Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Riverside County, CA

Leonard E. Brown
Federal Highway Administration
8 July 1994

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-16595]


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[Federal Register: July 8, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

 

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Riverside County, CA

ACTION: Withdrawal of NOI/EIS.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the 
Notice of Intent for preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS) for a highway project in Riverside County, California 
has been withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leonard E. Brown, Chief, District Operations ``C'', Federal Highway 
Administration, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814-2724. 
Telephone: 916/551-1307.

SUPPLEMENTAl INFORMATION: The August 26, 1993 Federal Register 
indicated that the FHWA in cooperation with the California Department 
of Transportation (CALTRANS) would prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS) for the proposed State Route 86 expressway project in 
Riverside County.
    The purpose and need of the project have remained the same and are 
defined as: the overall purpose of the project is to improve safety 
conditions and provide for efficient transportation of people, goods 
and services within and through Coachella Valley between the existing 
4-lane expressway south of Oasis and Interstate 10. The need for the 
project is to reduce accidents to or below normal rates and to 
simultaneously provide for improved mobility of local, regional and 
international traffic.
    Subsequent interdisciplinary studies and consultation with Federal, 
State, and local agencies to date indicate that an Environmental 
Assessment (EA) is the appropriate environmental document. Accordingly, 
the NOI/SEIS notice is hereby withdrawn. If it is determined that a 
public hearing is needed then a public notice will be issued with 
advertisements in local newspapers, regarding the time and place of the 
hearing.
    Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EA 
should be directed to the Federal Highway Administration at the address 
provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program 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.)

    Issued on: June 28, 1994.
Leonard E. Brown,
Chief, District Operations--C, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 94-16595 Filed 7-7-94; 8:45 am]
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