[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47081-47082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23805]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Park County, Wyoming

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 Park County, Wyoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Cushing, Environmental Planning Engineer, Federal Highway 
Administration, 555 Zang Street, Lakewood, Colorado, 80228, telephone 
303-716-2138.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with Shoshone 
National Forest, the National Park Service, and the Wyoming Department 
of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for a proposed improvement of U.S. Highway 212, Beartooth Highway. U.S. 
Highway 212 begins at the northeast corner to Yellowstone National 
Park, Park County, Montana, and proceeds northeasterly for 68.7 miles 
to the town of Red Lodge, Montana, in Carbon County. The section 
proposed for improvement begins 7.1 miles east of the junction of WY 
296 (Chief Joseph Highway) and proceeds in a northeasterly direction 
for 18.6 miles ending at the Wyoming/Montana state line.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) the ``no build,'' (2) 
reconstruction of the roadway to applicable standards, and (3) other 
alternatives that will be developed during the scoping process.
    Letters 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 previously expressed 
interest in this proposal. Interagency scoping meetings and public 
scoping meetings will be held in the project area. Public hearings will 
also be held. Information on the time and place of public scoping 
meetings and public hearings will be provided in the local news media. 
The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and 
comment at the time of the hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments and 
questions concerning the proposed action should be directed to the FHWA 
at the address provided above. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
Program Number, 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: August 19, 1998.
Larry C. Smith,
Division Engineer, FHWA, Denver, CO.
[FR Doc. 98-23805 Filed 9-2-98; 8:45 am]
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