Environmental Impact Statement; Davis County, UT

James Christian
Federal Highway Administration
October 12, 2010

[Federal Register: October 12, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 196)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

 
Environmental Impact Statement; Davis County, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: FWHA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed 
transportation improvements in Davis County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Woolford, Environmental Program 
Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 
9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, Telephone: (801) 955-3500, e-mail 
Edward.Woolford@dot.gov; or Charles Mace, Project Manager, Utah 
Department of Transportation, Region One Office, 166 West Southwell 
Street, Ogden, UT 84404-4194, Telephone: (801) 620-1685, e-mail 
cmace@utah.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FWHA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation (UDOT), will prepare an EIS on a proposal 
to address current and projected traffic demand on 1800 North (SR-37) 
in the cities of Clinton and Sunset in Davis County, Utah. The proposed 
project area extends from 2000 West to I-15 along 1800 North, a 
distance of approximately 2 miles. Transportation improvements in this 
area are needed to address current and projected 2040 traffic demand 
along the existing two-lane 1800 North corridor, provide better east-
west access, and improve safety.
    The FHWA will consider a reasonable range of alternatives that meet 
the project purpose and need and are based on agency and public input. 
These alternatives include: (1) Taking no action; (2) using alternate 
travel modes; (3) upgrading and adding lanes to the existing roadway 
network, including 1800 North; (4) a grade separation at the Union 
Pacific Railroad crossing on 1800 North; (5) a new interchange on I-15 
at 1800 North; (6) improving adjacent interchanges on I-15; (7) 
combinations of any of the above; and (8) other feasible alternatives 
identified during the scoping process.
    A Coordination Plan is being prepared to define the agency and 
public participation procedure for the environmental review process. 
The plan will outline how agencies and the public will provide input 
during the scoping process, the development of the

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purpose and need, and alternatives development.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as 
to Native American tribes, and to private organizations and citizens 
who have previously expressed, or who are known to have, an interest in 
this proposal. These letters will invite agencies, tribes, and the 
public to participate in scoping meetings at locations and dates to be 
determined.
    Public meetings will be held to allow the public, as well as 
Federal, state, and local agencies, and tribes, to provide comments on 
the purpose and need for the project, potential alternatives, and 
social, economic, and environmental issues of concern.
    In addition, a public hearing will be held following the release of 
the draft EIS. Public notice advertisements and direct mailings will 
notify interested parties of the time and place of the public meetings 
and the public hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related 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 FHWA or UDOT at the addresses 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.)

James Christian,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 2010-25606 Filed 10-8-10; 8:45 am]
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