[Federal Register: October 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 199)]
[Notices]
[Page 60749-60750]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: San Diego, CA
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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will be prepared for the proposed State Route 76 (SR-76) South Mission
Road to the Interstate 15 (I-15) interchange highway improvement
project in San Diego County, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susanne Glasgow, Deputy District
Director, at the California Department of Transportation, District 11--
Environmental Division, M.S.-242, 4050 Taylor Street, San Diego,
California 92110, Telephone (619) 688-0100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway
Administration assigned and Caltrans assumed environmental
responsibilities for this project, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans
will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal for
a highway improvement project in San Diego County, California. The
proposed project would upgrade and improve operations on SR-76 from the
vicinity of South Mission Road to the vicinity of the SR-76/I-15
interchange. The proposed improvements would upgrade the roadway to
current design standards and improve operations of intersections and at
the interchange on and off ramps. These improvements are considered
necessary to provide for the increase in existing and projected traffic
demand. The total length of the proposed project is approximately 5.2
miles. Preliminary alternatives under consideration include (1) Take no
action; (2) construct improvements along the existing roadway; and (3)
construct a new southern alignment. Anticipated final approvals for the
proposed project include, but are not limited to, consultation with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under Section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act, Consultation under Section 2081 of the California
Endangered Species Act, conformance with the Section 404 MOU
Integration Process, conformance with Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act, conformance with Section 1602 of the California Department of Fish
and Game Code, conformance with Section 4(f), and conformance with the
Clean Air Act.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, Cooperating/Participating
Agencies (including Tribal governments), local agencies, and to private
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known
to have an interest in this proposal. National Environmental Policy Act
documentation for the proposed project began in March 2008. The Public
Scoping meeting will be held at the Bonsall Community Center in
Bonsall, California on October 22, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. In
addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of
the time and place of the public hearing (as applicable). The EIS will
be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the
public hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues to this proposed action is
addressed and all significant issues are identified, comments and
suggestions are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS
should be directed to 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 program.)
Issued on: October 7, 2008.
Nancy E. Bobb,
Director, State Programs, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. E8-24254 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 am]
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