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of the date of submission of such maps, 

a description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. 

An airport operator who has 

submitted such noise exposure maps 

that are found by FAA to be in 

compliance with the requirements of 14 

CFR part 150, promulgated pursuant to 

Title I of the Act, may submit a noise 

compatibility program for FAA approval 

that sets forth the measures the operator 

has taken, or proposes, for the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure map and related 

descriptions submitted by Bridgeport, 

Connecticut. The specific maps under 

consideration were ‘‘Existing Conditions 

(2021) Noise Exposure Map’’ (Figure 9 

on page 38) and ‘‘Forecast Conditions 

(2026) Noise Exposure Map’’ (Figure 10 

on page 40). The FAA has determined 

that these maps for Sikorsky Memorial 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on June 8, 

2021. 

FAA’s determination on an airport 

operator’s noise exposure maps is 

limited to a finding that the maps were 

developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in Appendix A of 

14 CFR part 150. Such determination 

does not constitute approval of the 

applicant’s data, information or plans, 

or a commitment to approve a noise 

compatibility program or to fund the 

implementation of that program. 

If questions arise concerning the 

precise relationship of specific 

properties to noise exposure contours 

depicted on a noise exposure map 

submitted under Section 103 of the Act, 

it should be noted that the FAA is not 

involved in any way in determining the 

relative locations of specific properties 

with regard to the depicted noise 

contours, or in interpreting the noise 

exposure maps to resolve questions 

concerning, for example, which 

properties should be covered by the 

provisions of Section 107 of the Act. 

These functions are inseparable from 

the ultimate land use control and 

planning responsibilities of local 

government. These local responsibilities 

are not changed in any way under Part 

150 or through FAA’s review of a noise 

exposure map. Therefore, the 

responsibility for the detailed 

overlaying of noise exposure contours 

onto the map depicting properties on 

the surface rests exclusively with the 

airport operator that submitted the map 

or with those public agencies and 

planning agencies with which 

consultation is required under Section 

103 of the Act. The FAA has relied on 

the certification by the airport operator, 

under Section 150.21 of 14 CFR part 

150, that the statutorily required 

consultation has been accomplished. 

Copies of the noise exposure maps 

and of the FAA’s evaluation of the maps 

are available for examination at the 

following locations: 

Sikorsky Memorial Airport, 100 Great 

Meadow Road, Stratford, Connecticut 

06615 

Federal Aviation Administration, New 

England Region, Airports Division, 

1200 District Avenue, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on 

June 8, 2021. 

Julie Seltsam-Wilps, 

Deputy Division Director, FAA New England 

Region, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12354 Filed 6–14–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement: Milwaukee County 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement (SEIS) will be prepared for a 

proposed freeway corridor improvement 

project on I–94 in Milwaukee County, 

Wisconsin. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, 

Environmental Program and Project 

Specialist, FHWA Wisconsin Division 

Office, City Center West, 525 Junction 

Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717; 

email bethaney.bacher-gresock@dot.gov; 

telephone: (608) 662–2119. Joshua 

LeVeque, Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation (WisDOT) Project 

Manager, WisDOT SE-Region Office, 

141 NW Barstow Street, P.O. Box 798, 

Waukesha, WI 53188 email 

joshua.leveque@dot.wi.gov; telephone: 

(414) 750–1468. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare a 

SEIS in accordance with 23 CFR 

771.130 for proposed improvements 

along approximately 3.5 miles of I–94 

(70th Street–16th Street) in Milwaukee 

County, WI. The project includes the 

following interchanges: 68th Street/70th 

Street, Hawley Road, Mitchell 

Boulevard, the Stadium Interchange (I– 

94/WIS 175/Miller Park Way), 35th 

Street, and 25th/26th/28th Street. The 

Bluemound Road/Wisconsin Avenue/ 

Wells Street interchange with WIS 175 

is also included. The purpose of the 

project remains the same as the original 

EIS: To address the deteriorated 

condition of I–94, obsolete roadway and 

bridge design, existing and future traffic 

demand, and high crash rates. The SEIS 

will evaluate and provide additional 

analysis, if needed, on any new or 

changed impacts to the human and 

natural environment since the approval 

of the January 29, 2016 final EIS (FEIS). 

For example, potential changes in study 

area traffic patterns resulting from the 

pandemic, or potential changes in traffic 

patterns resulting from the construction 

of, or may result from, the identification 

of funding for transportation projects 

identified in the regional transportation 

improvement plan for the area. Also, as 

identified in the original EIS, FHWA 

and WisDOT propose funding for the 

Milwaukee County East-West Bus Rapid 

Transit project as traffic mitigation 

during the construction of the I–94 

project. 

The SEIS will follow the same process 

and format as the original EIS (i.e., draft, 

final, record of decision (ROD)), except 

that scoping is not required. Per 40 CFR 

1506.13, the SEIS will follow Council 

on Environmental Quality regulations in 

effect prior to September 14, 2020. The 

original EIS and other project 

documents will be available on the I–94 

project website http://

www.wisconsindot.gov/94eastwest. 

