Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices 54419 

20′ East fifty (50′) feet to the point of 

beginning. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on 

August 25, 2010. 

LaVerne F. Reid, 

Manager, Airports Division, New England 

Region. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22110 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2010–0245; Notice No. 

10–6] 

Notice: Elimination of Expiration Dates 

for Classification Approvals 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In 2005, PHMSA initiated a 

policy imposing a 5-year expiration date 

on firework classification approvals to 

ensure that background information 

supporting the approval is current and 

applicable, information is up-to-date 

and complete, obsolete approvals are 

eliminated from the PHMSA database, 

and approvals are amended with new 

requirements and/or methods as 

necessary. In 2009, this policy was 

extended to include all types of 

classification approvals, including 

explosives, oxidizing substances, 

organic peroxide materials and selfreactive substances. PHMSA is changing 

its policy and eliminating expiration 

dates for classification approvals 

because the policy has had 

unanticipated effects since its 

implementation. For instance, 

explosives assigned EX numbers, and 

self-reactive materials and organic 

peroxide materials, assigned CA 

numbers, have a shelf life far beyond the 

5-year expiration date. Consequently, a 

product shipped in accordance with a 

classification approval with a 5-year 

expiration date becomes ineligible for 

domestic transport on the date the 

approval expires despite the product 

continuing to be safe for transport. 

Existing classification approvals with 

expiration dates will be reissued by 

PHMSA in accordance with the change 

of policy. While expiration dates for 

classification approvals will be 

eliminated, PHMSA retains the 

authority to issue approvals with 

expiration dates on a case-by-case basis. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of these amendments is September 7, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ryan Paquet, Technical Advisor, Office 

of Hazardous Materials Special Permits 

and Approvals, (202) 366–4512, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 31, 

2010 under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

part 1. 

Magdy El-Sibaie, 

Associate Administrator for Hazardous 

Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22138 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Queens County, NY 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA, United States 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Revised notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

revised notice to advise the public that 

the FHWA will not be preparing an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the proposed Bridge Rehabilitation 

and Interchange Improvements Project 

on the Long Island Expressway (LIE) 

from the Grand Central Parkway (GCP) 

to the Van Wyck Expressway, Queens 

County, NY. A Notice of Intent to 

prepare an EIS was published in the 

Federal Register on March 12, 2004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey W. Kolb, Division Administrator, 

Federal Highway Administration, New 

York Division, Leo W. O’Brien Federal 

Building, 9th Floor, Clinton Avenue and 

North Pearl Street, Albany, New York 

12207, Telephone: (518) 431–4127. 

or 

Phillip Eng, Regional Director, 

NYSDOT Region 11; Hunters Point 

Plaza, 47–40 21st Street, Long Island 

City, NY 11101, Telephone: 718–482– 

4526. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the New 

York State Department of 

Transportation previously intended to 

prepare an EIS for the Bridge 

Rehabilitation and Interchange 

Improvements Project on the Long 

Island Expressway from the Grand 

Central Parkway to the Van Wyck 

Expressway, Queens County, New York. 

The purpose of the original Project 

was to address various geometric, 

operational, and structural deficiencies 

associated with the interchange. The 

project proposed direct connector ramps 

and new structures. 

An Expanded Project Proposal (EPP) 

was issued in 2002 and the project was 

programmed with a cost estimate of 

$130 million. During preliminary 

design, the cost estimate increased to 

approximately $250 million and the 

operational improvements for the build 

alternatives were found not to be as 

effective in reducing congestion as 

expected. Also, the Region’s capital 

program has been reduced and available 

funding has been re-allocated to more 

critical needs. 

Currently, the bridges within the 

interchange have a number of severely 

deteriorated elements, including the 

concrete decks and superstructures, that 

require prompt treatment to keep them 

in service and to address urgent safety 

concerns. The bridges also do not meet 

current geometric standards. 

Since the proposed operational 

benefits from the build alternatives were 

found not to be as expected, it is 

proposed to terminate the EIS. However, 

the three bridges carrying the LIE and 

service roads over the GCP have 

significant deck and steel superstructure 

deterioration that require prompt 

treatment to keep them in service. The 

infrastructure improvements being 

considered will not have a significant 

impact on the environment. To address 

these bridge conditions, a reduced scope 

project will be progressed as a NEPA 

Class II Categorical Exclusion. 

Issued on August 25, 2010. 

Jeffrey W. Kolb, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, Albany, NY. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21768 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Yellowstone County, MT 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent—revised. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

environmental impact statement will be 

prepared for a proposed highway project 

in Yellowstone County, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Hasselbach, Right of Way and 

Environmental Programs Manager, 

Federal Highway Administration, 585 

Shepard Way, Helena, Montana 59601. 

Telephone: (406) 441–3908; or Fred 


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