[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 137 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 44091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17955]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Crow Wing and Mille Lacs 
Counties, Minnesota

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 (EIS) will be prepared for proposed 
highway improvements to Trunk Highway (TH) 169 in Crow Wing and Mille 
Lacs Counties, Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway 
Administration, Galtier Plaza, Box 75, 175 East Fifth Street, Suite 
500, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2904, Telephone (651) 291-6120; or Jim 
Hallgren, Project Manager, Minnesota Department of Transportation--
District 3, 1991 Industrial Park, Baxter, Minnesota 56425, Telephone 
(218) 828-2773; (651) 296-9930 TTY.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Minnesota 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS on a proposal to 
improve TH 169 from the north junction of TH 27 near Onamia to the 
junction of TH 18 in Garrison in Crow Wing and Mille Lacs Counties, 
Minnesota, a distance of approximately 28.2 kilometers.
    The proposed action is being considered to address transportation 
demand, safety problems, access management, interregional corridor 
status, design deficiencies and pavement condition. Alternatives under 
consideration include (1) No build; and (2) variations of ``Build'' 
alternatives involving reconstruction and/or realignment and new 
construction of TH 169, including the expansion of the two lane roadway 
to a four-lane facility.
    The ``Trunk Highway 169 Scoping Document/Draft Scoping Decision 
Document'' will be published in the late summer 2000. 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 30-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.
    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: July 6, 2000.
Alan R. Steger,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul, 
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 00-17955 Filed 7-14-00; 8:45 am]
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