[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 65404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27081]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Utah, Wasatch, Carbon, and Emery 
Counties, UT

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 improvement project in Utah, Wasatch, Carbon, and Emery 
Counties, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Garcia, Transportation and 
Environmental Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 
South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, UT 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0182.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS on a proposal to 
improve US Highway 6 (US 6) in Utah, Wasatch, Carbon, and Emery 
Counties, Utah. The proposed improvements would involve reconstruction 
of the existing US 6 between Interstate-15 (I-15) at Spanish Fork and 
I-70 at Green River, a distance of about 206 kilometers (128 miles).
    Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to maximize 
safety by designing the highway to meet current standards and to 
provide for existing and future travel demand. Also, included in the 
proposal is the relocation of the port of entry in Helper, Utah. 
Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no-action (no-
build); (2) using alternate travel modes; (3) widening the existing 
two-lane highway to four lanes; and (4) adding passing and climbing 
lanes. Incorporated into and studied with the various build 
alternatives will be design variations of grade and alignment to 
improve overall safety.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate federal, state, and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have interest in this proposal. A series of public meetings 
will be held in Green River, Price, and Spanish Fork in November 2002. 
In addition, a public hearing will be held after the draft EIS has been 
prepared. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review 
and comment before the public hearing.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to the proposed 
action is addressed and all significant issues are identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning the proposed action and the EIS should be directed 
to the FHWA at the address provided above.


(Catalogue of Federal and 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: October 16, 2002.
William R. Gedris,
Structural/Environmental Engineer, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 02-27081 Filed 10-23-02; 8:45 am]
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