[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60749-60750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24254]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: San Diego, CA

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

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will be prepared for the proposed State Route 76 (SR-76) South Mission 
Road to the Interstate 15 (I-15) interchange highway improvement 
project in San Diego County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susanne Glasgow, Deputy District 
Director, at the California Department of Transportation, District 11--
Environmental Division, M.S.-242, 4050 Taylor Street, San Diego, 
California 92110, Telephone (619) 688-0100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 
Administration assigned and Caltrans assumed environmental 
responsibilities for this project, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans 
will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal for 
a highway improvement project in San Diego County, California. The 
proposed project would upgrade and improve operations on SR-76 from the 
vicinity of South Mission Road to the vicinity of the SR-76/I-15 
interchange. The proposed improvements would upgrade the roadway to 
current design standards and improve operations of intersections and at 
the interchange on and off ramps. These improvements are considered 
necessary to provide for the increase in existing and projected traffic 
demand. The total length of the proposed project is approximately 5.2 
miles. Preliminary alternatives under consideration include (1) Take no 
action; (2) construct improvements along the existing roadway; and (3) 
construct a new southern alignment. Anticipated final approvals for the 
proposed project include, but are not limited to, consultation with the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under Section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act, Consultation under Section 2081 of the California 
Endangered Species Act, conformance with the Section 404 MOU 
Integration Process, conformance with Section 404 of the Clean Water 
Act, conformance with Section 1602 of the California Department of Fish 
and Game Code, conformance with Section 4(f), and conformance with the 
Clean Air Act.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, Cooperating/Participating 
Agencies (including Tribal governments), local agencies, and to private 
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known 
to have an interest in this proposal. National Environmental Policy Act 
documentation for the proposed project began in March 2008. The Public 
Scoping meeting will be held at the Bonsall Community Center in 
Bonsall, California on October 22, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of 
the time and place of the public hearing (as applicable). The EIS will 
be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the 
public hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues to this proposed action is 
addressed and all significant issues are 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 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: October 7, 2008.
Nancy E. Bobb,
Director, State Programs, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. E8-24254 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 am]
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