[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 56750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19917]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, FRA is advising the public that the Notice of 
Intent (NOI) to prepare a Tier One Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for the Rochester-Twin Cities Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan 
is rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea E. Martin, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., MS-20, 
Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202) 493-6201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Minnesota Department of Transportation 
(MNDOT) and the Olmsted County Regional Railroad Authority (OCRRA) 
jointly explored the feasibility of a high-speed rail connection to 
serve anticipated travel demand between the State's two largest 
economies, Rochester and the Twin Cities. FRA published the NOI to 
prepare a Tier One EIS for the Rochester-Twin Cities Passenger Rail 
Corridor Investment Plan in the Federal Register on May 13, 2013; and 
MNDOT and OCRRA issued a final scoping decision document and 
alternatives analysis report in 2015. MNDOT and its partner OCRRA 
decided to suspend the voluntary EIS due to public funding constraints 
and private sector actions to undertake a similar project. Therefore, 
FRA is issuing this notice rescinding its NOI to prepare a Tier One EIS 
for the Rochester-Twin Cities Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 16, 2016.
Jamie Rennert,
Office Director, Office of Program Delivery.
[FR Doc. 2016-19917 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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