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Other You are hereHome » Regulations » Notices        Environmental Impact Statement for the Atlanta to Charlotte Portion of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor

		     

		Action:
		Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

		Summary:
		The FRA is issuing this Notice of Intent to advise the public that FRA, jointly with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), will prepare a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (Study) to evaluate potential passenger rail improvements between Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC, along the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor (SEHSR) as designated by the USDOT. The Study is being advanced consistent with the federal High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program and includes the development of a Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan (PRCIP). A PRCIP provides the data necessary to support an FRA decision to fund and implement major investments in a passenger rail corridor. A PRCIP is comprised of two components: A Tier 1 EIS and a Service Development Plan (SDP). The Tier 1 EIS will address documentation on a broad corridor-level basis and be developed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, and FRA's Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts. The SDP addresses the overall scope, alternatives, approach and business case for proposed service and improvements.

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		Published Date:
			05/16/2013

			Effective Date:
			N/A

			Comment By:
			Closed on 06/07/2013 

		FR Document Number:

			2013-11701

			RIN:
			N/A

			Docket Number:
			FRA-2009-0031
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