[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15036-15037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7350]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Otter Tail and Wadena Counties, 
Minnesota

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 proposed 
highway improvements to Trunk Highway (TH) 10 from Bluffton to 1.5 
miles east of Wadena in Otter Tail and Wadena Counties, Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway 
Administration, Galtier Plaza, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 500, St. Paul, 
Minnesota 55101, Telephone (651) 291-6120; or Lori Vanderhider, Project 
Management Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation--District 
4, 1000 Trunk Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501, 
Telephone (218) 847-1512; (651) 296-9930 TTY.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Minnesota 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS on a proposal to 
improve TH 10 from Bluffton, in Ottertail County, to approximately 1.5 
miles east of Wadena, in Wadena County, Minnesota, a distance of 
approximately 6.5 miles. The proposed action is being considered to 
address future transportation demand, safety problems, access 
management, interregional corridor status, and system continuity. 
Alternatives under consideration include (1) No-Build (2) variations of 
``Build'' alternatives involving reconstruction and/or realignment and 
new construction of TH 10 (3) ``Build'' alternative involving 
improvements along the existing alignment of TH 10.
    The ``Trunk Highway 10 Scoping Document/Draft Scoping Decision 
Document'' will be published in 2003 and 2004. A press release will be 
published to inform the public of the document's availability. Copies 
of the Scoping Document will be distributed to agencies, interested 
persons and libraries for review to aid in identifying issues and 
analyses to be contained in the EIS. A thirty-day comment period for 
review of the document will be provided to afford an opportunity for 
all interested persons, agencies and groups to comment on the proposed 
action. A public scoping meeting will also be held during the comment 
period. Public notice will be given for the time and place of the 
meeting.
    A Draft EIS will be prepared based on the outcome of the scoping 
process. The Draft EIS will be available for agency and public review 
and comment. In addition, a public hearing will be held following 
completion of the Draft EIS. Public Notice will be given for the time 
and place of the public hearing on the Draft EIS.
    Coordination has been initiated and will continue with appropriate 
Federal, State and local agencies and private organizations and 
citizens who have previously expressed or are known to have an interest 
in the proposed action. 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 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.)


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    Issued on: March 14, 2003.
Stanley M. Graczyk,
Project Development Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul 
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 03-7350 Filed 3-26-03; 8:45 am]
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