[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40978-40979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15086]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Clinton County, NY

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 Clinton County, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Arnold, Division Administrator, 
Federal Highway Administration, New York Division, Leo W. O'Brien 
Federal Building, 7th Floor, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street, 
Albany, New York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431-4127; or Albert H. Rascoe, 
Highway Superintendent, Clinton County Highway Department, 736 Route 3, 
Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, Telephone: (518) 565-4626; or R. Carey Babyak, 
Regional Director, New York State Department of Transportation, Region 
7,317 Washington Street, Watertown, NY13601, Telephone: (315) 785-2333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York 
State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the Clinton County 
Highway Department will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) 
on a proposal to improve a portion of County Route 57 and construct a 
new section of County Route 57 in Clinton County, New York. The 
proposed project will rehabilitate County Route 57 for a distance of 
about 1 mile (1.6 km) from its intersection with US Route 9 to its' 
separation into East & West roads (perimeter road) and the construction 
of a new roadway from the separation down the center of the peninsula 
to the Lake Champlain Ferries Terminal (Grand Isle Ferry) at the 
southern end of the peninsula for a distance of about 3.3 miles (5.3 
km). Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to reduce 
traffic volumes on the existing East & West roads, improve safety, and 
address geometric deficiencies and incompatible usage of the existing 
Cumberland Head Road (County Route 57).
    Alternatives given consideration include (1) taking no action; (2) 
widening and improving the horizontal and vertical geometry of the 
existing two-lane road; and (3) constructing a new two-lane limited 
access highway in a new location. Incorporated into and studied with 
the various build alternatives will be design variations of grade, 
intersecting roadways, and alignment.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments have 
been sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed 
interest in this proposal. Public information meetings were held in the 
Town of Plattsburgh on April 4 and October 17, 2000. In addition, a 
public hearing will be held. Public Notice was given of the time and 
place of those meetings and will be given of the time and place of the 
hearing. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review 
and comment. No formal NEPA scoping meeting is planned at this time.
    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 Clinton County Highway Department, the NYSDOT or FHWA 
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 of 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123


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    Issued on May 30, 2002.
Douglas P. Conlan,
District Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, 
New York.
[FR Doc. 02-15086 Filed 6-13-02; 8:45 am]
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