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consideration include (1) taking no

action; (2) improving the existing

highway system through the

construction of a five lane, controlled

access facility and interstate

interchange. Build alternatives vary in

length from 1.4 to 1.7 miles.

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 expressed or are

known to have an interest in this

proposal. A public hearing will be held

in Fairmont following approval of the

environmental assessment. Public

notice will be given of the time and

place of the meeting. An environmental

assessment will be available for public

and agency review and comment prior

to the public meeting.

To ensure the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited. Comments or questions

concerning this proposed action or the

modification of environmental

document type should be directed to the

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: June 22, 2001.

Henry E. Compton,

Environmental Coordinator, Charleston, West

Virginia.

[FR Doc. 01–16276 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Williamson County, TN

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 (EIS)

will be prepared for a proposed highway

project in the City of Franklin in

Williamson County Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Mark A. Doctor, Field Operations Team

Leader, Federal Highway

Administration, 640 Grassmere Park,

Suite 112, Nashville, Tennessee 37211,

Telephone: (615) 781–5788

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Tennessee Department of

Transportation, will prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

on a proposal to extend State Route 397

(Mack Hatcher Parkway) in the City of

Franklin in Williamson County,

Tennessee. The proposed project will

extend the existing Mack Hatcher

Parkway circumferentially around the

westside of the City of Franklin and will

be constructed on new alignment for a

distance of approximately 12.8

kilometers (8.0 miles). The extension

will be constructed as a four lane

divided, partial control of access

highway.

The proposed extension of Mack

Hatcher Parkway to the west is being

developed as a transportation facility

that will be capable of safely handling

anticipated levels of future traffic

growth within the study area. The

proposed project is located within one

of the fastest growing counties in

Tennessee. This growth has placed a

heavy burden on the existing

transportation system and will continue

to do so as projected development

occurs within the study area. The

completed circumferential route will

help improve the overall local flow of

traffic for the City of Franklin. The

proposed extension will be developed to

continue the geometry and operational

characteristics of the existing parkway.

Alternatives under consideration

include (1) taking no action (no-build)

(2) constructing a four-lane divided

highway on new locations to complete

the circumferential route and (3) other

reasonable alternatives that may arise

from public and agency input.

Initial coordination 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 are known

to have an interest in this proposal. A

public hearing will be held upon

completion of the Draft EIS and public

notice will be given of the time and

place of the hearing. The Draft EIS will

be available for public and agency

review and comment prior to the public

hearing. An agency scooping meeting

and a public involvement meeting is

planned as part of the scoping process

for this project.

To ensure 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 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: June 18, 2001.

Charles S. Boyd,

Division Administrator, Tennessee Division,

Nashville, Tennessee.

[FR Doc. 01–16278 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

In accordance with Part 211 of Title

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

notice is hereby given that the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) received

a request for a waiver of compliance

with certain requirements of its safety

standards. The individual petition is

described below, including the party

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

Mohawk Adirondack & Northern

Railroad, Corp.

[Docket Number FRA–2001–9487]

The Mohawk Adirondack & Northern

Railroad (MHWA) seeks to add an

additional locomotive, number LBR

1951, to two previously granted waiver

numbers RSGM–92–4, Safety Glazing

Standards and SA–92–2, Safety

Appliance Standards. Waiver number

RSGM–92–4 was granted for two

locomotives, number LBR 1947 and LBR

1950, which were not equipped with

FRA approved glazing as required in

Safety Glazing Standards [49 CFR

223.11]. Waiver number SA–92–02 was

granted for two locomotives, number

LBR 1947 and LBR 1950, which were

not equipped with switching steps as

required in the Safety Appliance

Standards [49 CFR 231.30].

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis for their request.