[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 35 (Thursday, February 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8054-8055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2997]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: State Route 91 Improvements. The 
Project Begins on State Route 91/State Route 67/U.S. 321 West of State 
Route 362 and Extends to Just West of State Route-37 (U.S. 19E), 
Elizabethton, Carter County, TN

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Carter County, 
Tennessee.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karen M. Brunelle, Planning and 
Program Management Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration--
Tennessee Division Office, 640 Grassmere Park Road, Suite 112, 
Nashville, TN 37211. 615-781-5772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An environmental assessment (EA) was 
prepared for the proposed project and completed on June 7, 2002. Since 
the June 7, 2002 EA approval, technical studies identified sensitive 
environmental features which warranted the consideration of additional 
alternatives beyond the ones studied for the western half of the 
original preferred alternative presented in the EA. The identified 
environmental issues could result in potential significant impacts. As 
a result, the FHWA in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of 
Transportation will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on 
a proposal to provide an improved corridor from west of State Route 362 
to just west of State Route-37 (U.S. 19E), a distance of approximately 
four miles.
    Alternatives to be considered include: (1) No-build; (2) a 
Transportation System Management (TSM) alternative; (3) a transit 
alternative; (4) one or more build alternatives that could include 
constructing a roadway on a new location, upgrading existing State 
Route-91, or a combination of both, and (5) other alternatives that may 
arise from public input. Public scoping meetings will be held for the 
project corridor. As part of the scoping process, federal, state, and 
local agencies and officials; private organizations; citizens; and 
interest groups will have an opportunity to identify issues of concern 
and provide input on the purpose and need for the project, range of 
alternatives, methodology, and the development of the Environmental 
Impact Statement. A Coordination Plan will be developed to include the 
public in the project development process. This plan will utilize the 
following outreach efforts to provide information and solicit input: 
newsletters, an internet Web site, e-mail and direct mail, 
informational meetings and briefings, public hearings, and other 
efforts as necessary and appropriate. A public hearing will be held 
upon completion of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and public 
notice will be given of the time and place of the hearing. The Draft 
EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to 
the public hearings.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are identified and taken into account, comments and suggestions 
are invited from all interested parties. Comments and questions 
concerning the proposed action should be directed to the FHWA contact 
person identified above 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 proposed program).

    Issued on: February 15, 2007.
Karen M. Brunelle, P.E.,
Planning and Program Mgmt. Team Leader Nashville, TN.
 [FR Doc. E7-2997 Filed 2-21-07; 8:45 am]
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