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Environmental Impact Statement: San Juan County, UT

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 [Federal Register: February 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6537]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr08fe06-155]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: San Juan County, UT

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
environmental impact statement will be prepared for proposed
transportation improvements in San Juan County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Berna, Environmental
Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite
9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0182; or Mr. Kim
Manwill, Project Manager, Utah Department of Transportation, 1345 South
350 West, Richfield, Utah 84701, Telephone: (435) 893-4799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Utah
Department of Transportation will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on proposed transportation improvements on State Route
162 (formerly known as State Route 262). The proposed improvements will
be developed after a study has been completed to determine the current
and future transportation needs in the study area, which extends from a
point approximately 0.75 mile beyond (NW) of the intersection of State
Routes 162 and 262 in Montezuma Creek to point approximately 1.25 miles
beyond (SE) of the McElmo Creek bridge. The FHWA will evaluate a
reasonable range of alternatives to reconfigure State Route 162 so that
it meets current safety standards, including such alternatives as
adjusting horizontal curves, installing guard rails, adding shoulder
width and/or providing sufficient roadside clear zone. FHWA will fully
evaluate the indirect and cumulative effects of the proposed project as
required by law. The proposed project study area lies within San Juan
County and the Navajo Nation, Aneth Chapter, and includes portions of
the towns of Montezuma Creek and Aneth.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are
known to have an interest in this proposal. A series of public
meetings, including scoping meetings, will be held in the project area.
In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given
for the time and place of the meetings and hearing. The draft EIS will
be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the
public hearing.
    To ensure 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.

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

    Issued on: February 2, 2006.
Jeffrey Berna,
Environmental Specialist, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 06-1144 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]
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