[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5490]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration


Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Salt Lake County, Utah

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FTA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a 
draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) will be prepared for a 
proposed transportation project in Salt Lake County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Cover, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, 216 Sixteenth St., 
Suite 650, Denver, Colorado 80202, Telephone (303) 844-3242; or Mick 
Crandall, Wasatch Front Regional Council, Suite 200, 420 West 1500 
South, Bountiful, Utah 84010, Telephone (801) 292-4469.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FTA, in cooperation with the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the 
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), the Utah Transit Authority 
(UTA), and the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) will prepare a 
major investment study/draft environmental impact statement for 
transportation improvements in the corridor from the University of Utah 
through Salt Lake City to the Salt Lake City International Airport in 
Salt Lake County, Utah.
    The Salt Lake Area Long Range Transportation Plan adopted on 
October 26, 1995, identifies the corridor from the University of Utah 
to the Salt Lake City International Airport as having the potential 
need for major transit investment(s). A University Corridor Transit 
Study completed in 1993 found that light rail transit or other major 
transit investments would be feasible in the corridor from the 
University to downtown Salt Lake City. In addition, a Long Range 
Transit Plan currently being developed for the Wasatch Front Region 
identifies the University to Airport corridor as one of the future 
anchor corridors for major transit investment in the region. For these 
reasons, the Wasatch Front Regional Council along with Salt Lake City, 
the Utah Transit Authority, and the Utah Department of Transportation 
desire to prepare a major investment study/draft environmental impact 
statement for the corridor from the University to the Airport.
    This study will consider no-build, transportation system 
management, and build alternatives. A multimodal evaluation of 
transportation improvements in the corridor will be focus of the study, 
with both transit and highway improvements such as traffic management 
strategies being considered. Among the transit alternatives to be 
studied are light rail transit and express bus service on high-
occupancy vehicle lanes.
    This Notice of Intent will be distributed to federal, state, and 
local agencies and jurisdictions to advise them of the MIS/DEIS process 
and to request comments and suggestions. An ongoing public involvement 
process will be developed to provide additional opportunities for the 
public to participate in this planning/environmental process.
    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 MIS/DEIS should be 
directed to the FTA and/or the WFRC at the addresses provided above.

    Issued on: March 1, 1996.
Louis F. Mraz, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Region VIII, 
Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 96-5490 Filed 3-7-96; 8:45 am]
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