Environmental Impact Statement; Heber Valley Corridor, Wasatch County, Utah, 25935-25937 [2021-09920]
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• socioeconomic impacts and
environmental justice.
The EIS will include discussion and
review of any proposed natural gas
pipeline(s) that would be a necessary
component of a new proposed CC or CT
plants under Alternatives A or B.
Currently under Alternative A, TVA is
considering replacing generation at the
CUF location which would require an
approximate 30 mile natural gas
pipeline to bring gas supply to the CUF
reservation. Under Alternative B, since
TVA is considering replacement
generation at locations with existing
transmission infrastructure and an
adequate supply of natural gas, no
further pipeline construction would be
needed other than the lateral lines
necessary to make the connection to the
facility itself. The construction of the
natural gas pipeline(s) would likely be
subject to Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) jurisdiction and
additional review will be undertaken by
FERC in accordance with its own NEPA
procedures. The proposed action may
also require issuance of an Individual or
Nationwide Permit under Section 404 of
the Clean Water Act; Section 401 Water
Quality Certification; conformance with
Executive Orders on Environmental
Justice (12898), Wetlands (11990),
Floodplain Management (11988),
Migratory Birds (13186), and Invasive
Species (13112); and compliance with
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, and other
applicable Local, Federal and State
regulations.
Scoping Process
Scoping, which is integral to the
process for implementing NEPA,
provides an early and open process to
ensure that (1) issues are identified early
and properly studied; (2) issues of little
significance do not consume substantial
time and effort; (3) the draft EIS is
thorough and balanced; and (4) delays
caused by an inadequate EIS are
avoided.
TVA invites members of the public as
well as Federal, state, and local agencies
and federally recognized Indian tribes to
comment on the scope of the EIS.
Information about this project is
available on the TVA web page at
www.tva.com/nepa, including a link to
a virtual public meeting room and an
online public comment page. Comments
on the scope of this EIS should be
submitted no later than the date given
under the DATES section of this notice.
Any comments received, including
names and addresses, will become part
of the administrative record and will be
available for public inspection.
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After consideration of the comments
received during this scoping period,
TVA will summarize public and agency
comments, identify the issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the draft
EIS, and identify the schedule for
completing the EIS process. Following
analysis of the issues, TVA will prepare
a draft EIS for public review and
comment. Notice of availability of the
draft EIS will be published by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency in the
Federal Register. TVA will solicit
written comments on the draft EIS and
also hold a public open house, which
may be virtual, for this purpose. TVA
expects to release the draft EIS in Spring
of 2022. TVA anticipates issuing the
final EIS in Fall of 2022 and a record of
decision at least 30 days after its release.
Rebecca Tolene,
Vice President, Environment.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Opportunity for Public
Comment on Release and Sale of Land
Acquired With Airport Improvement
Program (AIP) Assistance at Evergreen
Municipal Airport, Evergreen, Alabama
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
Notice is being given that the
FAA is considering a request from the
City of Evergreen, Alabama to sell 1.76±
acres of airport property, previously
purchased through an AIP grant for the
runway protection zone, to be used by
the state highway department as rightof-way for the widening of US Highway
84.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice
may be mailed or delivered in triplicate
to the FAA to the following address:
Jackson Airports District Office Attn:
Graham Coffelt, Program Manager, 100
West Cross Street, Suite B Jackson, MS
39208–2307.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to City of
Evergreen, Alabama, Attn: Honorable
Stanley B. Stallworth, Mayor, City of
Evergreen, 355 East Front Street,
Evergreen AL 36401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Graham Coffelt, Program Manager,
Jackson Airports District Office, 100
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West Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS
39208–2307, (601) 664–9886. The land
release request may be reviewed in
person at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
is reviewing a request by the City of
Evergreen Alabama to release
approximately 1.76 acres, more or less
of airport property at Evergreen
Municipal Airport (GZH) under the
provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section
47107(h)(2). The sale of the subject
property will result in the land at GZH
being released from the conditions of
the Airport Improvement Program Grant
Agreement Grant Assurances. The FAA
determined that the request to release
property at GZH submitted by the
Sponsor meets the procedural
requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration and the release of the
property does not and will not impact
future aviation needs at the airport. The
FAA may approve the request, in whole
or in part, no sooner than thirty days
after the publication of this notice. The
1.76 acres of property is located within
the runway protection zone and the
FAA has concurred that the sponsor has
done a sufficient level of analysis per
guidance on land use in the runway
protection zone. A deed restriction or
easement for obstruction clearing will
remain on the 1.76 acres. In accordance
with 49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii),
the airport will receive fair market value
for the property, which will be
subsequently reinvested in another
eligible airport improvement project at
GZH.
