[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4557-4558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1495]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Rescission of Notice of Intent, FR document 03-10244.

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SUMMARY: This notice rescinds the previous Notice of Intent issued on 
April 18, 2003, to prepare an environmental impacts statement (EIS) for 
the proposed Magnolia Bridge Replacement transportation project in the 
city of Seattle, Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Healy, Area Engineer, 
Federal

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Highway Administration, 711 S. Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia, WA 
98501, Telephone (360) 753-9480 and Ed Conyers, Washington State 
Department of Transportation, Local Programs Engineer for Northwest 
Region, P.O. Box 330310, 15700 Dayton Avenue, Seattle, WA 98133, 
Telephone (206) 440-4734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Washington 
State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Seattle Department 
of Transportation (SDOT), issued a Notice of Intent on April 18, 2003 
to prepare an EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts 
associated with the proposed replacement of the Magnolia Bridge, which 
spans from the intersection of 15th Avenue West and West Garfield 
Street to the intersection of West Galer Street and Dartmouth Avenue 
West in Seattle, Washington.
    The initial proposal included the consideration of four 
alternatives (three build alternatives and a no action alternative) for 
evaluation in the proposed EIS. Since then, as the project elements 
have been refined and completion of associated discipline reports have 
helped to more specifically identify potential impacts, the build 
alternative with significant impacts was eliminated from consideration. 
As such, the FHWA, WSDOT, and SDOT have jointly decided that the 
project will likely not result in significant impacts to the 
environment and that an Environmental Assessment (EA) is the most 
appropriate environmental document for compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EA will be circulated, as 
appropriate, once it is completed.

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

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: January 25, 2007.
Elizabeth Healy,
Area Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington.
 [FR Doc. E7-1495 Filed 1-30-07; 8:45 am]
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