FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

National Environmental Education Advisory Council ( EPA (Request for nominations))

Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Leak Detection, Leak Repair, and Methane Emission Reductions Public Meeting ( Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice) )

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Dry Dock 1 Modification and Expansion ( NOAA (Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and possible renewal))

Meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council ( Tennessee Valley Authority (Notice) )

Port Access Route Study: Northern New York Bight ( Coast Guard (Supplemental notice of study, request for comments))

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Louisiana DOTD Studying How to Tackle…
April 14, 2021
The Louisiana state government, which collects about $1.3 billion a year in taxes from the oil and gas industry, is More
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KYTC Treating for ‘Noxious Weeds’ Along…
April 14, 2021
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews began treating for noxious and nuisance weeds along state roadways in March, with those treatments designed More
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures ( Office of the Secretary of Transportation (Final rule))

Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project in Norfolk, Virginia ( National Marine Fisheries Service (Final rule; notification of issuance of Letters of Authorization))

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Public Meetings in 2021 for International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ( Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice of 2021 public meetings))

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Ocean Wind, LLC’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey ( Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice))

Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) ( EPA (Notice))

Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) ( EPA (Notice))

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Mitigation of Contaminated Transboundary Flows Project ( EPA (Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement; notice of virtual public scoping meetings; request for comments))

Community Forest Program ( Forest Service (Final rule))

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Small Alabama Town Overcomes Barriers to…
April 7, 2021
For two years, the Alabama Department of Transportation has quietly run an all-electric passenger and vehicle ferry, giving a tiny More
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ETAP Podcast: Managing the Transition to…
April 7, 2021
In this episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast, Shoshana Lew – executive director of the Colorado More
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ITD Shares Award for Eco-Friendly Bridge…
April 7, 2021
The construction of the new Rock Creek Bridge to replace a culvert on US-20 recently won an engineering excellence award More
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Louisiana DOTD Kicks off ‘Take 10’…
April 7, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development recently implemented a new policy for its field crews to pick up trash More
COVID-19

COVID-19 & Transportation Funding in Illinois: One Year Later ( Illinois Economic Policy Institute (Link to study pdf))

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Caltrans: Rebuilt Section of Highway 1 Could ‘Last for Centuries’ ( AASHTO Journal)

Can the electrical grid handle a boom in electric vehicles? ( Detroit Free Press)

How to get started with measuring sustainability ( Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)

Los Angeles now has a road map for 100% renewable energy ( Los Angeles Times)

Governors Rev Up Momentum on Infrastructure ( National Governors Association (Press release))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Idaho ( FHWA (Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA))

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Little Manatee River, Ruskin, Hillsborough County ( Coast Guard (Final rule) )

Seaway Regulations and Rules ( Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (Final rule))

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Charleston Peninsula Coastal Flood Risk Management Study, Charleston County, South Carolina ( U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice) )

South Carolina: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference ( EPA (Direct final rule))

Brownfields Stakeholder Discussion and Listening Session With Nonprofit Organizations and Community Foundations ( EPA (Notice))

Air Plan Approval; Maine; Removal of Reliance on Reformulated Gasoline in the Southern Counties of Maine ( EPA (Proposed rule))

Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; North Dakota; Control of Emissions From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Control of Emissions From Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Unit ( EPA (Proposed rule))

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Point Pleasant, NJ ( Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking))

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time ( Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Notice))

Review and Approval of Projects ( Susquehanna River Basin)

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States Finding Ways to Reduce Pedestrian…
March 31, 2021
While a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association showed pedestrian fatalities trended up in the first half of 2020, the More
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The Ray Signs Charters to Pilot…
March 31, 2021
The Ray – a Georgia-based transportation innovation non-profit – recently signed separate charters with the Texas Department of Transportation Austin More
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Virtual Public Meeting ( EPA (Notification of public meeting))

Federal Aluminum Aquatic Life Criteria Applicable to Oregon ( EPA (Final rule))

Air Plan Approval; Texas; Revisions to the Texas Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program ( EPA (Proposed rule)

Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions for the Navajo Nation ( EPA (Notice of tentative approval) )

Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Health Communities Subcommittee Meeting—March 2021 ( EPA (Notice of public meeting))

Notice of Intent To Amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment for the Oberon Solar Project, Riverside County ( Bureau of Land Management (Notice of intent))

Notice of Intent To Rule on a Land Release Request at Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF), Council Bluffs, Iowa ( FAA (Notice of request to release and sell airport land))

Waiver of Aeronautical Land Use Assurance: Independence Municipal Airport (IDP), Independence, KS ( FAA (Notice of intent of waiver with respect to land use change from aeronautical to nonaeronautical)

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel (Project in Virginia Beach, Virginia – National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and NOAA (Notice; issuance of Renewal incidental harassment authorization))

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Old Sitka Dock North Dolphins Expansion Project in Sitka, Alaska ( National Marine Fisheries Service and NOAA (Notice; proposed issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization; request for comments))

Revolving Fund Program—Water and Environmental Provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 ( Rural Utilities Service (Final rule))

Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting ( National Institute of Standards and Technology (Notice of open meeting))

Agency Information Collection Activities; DOI Generic Clearance for Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Activities ( Interior (Notice of information collection; request for comment))

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Ohio DOT Asks Public to Help…
March 24, 2021
The Ohio Department of Transportation is launching a public outreach campaign to reduce litter along state roadways – emphasizing that agency crews More
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Arizona DOT Works to Protect Plant…
March 24, 2021
As an 11-mile reconstruction project along Interstate 10 between Interstate 17 and the Loop 202 gets ready to start, biologists with the Arizona Department of Transportation are More
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Caltrans: Rebuilt Section of Highway 1…
March 17, 2021
Recent hydrological studies indicate to the California Department of Transportation that it can rebuild a washed-out section of the famed More
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Minnesota DOT Adopting Broad Array of…
March 17, 2021
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is adopting a slate of recommendations proposed by the Sustainable Transportation Advisory Council or STAC More
COVID-19

COVID-19 Data Dashboard ( C2SMART Consortium)

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Lime says it will spend $50 million on a huge e-bike expansion ( The Verge )

Fractured: Distrustful of frackers, abandoned by regulators ( Environmental Health News)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods; Designation of One New Reference Method and One New Equivalent Method (EPA (Notice))

Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Request for Nominations ( EPA (Notice) )

Local Government Advisory Committee and Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee: Request for Nominations ( EPA (Notice) )

Air Plan Approval; GA: Non- Interference Demonstration and Maintenance Plan Revision for the Removal of Transportation Control Measures in the Atlanta Area ( EPA (Final rule) )

Texas: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision ( EPA (Final Rule) )

Notice of Request To Release Property at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC ( FAA (Notice))

Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land Use Assurance; Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, Medford, Oregon ( FAA (Notice) )

Federal Transit Administration Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects (FTA (Notice)

Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Ferry Berth Improvements in Tongass Narrows, Alaska ( National Marine Fisheries Service (Notice; request for comments on proposed Renewal incidental harassment authorization))

Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform ( Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Final rule; withdrawal of enforcement discretion; delay of effective date) )

Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform; Correction ( Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Final rule; correction) )

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Did You Feel It? Earthquake Questionnaire ( U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of Information Collection; request for comment) )

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles ( U.S. Postal Service (Notice))

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USDOT, Transport Canada Craft Plan to…
March 10, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Transport Canada issued a joint statement on February 25 committing both agencies to “reinvigorate More
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Energy Utility Coalition Plans to Build…
March 10, 2021
Six energy utility companies are joining forces to build a seamless network of electric vehicle or EV charging stations connecting More