[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10204]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Replacement or Retrofit of the 
East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco and 
Alameda Counties, CA

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 will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Alameda and San Francisco Counties, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John R. Schultz, Chief, District Operations-North, Federal Highway 
Administration, California Division, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 400, 
Sacramento, California 95814-2724.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to address seismic deficiencies in the 
existing East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Interstate 
80, by replacing or retrofitting the East Span from the bridge toll 
plaza to Yerba Buena Island.
    Within the limits of the study for this project, various 
environmental resources and issues are known to exist and include but 
are not limited to: seismicity, tidal floodplain, water quality, 
wetlands, wildlife habitat, endangered species, navigation, historic 
resources, archaeological resources, noise, land use planning, and 
hazardous materials.
    The EIS will address the impacts of retrofitting the existing 
structure, constructing a new structure and removing the existing 
structure.
    Letters describing this proposed action and soliciting comments 
will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and to 
private organizations and individuals that have previously expressed, 
or are known to have, an interest in this proposal. In addition, public 
meetings will be held. Public Notice will be given of the exact time 
and place of the meetings.
    To ensure that the full range of issues and alternatives 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 
EIS should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above. The views 
of agencies having knowledge of or interest in the potential effects of 
the proposal on the environmental resources listed above are solicited.

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

    Issued on: April 10, 1997.
G.P. Wong,
Senior Transportation Engineer, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 97-10204 Filed 4-18-97; 8:45 am]
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