[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44120-44121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18670]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Rescinding the Notice of Intent for an Environmental Impact
Statement; Multiple Counties, Alabama
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the
2005 Notice of Intent (NOI) published in the
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Federal Register for Federal-aid project NCPD-PE02(910), the I-85
Extension, in multiple counties in Alabama is being rescinded. A final
environmental impact statement (EIS) will not be prepared for this
project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark D. Bartlett, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 9500 Wynlakes Place,
Montgomery, Alabama 36117; Email: [email protected]; Telephone:
(334) 274-6350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Alabama
Department of Transportation, is rescinding the NOI to prepare an EIS
for Federal-aid project NCPD-PE02(910). The proposed project was to
construct a multi-lane, limited access roadway to provide a connecting
link in the freeway/Interstate system between Interstate 59/Interstate
20 (I-59/I-20) near the Mississippi state line and I-85 in Montgomery,
Alabama. The study area included large parts of six Black Belt Counties
(Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, and Sumter), as well as Autauga
and Montgomery Counties.
The NOI for the project was published in the Federal Register on
September 20, 2005. A draft EIS was released in April 2010. The FHWA
has determined, in conjunction with ALDOT, the NOI for the project
shall be rescinded due to changes in economic projections and the lack
of available funding. ALDOT has reassessed the needs and timing for the
completion of this project and indefinitely postponed development.
Any future Federal-aid actions within this corridor will comply
with environmental review requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), FHWA environmental
regulations (23 CFR 771) and related authorities, as appropriate.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
(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: August 20, 2018.
Mark Bartlett,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery,
Alabama.
[FR Doc. 2018-18670 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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