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Dupont areas is creating traffic volumes

in excess of current system capacity.

Under current land use plans, the areas

on the east and west ends of the corridor

are expected to become major new

employment centers within the next 20

years. At present, the only connections

between these areas and Interstate 5 are

SR 512, SR 507 and SR 510, and

Perimeter Road. Roads connecting midPierce County to SR 512 are already

congested (LOS E/F at many

intersections during peak hours), and

peak hour LOS on SR 512 is currently

LOS D and projected to be LOS E/F by

2017 if additional east-west capacity is

not added. Reaching Interstate 5 from

mid-Pierce County via SR 507 and SR

510 requires over 30 miles of travel,

compared to 13 miles via SR 512.

Perimeter Road is owned by McChord

Air Force Base and may be closed

whenever necessary to maintain

military security.

The alternatives under consideration

include roadway alternatives,

transportation system management,

transportation demand management,

and the no-action alternative. The

roadway alternatives corridor is

approximately six miles long. The

proposed roadway would be four to six

lanes with limited access. Access would

be considered at two locations in the

American Lake Gardens area (possible

locations include 150th Street SW,

Spring Street [76th Avenue SW],

Woodbrook Road, and the Fort Lewis

Logistics Center), A Street, and

Spanaway Loop Road.

Roadway alternatives to be considered

include three alignments in the

American Lake Gardens area. One

alignment follows Murray Road and

turns east to follow the northern border

of Fort Lewis on military property. The

second alignment passes diagonally

through American Lake Gardens from

the Thorne Lane interchange, across

150th Street SW, reaching the northern

edge of Fort Lewis west of Woodbrook

Road and continuing east on military

property. The third alignment also

passes diagonally through American

Lake Gardens from the Thorne Lane

interchange, and follows 150th Street

SW east past Lake Mondress where it

turns south to join the other alignments.

Between American Lake Gardens and

the Spanaway Lake area, the Corridor

passes through Fort Lewis and McChord

Air Force Base. In this area, only one

alignment will be evaluated. This is

because the proposed corridor is

constrained by the need to maintain

security at both installations, to

accommodate existing and proposed

military operations including the

McChord Air Force Base runway, and to

avoid sensitive environmental areas. On

the east end of the corridor, the

alignment follows south of 176th Street

South on Fort Lewis property. This

alignment allows 176th Street South to

continue as local access and avoids

direct impacts to adjacent residential

areas.

The MIS/EIS will consider

Transportation System Management

(TSM) and Transportation Demand

Management (TDM) methods as part of

all roadway alternatives. These methods

would include dedicated lanes for highoccupancy vehicles (HOV) and

intelligent transportation systems (such

as variable message signs, incident

response systems, and emergency

telephones). Additional strategies to be

evaluated include employer-based TDM

programs such as subsidized transit

passes, vanpools, ridesharing, and

alternative work schedules.

A newsletter describing the proposed

roadway was mailed to all postal

patrons and residential and nonresidential property owners in the

project vicinity in January, 1996. Public

informational (pre-scoping) meetings on

the proposed project were held on

February 15, 1996 in American Lake

Gardens and February 20, 1996 in the

Spanaway Lake area. At these meetings,

information was provided on six

alternative alignments through the

American Lake Gardens area, including

the three described above. Two

alignments on 176th Street South near

Pacific Avenue were described, also

including the alignment described

above. In addition, maps and

descriptive information on the entire

corridor were provided. Comments on

the project, and especially on which

alternatives should be evaluated in the

MIS/EIS were taken orally and in

writing. These public comments were

considered in selecting the three

American Lake Garden alignments and

176th Street South alignment that will

be evaluated in the MIS/EIS.

Announcements for the meetings and

the information distributed stated that

comments received would be

considered part of the MIS/EIS scoping

process.

The scoping process for the MIS/EIS

will include press releases and

advertisements in local newspapers

inviting further comments on the

proposed alternatives and their

potential impacts. Agencies and

organizations potentially interested in

or with jurisdiction over specific

environmental features related to the

project will be contacted by letter and

offered briefings upon their request.

Additional newsletters will be

distributed to continue to inform the

public about the project and invite

further comment. To ensure the full

range of issues related to this proposed

action are addressed and all significant

issues identified, comments or

questions concerning this proposed

action and the EIS should be directed to

the FHWA at the address listed 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: April 19, 1996.

Jose ́ M. Miranda,

Environmental Program Manager, Olympia,

Washington.

[FR Doc. 96–10323 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

Environmental Assessment/Finding of

No Significant Impact; Barney Circle

Freeway Modification Project,

Washington, DC

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of finding of no

significant impact.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that a

Finding Of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) was signed by the FHWA’s

District of Columbia Division

Administrator on April 16, 1996, after

reviewing and analyzing the

Environmental Assessment (EA) and

associated public comments for the

Barney Circle Freeway Modification

Project in Washington, DC .

