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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen M. Brunelle, Planning and 

Program Management Team Leader, 

Federal Highway Administration—

Tennessee Division Office, 640 

Grassmere Park Road, Suite 112, 

Nashville, TN 37211. 615–781–5772. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An 

environmental assessment (EA) was 

prepared for the proposed project and 

completed on June 7, 2002. Since the 

June 7, 2002 EA approval, technical 

studies identified sensitive 

environmental features which 

warranted the consideration of 

additional alternatives beyond the ones 

studied for the western half of the 

original preferred alternative presented 

in the EA. The identified environmental 

issues could result in potential 

significant impacts. As a result, the 

FHWA in cooperation with the 

Tennessee Department of 

Transportation will prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

on a proposal to provide an improved 

corridor from west of State Route 362 to 

just west of State Route-37 (U.S. 19E), a 

distance of approximately four miles. 

Alternatives to be considered include: 

(1) No-build; (2) a Transportation 

System Management (TSM) alternative; 

(3) a transit alternative; (4) one or more 

build alternatives that could include 

constructing a roadway on a new 

location, upgrading existing State Route91, or a combination of both, and (5) 

other alternatives that may arise from 

public input. Public scoping meetings 

will be held for the project corridor. As 

part of the scoping process, federal, 

state, and local agencies and officials; 

private organizations; citizens; and 

interest groups will have an opportunity 

to identify issues of concern and 

provide input on the purpose and need 

for the project, range of alternatives, 

methodology, and the development of 

the Environmental Impact Statement. A 

Coordination Plan will be developed to 

include the public in the project 

development process. This plan will 

utilize the following outreach efforts to 

provide information and solicit input: 

newsletters, an internet Web site, e-mail 

and direct mail, informational meetings 

and briefings, public hearings, and other 

efforts as necessary and appropriate. A 

public hearing will be held upon 

completion of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement and public notice will 

be given of the time and place of the 

hearing. The Draft EIS will be available 

for public and agency review and 

comment prior to the public hearings. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

identified and taken into account, 

comments and suggestions are invited 

from all interested parties. Comments 

and questions concerning the proposed 

action should be directed to the FHWA 

contact person identified above at the 

address 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 

proposed program). 

Issued on: February 15, 2007. 

Karen M. Brunelle, P.E., 

Planning and Program Mgmt. Team Leader 

Nashville, TN. 

[FR Doc. E7–2997 Filed 2–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highways in Washington 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims 

for judicial review of actions by FHWA 

and other Federal agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, I–405 Renton Nickel 

Improvement Project between Tukwila 

and Renton in the State of Washington. 

Those actions grant licenses, permits, 

and approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on any of the 

listed highway projects will be barred 

unless the claim is filed on or before 

August 21, 2007. If the Federal law that 

authorizes judicial review of a claim 

provides a time period of less than 180 

days for filing such claim, then that 

shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Boch, Major Project Oversight 

Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration, Jackson Federal 

Building, 915 2nd Avenue, Room 3142, 

Seattle, Washington, 98174; telephone: 

(206) 220–7536; and e-mail: 

Steve.Boch@fhwa.dot.gov. The FHWA 

Washington Division’s Oversight 

Manager’s regular office hours are 

between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Pacific 

Time). You may also contact Allison 

Ray, I–405 Environmental Manager, 

Washington State Department of 

Transportation (WSDOT), 600–108th 

Avenue NE, Suite 405, Bellevue, 

Washington, 98004; telephone: (425) 

456–8500; and e-mail: 

rayalli@wsdot.wa.gov. The I–405 

Corridor Program’s regular office hours 

are between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Pacific 

Time). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Washington: I–

405 Renton Nickel Improvement Project. 

This project extends along I–405 from 

just east of the I–5/I–405 interchange in 

Tukwila north to the SR 169 

interchange, and south on SR 167 to SW 

41st Street. It consists of one new 

general-purpose lane in each direction 

along I–405 throughout most of the 

project limits. On SR 167, the project 

will extend the existing southbound 

HOV lane north to I–405 and add a 

southbound auxiliary lane from I–405 to 

the SW 41st Street off-ramp. The actions 

by the Federal agencies, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the October 2006 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and the 

January 31, 2007 Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI), and in other 

documents in the FHWA administrative 

record. The EA, FONSI and other 

documents in the FHWA administrative 

record are available by contacting the 

FHWA or WSDOT at the addresses 

provided above. The EA can be viewed 

and downloaded from the project Web 

site at www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i405/ 

corridor/library/rentea.htm or viewed at 

public libraries in the project area. Since 

Federal funding is not currently 

available for this project, an FHWA 

project number has not been 

established. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions on the listed projects 

as of the issuance date of this notice and 

all laws under which such actions were 

taken, including but not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351]; 

Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 

109]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act, as amended [42 

U.S.C. 7401–7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and 

Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) [23 

U.S.C. 319]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544]; Anadromous 

Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

757(a)–757(g)]; Fish and Wildlife 


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Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661–

667(d)]; Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act of 

1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et 

seq.]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archaeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; Archaeological and 

Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act [25 

U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–

2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious 

Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland 

Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 4201–

4209]; the Uniform Relocation 

Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as 

amended [42 U.S.C. 61]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251–1377 

(Section 404, Section 401, Section 319); 

Coastal Zone Management Act [16 

U.S.C. 1451–1465]; Land and Water 

Conservation Fund [16 U.S.C. 4601–

4604]; Safe Drinking Water Act [42 

U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)]; Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401–

406]; TEA–21 Wetlands Mitigation [23 

U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; Flood 

Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 4001–

4128]. 

8. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1986 [Pub. L. 99–499]; Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act [42 

U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

Enhancement of Cultural Resources; 

E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 

13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 

Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(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 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) 

Issued on: February 15, 2007. 

Stephen P. Boch, 

Major Project Oversight Manager, Seattle, 

Washington. 

[FR Doc. E7–2989 Filed 2–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[FI–221–83 and FI–100–83] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request For Regulation Project 

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 an 

existing notice of proposed rulemaking 

(FI–221–83) and temporary regulation 

(FI–100–83), Indian Tribal Governments 

Treated as States for Certain Purposes 

(§§ 305.7701–1 and 305.7871–1). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 23, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, 

at (202) 622–3634, or at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the Internet, at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Indian Tribal Governments 

Treated as States for Certain Purposes. 

OMB Number: 1545–0823. 

Regulation Project Number: FI–221–

83 (notice of proposed rulemaking) and 

FI–100–83 (temporary regulation). 

Abstract: These regulations relate to 

the treatment of Indian tribal 

governments as States for certain 

Federal tax purposes. The regulations 

provide that if the governing body of a 

tribe, or its subdivision, is not 

designated as an Indial tribal 

government or subdivision thereof for 

purpose of sections 7701(a)(40) and 

7871 of the Internal Revenue Code, it 

may apply for a ruling to that effect from 

the Internal Revenue Service. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

these existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any Internal 

Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request For Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: February 9, 2007. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–2912 Filed 2–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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