[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 5367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01736]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0882]


BNSF Railway Bridge Across the Missouri River Between Bismarck 
and Mandan, North Dakota; Record of Decision

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability for a Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the replacement of the BNSF Railway Bridge across 
the Missouri River between Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota. This was 
prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and Council on Environmental Quality 
implementing regulations. The ROD, which concludes the Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) process for the project, explains the Coast 
Guard's decision, describes the alternatives considered, and discusses 
the plans for mitigation and monitoring. The Coast Guard's decision is 
to approve the location and plans for the replacement of the BNSF 
Railway Bridge using the applicant's preferred alternative: Construct a 
new bridge with 200-foot spans and piers, 20 feet upstream of the 
existing bridge, and remove the existing bridge. The Coast Guard is 
making the ROD available to the public in the docket for this notice.

DATES: Brian Dunn, Chief, Coast Guard Office of Bridge Programs, signed 
the ROD on December 22, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document 
call or email Rob McCaskey, Coast Guard District 8 Project Officer; 
telephone: 314-269-2381, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 8, 2020, the Coast Guard 
published a notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) (85 FR 930). On June 7, 2021, we published a notice of 
availability for a draft EIS seeking public comments and announcing a 
virtual meeting (86 FR 30323) for the BNSF Railway Bridge across the 
Missouri River between the cities of Bismarck and Mandan, ND. On June 
14, 2021, we published a notice of extension to the public comment 
period (86 FR 31509), which extended the comment period to July 26, 
2021.
    The notice of availability solicited substantive and relevant 
comments related to the draft EIS. On June 30, 2021, the Coast Guard 
held a virtual public meeting to receive written and oral comments on 
the draft EIS. Public comments yielded very few substantive changes. 
The Coast Guard published a notice of availability for the final EIS on 
October 28, 2022 (87 FR 65216).
    The Coast Guard is making the ROD available to the public at: 
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Marine-Transportation-Systems-CG-5PW/Office-of-Bridge-Programs/PROJECTS/.
    This notice is issued under authority of NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq., Council on Environmental Quality implementing regulations in 40 
CFR parts 1500 through 1508, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: January 24, 2023.
Brian L. Dunn,
Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Bridge Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-01736 Filed 1-25-23; 11:15 am]
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