[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 8635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4210]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Ketchikan, Alaska

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 bridge 
project in Ketchikan, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Bryson, Realty/Environmental 
Officer, Federal Highway Administration, Alaska Division, 709 West 9th 
Street, P.O. Box 21648, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1648, Telephone: (907) 
586-7430 or Al Steininger, Engineering Manager, State of Alaska, 
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Statewide 
Engineering and Design Services Division, Southeast Region, 6860 
Glacier Highway, Juneau, Alaska 99801-7999, Telephone (907) 465-4411, 
EMAIL: Al__S[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with the State of 
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) 
will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to 
construct a bridge or bridges between Gravina Island and Revillagigedo 
Island in Ketchikan, Alaska. This is a high priority project authorized 
by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21).
    The proposed action would improve access to the Ketchikan 
International Airport and developable lands on Gravina Island. 
Alternatives under consideration include taking no action; various 
bridge alternatives, and an underwater tunnel. Several crossing 
alignments are under consideration.
    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 or are 
known to have interest in this proposal. A series of public meetings 
will be held in Ketchikan between June and August 1999. In addition, a 
public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the time 
and place of the meetings and hearing. The draft EIS will be available 
for public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing.
    This project will be developed in accordance with the Interagency 
Working Agreement to Integrate Section 404 and Related Permit 
Requirements into the National Environmental Policy Act. This agreement 
integrates the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 404 permit process with 
the FHWA NEPA process on highway projects in Alaska.
    To ensure that the full range of issues 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 the FHWA or the ADOT&PF at the addresses provided above.

(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: February 11, 1999.
Stephen A. Moreno,
Division Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-4210 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am]
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