[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 15790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7751]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), Salt Lake and 
Davis Counties, UT

AGENCIES: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. Army Corps of 
engineers (USACE), DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: FHWA and USACE, as Federal joint lead agencies, are issuing 
this notice to inform the public and affected public agencies that an 
SEIS will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for Utah Department of Transportation's 
proposed construction of the Legacy Parkway project in Salt Lake and 
Davis Counties, Utah.
    FHWA is a lead agency because it must approve the connection of the 
proposed project to Interstate 215 (I-215) and Interstate 15 (I-15); 
the USACE is a lead agency because it must issue a 404 permit pursuant 
to the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA) have agreed to serve as ``cooperating agencies'' 
in the preparation and review of the SEIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Punske, Environmental Program 
Manager, FHWA, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84118 or Nancy Kang, Chief, Utah Office, USACE, 533 West 2600 South, 
Suite 150, Bountiful, Utah 84010. Written comments on the scope and 
content of the SEIS should be submitted to the above contacts by June 
1, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is the construction of 
the Legacy Parkway in the corridor from I-215 at 2100 North in Salt 
Lake City northward to I-15 and U.S. 89 near Farmington (approximately 
14 miles). A multiple-use trail for pedestrians, bicyclists, and 
equestrians would parallel the highway. The proposed action is related 
to the three-part ``Shared Solution'' to 2020 transportation problems, 
which includes: (1) Constructing the Legacy Parkway; (2) improving and 
expanding I-15; and (3) expanding the public transit system, including 
transit, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), travel demand 
management (TDM) and transportation systems management (TSM). Separate 
environmental studies pursuant to NEPA are being prepared for improving 
and expanding I-15 and expansion of the public transit system.
    The SEIS will supplement the June 2000 Legacy Parkway Final EIS 
(FEIS) (FHWA-UT-EIS-98-02-F), which was the subject of litigation and a 
court decision in Utahns for Better Transportation et al. v. U.S. 
Department of Transportation et al. (305 F.3d 1152 (10th Cir. 2002)). 
In accordance with that decision, several specific aspects of the FEIS 
require further study. Additionally, the FEIS will be re-evaluated to 
determine if any other information should be updated and revised as 
part of the SEIS process in accordance with FHWA NEPA regulations 23 
CFR 771.129.
    FHWA and USACE have made a preliminary determination to consider 
the following alternatives in the SEIS based on the court ruling: (1) 
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad (D&RG) alignment, which involves 
locating a portion of the Legacy Parkway within the railroad regional 
alignment corridor defined in the FEIS; (2) a narrower right-of-way for 
the proposed alignment; (3) alternative sequencing of the Shared 
Solution; (4) concurrent integration of the construction of the Legacy 
Parkway with expansion of public transit and (5) the No Build 
alternative. The SEIS will also consider impacts to wildlife, as 
required by the court.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to the proposed 
action are 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 SEIS 
should be directed to the FHWA and USACE at the addresses given above. 
Scoping will be accomplished through public and interagency scoping 
meetings, as well as correspondence and meetings with interested 
persons, organizations, and Federal, State, and local agencies. 
Informational displays and written material will also be available 
throughout the time periods given.
    An initial scoping meeting will be held on April 17, 2003, at the 
Woods Cross High School, 600 West 2200 South in Woods Cross from 4 p.m. 
to 8 p.m. Public notice will be given of the time and place of 
additional meetings.

(Catalog 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: March 26, 2003.
Gregory S. Punske,
Environmental Program Manager, FHWA, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nancy Kang,
Chief, Utah Office, USACE, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 03-7751 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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