[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 82 (Monday, April 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 21313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8161]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Project No. HPP-TI-LC49(97)]


Environmental Impact Statement; Utah County, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: FWHA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for proposed 
transportation improvements between the Provo Airport and the 
University Avenue Interchange on I-15 in Utah County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Sarhan, Area Engineer, Federal 
Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, 
Utah 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0182; or Lori Dabling, UDOT R3 Project 
Manager, 658 N. 1500 W. Orem, UT 84057, Telephone: 801-227-8081 Fax: 
801-222-3420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FWHA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Provo City will prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to address current 
and projected traffic demand and provide an improved access between the 
Provo Airport and the University Avenue Interchange on I-15. The 
proposed project area extends for approximately 3 miles in length 
between the interchange and the airport and along existing Center 
Street in Provo. The project is generally bordered on the south and 
west by Utah Lake and on the east by I-15.
    The FHWA will consider a reasonable range of alternatives which 
meet the project objectives and are based on agency and public input. 
These alternatives include: (1) Taking no action; (2) using alternative 
travel modes, (3) upgrading and adding lanes to existing Center Street; 
and (4) constructing a highway on a new location for all or a portion 
of the project length.
    The public, as well as Federal, State, and local agencies, will be 
invited to participate in project scoping to ensure that a full range 
of alternatives is considered and that all appropriate environmental 
issues and resources are evaluated. The scoping process will include 
opportunities to provide comments on the purpose and need for the 
project, potential alternatives, and social, economic, and 
environmental issues of concern.
    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 who 
are known to have an interest in this proposal. An agency scoping 
meeting will be held to solicit comments on May 22, 2007, from 1 p.m. 
to 3 p.m. in Conference Rooms A, B, and C at the UDOT Region 3 Office 
(658 North 1500 West, Orem, UT).
    The public will be invited to participate in scoping meetings which 
will be held in an open house format at locations and dates to be 
determined. In addition, a public hearing will be held following the 
release of the draft EIS. Public notice advertisements and direct 
mailings will notify interested parties of the time and place of the 
public meetings and the public hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action is addressed and all significant issues are 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 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: April 23, 2007.
Edward Woolford,
Environmental Specialist, FHWA--Utah Division.
[FR Doc. E7-8161 Filed 4-27-07; 8:45 am]
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