Environmental Impact Statement: Graham County, North Carolina

Clarence W. Coleman
Federal Highway Administration
9 August 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 39393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17087]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Graham County, North Carolina

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Rescinding of Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: On Wednesday, July 25, 2007, FHWA issued a Notice of Intent 
(NOI) to advise the public that a Supplemental Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (Supp. FEIS) would be prepared for the proposed 
relocation of US 74 from US 129 in Robbinsville top NC 28 in Stecoah, 
Graham County, North Carolina (STIP Project A-0009BC). The FHWA is 
issuing this notice to advise the public that it is rescinding the 
public notice to prepare a Supp. FEIS and the Draft Supp. FEIS issued 
in June 2008 for STIP No. A-0009BC, Graham County, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., Director of 
Preconstruction, Federal Highway Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, 
Suite 410, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1418, Telephone: (919) 747-
7014; or Mr. Brian Burch, P.E., North Carolina Department of 
Transportation, Division 14 Engineer, 253 Webster Street, Sylva, North 
Carolina 28779, Telephone: (828) 586-2141.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), is rescinding the NOI to 
prepare a Supp. FEIS issued on July 25, 2007 (72 FR 40922), for 
proposed relocation of US 74 from US 129 in Robbinsville to NC 28 in 
Stecoah, Corridor K of the Appalachian Highway System (ADHS), Graham 
County, North Carolina. The FHWA is also rescinding the Draft Supp. 
FEIS released in June 2008. The FHWA and NCDOT are working with local 
governments, along with federal and state permitting and resource 
agency partners and the public, to reevaluate the scope for 
improvements along Corridor K of the ADHS. Following the development of 
the scope for proposed improvements, FHWA will determine the 
appropriate action to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA). Comments or questions concerning this rescinding notice and 
future activities associated with Corridor K of the ADHS in Cherokee 
and Graham Counties should be directed to FHWA and NCDOT at the 
addresses 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.)

    Authority:  23 U.S.C. 139

    Issued on: August 2, 2019.
Clarence W. Coleman,
Director of Preconstruction, Raleigh, North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 2019-17087 Filed 8-8-19; 8:45 am]
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