[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14594-14595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7896]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Mingo County, WV

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 (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
highway project in Mingo County, West Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Leighow, Division 
Environmental Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration, 550 Eagan 
Street, Suite 300, Charleston, West Virginia 25301, Telephone (304) 
347-5329; or, Ben L. Hark, Environmental Section Chief, Roadway Design 
Division, West Virginia Department of Transportation, 1900 Kanawha 
Boulevard East, Building 5, Room A-416, Capitol Complex, Charleston, 
West Virginia 25305-0430, Telephone (304) 558-2885.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the West 
Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), will prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve WV65 in 
Mingo County, West Virginia. The proposed project will involve the 
widening and upgrading or relocation of existing WV65 from Corridor G 
(US 119) near Belo to US 52 at Naugatuck for a distance of about 12 
kilometers (7.5 miles).
    Development of the proposed project is considered necessary to 
provide for efficient movement of both existing and projected traffic 
demand. Alternative under consideration include: (1) Taking no action 
(no build); (2) using alternate travel modes; (3) widening and 
upgrading the existing two-lane highway to a four-lane divided highway; 
and (4) constructing a four-lane divided highway on new location. 
Incorporated into and studied with the various build alternatives will 
be design variations of grade and alignment.
    Public involvement will occur later in the process. Letters 
describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will be sent to 
appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to provide 
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed, or are known 
to have interest in this proposal. Public meetings will be held in the 
project area. In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice 
will be given of the time and place of the meetings and hearing. The 
draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment 
prior to the public hearing. Scoping information will be provided to 
resource agencies in the near future.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the 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 EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA or the West Virginia Department of Transportation 
at the addresses provided above.


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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research Planning and Construction. The regulation 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

    Issued on: March 26, 1996.
David A. Leighow,
Environmental Coordinator, Charleston, West Virginia.
[FR Doc. 96-7896 Filed 4-1-96; 8:45 am]
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