23966 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 91 / Thursday, May 10, 2001 / Notices

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following determinations: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

October 19, 1965 [79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459], the Foreign Affairs Reform and

Restructuring Act of 1998 [112 Stat.

2681 et seq.], Delegation of Authority

No. 234 of October 1, 1999 [64 FR

56014], and Delegation of Authority No.

236 of October 19, 1999 [64 FR 57920],

as amended, I hereby determine that the

objects to be included in the exhibit

‘‘Mies in Berlin,’’ imported from abroad

for the temporary exhibition without

profit within the United States, are of

cultural significance. These objects will

be imported pursuant to loan

agreements with foreign lenders. I also

determine that the temporary exhibition

or display of the exhibit objects at The

Museum of Modern Art, in New York,

NY, from on or about June 21, 2001, to

on or about September 11, 2001, is in

the national interest. Public Notice of

these determinations is ordered to be

published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, including a list of

exhibit objects, contact Julianne

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of

State (telephone: 202/619–6529). The

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700,

Washington, DC 20547–0001.

Dated: May 2, 2001.

Helena Kane Finn,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Draft Environmental Impact Statement:

Evansville, IN and Henderson, KY

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 the proposed I–69

corridor in the Evansville, Indiana and

Henderson, Kentucky area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert Dirks, Environmental Specialist,

Federal Highway Administration, 575

North Pennsylvania Street, Room 254,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. Telephone:

(317) 226–7492, Fax: (317) 226–7341, email: robert. dirks@fhwa. dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the Indiana

department of Transportation (INDOT),

the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

(KYTC) and the Evansville Urban

Transportation Study (EUTS), will

prepare an EIS to determine a proposed

route for the I–69 Corridor through the

Evansville, Indiana-Henderson,

Kentucky area, extending south from I–

64 in Indiana to the Pennyrile Parkway

in Kentucky. The proposed facility is

anticipated to provide an interstate-type

facility with two lanes in each direction

(with the possibility of three lanes in

each direction depending on forecasted

traffic volumes) separated by a median.

The study will build upon the previous

Corridor 18 studies (the Feasibility

Study, 1995; the Special Issues Study,

1997; and the Special Environmental

Study, 2000), which identified a variety

of environmental and location factors

that must be considered prior to the

construction of I–69 as an addition to

the Interstate System. The EIS will

discuss environmental, social, and

economic impacts associated with the

develoment of the proposed action.

Up to five (5) possible conceptual

alternatives (including one (1) to the

east and two (2) to the west of

Evansville and Henderson, one (1)

incorporating U.S. 41, and one (1)

focusing on ITS (Intelligent

Transportation Systems) strategies for

existing US 41 and I–164 through

Evansville and Henderson), as well as a

no-build alternative, will be examined.

The study will identify and consider

potential impacts the project may have

on natural, cultural, historic and other

environmental resources. Early

coordination meetings will be held with

federal, state, regional and local

resource agencies. An environmental

‘‘footprint’’ will be developed at the

outset of the study, and will be made

available at the initial public

information meetings. These early

public meetings will be held to solicit

input from citizens and local officials

prior to the development of detailed

alternatives. A formal scoping meeting

will be scheduled with the appropriate

resource agencies to review the purpose

and need and the conceptual

alternatives to be considered. A second

interagency meeting will be held to

review the selection of alternatives to be

retained for detailed study. A third

interagency review meeting will be held

to review the selected action and

conceptual mitigation. Utilizing input

from these agencies, input received at

public meetings, and information

obtained from field review, alternatives

will be developed along with

preliminary cost estimates for each of

the alternatives. This information, along

with environmental investigations, will

be presented at a second series of public

information meetings for review and

public comment.

Following evaluation of public

comments, alternatives will be refined

and evaluated, a preferred alternative

may be identified, and a Draft EIS will

be prepared. Public hearings will then

be held in accordance with all State and

Federal requirements. Public notice will

be given of the time and place of the

public hearings. The Draft EIS will be

available for public and agency review

and comment. To ensure that the full

range of issues related to the proposed

action are addressed and that 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

the FHWA contact at the address

provided above.

State contacts FHWA Division contacts

Indiana

Steve Cecil, Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Intermodal Transp.,

Indiana Department of Transportation, 100 North Senate Ave., Room

N755, Indianapolis, IN 46204–2249; Phone: 317–232–5535; Fax:

317–232–0238; e-mail: scecil@indot.state.in.us.

