Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 175/Friday, September 10, 1999
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Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 175 / Friday, September 10, 1999 / Notices 49271 provisions of the Aviation Safety and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1999 and Thursday, September 23, Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title 1999, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. See IX of the Omnibus Budget Federal Transit Administration ADDRESSES below. Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law Federal Highway Administration ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 101±508) and Part 158 of the Federal scope should be sent to Andrew Lenton, Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158). Environmental Impact Statement on Project Manager, Philadelphia City On August 17, 1999, the FAA Transportation Improvements Within Planning Commission, 1 Parkway determined that the application to the Roosevelt Boulevard Corridor in Building, 13th floor, 1515 Arch Street, impose and use the revenue from a PFC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19102. Scoping meetings will be held at the following submitted by the City of St. Cloud was AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration locations: substantially complete within the and Federal Highway Administration, requirements of section 158.25 of Part USDOT. Public Scoping Meeting #1 158. The FAA will approve or ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Wednesday, September 22, 1999, from disapprove the application, in whole or Environmental Impact Statement. 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Frankford in part, no later than December 11, SUMMARY: Group Ministries, Main Meeting 1999. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Room, Orthodox & Griscom Streets, The following is a brief overview of Highway Administration (FHWA) as Philadelphia, PA 19124 the application. federal co-lead agencies, in cooperation Public Scoping Meeting #2 with the Pennsylvania Department of PFC application number: 99±01±C± Thursday, September 23, 1999, from 000±STC. Transportation, the City of Philadelphia and the Southeastern Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Nazareth Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00. Transportation Authority (SEPTA) as Hospital, Physician's Office Building Proposed charge effective date: local lead agencies, are issuing this (P.O.B.), 2601 Holme Avenue, February 1, 2000. notice to advise interested agencies and Philadelphia, PA 19152. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposed charge expiration date: the public that an environmental impact John T. Garrity, Federal Transit August 1, 2020. statement (EIS) may be prepared for transportation improvements in the Administration, or Carmine M. Fiscina, Total estimated PFC revenue: Roosevelt Boulevard Corridor in Federal Highway Administration, at $1,197,200.000. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The (215) 656±7070. Brief description of proposed projects: Philadelphia City Planning SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: electrical revisions, airline terminal Commission, the Mayor's Office of I. Scoping design services, airport issues study, Transportation, and SEPTA are airline terminal building, electrical undertaking a Transportation Public scoping meetings will be improvements, snow removal Investment Study (TIS) to consider hosted by the Philadelphia City equipment building addition, aircraft solutions to the problems of capacity Planning Commission (PCPC), the rescue and firefighting vehicle and and quality of transportation in the Mayor's Office of Transportation (MOT) braking meter, snow removal equipment Roosevelt Boulevard Corridor which is and the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit with radios, security fencing, airport marked by congestion and long travel Authority (SEPTA) on Wednesday, times, especially for public transit September 22, 1999, and Thursday, master plan update, and aircraft rescue riders. The TIS will include the NEPA September 23, 1999, between 7:00 p.m. and firefighting building construction, scoping process, the identification and and 9:00 p.m. See ADDRESSES above. PFC application administration costs. evaluation of design concept and scope FTA, FHWA, PCPC, MOT and SEPTA Class or classes of air carriers which alternatives, and the selection of a invite interested individuals, the public agency has requested not be preferred alternative or alternatives. organizations and public agencies to required to collect PFCs: Air Ambulance Subsequently, if an EIS is prepared, attend the scoping meetings and Operators. alternative alignments and designs that participate in establishing the purpose, Any person may inspect the are consistent with the selected design alternatives, time framework and application in person at the FAA office concept and scope will be addressed in