80 FR 54654 - Environmental Impact Statement: Cowlitz County, Washington
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 175 (September 10, 2015)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 175 (September 10, 2015)
| Page Range | 54654-54654 | |
| FR Document | 2015-22874 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 54654] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-22874] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Cowlitz County, Washington AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Cowlitz County, Washington. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liana Liu, Area Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 711 South Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia, Washington 98501; telephone: (360) 753-9553; email: [email protected]. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) agency contact: Barb Aberle, Southwest Region Environmental Manager, Washington State Department of Transportation; telephone: (360) 905-2186; email: [email protected]. Cowlitz County agency contact: Claude Sakr, Project Manager, Cowlitz County Public Works, 1600 13th Avenue South, Kelso, WA 98626; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with WSDOT and Cowlitz County, will prepare an EIS on the Industrial Way/Oregon Way Intersection Project to provide improvements at the intersection of State Route (SR) 432 and SR 433 to reduce congestion, increase freight mobility, and improve safety. Improvements to the intersection are considered necessary to meet forecasted long term vehicular traffic growth. Preliminary alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2) raising the intersection to completely separate highway traffic from train traffic; and (3) making at-grade highway improvements; (4) a combination of raising the highway intersection while retaining some roadway at-grade access. The FHWA along with WSDOT and Cowlitz County are holding a public scoping meeting on September 17, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Cowlitz PUD Auditorium in Longview, Washington to solicit public comments regarding scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. The public were notified of these meetings on September 4, 2015 in a flyer mailed to interested parties and residents in the vicinity of the project as well as published in a legal notice in The Columbian and The Daily News. The meeting will use an open-house format and will begin with a presentation to provide an overview of the project. Exhibits, maps, and other pertinent information about this project will be displayed. Staff will be present to answer questions as appropriate and as time permits. Agencies, Tribes, and the public are encouraged to submit comments on the purpose and need and preliminary range of alternatives during the scoping period. Comments must be received by October 12, 2015, to be included in the formal scoping record. To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed action is addressed, and all the significant issues identified, comments and suggestions are invited from interested parties during the scoping period. Comments concerning this proposal will be accepted at the public meeting or can be sent by mail to: Claude Sakr, Project Manager, Cowlitz County Public Works, 1600 13th Avenue South, Kelso, WA 98626, or by email 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.) Daniel Mathis, Division Administrator, Washington Division, Federal Highway Administration. [FR Doc. 2015-22874 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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open for a limited timeframe after this Weight Limits Study Report to Congress. intersection while retaining some
date, however, comments received after The public docket will remain open for roadway at-grade access.
October 13, 2015 will not be considered a limited period after this date. After The FHWA along with WSDOT and
as part of the Report to Congress. October 13, 2015, comments will Cowlitz County are holding a public
ADDRESSES: Comments on the continue to be available for viewing by scoping meeting on September 17, 2015,
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight the public.
from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the
Limits Study may be submitted and Issued on: September 2, 2015. Cowlitz PUD Auditorium in Longview,
viewed at Docket Number FHWA-2014- Jeffrey A. Lindley, Washington to solicit public comments
0035. The Web address is: http:// Associate Administrator for Operations. regarding scope of issues to be
www.regulations.gov/ [FR Doc. 2015–22873 Filed 9–9–15; 8:45 am] addressed in the EIS. The public were
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BILLING CODE 4910–22–P notified of these meetings on September
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
4, 2015 in a flyer mailed to interested
Email CTSWStudy@dot.gov, or contact; parties and residents in the vicinity of
Edward Strocko, (202) 366–2997, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the project as well as published in a
ed.strocko@dot.gov; Office of Freight
legal notice in The Columbian and The
Management and Operations, Federal Federal Highway Administration
Highway Administration, Department of Daily News. The meeting will use an
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. Environmental Impact Statement: open-house format and will begin with
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Cowlitz County, Washington a presentation to provide an overview of
the project. Exhibits, maps, and other
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Federal Highway pertinent information about this project
Background Administration (FHWA), Department of will be displayed. Staff will be present
Transportation (DOT). to answer questions as appropriate and
The MAP–21 (Pub. L. 112–141)
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an as time permits.
requires DOT to conduct a
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight environmental impact statement.
