Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 20, 2005 / Notices 55205 

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FR0508@ustr.eop.gov. Public versions of 

all documents relating to this review 

will be available for review shortly after 

the due date by appointment in the 

USTR Public Reading Room, 1724 F 

Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Availability of documents may be 

ascertained and appointments may be 

made from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. 

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, by 

calling (202) 395–6186. 

Carmen Suro-Bredie, 

Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee. 

[FR Doc. 05–18701 Filed 9–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W5–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Multiple Counties, Alabama 

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 will be 

prepared for a proposed highway project 

that will traverse the west central 

section of the State of Alabama. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Joe D. Wilkerson, Division 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, 500 Eastern Boulevard, 

Suite 200, Montgomery, Alabama 

36117–2018, Telephone (334) 223–7370. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the State of 

Alabama Department of Transportation, 

will prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for Project NCPD–

PE02(910). The proposed action is to 

construct a multi-lane, limited-access 

roadway to provide a connecting link in 

the freeway/Interstate system between 

I–59/I–20 near the Mississippi State line 

and I–85 in Montgomery, Alabama. The 

highway will have an approximate 

length of 140 miles. The study area 

includes large parts of six Black Belt 

Counties (Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, 

Marengo, Perry, and Sumter), as well as 

Autauga and Montgomery Counties. A 

new Interstate connector will improve 

system linkage, provide a safe and 

efficient transportation corridor, and 

enhance economic opportunities for the 

Black Belt and other areas in the region. 

Alternatives under consideration 

include: (1) alternate route locations and 

(2) a no-action or no-build alternative. 

The Alabama Department of 

Transportation and the Alabama 

Division Office of the Federal Highway 

Administration have begun a corridor 

study. Letters describing the proposed 

action and soliciting comments were 

sent to appropriate Federal, State, and 

local agencies and to private 

organizations and citizens who 

previously expressed or were known to 

have interest in this proposal. 

In addition to the early coordination 

already accomplished, additional 

meetings will be held as appropriate, 

and formal public hearings will be held. 

Public notice will be given of the time 

and place for the meetings and hearings. 

The Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement 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 

addressed and all significant issues are 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

An interagency scoping meeting was 

scheduled for September 22, 2005, in 

Selma, Alabama. Comments or 

questions concerning this proposed 

action and the EIS should be directed to 

the 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 

program.) 

Issued on: September 8, 2005. 

Joe D. Wilkerson, 

Division Administrator, Montgomery. 

[FR Doc. 05–18627 Filed 9–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Ex Parte No. 658] 

The 25th Anniversary of the Staggers 

Rail Act of 1980: A Review and Look 

Ahead 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board will hold a public hearing 

beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 

October 19, 2005, at its offices in 

Washington, DC. The purpose of the 

public hearing will be to examine the 

impact, the effectiveness, and the future 

of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 

(Staggers Act). Persons wishing to speak 

at the hearing should notify the Board 

in writing. 

DATES: The public hearing will take 

place on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. 

Any person wishing to speak at the 

hearing should file with the Board a 

written notice of intent to participate, 

and should identify the party, the 

proposed speaker, the time requested, 

and the topic(s) to be covered, as soon 

as possible but no later than October 7, 

2005. Each speaker should also file with 

the Board his/her written testimony by 

October 12, 2005. Written submissions 

by interested persons who do not wish 

to appear at the hearing will also be due 

by October 12, 2005. A list of speakers 

and time will be published by October 

14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: All notices of intent to 

participate and testimony may be 

submitted either via the Board’s e-filing 

format or in the traditional paper 

format. Any person using e-filing should 

comply with the Board’s 

‘‘www.stb.dot.gov’’ Web site, at the ‘‘EFILING’’ link. Any person submitting a 

filing in the traditional paper format 

should send an original and 10 copies 

of the filing to: Surface Transportation 

Board, Attn: STB Ex Parte No. 658, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1609. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 

(800) 877–8339.]