[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51400-51401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21537]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Amador County, California

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that (1) 
the Notice of Intent, issued on October 22, 1998, to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed highway project 
on State Route (SR) 49 in Amador County, California will be withdrawn; 
and (2) an Environmental Assessment (EA) in lieu of an EIS is being 
prepared for the proposed highway project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Glenn Clinton, Team Leader, 
Project Delivery Team-North, Federal Highway Administration, California 
Division, 980 9th Street, Suite 400, Sacramento,

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California 95814-2724, Telephone: (916) 498-5020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), conducted studies of the 
potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed highway 
project to bypass Sutter Creek and Amador Cities on SR 49 in Amador 
County, California. During the course of conducting these studies and 
coordinating with regulatory and resource agencies, it was found that 
many of the potential environmental issues that led to issuing the 
Notice of Intent were not significant. In addition, changes to avoid to 
minimize potential impacts identified in early scoping have been made 
to the designs. The FHWA has determined that the proposed project is 
not likely to result in significant impacts to the environment; that an 
EA would be an appropriate environmental document for the project; and 
that the Notice of Intent (issued on October 22, 1998, and available on 
the Federal Register of November 2, 1998) should be withdrawn.
    The EA will be available for public inspection prior to the public 
hearing. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the 
determination an EA is the proper environmental document should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 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 9, 2000.
Glenn Clinton,
Team Leader, Project Delivery Team--North Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 00-21537 Filed 8-22-00; 8:45 am]
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