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intended to introduce the public to the

project and to answer questions about

the project schedule and process &

scope? The second public meeting is

intended to provide a preview of the

purpose and need statement and the

complete range of alternatives evaluated

as part of the alternatives screening

process. The dates of the public

meetings, the release of the draft EIS,

and the date of the public hearing will

be announced to the public as such

dates are established and will also be

available at the project web site.

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.

(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.)

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: June 1, 2000.

Robert Dirks,

Environmental Specialist, Indianapolis,

Indiana.

[FR Doc. 00–15588 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement will be

prepared for a proposed highway project

in Woodward Township and Piatt

Township in Lycoming County,

Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David W. Cough, P.E., Director of

Operations, Federal Highway

Administration, 228 Walnut Street,

Room 536, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

17101–1720, Telephone: (717) 221–

3411; —OR— Eric E. High, P.E., Special

Projects Coordinator, Pennsylvania

Department of Transportation, District

3–0, 715 Jordan Avenue, P.O. Box 218,

Montoursville, Pennsylvania 17754–

0218, Telephone: (570) 368–4258.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation (PennDOT), will prepare

an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) to identify and evaluate

alternatives for improvements to the

U.S. Route 220 corridor between

Williamsport and Jersey Shore in

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The

proposed action would consist of

improvements to U.S. Route 220

between and including its interchanges

with PA Route 44 (Main Street) in Jersey

Shore and Route 2014 (West Fourth

Street) in Williamsport. The

approximate project length from the

east-west is approximately 13

kilometers (8 miles). Included in the

overall project will be the identification

of a range of alternatives that meet the

identified project needs and supporting

environmental documentation and

alaysis to recommend a selected

alternative for implementation. A

complete public involvement program is

included as part of the project.

Documentation of the need for the

project will be prepared. This process

will identify the need for roadway

improvements through the study area

based on local and regional

transportation demand, system linkage

and continuity, geometry criteria, safety,

and local and regional planning.

Alternatives that will be considered

may include, but will not be limited to:

No Build; transportation system

management (TSM) upgrade of the

existing facility for short-term

improvements; upgrade of existing

roadway network, construction of a new

roadway on a new alignment, or a

mixture of the upgrade and new

alignment alternatives for long-term

improvements. These alternatives will

be the basis for recommendation of

alternatives to be carried forward for

detailed environmental and engineering

studies in the EIS.

Letters describing the proposed action

and soliciting comments will be sent to

appropriate Federal, State, and Local

agencies, and to public/private

organizations and citizens who express

interest in this proposal. Public

meetings will be held in the area

throughout the study process. Public

involvement and agency coordination

will be maintained throughout the

development of the EIS.

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 FHWA or PennDOT at the

addresses 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: June 9, 2000.

James A. Cheatham,

FHWA Division Administrator, Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania.

[FR Doc. 00–15611 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Applications for Modification

of Exemption

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for

modification of exemptions.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

procedures governing the application

for, and the processing of, exemptions

from the Department of Transportation’s

Hazardous Materials Regulations (49

CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is

hereby given that the Office of

Hazardous Materials Safety has received

the applications described herein. This

notice is abbreviated to expedite

docketing and public notice. Because

the sections affected, modes of

transportation, and the nature of

application have been shown in earlier

Federal Register publications, they are

not repeated here.

Requests for modifications of

exemptions (e.g., to provide for

additional hazardous materials,

packaging design changes, additional

mode of transportation, etc.) are

described in footnotes to the application

number. Application numbers with the

suffix ‘‘M’’ denote a modification

request. These applications have been

separated from the new applications for

exemptions to facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to

Records Center, Research and Special

Programs Administration, U.S.

Department of Transportation,

Washington, DC 20590.

Comments should refer to the

application number and be submitted in

triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of

comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing

the exemption number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the applications are available