[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7991-7992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3726]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No.: MARAD 2004--17114]


Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

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ACTION: Notice of the availability of a Finding of No Significant 
Impact.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to make available to the public 
the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) derived from the 
Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the Port of Anchorage (Port) 
Road and Rail Extension, Port Intermodal Expansion Project. The purpose 
for the project is to improve and enhance the existing road and rail 
capability at the Port.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel E. Yuska, Jr., Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Activities, U.S. 
Maritime Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-0714, fax (202) 366-0714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Maritime Administration, in cooperation 
with the Port of Anchorage, completed an EA that studied potential 
environmental effects associated with the expansion of the existing 
road and rail system used by the Port. The EA considered potential 
effects to the natural and human environments including: Air quality; 
water quality; geology and soils; coastal resources; terrestrial 
resources; aquatic resources; navigation; hazardous materials; cultural 
and historic resources; visual and aesthetic resources; and other 
topics associated with the proposed action. The FONSI is based on the 
analysis presented in the Port of Anchorage Intermodal Expansion, Road 
and Rail Environmental Assessment. The FONSI and the EA are available 
for review online at http://www.marad.dot.gov; http://dms.dot.gov; 
www.portofanchorage.org; and at the Loussac Library in Anchorage.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: February 17, 2004.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-3726 Filed 2-19-04; 8:45 am]
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