[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 28699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11537]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice to Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS): Dickson Southwest Bypass From US-70 to State 
Route 46 and/or Interstate 40, Dickson County, Tennessee

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

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

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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 
September 24, 2007 to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for a proposed transportation project in Dickson County, Tennessee, is 
being rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Theresa Claxton, Planning and 
Program Management Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration--
Tennessee Division Office, 404 BNA Drive, Suite 508, Nashville, TN 
37217. 615-781-5770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Tennessee 
Department of Transportation (TDOT), is rescinding the notice of intent 
to prepare an EIS for the proposed Southwest Dickson Bypass from US-70 
to State Route (SR) 46 and/or Interstate 40, in Dickson County, 
Tennessee. The proposed project was approximately 9.7 miles in length.
    The FHWA approved the Draft EIS (DEIS) on August 8, 2011. The 
project as described in the DEIS proposed improvements to the SR 46 
corridor from the Interstate 40 interchange to US 70. The purpose of 
the project was to improve mobility through the City of Dickson. During 
the DEIS process TDOT conducted public involvement and agency 
coordination, developed a purpose and need for the project, and 
developed preliminary alternatives. The preliminary alternatives 
included a No-Build alternative, a Transportation System Management 
(TSM) alternative, and build alternatives that would involve 
constructing a roadway on new location to the west of the City of 
Dickson and SR 46.
    Based on the findings of the DEIS and public and agency input, FHWA 
and TDOT determined that the TSM alternative, which includes various 
improvements primarily along existing SR 46, would meet the purpose and 
need of the project and could be accomplished without significant 
adverse impacts to the environment. Proposed improvements may include 
the addition of turn lanes at intersections, synchronization of traffic 
signals, and installation of new traffic signals, if warranted. As 
such, FHWA and TDOT are rescinding the Notice of Intent to prepare an 
EIS and will evaluate the proposed TSM improvements as a Categorical 
Exclusion.
    Comments and questions concerning the proposed action should be 
directed to FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulating implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this proposed program.)

Theresa Claxton,
Planning and Program Mgmt. Team Leader, Nashville, TN.
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