[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8694]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Livingston County, MO

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 proposed 
improvements to the transportation system in Livingston County, 
Missouri.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Neumann, Programs Engineer, 
FHWA Division Office, 209 Adams Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101, 
Telephone: (573) 636-7104 or Mike Bruemmer, District Engineer, Missouri 
Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 8, Macon, MO 63552, Telephone: 
(660) 385-3176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Missouri 
Department of Transportation (MoDOT), will prepare an EIS for a 
proposed project to improve the transportation system in the vicinity 
of U.S. Routes 65 and 36 near Chillicothe in Livingston County, 
Missouri.
    The proposed action is considered necessary to provide for a safe 
and efficient transportation network. Alternatives under consideration 
include (1) taking no action, (2) implementing transportation system 
management (TSM) options, (3) upgrading and improving the existing 
roadways, and (4) constructing a new four-lane roadway west and/or east 
of the existing Route 65 either on parallel alignment or on relocation. 
The location study conducted during preparation of the EIS will provide 
definitive alternatives for evaluation by the EIS. The proposed action 
will likely include transportation improvements in Livingston County 
from appropriately 1.5 miles north of Missouri Route 190 south of 
Missouri Route H.
    The scoping process will involve all appropriate federal, state, 
and local agencies, as well as private organizations and citizens who 
have previously expressed or are known to have interest in this 
proposal. Preliminary comments and information are currently being 
solicited from agencies. A series of public meetings will be held to 
engage the regional community in the decision-making process and to 
obtain public comment. In addition, a public hearing will be held to 
present the findings of the draft EIS (DEIS). The DEIS 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 this proposed 
action is addressed and all significant issues are 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 MoDOT at the addresses provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12373 regarding intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program)

    Issued on: March 24, 1998.
Donald L. Neumann,
Programs Engineer, Jefferson City.
[FR Doc. 98-8694 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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