[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 191 (Monday, October 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 59300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22181]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Etowah County, AL

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation.

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 Etowah County, Alabama. This Notice of Intent (NOI) 
supersedes a NOI for this proposed project that was issued by the FHWA 
in the Federal Register dated May 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 103) 
Public involvement and coordination activities on the original proposal 
have resulted in a change in the scope of the project that should 
better meet the needs of local community and impacted neighborhoods.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joe D. Wilkerson, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 500 Eastern Boulevard, 
Suite 200, Montgomery, Alabama 36117, Telephone: (334) 223-7370.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the State of 
Alabama Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for Alabama Project HPP-1602 (539), old project 
number NHF-PE 94 (2). The proposal is to construct a limited access 
facility from the eastern terminus of Interstate Highway 759 (I-759) 
near George Wallace Drive to an interchange with U.S. Highway 431 and 
U.S. Highway 278 in the city of Gadsden, Alabama. The project will be a 
multi-lane roadway on new location. The proposal will allow traffic 
from I-759 to flow through the city of Gadsden.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) alternate route 
locations, (2) a no-action alternative, and (3) postponing the action.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and to 
private organizations and citizens that have previously expressed or 
are known to have an interest in this proposal. A public involvement 
meeting and a public hearing will be held in the city of Gadsden. 
Public notice with be given of the time and place for the meeting and 
hearing. A formal scoping meeting will not be held.
    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.)
    Issued on: September 21, 2004.
Joe D. Wilkerson,
Division Administrator, Montgomery, Alabama.
[FR Doc. 04-22181 Filed 10-1-04; 8:45 am]
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