[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3545-3546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1293]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Availability of the Draft Program Environmental Impact 
Report (PEIR): Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Program Environmental 
Impact Report (PEIR).

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SUMMARY: The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has 
prepared a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), 
SCH 2011051018, in accordance with the California 
Environmental Quality Act for the 2012-2035 Regional Transportation 
Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (2012-2035 RTP/SCS, Plan or 
Project). Please find attached the Notice of Availability of this Draft 
PEIR for the 2012-2035 RTP/SCS.

DATES: Hard copies will be available for review at SCAG's office in 
downtown Los Angeles (at the address above) and at major public 
libraries in the region (contact SCAG for specific locations). A 
limited number of CD copies are available upon request. The review 
period for the Draft 2012-2035 RTP/SCS begins on December 30, 2011. 
Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on February 14, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct written comments to 
Jacob Lieb at [email protected] 
[email protected] or at the address shown above 
or visit our Web site at http://www.scag.ca.gov http://www.scag.ca.gov/. Please include a return address and the name of a 
contact person in your agency, if appropriate.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You are receiving this notice after our 
initial mail-out because the initial Email attempt to contact you or 
someone from your agency was returned as undeliverable. We apologize 
for any inconvenience that this may cause, but we do look forward to 
receiving any comments and questions regarding the PEIR.
    The 2012-2035 RTP/SCS is a long-range regional transportation plan 
that

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provides a blueprint to help achieve a coordinated and balanced 
regional transportation system in the SCAG region.
    The Proposed 2012-2035 RTP/SCS provides land use and transportation 
recommendations to help achieve a coordinated balance of land uses and 
transportation improvements such that vehicle trips and vehicle trip 
lengths are reduced and land is used efficiently and sustainably, 
thereby minimizing energy and water consumption. The 2012-2035 RTP/SCS 
contains transportation and urban form strategies that encourage 
compact growth, increased jobs/housing balance and transit-oriented 
development, where feasible, in all parts of the region.
    The Draft PEIR will be available on SCAG's Web site at 
www.scag.ca.gov/peir <http://www.scag.ca.gov/peir.

    Issued on: January 18, 2012.
Shawn E. Oliver,
Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, 
California 95814-4708.
[FR Doc. 2012-1293 Filed 1-23-12; 8:45 am]
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