[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 69707-69708] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-33425] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) DOT. ACTION: Change from environmental impact statement to environmental assessment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental assessment will be prepared instead of an environmental impact statement for a proposed project in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David W. Cough, P.E., District Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 228 Walnut Street, Room 536, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-1720, Telephone (717) 221-3411, or Raymond S. Hack, P.E., District Engineer, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 45 Thomas Run Road, Bridgeville. PA 15017, Telephone (412) 429-5001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PADOT), will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) instead of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve access to and egress from the Parkway West (Routes 60, 30, 22). A Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for the project was published in the Federal Register on August 23, 1989. The original project proposed the construction of two new interchanges (Settlers Cabin Interchange and the Robinson-Collier Interchange) and widening Campbells Run Road, a two-lane County road, to four lanes. The proposed project currently includes one interchange (Settlers Cabin Interchange) and widening Campbells Run Road to three lanes. The limits of the project [[Page 69708]] have been decreased and preliminary environmental and engineering studies have shown that the proposed project will have no significant impacts, and an EA will be prepared accordingly. The EA for the project will be made available for agency and public review and comment. EA availability will be advertised in local newpapers, and EA documents placed in local dispositories. Based on the impacts of the current alternatives under study, this project is likely to result in a Finding of No Significant Impact. To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed action are addressed and all issues are identified, comments and suggesting are invited from all interested parties. Comments or questions concerning the proposed action should be directed to the FHWA or PennDOT at the addresses noted above. (Category of Federal Document Assistance 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) David Cough, District Engineer, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [FR Doc. 98-33425 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-M