[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3754-3755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1616]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Valley County, Idaho

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration is issuing this notice of 
intent to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will 
be prepared for a proposed highway project in Valley County, Idaho.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loren D. Thomas, District Engineer, 
District 3, Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), 8150 Chinden Blvd., 
Boise, Idaho 83707, Telephone (208) 334-8300,
or
    Jack T. Coe, Division Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration, 3050 Lake Harbor Lane, Suite 126, Boise, Idaho, 83703, 
Telephone: 208-334-1843.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with the ITD will 
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to 
improve State Highway 55 (SH-55) in Valley County, Idaho. The proposed 
improvements would involve seven miles of existing SH-55 from 
approximately 4 miles south of Smith's Ferry (Milepost 95) to Round 
Valley (Milepost 102).
    The improvements on State Highway 55 are considered necessary to 
improve safety, increase capacity, accommodate economic development, 
and correct operational deficiencies in the roadway.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) taking no action; (2) 
improving the existing two-lane highway along the North Fork of the 
Payette River; (3) constructing a two or four lane rural highway on new 
alignment. Incorporated into and studied with the various build 
alternatives will be design variations of grade and alignment.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and 
citizens who have previously expressed interest in this proposed 
project. Scoping will begin with the publication of the Notice of 
Intent. As part of the scoping process, a series of public information 
meetings will be held in Valley County beginning in February 2000. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of 
the time and place of any public information meetings and the public 
hearing. The draft EIS will be made available for public and agency 
review and comment.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are 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 ITD or FHWA at the addresses provided above.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123.

    Issued on: January 13, 2000.
Pamela S. Cooksey,
Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 
Boise, Idaho.
[FR Doc. 00-1616 Filed 1-21-00; 8:45 am]
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