[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47483-47484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17863]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Cache County, Utah

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 Cache County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Berna, Environmental 
Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 
9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0078 ext, 235; or 
Brad Humphreys, Utah Department of Transportation, Region 1, 166 West 
Southwell Road, Ogden, Utah 84404-4194, telephone: (801) 620-1684.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the City of Logan, Utah, will 
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to 
develop a new transportation corridor of approximately 1.2 miles 
between 300 South Street in the City of Logan to 100 North/Providence 
Lane in the City of Providence, Utah. The proposed new transportation 
corridor would consist of a new collector road built within an 80-foot 
right-of-way (ROW). The proposed transportation corridor would provide 
a transportation link between the City of Logan and the rapidly growing 
commercial and residential area of Providence, facilitating the 
economic expansion and residential development of south Logan and north 
Providence on the east side of Main Street. This purpose is consistent 
with the City of Logan and the City of Providence general plans.
    The proposed new transportation corridor with a collector road 
within an 80-foot ROW is included in the current Long-Range Plan and 
the Transportation Improvement Plan for the Logan Urbanized Area (LUA). 
The Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization's (CMPO) Long-Range Plan 
and the Transportation Improvement Plan for the Logan Urbanized Area 
(LUA). The Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization's (CMPO) Long-Range 
Plan has identified the proposed new collector road on approximately 
100 East Street as one of the highest priorities in preserving and 
improving transportation mobility within the LUA.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action, (2) 
using transportation system management strategies that would provide 
for transportation efficiency within the existing transportation 
network, and (3) constructing the new collector road on one of several 
alignments. These alignments could require widening existing roadways 
in south Logan, and would also require entirely new ROW for large 
segments of the alignments. Design variations of grade and alignment 
will be incorporated into, and analyzed with, the various build 
alternatives.
    Information letters describing the proposed action and soliciting 
comments on the proposed project will be sent to appropriate Federal, 
State and local agencies, as well as to private organizations and 
individuals who have previously expressed, or that are expected to be 
interested, in the proposed project. An initial public scoping meeting 
will be held in the City of Logan during late August or September 2004. 
Notice of additional public meetings to present information and solicit 
comments relative to alternatives for consideration and possible 
impacts will be given as the proposed project proceeds. Upon release of 
the draft EIS for public and agency review and comment, public notice 
will be given of the time and place for a public hearing to be held to 
receive comments. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency 
review and comment for no less than two weeks prior to the public 
hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are 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 or UDOT at the addresses provided above.


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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations 
impending Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program)

    Issued on: July 30, 2004.
Jeffrey Berna,
Environmental Specialist, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 04-17863 Filed 8-4-04; 8:45 am]
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