[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 67014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31314]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f)/106 Evaluation; 
Athens County, OH

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce the availability 
of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f)/106 Evaluation 
on the proposed upgrading and relocation of existing U.S. Route 50 
between the City of Athens and the Village of Coolville from a two-lane 
highway to a controlled access, four-lane highway. The approximate 
length of the improvement is 25.7 km (16 miles). The proposed project 
would complete an unfinished segment of the Appalachian Highway. 
Comments are due February 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William C. Jones, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 200 North High Street, 
Room 328, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Telephone: (614) 469-6896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 and in accordance with the Council on Environmental 
Quality Regulations, 40 CFR (Sec. 1506.9) for implementing the Act, the 
Federal Highway Administration submitted to the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Federal Activities the necessary 
information for the publication of a Notice of Availability for the 
Athens U.S. 50 Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f)/106 
Evaluation in the December 22, 1995, Federal Register which would 
establish a 45 day review period. Due to circumstances beyond FHWA's 
control, the Notice of Availability was not submitted to the Federal 
Register for publication on December 22, 1995. This notice is to 
document that the DEIS/Section 4(f)/106 Evaluation has been made 
available on/or prior to December 22, 1995, to the involved Federal and 
the State of Ohio permitting and resource agencies and to the public 
through individual mailings, State of Ohio legal notices published in 
local newspapers, and through the State Clearinghouse. All of the 
foregoing notices established the expiration date of the review period 
as February 5, 1996, which is based upon an 45 day review period 
commencing on December 22, 1995.
    The FHWA will initiate coordination with the U.S. EPA Office of 
Federal Activities, pursuant to 40 CFR (Sec. 1506.10(d)) to reduce the 
prescribed 45 day availability period to coincide with availability 
period as established through other availability notices.

    Issued on: December 20, 1995.
James J. Steele,
Assistant Division Administrator, Columbus/
[FR Doc. 95-31314 Filed 12-26-95; 8:45 am]
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