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tribal governments; and Federal, State, 

and local agencies that have jurisdiction 

by law or have special expertise with 

respect to any environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed projects. 

The agency scoping meetings will be 

held in Anchorage, Alaska on March 

27th, 2007 and in Kodiak, Alaska on 

March 28th, 2007. A public scoping 

meeting will be held in Kodiak, Alaska 

on March 28th, 2007. Notification of the 

public scoping meeting will be 

published on the project Web site 

(www.kodiakairporteis.com), in the 

Kodiak Daily Mirror, and in the 

Anchorage Daily News. 

In addition to providing input at the 

scoping meetings, the agencies and the 

public may submit written comments 

via the e-mail address 

Comments@KodiakAirportEIS.com or 

the address under, ‘‘To Submit Written 

Comments, Send To.’’ Comments must 

be submitted by April 9th, 2007. 

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on February 

8, 2007. 

Byron K. Huffman, 

Manager, Airports Division, AAL–600. 

[FR Doc. 07–692 Filed 2–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

FAA (Aircraft Certification Service) 

Information Sharing and Listening 

Session. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting to discuss various FAA 

rotorcraft safety initiatives and to gether 

any relevant information that will help 

to reduce general aviation rotorcraft 

accidents. 

DATES: The meeting will be on March 3, 

2007, 8–11 a.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting is in 

conjunction with Heli-Expo at the 

Orange County Convention Center, 

Conference Room W222–B, West 

Building, Orlando, FL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jorge Castillo, Rotorcraft Standard Staff, 

ASW–112, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, 

Fort Worth, TX 76137, telephone (817) 

222–5110, or by e-mail at 

Jorge.R.Castillo@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is announced pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 40113 and 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 

take actions the FAA considers 

necessary in order to enhance safety in 

air commerce and the DOT policies and 

procedures to seek public participation 

in that process. 

This meeting is part of the Rotorcraft 

Directorate’s initiative and supports one 

of the top safety objectives of the FAA 

2006–2010 Flight Plan to reduce the 

number of fatal accidents in general 

aviation. At this meeting, we will brief 

you on some of the FAA’s initiatives 

intended to reduce rotorcraft accidents, 

including implementation of Automatic 

Detection Surveillance Broadcast (ADS–

B) in the Gulf of Mexico and the use of 

Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS). 

You will have an opportunity to 

propose safety-enhancing 

recommendations and to recommend 

how the FAA should implement 

strategies that will help reduce 

rotorcraft accidents. Attendance to open 

to all interested persons but will be 

limited to the space available. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 31, 

2007. 

David A. Downey, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–711 Filed 2–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Dodge and Steele Counties, MN 

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 proposed highway 

improvements to United States Highway 

14 (Highway 14) from the existing fourlane bypass of Dodge Center to the 

intersection of Highway 14 and 

Interstate 35 (I–35) in Owatonna, a 

distance of approximately 19 miles, in 

Dodge and Steele Counties, Minnesota. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway 

Administration, Galtier Plaza, 380 

Jackson Street, Suite 500, St. Paul, 

Minnesota 55101, Telephone (651) 291–

6120; or Richard Augustin, Project 

Manager, Minnesota Department of 

Transportation—District 6, 2900 48th 

Street, NW., Rochester, Minnesota 

55901, Telephone (507) 280–5092; (800) 

627–3529 TTY. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Minnesota Department of 

Transportation (Mn/DOT), will prepare 

an EIS on a proposal to reconstruct 

Highway 14 from the existing four-lane 

bypass of Dodge Center, Dodge County, 

to the intersection of Highway 14 and I–

35 in Owatonna, Steele County, 

Minnesota, a distance of approximately 

19 miles. The proposed action is being 

considered to address future 

transportation demand and safety 

problems and to enhance system 

continuity. 

This segment of Highway 14 was 

previously included in an EIS process, 

which addressed a broader 24-mile 

segment of Highway 14 from Owatonna 

to Kasson. The Draft EIS for the 

Owatonna to Kasson project was 

approved in October 1991 and the Final 

EIS was approved in August 1993. The 

1993 Final EIS defined two project 

segments. The first was an extension of 

the four-lane, divided expressway from 

Kasson to the west side of Dodge Center 

at Highway 56 (including the Dodge 

Center bypass). At the time of the EIS, 

this project was programmed for 

construction in 1994. The second 

segment involved extending the four 

lanes from Highway 56 to Highway 218 

in Owatonna. This segment was not 

programmed for construction when the 

EIS was completed. Since the 1993 

Final EIS, the Kasson to Dodge Center 

segment has been constructed as a fourlane highway, including a freeway 

design bypass of Dodge Center. The 

‘‘1993 preferred alternative’’ for the 

segment between Dodge Center and 

Owatonna has not been constructed. 

