99-28175. Environmental Impact Statement, Polk County, TN

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28175]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement, Polk County, TN

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Polk County, Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles S. Boyd, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 640 Grassmere Park, 
Suite 112, Nashville, Tennessee 37211, Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Tennessee 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve U.S. Route 64 (U.S. 64) in 
Polk County, Tennessee. The proposed project would involve improvements 
to a section of the U.S. 64 roadway between U.S. 411 on the west and 
State Route 68 in Ducktown for a distance of about 42 kilometers (26) 
miles.
    Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide 
for existing and projected traffic demand and to improve safety. 
Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action; and (2) 
widening the existing two-lane highway to four lanes to the east and 
west of the Ocoee River Gorge, and constructing a four-lane divided 
highway on new location to bypass existing U.S. 64 through the Ocoee 
River Gorge.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have an interest in this proposal. A public hearing will be 
held upon completion of the Draft EIS and public notice will be given 
of the time and place of the hearing. The Draft EIS will be available 
for public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing. A 
formal scoping meeting is planned.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)

    Issued on October 15, 1999.
Charles S. Boyd,
Division Administrator, Tennessee Division, Nashville, Tennessee.
[FR Doc. 99-28175 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am]
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