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members from the barge and towing

industry, reflecting a geographical

balance; one member from the offshore

mineral and oil supply vessel industry;

one member from port districts,

authorities or terminal operators; one

member from maritime labor; one

member from shipping; and two

members from the general public.

Those persons applying for a position

representing the general public will be

required to complete a Confidential

Financial Disclosure Report (CFDR) for

identification of existing financial

conflicts and will not be considered

without a CFDR on file. Applicants to

the public positions should identify

themselves when requesting

applications to ensure that a CFDR is

forwarded with the other application

materials. The completed report must be

submitted with their applications and

resubmitted each year thereafter if

appointed.

To achieve the balance of membership

required by the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the U.S. Coast Guard is

especially interested in receiving

applications from minorities, and

women.

Those persons who have submitted

previous applications must reapply as

no applications received prior to this

solicitation will be considered.

Dated: May 10, 1995.

G.N. Naccara,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief,

Office of Marine Safety, Security and

Environmental Protection.

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Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: City

of Kelso, Washington

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 bridge

replacement project in Kelso,

Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gene Fong, Division Administrator,

Federal Highway Administration, 711

South Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia,

WA 98501, telephone: (360) 753–9413;

or Gerald Smith, Regional

Administrator, Southwest Region,

Washington State Department of

Transportation, 4200 Main Street, P.O.

Box 1709, Vancouver, WA 98668,

Telephone (360) 905–2001; or Bob

Gregory, Public Works Director, City of

Kelso, 312 Allen Street, P.O. Box A,

Kelso, WA 98626, telephone (360) 423–

6590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Washington State Department of

Transportation and the City of Kelso,

will prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) on a proposal to replace

the structurally deficient Allen Street

Bridge and improve the Allen Street

corridor between SR 5 on the east and

Cowlitz Way/SR 4 on the west. The

corridor serves the Kelso-Longview

community in Cowlitz County.

The project will consist of the

replacement of the existing bridge with

one 4-lane bridge or two 2-lane bridges,

as necessary to satisfy the projected

demand and to address existing and

anticipated traffic circulation problems.

The approach roadways will be

widened, if necessary, to accommodate

the projected traffic. The bridge and the

approaches in the vicinity of the bridge

will be raised to separate provide grades

separation at the railroad tracks.

This project is considered necessary

to increase capacity, improve traffic

safety, and address structural and

geometric inadequacies of the existing

bridge. The Allen Street Bridge now

carries up to 25,000 vehicles per day,

which is above the usual capacity of a

two-lane bridge. It is projected to carry

31,000 vehicles per day in 2015, the

design year. It currently performs at a

Level of Service (LOS) F during the

afternoon peak hour; It would perform

at an LOS F, with average speed

decreasing to 10 mph in 2015. Just east

of the bridge, Allen Street crosses the

Burlington Northern Railroad tracks.

The high traffic volumes, combined

with frequent trains through the area

creates the potential for severe accidents

at the railroad crossing. Also, the

accident rate (3.42 accidents/million

vehicle miles) in this section of road is

more than double the corresponding

rate for State highways in southwest

Washington. The bridge is only 24 feet

in width with two 12-foot lanes and no

shoulders and has a weight limit of 10

tons, which does not meet the standards

for this type of facility and traffic

conditions.

Alterntives currently under

consideration include a No Build

alternative, and two build alternatives

that would replace the existing bridge

and span the railroad tracks. The build

alternatives include (1) A one-way

couplet system with a two-lane

eastbound bridge along the Catline/Vine

Street corridor and a two-lane

westbound bridge along the Main/Allen

Street corridor: (2) A single four-lane

bridge with two lanes each direction

along the Main/Allen Street corridor.

Both build alternatives propose roadway

improvements at both of the bridge(s)

necessary to provide lane continuity

with the new structures.

The following areas of environmental

and socio-economic concern have been

identified and will be addressed in the

environmental document: water quality,

air quality, highway noise, visual

quality, historic properties, parklands

and recreational facilities, land use,

anadromous fish species, relocations,

economic development, and access to

businesses and to a multi-modal

terminal. Other issues identified during

the scoping and public involvement

processes will also be addressed.

Announcements describing the

proposed action and soliciting

comments will be sent to appropriate

Federal, State, and local agencies. These

will also be sent to Indian Tribes,

private organizations, and citizens who

are known to have interest in this

proposal. A scoping meeting will be

held in Kelso in late spring of 1995. In

addition, other public meetings will be

held prior to the release of the Draft EIS

on the project. In addition, a public

hearing will be held after the release of

the Draft EIS to receive public and

agency comments on the EIS. Public

notice will be given of the time and

place of these future meetings and the

hearing. The Draft EIS will be available

for public and agency review prior to

the public hearing.

It is important that the full range of

issues related to this proposed action be

addressed and that all significant issues

be identified. To ensure this, 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 at the address and phone

number 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.)

Issued on: May 8, 1995.

Jose ́ M. Miranda,

Environmental Program Manager, Olympia,

Washington.

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