[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 126 (Monday, July 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36097-36098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12724]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Davie 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 to improve the U.S. 64 and U.S. 601 corridors in the vicinity 
of Mocksville and Davie County, North Carolina. (TIP Project R-3111)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Clarence Coleman, PE, Operations 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 
410, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, Telephone: (919) 856-4350, 
Extension 133.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on proposed improvements to the 
U.S. 64 and U.S. 601 corridors in the vicinity of Mocksville and Davie 
County. The proposed action will be the construction of a multilane 
divided controlled access highway on new location from U.S. 64 east of 
Mocksville to U.S. 601 and/or U.S. 64 northwest of Mocksville. The 
purpose of this project is to improve traffic flow and safety on the 
U.S. 64 and U.S. 601 corridors, relieve congestion, and reduce non-
essential truck traffic in the Town of Mocksville. The proposed action 
is consistent with the 1992 Mocksville Thoroughfare Plan and the 2003 
Davie County Thoroughfare Plan.
    Alternatives studied included: (1) The ``no-build'' alternative, 
(2) improve existing facilities, and (3) a controlled access highway on 
new location.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments have 
been sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies. Citizens 
Informational Workshops and meetings with local officials and 
neighborhood groups have been and will continue to be held in the study 
area. Public hearings will also be held. Information on the time and 
place of the workshops and hearings will be provided in the local news 
media. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and 
comment at the time of hearing.
    After the June 1997 scoping meeting, the February 1998 interagency 
meeting, and the July 2001 meeting with local

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officials, an environmental study area for the U.S. 64 and U.S. 601 
corridor improvements was developed. This study area was presented to 
the public at a July 2001 Citizens Informational Workshop, at which 
time public input on this study area was received. In September 2001, 
NCDOT assembled an interagency project team to obtain input on the 
purpose and need and preliminary study alternatives. In July 2003, 
another Citizens Informational Workshop was held by NCDOT, showing the 
preliminary study alternatives to the public and seeking public input. 
In January 2004, the interagency project team considered the public 
input in selecting the detailed study alternatives for the project. A 
newsletter was mailed to the area residents and project stake holders 
in March 2004, showing the location of the U.S. 64 and U.S. 601 
detailed study alternatives being considered. Due to extensive 
coordination with the resource agencies, local officials, and the 
public during the EIS process, no additional scoping meetings will be 
conducted for the DEIS.
    To ensure that the 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 and 
questions concerning the proposed action should be directed to the FHWA 
at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal 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: June 26, 2007.
Clarence W. Coleman,
Operations Engineer Raleigh, North Carolina.
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