Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Milwaukee County
| Published date | 15 June 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 31782 |
| Record Number | 2021-12481 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Highway Administration |
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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 non-
compatible 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.
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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
related to the proposed action are
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See 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.
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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 Biden-
Harris Administration’s Executive Order
13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and
Support for Underserved Communities
through the Federal Government
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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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