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Environmental Impact Statement: Bell County, TX

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 [Federal Register: February 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 22)]
[Notices]
[Page 5097-5098]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr02fe07-102]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: Bell County, TX

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
[[Page 5098]]
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 a proposed
transportation project in Bell County, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Salvador Deocampo, District
Engineer, District A, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division,
300 East 8th Street, Rm 826, Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone 512-536-5950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT), will prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) for the proposed extension of State Highway (SH)
201 from SH 195 to IH 35 in Bell County, Texas. Note: This project is
listed in the Killeen-Temple Urban Transportation (K-TUTS) 2030 Project
Rankings (long-range transportation plan) as ``SH 201 Extension,
Construct 2 lane divided roadway.'' The project length is approximately
17 miles long. Areas within the cities of Killeen, Harker Heights,
Belton and Salado are included in the study.
    The proposed roadway is listed in the Mobility 2030 Metropolitan
Transportation Plan, developed by the K-TUTS for the region over the
next 25 years. The SH 201 extension is considered necessary to
alleviate congestion on US 190, improve traffic flow in southern Bell
County, and provide direct access to the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional
Airport. The EIS will evaluate a range of alternatives, including the
proposed action and the alternative of no action.
    Opportunities for public involvement exist during scoping and
public review of the draft EIS. Two early scoping meetings will be held
to determine the scope of environmental issues and alternatives to be
addressed in the EIS. The public scoping meetings will be held on
Monday, March 26, 2007, at the Killeen Civic & Convention Center and
Visitors Bureau located at 3601 South WS Young Drive, Killeen, Texas
76543 at 6:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at the Salado
Intermediate School located at 550 Thomas Arnold Road, Salado, Texas
76571 at 6:30 p.m. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend
these meetings. Maps of the study area will be displayed at each
meeting. This will be the first in a series of meetings to involve the
public in preparing the EIS.
    The EIS will evaluate potential impacts from construction and
operation of the proposed roadway including, but not limited to, the
following: transportation impacts (construction detours, construction
traffic, and mobility improvement), air quality, and noise impacts from
construction equipment and operation of the facilities, water quality
impacts from construction area and roadway storm water runoff, impacts
to waters of the United States including wetlands from right-of-way
encroachment, impacts to historic and archeological resources, impacts
to floodplains, and impacts and/or potential displacements to residents
and businesses, land use, vegetation, wildlife, aesthetic and visual
resources, socioeconomic resources, and cumulative impacts.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies, and private
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known
to have interest in this proposal. 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 FHWA at the address above.

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

    Issued: January 26, 2007.
Ted West,
Urban Programs Engineer.
[FR Doc. 07-433 Filed 2-1-07; 8:45 am]
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