John Baxter, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration,

575 North Pennsylvania St., Room 254, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204;

Phone: 317–226–7475; Fax: 317–226–7341; e-mail:

john.baxter@fhwa.dot.gov

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State contacts FHWA Division contacts

Kentucky

John Carr, Deputy State Highway Engineer, Kentucky Transportation

Cabinet, State Office Building, Rm. 1005, 501 High Street, Frankfort,

KY 40622; Phone: 502–564–3730; Fax: 502–564–2277; e-mail:

jcarr@mail.kytc.state.ky.us.

Jose Sepulveda, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 330 W. Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601; Phone: 502–223–6720;

Fax: 502–223–6735; e-mail: jose.sepulveda@fhwa.dot.gov

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 20.205, Highway Planning and

Construction. The regulations implementing

Executive Order 12372 regarding

intergovernmental consultation on Federal

programs and activities apply to the

program).

Authority: 23 USC 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: May 1, 2001.

Robert Dirks,

Environmental Specialist, FHWA,

Indianapolis, Indiana.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Wythe County, VA

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this

notice to advise the public of its intent

to prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement in cooperation with the

Virginia Department of Transportation

(VDOT) for the I–77/I–81 Improvement

Project in Wythe County to address

safety and capacity issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Simkins, Environmental Protection

Specialist, Federal Highway

Administration, Post Office Box 10249,

Richmond, Virginia 23240–0249,

Telephone 804–775–3342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Highway Administration

(FHWA), in cooperation with the

Virginia Department of Transportation

(VDOT), will prepare an environmental

impact statement (EIS) for the I–77/I–81

Improvement Project in Wythe County.

Interstates 77 and 81 currently share a

common corridor for approximately

nine miles from immediately east of

Fort Chiswell to the Town of

Wytheville. The study area’s limits

begin just west of I–81 exit 70 and

extend east for a distance of

approximately 15 miles, ending west of

the I–81 exit 84. The study window’s

southern limits begin along I–77,

approximately three miles south of the

I–77/I–81 interchange. The northern

limits are located near Cove Mountain,

north of the I–77/I–81 separation in

Wytheville.

Recognizing that the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

process requires the consideration of a

reasonable range of alternatives that will

address the purpose and need, the EIS

will include a range of alternatives for

study consisting of a no-build

alternative as well as alternatives

consisting of transportation system

management strategies, mass transit,

improvements to existing roadways,

and/or new alignment facilities. These

alternatives will be developed,

screened, and carried forward for

analysis in the draft EIS based on their

ability to address the purpose and need

that will be developed while avoiding

known and sensitive resources.

The scoping process is currently

underway. Scoping letters describing

the proposed study and soliciting input

are being sent to the appropriate

Federal, State and local agencies who

have expressed or are known to have an

interest or legal role in this proposal.

Private organizations, citizens, and

interest groups also will have an

opportunity to provide input into the

development of the EIS and identify

issues that should be addressed. No

formal scoping meeting is planned at

this time.

A series of public informational

meetings and a public hearing will be

held. Notices of public meetings or

public hearings will be given through

various forums providing the time and

place of the meeting along with other

relevant information. The draft EIS will

be available for public and agency

review and comment prior to the public

hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

identified and taken into account,

comments and input are invited from all

interested parties. Comments and

questions concerning the proposed

action and draft EIS should be directed

to FHWA 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 action.)

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48

Issued on: May 3, 2001.

John Simkins,

Environmental Protection Specialist.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Annual List of Defect and

Noncompliance Decisions Affecting

Nonconforming Imported Vehicles

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Annual list of defect and

noncompliance decisions affecting

nonconforming imported vehicles.

SUMMARY: This document contains a list

of vehicles recalled by their

manufacturers during Calendar Year

2000 (January 1, 2000 through December

31, 2000) to correct a safety-related

defect or a noncompliance with an

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standard (FMVSS). The listed vehicles

are those that have been decided by

NHTSA to be substantially similar to

vehicles imported into the United States

that were not originally manufactured to

conform to all applicable FMVSS. The

registered importers of those

nonconforming vehicles are obligated to

provide their owners with notification

of, and a remedy for, the defects or

noncompliances for which the listed

vehicles were recalled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 49

U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a motor vehicle

that was not originally manufactured to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) shall

be refused admission into the United

States unless NHTSA has decided that

the motor vehicle is substantially

similar to a motor vehicle of the same

model year that was originally