[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46273-46274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23357]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Stillwater County, Montana
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 of a
revision to the southern limit for the proposed improvements to Montana
Primary 78 (P-78) in Stillwater County, Montana. The southern terminus
of the project has been changed from the junction of P-78 with Butcher
Creek Road, to the P-78 junction with FAS 419, shortening the project
by approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles). This revision represents a
logical termini to the proposed improvements as the roadway volumes of
P-78 decrease at its junction with FAS 419. An Environmental Impact
Statement will be prepared for the proposed highway project in
Stillwater County, Montana.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dale Paulson, Program Development Engineer, Federal Highway
Administration, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT 59602; Telephone: (406)
449-5306; or Joel M. Marshik, Manager--Environmental Services, Montana
Department of Transportation, 2701 Prospect Street, Helena, MT 59620;
Telephone: (406) 444-7632.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On January 7, 1993, at 58 FR 3063, the FHWA issued a notice of
intent that an environmental impact statement for Stillwater County,
Montana would be prepared for a proposal to improve the Montana Highway
Route 78 corridor from the East Rosebud Creek Bridge South of
Absarokee, Montana to the Yellowstone River Bridge south of Columbus,
Montana.
The notice published today revises the 1993 notice of intent by
revising the southern limit. The southern terminus of the project has
been changed from the junction of P-78 with Butcher Creek Road, to the
P-78 junction with FAS 419, shortening the project by approximately 5
kilometers (3 miles). This revisions represents a logical termini as
the roadway volumes decrease at its junction with FAS 419.
The FHWA, in cooperation with the Montana Department of
Transportation (MDT), is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement
for a proposal to improve the Montana Highway Route 78 corridor from
the FAS 419 junction with P-78 south of Absarokee, Montana, to the
Yellowstone River Bridge south of Columbus, Montana.
Comments are being solicited from appropriate Federal, State, and
local agencies and from private organizations and citizens who have
previously expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. A
public informational meeting as well as two public scoping meetings
have been held on the proposed project improvements. Additional public
meetings will be held in the project area to discuss recent alignment
revisions as well as the new project termini. The draft EIS will be
available for public and agency review, and a public hearing will be
held to receive comments. Public notice will be given of the time and
place of the meetings and public hearing.
Comments and/or suggestions from all interested parties are
requested, to ensure that the full range of all issues, and significant
environmental issues in particular, are identified and reviewed.
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and/or its EIS
should be directed to the FHWA or the MDT at the addresses listed
previously.
(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: August 25, 1998.
Darrin Grenfell,
Operations Engineer, Montana Division, Helena.
[FR Doc. 98-23357 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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