[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 15562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8555]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Salt Lake County, Utah

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public scoping meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that a scoping meeting will be held on 
Thursday, May 9, 1996 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria at Bryant 
Intermediate School, 40 South 800 East in Salt Lake City, Utah. This 
meeting will occur as part of the preparation of a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DEIS) for proposed transportation improvements in the 
corridor from the University of Utah, through downtown Salt Lake City, 
to the Salt Lake City International Airport 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 study will consider no-build, transportation system management, 
and build alternatives. A multimodal evaluation of transportation 
improvements in the corridor will be the 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 Public Scoping Meeting 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 on-
going 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: April 1, 1996.
Louis F. Mraz, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Region VIII 
Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 96-8555 Filed 4-5-96; 8:45 am]
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