[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 65528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31223]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Utah and Wasatch Counties, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Amended Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
additional component, a recreational trail, will be added and the 
termini changed for the supplement to a final environmental impact 
statement being prepared for a proposed highway project in Utah and 
Wasatch Counties, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Gedris, Environmental 
Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, 
Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0078 ext, 
243; or Brent Schvaneveldt; Utah Department of Transportation, Region 
3, 658 North 1500 West, Orem, Utah 84057, Telephone: (801) 222-3406.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation (UDOT), previously issued a Notice of 
Intent in the Federal Register (February 24, 2000: Volume 65, Number 
371, Page 9305) to prepare a supplement to the final environmental 
impact statement (EIS) for a portion of a U.S. Highway 189 from the I-
15 Interchange in Orem on the west to Heber City on the east. A 
recreational trail known as the Provo/Jordan River Parkway, which is a 
recognized priority in the current Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor 
Recreational Plan, will now be included in the analysis for the 
project. Since portions of the highway have been completed and to avoid 
confusion with another ongoing project in Orem, the highway termini 
will be changed from the previous designation on the west to the Utah/
Wasatch County line (approximately the intersection of U.S. Highway 189 
with State Road 92 at Wildwood) and the intersection of U.S. Highway 
189 with U.S. Highway 40 approximately 0.8 km (0.5 mile) south of Heber 
City on the east. The trail termini will extend from Vivian Park on the 
west (1.9 km [1.2 miles] west of Wildwood) to the Deer Creek Dam 
(approximately 8 km [5 miles] east of Wildwood) on the east. The 
purpose of the project is to improve the safety and traffic carrying 
capacity of the highway by correcting substandard geometrics and other 
unsafe conditions and to provide a safe, aesthetically appealing 
extension of the high priority recreational trail with minimal 
environmental impact.
    The trail will extend from its present termini at Vivian Park 
through the U.S. Highway 189 /Provo River corridor to the vicinity of 
the Deer Creek Dam utilizing appropriate combinations of abandoned 
highway, Heber Creeper Railroad right of way, existing local roads and 
bridges, water aqueduct right of way, and new alignment. Future 
extension of the trail is planned for the west side of Deer Creek 
Reservoir to the Soldier Hollow Olympic Venue in Wasatch Mountain State 
Park and will be addressed in a new environmental document at a later 
date.
    Comments are being solicited from appropriate Federal, State, and 
local agencies and from private organizations and citizens who have 
previously expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. A 
public scoping and information meeting and a public hearing will be 
held during the course of the analysis. Public notice will be given of 
the time and place of the meetings and hearing. The draft SEIS will be 
available for public and agency review prior to the public hearing.
    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 and/
or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA or UDOT 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 on: December 13, 2001.
William R. Gedris,
Structural/Environmental Engineer, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 01-31223 Filed 12-18-01; 8:45 am]
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