[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 73037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29779]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Long Range Transportation Plan for
Service-Managed Lands
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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Authority: 23 U.S.C. 204.
SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration, along with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft
Service Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for public review and
comment. The Draft LRTP outlines a strategy for improving and
maintaining transportation assets that provide access to Service-
managed lands nationally over the next 20 years. Preparing this
document helps the Service meet transportation planning requirements
under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).
DATES: Please provide your comments by December 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: See Supplementary Information section for address to obtain
copies or make comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), DOI: Steve Suder, (703) 358-1752
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT: Roxanne Bash, (360) 619-
7558
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After nearly three years of collaboration
and planning, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developed the
Service's Long Range Transportation Plan for managed lands, including
national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries. As the first
national level, long range transportation planning document (called
PLAN 2035) for a federal land management agency, completing this plan
marks a significant achievement for transportation planning in the
public lands arena.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is tasked with managing a
transportation system that provides mobility and access to sensitive
habitats and natural resources in rural landscapes, urban areas,
wetlands, coastal plains, mountain highlands and everything in between.
With more than 150 million acres, 560 national wildlife refuges, 70
national fish hatcheries, and 38 wetland management districts, the task
is daunting in scope alone. PLAN 2035 is our Agency's answer to solving
challenges through transportation solutions. Safety toolkits, roadway
design standards, multi-modal access opportunities and a myriad of
other strategies and practices not only let us connect to and move
freely about our lands, but also help us improve these legacy resources
for generations of visitors to come.
The Service envisions a transportation system of not just roads and
parking lots, but foot and bicycle paths, transit systems, bridges and
water trails that lay lightly on the landscape, yet are resilient to
the consequences of natural disasters. The guidance and strategies
contained in PLAN 2035 will set the stage for achieving this lofty
vision while establishing the transportation program as a progressive,
innovative and integral part of the Service.
The draft LRTP is available on the following Web site: http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/flpp/documents/2035-national-lrtp.pdf .
Submit comments electronically at [email protected].
We also have a limited number of printed and CD-ROM copies of the
draft plans. You may request a copy or submit written comments at the
following address: Steve Suder; Attn: FWS National LRTP; US Fish and
Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041
Next Steps--After this comment period ends, we will analyze the
comments and address them in the form of final LRTP.
Public Availability of Comments--Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information -may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Sandra Otto,
Division Director, Western Federal Lands Highway Division, FHWA,
Vancouver, Washington.
[FR Doc. 2015-29779 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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