[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40038-40039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14586]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Hernando and Citrus County, FL

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 (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
highway project in Hernando and Citrus Counties, Florida, concerning 
the Suncoast Parkway.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Marvin L. Williams, District 
Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 227 N. 
Bronough Street, Room 2015, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-2015, Telephone: 
(850) 942-9650 extension 3029 or Ms. Catherine J. Bradley, Project 
Development Engineer, Florida's Turnpike, P.O. Box 613069, Ocoee, 
Florida 34761.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Florida 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS for a proposal to 
extend the Suncoast Parkway (SR 589) into Citrus County, Florida. The 
proposed project would involve the extension of the Suncoast Parkway 
from its present terminus at U.S. 98 in Hernando County to U.S. 19, 
south of the Citrus-Levy County line, a distance of approximately 30 
miles. The project is considered a vital link in the Florida intrastate 
Highway System (FIHS).
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action; and 
(2) the construction of a four-lane divided limited access highway on 
new alignment.
    Coordination with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, 
and private organizations and citizens who have expressed interest in 
this proposal has been undertaken and will continue. Representative 
private organizations and citizen groups are being included in the 
Suncoast Parkway Advisory Group, which will meet periodically 
throughout the study. A series of public meetings will be held in 
Citrus County, Florida beginning in late 2002. In

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addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of 
the date, time and place of the meetings and hearing. The Draft EIS 
will be made available for public and agency review and comment. A 
formal scoping meeting is planned for the project on July 25, 2002 at 
1:30 PM at the Citrus County Government Building, 3600 West Sovereign 
Path, Lecanto, Florida 34461.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the 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 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: June 4, 2002.
Deborah A. Wolfe,
Environmental Specialist, Tallahassee, Florida.
[FR Doc. 02-14586 Filed 6-10-02; 8:45 am]
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