[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5700]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: El Dorado County

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 El Dorado County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard J. Cushing, Environmental Planning Engineer, Federal Highway 
Administration, 555 Zang Street (Room 259), Lakewood, Colorado 80228, 
telephone 303-716-2139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with Eldorado 
National Forest, and the California Department of Transportation, will 
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposal to 
improve a portion of California Forest Highway 137, known as Wentworth 
Springs Road. The portion proposed for reconstruction begins at Stumpy 
Meadows reservoir and proceeds eastward for a distance of 23 kilometers 
(14.3 miles) to California Forest Highway 136, Ice House Road. The 
proposed improvements include reconstructing the existing road to a 
consistent alignment with 3.4 meter (11-foot) paved travel lanes and 
0.3 meter (1-foot) paved shoulders.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) The ``no build'' 
alternative; (2) improvement of the existing roadway to appropriate 
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' 
design criteria; and (3) other alternatives that may be developed 
during the scoping process.
    Notices describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have expressed interest in this 
proposal. Interagency meetings and a public hearing will be held in the 
project area. Information on the time and place of the public hearing 
will be provided in the local news media. The draft EIS will be 
available for public and agency review and comment prior to the public 
hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are identified, 
comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. 
Comments and questions concerning the proposed action should be 
directed to the address provided above.

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

    Issued on: February 24, 1998.
James W. Keeley,
Project Development Engineer, FHWA, Denver, CO.
[FR Doc. 98-5700 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]
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