Notice2022-07981
Rescission of the Notice of Intent for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, NY
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Published
April 14, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that we are rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the highway improvement project: US Route 219 Springville to Salamanca, NY Route 39 to NY Route 17 (Interstate 86), Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, New York [New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Project Identification Number 5101.84].
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 22281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07981]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Rescission of the Notice of Intent for a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement: Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, NY
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that we
are rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the highway improvement
project: US Route 219 Springville to Salamanca, NY Route 39 to NY Route
17 (Interstate 86), Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, New York [New York
State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Project Identification
Number 5101.84].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard J. Marquis, Division
Administrator, FHWA, New York Division, Leo W. O'Brien Federal
Building, 11A Clinton Avenue, Suite 719, Albany, New York 12207,
Telephone: (518) 431-4127; or Francis P. Cirillo, Regional Director,
New York State Department of Transportation, 100 Seneca Street,
Buffalo, New York 14203, Telephone: (716) 847-3238.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA issued a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the US Route 219
Springville to Salamanca project in 2003. The FHWA, in cooperation with
the NYSDOT, subsequently intended to prepare a SEIS to supplement the
2003 FEIS. The NOI to prepare a SEIS was published in the Federal
Register on August 18, 2009, at 74 FR 41781.
The purpose of the project, as presented in the 2003 FEIS, was to
improve capacity, address safety deficiencies, and eliminate a two-lane
corridor gap between Springville and Salamanca. The SEIS would have
evaluated the effects of a proposal to improve the US Route 219 highway
between the Town of Ashford and I-86 near the City of Salamanca, all in
Cattaraugus County, New York. As stated in the NOI to prepare the SEIS,
alternatives under consideration included: (1) The Null Alternative,
taking no action; (2) the Upgrade Alternative, widening the existing
two-lane highway to four lanes with the possible inclusion of
population center by-passes; and (3) the Freeway Alternative,
constructing a four-lane limited access freeway on new location. As
stated in the NOI, the proposed improvement would have involved the
construction of a new route or the upgrade and rehabilitation of the
existing route for a distance of about 25 miles.
Due to economic considerations and the increased demand for funding
of vital infrastructure improvement projects in the region, the NOI to
prepare a SEIS is hereby rescinded. In accordance with 23 CFR 771.129,
the FHWA and NYSDOT will re-evaluate the 2003 FEIS and ROD to determine
whether or not the conclusions in the approved NEPA Document and final
project decision remain valid. Comments and questions concerning the
proposed action should be directed to the NYSDOT or FHWA at the
addresses provided above.
Richard J. Marquis,
Division Administrator, HDA-NY, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-07981 Filed 4-13-22; 8:45 am]
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