54420 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices 

Bente, Consultant Design, Montana 

Department of Transportation, 2701 

Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 201001, 

Helena, Montana 59620–1001. 

Telephone: (406) 444–7634. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Montana Department of Transportation, 

will prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on a proposal to 

construct a connection between 

Interstate 90 (I–90) and Old Highway 

312 in or near the city of Billings, 

Yellowstone County, Montana. 

FHWA previously issued a notice on 

August 13, 2003 that an EIS would be 

prepared for a proposal to construct a 

bypass route north of the city of 

Billings. Funding constraints prompted 

a re-scoping of that proposed project 

and this notice is intended to advise the 

public that an EIS will be prepared on 

the re-scoped, proposed project. 

These improvements are considered 

necessary in order to provide an 

additional Yellowstone River crossing 

for transportation system reliability. The 

improvements are also necessary to 

provide an additional connection 

between the Lockwood and Billings 

areas; as well as improve mobility to 

and from Billings Heights. 

Alternatives under consideration 

include (1) taking no action; (2) 

providing a connection between I–90 

and Old Highway 312. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments have been sent 

to appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens, who have previously 

expressed interest in this proposal. An 

extensive public involvement process 

will be conducted to solicit views and 

comments from appropriate agencies 

and interested private organizations and 

citizens. The process, to date, has 

included a Billings Bypass Advisory 

Committee, public meetings and 

workshops, a public hearing, and 

presentations and meetings. 

Public notice will be given of the time 

and place of future outreach meetings 

and hearing. The draft EIS will be 

available for public and agency review 

and comment prior to the public 

hearing. No formal scoping meeting date 

has been set at this time. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA or MDT at the 

addresses provided previously. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.206, Highway Planning 

& Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: August 26, 2010. 

Brian Hasselbach, 

Right of Way & Environmental Programs 

Manager, FHWA. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22116 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Cancellation of Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(SEIS); Travis County, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Cancellation of Notice of Intent 

to Prepare a SEIS. 

SUMMARY: In Vol. 73, No. 106/June 2, 

2008/Notices, Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) issued a Notice 

of Intent (NOI) to advise the public that 

a Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (SEIS) would be prepared for 

the proposed SH 71 roadway between 

Riverside Drive and SH 130 in Travis 

County, Texas. The FHWA is issuing 

this notice to advise the public that the 

NOI to prepare a SEIS for proposed 

improvements to State Highway (SH) 71 

from Riverside Drive to SH 130, in 

Travis County, Texas, is being 

rescinded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Salvador Deocampo, District Engineer, 

District A, Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Texas 

Division, 300 East 8th Street, Rm 826, 

Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone 512– 

536–5950. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Texas 

Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 

in cooperation with the FHWA, 

announced its intent to prepare a 

limited-scope SEIS pursuant to 40 CFR 

1508.22 and 43 TAC Sec. 2.5(e)(2) for 

proposed improvement of SH 71 from 

Riverside Drive to SH 130, in Travis 

County, Texas. The improvements 

proposed between Riverside Drive and 

Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 973 were 

originally considered in a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

covering improvements to SH 71/US 

290 from Ranch-to-Market Road (RM) 

1826 to FM 973. A Record of Decision 

(ROD) was issued by FHWA on August 

22, 1988. The mid-section of the original 

project limits, between Joe Tanner Lane 

and Riverside Drive, has been 

constructed. The limited-scope SEIS 

would have evaluated potential impacts 

resulting from tolling, changes in 

adjacent land use, the construction of 

SH 130, and proposed design 

modifications since the issuance of the 

SH 71/US 290 ROD along the 

unconstructed eastern portion of the 

original FEIS, between Riverside Drive 

and FM 973. The improvements, as 

proposed in 2008, are not included in 

the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning 

Organization (CAMPO) 2035 

Transportation Plan. However, nontolled improvement of SH 71 at 

Riverside Drive is included in the 

CAMPO 2035 Plan, and is consistent 

with prior federal approvals on the 

project. 

TxDOT and FHWA have decided to 

rescind the Notice of Intent to Prepare 

a Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for SH 71 from Riverside 

Drive to SH 130. The decision to rescind 

the NOI is due to the limited availability 

of funds and local planning priorities. 

The SEIS was in the preliminary stages 

of development. One public meeting 

was held June 24, 2008, at Del High 

School in Del Valle, Texas. Appropriate 

environmental documents will be 

completed in the future as components 

of the project proceed through project 

development as funding becomes 

available. 

Issued on: August 31, 2010. 

