[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 110 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-14044]
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[Federal Register: June 9, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Belknap, Merrimack, Rockingham,
and Strafford Counties, NH
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Revised notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared for a proposed
highway project in Belknap, Merrimack, Rockingham and Strafford
Counties, New Hampshire. A ``Notice of Intent'' to prepare an EIS was
published in the Federal Register on June 1, 1990.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas D. Myers, Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, 279 Pleasant Street, suite 204, Concord, New Hampshire
03301-2509, Telephone: (603) 225-1606, or William R. Hauser,
Administrator, Bureau of Environment, New Hampshire Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box 483, J.O. Morton Building, Concord, New
Hampshire 03302-0483, Telephone (603) 271-3226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
in cooperation with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation
(NHDOT), has determined that it will not prepare an environmental
impact statement as previously intended for a proposed highway project
to serve transportation needs from the Concord area to the Dover,
Somersworth and Rochester (Tri-Cities) area, a distance of about 50
kilometers (30 miles). Portions of twenty-one communities, primarily in
Strafford and Merrimack Counties were included in the study. As
consensus was being reached on which alternatives would be carried into
the DEIS for full evaluation it became apparent based upon public
input, agency coordination, constraint evaluation and funding-
availability that a full new location alternative highway was not
feasible. Consensus was reached that upgrading of the existing US
Routes 4 and 202 and NH Route 9 corridors would serve the bulk of the
transportation needs supplemented with possible short bypasses of
portions of the Towns of Epsom and Northwood.
Further improvements to these corridors will be considered on a
case-by-case basis, consistent with this consensus, in future
development of New Hampshire's Transportation Plan, as financial
feasibility and local commitment are demonstrated. The National
Environmental Policy Act process will be continued as required for such
proposed actions that may emerge from the above procedure. However,
this overall environmental impact statement process for a new 50-
kilometer (30-mile) facility has been terminated.
(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: May 31, 1994.
Thomas D. Myers,
Assistant Division Administrator, Concord, New Hampshire.
[FR Doc. 94-14044 Filed 6-8-94; 8:45 am]
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