[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 38233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18094]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Town of Grundy, Virginia
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public of its intent to adopt the environmental
impact statement prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a
flood protection project for the Town of Grundy, which includes an
upgrade of existing Route 460, and issue its own Record of Decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Sundra, Environmental
Specialist, Sr., Federal Highway Administration, Post Office Box 10249,
400 North 8th Street, Room 750, Richmond, Virginia 23240-0249,
Telephone 804-775-3338.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), in
cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT),
prepared a draft Environment Impact Statement (EIS) for a joint project
to alleviate the potential for flood damages in the Town of Grundy and
made it available to the public in August 1993. Included as part of the
proposed flood control measures is a highway component involving the
upgrade of Route 460 from two to four lanes. The roadway profile would
be elevated and the fill slope along with retaining walls used to
control the flooding of the Levisa Fork River. A final environmental
impact statement was issued in October 1995, and a Record of Decision
was issued on September 23, 1997, by the Corps.
Although the FHWA reviewed and commented on the Corp's
environmental impact statement when it was originally developed, they
were never officially requested to be a cooperating agency in the
process. VDOT has expressed an intent to use Federal-aid funds for the
highway upgrade component of the project, therefore, the environmental
impact statement is being reviewed by FHWA to determine if the EIS can
be readily adopted for purposes of complying with NEPA. FHWA will
solicit comments by circulating the final environmental impact
statement and send out letters describing our intentions and changes
that have occurred to the project to the appropriate Federal, State,
and local agencies, private organizations, and citizens who have
previously been involved or are known to have an interest in this
proposal. Finally, notice of the document's availability will be
published in local newspapers. Following this review and consideration
of any comments received, FHWA, will issue its own Record of Decision.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action are identified and addressed, comments and suggestions are
invited from all interested parties. Comments or questions concerning
the proposed action 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 proposed action.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: July 9, 1999.
Edward S. Sundra,
Environmental Specialist, Sr.
[FR Doc. 99-18094 Filed 7-14-99; 8:45 am]
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