Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 31, 2009 / Notices 14611 

Subject: TC2 Within Middle East, 

Resolutions and Specified Fares Tables 

(Memo 0198). 

Minutes: TC2 Within Africa, Within 

Middle East, Middle East–Africa. 

(Memo 0190, 0200, 0170). 

Intended Effective Date: 1 May 2009. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2009– 

0067. 

Date Filed: March 11, 2009. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: TC2 Within Middle East, 

Resolutions and Specified Fares Tables 

(Memo 0198). 

Minutes: TC2 Within Africa, Within 

Middle East, Middle East–Africa (Memo 

0190, 0200, 0170). 

Intended Effective Date: 1 May 2009. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket 

Operations, Alternate Federal Register 

Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E9–7157 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: St. 

Clair County, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA) of 

the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) for the Blue Water 

Bridge Plaza Study and Section 4(f) 

Evaluation. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of a Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) and Section 

4(f) Evaluation for the Blue Water 

Bridge Plaza Study (BWB). This action 

is pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., as 

amended and the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR Parts 1500–1508). The FEIS 

discusses the recommended alternative 

to improve the United States inspection 

Facility at the Blue Water Bridge Plaza 

and the I–94/I–69 corridor in St. Clair 

County, Michigan; describes the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

project and proposed mitigation; and 

addresses comments received on the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

and Section 4(f) Evaluation issued in 

August 2007. 

DATES: Any comments must be received 

on or before May 4, 2009. The FEIS 

waiting period ends 30 days after the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes the BWB’s NOA in the 

Federal Register (currently scheduled to 

be published on April 3, 2009). 

ADDRESSES: Document Availability: 

Copies of the FEIS are available for 

public inspection and review on the 

project Web site: http:// 

www.michigan.gov/ 

bluewaterbridgeproject and at the 

following locations: 

• Fort Gratiot Township, 3720 

Keewahdin Road, Fort Gratiot, MI 

48059. 

• Port Huron City of, Office of the 

City Clerk, 100 McMorran Blvd., Port 

Huron, MI 48060. 

• Port Huron Township, 3800 Lapeer 

Road, Port Huron, MI 48060. 

• MDOT Region Office, 18101 W. 

Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075. 

• MDOT Bureau of Transportation 

Planning, 425 W. Ottawa St., Lansing, 

MI 48933. 

• MDOT Port Huron Transportation 

Service Center, 2127 11th Ave., Port 

Huron, MI 48060. 

• St. Clair County Library, 210 

McMorran Blvd., Port Huron, MI 48060. 

• St. Clair County Planning Office, St. 

Clair County Bldg., 200 Grand River 

Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060. 

Copies of the FEIS may be requested 

from Bob Parsons (Public Involvement 

and Hearings Officer) at the Michigan 

Department of Transportation, 425 W. 

Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing, 

MI 48909 or by calling (517) 373–9534. 

Comments: Send any comments on 

the FEIS to the Michigan Department of 

Transportation, c/o Bob Parsons (Public 

Involvement and Hearings Officer), 425 

W. Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050, 

Lansing, MI 48909; Fax: (517) 373–9255; 

or e-mail: parsonsb@michigan.gov. 

Information regarding this proposed 

action is available in alternative formats 

upon request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Rizzo, Major Project Manager, at 

FHWA Michigan Division, 315 W. 

Allegan Street, Room 201; Lansing, MI 

48933; by phone at (517) 702–1833, or 

e-mail at Ryan.Rizzo@FHWA.DOT.US. 

David Williams, Environmental Program 

Manager, FHWA Michigan Division, 315 

W. Allegan Street, Room 201; Lansing, 

MI 48933; by phone at (517) 702–1820; 

or e-mail at 

David.Williams@FHWA.DOT.US. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed federal action is to expand the 

Blue Water Bridge Plaza and improve 

the I–94/I–69 corridor. Improvements 

are needed on the Blue Water Bridge 

Plaza to provide safe, efficient and 

secure movement of people and goods 

across the Canadian-U.S. border in the 

Port Huron area to support the 

economies of Michigan, Ontario, 

Canada, and the United States and to 

support the mobility and security needs 

associated with national and civil 

defense. 

Purpose and Need for the Project: The 

selected alternative must provide 

additional space for inspection booths, 

offices, docks to inspect and unload 

cargo, new security measures, and 

parking for cars and trucks needing 

inspection. The need for additional 

space and facilities is supported by 

several key issues including: 

• Security issues. 

• Introduction of new inspection 

technologies, procedures, and policies. 

• Limited existing space to 

accommodate increased number of 

border inspection agents. 

• Traffic conflicts and crash history. 

• Access between the plaza and 

adjacent circulatory local roads. 

• Traffic growth and traffic backups. 

• Existing infrastructure conditions of 

the I–94/I–69 corridor. 

• Upgrading the International 

Welcome Center. 

Alternatives Evaluated: The DEIS 

evaluated three action alternatives in 

addition to a No-Build Alternative: City 

East Alternative, City West Alternative 

and the Township Alternative. 

Recommended Alternative: Revisions 

to the City West (Preferred) Alternative 

were made to address the overall plaza 

size and layout, and reduce the social, 

economic and environmental impacts. 

These changes are presented in the FEIS 

as the Recommended Alternative. 

The Recommended Alternative brings 

the existing elevated plaza (22′) down to 

grade, which requires the relocation of 

Pine Grove Avenue to the south and 

west of the plaza. It reduces the 

permanent size of the U.S. Port of Entry 

from 65 acres proposed in the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement to 57 

acres. Additional acreage would be 

required to relocate Pine Grove Avenue 

to the south and west of the expanded 

plaza as well as to construct the plaza 

project and maintain traffic during the 

construction phases of the project. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., as 

amended and the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500– 

1508) 23 CFR 771.117; and 23 U.S.C. 

139(l)(l). 

Issued on: March 20, 2009. 

James J. Steele, 

Division Administrator, Lansing, Michigan. 

[FR Doc. E9–6857 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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