59044 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 3, 2000 / Notices

creating a safety hazard. Safety hazards

are created by a narrow road with sharp

curves and a surface that is in poor

condition. The reported accidents over

a period of approximately five years

(January 1994 to December 1998) are

two to three times higher than typical

for this type of road. Solutions are

needed to reduce the rate and severity

of accidents and to provide for the

current and projected traffic demand.

The overall purpose of the project is

to cost effectively improve the physical

conditions and safety features of Fernan

Lake Road, while minimizing adverse

impacts to sensitive environmental

resources. Project objectives will be

based on the needs developed during

the scoping process. All improvements

must be consistent with the applicable

guidelines from the IPNF Forest Plan,

Kootenai County plans and ordinances,

Idaho state regulations, and federal

regulations.

Alternatives under consideration

include (1) taking no action; (2)

improving the existing road to meet the

appropriate Idaho state design criteria;

(3) improving the existing road to meet

the appropriate American Association of

State Highway and Transportation

Officials (AASHTO) design criteria; (4)

other alternatives that may be developed

during the NEPA process.

Notices 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 interest in this

proposal. Two public scoping meetings

were held during 2000 in Coeur

d’Alene, Idaho. Based in part on data

collected and comments received,

FHWA has determined that it will

prepare an EIS on the project.

Comments previously received will be

utilized during the EIS. Additional

interagency and public scoping

activities will be conducted. The time

and place of the public scoping

activities will be provided in the local

news media and by notice to

individuals and agencies that have

expressed interest in the proposal. The

draft EIS will be available for public and

agency review and comment. Schedules

for these activities will be distributed

when available this winter.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addresses and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Previous comments received by FHWA

have identified a number of issues such

as impacts to private landowners, water

quality, wetlands, and wildlife, as well

as, hillside stability, placement of fill in

the lake, tree removal, and parking

along the roadway. Comments or

questions concerning this proposed

action and the EIS 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.)

Issued on: September 27, 2000.

Ronald W. Carmichael,

Division Engineer, Federal Highway

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–25328 Filed 10–2–00; 8:45 am]

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[FR Doc. 00–25297 Filed 10–2–00; 8:45 am]

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