[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79203-79204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30570]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement: North Second Street Connector Improvement, From 
Interstate 40 at North Second Street to U.S. 51/State Route 300, in 
Memphis, Shelby County, TN

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice to Rescind a Notice of Intent to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement.

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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 
November 7, 2002, at 67 FR 67893, to prepare a Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the proposed North Second Street Connector in 
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, is being rescinded.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Tennessee 
Department of Transportation, is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) 
to prepare an EIS for North Second Street Connector in Memphis, Shelby 
County, Tennessee.

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The proposed project called for improving North Second Street and North 
Third Street to form a one-way pair from Interstate 40 to Chelsea 
Avenue and constructing a six-lane facility from Chelsea Avenue to the 
U.S. 51/State Route 300 Interchange in Memphis, Shelby County, 
Tennessee.
    An EIS has not been completed for this proposal since the original 
NOI to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on November 
7, 2002. An EIS will be prepared and will evaluate all reasonable 
alternatives. The original NOI is being rescinded and a new NOI will be 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.)

    Issued on: December 17, 2008.
Charles J. O'Neill,
Planning and Program Mgmt. Team Leader, Nashville, TN.
[FR Doc. E8-30570 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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