97-26309. Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement: Gibson, Daviess, Greene, Monroe, Pike, Warrick Counties

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51968-51969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26309]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement: Gibson, 
Daviess, Greene, Monroe, Pike, Warrick Counties

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 a 
Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed 
Southwest Indiana Highway Corridor will be prepared.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas N. Head, Program 
Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 575 N. 
Pennsylvania Street, Room 254, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone: 
[phone], Fax: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Indiana 
Department of Transportation will prepare a Supplement to the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Southwest Indian Highway 
Corridor which will connect Bloomington to Evansville. The Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement was accepted by Federal Highway 
Administration on

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March 27, 1996, and circulated for comments.
    Alternatives under consideration include those already discussed in 
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and those to be covered in the 
proposed Supplement.
    The Supplement will evaluate additional highway and non-highway 
economic development alternatives. The Supplement will also discuss 
environmental impacts associated with secondary impacts of economic 
development resulting form the proposed action, and will include a 
revised discussion of purpose and need.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning this Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement should directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 20.205, Highway 
Research Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding inter-governmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to the program)
Douglas N. Head,
Program Operations Engineer, Indianapolis, Indiana.
[FR Doc. 97-26309 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am]
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