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draft EIS will be available for public and

agency review and comment prior to the

hearings.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to the proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues are

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments and questions concerning the

proposed action should be directed to

the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,

Planning and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program)

Issued on: September 10, 1997.

Larry C. Smith, P.E.,

Division Engineer, FHWA, Lakewood, CO.

[FR Doc. 97–25404 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Fremont County, Wyoming

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 Fremont County, Wyoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

B.J. McCauley, Environmental Project

Manager, Federal Highway

Administration, P.O. Box 25246,

Denver, Colorado 80225, telephone 303–

969–5924.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Shoshone National Forest, the Wyoming

Department of Transportation, and

Fremont County, Wyoming will prepare

an environmental Impact statement

(EIS) on a proposed improvement of

Wyoming Forest Highway (FH) 23,

Louis Lake Road. The proposed

Wyoming FH 23 project begins at the

end of the pavement approximately 1.5

miles from the terminus of State

Highway 131 at the National Forest

boundary and continues southerly a

distance of approximately 7.1 miles to

the Worthen Meadows Reservoir Road.

The roadway may be reconstructed to

a minimum width two-lane, asphalt or

gravel with shoulders. In order to

minimize impacts to environmentally

sensitive areas, the reconstruction may

take place largely along the existing

corridor utilizing design speeds ranging

from 25 miles-per-hour to 35 miles-perhour. However, other alternatives will

be investigated during preparation of

the EIS, including: (1) No action; (2)

reconstructing the entire 7.1 miles along

the existing corridor; and (3) various

realignment, surfacing type and

roadway width alternative combinations

that may be developed during the

project development process through

public or agency input.

Interagency scoping meetings, public

scoping meetings, and public hearings

will be held in the project area.

Information on the time and place of

public scoping meetings and public

hearings will be provided in the local

news media. The draft EIS will be

available for public and agency review

and comment at the time of the public

hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to the proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments and questions concerning the

proposed action should be directed to

the FHWA at the address provided

above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,

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.

Larry C. Smith, P.E.,

Division Engineer, FHWA, Denver, CO.

[FR Doc. 97–25403 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

[Contract DTRS–56–96–C–0010]

Fifth Quarterly Performance Review

Meeting on the Contract ‘‘Detection of

Mechanical Damage in Pipelines’’

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: RSPA invites the pipeline

industry, in-line inspection (‘‘smart

pig’’) vendors, and the general public to

the fifth quarterly performance review

meeting of progress on the contract

‘‘Detection of Mechanical Damage in

Pipelines.’’ The meeting is open to

anyone, and no registration is required.

This contract is being performed by

Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle),

along with the Southwest Research

Institute, and Iowa State University. The

contract is a research and development

contract to develop electromagnetic inline inspection technologies to detect

and characterize mechanical damage

and stress corrosion cracking. The first

hour of the meeting will be devoted to

reviewing the overall project plan. The

remainder of the meeting will cover the

status of the contract tasks, progress

made during the past quarter, and

projected activity for the next quarter.

DATES: The fifth quarterly performance

review meeting will be held on October

9, 1997, beginning at 1:00 p.m. and

ending around 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The quarterly review

meeting will be held at the Sheraton at

Fisherman’s Wharf, 2500 Mason Street,

San Francisco, CA 94133. The hotel’s

telephone number is (415) 362–5500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lloyd W. Ulrich, Contracting Officer’s

Technical Representative, Office of

Pipeline Safety, telephone: (202) 366–

4556, FAX: (202) 366–4566, e-mail:

lloyd.ulrich @ rspa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

RSPA is conducting quarterly public

meetings on the status of its contract

‘‘Detection of Mechanical Damage in

Pipelines’’ (Contract DTRS–56–96–C–

0010) because in-line inspection

research is of immediate interest to the

pipeline industry and in-line inspection

vendors. RSPA will continue this

practice throughout the contract, which

may be three years. The research

contract with Battelle is a cooperative

effort between GRI and DOT, with GRI

providing technical guidance. The

meetings allow disclosure of the results

to all interested parties and provide an

opportunity for interested parties to ask

Battelle questions concerning the

research. Attendance is open to all and

does not require advanced registration

nor advanced notification to RSPA.

An objective is to hold alternate

meetings in Washington, DC. The first

meeting was conducted on October 22,

1996, in Washington, DC. Another

objective is to conduct the alternate

meetings held outside Washington

immediately after meetings of the Gas

Research Institute’s (GRI)

Nondestructive Evaluation Technical

Advisory Group to enable participation

by pipeline technical personnel

involved with nondestructive

evaluation. However, future meetings

may also be held at other locations. This

meeting is being held in San Francisco

as a dovetail to a meeting of the GRI

Nondestructive Technical Advisory