[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2104-2105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-877]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Fayette County, KY

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, 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 the proposed 
construction of an extension of Newtown Pike on a new alignment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Whitworth, Area Engineer, 
Federal Highway Administration, John C. Watts Federal Building and U.S. 
Courthouse, 330 W. Broadway, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Telephone 502-
223-6754, Fax 502-223-6735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with the Kentucky 
Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and the Lexington-Fayette County Urban 
Government (LFCUG) will prepare an EIS for the construction of the 
Newtown Pike Extension from Main Street to Broadway, with a connector 
to Limestone at the University of Kentucky main entrance.
    The EIS will be a complement to the ``Newtown Pike Extension 
Corridor Plan'', adopted as part of the LFCUG Comprehensive Plan and 
will detail environmental, social and economic impacts associated with 
the proposed action.
    Four public meetings have been held in conjunction with the 
``Corridor Plan''. All meetings have been advertised and no strong 
public opposition has been heard. These meetings have been used to 
identify significant transportation and environmental issues.
    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 
and a public hearing will be held while preparing this EIS. Public 
notice will be given of the time and place of the meetings and hearing. 
The draft EIS will be available for public and agency reviews and 
comment prior to the public hearing.
    The public meetings and hearing will also be a forum for public 
consultation and involvement on issues associated with the National 
Historic Preservation Act (Section 106) when appropriate. Interested 
persons, groups, or parties

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who wish to be consulting parties under Section 106 for this project 
should submit a written request to the FHWA at the address provided 
above.
    To ensure the full range of issues related to the proposed action 
is addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and 
suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning the proposed action and the EIS should also be 
directed to the FHWA at the address 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.)
Evan Wisniewski,
Program Management Engineer, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-877 Filed 1-14-03; 8:45 am]
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