Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 166 / Friday, August 26, 2011 / Notices 53531

at their offices at 1305 East-West Division Administrator, consideration include (1) taking no Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Department of Transportation, P.O. Box action and (2) build alternatives. The Instrument Procedures Group 1850, Jackson, MS 39215–1850, The FHWA and MDOT are seeking agenda will include briefings and telephone: (601) 359–7920. input as a part of the scoping process to discussions on recommendations SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The assist in determining and clarifying regarding pilot procedures for FHWA, in cooperation with the issues relative to this project. Letters instrument flight, as well as criteria, Mississippi Department of describing the proposed action and design, and developmental policy for Transportation (MDOT), will prepare an soliciting comments will be sent to instrument approach and departure Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) appropriate Federal, state, and local procedures. for the proposed widening and/or agencies, Native American Tribes, The Charting Group agenda will realignment of State Route 43/603 in private organizations and citizens who include briefings and discussions on Hancock County, Mississippi. The have previously expressed or are known recommendations regarding proposed improvements are intended to to have interest in this proposal. A aeronautical charting specifications, provide a safe and effective emergency formal scoping meeting with Federal, flight information products, and new evacuation route while alleviating high state, and local agencies, and other aeronautical charting and air traffic levels of congestion and travel delays interested parties will be held in the control initiatives. Attendance is open presently being experienced. This near future. Public involvement to the interested public, but will be project was initially started in 2008 as meetings will be held during the EIS limited to the space available. an Environmental Assessment. process. The draft EIS will be available The public must make arrangements However, due to the complexity of the for public and agency review and by October 7, 2011, to present oral project and a high number of sensitive comment prior to the official public statements at the meeting. The public wetland and water issues, it was hearing. may present written statements and/or determined that an EIS was more To ensure that the full range of issues new agenda items to the committee by appropriate. The initial terminus was related to this proposed action are providing a copy to the person listed in evaluated between near addressed and all significant issues the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Kiln and near Picayune, a identified, comments and suggestions section not later than October 7, 2011. distance of some 30-miles. In are invited from all interested parties. Public statements will only be consideration of the immediate need Comments or questions concerning this considered if time permits. and the available funding, the termini proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the FHWA at the address Issued in Washington, DC, on August 18, has been determined to extend between 2011. Interstate 10 south of Kiln and the provided above. John A. Moore, intersection of State Route 43 and 603 Dated: August 19, 2011. Co-Chair, Aeronautical Charting Forum. north of Kiln, a distance of Andrew H. Hughes, [FR Doc. 2011–21909 Filed 8–25–11; 8:45 am] approximately 6-miles. Division Administrator, Mississippi, Federal A Coordination Plan for Agency and BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Highway Administration, Jackson, Public Involvement will be developed Mississippi. in accordance with Public law 109–59, [FR Doc. 2011–21837 Filed 8–25–11; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETEA–LU, Title VI, Section 6002, BILLING CODE P Efficient Environmental Reviews for Federal Highway Administration Project Decision Making, August 10, 2005, and will outline the process by DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [Project Number GAI–0067–01 (004)] which project information will be Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: communicated to the lead, cooperating, participating, other agencies and Hancock County, MS Rescinding the Notice of Intent for an organizations, and the public. This plan Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): AGENCY: Federal Highway will also identify how input from Hancock and Pearl River Counties, MS Administration (FHWA), Department Of agencies and the public will be solicited Transportation (DOT). and considered. The coordination Plan AGENCY: Federal Highway ACTION: Notice of intent. is intended to be a flexible and fluid Administration (FHWA), DOT. document and will be available at ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent to SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this public and agency meetings for review. prepare an EIS. notice to advise the public that an The purpose of the EIS is to address the environmental impact statement will be transportation, environmental, and SUMMARY: This notice rescinds the prepared for a proposed highway project safety issues of such a transportation Notice of Intent for preparing an in Hancock County, Mississippi. The corridor. The proposed transportation Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) project study area will extend a distance project will be studied both for for proposed highway, State Route 603/ of approximately six (6) miles from widening of the existing roadway and 43, to provide a connection between Interstate 10 to the intersection of State for the potential for new alignment in Interstate 10 south of Kiln and Interstate Routes 43 and 603 in the vicinity of some areas and will provide a safer 59 in the City of Picayune, Hancock and Kiln, Mississippi. roadway and improve mobility for those Pearl River Counties, Mississippi. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. traveling north from Interstate 10 to the original Notice of Intent for this EIS Claiborne Barnwell, Project intersection of state Routes 43 and 603. process was published in the Federal Development Team Leader, Federal The proposed project will also Register on October 26, 2009. Highway Administration, 100 West specifically address traffic concerns in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Capitol Street, Suite 1062, Jackson, MS Kiln, Mississippi and how the existing Claiborne Barnwell, Project 39269, Telephone: (601) 965–4217. congestion through the town can be best Development Team Leader, Federal Contact at the State level is Ms. Kim alleviated while preserving sensitive Highway Administration, Mississippi Thurman, Environmental/Location wetland resources. Alternatives under Division, 100 West Capitol Street, Suite

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