Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 12/Wednesday, January 20, 1999/Notices
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Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 20, 1999 / Notices 3147 for study discussed in this document? Airport and with Mississippi Highway DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION What measures do you think are most 25 north of the Jackson International cost-effective? Airport. The proposal is for a full Federal Highway Administration 5. What impacts, both positive and control of access facility, and Supplemental Environmental Impact negative, would changes to existing interchanges will be studied at various Statement; Washington County, routing measures or new routing locations. The estimated length of the Minnesota and St. Croix County, WI measures have on the study area? project is 14.9 kilometers (9.3 miles). Dated: January 13, 1999. State and Federal legislation AGENCY: Federal Highway Joseph J. Angelo, authorized studies of the bridge and Administration (FHWA), DOT. Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine connectors and the Intermodeal Surface ACTION: Notice of intent. Safety and Environmental Protection. Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998, SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this [FR Doc. 99±1200 Filed 1±19±99; 8:45 am] authorized partial funding for design, BILLING CODE 4910±15±U notice to advise the public that a right of way, or construction. supplemental environmental impact Alternatives under consideration statement (EIS) will be prepared for a DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION include (1) taking no action and (2) proposed highway project in build alternative. Washington County, Minnesota and St. Federal Highway Administration Initial environmental studies for the Croix County, Wisconsin. proposed project began as an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Environmental Impact Statement: Environmental Assessment. As part of Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway Hinds and Rankin Counties, the Environmental Assessment Process, Administration, Galtier Plaza, Box 75, Mississippi the FHWA and MDOT sought input 175 East Fifth Street, Suite 500, St. Paul, AGENCY: Federal Highway through the scoping process to assist in Minnesota 55101±2901, Telephone Administration (FHWA), DOT. determining and clarifying issues (651) 291±6120; or Adam Josephson, ACTION: Notice of intent. relative to this project. Letters Project Manager, Minnesota Department describing the proposed action and of TransportationÐMetro Division, 1500 SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this soliciting comments were sent to West County Road B2, Roseville, notice to advise the public that an appropriate federal, state, and local Minnesota 55113, Telpehone (651) 582± environmental impact statement will be agencies, and to private organizations 1320. prepared for the Pearl River Bridge and and citizens who had previously SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Jackson International Airport Parkway/ expressed or were known to have an FHWA, in cooperation with the Mississippi 25 Connectors between interest in the proposal. A formal Minnesota Department of Interstate 55, the Jackson International scoping meeting with federal, state, and Transportation (MnDOT) and Wisconsin Airport, and Mississippi Highway 25 in local agencies, and other interested Department of Transportation, will the vicinity of Jackson, Flowood, and prepare a supplement to the EIS on a Pearl, Mississippi. parties was held October 30, 1996. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. proposal for a replacement river FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fish and Wildlife Service, and the crossing, including the reconstruction of Cecil Vick, Reality Officer/ Mississippi Department of Wildlife bridge approach roadways, on Trunk Environmental Coordinator, Federal Fisheries and Parks became cooperating Highway (TH) 36/State Trunk Highway Highway Administration, 666 North agencies. The scoping process and (STH) 64 in the vicinity of Stillwater Street, Suite 105, Jackson MS 29202± and Oak Park Heights (Washington 3199, Telephone: (601) 965±4217. interagency coordination is continuing and has reached the point where the County), Minnesota and Houlton (St. Contacts at the State and local level, Croix County), Wisconsin. MnDOT will respectively are: Mr. Billie Barton, FHWA and MDOT have determined that completion of an EIS is appropriate. be the lead State agency. The original Environmental/Location Division EIS for the river crossing (FHWA±MN± Engineer, Mississippi Department of Coordination will be continued with EIS±90±92±F) was approved on April 5, Transportation, P.O. Box 1850, Jackson, federal, state, and local agencies, and 1995 with a Record of Decision issued MS, 39215±1850, telephone: (601) 359± with private organizations and citizens on July 10, 1995. 7920; and Mr. William Hillman, District who express or are known to have In 1996, the National Park Service Engineer, Mississippi Department of interest in this proposal. The draft EIS (NPS) evaluated the project under Transportation, 7759 Highway 80 W., will be available for public and agency Section 7(a) of the Federal Wild and Newton MS, 39345, telephone (601) review and comment prior to the official Scenic Rivers Act. The Section 7(a) 683±3341. public hearing. Evaluation, completed in December SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The To ensure that the full range of issues 1996, found that the project, as FHWA, in cooperation with the relating to this proposed action are proposed, would have a direct and Mississippi Department of addressed and all significant issues adverse effect on the scenic and Transportation (MDOT) will prepare an identified, comments, and suggestions recreational values for which the Lower Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) are invited from all interested parties. St. Croix River was included in the on the proposed Pearl River Bridge and Comments or questions concerning this National Wild and Scenic Rivers Jackson International Airport Parkway/ proposed action and the EIS should be System. As a result, the NPS directed Mississippi 25 Connectors in Hinds and directed to the FHWA at the address that Federal permits not be issued for Rankin Counties, Mississippi. The provided above. the project and it was not allowed to proposed connectors would begin at proceed. In April 1998, in response to Interstate 55 at or near High Street in Lawrence J. Kastner, challenges to the NPS determination, a Jackson, Mississippi and extend Assistant Division Administrator, Jackson, U.S. District Court Judge upheld the eastward across the Pearl River to Mississippi. findings of the Section 7(a) Evaluation. connect with Mississippi Highway 475 [FR Doc. 99±173 Filed 1±19±99; 8:45 am] In June 1998, a facilitation process south of the Jackson International BILLING CODE 4910±22±M was initiated in the hope that a.