[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 2701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-767]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Transylvania County, NC

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 Transylvania County, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., Area 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, Ste. 
410, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601-1418, Telephone: (919) 856-4346.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve North Carolina Route 
215 (NC 215) in Transylvania County, North Carolina. An Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the improvements was approved on July 12, 1998. 
Based on comments received from the November 19, 1998, Informal Public 
Hearing on the project and the subsequent input from various federal 
and state agencies, the FHWA and NCDOT has agreed to prepare an EIS for 
the NC 215 improvements.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) the ``no build'', (2) 
improve existing facilities, and (3) constructing a two-lane highway on 
new location.
    Over the last few years, several meetings have been held with 
appropriate federal, state, and local agencies, and with private 
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known 
to have interest in this proposal. The Draft EIS will be available for 
public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing. No 
formal scoping meeting will 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.)

Clarence W. Coleman,
Area Engineer, Raleigh, North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 05-767 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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