[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 29567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11345]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS): Appalachian Development Highway System Corridor 
K (Relocated U.S. 64), From West of the Ocoee River to State Route 68 
Near Ducktown, Polk County, TN

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that the Notice of Intent published on 
October 28, 1999 to prepare a Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
the proposed Appalachian Development Highway System Corridor K 
(Relocated U.S. 64), From West of the Ocoee River to State Route 68 
Near Ducktown, Polk County, Tennessee, is being rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles J. O'Neill, Planning and 
Program Management Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration--
Tennessee Division Office, 640 Grassmere Park Road, Suite 112, 
Nashville, TN 37211. 615-781-5772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Tennessee 
Department of Transportation, is rescinding the notice of intent to 
prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the 
Appalachian Development Highway System Corridor K (Relocated U.S. 64) 
project, from West of the Ocoee River to State Route 68 near Ducktown, 
Polk County, Tennessee. The proposed project was proposed to construct 
a 20 mile segment of Corridor K of the Appalachian Highway System 
(ADHS) in Polk County, Tennessee.
    The project as described in the September 15, 2003 Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was proposed to improve the 
transportation system linkages in southeastern Tennessee; provide a 
highway that satisfies the design standards appropriate to a roadway on 
the ADHS and the National Truck Network; improve safety for vehicles 
and pedestrians; reduce travel delays for through traffic; and promote 
the mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service's 
Scenic Byway Program.
    Since the approval of the DEIS, a development and transportation 
study of the Corridor K Region was undertaken to further address the 
economic development need for this corridor. The study sponsored by the 
Appalachian Regional Commission, the Tennessee Department of 
Transportation and the Southeast Tennessee Development District was 
completed in February 2008 and concluded that there is a clear economic 
development need for an improved east-west transportation corridor to 
serve this region. A new Environmental Impact Statement will be 
prepared and will evaluate all reasonable alternatives, possibly 
including alignments not evaluated in the original DEIS. The original 
NOI is being rescinded and a new NOI will be published subsequent to 
this NOI.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are identified and taken into account, comments and suggestions 
are invited from all interested parties. Comments and questions 
concerning the proposed action should be directed to the FHWA contact 
person identified above 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 proposed program.)

Charles J. O'Neill,
Planning and Program Management Team Leader, Federal Highway 
Administration, Nashville, TN.
[FR Doc. E8-11345 Filed 5-20-08; 8:45 am]
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