[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 32094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12911]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Suffolk County, NY

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 will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Suffolk County, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Subimal Chakraborti, P.E., Regional 
Director, NYSDOT Region 10; State Office Building; 250 Veterans 
Memorial Highway; Hauppauge, NY 11788; Telephone: (631) 952-6632.
     or
    Robert E. Arnold, Division Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration, New York Division, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, 
Room 719, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street, Albany, New York 
12207, Telephone: (518) 431-4127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York 
State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to reconstruct NYS 
Route 347 (Project Identification Number 0054.05) in Suffolk County, 
New York. The proposed improvements will involve the reconstruction of 
approximately 15 miles of the existing route from Northern State 
Parkway to RTE 25A in the Towns of Smithtown, Islip and Brookhaven and 
through the incorporated Village of Lake Grove. The improvements 
considered are necessary to provide for the existing and projected 
traffic demand along Route 347 and to improve safety. Also, included in 
this proposal are two new ramps on Northern State Parkway and three new 
grade separation improvements on Route 347 at the intersections of 
Route 454, Route 25 and Nicolls Road.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2) 
Eight lane Arterial from Northern State Parkway to Route 454 and six 
lane arterial east of Route 454 to Route 25A with three grade 
separations and two new ramps on Northern State Parkway.
    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 
interest in this proposal. Public information meetings will be held in 
the Towns of Smithtown and Brookhaven between winter of 2004 and summer 
of 2006. In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will 
be given of the time and place of the meetings and hearing. The draft 
EIS, when prepared, will be available for public and agency review and 
comment. Early public involvement and coordination efforts to identify 
the range of reasonable alternatives and social, economic and 
environmental issues to be addressed resulted in a Route 347 Corridor 
Study Report completed in December 2001. Also, public meetings were 
held for this project in May of 2002 as part of the scoping process. No 
additional NEPA scoping meetings are planned at this time.
    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 NYSDOT or FHWA at the addresses provided above.

(Catalog of Federal 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.)

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123

    Issued on: May 26, 2004.
Douglas P. Conlan,
District Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, 
New York.
[FR Doc. 04-12911 Filed 6-7-04; 8:45 am]
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