[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3896]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No: MARAD 2006-24149]


Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.

ACTION: Notice of the Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Notice is to make available for public 
review and comment the Port of Anchorage Intermodal Expansion, North 
End Runway Material Extraction and Transport draft Environmental 
Assessment (EA). The draft EA analyzes the potential impacts on the 
human and natural environment associated with the proposed material 
extraction activities at the North End Borrow Site and potential 
transportation corridors located on Elmendorf Air Force Base (EAFB). 
This environmental documentation supports the proposed expansion of the 
Port of Anchorage (POA), which includes a variety of activities to 
enhance the transportation of goods and people within the State of 
Alaska.

DATES: Comments on this draft EA must be received by April 17, 2006.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments may be submitted by mail to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
Written comments should refer to docket number MARAD 2006-24149. All 
comments will become part of this docket and will be available for 
inspection and copying at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An electronic 
version of this document and all documents entered into this docket are 
available at http://dms.dot.gov. No comments will be accepted after 
April 17, 2006. In addition, copies of the draft EA are available for 
public viewing on the Port of Anchorage web site (http://www.portofanchorage.org) or at the Loussac Library in Anchorage.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66)

    Dated: March 13, 2006.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-3896 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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