[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18256]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Harrison County, Mississippi
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 will be prepared for an East Harrison
County connector between Interstate 10 and United States Highway 90 in
Biloxi, Mississippi.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecil Vick, Realty Officer/Environmental Coordinator, Federal Highway
Administration, 666 North Street, Suite 105, Jackson, MS 39202-3199.
Telephone: (601) 965-4217. Contacts at the State and local level,
respectively are: Mr. Billie Barton, Environmental/Location Division
Engineer, Mississippi Department of Transportation. P.O. Box 1850,
Jackson, MS, 39215-1850, telephone: (601) 359-7920; and Mr. Ricky Lee,
District Engineer, Mississippi Department of Transportation, P.O. Box
551, Hattiesburg, MS, 39403-0551, telephone (601) 544-6511.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the
Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed East Harrison
County connector in Biloxi, Mississippi.
The proposed connector would be located in one of two corridor
study areas; Corridor One would begin at Exit 41 (MS 67 interchange)
crossing the Tchoutacobouffa River, Big Lake, and connecting to US 90
west of the Coliseum; Corridor Two would begin at Exit 44 (Cedar Lake
Interchange) crossing Back Bay of Biloxi and connecting to US 90 west
of Keesler Air Force Base. The connector is a proposed full control of
access facility and interchanges will be studied at various locations.
Section 65-39-1(2), Mississippi Code 1972, annotated, authorized
study of the connector and the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1998, authorized partial funding. Alternatives under
consideration include (1) taking no action and (2) build alternative.
The FHWA and MDOT are seeking input as a part of the scoping
process to assist in determining the clarifying issues relative to this
project. Letters describing the purposed 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 will
be held in the immediate future.
Coordination will be continued with appropriate federal, state, and
local agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have
previously expressed or known to have interest in this proposal. A
public involvement meeting will be held and a newsletter developed to
keep the public informed. 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 proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.
Andrew H. Hughes,
Division Administrator, Jackson, Mississippi.
[FR Doc. 98-18256 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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