18638 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 82 / Friday, April 26, 1996 / Notices

have been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance in compliance with Public

Law 104–13 effective October 1, 1995,

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The information collections listed

below, which were published in the

Federal Register on February 26 and

March 1, 1996, have been submitted to

OMB.

(Call Reports Clearance Officer on (410)

965–4123 for copies of package.)

OMB Desk Officer: Laura Oliven.

SSA Reports Clearance Officer:

Charlotte S. Whitenight.

1. Missing & Discrepant Wage Reports

Letter & Questionnaire—0960–0432.

The information collected on forms

SSA–L93, SSA–95 and SSA–97 will be

used by the Social Security

Administration to contact employers

reporting more wages to IRS than they

reported to SSA. Employers’ compliance

with the SSA request will enable SSA

to properly post employees’ wage

records. The respondents are employers

with missing or discrepant wage reports.

Number of Respondents: 385,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 192,500

hours.

2. Letter to Landlord Requesting

Rental Information—0960–0454. The

information collected on form SSA–

L5061 is used to determine if a rental

subsidy agreement exists between a

landlord and an applicant for, or

recipient of, Supplement Security

Income benefits. The affected public is

landlords who may be subsidizing such

a rental arrangement.

Number of Respondents: 49,000.

Frequency of Response: As needed to

verify subsidy arrangements.

Average Burden Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 8,167

hours.

3. Farm Arrangement Questionnaire—

0960–0064. The information collected

on form SSA–7157 is used to determine

if farm rental income may be considered

self-employment income for Social

Security coverage purposes. The

respondents are individuals alleging

self-employment income from the

activity of renting land for farming

activities.

Number of Respondents: 38,000.

Frequency of Responses: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 19,000

hours.

4. Request for Hearing By

Administrative Law Judge—0960–0269.

The information on form HA–501 is

used by the Social Security

Administration to document an

individual’s request for a hearing on an

unfavorable determination concerning

his or her benefits. The respondents are

such individuals who request a hearing.

Number of Respondents: 625,563.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 104,260.

5. Petition to Obtain Approval of a

Fee for Representing a Claimant before

the Social Security Administration—

0960–104. The information on form

SSA–1560 is used to determine if a

representative is asking for a reasonable

fee for representing a claimant before

the Social Security Administration

(SSA). The respondents are attorneys or

other persons representing claimants

before SSA.

Number of Respondents: 30,492.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 15,246.

6. State Mental Institution Policy

Review—0960–0110. The information

collected on form SSA–9584 is used by

the Social Security Administration to

determine whether the institutions’

policies and practices conform with

SSA’s regulations in the use of benefits,

and whether the institution is

performing other duties and

responsibilities required of a

representative payee. The information

also provides the basis for conducting

the actual onsite review and is used in

the preparation of the subsequent report

of findings and recommendations which

is provided to the institutions. The

respondents are state mental institutions

which serve as representative payees for

Social Security beneficiaries.

Number of Respondents: 183.

Frequency of Response: 1 per year.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Estimated Annual Burden: 183 hours.

Social Security Administration

Written comments and

recommendations regarding these

information collections should be sent

within 60 days from the date of this

publication, directly to the SSA Reports

Clearance Officer at the following

address: Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Charlotte S. Whitenight,

6401 Security Blvd., 1–A–21 Operations

Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235.

In addition to your comments on the

accuracy of the agency’s burden

estimate, we are soliciting comments on

the need for the information; its

practical utility; ways to enhance its

quality, utility and clarity; and on ways

to minimize burden on respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Date: April 19, 1996.

Charlotte Whitenight,

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–10203 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Pierce County, WA

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA, Washington State

Department of Transportation (WSDOT),

and Pierce County are issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

will be prepared for a proposed new

roadway project in Pierce County,

Washington between Interstate 5 and

State Route 7 (Pacific Avenue).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Leonard, Area Engineer FHWA,

Olympia, Washington 98501 Phone

Number (360) 753–9558.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with WSDOT

and Pierce County, will prepare an EIS

on a proposal to build a new roadway

between Interstate 5 at the Thorne Lane

interchange and State Route 7 (Pacific

Avenue) at 176th Street South. The

proposed roadway corridor passes

through a residential area in the City of

Lakewood known as American Lake

Gardens and portions of the Fort Lewis

Military Reservation and McChord Air

Force Base. The EIS will include a

Major Investment Study (MIS) that

examines the overall need for the

project and alternative means of

reducing or meeting the demand for

additional transportation capacity.

The purpose of the proposed facility

is to reduce congestion on existing

arterial streets and highways and to

provide a more direct connection for the

movement of goods and people between

Interstate 5 and mid-Pierce County. The

corridor must also maintain security

and accommodate existing and planned

operations on both military

installations. Recent and planned

residential and industrial development

in the Lakewood, Spanaway,

Fredrickson, American Lake, and
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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]

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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