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Environmental Impact Statement: Interstate 64 Corridor, Virginia


American Government Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Environmental Impact Statement: Interstate 64 Corridor, Virginia

John Simkins
Federal Highway Administration
January 20, 2011

[Federal Register: January 20, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 13)]
[Notices]               
[Page 3695]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr20ja11-128]                         

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

 
Environmental Impact Statement: Interstate 64 Corridor, Virginia

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration is issuing this notice to 
advise the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) in cooperation with the Virginia Department of 
Transportation for potential transportation improvements along the 
Interstate 64 corridor in Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Simkins, Senior Environmental 
Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Post Office Box 10249, 
Richmond, Virginia 23240-0249; e-mail: John.Simkins@dot.gov; telephone: 
(804) 775-3342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 
in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), 
will prepare an EIS for potential transportation improvements along the 
Interstate 64 corridor in Virginia. The approximate limits of the study 
are Interstate 664 in Hampton and Interstate 95 in Richmond. The EIS 
will evaluate the no-build alternative as well as a range of 
alternatives to meet the purpose and need.
    The FHWA and VDOT are seeking input as part of the scoping process 
to assist in determining and clarifying issues relative to the study. 
Letters describing the study and soliciting input will be sent to the 
appropriate federal, state, and local agencies, and other interested 
parties as part of the scoping process. An agency scoping meeting as 
well as a public scoping meeting are planned and will be announced by 
VDOT. Notices of public meetings and public hearings will be given 
through various forums providing the time and place of the meeting 
along with other relevant information. The Draft EIS will be available 
for public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearings.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this study is 
identified and taken into account, comments and suggestions are invited 
from all interested parties. Comments and questions concerning this 
study should be directed to 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 proposed action.)

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: January 13, 2011.
John Simkins,
Senior Environmental Specialist.
[FR Doc. 2011-1132 Filed 1-19-11; 8:45 am]
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