[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 26690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10789]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice To Rescind Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement: Loop 1604 From I-35 to US 90, Bexar County, TX

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Rescind notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in cooperation with 
the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Alamo Regional 
Mobility Authority (RMA), is issuing this notice to advise the public 
that the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the proposed improvements to Loop 1604 from I-35 to 
US 90 is rescinded. The NOI was originally published in the Federal 
Register on July 31, 2009 (Volume 74, No. 146, Page 38260) and an 
amended NOI was published on April 13, 2010 (Volume 75, No. 70, Page 
18941) changing the limits of the project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Salvador Deocampo, District 
Engineer, District A, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Texas 
Division, 300 East 8th Street, Rm. 826, Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone 
512-536-5950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FHWA in cooperation with TxDOT and the Alamo 
RMA issued a NOI on July 31, 2009, advising the public that they would 
be preparing an EIS for transportation improvements to Loop 1604 from 
FM 1957 to I-35 North, a distance of 32.35 miles. FHWA, TxDOT and Alamo 
RMA then issued an amended NOI to advise the pubic of changes to the 
aforementioned EIS for proposed Loop 1604 improvements. Specifically, 
the southwestern limit of the proposed improvements changed from FM 
1957 to US 90 for a total distance of approximately 37 miles. The 
change to the limits of the proposed improvements was consistent with 
the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) 
Mobility 2035 Plan (December 2009) and was done as part of a response 
to comments received during the first scoping meetings held in October 
2009.
    Since then, changes in the MPO's Mobility 2035 Plan and detailed 
analysis of the corridor have led to a decision to significantly change 
the design concept and scope of the proposed project and 
implementation. It is anticipated the project will be analyzed in two 
or more independent projects with different scopes and separate 
environmental documents.

    Issued on: April 30, 2013.
Salvador Deocampo,
District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 2013-10789 Filed 5-6-13; 8:45 am]
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