[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 21422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9124]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent to Prepare a Tiered
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice to Rescind a Notice of Intent to Prepare a Tiered
Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public and other
agencies that the Notice of Intent published January 16, 2009, DOCID:
fr16ja09-155, to prepare a tiered EIS for the Northwest Loop in
Sandoval and Bernalillo Counties, New Mexico, is being rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg Heitmann, Environmental
Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, New Mexico Division Office,
4001 Office Court Drive, Suite 801, Santa Fe, NM 87507 Telephone (505)
820-2027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The scope of the project has been adjusted
to include only the construction of a 2-lane all-weather roadway within
existing right-of-way owned by Sandoval County.
The project will begin 3.06 miles north of the Bernalillo County
line and extend north for 2.12 miles to Alice King Way. The proposed
roadway will consist of two 12-ft driving lanes and 3.7-ft shoulders.
The roadway will have a gravel surface and will be designed to meet a
design speed of 50 miles per hour. Drainage improvements will be
provided where the roadway crosses existing water flows.
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, as amended,
FHWA, in cooperation with the NMDOT, is preparing a categorical
exclusion for the proposed improvements. While hard copy comments are
preferred, comments by electronic mail may be sent to
[email protected].
(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 March 30, 2011.
J. Don Martinez,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
[FR Doc. 2011-9124 Filed 4-14-11; 8:45 am]
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