[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 89 (Friday, May 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 25655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10391]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Rockingham County, VA

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration is issuing this notice to 
advise the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) in cooperation with the Virginia Department of 
Transportation for potential transportation improvements in a study 
area located between Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 33 immediately 
southeast of the City of Harrisonburg. The project is located in 
Rockingham County and is intended to address growing regional 
transportation needs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Simkins, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Post Office Box 10249, 
Richmond, Virginia 23240-0249. Telephone: (804) 775-3342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 
in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), 
will prepare an EIS for the Harrisonburg Southeast Connector Location 
Study in Rockingham County, Virginia. The EIS will include a range of 
alternatives that will meet the purpose and need including a no-build 
alternative as well as alternatives consisting of transportation system 
management strategies, mass transit, improvements to existing roadways, 
and/or new alignment facilities.
    The FHWA and VDOT are seeking input as part of the scoping process 
to assist in determining and clarifying issues relative to the study. 
Letters describing the study and soliciting input will be sent to the 
appropriate federal, state, and local agencies, and other interested 
parties as part of the scoping process. An agency scoping meeting as 
well as a public scoping meeting are planned and will be announced by 
VDOT. Notices of public meetings and public hearings will be given 
through various forums providing the time and place of the meeting 
along with other relevant information. The Draft EIS will be available 
for public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearings.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this study is 
identified and taken into account, comments and suggestions are invited 
from all interested parties. Comments and questions concerning this 
study should be directed to 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 proposed action)

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: April 30, 2004.
John Simkins,
Environmental Protection Specialist.
[FR Doc. 04-10391 Filed 5-6-04; 8:45 am]
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