Rans D. Black,
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office,
Southern Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement;
Heber Valley Corridor, Wasatch
County, Utah
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
FHWA, on behalf of the Utah
Department of Transportation (UDOT),
is issuing this notice to advise the
public that an EIS will be prepared for
proposed transportation improvements
in the Heber Valley in Wasatch County,
Utah.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naomi Kisen, Environmental Program
Manager, UDOT Environmental Services
Division, 4501 South 2700 West, P.O.
Box 148450, Salt Lake City, Utah
84114–8450; telephone: (801) 965–4005;
email: nkisen@utah.gov. Craig Hancock,
PE, Heber Valley Corridor Project
Manager, UDOT Region Three, 658
North 1500 West, Orem, UT 84057;
telephone: (801) 227–8034; email:
chancock@utah.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
environmental review, consultation, and
other actions required by applicable
federal environmental laws for this
project are being or have been carried
out by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327
and a Memorandum of Understanding
dated January 17, 2017, and executed by
FHWA and UDOT. UDOT, as the
assigned National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) agency, will prepare an EIS
to evaluate transportation solutions to
improve mobility through the Heber
Valley and the operation of U.S. 40 in
Wasatch County, Utah. The proposed
project study area is centered on U.S. 40
from State Route (S.R.) 32 to the
intersection with U.S. 189. The study
area expands to include about 1.5 miles
west of U.S. 40, 1.5 miles east of U.S.
40, and 1.5 miles south of the
intersection of U.S. 40 and U.S. 189.
UDOT initiated an early scoping
process in the spring of 2020 to provide
information and solicit input before
issuing this notice of intent. During
early scoping, UDOT conducted a traffic
and safety technical analysis and
coordinated with agencies, stakeholders,
and the public to identify transportation
needs, preliminary alternatives, and
potentially significant environmental
issues. A public early scoping meeting
was held on August 27, 2020. Based on
early scoping, UDOT developed a draft
purpose and need. The Draft Purpose
and Need Technical Report and an Early
Scoping Summary Report are available
on the project website at https://
hebervalleyeis.udot.utah.gov.
The preliminary purpose of this
project as identified by UDOT is to
improve regional and local mobility on
U.S. 40 from S.R. 32 to U.S. 189 through
2050 while allowing Heber City to meet
their vision for the historic town center.
The need identified for the project is
related primarily to traffic during peak
periods, which is expected to get worse
with increasing population. The
primary needs include (1) the character
and function of U.S. 40 changes from a
65-miles-per-hour (mph) limited-access
freeway to a 35-mph Main Street in
Heber City with signalized intersections,
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access within Heber’s historic core
resulting in congestion and delay; (2)
U.S. 40 is currently operating at failing
conditions (level of service F) from 100
North to 100 South during the PM peak
hour, and these conditions will
continue to get worse by 2050; (3) all
signalized intersections on U.S. 40 are
currently operating at acceptable
conditions, but they are expected to
operate at failing conditions during the
PM peak hour by 2050; (4) southbound
travel time on U.S. 40 from S.R. 32 to
U.S. 189 during the PM peak hour will
double by 2050 if no improvements are
made; and (5) queue lengths (vehicles
backed up waiting to get through an
intersection) during the PM peak hour
will increase and spill back to other
intersections and onto U.S. 40 north of
town where the posted speed is 55 mph,
resulting in safety concerns.
