[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 231 (Monday, December 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 72906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28429]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report; 
Mid-County Parkway, Riverside County, CA

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration is extending the review and 
comment period for the Mid-County Parkway (MCP) Draft Environmental 
Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for an 
additional 30 days. Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS may now be submitted 
until January 8, 2009. The MCP is a proposed 32-mile roadway on new and 
existing alignment between State Route 79 and Interstate 15 in western 
Riverside County. A Notice of Availability was previously published in 
the Federal Register Volume 73, No. 199 on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 
(FR Doc. ES-23805 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 a.m.). The Notice of 
Availability includes supplemental information describing the project 
and the alternatives.

DATES: Comments will now be accepted until January 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the MCP Draft EIR/EIS can be mailed to the 
following addresses: Ms. Cathy Bechtel at Riverside County 
Transportation Commission, 4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor, Riverside, CA 
92502 and/or Mr. Tay Dam, Federal Highway Administration, 650 Capitol 
Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, CA 95814, or via e-mail at: http://midcountyparkway.org.
    The Draft EIR/EIS and technical studies are available for viewing 
at the following locations during regular business hours: (1) RCTC, 
4080 Lemon Street--3rd Floor, Riverside, CA 92502; (2) FHWA, 650 
Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, CA 95814; (3) Caltrans District 
8 Office--6th Floor, 464 W. 4th St., San Bernardino, CA 92401; (4) City 
of Corona--Public Works Department, 400 South Vicentia Avenue, 2nd 
Floor--Suite 210, Corona, CA 92882; (5) Corona Public Library, 650 S. 
Main St., Corona, CA 92882; (6) Perris Public Library, 163 E. San 
Jacinto Ave., Perris, CA 92507; (7) San Jacinto Public Library, 500 
Idyllwild Dr., San Jacinto, CA 92583; (8) Woodcrest Library, 16625 
Krameria, Riverside, CA 92504; (9) Hemet Library, 300 E. Latham Avenue, 
Hemet, CA 92543; and (10) Moreno Valley Public Library, 25480 
Alessandro Blvd., Moreno Valley, CA 92553. You may also view and 
comment on the Draft EIR/EIS at http://www.midcountyparkway.org.

(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.)


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cathy Bechtel at RCTC: (951) 787-
7141, or Mr. Tay Dam at FHWA: (213) 605-2013.

    Dated: November 21, 2008.
Cindy Vigue,
Director of State Programs, Major Projects Program Manager, Federal 
Highway Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, CA 
95814.
 [FR Doc. E8-28429 Filed 11-28-08; 8:45 am]
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