[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 5371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2116]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Cumberland, Harnett and Wake 
Counties, NC

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project from north of Fayetteville to the Town of Fuquay-Varina, 
Cumberland, Harnett and Wake Counties, North Carolina. (TIP Project R-
2609)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., 
Director of Preconstruction and Environment, Federal Highway 
Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 410, Raleigh, North Carolina 
27601, Telephone: (919) 747-7014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), will prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on proposed improvements to the US 
401 corridor from north of Fayetteville to the Town of Fuquay-Varina. 
The purpose of this project is to improve the traffic carrying capacity 
and mobility on the US 401 corridor. The proposed action is consistent 
with the Fuquay-Varina Community Transportation Plan adopted in 2006 
and the Harnett County Thoroughfare Plan adopted in 1994. Alternatives 
to be studied include: (1) The ``no-build'' alternative, (2) improve 
existing facilities, and (3) potential bypass or new location 
alternatives.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments have 
been sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies. Citizen's 
informational workshops and meetings with local officials and 
neighborhood groups will be held in the study area. Public hearings 
will also be held. Information on the time and place of the workshops 
and hearings will be provided in the local news media. The Draft EIS 
will be available for public and agency review and comment at the time 
of the hearing.
    An interagency project team is being assembled to obtain input on 
major milestones during the project's development. These include the 
purpose and need, detailed study alternatives, bridge lengths, 
alignment reviews, the preferred alternative, and avoidance and 
minimization of environmental impacts.
    An interagency scoping meeting for the DEIS was held on April 27, 
2009. The meeting was held at 10 a.m. in Raleigh, North Carolina at the 
NCDOT Transportation Building, 1 South Wilmington Street, in Conference 
Room 470. To ensure that the full range of issues related to the 
proposed action was addressed and all significant issues were 
identified, comments and suggestions were 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.)

    Issued on: January 21, 2010.
Clarence W. Coleman,
Director of Preconstruction and Environment, Raleigh, North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 2010-2116 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
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