[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 39074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15190]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Crow Wing and Mille Lacs 
Counties, MN

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Terminate EIS.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for proposed highway 
improvements to Trunk Highway (TH) 169 in Crow Wing and Mille Lacs 
Counties, Minnesota is terminated. The original Notice of Intent for 
this EIS process was published in the Federal Register on July 17, 
2000. A Revised Notice of Intent to revise the northern terminus was 
published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Martin, Environmental Engineer, 
Federal Highway Administration, Galtier Plaza, Suite 500, 380 Jackson 
Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, Telephone (651) 291-6120; or James 
Haligren, P.E., Project Manager, Minnesota Department of 
Transportation--District 3, 1991 Industrial Park Road, Baxter, 
Minnesota 56425, Telephone (218) 828-5797; (651) 296-9930 TTY.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Minnesota 
Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has terminated the EIS process 
begun in 2000 to address transportation demand, safety problems, access 
management, interregional corridor status, design deficiencies and 
pavement condition on TH 169 from the intersection of TH 27 north of 
Onamia, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota to the Garrison, Crow Wing County, 
Minnesota. The Draft EIS for the project was approved on January 25, 
2002 and included five build alternatives and the no-build alternative. 
On May 11, 2006, Mn/DOT notified federal, state and local agencies; 
tribal governments; interested parties; and the public that work on the 
EIS was being discontinued due to a lack of identified funding for any 
of the build alternatives. Mn/DOT will proceed with implementing more 
affordable and timely safety improvements on existing TH 169. 
Therefore, the EIS for this project has been terminated.

(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.)

    Issued on: June 27, 2008.
Cheryl B. Martin,
Environmental Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul, 
Minnesota.
 [FR Doc. E8-15190 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]
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