8076 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 1997 / Notices

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Michael P. Novelli,

Director, Office of Advisory Councils.

[FR Doc. 97–4267 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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National Small Business Development

Center Advisory Board; Public Meeting

The U.S. Small Business

Administration, National Small

Business Development Center Advisory

Board located in the geographical area

of Washington, DC, will hold a public

meeting on Monday and Tuesday,

March 3–4, 1997, from 8:15 AM to 5

PM, at the U.S. Small Business

Administration, 409 3rd St. SW,

Washington, DC, 4th Floor Conference

Room, to discuss such matters as may be

presented by members, staff of the U.S.

Small Business Administration, or

others present.

For further information, write or call Mary

Ann Holl, SBA, 409 3rd St. SW, 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20416, telephone 202/205–

7302.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Michael P. Novelli,

Director, Office of Advisory Councils.

[FR Doc. 97–4270 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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Region I Advisory Council; Public

Meeting

The U.S. Small Business

Administration Region I Advisory

Council located in the geographical area

of Providence, Rhode Island, will hold

a public meeting on Friday, March 7,

1997 at 8:00 a.m., at the Providence

Marriott, Charles at Orms Street,

Providence, Rhode Island to discuss

such matters as may be presented by

members, staff of the U.S. Small

Business Administration, or others

present.

For further information, write or call the

office of the District Director, Providence

District Office, U.S. Small Business

Administration, 380 Westminster Street,

Providence, Rhode Island 02903. (401) 528–

4561.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Michael P. Novelli,

Director, Office of Advisory Councils.

[FR Doc. 97–4269 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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Washington, D.C. District Advisory

Council; Public Meeting

The U.S. Small Business

Administration Region III District

Advisory Council located in the

geographical area of Washington, D.C.,

will hold a public meeting from 9:00

a.m.–11:00 a.m., on Wednesday,

February 19, 1997, at 733 15th Street,

N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C., to

discuss such matters as may be

presented by members, staff of the U.S.

Small Business Administration, or

others present.

For further information, write or call

Anita L. Irving, Public Information

Officer, U.S. Small Business

Administration, 1110 Vermont Avenue,

N.W., Suite 900, (P.O. Box 34500),

Washington, D.C. 20045; telephone 202/

606–4000, ext. 275.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Michael P. Novelli,

Director, Office of Advisory Councils.

[FR Doc. 97–4266 Filed 2–18–97; 11:37 am]

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Region V Advisory Council Public

Meeting

The U.S. Small Business

Administration Region V Advisory

Council located in the geographical area

of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will hold a

public meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30

p.m., on Tuesday, February 18, 1997, at

the Milwaukee Area Chamber (MMAC)

Association of Commerce Building

(Milwaukee & Mason) Fourth Floor—

The Milwaukee Room, 756 North

Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin, to discuss such matters as

may be presented by members, staff of

the U.S. Small Business Administration,

or others present.

For further information, write or call

Gloria Holter at (414) 287–4100.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Michael P. Novelli,

Director, Office of Advisory Councils.

[FR Doc. 97–4268 Filed 2–18–97; 11:37 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Pierce County, Washington

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Revised Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that the

scope of a project in Pierce County,

Washington for which a notice of intent

had previously been issued has been

changed and that additional scoping

and public involvement meetings will

be conducted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gene Fong, Division Administrator,

Federal Highway Administration, 711

South Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia

WA 98501, telephone (360) 753-9413; or

Gary Demich, Region Administrator,

Olympic Region, Washington State

Department of Transportation, P.O. Box

7440, Olympia WA 98504, telephone

(360) 357-2659.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA in cooperation with the

Washington State Department of

Transportation issued a Notice of Intent

December 9, 1993, to prepare an

environmental impact statement on a

proposal to improve State Route 16 (SR

16) in Pierce County, Washington.

Scoping comments to date have been in

favor of operational improvements and/

or capacity improvements with a strong

preference for HOV treatments. A Major

Investment Study currently being

conducted in the SR 16 corridor has

indicated the need to expand the scope

of this EIS. The scope of the proposed

action is being expanded to address

congestion and improve safety and

operational reliability in the SR 16

corridor from the Cedar Street

overcrossing in Tacoma to the SR 302

interchange south of Purdy in Pierce

County, a distance of 20.4 kilometers

(12.7 miles). Reduced congestion in the

SR 16 corridor would be provided by

either added highway capacity,

Transportation Demand Management,

Transportation System Management, or

other general approaches derived from

the Major Investment Study.

The SR 16 corridor between Cedar

Street in Tacoma and SR 302 near Purdy

has experienced substantial increases in

traffic volumes, congestion and

accidents as a result of regional growth.

Regional growth patterns have

established this corridor as a major

commute route. There are no alternate

routes between Tacoma and Gig Harbor

and those points north of Gig Harbor in

Pierce and Kitsap Counties. Substantial

delays in traffic caused by the high

volumes are exacerbated by even minor

accidents in the corridor. The proposed

additional HOV lanes are consistent

with, and a part of, WSDOT’s overall

Transportation System Plan for the SR

16 corridor.

Alternatives under consideration

include (1) no action; (2) added capacity

alternatives with either a parallel span

or a retrofitted Tacoma Narrows Bridge;

(3) Transportation Demand

Management; and (4) Transportation

System Management. Other alternatives

will be considered, as appropriate, as a

result of public scoping or the Major

Investment Study. Incorporated into and