Environmental Impact Statement: Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties, Texas

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Federal notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). SUMMARY: Pursuant to 23 CFR 771.123(a) , FHWA, on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), is issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be prepared for a proposed transportation project to construct a new north-south highway from Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1994 south of Needville, Texas to Interstate Highway (I) 10 west of Katy, Texas (CSJ: 0912-00-544). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: TxDOT Houston District, P.O. Box 1386, Houston, Texas 77251-1386, 713-802-5199, HOU-PIOwebmail@txdot.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 TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 9, 2019, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT. The proposed project is needed because the 36A South Project Study Area lacks major north-south highways, which limits mobility and connectivity through the study area. 36A South is proposed as a new highway from Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 1994 south of Needville, Texas to Interstate Highway (I) 10 west of Katy, Texas. The proposed highway would be approximately 41 miles in length and would serve Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller counties. The EIS will ev…