[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29750-29751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12086]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: 
Milwaukee County

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 (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
freeway corridor improvement project on I-94 in Milwaukee County, 
Wisconsin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Environmental 
Major Projects Manager, FHWA Wisconsin Division Office, City Center 
West, 525 Junction Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717; Telephone: 
(608) 662-2119.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin 
Department of Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed improvements in the I-94 corridor 
in Milwaukee County, WI. The purpose of the project is to replace 
deteriorating pavement and bridges and improve safety, while 
identifying methods to accommodate existing and projected future 
traffic volumes; this may result in the full reconstruction and 
redesign of the I-94 corridor. The EIS will evaluate I-94 between 70th 
Street on the west and 25th Street on the east (2.85 miles). The EIS 
will also evaluate interchanges with I-94 at 68th Street/70th Street, 
Hawley Road, Mitchell

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Boulevard, U.S. 41/STH 341 (Stadium Interchange), 35th Street and 26th 
Street/Saint Paul Avenue as well as U.S. 41 at Wisconsin Avenue/Wells 
Street. The EIS will be developed in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 139, 23 
CFR 771, and 40 CFR 1500-1508.
    Public involvement is a critical component of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) project development process and will 
occur throughout the development of the EIS. The EIS will be made 
available for review by federal and state resource agencies and the 
public. Specific efforts to encourage involvement by, and solicit 
comments from, minority and low-income populations in the project study 
area will be made. A series of public information meetings will be held 
during the project study. Public notice will be given as to the time 
and place of all workshops and public information meetings. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held after the completion of the 
Draft EIS. Inquiries related to the I-94 East-West Corridor Study can 
be sent to [email protected], and a public Web site will be 
maintained throughout the study for public comment and information at 
http://www.sefreeways.org. To ensure that the full range of issues 
related to this proposed action are addressed and all significant 
issues identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all 
interested parties. Comments and questions concerning the proposed 
action and the EIS should be directed to the FHWA address provided 
above.
    Projects receiving Federal funds must comply with Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act and Executive Order 12898 Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations. Federal 
law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, sex, or 
country of national origin in the implementation of this project. It is 
also Federal policy to identify and address any disproportionately high 
and adverse effects of federal projects on the health or environment of 
minority and low-income populations to the greatest extent practicable 
and permitted by law.

(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).

    Issued on: May 10, 2012.
Bethaney Bacher-Gresock,
Environmental Major Projects Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 
Madison Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 2012-12086 Filed 5-17-12; 8:45 am]
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