[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46273-46274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23357]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Stillwater County, Montana

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
revision to the southern limit for the proposed improvements to Montana 
Primary 78 (P-78) in Stillwater County, Montana. The southern terminus 
of the project has been changed from the junction of P-78 with Butcher 
Creek Road, to the P-78 junction with FAS 419, shortening the project 
by approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles). This revision represents a 
logical termini to the proposed improvements as the roadway volumes of 
P-78 decrease at its junction with FAS 419. An Environmental Impact 
Statement will be prepared for the proposed highway project in 
Stillwater County, Montana.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dale Paulson, Program Development Engineer, Federal Highway 
Administration, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT 59602; Telephone: (406) 
449-5306; or Joel M. Marshik, Manager--Environmental Services, Montana 
Department of Transportation, 2701 Prospect Street, Helena, MT 59620; 
Telephone: (406) 444-7632.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    On January 7, 1993, at 58 FR 3063, the FHWA issued a notice of 
intent that an environmental impact statement for Stillwater County, 
Montana would be prepared for a proposal to improve the Montana Highway 
Route 78 corridor from the East Rosebud Creek Bridge South of 
Absarokee, Montana to the Yellowstone River Bridge south of Columbus, 
Montana.
    The notice published today revises the 1993 notice of intent by 
revising the southern limit. The southern terminus of the project has 
been changed from the junction of P-78 with Butcher Creek Road, to the 
P-78 junction with FAS 419, shortening the project by approximately 5 
kilometers (3 miles). This revisions represents a logical termini as 
the roadway volumes decrease at its junction with FAS 419.
    The FHWA, in cooperation with the Montana Department of 
Transportation (MDT), is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement 
for a proposal to improve the Montana Highway Route 78 corridor from 
the FAS 419 junction with P-78 south of Absarokee, Montana, to the 
Yellowstone River Bridge south of Columbus, Montana.
    Comments are being solicited from appropriate Federal, State, and 
local agencies and from private organizations and citizens who have 
previously expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. A 
public informational meeting as well as two public scoping meetings 
have been held on the proposed project improvements. Additional public 
meetings will be held in the project area to discuss recent alignment 
revisions as well as the new project termini. The draft EIS will be 
available for public and agency review, and a public hearing will be 
held to receive comments. Public notice will be given of the time and 
place of the meetings and public hearing.
    Comments and/or suggestions from all interested parties are 
requested, to ensure that the full range of all issues, and significant 
environmental issues in particular, are identified and reviewed. 
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and/or its EIS 
should be directed to the FHWA or the MDT at the addresses listed 
previously.

(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 proposed action.).

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: August 25, 1998.
Darrin Grenfell,
Operations Engineer, Montana Division, Helena.
[FR Doc. 98-23357 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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