Salvador Deocampo, 

District Engineer, FHWA Texas Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22180 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on US 290/Hempstead Corridor 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

FHWA. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, United States Highway 290 (US 

290), from Farm to Market 2920 (FM 

2920) to Interstate Highway 610 (IH 610) 

in Harris County, Texas. Those actions 

grant licenses, permits, and approvals 

for the project. 


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DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before March 7, 2011. If 

the Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

of less than 180 days for filing such 

claim, then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gregory Punske, P.E., District Engineer, 

District B (South), Federal Highway 

Administration, 300 East 8th Street, 

Room 826 Austin, Texas 78701; 

telephone: (512) 536–5960; e-mail: 

gregory.punske@dot.gov. The FHWA 

Texas Division Office’s normal business 

hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (central 

time) Monday through Friday. 

You may also contact Dianna Noble, 

P.E., Environmental Affairs Division, 

Texas Department of Transportation, 

118 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 

78704; telephone: (512) 416–2734; email: Dianna.Noble@txdot.gov. The 

Texas Department of Transportation 

normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 

p.m. (central time) Monday through 

Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Texas: US 290 

from FM 2920 to IH 610 in Harris 

County; FHWA Project Reference 

Number: FHWA–TX–EIS–07–01–F. The 

project will be a 61.2 km (38 mi) long, 

six to twelve main lanes, two- or threelane frontage roads in each direction, a 

controlled access managed-lane (toll) 

facility along Hempstead Road between 

Bauer Road and IH 610, an advanced 

high-capacity transit reserved corridor, 

grade-separated intersections with exit 

and entrance ramps at intersecting 

roadways, and elevated directional 

interchanges at IH 610 and Sam 

Houston Tollway. It will begin in 

northwestern Harris County at FM 2920 

near Waller, TX. It will then proceed 

southeast through Harris County and 

end at IH 610 north of Interstate 

Highway 10 (IH10). The purpose of the 

project is to reduce congestion in the US 

290 corridor, enhance mobility and 

safety, and bring the roadway up to 

current design standards. The actions by 

the Federal agencies, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

for the project, approved on March 30, 

2010, in the FHWA Record of Decision 

(ROD) issued on August 25, 2010, and 

in other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, 

and other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record file are available 

by contacting the FHWA or the Texas 

Department of Transportation at the 

addresses provided above. The FHWA 

FEIS and ROD can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project Web site at 

http://www.my290.com/. This notice 

applies to all Federal agency decisions 

as of the issuance date of this notice and 

all laws under which such actions were 

taken, including but not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544]; Fish and 

Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 

661–667(d)]; and, Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470]; Archaeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1979 [16 

U.S.C. 470]; Archaeological and 

Historical Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469]. 

6. Social and Economic: Title VI of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 

2000(d) et seq.]; Farmland Protection 

Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251–1342]; 

Land and Water Conservation Fund 

(LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601–4604]. 

8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11514 Protection and 

Enhancement of Environmental Quality. 

(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.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: August 27, 2010. 

Gregory S. Punske, 

District Engineer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22146 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Sixth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 223: Airport Surface 

Wireless Communications 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 223: Airport Surface 

Wireless Communications meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 223: Airport 

Surface Wireless Communications. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 28–30, 2010 from 0900 a.m.– 

1600 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

EUROCONTROL, Rue de la Fusee 96, 

Meeting Room VEGA, Brussels, 

Belgium. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC, 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a RTCA Special 

Committee 223: Airport Surface 

Wireless Communications meeting. The 

agenda will include: 

• 0900 a.m.—Opening Plenary 

• Welcome and Introductions 

• Approval of the Agenda 

• Minutes of Last Meeting 

• Coordination with Other GROUPs 

(EUROCAE, RTCA, ICAO, SESAR, 

WMF) 

• Report on ad-hoc committee 

work with WIMAX Forum (ITT) 

• AeroMACS System Profile 

• Status of US Profile Development 

(Harris) 

• SJU/WG–82 Draft Profile 

Presentation (ECTL) 

• Develop combined Draft Profile 

• Presentations 

• Overview of terrestrial 

communication networks (FAA) 

• User Services and Applications 

(FAA) 

• NASA Cleveland Test Bed Test 

Results (ITT) 

• Channel Model Considerations 

for AeroMACS (Uni Lancaster) 

• SANDRA SP 6.2 Simulation 

Results (DLR, Uni Salzburg) 

• Further presentations (to be 

coordinated) 

• Refinement of TOR of WG–82 


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