[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 31 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 7505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2635]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Utah County, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: FWHA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for proposed 
transportation improvements on Geneva Road (SR-114) in Utah County, 
Utah that would begin at Center Street and U.S. Interstate 15 (I-15) in 
Provo and extend through the municipalities of Provo, Utah County, 
Vineyard, Orem, Lindon, Pleasant Grove and terminate at State Street 
(SR-89) in Pleasant Grove.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Sarhan, Area Engineer, Federal 
Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, 
Utah 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0182; or Phil Huff, Project Manager, 
Utah Department of Transportation, Region Three Office, 658 North 1500 
West, Orem, UT 84057, Telephone: (801) 227-8000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FWHA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation (UDOT), the municipalities of Pleasant 
Grove, Lindon, Orem, Vineyard, Provo, and Utah County will prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to address current 
and projected traffic demand on Geneva Road. The proposed project area 
extends for approximately 10 miles in length along existing Geneva Road 
between Pleasant Grove and Provo, and is generally bordered on the west 
by Utah Lake and on the east by I-15. Improvements to the Geneva Road 
corridor are considered necessary to provide for the existing and 
projected traffic demand.
    The FHWA will consider a reasonable range of alternatives which 
meet the project objectives and are based on agency and public input. 
These alternatives include: (1) Taking no action; (2) using alternative 
travel modes, (3) upgrading and adding lanes to the existing two-lane 
highway; and (4) constructing a highway on a new location for all or a 
portion of the project length.
    The public, as well as Federal, State, and local agencies, will be 
invited to participate in project scoping to ensure that a full range 
of alternatives is considered and that all appropriate environmental 
issues and resources are evaluated. The scoping process will include 
opportunities to provide comments on the purpose and need for the 
project, potential alternatives, and social, economic, and 
environmental issues of concern.
    Letters 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 who 
are known to have an interest in this proposal. An agency scoping 
meeting will be held to solicit comments on March 8, 2007, from 1 PM to 
3 PM in Conference Rooms A, B, and C at the UDOT Region 3 Office (658 
North 1500 West, Orem, UT).
    The public will be invited to participate in scoping meetings which 
will be held in an open house format at locations and dates to be 
determined. In addition, a public hearing will be held following the 
release of the draft EIS. Public notice advertisements and direct 
mailings will notify interested parties of the time and place of the 
public meetings and the public hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action is 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 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)

Edward Woolford,
Environmental Specialist, FHWA--Division.
 [FR Doc. E7-2635 Filed 2-14-07; 8:45 am]
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