Agencies, Tribes, and the public are
Limits Study (MAP–21 sec. 32801) SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this encouraged to submit comments on the
addressing differences in safety risks, notice to advise the public that an purpose and need and preliminary
infrastructure impacts, and the effect on environmental impact statement (EIS) range of alternatives during the scoping
levels of enforcement between trucks will be prepared for a proposed highway period. Comments must be received by
operating at or within Federal truck size project in Cowlitz County, Washington. October 12, 2015, to be included in the
and weight limits and trucks legally formal scoping record. To ensure that
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
operating in excess of Federal limits; the full range of issues related to this
Liana Liu, Area Engineer, Federal
comparing and contrasting the potential
Highway Administration, 711 South proposed action is addressed, and all
safety and infrastructure impacts of
Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia, the significant issues identified,
alternative configurations (including
Washington 98501; telephone: (360) comments and suggestions are invited
configurations that exceed current
753–9553; email: Liana.Liu@dot.gov. from interested parties during the
Federal truck size and weight limits) to
Washington State Department of scoping period. Comments concerning
the current Federal truck size and
Transportation (WSDOT) agency this proposal will be accepted at the
weight law and regulations; and,
contact: Barb Aberle, Southwest Region public meeting or can be sent by mail
estimating the effects of freight
Environmental Manager, Washington to: Claude Sakr, Project Manager,
diversion due to these alternative
State Department of Transportation; Cowlitz County Public Works, 1600
configurations. On June 5, 2015, DOT
telephone: (360) 905–2186; email: 13th Avenue South, Kelso, WA 98626,
released for public comment and peer
AberleB@wsdot.wa.gov. Cowlitz County or by email to: IndustrialOregonWay@
review the technical results of this
agency contact: Claude Sakr, Project co.cowlitz.wa.us.
comprehensive study. The DOT is now
Manager, Cowlitz County Public Works,
preparing a Report to Congress. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
1600 13th Avenue South, Kelso, WA
Additional technical finding, Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
98626; email: IndustrialOregonWay@
presentations, and related documents and Construction. The regulations
co.cowlitz.wa.us.
can be found on FHWA’s Truck Size implementing Executive Order 12372
and Weight Web site; at http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regarding intergovernmental consultation on
www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/ FHWA, in cooperation with WSDOT Federal programs and activities apply to this
map21tswstudy/index.htm. and Cowlitz County, will prepare an EIS program.)
on the Industrial Way/Oregon Way
Public Comment Intersection Project to provide Daniel Mathis,
The DOT invites comments by all improvements at the intersection of Division Administrator, Washington Division,
those interested in the MAP–21 State Route (SR) 432 and SR 433 to Federal Highway Administration.
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight reduce congestion, increase freight [FR Doc. 2015–22874 Filed 9–9–15; 8:45 am]
Limits Study. Comments on the mobility, and improve safety. BILLING CODE 4910–22–P
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Improvements to the intersection are
Limits Study may be submitted and considered necessary to meet forecasted
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viewed at Docket Number FHWA-2014- long term vehicular traffic growth.
0035. The Web address is: http:// Preliminary alternatives under
www.regulations.gov/ consideration include: (1) Taking no
#!docketDetail;D=FHWA-2014-0035. action; (2) raising the intersection to
Comments must be received on or completely separate highway traffic
before October 13, 2015, to receive full from train traffic; and (3) making at-
consideration by DOT in preparing the grade highway improvements; (4) a
MAP–21 Comprehensive Truck Size and combination of raising the highway
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. | |
| Contact | Liana Liu, Area Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 711 South Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia, Washington 98501; telephone: (360) 753-9553; email: [email protected] Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) agency contact: Barb Aberle, Southwest Region Environmental Manager, Washington State Department of Transportation; telephone: (360) 905-2186; email: [email protected] Cowlitz County agency contact: Claude Sakr, Project Manager, Cowlitz County Public Works, 1600 13th Avenue South, Kelso, WA 98626; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 54654 |
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