[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 52 (Friday, March 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 13227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5335]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD 2004-17114]


Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.

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) 
Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project. The purpose of the project is to 
improve and enhance the existing dock and terminal capability at the 
Port to facilitate the transportation of goods and people within the 
State of Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel E. Yuska, Jr., Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Activities, U.S. 
Maritime Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 7209, Washington, DC 
20590; telephone (202) 366-0714, fax (202) 366-6988.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Maritime Administration, in cooperation 
with the Port of Anchorage, completed an EA that studied potential 
environmental effects associated with the redevelopment of the marine 
terminal 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 Marine Terminal Redevelopment EA.
    The FONSI and the EA are available for review at Loussac Library in 
Anchorage or online at http://www.portofanchorage.org and http://dms.dot.gov.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: March 11, 2005.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-5335 Filed 3-17-05; 8:45 am]
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