Opportunities to provide for more active
transportation (e.g., bicycle and
pedestrian) will also be part of the EIS.
To address these needs UDOT is
proposing to provide additional northsouth capacity, either through
constructing a bypass road or improving
existing roads. UDOT will consider a
range of alternatives based on the
purpose of and need for the project and
taking into account agency and public
input. The currently contemplated
alternatives include (1) taking no action;
(2) improvements to U.S. 40 such as
adding lanes and intersection
improvements; (3) improvements to
existing roads other than U.S. 40; (4) a
one-way-couplet system; (5) a new
bypass west of U.S. 40; (6) a new bypass
east of U.S. 40; (7) Transportation
System Management (TSM); (8) transit;
and (9) other reasonable alternatives if
identified during the EIS process.
Alternatives that do not meet the
project’s purpose and need or that are
otherwise not reasonable will not be
carried forward for detailed
consideration in the EIS.
During the early scoping process, the
public and agencies identified issues
important to the community and natural
environment that should be evaluated in
the EIS. Based on this input, the EIS
will evaluate the expected impacts and
benefits from the proposed project to the
following resources: Land use,
farmland, social and community
resources, environmental justice, traffic,
economics, pedestrian and bicyclist
considerations, air quality, noise, water
quality, ecosystem resources (wetlands,
wildlife, and threatened and endangered
species), floodplains, cultural resources,
hazardous waste sites, and visual
resources.
A coordination plan is being prepared
to define the agency and public
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participation procedure for the
environmental review process. The plan
will establish cooperating and
participating agency roles and a review
schedule and will be posted on the
project website. The project could
require FHWA to reroute a U.S. highway
on the National Network (highways
designated for use by commercial truck
traffic). The project might also require a
permit from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) under Section 404
of the Clean Water Act and approvals
from other agencies such as the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for
impacts to threatened and endangered
species in the project area. Cooperating
agencies have been preliminarily
identified to include USACE and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
UDOT anticipates issuing a single Final
Environmental Impact Statement and
Record of Decision within 24 months in
spring 2023.
Public involvement is a critical
component of the project development
process and will continue throughout
the development of the EIS. All
individuals and organizations
expressing interest in the project will be
able to participate in the process
through various public outreach
opportunities. These opportunities
include, but are not limited to, public
meetings and hearing(s), the project
website, and press releases. Public
notice will be given of the time and
place of all public meetings and
hearing(s). A public scoping meeting is
not planned because one was held
during the early scoping process. All
interested parties are requested to
provide comments on the draft purpose
and need (available on the project
website) and potential alternatives and
impacts, and to identify any relevant
information, studies or analyses of any
kind concerning impacts affecting the
quality of the human environment
relevant to the project . Written
comments or questions should be
directed to UDOT representatives at the
mail or email addresses provided above.
A 45-day public comment period will
run from April 30 to June 14, 2021.
For more information, please visit the
project website at https://hebervalleyeis.
udot.utah.gov. Information requests or
comments can also be emailed to
hebervalleyeis@utah.gov.
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Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Ivan Marrero,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2021–0005]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments for a
New Information Collection
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The FHWA invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval for a new information
collection, which is summarized below
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We
are required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by July
12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
2021–0005 by any of the following
methods:
Website: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susanna Hughes Reck, Office of
Infrastructure, HISM–20, ((202) 366–
1548 Federal Highway Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Biennial Performance Reporting
for the TPM Program.
SUMMARY:
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Background: The MAP–21 (Pub. L.
112–141) and FAST Act (Pub. L. 114–
94) transformed the Federal-aid
highway program by establishing new
requirements for transportation
performance management (TPM) to
ensure the most efficient investment of
Federal transportation funds. Prior to
MAP–21, there were no explicit
requirements for State DOTs to
demonstrate how their transportation
program supported national
performance outcomes. State DOTs were
not required to measure condition or
performance, establish targets, assess
progress toward targets, or report on
condition or performance in a nationally
consistent manner that FHWA could use
to assess the entire system. It has been
difficult for FHWA to examine the
effectiveness of the Federal-aid highway
program as a means to address surface
transportation performance at a national
level without States reporting on the
above factors. The new TPM
requirements, as established by MAP–21
and FAST Act, change this paradigm
and require states to measure condition
or performance, establish targets, assess
progress towards targets and report on
condition or performance.
