[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 46 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12035-12036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4685]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Iron County, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS).

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
roadway project in Iron County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Garcia-Aline, Project Manager, 
Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9A, Salt 
Lake City, UT 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0078 ext. 250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 
in cooperation with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and 
Cedar City will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a 
proposal to improve the Cross Hollow road in Iron County, Utah. The 
proposed project would involve the construction of a road between the 
south Cedar City/I-15 interchange and the SR-56/Cross Hollow Road 
intersection; a distance of approximately 3 miles. The existing Cross 
Hollow road is mostly unimproved and unpaved. Improved sections of the 
road presently exist at the south Cedar City/I-15 interchange and the 
SR-56/Cross Hollow Road intersection.
    Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide 
for the existing and projected traffic demand. Alternatives under 
consideration include (1) taking no action, (2) constructing a new road 
on the existing alignment, and (3) constructing a new road on a new 
alignment. Various design variations of grade and alignment will be 
investigated as part of the EIS.
    Information 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 or are 
known to have interest in this proposal. A series

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of public meetings will be held in Cedar City in Spring 2005. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held after the draft EIS has been 
prepared. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review 
and comment before the public hearing.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to the proposed 
action is addressed and all significant issues are identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning the proposed action and the EIS should be directed 
to the FHWA as mentioned above.

(Catalog of Federal and 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.)

    Issued on: March 4, 2005.
Jeffrey Berna,
FHWA Environmental Specialist, Salt Lake City, UT.
[FR Doc. 05-4685 Filed 3-9-05; 8:45 am]
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