[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-676]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Environmental Impact Statement; Elk County, Pennsylvania

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared for a proposed 
highway project in Elk County, Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David W. Cough, District Engineer, 
Federal Highway Administration, 228 Walnut Street, Room 558, 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-1720, Telephone: (717) 782-3461 or James 
R. Bathurst, P.E., Design Services Engineer, Pennsylvania Department of 
Transportation, 1924-30 Daisy Street, Clearfield, Pennsylvania 16830, 
Telephone (814) 765-0437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will now prepare 
an Environmental Assessment and Engineering Basis Reports for a section 
of U.S. Route 219 in Elk County, Pennsylvania. Located in Johnsonburg, 
Pennsylvania, this two-mile project will improve the safety and relieve 
traffic congestion on this section of U.S. Route 219. The northern 
terminus and study area limits will be the existing two lanes of U.S. 
Route 219 just north of the Johnsonburg. The southern terminus and 
study area limits will be approximately one-half mile south of 
Pennsylvania Route 255.

    Five alternatives are being evaluated during the course of the 
study. Based on existing and projected traffic volumes, all build 
alternatives will require a two-lane facility to accommodate the 
traffic volumes. The alternatives under consideration are upgrading the 
existing facility, transportation system management, two alternatives 
on new location west of existing U.S. Route 219, and the ``NO BUILD'' 
alternate. Mass transmit and multi-modal design will not be considered 
on this project.
    An active public participation program has been implemented on this 
project. A Citizens Advisory Committee has been actively involved 
throughout the design and environmental process. Public meetings have 
been held to ensure public input and participation.
    The alternatives developed for this project have caused no public 
controversy on environmental grounds. Based upon the studies performed 
and consultation with both Federal and State Environmental Resource 
Agencies, an Environmental Assessment Evaluation will be performed to 
determine whether the subject project will have any significant impacts 
on the environment.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Name 20.205, Highway 
Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding inter-government consultation on 
Federal Programs and activities apply to this program)
Manuel A. Marks,
Division Administrator,
Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-676 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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