State DOTs now must submit biennial
performance reports (23 U.S.C. 150(e)
and 23 CFR 490.107). The information
being requested in the TPM Biennial
Reports has been provided to the DOT
in an electronic format through an
online data form called the Performance
Management Form (PMF). State DOTs
have successfully submitted the
required biennial reports in October
2018 and 2020. Alternative formats will
be made available where necessary. As
part of the rulemaking 1 implementing
the MAP–21 and FAST Act
requirements, FHWA evaluated all of
the Biennial Reporting requirements in
the individual regulatory impact
assessments (RIA) and determined the
following:
Respondents: 52 State DOTs,
including Washington DC and Puerto
Rico.
Frequency: Biennially.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Approximately 2,128 hours
1 2nd National Performance Management
Measures Rule (PM2): Assessing Pavement
Condition for National Highway Performance
Program and Bridge Condition for National
Highway Performance Program; Assessing
Performance of National Highway System, etc. (RIN:
2125–AF53) https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/
FR-2017-01-18/pdf/2017-00550.pdf.
3rd National Performance Management Measures
Rule (PM3): Assessing Performance of National
Highway System, Freight Movement on Interstate
System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement Program (RIN 2125–AF54) https://
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/pdf/
2017-00681.pdf.
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annually for an individual State DOT to
compile, organize, and submit the report
to FHWA.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Approximately 110,656 hours
annually.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Ways for the FHWA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
collected information; and (2) ways that
the burden could be minimized, without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The agency will summarize
and/or include your comments in the
request for OMB’s clearance of this
information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: May 6, 2018.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
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AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0113]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application for Fee or Roster
Personnel Designation
Veteran Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veteran Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before July 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Heber Valley Corridor, Wasatch
County, Utah
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS).
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SUMMARY: FHWA, on behalf of the Utah Department of Transportation
(UDOT), is issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be
prepared for proposed transportation improvements in the Heber Valley
in Wasatch County, Utah.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Kisen, Environmental Program
Manager, UDOT Environmental Services Division, 4501 South 2700 West,
P.O. Box 148450, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-8450; telephone: (801) 965-
4005; email: [email protected]. Craig Hancock, PE, Heber Valley Corridor
Project Manager, UDOT Region Three, 658 North 1500 West, Orem, UT
84057; telephone: (801) 227-8034; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental review, consultation, and
other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for
this project are being or have been carried out by UDOT pursuant to 23
U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 2017,
and executed by FHWA and UDOT. UDOT, as the assigned National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) agency, will prepare an EIS to evaluate
transportation solutions to improve mobility through the Heber Valley
and the operation of U.S. 40 in Wasatch County, Utah. The proposed
project study area is centered on U.S. 40 from State Route (S.R.) 32 to
the intersection with U.S. 189. The study area expands to include about
1.5 miles west of U.S. 40, 1.5 miles east of U.S. 40, and 1.5 miles
south of the intersection of U.S. 40 and U.S. 189.
UDOT initiated an early scoping process in the spring of 2020 to
provide information and solicit input before issuing this notice of
intent. During early scoping, UDOT conducted a traffic and safety
technical analysis and coordinated with agencies, stakeholders, and the
public to identify transportation needs, preliminary alternatives, and
potentially significant environmental issues. A public early scoping
meeting was held on August 27, 2020. Based on early scoping, UDOT
developed a draft purpose and need. The Draft Purpose and Need
Technical Report and an Early Scoping Summary Report are available on
the project website at https://hebervalleyeis.udot.utah.gov.
