Notice2023-21056
Rescinding a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Delaware County, NY
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Published
September 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), is issuing this notice to advise the public that we are rescinding the 2001 Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a previous proposal to improve NYS Route 17 in Delaware County, New York (the Project, NYSDOT Project Identification Number [PIN] 9066.91). FHWA is rescinding the NOI because a substantial amount of time has passed since its original publication, and previously identified funding and design resources were reprioritized and reallocated to other needs, preventing the progression of the Project.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66550-66551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21056]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Rescinding a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement: Delaware County, NY
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), United States Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York State Department of
Transportation (NYSDOT), is issuing this notice to advise the public
that we are rescinding the 2001 Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a previous proposal to improve
NYS Route 17 in Delaware County, New York (the Project, NYSDOT Project
Identification Number [PIN] 9066.91). FHWA is rescinding the NOI
because a substantial amount of time has passed since its original
publication, and previously identified funding and design resources
were reprioritized and reallocated to other needs, preventing the
progression of the Project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard J. Marquis, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, New York Division, Leo
W. O'Brien Federal Building, 11A Clinton Avenue, Suite 719, Albany, New
York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431-4127; or James Rusak, P.E., Regional
Director, New York State Department of
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Transportation, Region 9, Binghamton State Office Building, 44 Hawley
Street, Binghamton, New York 13901, Telephone: (607) 721-8116.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the NYSDOT,
previously intended to prepare an EIS to improve a section of the NYS
Route 17 corridor within the Towns of Deposit and Hancock in Delaware
County, New York. The NOI was published in the Federal Register on July
9, 2001, at 66 FR 35824.
The NOI indicated that the Project objectives were to eliminate all
at-grade intersections and driveways on NYS Route 17 between Hale Eddy
and Hancock and to upgrade NYS Route 17 to Interstate standards for the
designation of NYS Route 17 to Interstate 86.
As stated in the 2001 NOI, alternatives under consideration
included (1) Do Nothing and (2) Controlled access freeway, built to
Interstate standards, with at least one full interchange serving the
community of Hale Eddy. Several alignment alternatives were under
consideration for further study under the controlled access freeway
alternative, which generally included new interchanges and
reconstruction of the freeway. Within all of the alternatives, various
options for maintaining access to existing properties incorporating
service roads were under study. Incorporated into and studied with the
various alternatives were design variations of grade and alignment.
Development of the EIS and advancement of the Project was delayed
primarily due to increased Project costs and reprioritization of
funding. Funding constraints and a subsequent shift in overall NYSDOT
priorities led to reprioritization of budget allocations and design
resources. Since the Project has not progressed, and because a
substantial amount of time has passed since the original NOI was
published, the 2001 NOI is being rescinded. The FHWA and NYSDOT will
reassess the transportation needs for the NYS Route 17 corridor at this
location. If a new action is proposed warranting preparation of an EIS,
a new NOI will be published in the future.
Comments and questions concerning this recission should be directed
to the FHWA or NYSDOT at the addresses provided above.
Richard J. Marquis,
Division Administrator, HDA-NY, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-21056 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
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