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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] 

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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 

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preliminary alternatives, evaluation and 

screening of preliminary alternatives, 

and identification of final alternatives 

will be provided through direct mail, 

e-mail, the project Web site available at 

http://www.miltonmadisonbridge.com, 

and other media. Notification also will 

be sent to Federal, State, local agencies, 

persons and organizations that submit 

comments or questions. Precise 

schedules and locations for public 

meetings will be announced in the local 

news media and the project Web site. 

Interested individuals and organizations 

may request to be included on the 

mailing list for distribution of meeting 

announcements and associated 

information. 

Other Approvals for Federal Permits: 

The following approvals for Federal 

permits are anticipated to be required: 

The Navigational Permit Application 

from the U.S. Coast Guard and the 

Section 404 Permit from the Army 

Corps of Engineers. Additionally, 

Section 401 Permits may be required 

from the Kentucky Energy and 

Environment Cabinet and the Indiana 

Department of Environmental 

Management. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 20.205, Highway Planning and 

Construction. The regulations implementing 

Executive Order 12372 regarding 

intergovernmental consultation on Federal 

programs and activities apply to the 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123; 

49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: July 30, 2008. 

Dennis Luhrs, 

Assistant Division Administrator, Federal 

Highway Administration, Frankfort, 

Kentucky. 

[FR Doc. E8–18832 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

Time and Date: September 4, 2008, 12 

noon to 3 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 

Place: This meeting will take place 

telephonically. Any interested person 

may call Mr. Avelino Gutierrez at (505) 

827–4565 to receive the toll free number 

and pass code needed to participate in 

these meetings by telephone. 

Status: Open to the public. 

Matters to be Considered: The Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Board of 

Directors (the Board) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement and to that end, may 

consider matters properly before the 

Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Board of Directors at 

(505) 827–4565. 

Dated: August 11, 2008. 

William A. Quade, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement and 

Program Delivery. 

[FR Doc. E8–18940 Filed 8–12–08; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No.: FTA–2008–0035] 

National Transit Database: Natural 

Disaster Adjustments for Urbanized 

Area Apportionments 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed New Policy 

on Natural Disaster Adjustments for 

Urbanized Area Formula Grant 

Apportionment Data 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

interested parties with the opportunity 

to comment on the Federal Transit 

Administration’s (FTA) National Transit 

Database (NTD) proposed new policy on 

natural disaster adjustments to NTD 

data. If a transit provider suffers a 

marked decrease in transit service due 

to a natural disaster, FTA proposes to 

allow that transit provider to be ‘‘held 

harmless’’ in the apportionment of 

formula grants for urbanized areas. In 

this case, FTA would use the transit 

provider’s data from the NTD report 

year before the natural disaster in the 

apportionment, but use data from the 

current NTD report year for all other 

transit providers. Under this proposed 

policy, FTA would only make this 

adjustment upon the request of the 

affected transit provider or the 

designated recipient for the urbanized 

area, and FTA would grant this request 

at its discretion based on the disaster’s 

demonstrated severity and impacts. FTA 

proposes for this policy to take effect for 

the 2007 NTD Report Year, which is the 

data to be used in the FY 2009 

apportionment of formula grants for 

urbanized areas. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 15, 2008. FTA will 

consider comments filed after this date 

to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by FTA Docket ID Number 

FTA–2008–0035] at the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: When submitting 

comments you must use docket number 

FTA–2008–0035. This will ensure that 

your comment is placed in the correct 

docket. If you submit comments by 

mail, you should submit two copies and 

include the above docket number. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov including any 

personal identifying information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

program issues, John D. Giorgis, Office 

of Budget and Policy, (202) 366–5430 

(telephone); (202) 366–7989 (fax); or 

john.giorgis@dot.gov (e-mail). For legal 

issues, Richard Wong, Office of the 

Chief Counsel, (202) 366–0675 

(telephone); (202) 366–3809 (fax); or 

richard.wong@dot.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The National Transit Database (NTD) 

was established by Congress ‘‘to help 

meet the needs of * * * the public for 

information on which to base public 

transportation service planning * * *’’

(49 U.S.C 5335). To support this goal, 

recipients or beneficiaries of Urbanized 

Area Formula Grants (Section 5307) or 

Other Than Urbanized Area Formula 

(Section 5311) Grants are required to 

report to the NTD. Other providers of 

transit service in urbanized areas report 

voluntarily to the NTD. Currently, over 

650 transit agencies in urbanized areas 

report to the NTD through an Internetbased reporting system. Each year, 

performance data from these 

submissions are used to apportion over 

$5 billion of FTA funds under the 

Urbanized Area Formula Grants and 

Fixed-Guideway Modernization Grants 

Programs. These data are also used in 

the annual National Transit Summaries 

and Trends report, the biennial 

Conditions and Performance Report to 

Congress, and in meeting FTA’s 

obligations under the Government 

Performance and Results Act. 


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