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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 107 / Monday, June 7, 2021 / Notices
the existing bridge alternative considered keeping the existing bridge and removing the existing bridge.
Building a new bridge with 200-foot spans and piers 42.5 feet upstream of the existing bridge alternative considered keeping the existing bridge and removing the existing bridge.
Building a new bridge with 200-foot spans and piers 20 feet upstream of the existing bridge and removing the existing bridge BNSF Preferred Design.
The alternatives were developed to meet the purpose and need of the project, which is to provide BNSF
Railway with a new bridge that can accommodate two tracks at a future date should a second track become needed.
There are specific constraints in the area that must be taken into consideration as designs are evaluated. For example, the bridge is close to the Missouri River Natural Area, which is a federally funded park managed by the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Morton County Parks, and the City of Mandan. The Missouri River Natural Area is the home to many species, including bald eagles, fox, deer and owls. Likewise, the bridge is in close proximity to the Bismarck Reservoir, which is a major source of drinking water for residents of the area and is located in an area with a history of significant slope stability issues.
As part of this evaluation process, the Coast Guard solicits substantive and relevant comments from the public, and any Federal, State, and local agencies with expertise in, and authority over, particular resources that may be impacted by a project. Additionally, the Coast Guard seeks input from any tribes that may be affected or otherwise have expertise or equities in the project.
Agencies that have already participated in the environmental review of this Project include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS, the U.S.
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office SHPO and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ACHP.
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II. Discussion The Coast Guard developed a draft EIS that addresses impacts associated with the alternatives mentioned in Section I above. These impacts include those environmental control laws listed in the Coast Guards Bridge Permit Application Guide available at https
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On January 15, 2021, a Programmatic Agreement in accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA was signed to address the adverse effect on the historic bridge.
To date, the Coast Guard has held 16
consultation meetings with stakeholders to develop the Final Programmatic Agreement. The Coast Guard is currently working with consulting parties to develop a Memorandum of Agreement, which will act as an implementation plan for the Programmatic Agreement. The Programmatic Agreement is available in the appendix of the draft EIS.
We request your substantive and relevant comments on environmental concerns that you may have related to the draft EIS. Your comments will be considered in preparing a final environmental document.
III. Public Participation and Comments We encourage you to submit substantive and relevant comments or related material on the draft Environmental Impact Statement. We will consider all substantive and relevant submissions and may adjust our final action based on your comments. If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this notice, indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation.
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http
www.regulations.gov/. If your material cannot be submitted using http
www.regulations.gov/, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. The draft EIS and public comments will be available in our online docket at http
www.regulations.gov/ and can be viewed by following that websites instructions.
We accept anonymous comments. All substantive and relevant comments received will be posted without change to http www.regulations.gov/ and will include any personal information you have provided. For more information about privacy and submissions to the docket in response to this document, see
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IV. Virtual Public Meeting Due to the ongoing COVID19
pandemic, the Coast Guard intends to hold a virtual public meeting to receive oral and written comments on this draft EIS. The meeting will be held on June 30, 2021 from 6:009:00 p.m. Central, and can be accessed online at https
ch2m-pge.my.webex.com/ch2m-pge.my/
j.php?MTID=m45e9e9fb750989
eb89f8bf260630b06c. Attendees may also join by phone. The call-in number is 15103389438 USA toll and the access code is 182 625 0321. The meeting is expected to last approximately 3 hours.
The virtual meeting is open to the public. Those who plan to attend the meeting and wish to present substantive and relevant comments may request to do so through the online docket at http www.regulations.gov, and will be called in order of requests received.
Attendees who have not previously made a request to present comments will follow those who have already submitted a request, as time permits. If a large number of persons wish to speak, the presiding officer may be required to limit the time allotted to each speaker.
It is requested that one member from a group speak on behalf of that group in order to allow more views to be presented. The public meeting may end early if all present wishing to speak have done so.
A transcript of the meeting will be made available for public review approximately 30 days after the meeting. All substantive and relevant comments will be incorporated into the official case record.
Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities: For information on services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance during the public meeting contact Mr. Rob McCaskey at the telephone number under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this notice.
This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552 a and 40 CFR
1506.6.
Dated: June 1, 2021.
Brian L. Dunn, Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Bridge Programs.
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