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during the development of the project.

In addition, a public hearing will be

held. Public notice will be given of the

time and place of the meetings and

hearing. The Draft EIS will be available

for public and agency review and

comment prior to the public hearing. A

Scoping Meeting was held on August 18

and 19, 1993, in Washington,

Pennsylvania. Federal, state, regional,

county, and municipal agencies

attended and participated.

To insure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

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 Planning

Construction. The regulations implementing

Executive Order 12372 regarding

intergovernmental consultation on Federal

programs and activities apply to this

program)

J. Stephen Guhin,

Assistant Division Administrator,

Pennsylvania Division, FHWA.

[FR Doc. 97–681 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Environmental Impact Statement; Elk

County, Pennsylvania

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement will

not be prepared for a proposed highway

project in Elk County, Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David W. Cough, District Engineer,

Federal Highway Administration, 228

Walnut Street, Room 558, Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania 17101-1720, Telephone:

(717) 782-3461 or James R. Bathurst,

P.E., Design Services Engineer,

Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation, 1924-30 Daisy Street,

Clearfield, Pennsylvania 16830,

Telephone (814) 765-0437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation (PennDOT), will now

prepare an Environmental Assessment

and Engineering Basis Reports for a

section of U.S. Route 219 in Elk County,

Pennsylvania. Located in Johnsonburg,

Pennsylvania, this two-mile project will

improve the safety and relieve traffic

congestion on this section of U.S. Route

219. The northern terminus and study

area limits will be the existing two lanes

of U.S. Route 219 just north of the

Johnsonburg. The southern terminus

and study area limits will be

approximately one-half mile south of

Pennsylvania Route 255.

Five alternatives are being evaluated

during the course of the study. Based on

existing and projected traffic volumes,

all build alternatives will require a twolane facility to accommodate the traffic

volumes. The alternatives under

consideration are upgrading the existing

facility, transportation system

management, two alternatives on new

location west of existing U.S. Route 219,

and the ‘‘NO BUILD’’ alternate. Mass

transmit and multi-modal design will

not be considered on this project.

An active public participation

program has been implemented on this

project. A Citizens Advisory Committee

has been actively involved throughout

the design and environmental process.

Public meetings have been held to

ensure public input and participation.

The alternatives developed for this

project have caused no public

controversy on environmental grounds.

Based upon the studies performed and

consultation with both Federal and

State Environmental Resource Agencies,

an Environmental Assessment

Evaluation will be performed to

determine whether the subject project

will have any significant impacts on the

environment.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Name 20.205, Highway Research,

Planning and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding inter-government consultation on

Federal Programs and activities apply to this

program)

Manuel A. Marks,

Division Administrator,

Federal Highway Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–676 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket Nos. 96–102; Notice 2, 96–105;

Notice 2, 96–107; Notice 2, 96–111; Notice

2, 96–112; Notice 2]

Decision that Certain Nonconforming

Motor Vehicles are Eligible for

Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that certain nonconforming motor

vehicles are eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

decision by NHTSA that certain motor

vehicles not originally manufactured to

comply with all applicable Federal

motor vehicle safety standards are

eligible for importation into the United

States because they are substantially

similar to vehicles originally

manufactured for importation into and/

or sale in the United States and certified

by their manufacturers as complying

with the safety standards, and they are

capable of being readily altered to

conform to the standards.

DATES: This decision is effective January

13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a

motor vehicle that was not originally

manufactured to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards shall be refused admission

into the United States unless NHTSA

has decided that the motor vehicle is

substantially similar to a motor vehicle

originally manufactured for importation

into and sale in the United States,

certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and of

the same model year as the model of the

motor vehicle to be compared, and is

capable of being readily altered to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards.

Petitions for eligibility decisions may

be submitted by either manufacturers or

importers who have registered with

NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR Part 592. As

specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA

publishes notice in the Federal Register

of each petition that it receives, and

affords interested persons an

opportunity to comment on the petition.

At the close of the comment period,

NHTSA decides, on the basis of the

petition and any comments that it has

received, whether the vehicle is eligible

for importation. The agency then

publishes this decision in the Federal

Register.

NHTSA received petitions from

registered importers to decide whether

the vehicles listed in Annex A to this

notice are eligible for importation into

the United States. To afford an

opportunity for public comment,

NHTSA published notice of these

petitions as specified in Annex A. The

reader is referred to those notices for a

thorough description of the petitions.

No comments were received in response

to these notices. Based on its review of

the information submitted by the