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the Small Businesses community on a 

national basis. 

Type of Review: Clearance and 

Renewal. 

Abstract: In accordance with Public 

Law 95–507, an amendment to the 

Small Business Act and the Small 

Business Investment Act of 1953, 

OSDBU is responsible for the 

implementation and execution of the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

activities on behalf of small businesses, 

in accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31 

of the Small Business Act (SBA), as 

amended. The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization also 

administers the provisions of Title 49, of 

the United States Code, Section 332, the 

Minority Resource Center (MRC) which 

includes the duties of advocacy, 

outreach and financial services on 

behalf of small and disadvantaged 

business businesses and those certified 

under CFR 49 parts 23 and or 26 as 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 

(DBE). The Small Business 

Transportation Resource Regional 

Centers will collect information on 

small businesses, which includes 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 

(DBE), Women-Owned Small Business 

(WOB), Small Disadvantaged Business 

(SDB), 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran 

Owned Business (SDVOB), Veteran 

Owned Small Business (VOSB), 

HubZone, and types of services they 

seek from the SBTRCs. Services and 

responsibilities of the SBTRCs include 

business analysis, general management 

& technical assistance and training, 

business counseling, outreach services/ 

conference participation, short-term 

loan assistance. The cumulative data 

collected will be analyzed by the 

OSDBU to determine the effectiveness 

of services provided, including 

counseling, outreach, and financial 

services. Such data will also be 

analyzed by the OSDBU to determine 

agency effectiveness in assisting small 

businesses to enhance their 

opportunities to participate in 

government contracts and subcontracts. 

The Regional Center Intake Form, 

(DOT F 4500) is used by the Regional 

SBTRC staff to enroll small business 

clients into the program in order to 

create a viable database of firms that can 

participate in government contracts and 

subcontracts, especially those projects 

that are transportation related. In 

addition, each enrolled small business 

will be assigned a client number that 

can track the firm’s involvement in the 

services offered by the SBTRCs. Each 

area on the form must be filled in 

electronically by the SBTRCs and 

retained in secured files of the client. 

The completion of the form is used as 

a tool for making decisions about the 

needs of the business, such as; referral 

to technical assistance agencies for help, 

identifying the type of profession or 

trade of the business, the type of 

certification that the business holds, 

length of time in business, and location 

of the firm. 

The SBTRCs must complete an Intake 

Form and retain copies in secured files 

in their offices. A limited amount of 

privacy information is requested on this 

form. We have informed the public that 

the Privacy Act is stated on the form. 

Under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552) 

any person can request to see or get 

copies of any personal information that 

DOT has in his or her file, when that file 

is retrievable by individual identifiers, 

such as name or Social Security 

Numbers. Request for information about 

another party may be denied unless 

DOT has the written permission of the 

individual to release the information to 

the requestor or unless the information 

is subject to disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act. This can 

assist the SBTRCs in developing a 

business plan or adjusting their business 

plan to increase its ability to market its 

goods and services to buyers and 

potential users of their services. 

Respondents: Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected monthly. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 600 hours. 

The Regional Resource Center 

Monthly Report Form (DOT F 4502) for 

each SBTRC must submit a monthly 

status report of business activities 

conducted during the 30 day time 

frame. The form is used to capture 

activities and accomplishments that 

were made by the Regional SBTRCs 

during the course of the month. In 

addition, the form includes a data 

collection section where numbers and 

hours are reported and a section that is 

assigned for a written narrative that 

provides back up that supports the data. 

Activities to be reported are (1) 

Counseling Activity which identifies the 

counseling hours provided to 

businesses, number of new 

appointments, and follow-up on 

counseled clients. (2) Activity for 

Businesses Served identifies the type of 

small business that is helped, such as a 

DBE, 8(a), WOB, HubZone, SDB, 

SDVOB, or VOSB. (3) Marketing 

Activity includes the name of an event 

attended by the SBTRC and the role 

played when participating in a 

conference, workshop or any other 

venue that relates to small businesses. 

(4) Meetings that are held with 

government representatives in the 

region, or at the state level, are an 

activity that is reported. (5) Events 

Hosted by the SBTRCs, such as small 

business workshops, financial 

assistance workshops, matchmaking 

events, are activities that are reported on 

a monthly basis. 

Respondents: Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected monthly. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 1200 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Departments estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, by the use of electronic 

means, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 8, 

2008. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18841 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Availability of Draft Alternatives 

Working Paper for the Proposed 

Southern Nevada Supplemental 

Airport, Las Vegas, Clark County, NV 

Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft 

Alternatives Working Paper, correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) in cooperation 

with the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) issued a notice of Availability of 

Draft Alternatives Working Paper that 

was published in the Federal Register 

on August 4, 2008 (73 FR 45268). That 

notice advised the public the Draft 


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Alternatives Working Paper for the Draft 

EIS will be made available for public 

comment pursuant to section 304 of the 

Vision 100 Century of Aviation Act of 

2003 (Pub. L. 108–176) [49 U.S.C. 

47171(I)]. This notice corrects the days 

of the comment period from 30 days to 

60 days. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David B. Kessler, AICP, Project 

Manager, Southern Nevada 

Supplemental Airport EIS, AWP–610.1, 

Airports Division, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western-Pacific Region, 

P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, California 

90009–2007, Telephone: 310/725–3615. 

