Finding of no significant impact on the environmental assessment for STPP 23-2(14)81 Broadus Rest Area control#2010

8 Pages·1997·0.65 MB·English

by  Montana. Department of Transportation

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08640009 96325
FEDERAL HIGHWAYADMINISTRATION
FINDINGOFNOSIGNIFICANTIMPACT
FOR
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STPP23-2(14)81
BROADUSRESTAREA
(P.M.S. C#2010)
THEFEDERALHIGHWAYADMINISTRATIONHASDETERMINEDTHAT"PREFERRED"
ALTERNATEEOFTHISPROPOSEDPROJECTWILLHAVENOSIGNIFICANTIMPACTON
THEHUMANENVIRONMENT. THISFINDINGOFNOSIGNIFICANTIMPACTISBASEDON
THEATTACHEDENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENTWHICHHASBEENINDEPENDENTLY
EVALUATED BYTHEFEDERALHIGHWAYADMINISTRATIONANDDETERMINEDTO
ADEQUATELYANDACCURATELYDISCUSSTHENEED,ENVIRONMENTALISSUES,AND
IMPACTSOFTHEPROPOSEDPROJECTANDAPPROPRIATEMITIGATIONMEASURES.
ITPROVIDESSUFFICIENTEVIDENCEANDANALYSISFORDETERMININGTHATAN
ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTSTATEMENTISNOTREQUIRED. THEFHWATAKESFULL
RESPONSIBILITYFORTHEACCURACY,SCOPE,ANDCONTENTOFTHEATTACHED
ENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENT.
Date I 7
SummaryofAction
onthe
STPP23-2(14)81
BROADUSRESTAREA
(P.M.S.C#2010)
EnvironmentalAssessment
TheEnvironmentalAssessment(EA)forthisproposedprojectwasapproved
fordistributionbytheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation'sFederalHighway
Administration(FHWA)onApril10,1997. PubliccommentsonthisEAwere
solicitedthroughaPublicNoticeissuedbytheMontanaDepartmentof
Transportation's(MDTs)PublicAffairsBureau. Nocommentswerereceived
throughthedatespecified(May12,1997)intheEA'sPublicNotice.
TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture'sCusterNationalForest(CNF)funded
praervti-eowfetdh,isapnrdophoasdendopcroojmecmte,natnsdoinsathCisooEpAe.ratingAgencyonthisEA. TheCNF
CopiesofboththePublicNoticeandtheCNF'srespondingletter(ofMay13,
1997)areattached. AFindingofNoSignificantImpact(FoNSI)ontheEAfor
thisproposedproject's"preferred"AlternativeEwillbeissuedbytheFHWA. A
copyofthisFoNSIisattachedtothisSummaryofActionsheet'sfront.
Additionalcopiesofthisproposedproject'sEAmayberequestedfrom:
MontanaDepartmentofTransportation
2701 ProspectAvenue,P.O.Box201001
Helena,MT59620-1001
Attention: JoelM.Marshik,P.E.
EnvironmentalServicesManager
phone: [phone] FAX:[phone]
:
United States Forest Custer NF 1310 Main Street
Department of Service P.O. Box 50760
Agriculture Billings, MT 59105
RECEIVED
MAY 14 1997 Reply To: 1500
ENVIRONMENTAL Date: May 13. 1997
iMSTER FILE
Joel M. Marshik COPY
Montana Department of Transportation ....-J
Environmental Services
2701 Prospect Avenue
P.O. Box 201001
Helena, MT 59620-1001
Dear Mr. Marshik:
We have received your Environmental Assessment (EA) for STPP 23-2 (14) 81, for
the Broadus Rest Area. After reviewing this EA we have no comments regarding
our involvement with this project. Thank you for this chance to comment.
Sincerely,
Forest Supervisor
cc
S.Marquis, B&F
M.Lunsford, Grants
CaringfortheLandandServingPeople
FS-6200-28(7-82)
Review.
TheMontanaDepartmentofTransportation(MDT)
releasedtheEnvironmentalAssessment(EA)fortheproject
designated - Broadus RestArea, control number2010,
fordistrTibhuetiopnroajencdtrpervoipeows.es combining the MCS scale/
weigh stationwith a RestArea and the Visitor Informa-
tion Center, to replace existing facilities. The location is
adjacentto US Highway 212 slightly over1 mile soMuCthS-
east ofBroadus, acrossthe road from the current
scale site
Copiesofthe EAare availableforreviewatsev-
eral locationsincluding:
MDT DistrictOffice, Glendive
MDTEnvironmental Services, Helena
MilesCityPublicLibrary, Miles City
PowderRiverCountyCommission, Broadus
ForyourowncopycontactMDT'sEnvironmentalServices,
phone [phone].
The department solicits your comments and of-
fers an opportunity for a public hearing on the project.
CommentsmustbesenttoMDTEnvironmentalServices,
2701 ProspectAvenue, Helena, MT 59620, by May 12,
1997 To request a public hearing contact Michael
Johnson, MDT District Administrator, PO Box 890,
Glendive, MT 59330-0890, phone (40L) 365-5296, by
May 12, 1997. TheTDD numberis [phone] for
the hearing impaired.
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