[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8694]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Livingston County, MO
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 (EIS) will be prepared for proposed
improvements to the transportation system in Livingston County,
Missouri.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Neumann, Programs Engineer,
FHWA Division Office, 209 Adams Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101,
Telephone: (573) 636-7104 or Mike Bruemmer, District Engineer, Missouri
Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 8, Macon, MO 63552, Telephone:
(660) 385-3176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Missouri
Department of Transportation (MoDOT), will prepare an EIS for a
proposed project to improve the transportation system in the vicinity
of U.S. Routes 65 and 36 near Chillicothe in Livingston County,
Missouri.
The proposed action is considered necessary to provide for a safe
and efficient transportation network. Alternatives under consideration
include (1) taking no action, (2) implementing transportation system
management (TSM) options, (3) upgrading and improving the existing
roadways, and (4) constructing a new four-lane roadway west and/or east
of the existing Route 65 either on parallel alignment or on relocation.
The location study conducted during preparation of the EIS will provide
definitive alternatives for evaluation by the EIS. The proposed action
will likely include transportation improvements in Livingston County
from appropriately 1.5 miles north of Missouri Route 190 south of
Missouri Route H.
The scoping process will involve all appropriate federal, state,
and local agencies, as well as private organizations and citizens who
have previously expressed or are known to have interest in this
proposal. Preliminary comments and information are currently being
solicited from agencies. A series of public meetings will be held to
engage the regional community in the decision-making process and to
obtain public comment. In addition, a public hearing will be held to
present the findings of the draft EIS (DEIS). The DEIS will be
available for public and agency review and comment prior to the public
hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action is addressed and all significant issues are 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 or MoDOT at the addresses provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing
Executive Order 12373 regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this program)
Issued on: March 24, 1998.
Donald L. Neumann,
Programs Engineer, Jefferson City.
[FR Doc. 98-8694 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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