for a release of 23,974 

square feet (approximately .55 acres) of 

airport property at Reno-Tahoe 

International Airport, Reno, Nevada 

from all conditions contained in the 

Grant Assurances since the parcel of 

land is not needed for airport purposes. 

The property consists of narrow strip of 

land approximately 25 feet wide by 850 

feet long. The property is located 

approximately 2,500 feet east of the 

departure end of Reno-Tahoe Airport 

Runway 7/25. The property is separated 

from the airport operations area to the 

west by a public road and several nonaeronautical leaseholds and parking 

lots. The east side of the property is 

adjacent to East McCarran Boulevard. 

The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority 

(RTAA) and the Nevada Department of 

Transportation propose to use the land 

to widen East McCarran Boulevard, a 

major arterial road that serves the Reno/ 

Sparks Communities. The widening of 

the road represents a compatible land 

use that will not interfere with the 

airport or its operation. The interest of 

civil aviation continues to be served by 

the release. The property will be sold at 

an appraised fair market value to the 

State of Nevada, Department of 

Transportation and the proceeds 

deposited in the airport account. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

the proposed land release request from 

federal obligations on or before 

December 22, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Comments on the request may be mailed 

or delivered to the FAA at the following 

address: Mike N. Williams, Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Phoenix Airports District Office, 

Federal Register Comment, 3800 N. 

Central Avenue, Suite 1025, 10th Floor, 

Phoenix, Arizona 85012. In addition, 

one copy of the comment submitted to 

the FAA must be mailed or delivered 

Ms. Laurie Weeks, Senior Manager of 

Properties, Reno-Tahoe Airport 

Authority, 2001 E. Plumb Lane, Reno, 

Nevada, 89502. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Wendell H. Ford 

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 

the 21st Century (AIR 21), Public Law 

106–181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61), 

this notice must be published in the 

Federal Register 30 days before the 

Secretary may waive any condition 

imposed on a federally obligated airport 

by surplus property conveyance deeds 

or grant agreements. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority 

(RTAA) of Washoe County, the owner of 

the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, 

requested a release from grant assurance 

obligations for approximately 23,974 

square feet of airport land for sale. The 

property was acquired as separate 

parcels with federal funding under the 

Airport Development Aid Program 

(ADAP), Grant No. 6–32–0017–12, and 

the Airport Improvement Program, 

Grant No. 3–32–0017–01 and Grant No. 

3–32–0017–04 for noise compatibility 

and approach protection. 

Due to its location and current 

condition, the property has not been 

used for aeronautical purposes. The 

land is currently improved with 

landscaping only. The landscaping 

improvements include shrubs, trees, 

rock ground cover and drip-irrigation. 

The land is not served by domestic 

utilities. The land is currently zoned for 

industrial and commercial uses. The 

subject land is part of a larger parcel 

which was leased by the RTAA and 

developed with industrial/warehouse 

facilities in 2004. The Nevada 

Department of Transportation requires 

the strip of land to accommodate the 

widening of East McCarran Boulevard, a 

major arterial roadway in Reno and 

Sparks, as part of the East McCarran 

Boulevard Widening Project. Because of 

the narrow width of the property and 

adjacency to the existing roadway, the 

land is not suitable for future airport 

development. The release and sale of 

the land will not negatively impact 

airport operations. 

The FAA has determined the 

proposed release of the property Grant 

Assurances is categorically excluded 

from detailed evaluation in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act. However, the proposed property is 

located within the 100-year floodplain 

of the Truckee River. Therefore, the 

FAA evaluated the proposed release 

from Grant Assurances in accordance 

with Executive Order 11988 Floodplain 

Management, and Department of 

Transportation Order 5650.2 Floodplain 

Management and Protection. There is 

no practicable alternative to 

constructing the East McCarran 

Boulevard Widening Project—Phase II 

in the proposed location, which is in the 

100-year floodplain, because the 100- 

year floodplain extends throughout the 

project vicinity, and East McCarran 

Boulevard is a major existing road. 

The construction of the East McCarran 

Boulevard Widening Project—Phase II 

project after release from Grant 

Assurances and subsequent conveyance 

to the Nevada Department of 

Transportation would not adversely 

affect beneficial floodplain values such 

as natural moderation of floodwaters, 

water quality maintenance, groundwater 

recharge, fish or wildlife habitat, or any 

other floodplain value. The existing 

property consists of artificial 

landscaping and parking lots which do 

not possess any beneficial floodplain 

values and the project is designed so as 

not to change the water storage capacity 

of the existing floodplain. As discussed 

in a Truckee River Flood Management 

Authority letter of July 11, 2014 to the 

City of Reno, while the property is 

within the 100-year floodplain, as part 

of the East McCarran Boulevard 

Widening Project—Phase II, the Nevada 

Department of Transportation intends to 

provide additional flood water storage 

capacity at a volumetric ratio of 2:1 to 

compensate for required project fill 

associated with the widening project. As 

part of the FAA’s approval of the release 

of the property from Grant Assurances, 

the FAA will require that the RTAA 

condition its sale of the property to the 

Nevada Department of Transportation 

with the condition that the Department 

will implement the project as described 

in the Truckee River Flood Management 

Authority letter of July 11, 2014 to the 

City of Reno, to provide additional flood 

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ratio of 2:1 to compensate for required 

project fill associated with the East 

McCarran Boulevard Phase II widening 

project. 

