[Federal Register: September 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 183)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

 
Environmental Impact Statement; Morrison County, Minnesota

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 (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed 
reconstruction of Trunk Highway 371 (TH 371) in Morrison County, 
Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway 
Administration, Galtier Plaza, Box 75, 175 East Fifth Street, Suite 
500, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2904, Telephone (651) 291-6120; or Roger 
Risser, Project Manager, Minnesota Department of Transportation--
District 3, 1991 Industrial Park Road, Baxter, Minnesota 56425, 
Telephone (218) 828-22482 V, (651) 296-9930 TTY.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Minnesota 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS on a proposal to 
improve TH 371 between County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 46 north of 
Little Falls to 0.8 kilometer north of CSAH 48 in Morrison County,

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Minnesota, a distance of approximately 9.5 kilometers. Improvements to 
the corridor are considered necessary to provide for existing and 
projected traffic demands, correct an existing safety problem and 
address deteriorating pavement and bridge conditions.
    Alternatives under consideration include:
    <bullet> No Build
    <bullet> Several variations of ``Build'' alternatives involving 
reconstruction and/or realignment and new construction of TH 371 into a 
four-lane highway (divided or undivided).
    The ``Trunk Highway 371--Reconstruction, Scoping Document/Draft 
Scoping Decision Document'' will be published in the Fall of 1999. A 
press release will be published to inform the public of the document's 
availability. Copies of the scoping document will be distributed to 
agencies, interested persons and libraries for review to aid in 
identifying issues and analyses to be contained in the EIS. A 30-day 
comment period for review of the document will be provided. A public 
scoping meeting will also be held during the comment period to afford 
an opportunity for all interested persons, agencies and groups to 
comment on the proposed action. Public notice will be given for the 
time and place of the meeting.
    Coordination has been initiated and will continue with appropriate 
Federal, State and local agencies and private organizations and 
citizens who have previously expressed or are known to have an interest 
in the proposed action. 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: September 14, 1999.
Stanley M. Graczyk,
Project Development Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul, 
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 99-24681 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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