Rescinding the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Shelby County, Tennessee Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Gilberto De León Date: 7 May 2024 Subjects: American Government , The Environment, Roads & Highways

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 38218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09916]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Rescinding the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement: Shelby County, Tennessee

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it 
is rescinding its Notice of Intent (NOI) and will not be preparing an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed highway project in 
Shelby County, Tennessee. A NOI to prepare an EIS was published in the 
Federal Register on February 9, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA: Gilberto De Le[oacute]n, 
P.E.; Acting Division Administrator; Federal Highway Administration; 
Tennessee Division Office; 404 BNA Drive, Building 200, Suite 508, 
Nashville, TN 37217; Telephone: 615-426-3214; email: 
gilberto.deleon@dot.gov. The FHWA Tennessee Division Office's normal 
business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), Monday 
through Friday. For TDOT: Sharon Schutz, P.E.; Environmental Division 
Director; Tennessee Department of Transportation; James K. Polk 
Building, Suite 900, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243; 
Telephone: 615-350-4208; email: sharon.schutz@tn.gov. The TDOT 
Environmental Division's normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
(Central Time), Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Tennessee 
Department of Transportation (TDOT), initiated an EIS with a NOI 
published in the Federal Register on February 9, 2009, at 74 FR 6203. 
The project would have improved North Second Street and North Third 
Street to form a one-way pair from I-40 to Chelsea Avenue and would 
have constructed a four-lane two-way roadway from Chelsea Avenue to the 
intersection of U.S. 51 and Whitney Avenue north of downtown Memphis. 
The TDOT has determined continued preparation of the EIS for the North 
Second Street Improvements (Project) is no longer feasible. The primary 
reason for this determination is the financial impact of the costs 
required to fund the remaining phases of the project. Therefore, the 
preparation of the EIS is being terminated.

Gilberto De Le[oacute]n,
Acting Division Administrator, Nashville, Tennessee.
[FR Doc. 2024-09916 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
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