[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 164 (Thursday, August 25, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20948]


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[Federal Register: August 25, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

 

Environmental Impact Statement: Montgomery and Prince George's 
Counties, MD

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advice the public that an 
environmental impact statement will be prepared for proposed 
transportation improvements in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, 
Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. David Lawton, Planning, Research and Environment Engineer, Federal 
Highway Administration, The Rotunda, Suite 220, 711 West 40th Street, 
Baltimore, MD 21211. Telephone: (410) 962-4440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Maryland 
Department of Transportation and both Montgomery and Prince Georges 
Counties, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that 
will consider upgrading the east-west transportation network and 
alternatives that provide for a facility between the I-270 and US 1 
corridors.

    A full range of alternatives (including taking no action and using 
alternative travel modes) will be studied to improve the traffic 
congestion that has developed between the I-270 and U.S. 1 corridors.
    Notices describing the project status at various points in the 
process and solicitations for comments will be sent to appropriate 
Federal, State and local agencies, and to private organizations and 
citizens who have expressed an interest in or are known to have an 
interest in this action. The study process will include many public 
meetings and a formal public hearing. Public notices advertising the 
locations and times of the meetings and hearing will be prepared. The 
draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment 
prior to the public hearing.
    To ensure that a full range of alternatives and issues related to 
this proposed action are identified, questions 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 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: August 18, 1994.
A. Porter Barrows,
Division Administrator, Baltimore, MD.
[FR Doc. 94-20948 Filed 8-24-94; 8:45 am]
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