Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Ada and Canyon Counties, ID

Peter J. Hartman
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register
March 17, 2011

[Federal Register: March 17, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 52)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

 
Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement, Ada and Canyon Counties, ID

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration.

ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the 
Notice of Intent published on August 28, 2007 to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed highway project in Ada 
and Canyon County, Idaho is being rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Perry, Field Operations 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 3050 Lakeharbor Lane, Suite 
126, Boise, Idaho 83703, Telephone: (208) 334-9180, ext. 116, or Mr. 
Greg Vitley, Sr. Environmental Planner, Idaho Transportation Department 
District 3, P.O. Box 8028, Boise, Idaho 83714-8028, Telephone: (208) 
334-8300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 
published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS for a project to 
construct additional travel lanes and other improvements to 
approximately 17 miles of State Highway 44 from Exit 25 at Interstate 
84 in Canyon County to Ballantyne Lane in Ada County. The project is 
commonly known as the State Highway 44 Corridor Preservation Study, 
Project No. STP-3320(101); Key No. 07827.
    Recommendations for improvements along this corridor are identified 
in the regional long-range transportation plan, ``Communities in 
Motion,'' prepared by the Community Planning Association of Southwest 
Idaho (COMPASS) as revised and adopted by the COMPASS board in 
September 2010.
    Public meetings were held on May 24-25, 2006; August 22, 2007; and 
February 11-12, 2009 to solicit comments from the public on the purpose 
and need, alternatives being considered and the alternative screening 
process. Participating Agency meetings were held on November 8, 2007 
and December 11, 2008. Environmental scans and screening indicate low 
potential for significant impacts from the alternatives being 
considered.
    The NOI is being rescinded because the project development and 
environmental process have identified low potential for significant 
impacts. If, at a future time, FHWA determines that the proposed action 
is likely to have a significant impact on the environment, a new NOI to 
prepare an EIS will be published.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action and all significant issues are identified, comments and 
suggestions regarding this action to rescind the NOI published August 
22, 2007 for the highway project in Ada and Canyon County, Idaho are 
invited from all interested parties. Comments or questions should be 
directed to FHWA or ITD addresses provided above.

Peter J. Hartman,
Division Administrator, FHWA--Idaho Division.
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