[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47561-47562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22624]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Paulding and Defiance Counties,
Ohio and Allen County, Indiana
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
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environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in Paulding and Defiance Counties, Ohio and Allen County,
Indiana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark L. Vonder Embse, Field Operations
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 200 North High Street, Room
328, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Telephone: (614) 280-6854.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Ohio
Department of Transportation (ODOT), will prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve US-24 between the I-469
bypass around the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the City of
Defiance, Ohio. This segment of US-24 is approximately 40 miles in
length.
Improvement to US-24 is considered necessary to enhance the
operational characteristics of east- and west-bound traffic between
Fort Wayne, Indiana and Defiance, Ohio.
Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2)
constructing the highway on new alignment; (3) upgrading the existing
alignment. The alternative on new alignment has sub-alternatives
providing for various access options.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments were
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 series of public meetings will be
held in the project area. In addition, a public hearing will be held.
Public notice will be given of the time and place of the meetings and
hearing. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review
and comment prior to the public hearing. Scoping activities are planned
for 1999.
To ensure that the full range of issues relating 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 sent 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 program)
Issued on August 18, 1999.
Mark L. Vonder Embse,
Field Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Columbus,
Ohio.
[FR Doc. 99-22624 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am]
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