[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24352-24353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8444]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: San Diego, CA

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 to identify a corridor 
for a future proposed highway and port of entry in San Diego County, 
California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Healow, Project Development 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-
100, Sacramento, California 95814. Telephone: (916) 498-5849 or Susanne 
Glasgow, Deputy District Director, Environmental Division, California 
Department of Transportation, District 11, 4050 Taylor Street, MS-242, 
San Diego, CA 92110. Telephone: (619) 688-0100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the General Services 
Administration (GSA), will prepare a phased environmental impact 
statement (PEIS) on a proposal to identify and preserve a corridor for 
future State Route (SR) 11, identify an area for the future Otay Mesa 
East Port of Entry (POE), and study the functionality of the existing 
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility (CVEF) on eastern Otay Mesa in 
San Diego County. Identification and preservation of the highway 
corridor and port of entry will facilitate the application process for 
presidential permit for the POE, land use planning by local 
jurisdictions, and right-of-way acquisition for the future projects.
    Future SR11 would begin at approximately the SR905/SR125 
interchange and proceed easterly approximately 2.7 miles to a new POE. 
The completed PEIS will facilitate Caltrans, FHWA, and GSA proceeding 
independently with right-of-way acquisition, designation, and project 
level environmental processing of their

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respective projects. Within the limits of and adjacent to the study 
area, there are biological resources, cultural resources, agricultural 
lands, cross-border concerns, and potential growth issues.
    In addition to the no action alternative, there are alternatives 
for two proposed corridors to two POE locations under consideration.
    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 are 
known to have interest in this proposal. A public scoping meeting will 
be held at an appropriate location in or near Otay Mesa in June 2007. 
In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given 
of the time and place of the meeting and hearing. The draft PEIS will 
be available for public and agency review prior to the public hearing.
    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 PEIS should be 
directed to FHWA and/or Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The 
views of the agencies having knowledge about the historic resources 
potentially affected by the proposal or interested in the effects of 
the project on historic properties are solicited.

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

    Issued on: April 23, 2007.
Steve Healow,
Project Development Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
 [FR Doc. E7-8444 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]
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