96-23860. Environmental Impact Statement: Maricopa County, Arizona

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23860]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Maricopa County, Arizona

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 (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
highway project in Maricopa County, Arizona.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth H. Davis, District 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 234 North Central Avenue, 
Suite 330, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Arizona 
Department of Transportation (ADOT), will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposal to build the Red Mountain 
Freeway, Loop 202, from SR-87 to US 60. The proposal will include a 
``no action'' alternative in addition to a range of build alternatives. 
Various designs of grade, alignment, geometry and access will be 
evaluated. The evaluation of alternatives will consider the social, 
economic, and environmental impacts associated with construction and 
with secondary and cumulative effects.
    Letters describing the proposed 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. Public involvement will 
continue with public information meetings to obtain public input in the 
planning process, and a public hearing following distribution of the 
Draft EIS.
    To ensure that a 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 proposal and the EIS should be directed to 
the Federal Highway Administration 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 September 11, 1996.
Kenneth H. Davis
District Engineer, Phoenix, Arizona.
[FR Doc. 96-23860 Filed 9-17-96; 8:45 am]
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