[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 26320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11181]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; 
West Waukesha Bypass, Waukesha County, WI

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

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

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for 
transportation improvements in the planned West Waukesha Bypass 
corridor in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The EIS is being prepared in 
conformance with 40 CFR part 1500 and FHWA regulations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 
in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation 
(WisDOT), and Waukesha County will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) on improvements needed to safely accommodate local and 
regional traffic in an approximate five mile corridor from I-94 on the 
north to STH 59 on the south. The EIS will evaluate no build and build 
alternatives for the West Waukesha Bypass.
    Participation by the public, local officials, state and federal 
regulatory agencies, American Indian Tribes, and other interests will 
be solicited through public information meetings, agency coordination 
meetings, and a public hearing. Opportunities to be participating and/
or cooperating agencies and to provide input on the project's 
coordination plan and impact assessment methodology will also be 
provided under Section 6002 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
    This study shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and 
of Executive Order 12898, which prohibits discrimination on the basis 
of race, color, age, sex, or country of national origin in the 
implementation of this action. To ensure that the full range of issues 
related to this proposed action is addressed and all substantive issues 
are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all 
interested parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed 
action should be directed to FHWA or WisDOT at the addresses provided 
below (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey McKenney, P.E., Major Projects/
Field Operations Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 525 Junction 
Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717-2157; Telephone: (608) 829-7510. 
You may also contact Eugene Johnson, Director, Bureau of Equity and 
Environmental Services, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, P.O. 
Box 7916, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7916: Telephone: (608) 267-9527.
    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the 
Government Printing Office's Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202) 
512-1661 by using a computer modem and suitable communications 
software. Internet users may reach the Office of Federal Register's 
home page at: http://www.archives.gov/ and the Government Printing 
Office's database at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.

    Authority:  23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.


    * Issued on: May 5, 2010.
Tracey McKenney,
Major Projects/Field Operations Manager, Federal Highway 
Administration, Madison, Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 2010-11181 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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