Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 74 / Monday, April 17, 2000 / Notices 20511

Bridge and State Route 28 and the 40th

Street Bridge. The proposed action

would extend from Heinz Street in the

City of Pittsburgh, to the Millvale

Interchange in the Borough of Millvale.

The length of the project is 3.3

kilometers (2.0) miles. Included in the

overall project will be the identification

of a range of alternatives that meet the

identified project need, and supporting

environmental documentation and

analysis to recommend a selected

alternative for implementation. A

complete public involvement program is

part of the project.

Documentation of the need for the

project was completed in 1997. This

process identified the need for roadway

improvements through the study area

based on local and regional

transportation demand, system linkage

and continuity, geometric criteria, safety

and local and regional planning.

Alternatives that will be considered

include: No Build; Widen left on

existing alignment to bring roadway to

freeway standards; Widen right on

existing alignment to bring roadway to

freeway standards; Widening alternative

that combines widening left and right to

bring roadway to freeway standards; and

Improvements resulting in non-standard

freeway design features. A number of

intersection and interchange

alternatives at the 31st Street and 40th

Street Bridges will be studied. These

alternatives will be the basis for

recommendation of alternatives to be

carried forward for detailed

environmental and engineering studies

in the EIS.

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 express interest in this

proposal. Public meetings will be held

in the area throughout the study

process. Public involvement and agency

coordination will be maintained

throughout the development of the EIS.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to the proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues are

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments or questions concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to FHWA or PennDOT at the

addresses 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

program)

James A. Cheatham,

FHWA Division Administrator, Harrisburg,

PA.

[FR Doc. 00–9517 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Mason County, Washington

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA hereby gives

notice that it intends to prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

for a proposed highway project in

Mason County, Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James A. Leonard, Transportation and

Environmental Engineer, Federal

Highway Administration, 711 Capitol

Way, Suite 501, Olympia, WA 98501,

Telephone: (360) 753–9408; or Mr. Jerry

W. Hauth, Mason County Director of

Public Works, Courthouse Bldg 1, 411

North 5th Street, PO Box 1850, Shelton,

WA 98584, Telephone: (360) 427–9670.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

An electronic copy of this document

may be downloaded using a modem and

suitable communications software from

the Government Printing Office’s

Electronic Bulletin Board Service at

(202) 512–1661. Internet users may

reach the Office of the Federal Register’s

home page at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov.nara.

Background

The FHWA, in cooperation with the

Washington State Department of

Transportation and Mason County, will

prepare an EIS to design, acquire land,

and construct highway connector from

SR 3 (south of Belfair, near the Location

of the North Mason High School) to US

101 (north of Shelton). Access between

the communities of Belfair and Shelton

is currently provided by SR 3 and SR

106. Both of these are narrow two-lane

farm-to-market routes that follow the

shoreline on each side of the peninsula.

All of the regional county roads feed

into these two state highways.

Congestion is already a concern during

peak commuter hours and there are

several high accident locations in the

region. The high number of residential

access points along all of SR 106 and

section of SR 3 exacerbate the safety

problem. In addition, both routes are

subject to frequent landslides, and are

constrained by steep topography,

marine shorelines and limited right of

way. Currently adopted traffic

projections show that all of the major

county road intersections on SR 3, and

most of mainline SR 3 will fall below

acceptable levels of service standards

before the year 2020. Improvements to

the corridor are considered necessary to

provide for existing and projected traffic

demand.

The EIS will include an evaluation of

the no build alternative, as well as

improvements to the existing highways

and several practicable alignment

alternatives for possible new connector

routes.

The EIS will examine the short and

long-term impacts on both the natural

and physical environment. The impact

assessment will include, but not limited

to, impacts on wetlands, wildlife, and

fisheries; social environment; changes

in lands use; aesthetics; change in

traffic; and economic impacts. The EIS

will also examine measures to mitigate

significant adverse impacts that may

result from the proposed action.