Comments on the draft Alternatives 

Working Paper should be submitted to 

the address above and must be received 

no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard 

Time, Friday, October 3, 2008. 

The Draft Alternatives Working Paper 

will be available for public comment for 

60 days. Written comments on the Draft 

Alternatives Working Paper should be 

submitted to the address above under 

the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT and must be received no later 

than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, 

Friday, October 3, 2008. 

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on August 

5, 2008. 

Mark A. McClardy, 

Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific 

Region, AWP–600. 

[FR Doc. E8–18634 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Assessment: Jefferson 

County, IN and Trimble County, KY 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that FHWA 

will prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) to determine the need 

and feasibility of improvements to the 

Ohio River Crossing along U.S. 421 in 

Jefferson County, Indiana and Trimble 

County, Kentucky. This project will 

adhere to the requirements of section 

6002 of SAFETEA–LU. The existing 

bridge connects the historic 

communities of Milton, Kentucky and 

Madison, Indiana. The objectives of this 

study are to assess the feasibility of 

rehabilitating or replacing the bridge, as 

well as other alternatives, for improving 

safety and mobility in the general 

project vicinity. 

Comments on the scope of the EA for 

the proposed project should be 

forwarded no later than September 12, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Address all comments concerning this 

notice to Greg Rawlings of the FHWA 

Kentucky Division at 502.223.6728 or 

via e-mail at 

Gregory.Rawlings@FHWA.dot.gov. For 

additional information, contact Robert 

Martin, P.E., Project Manager for the 

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, at 

502.564.3730 or via e-mail at 

RobertD.Martin@KY.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 

(KYTC) and Indiana Department of 

Transportation (INDOT), will prepare an 

EA to determine the need and feasibility 

of rehabilitating or replacing the Milton 

Madison Bridge and its approaches over 

the Ohio River between Indiana and 

Kentucky. The current structure was 

originally constructed in 1929 then later 

rehabilitated in the late 1990s. The 

existing bridge is 3,181 feet in length 

and has two 10-foot travel lanes. The 

study area includes the existing U.S. 

421 corridor and the general vicinity of 

the communities of Milton, Kentucky 

and Madison, Indiana. The nearest 

alternate crossings are the I–65 Kennedy 

Bridge in Louisville (46 miles 

downstream) and the bridge at 

Markland Locks and Dam (26 miles 

upstream). The condition of the Milton 

Madison Bridge is prompting this 

project, coupled with other issues 

including traffic demand and 

accessibility. 

The objectives of this study are to 

assess the feasibility of rehabilitating or 

replacing the bridge, as well as other 

alternatives, for improving safety and 

mobility in the general project vicinity. 

This study will conform to Kentucky’s 

environmental guidance, Indiana’s 

procedural manual for preparing 

environmental documents, and the new 

SAFETEA–LU section 6002 

requirements. 

Environmental Issues: Possible 

environmental impacts include effects 

to historical properties, historic 

districts, or archaeological sites, 

specifically as related to Madison’s 

status as a National Historic Landmark; 

displacement of commercial and/or 

residential properties; increased noise; 

viewshed impacts; impacts to water 

resources, flood plains, prime farmland, 

sensitive biological species and their 

habitat; land use compatibility impacts; 

community impacts; and impacts to 

agricultural lands. 

Alternatives: The EA will consider 

alternatives that include the No-Build 

(Do Nothing) Alternative as well as a 

full range of build alternatives including 

rehabilitating the existing structure, 

applying transportation system 

management principles, and 

constructing a new bridge on the 

existing or new alignment. 

Scoping and Comment: FHWA 

encourages broad participation in the 

EA process and review of the resulting 

environmental documents. Comments, 

questions, and suggestions related to the 

project and potential socioeconomic and 

environmental concerns are invited 

from all interested agencies and the 

public at large to ensure that the full 

range of issues related to the proposed 

action and all reasonable alternatives 

are considered and all significant issues 

are identified. These comments, 

questions, and suggestions should be 

forwarded to either phone number or email address listed above. 

Early Coordination Letters will be 

sent to the appropriate Federal, State 

and local agencies by September 2008 

describing the project, following a 

project kick-off coordinated through a 

media news release. An invitation letter 

will be sent to potential Cooperating 

Agencies, Participating Agencies, and 

Section 106 Consulting Parties inviting 

the agencies to officially take part in the 

study, encouraging agency comments 

and suggestions concerning the 

proposed project, and further defining 

the roles of agencies. Existing and future 

conditions will be identified as work 

progresses and presented to 

stakeholders, agencies, and the public. 

The draft purpose and need for the 

project will be developed and 

preliminary alternatives identified. The 

agencies, stakeholders, and public will 

have an opportunity to review and 

comment on this information. The 

purpose and need and preliminary 

alternatives will be available for public 

review and a Resource Agency Meeting, 

Project Advisory Group Meeting, and 

Public Information Meeting will be 

held. Public notice will be given as to 

the time and place of the meetings. 

Agencies and the public will also have 

an opportunity to comment at various 

study stages, including: (1) Definition of 

purpose and need; (2) establishment of 

screening criteria; (3) screening of initial 

alternatives; (4) selection of final 

alternatives; and (5) the review of 

environmental documentation. Project 

Advisory Group meetings will be 

conducted regularly as the project 

moves forward to secure input from key 

stakeholders as decisions are made. 

Notices of availability for the purpose 

and need and identification of 


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