analysis approach, as well as an active that document. Sponsorship of the EIS listed above under FOR FURTHER public involvement program. The public will depend on the outcome of the TIS is invited to comment on the INFORMATION CONTACT. and the alternatives remaining under alternatives currently proposed and to In addition, any person may, upon evaluation. It is important to note that suggest additional alternatives which request, inspect the application, notice a final decision to prepare an EIS has are more cost effective or which have and other documents germane to the not been made at this time. This less environmental impact while application in person at the St. Cloud decision will be made at the end of the achieving similar transportation Regional Airport Manager's Office. TIS and will depend upon the nature of objectives. Comments should address Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on the selected concept and its expected the modes and technologies to be September 1, 1999. impacts. evaluated, the alignments and DATES: Comment Due Date: Written termination points to be considered, the Cameron Bryan, comments on the scope of the environmental, social and economic Acting Manager, Planning/Programming alternatives and impacts to be impacts to be analyzed, and the Branch, Airports Division, Great Lakes considered should be sent to Andrew evaluation approach to be used to select Region. Lenton, Project Manager, Philadelphia a locally preferred alternative. [FR Doc. 99±23518 Filed 9±9±99; 8:45 am] City Planning Commission, by October To ensure that a full range of issues BILLING CODE 4910±13±M 15, 1999. See ADDRESSES below. Scoping is addressed and all significant issues Meetings: Public scoping meetings will identified, comments and suggestions be held on Wednesday, September 22, are invited from all interested parties. VerDate 18-JUN-99 15:00 Sep 09, 1999 Jkt 183247 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\A10SE3.277 pfrm07 PsN: 10SEN1 49272 Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 175 / Friday, September 10, 1999 / Notices Comments may be provided at the 200 feet wide in many sections. It is an • Light Metro. Under this concept, public scoping meetings, verbally and/ attractive parkway with three express rail vehicles would operate at street or in writing. Comments or questions lanes and three local lanes in each level along the Boulevard median as an can also be directed to the PCPC (See direction. Traffic may move between the extension of the Broad Street Subway, ADDRESSES above.), or via e-mail to local and express lanes via slip ramps. crossing intersections at grade along the [email protected] or via telephone to The Boulevard itself crosses most Boulevard. The vehicles would draw (215) 790±3140. People with special intersections at grade, but at Oxford electricity from a third rail while in the needs should call Andrew Lenton at Circle, Pennypack Circle and Cottman subway and from overhead wires while (215) 683±6429. The Nazareth Hospital Avenue, the express lanes are depressed on the Boulevard. site is accessible to people with below grade and continue through • Broad Street Extension. The Broad disabilities. without grade crossings. The Boulevard Street Line would extend up the An information packet is available serves as the main transportation spine Boulevard from Broad-Erie Station as which describes the purpose of the of Northeast Philadelphia. either a subway or a modern elevated project, the possible alternatives, the Travelers in the Boulevard Corridor line. impact areas to be evaluated, the citizen presently experience quite long travel • Broad Street Extension with involvement program, and the schedule. times, particularly by public Expressway. The Broad Street Line The packet will be available at the transportation. The capacity and quality would operate in the median of the public scoping meetings. It is also being of transportation have not increased in expressway described earlier. mailed to affected federal, state and proportion to the recent growth of • Market-Frankford Extension. The local agencies and to interested parties population and employment in the Market-Frankford Line would extend on record. Others may request the corridor. Motorist and pedestrian safety from Frankford Terminal along scoping materials by contacting Andrew also are primary concerns in the Bustleton Avenue, and from that point Lenton, Project Manager, Philadelphia Corridor. Air quality tops the list of follow the Boulevard alignment. The City Planning Commission. See general concerns, because of the line could operate as a subway or a ADDRESSES above. Philadelphia region's non-attainment of modern elevated. • Market-Frankford Extension with II. Description of Study Area and its EPA air quality standards. Finally, the Expressway. From Bustleton Avenue Transportation Needs changing nature of land uses continues to further separate employment from northward, the Market-Frankford Line The Roosevelt Boulevard Corridor is residential