[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13067-13068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4775]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Brown County, WI

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for proposed highway 
corridor development in the southern part of the Green Bay Metropolitan 
Area in Brown County, Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Department of 
Transportation (WisDOT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Hickman, FHWA, Suite 8000, 
525 Junction Road, Madison, WI 53717; Telephone: (608) 829-7503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 
in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) 
and the Brown County Planning Commission (BCPC), will prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement on proposed highway corridor development 
in the southern part of the Green Bay metropolitan area. The BCPC 
completed a transportation plan update in 2005, with an amendment in 
2007 that indicates that projected traffic volumes in the southern 
portion of the Green Bay metropolitan area would require additional 
improvements to the area.

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The plans suggest that the most effective method of handling 
transportation demand would be the addition of a Fox River bridge and 
connecting roadway segments. Federal, state and local agencies 
recognize the need to complete an environmental analysis to identify 
the best solutions to the projected travel demand issues.
    The study area for this EIS includes the Cities of Green Bay and 
DePere, the Villages of Allouez, Ashwaubenon, Bellevue, and Hobart, and 
the Towns of Lawrence, Rockland, Glenmore, and Ledgeview.
    Public involvement will be solicited throughout this process 
including involvement from minority and low-income populations in the 
project study area to ensure that any construction in the area does not 
create disproportionately high and adverse environmental and health 
impacts to these communities. Public workshops and a series of public 
information meetings will be held during the project study. Public 
notice will be given as to the time and place of all workshops and 
public information meetings. All meetings and workshops will be held at 
accessible times and locations. In addition, a public hearing will be 
held after the Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared.
    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. Additional 
information may be found on the Brown County Planning Commission Web 
site at: http://www.co.brown.wi.us/planning_and_land_services/planning/county_web//transportation.html. Comments and questions 
concerning the proposed action and the Environmental Impact Statement 
should be directed to the 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.)

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

    Issued on: March 5, 2008.
Stephanie J. Hickman,
Environmental Programs Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration, 
Madison, Wisconsin.
 [FR Doc. E8-4775 Filed 3-10-08; 8:45 am]
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