Public involvement is a critical 

component of the project development 

process and will occur throughout the 

development of the SEIS. The draft SEIS 

will be made available for public and 

agency review and comment prior to the 

public hearing. After public review of 

the draft SEIS and public hearing, 

FHWA and WisDOT will issue a final 

SEIS and ROD. The final SEIS and ROD 

may be issued as one combined 

document pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 

139(n)(2) and 23 CFR 771.124, unless 

criteria are met for issuing the 

documents separately. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

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1See Executive Order 13985 directing the Federal 

Government to pursue a comprehensive approach 

to advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and 

equal opportunity to strengthen communities that 

have been historically underserved, marginalized, 

and adversely affected by persistent poverty and 

inequality. 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action can be directed to the 

FHWA or WisDOT contacts listed 

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: June 9, 2021. 

Bethaney L. Bacher-Gresock, 

Environmental Program and Project 

Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 

Madison Wisconsin. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12481 Filed 6–14–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–7] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

implementing regulations, this notice 

announces that FRA is forwarding the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On March 15, 2021, 

FRA published a notice providing a 60- 

day period for public comment on the 

ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 15, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find the particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hodan Wells, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer at email: 

Hodan.Wells@dot.gov or telephone: 

(202) 493–0440. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 

through 1320.12. On March 15, 2021, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting comment on 

the ICR for which it is now seeking 

OMB approval. See 86 FR 14359. FRA 

received two comments in response to 

this 60-day notice. 

The Vermont Rail Action Network 

expressed its concerns to FRA about the 

accuracy of the law enforcement agency 

data proposed to be collected on FRA F 

6180.178, specifically the data on race, 

ethnicity, and to a lesser extent, age. 

The advocacy group argues that 

problematic policing practices will 

result in FRA having an inaccurate 

picture of those who trespass along 

railroad rights-of-way in the United 

States because it asserts that the law 

enforcement data will be distorted 

towards a higher proportion of 

trespassers who are African American. 

FRA has considered Vermont Rail 

Action Network’s feedback, but believes 

that collecting demographic information 

is important to its goals of reducing the 

annual number of injuries and fatalities 

arising from trespassing activities. FRA 

plans to utilize the information 

collected primarily to develop targeted 

outreach campaigns to dissuade 

individuals from trespassing. Prior to 

the creation of FRA F 6180.178, FRA 

conducted extensive interviews with 

law enforcement agencies and 

determined that this standard 

demographic data would allow FRA and 

its partners to create more impactful 

educational anti-trespassing campaigns 

through outreach to demographic 

groups that have been observed by law 

enforcement personnel trespassing 

along railroad rights-of-way. 

The collection of this demographic 

information may also allow FRA to 

better carry out the goals of the BidenHarris Administration’s Executive Order 

13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and 

Support for Underserved Communities 

through the Federal Government 1 and 

DOT’s commitments in its Equity and 

Access Policy Statement. By gathering 

more demographic data, FRA will be 

better able to determine whether 

communities that are underserved, 

marginalized, or adversely affected by 

persistent poverty and inequality have a 

disproportionate number of observed 

trespassing incidents that necessitate 

new or enhanced outreach efforts. 

Utilizing the information collection as a 

whole, FRA can then, with its outreach 

partners, such as Operation Lifesaver 

and Safe Kids Worldwide, direct future 

trespasser prevention campaigns to all 

communities with a high number of 

observed trespassing incidents and 

fashion these efforts to maximize their 

effectiveness. 

FRA received another comment in 

response to this 60-day notice from Dr. 

Rapik Saat, expressing his support for 

this ICR and suggesting that FRA collect 

information related to trespassers’ 

socioeconomic conditions such as 

occupation and income level. At the 

present time, FRA does not plan to 

collect this socioeconomic data from 

law enforcement agencies because this 

information is not part of the agencies’ 

standard data collection practices and 

would create an undue paperwork 

burden on them. 

FRA also wishes to inform the public 

that it has made two changes to FRA F 

6180.178 based on internal feedback. 

FRA added a clarifying footnote noting 

that railroads must continue to submit 

any and all forms for an accident/ 

incident that are required under 49 CFR 

part 225. FRA also added a data field in 

which law enforcement agencies can 

indicate whether the trespasser appears 

intoxicated. This field was inadvertently 

excluded on the original proposed form. 

FRA will work with its outreach 

partners to develop educational 

outreach initiatives and public service 

announcement campaigns targeted to 

establishments that are located near 

railroad tracks if intoxication is deemed 

to be a contributing factor to railroad 

trespassing. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve the proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30-day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.10(b); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983 

(Aug. 29, 1995). OMB believes the 30- 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug. 

29, 1995). Therefore, respondents 

should submit their respective 

comments to OMB within 30 days of 

publication to best ensure having their 

full effect. 

Comments are invited on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the 


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