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Environmental Impact Statement: Valley County, Idaho

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 [Federal Register: January 24, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 15)]
[Notices]
[Page 3754-3755]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24ja00-117]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Valley County, Idaho

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration is issuing this notice of
intent to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will
be prepared for a proposed highway project in Valley County, Idaho.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loren D. Thomas, District Engineer,
District 3, Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), 8150 Chinden Blvd.,
Boise, Idaho 83707, Telephone (208) 334-8300,
or
    Jack T. Coe, Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, 3050 Lake Harbor Lane, Suite 126, Boise, Idaho, 83703,
Telephone: 208-334-1843.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with the ITD will
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to
improve State Highway 55 (SH-55) in Valley County, Idaho. The proposed
improvements would involve seven miles of existing SH-55 from
approximately 4 miles south of Smith's Ferry (Milepost 95) to Round
Valley (Milepost 102).
    The improvements on State Highway 55 are considered necessary to
improve safety, increase capacity, accommodate economic development,
and correct operational deficiencies in the roadway.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) taking no action; (2)
improving the existing two-lane highway along the North Fork of the
Payette River; (3) constructing a two or four lane rural highway on new
alignment. Incorporated into and studied with the various build
alternatives will be design variations of grade and alignment.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and
citizens who have previously expressed interest in this proposed
project. Scoping will begin with the publication of the Notice of
Intent. As part of the scoping process, a series of public information
meetings will be held in Valley County beginning in February 2000. In
addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of
the time and place of any public information meetings and the public
hearing. The draft EIS will be made available for public and agency
review and comment.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action are addressed and all significant issues are 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 ITD or FHWA at the addresses provided above.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123.

    Issued on: January 13, 2000.
Pamela S. Cooksey,
Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration,
Boise, Idaho.
[FR Doc. 00-1616 Filed 1-21-00; 8:45 am]
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