[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 23 (Thursday, February 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2449]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Shelby County, TN

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for the improvement of 
North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The project begins at 
Interstate 40 and extends north to the intersection of U.S. 51 and 
Whitney Avenue.
    The FHWA issued a notice to advise the public that the Notice of 
Intent published on November 7, 2002, to prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed North Second Street project in 
Memphis, Tennessee was being rescinded. This Notice to rescind the 
previously published Notice of Intent was published in the Federal 
Register on Wednesday, December 24, at 73 FR 79203.
    An EIS has not been completed for this proposed project since the 
original NOI was issued to the Federal Register on November 7, 2002. 
Since the limits of the project have been extended and other changes 
have occurred, a new EIS will be prepared.

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, Telephone: (615) 781-5772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project would improve North Second 
Street and North Third Street to form a one-way pair from I-40 to 
Chelsea Avenue and would construct a four-lane two-way roadway from 
Chelsea Avenue to the intersection of U.S. 51 and Whitney Avenue north 
of downtown Memphis. Segments of the proposed project will follow 
existing streets while a segment north of the Wolf River will be on new 
location. The length of the proposed improvement is approximately 4.0 
miles.
    Alternatives to be considered are (1) No-Build; (2) Transportation 
System Management (TSM) activities; (3) Mass Transit; (4) one build 
alternative; and other alternatives that may arise from public and 
agency input.
    Early coordination letters describing the proposed action and 
soliciting comments have been sent to Federal, State, and local 
officials and agencies, as well as private organizations and citizens 
who have expressed or are known to have an interest in the proposed 
project.
    Two scoping meetings have been held in the project corridor with 
Federal, State and local agencies and officials; private organizations, 
citizens, and interest groups, giving them an opportunity to provide 
input into the Environmental Impact Statement and identify issues of 
concern.
    Four early public involvement meetings have been conducted in the 
project corridor to solicit comments from the local community, as well 
as to inform low income and minority families of the proposed project 
and afford them an opportunity to ask questions and express their 
opinions on the project.
    A corridor Public Hearing will be held upon completion of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement and public notice will be given of the 
time and place of the hearing. The Draft EIS will be available for 
public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are identified and taken into account, comments and suggestions 
are invited from all parties. Comments or questions concerning this 
proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the FHWA contact 
person identified above at the address provided.

(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: January 29, 2009.
Charles J. O'Neill,
Planning and Program Mgmt. Team Leader, Nashville, TN.
[FR Doc. E9-2449 Filed 2-4-09; 8:45 am]
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