With the completion of the Dodge 

Center to Kasson segment, and the 

imminent completion of the Highway 14 

improvements west of I–35, a process 

was started to re-evaluate the 1993 EIS 

conclusions regarding the Owatonna to 

Dodge Center segment. This segment 

continues to increase in priority given 

traffic growth, safety concerns, and the 

logic of completing the last segment of 

Highway 14 between Mankato and 

Rochester to be expanded to a four-lane 

highway. Based on a review of the 1993 

EIS and the changes in transportation 

needs that have taken place since 1993, 

it was concluded that a new EIS for the 

Owatonna to Dodge Center segment 

should be completed for the following 

reasons: 

—The vision for Highway 14 has 

changed to a controlled access 

freeway design, as opposed to the 

expressway design determined by the 

1993 EIS, due to overall traffic 

growth, safety concerns, access 

spacing issues, driver expectation and 

increased truck traffic and, 

—The previously identified preferred 

alternative of expanding on the 


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existing corridor rather than a new 

corridor parallel to the Dakota, 

Minnesota & Eastern Railroad that 

was considered in the 1993 EIS needs 

to be revisited. 

The EIS will evaluate the social, 

economic, transportation and 

environmental impacts of alternatives, 

including: (1) No-Build, (2) 

Reconstruction on existing alignment, 

and (3) Construction on partial new 

alignment. 

The ‘‘US 14 EIS from Owatonna to 

Dodge Center Scoping Document/Draft 

Scoping Decision Document’’ was 

published in November 2006. A press 

release was published to inform the 

public of the document’s availability. 

Copies of the scoping document was 

distributed to agencies, interested 

persons and libraries for review to aid 

in identifying issues and analyses to be 

contained in the EIS. A thirty-day 

comment period for review of the 

document was provided to afford an 

opportunity for all interested persons, 

agencies and groups to comment on the 

proposed action. A public scoping 

meeting was also held during the 

comment period. Public notice was 

given for the time and place of the 

meeting. The scoping comment period 

closed on December 22, 2006. The ‘‘US 

14 EIS Scoping Decision Document’’ is 

expected to be published in February 

2007. A Draft EIS will be prepared based 

on the outcome of and closely following 

the scoping process. The Draft EIS will 

be available for agency and public 

review and comment. In addition, a 

public hearing will be held following 

completion of the Draft EIS. Public 

Notice will be given for the time and 

place of the public hearing on the Draft 

EIS. Coordination has been initiated and 

will continue with appropriate Federal, 

State and local agencies and private 

organizations and citizens who have 

previously expressed or are known to 

have an interest in the proposed action. 

‘‘Participating agencies’’ have been 

identified and a meeting held on 

October 25, 2006 to discuss the project 

and receive input on the ‘‘purpose and 

need’’ for the project and range of 

alternatives to be studied in the Draft 

EIS. To ensure that the full range of 

issues related to this proposed action 

are addressed and all significant issues 

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 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: February 8, 2007 

Cheryl B. Martin, 

Environmental Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, St. Paul, Minnesota. 

[FR Doc. 07–695 Filed 2–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; Utah 

County, UT 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: FWHA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement will be 

prepared for proposed transportation 

improvements on Geneva Road (SR–

114) in Utah County, Utah that would 

begin at Center Street and U.S. Interstate 

15 (I–15) in Provo and extend through 

the municipalities of Provo, Utah 

County, Vineyard, Orem, Lindon, 

Pleasant Grove and terminate at State 

Street (SR–89) in Pleasant Grove. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Sarhan, Area Engineer, Federal 

Highway Administration, 2520 West 

4700 South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, 

Utah 84118, Telephone: (801) 963–0182; 

or Phil Huff, Project Manager, Utah 

Department of Transportation, Region 

Three Office, 658 North 1500 West, 

Orem, UT 84057, Telephone: (801) 227–

8000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FWHA, in 

cooperation with the Utah Department 

of Transportation (UDOT), the 

municipalities of Pleasant Grove, 

Lindon, Orem, Vineyard, Provo, and 

Utah County will prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

on a proposal to address current and 

projected traffic demand on Geneva 

Road. The proposed project area extends 

for approximately 10 miles in length 

along existing Geneva Road between 

Pleasant Grove and Provo, and is 

generally bordered on the west by Utah 

Lake and on the east by I–15. 

Improvements to the Geneva Road 

corridor are considered necessary to 

provide for the existing and projected 

traffic demand. 

The FHWA will consider a reasonable 

range of alternatives which meet the 

project objectives and are based on 

agency and public input. These 

alternatives include: (1) Taking no 

action; (2) using alternative travel 

modes, (3) upgrading and adding lanes 

to the existing two-lane highway; and 

(4) constructing a highway on a new 

location for all or a portion of the 

project length. 

The public, as well as Federal, State, 

and local agencies, will be invited to 

participate in project scoping to ensure 

that a full range of alternatives is 

considered and that all appropriate 

environmental issues and resources are 

evaluated. The scoping process will 

include opportunities to provide 

comments on the purpose and need for 

the project, potential alternatives, and 

social, economic, and environmental 

issues of concern. 

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 have previously 

expressed or who are known to have an 

interest in this proposal. An agency 

scoping meeting will be held to solicit 

comments on March 8, 2007, from 1 PM 

to 3 PM in Conference Rooms A, B, and 

C at the UDOT Region 3 Office (658 

North 1500 West, Orem, UT). 

The public will be invited to 

participate in scoping meetings which 

will be held in an open house format at 

locations and dates to be determined. In 

addition, a public hearing will be held 

following the release of the draft EIS. 

Public notice advertisements and direct 

mailings will notify interested parties of 

the time and place of the public 

meetings and the public hearing. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action is 

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 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) 

Edward Woolford, 

Environmental Specialist, FHWA—Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–2635 Filed 2–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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