[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 9802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5086]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Madison, Stanton, Wayne, Dixon, 
and Dakota Counties, NE

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 highway 
project in Madison, Stanton, Wayne, Dixon and Dakota Counties, 
Nebraska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Kosola, Realty/
Environmental Officer, Federal Highway Administration, Federal 
Building, Room 220, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508, 
Telephone: (402) 437-5765. Mr. Arthur Yonkey, Planning and Project 
Development Engineer, Nebraska Department of Roads, P.O. Box 94759, 
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509, Telephone: (402) 479-4795.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Nebraska 
Department of Roads, will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for a proposal to improve Highway N-35 in northeast Nebraska in 
Madison, Stanton, Wayne, Dixon and Dakota Counties. The proposed 
improvements to N-35 will provide a four-lane highway between Norfolk 
and South Sioux City, Nebraska, for a distance of about 70 miles. 
Existing N-35 is a two-lane rural highway generally following the 
county road grid and is not conducive to longer distance through 
traffic.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2) 
reconstruction of N-35 on existing alignment; and (3) providing a four-
lane highway on new alignment.
    An agency scoping meeting and a public scoping/information meeting 
are planned. A Draft EIS will be prepared and a public hearing will be 
held. Public notice will be given of the public scoping/information 
meeting and 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 or 
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA or the Nebraska Department of Roads at the address 
provided.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Project 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: February 26, 2002.
Edward Kosola,
Realty/Environmental Officer, Nebraska Division, Federal Highway 
Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska.
[FR Doc. 02-5086 Filed 3-1-02; 8:45 am]
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