The sale price will be based on an 

appraised market value and the sale 

proceeds will be deposited in the airport 

account to be solely expended for the 

capital and operating costs of the RenoTahoe International Airport. The RenoTahoe International Airport, Nevada 

will be justly compensated, thereby 

serving the interests of civil aviation. 

Issued in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 

14, 2014. 

Mike N. Williams, 

Manager, Phoenix Airports District Office, 

Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27559 Filed 11–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): 

Dane and Columbia Counties, 

Wisconsin 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Wisconsin 

Department of Transportation 

(WisDOT), DOT. 

ACTION: Federal Notice of Intent to 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an EIS 

will be prepared for a proposed freeway 

corridor improvement project on I–39/

90/94 from the US 12/18 Interchange to 

the I–39/WIS 78 interchange in Dane 

and Columbia Counties in south-central 

Wisconsin. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tracey Blankenship, Major Projects 

Program Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration, 525 Junction Road, 

Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin, 

53717–2157, Telephone: (608) 829– 

7510. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare 

an EIS for proposed improvements in 

the I–39/90/94 corridor and adjacent 

local road systems from the US 12/18 

interchange (Madison Beltline 

interchange) to the I–39/WIS 78 

interchange (south of Portage), 

approximately 35 miles. The project 

limits also include WIS 30 from East 

Washington Avenue to I–39/90/94, I–94 

from I–39/90 to County N, US 151 from 

I–39/90/94 to Main Street in Sun 

Prairie, and the I–39/90/94, US 51 & 

WIS 19 triangle in DeForest, including 

operational areas of influence at each 

interchange. The purpose of this project 

is to address bridge structural needs 

including replacement of the Wisconsin 

River crossing; highway and roadside 

safety issues and design deficiencies; 

accommodate existing and projected 

traffic volumes; and improve the 

transportation system’s ability to 

support local and regional tourism 

economies. The EIS will evaluate a 

range of alternatives for the I–39/90/94 

mainline and system interchanges, 

adjacent arterial roads, and connections 

to the local road network. The EIS will 

be prepared in accordance with 23 

U.S.C. 139, 23 CFR771, and 40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508. Completion of the 

draft EIS is expected in 2017, and the 

final EIS in 2019. 

Public involvement is a critical 

component of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

will occur throughout the development 

of the draft and final EIS. All 

environmental documents will be made 

available for review by federal and state 

resource agencies and the public. 

Specific efforts to encourage 

involvement by, and solicit comments 

from, minority and low-income 

populations in the project study area 

will be made, with public involvement 

meetings held throughout the 

environmental document process. 

Public notice will be given as to the 

time and place of public involvement 

meetings. A public hearing will be held 

after the completion of the Draft EIS. 

Inquiries about the EIS can be sent to 

i399094@dot.wi.gov. A public Web site 

will be maintained for the EIS to 

provide information about the project 

and allow for on-line public comment 

(www.i399094@dot.wi.gov). To ensure 

the full range of issues related to the 

proposed action are addressed and all 

significant issues identified, comments 

and suggestions are invited from all 

interested parties. Comments and 

questions concerning the proposed 

action and this notice should be 

directed to the FHWA address provided 

above. 

Projects receiving Federal funds must 

comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights 

Act, and Executive Order 12898 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations.’’ Federal law prohibits 

discrimination on the basis of race, 

color, age, sex, or country of national 

origin in the implementation of this 

project. It is also Federal policy to 

identify and address any 

disproportionately high and adverse 

effects of federal projects on the health 

or environment of minority and lowincome populations to the greatest 

extent practicable and permitted by law. 

(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: November 12, 2014. 

Johnny M. Gerbitz, 

Field Operations Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, Madison, Wisconsin. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27476 Filed 11–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2014–0011–N–21] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the renewal 

Information Collection Requests (ICRs) 

abstracted below are being forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. The Federal Register notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on 

September 3, 2014 (79 FR 52409). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 22, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 25, 

Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: 

(202) 493–6292), or Ms. Kimberly 

Toone, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 

20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6132). 

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109 

Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at 


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