[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63288-63289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30085]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Mercer and Middlesex Counties, NJ

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), USDOT.

ACTION: Notice of scoping forum.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Federal Highway Administration 
and the New Jersey Department of Transportation will be holding a 
Scoping Forum for the purpose of soliciting public comments on the 
scope of work to be performed for the Penns Neck Area Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS).
    The Scoping Forum will include brief presentations to introduce the 
overall study and the project team; describe the study's background and 
objectives; review the process that will be followed to evaluate all 
potential solutions; and introduce the technical studies, categories of 
possible actions, and range of impacts that the EIS will assess for all 
potential options. The remainder of the session will be a public 
comment period, wherein the public will be invited to offer statements 
of up to five minutes each, commenting on the study's scope of work and 
on the range of solutions to be considered in the EIS.

Schedule for Scoping Forum
    Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2001.
    Time: Presentation, followed by continuous public comment period 11 
a.m. to 7 p.m.; Repeat of presentation followed by continuation of 
public comment period, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
    Place: West Windsor Township Municipal Building, 271 Clarksville 
Road, West Windsor, NJ.
    If needed, a supplemental public comment period will be held on 
Thursday, December 6th at the West Windsor Municipal Complex, from 7 
p.m. to 11 p.m., to accommodate additional speakers who could not be 
scheduled due to time limitations.

Comment Due Date: All comments made during the Scoping Forum public 
comment period will be recorded and become part of the official record 
of the proceedings. Written statements on the scope of work for the 
Penns Neck Area EIS may also be submitted, either at the Scoping Forum, 
or by forwarding them to Helen Neuhaus & Associates (see information 
below). All statements received by January 7, 2002, will be included in 
the official record.

Availability of Information: Documents related to the project and 
Scoping Forum can be reviewed on the project website at 
www.pennsneckareaseis.org. They are also available at any of the 
following project repositories (please call for hours):
    West Windsor Township Public Library, 333 N. Post Road, West 
Windsor, NJ (609) 799-0462
    Princeton Township Clerk's Office, 369 Witherspoon Street, 
Princeton Township, NJ (609) 924-5176
    Princeton Borough Clerk's Office, Borough Hall, 1 Monument Drive, 
Princeton, NJ (609) 497-7622
    Plainsboro Public Library, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 
(609) 275-2898
    Rutgers University Transportation Policy Institute, 33 Livingston 
Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ (732) 932-6812
    Ext. 593, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway 
Avenue, Ewing, NJ (609) 530-2824
    [Ask for Andy Fekete]

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Agency Scoping Meeting:  A scoping meeting for public agencies will be 
held at a later date.

Pre-Registration for Scoping Forum and Further Information:  For 
further information regarding the Penns Neck Area EIS, please contact 
Randell Prescott, Program Operations Director or Amy Fox, Environmental 
Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration, 840 Bear Tavern Road, 
Suite 310, West Trenton, NJ 08628. To pre-register and reserve a 
speaking time during the public comment period, please contact Helen 
Neuhaus by phone: (212) 532-4175; mail: 432 Park Avenue South, New 
York, NY 10016; email: [email protected]; or fax: (212) 532-7479.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation of Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program)


    Issued on: November 21, 2001.
Randell Prescott,
Program Operations Director, FHWA--New Jersey Division, Trenton.
[FR Doc. 01-30085 Filed 12-4-01; 8:45 am]
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