Environmental Impact Statement; Scott County, MN
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[Federal Register: August 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 166)]
[Notices]
[Page 55060]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Scott County, MN
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (HFWA), 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
extension of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 21 from CSAH 42 on the
south to CSAH 18 on the north in Scott County, Minnesota.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway
Administration, Galtier Plaza, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 500, St. Paul,
Minnesota 55101, Telephone (651) 291-6120; or Bradley Larson, Public
Works Director/County Highway Engineer, Scott County Public Works
Division, Highway Department, 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, Minnesota
55352-9339, Telephone (952) 496-8346.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Scott
County Highway Department will prepare an EIS on a proposal to extend
CSAH 21 as a four-lane expressway, from CSAH 42 on the south to CSAH 18
on the north, a distance of approximately 2.5 miles.
A scoping process will be used to identify the alternatives and
issues to be addressed in the EIS. The EIS will evaluate the social,
economic, transportation and environmental impacts of alternatives. The
``Scott County CSAH 21 Scoping Document/Draft Scoping Decision
Document'' will be published in the Spring 2003. 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 thirty-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.
A Draft EIS, which will be prepared based on the outcome of the
scoping process, will be available for agency and public review and
comment. In addition, a public hearing will be held following
completion of the Draft EIS. Public Notice will be given for the time
and place of the public hearing on the Draft EIS.
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: August 19, 2002.
Stanley M. Graczyk,
Project Development Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul,
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 02-21708 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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