Comments are being solicited from

appropriate Federal, State, and local

agencies, and from private organizations

and citizens, who have interest in this

proposal. Public information meetings

will be held in the area as part of the

scoping process to discuss public

concerns and suggestions about the

project. An agency scoping meeting will

also be scheduled to discuss agency

concerns. The draft EIS will be available

to public and agency review prior to the

public hearing which will be scheduled

to receive comments. Public notice will

be given of the time and place of all

meeting and hearings.

Comments and/or suggestions from all

interested parties are requested to

ensure that the full range of all issues,

and significant environmental and

social issues in particular, are

identified, reviewed and addressed.

Comments and questions concerning

this proposed action and/or its EIS

should be directed to the FHWA or

Mason County at the address listed

above.

(Catalog of Federal domestic Assistant

Programs 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)

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Issued on April 5, 2000.

James A. Leonard,

Transportation & Environmental Engineer,

Olympia, WA.

[FR Doc. 00–9518 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted

below has been 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 collections of information was

published on January 26, 2000 (65 FR

4297).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont

Ave., NW, Mail Stop 17, Washington,

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292),

or Dian Deal, Office of Information

Technology and Productivity

Improvement, RAD–20, Federal

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont

Ave., NW, Mail Stop 35, Washington,

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6133).

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA), Pub. L. 104–13, section 2, 109

Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part

1320, require Federal agencies to issue

two notices seeking public comment on

information collection activities before

OMB may approve paperwork packages.

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On January 26,

2000, FRA published a 60-day notice in

the Federal Register soliciting comment

on ICRs that the agency was seeking

OMB approval. 65 FR 4297. FRA

received no comments after issuing this

notice. Accordingly, DOT announces

that these information collection

activities have been reevaluated and

certified under 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and

forwarded to OMB for review and

approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).

Before OMB decides whether to

approve these proposed collections of

information, it must provide 30 days for

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires

OMB to approve or disapprove

paperwork packages between 30 and 60

days after the 30 day notice is

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30

day notice informs the regulated

community to file relevant comments

and affords the agency adequate time to

digest public comments before it

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.

29, 1995. Therefore respondents should

submit their respective comments to

OMB within 30 days of publication to

best ensure having their full effect. 5

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,

Aug. 29, 1995.

The summaries below describe the

nature of the information collection

requirements (ICRs) and the expected

burden. The revised requirements are

being submitted for clearance by OMB

as required by the PRA.

Title: Control of Alcohol and Drug

Use in Railroad Operations

OMB Control Number: 2130–0526

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Railroads

Form(s): FRA F 6180.73; 6180.74;

6180.94A and 6180.94B

Abstract: The information collection

requirements contained in preemployment and ‘‘for cause’’ testing

regulations are intended to ensure a

sense of fairness and accuracy for

railroads and their employees. The

principal information ‘‘ evidence of

unauthorized alcohol and drug use ‘‘is

used to prevent accidents by screening

personnel who perform safety-sensitive

service. FRA uses the information to

measure the level of compliance with

regulations governing the use of alcohol

or controlled substances. Elimination of

this problem is necessary to prevent

accidents, injuries, and fatalities of the

nature already experienced and further

reduce the risk of a truly catastrophic

accident. Finally, FRA analyzes the data

provided in the Management

Information System (MIS) annual report

to monitor the effectiveness of a

railroad’s alcohol and drug testing

program.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours:

129,366 hours

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

these information collections to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW,

Washington, DC, 20503; Attention: FRA

Desk Officer.

Comments are invited on the

following: Whether the proposed

collections of information are necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of FRA, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the

burden of the proposed information

collections; ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collections of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

A comment to OMB is best assured of

having its full effect if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.

Issued in Washington, DC.

Margaret B. Reid,

Acting Director, Office of Information

Technology and Support Systems, Federal

Railroad Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

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 Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Annual Firearms Manufacturing and

Exportation Report.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 16, 2000 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and