Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties, 20872-20873 [2012-8242]

Download as PDF 20872 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 67 / Friday, April 6, 2012 / Notices Financial Officer, 409 3rd Street SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416, phone: (202) 205–6449, fax: (202) 205– 6969, email: Jonathan.Carver@sba.gov. Additionally, if you need accommodations because of a disability or require additional information, please contact Donna Wood at (202) 619–1608, email: Donna.Wood@sba.gov; SBA, Office of Chief Financial Officer, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. For more information, please visit our Web site at https://www.sba.gov/ aboutsba/sbaprograms/cfo/. Dan S. Jones, White House Liaison. [FR Doc. 2012–8325 Filed 4–5–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting ITS Joint Program Office, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 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PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This public meeting is being held in support of the V2I for Safety Program for Connected Vehicles Initiative lead by the ITS JPO. The meeting will allow primary stakeholders and subject matter experts to review concepts of how selected safety applications will work that involve infrastructure components. The outcome of this meeting will provide customer based feedback on how these safety applications can be developed to achieve maximum effectiveness while minimizing cost. The purpose of the V2I program is to enable the development of vehicle based applications and safety systems that will assist drivers in avoiding crashes. As part of this program, FHWA’s role is to develop roadside equipment and other enabling technologies that will enable these safety applications to function properly. If you have any questions or you need any special accommodations, please send an email to Adam Hopps at Ahopps@itsa.org. 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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed improvements in the I–43 corridor and adjacent interchanges in Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 67 / Friday, April 6, 2012 / Notices WI. The purpose of the project is to address emerging pavement and structural needs, safety issues and design deficiencies while identifying methods to accommodate existing and projected future traffic volumes; this may result in the full reconstruction and redesign of the I–43 corridor as well a potential new interchange at Highland Road. The EIS will evaluate the I–43 freeway corridor from I–43 at Hwy. 60 on the north and I–43 at Silver Spring Drive on the south, approximately 14 miles in length. The EIS will also evaluate the service interchanges and adjacent arterial roads in Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties, including the following service interchanges Hwy. 60, CTH C, Hwy. 167/Mequon Road, partial interchange northbound to Port Washington Road and southbound from County Line Road, Hwy. 100/Brown Deer Road, Good Hope Road, and Silver Spring Drive interchanges. The EIS will be developed in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 139, 23 CFR 771, and 40 CFR 1500–1508. Public involvement is a critical component of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) project development process and will occur throughout the development of the environmental documents. These documents will be made available for review by federal and state resource agencies and the public. Specific efforts to encourage involvement by, and solicit comments from, minority and lowincome populations in the project study area will be made. A series of public information meetings will be held during the project study. Public notice will be given as to the time and place of all workshops and public information meetings. In addition, a public hearing will be held after the completion of the Draft EIS. Inquiries related to the I–43 Corridor project study can be sent to DOTI43NorthSouth@dot.wi.gov, and a public Web site will be maintained throughout the study for public comment and information at https:// www.sefreeways.org. 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 and questions concerning the proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the FHWA address provided above. Projects receiving Federal funds must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and Executive Order 12898 Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations. Federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, sex, or country of national VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:17 Apr 05, 2012 Jkt 226001 origin in the implementation of this project. It is also Federal policy to identify and address any disproportionately high and adverse effects of federal projects on the health or environment of minority and lowincome populations to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law. (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: March 29, 2012. Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Environmental Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, Madison Wisconsin. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20872-20873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8242]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)


Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: 
Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties

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 a proposed 
freeway corridor improvement project on I-43 in Milwaukee and Ozaukee 
Counties, Wisconsin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Environmental 
Program Manager, FHWA Wisconsin Division Office, City Center West, 525 
Junction Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717; Telephone: (608) 662-
2119.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin 
Department of Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed improvements in the I-43 corridor 
and adjacent interchanges in Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties,

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WI. The purpose of the project is to address emerging pavement and 
structural needs, safety issues and design deficiencies while 
identifying methods to accommodate existing and projected future 
traffic volumes; this may result in the full reconstruction and 
redesign of the I-43 corridor as well a potential new interchange at 
Highland Road. The EIS will evaluate the I-43 freeway corridor from I-
43 at Hwy. 60 on the north and I-43 at Silver Spring Drive on the 
south, approximately 14 miles in length. The EIS will also evaluate the 
service interchanges and adjacent arterial roads in Milwaukee and 
Ozaukee Counties, including the following service interchanges Hwy. 60, 
CTH C, Hwy. 167/Mequon Road, partial interchange northbound to Port 
Washington Road and southbound from County Line Road, Hwy. 100/Brown 
Deer Road, Good Hope Road, and Silver Spring Drive interchanges. The 
EIS will be developed in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 139, 23 CFR 771, and 
40 CFR 1500-1508.
    Public involvement is a critical component of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) project development process and will 
occur throughout the development of the environmental documents. These 
documents will be made available for review by federal and state 
resource agencies and the public. Specific efforts to encourage 
involvement by, and solicit comments from, minority and low-income 
populations in the project study area will be made. A series of public 
information meetings will be held during the project study. Public 
notice will be given as to the time and place of all workshops and 
public information meetings. In addition, a public hearing will be held 
after the completion of the Draft EIS. Inquiries related to the I-43 
Corridor project study can be sent to DOTI43NorthSouth@dot.wi.gov, and 
a public Web site will be maintained throughout the study for public 
comment and information at https://www.sefreeways.org. 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 and questions concerning 
the proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the FHWA address 
provided above.
    Projects receiving Federal funds must comply with Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act and Executive Order 12898 Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations. Federal 
law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, sex, or 
country of national origin in the implementation of this project. It is 
also Federal policy to identify and address any disproportionately high 
and adverse effects of federal projects on the health or environment of 
minority and low-income populations to the greatest extent practicable 
and permitted by law.

(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: March 29, 2012.
Bethaney Bacher-Gresock,
Environmental Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, Madison 
Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 2012-8242 Filed 4-5-12; 8:45 am]
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