[Federal Register: June 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 115)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

 
Environmental Impact Statement: Butte and Yuba Counties, 
California

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Butte and Yuba Counties, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert F. Tally, Chief, Program 
Delivery Team--North, Federal Highway Administration, California 
Division, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95814, 
Telephone: (916) 498-5020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), will prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to construct approximately 30 
miles of expressway/freeway to provide facility continuity from the 
existing freeway at the junction of State Routes 65 and 70 south of 
Oroville, located in Butte County, and bypassing the City of 
Marysville, in order to better serve inter-regional transportation 
needs.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action; (2) 
an alternative which utilizes portions of existing State Route 70; and 
(3) several alternatives involving construction or

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new alignments to the east or west of Marysville.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed, or 
are known to have, an interest in this proposal. In addition, scoping 
meetings will be held during the latter part of 1999. Public notice for 
these scoping meetings will be given. A public hearing will be held. 
Public notice will be given of the time and place of the hearing. The 
draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment 
prior to the public hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues 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 FHWA at 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: June 7, 1999.
Robert F. Tally,
Chief, Program Delivery Team--North Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 99-15201 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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