Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 1995 / Notices 3021

application in person at the Blue Grass

Airport.

Issued in Memphis, Tennessee, on January

5, 1995.

Peggy S. Kelley,

Manager, Airports District Office, Southern

Region.

[FR Doc. 95–698 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Hawaii County, HI

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 Hawaii County, Hawaii.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael A. Cook, Division

Administrator, Federal Highway

Administration, Box 50206, 300 Ala

Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii

96850, Telephone: (808) 541–2700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA in cooperation with the Hawaii

Department of Transportation and the

County of Hawaii Department of Public

Works will prepare an environmental

impact statement (EIS) for a proposed

widening and extension of a portion of

Hawaii State Highway 2000, Puainako

Street. The proposed project will

provide a highway connection between

the Saddle Road (State Highway 200)

and State Highway 11. The project

entails (1) realignment and widening of

the existing Puainako Street from 2 to 4

lanes; and (2) construction of a 2-lane

(future 4-lane), 4.6-mile extension of

Puainako Street from Komohana Street,

in a westerly direction, to Country Club

Road in Kaumana.

The purpose of this project is to

improve arterial traffic flow of the State

Highway System by providing a direct

link between the existing Puainako

Street (Highway 2000) and the Saddle

Road (Highway 200) and to alleviate

congested and unsafe traffic conditions

on Kaumana Drive. Alternatives being

evaluated, include the ‘‘no project’’

alternative and two alternative

alignments.

Notice 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

interest in this project. Interagency

scoping meetings will be held as

required.

To ensure that the full range of issues

relating 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.)

Michael A. Cook,

Division Administrator, Honolulu, Hawaii.

[FR Doc. 95–786 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

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Environmental Impact Statement:

Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas

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 new location

highway project in Williamson and

Travis Counties, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Mack, P.E., Federal Highway

Administration, Room 850, Federal

Building, 300 East 8th Street, Austin,

Texas 78701. Sharon Barta, P.E.,

Advanced Project Development

Engineer, Texas Department of

Transportation, P.O. Box 15426, Austin,

Texas 78761–5426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the Texas

Department of Transportation (TxDOT),

will prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) on a proposal to

construct the northern segment of State

Highway 130, an approximately 138.4

kilometer (86 mile) controlled access

highway to be located parallel to and

east of Interstate 35 and the urbanized

areas Austin, San Marcos, and New

Braunfels in Central Texas. The

northern segment (Segment A) of the

proposed State Highway 130 extends

from the junction of Interstate 35 and

State Highway 195 north of Georgetown

in Williamson County, Texas, to U.S.

Highway 290 east of Austin in Travis

County, Texas. The length of the project

varies, depending on the selected

alternative, from approximately 43.5

kilometers (27.0 miles) to 45.9

kilometers (28.5 miles). The proposed

action is intended to provide improved

access and increased mobility to

urbanized areas in the proposed

corridor; help support planned business

and residential growth in various areas

throughout the project corridor; provide

needed freeway access from

surrounding areas to the proposed

Austin Bergstrom International Airport;

provide an alternative route to drivers

desiring to bypass the central business

areas of Austin, Round Rock,

Georgetown, San Marcos, and New

Braunfels, thereby relieving existing

congestion on Interstate 35.

Alternatives to the proposed action to

be discussed in the EIS consist of (1)

taking no action; and (2) improving

existing roadways in the urbanized

areas of Williamson and Travis

Counties. The build alternatives include

multiple alternative alignments along

new location rights-of-way connecting

Interstate 35 to U.S. Highway 290.

Impacts caused by the construction

and operation of State Highway 130 will

vary according to the alternative

alignments utilized. Generally, impacts

would include the following:

Transportation impacts (construction

detours, construction traffic, and

mobility improvement); air and noise

impacts from construction equipment

and operation of the roadway; water

quality impacts from construction areas

and roadway stormwater runoff; impacts

to waters of the United States including

wetlands from right-of-way

encroachment; and impacts to residents

and businesses due to potential

relocations.

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 interest in the proposal. A

Major Investment Study is being

completed in compliance with the

Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act. Public meetings were

held on October 25, 1994, at Everett

Williams Elementary School in

Georgetown, Texas, and on October 27,

1994, at Manor High School in Manor,

Texas, at which public comments on the

proposed action and alternatives were

requested. In addition, a public hearing

will be held after publication of the

Draft EIS. 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.

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