After reviewing and analyzing

currently available data and information

on existing conditions, project impacts,

measures to mitigate those impacts, and

comments from the public and

governmental agencies, the FHWA has

determined that there are no new

significant impacts that would require

the FHWA to prepare a Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)

or to modify the 1984 FHWA Record of

Decision (ROD) to construct the

Selected Alternative, as proposed in the

1983 Final Environmental Impact

Statement (FEIS) for the Barney Circle

Freeway Modification Project. This

FONSI is based on the 1995 EA and

Public Review and Comment Record,

both of which are summarized in the

FONSI. These documents have been

independently evaluated by the FHWA

and determined to adequately and

accurately discuss the need for the

proposed project, the environmental

changes, issues, and impacts that have
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occurred since preparation of the 1983

FEIS, and the appropriate mitigation

measures. These documents provide

sufficient evidence and analysis for

determining that a SEIS is not required.

The FHWA takes full responsibility for

the accuracy, scope, and content of the

1995 EA, Public Review and Comment

Record, and the FONSI document. The

FHWA reiterates its determination that

there is no feasible and prudent

alternative to the use of land from

Anacostia and Garfield Parks, and that

the proposed action includes all

possible planning to minimize harm to

these properties resulting from such use.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walt

Adams, Assistant Division

Administrator, Federal Highway

Administration, 820 First Street, N.E.,

Suite 750, Washington, DC 20002, (202)

523–0163. Office hours are 8:00 a.m.-

4:30 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The basis

for the 1996 FONSI for the proposed

Barney Circle Freeway Modification

Project is discussed in the document. It

has been developed in compliance with

the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA). The Barney Circle Freeway

Modification Project, as proposed by the

District of Columbia Department of

Public Works (DCDPW), completes a

portion of the Interstate highway system

in the southeast area of the District of

Columbia. It would connect the

Eisenhower Freeway (I–295) at Barney

Circle with a logical terminus, via a 1.4-

mile four-lane freeway and bridge, at the

Anacostia Freeway. The goal of the

project is to provide a direct link

between central Washington, D.C., and

areas to the northeast and east, and to

divert through traffic from local streets

to higher-capacity roadways. The 1995

Barney Circle Freeway Modification

Project EA was prepared to determine if

any new conditions, changes in

government policy, or new

environmental issues have occurred,

since completion of the 1983 FEIS and

the subsequent re-evaluations of the

FEIS in 1989 and 1993, that would

affect or modify the basis for FHWA’s

1984 Record of Decision (ROD).

The FHWA has reviewed and

analyzed available data and information

on existing conditions, project impacts,

and measures to mitigate those impacts,

and the comments from the public and

governmental agencies. The FHWA has

determined that there are no new

significant impacts that would require

the FHWA to prepare a SEIS or to

modify the 1984 ROD to construct the

Selected Alternative, as proposed in the

1983 FEIS.

Major concerns addressed in the EA

include: (1) the discovery of

contaminated materials in the western

section of the proposed freeway, (2)

environmental justice, (3) cumulative

impacts, and (4) the federal ecological

management initiative. A summary

discussion of each of these issues is

presented in the FONSI document,

which is available to the public for

review. Comments or questions

concerning the FONSI 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.)

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

Issued on: April 19, 1996.

Walt Adams,

Assistant Division Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–10371 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Request for Temporary

Identification Card

AGENCY: U.S. Customs, Department of

the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, Customs invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

comment on an information collection

requirement concerning the Request for

Temporary Identification Card. This

request for comment is being made

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 25, 1996, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Printing and

Records Services Group, Room 6216,

1301 Constitution Ave., NW,

Washington, D.C. 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to U.S. Customs

Service, Attn.: J. Edgar Nichols, Room

6216, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington, D.C. 20229, Tel. (202) 927–

1426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–

13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments

should address the accuracy of the

burden estimates and ways to minimize

the burden including the use of

automated collection techniques or the

use of other forms of information

technology, as well as other relevant

aspects of the information collection.

The comments that are submitted will

be summarized and included in the

Customs request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. In this

document Customs is soliciting

comments concerning the following

information collection:

Title: Request for Temporary

Identification Card.

OMB Number: 1515–0128.

Form Number: N/A.

Abstract: Cartmen, Lightermen, and

airport employers may request a

temporary identification card to be

issued to their employees if they can

show that a hardship to their business

would result pending the issuance of a

permanent identification card.

Current Actions

There are no changes to the

information collection. This submission

is being submitted to extend the

expiration date.

Type of Review: Extension (without

change).

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

150.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 300.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost on

the Public: $1,200.

Dated: April 18, 1996.

John Turner,

Acting Leader, Printing and Records Services

Group.

[FR Doc. 96–10410 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Entry and Manifest of

Merchandise Free of Duty

AGENCY: U.S. Customs, Department of

the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.