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Environmental Impact Statement; St. Louis County, MN

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 [Federal Register: February 18, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 34)]
[Notices]
[Page 8469-8470]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr18fe00-144]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; St. Louis County, MN

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

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environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed
highway improvements to Trunk Highway 53 (TH 53) in St. Louis County,
Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway
Administration, Galtier Plaza, Box 75, 175 East Fifth Street, Suite
500, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2904, Telephone (651) 291-6120; or Brian
Larson, Project Manager, Minnesota Department of Transportation--
District 1, 1123 Mesaba Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota 55811, Telephone
(218) 723-4960 ext. 3322; (651) 296-9930 TTY.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Minnesota
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS on a proposal to
improve TH 53 between County Road 307 north of Virginia to the south
city limit of Cook in St. Louis County, Minnesota, a distance of
approximately 30.7 kilometers.
    The proposed action is being considered to address future
transportation demand, safety problems, access management,
international and interregional trade corridor status, and pavement
condition. Alternatives under consideration include (1) No build; and
(2) four variations of ``Build'' alternatives involving reconstruction
and/or realignment and new construction of TH 53 into a four-lane
divided expressway. All four-lane alternatives utilize the existing TH
53 alignment from the Rice River (approximately 0.8 kilometer north of
County Road 688) to the northern terminus of the project area (the
south city limits of Cook). The southern portion (County Road 307 to
the Rice River) contains three alternatives for realignment and one
alternative which utilizes the existing TH 53 alignment. The ``Trunk
Highway 53 Scoping Document/Draft Scoping Decision Document'' will be
published in February or March 2000. A press release will be published
to inform the public of the document's availability. Copies of the
scoping document will be distributed to agencies, interested persons
and libraries for review to aid in identifying issues and analyses to
be contained in the EIS. A 30-day comment period for review of the
document will be provided to afford an opportunity for all interested
persons, agencies and groups to comment on the proposed action. A
public scoping meeting will also be held during the comment period.
Public notice will be given for the time and place of the meeting.
Coordination has been initiated and will continue with appropriate
Federal, State and local agencies and private organizations and
citizens who have previously expressed or are known to have an interest
in the proposed action. 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 or questions concerning this proposed action and the
EIS should be directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(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: February 9, 2000.
Stanley M. Graczyk,
Project Development Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul,
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 00-3971 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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