[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-4278]
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[Federal Register: February 25, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Horry & Georgetown Counties, SC
AGENCY: Fedeal 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
facility from near the North Carolina state line in Horry County to
near the City of Georgetown in Georgetown County, South Carolina.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth R. Myers, Planning & Environmental Engineer, Federal Highway
Administration, 1835 Assembly Street, suite 758, Strom Thurmond Federal
Building, Columbia, SC 29201, telephone: (803) 253-3881. Contacts at
the State and local level, respectively are: Mr. Tommy Elrod, South
Carolina Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 191, Columbia, SC,
telephone (803) 737-1564; Dr. Peter B. Barr, Coastal Caroline
University, College Road KH 204, P.O. Box 1954, Conway, SC, telephone
(803) 349-2640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the South
Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and the Horry County
Higher Education Commission (the Commission), will prepare an
environmental impact statement on the proposed Carolina Bays Parkway in
eastern Horry & Georgetown Counties. The proposed Parkway would be
located in a corridor study area approximately sixty miles in length
beginning south of the North Carolina state line and extending beyond
the town of Georgetown. In addition to the main route, which is
proposed as a controlled access facility, crossings of the Intercostal
Waterway will be studied along the length of the parkway to provide
access where traffic and development patterns are co-existant.
Interchanges at various locations will also be studied.
The proposed Parkway was included in the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 under section 1107, Innovative
Projects. Funding for the preliminary engineering and environmental
analysis is derived from that section. Identification of feasible
funding sources for project implementation will be an important task in
the location and environmental studies. Alternatives under
consideration include: (1) Taking no action (no-build); (2)
Transportation System Management (improvement of existing routes); and,
(3) build alternatives.
The FHWA, the SCDOT, and the Commission are seeking input as a part
of the scoping process, to assist in determining and clarifying issues
relative to the project. 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 interest in this proposal. A
formal scoping meeting with federal, state, and local agencies, and
other interested parties is planned for 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 29th,
1994 at the Law Enforcement Center, Myrtle Beach Police Department,
1101 Oak Street in Myrtle Beach.
Coordination will be continued with appropriate Federal, State, and
local agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have
previously expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. A
serious of public forums will be held as the project develops. The
draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment
prior to the official public hearing.
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 proposal 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: February 17, 1994.
Robert J. Probst,
Division Administrator, Columbia, South Carolina.
[FR Doc. 94-4278 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
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