The preliminary purpose of this project as identified by UDOT is to
improve regional and local mobility on U.S. 40 from S.R. 32 to U.S. 189
through 2050 while allowing Heber City to meet their vision for the
historic town center. The need identified for the project is related
primarily to traffic during peak periods, which is expected to get
worse with increasing population. The primary needs include (1) the
character and function of U.S. 40 changes from a 65-miles-per-hour
(mph) limited-access freeway to a 35-mph Main Street in Heber City with
signalized intersections, throughput is traded for increased access
within Heber's historic core resulting in congestion and delay; (2)
U.S. 40 is currently operating at failing conditions (level of service
F) from 100 North to 100 South during the PM peak hour, and these
conditions will continue to get worse by 2050; (3) all signalized
intersections on U.S. 40 are currently operating at acceptable
conditions, but they are expected to operate at failing conditions
during the PM peak hour by 2050; (4) southbound travel time on U.S. 40
from S.R. 32 to U.S. 189 during the PM peak hour will double by 2050 if
no improvements are made; and (5) queue lengths (vehicles backed up
waiting to get through an intersection) during the PM peak hour will
increase and spill back to other intersections and onto U.S. 40 north
of town where the posted speed is 55 mph, resulting in safety concerns.
Opportunities to provide for more active transportation (e.g., bicycle
and pedestrian) will also be part of the EIS.
To address these needs UDOT is proposing to provide additional
north-south capacity, either through constructing a bypass road or
improving existing roads. UDOT will consider a range of alternatives
based on the purpose of and need for the project and taking into
account agency and public input. The currently contemplated
alternatives include (1) taking no action; (2) improvements to U.S. 40
such as adding lanes and intersection improvements; (3) improvements to
existing roads other than U.S. 40; (4) a one-way-couplet system; (5) a
new bypass west of U.S. 40; (6) a new bypass east of U.S. 40; (7)
Transportation System Management (TSM); (8) transit; and (9) other
reasonable alternatives if identified during the EIS process.
Alternatives that do not meet the project's purpose and need or that
are otherwise not reasonable will not be carried forward for detailed
consideration in the EIS.
During the early scoping process, the public and agencies
identified issues important to the community and natural environment
that should be evaluated in the EIS. Based on this input, the EIS will
evaluate the expected impacts and benefits from the proposed project to
the following resources: Land use, farmland, social and community
resources, environmental justice, traffic, economics, pedestrian and
bicyclist considerations, air quality, noise, water quality, ecosystem
resources (wetlands, wildlife, and threatened and endangered species),
floodplains, cultural resources, hazardous waste sites, and visual
resources.
A coordination plan is being prepared to define the agency and
public participation procedure for the environmental review process.
The plan will establish cooperating and participating agency roles and
a review schedule and will be posted on the project website. The
project could require FHWA to reroute a U.S. highway on the National
Network (highways designated for use by commercial truck traffic). The
project might also require a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and
approvals from other agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) for impacts to threatened and endangered species in the
project area. Cooperating agencies have been preliminarily identified
to include USACE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. UDOT
anticipates issuing a single Final Environmental Impact Statement and
Record of Decision within 24 months in spring 2023.
Public involvement is a critical component of the project
development process and will continue throughout the development of the
EIS. All individuals and organizations expressing interest in the
project will be able to participate in the process through various
public outreach opportunities. These opportunities include, but are not
limited to, public meetings and hearing(s), the project website, and
press releases. Public notice will be given of the time and place of
all public meetings and hearing(s). A public scoping meeting is not
planned because one was held during the early scoping process. All
interested parties are requested to provide comments on the draft
purpose and need (available on the project website) and potential
alternatives and impacts, and to identify any relevant information,
studies or analyses of any kind concerning impacts affecting the
quality of the human environment relevant to the project . Written
comments or questions should be directed to UDOT representatives at the
mail or email addresses provided above. A 45-day public comment period
will run from April 30 to June 14, 2021.
For more information, please visit the project website at https://hebervalleyeis.udot.utah.gov. Information requests or comments can also
be emailed to [email protected].
(Catalog of Federal and Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on
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Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)
Ivan Marrero,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
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