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Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
Download the electronic copy of Final Environmental Impact Statement (Acrobat, 78.2 MB) in PDF Format. An installed copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the statement. The Acrobat Reader is freely available from the Adobe Acrobat website.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1.0 PURPOSE AND NEED (Acrobat, 1.3 MB)
This Final EIS for the Fernan Lake Road Safety Improvement Project documents an analysis of the potential environmental consequences of proposed road reconstruction and maintenance in Kootenai County near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Development of three build alternatives and the No Action Alternative are summarized in Chapter 2. Existing
conditions, environmental consequences of the alternatives, and proposed mitigation to
avoid or reduce impacts are discussed together in Chapter 3.
- 2.0 ALTERNATIVES (Acrobat, 636 KB)
This chapter describes four alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, considered in detail in this EIS. How the build alternatives were developed is described, as is
selection of the Preferred Alternative. Also discussed are alternative routes that were
considered but not carried forward for detailed analysis.
- 3.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, AND MITIGATION (Acrobat, 21.6 MB)
This chapter describes the affected environment, and the direct, indirect, and cumulative
effects that would be expected to occur as a result of implementing each of the
alternatives described in Chapter 2. The resources associated with the significant issues
identified in Chapter 2 are discussed first followed by other resources. In each resource
section, the affected environment is discussed initially. In some cases, the regulatory
setting is described first, followed by the affected environment section. Impacts are
discussed by alternative, including the No Action Alternative. In the section on effects,
potential direct, indirect, and cumulative effects are described. Resource commitments
and proposed mitigation are discussed for each resource. In most cases, proposed
mitigation would apply to all build alternatives; exceptions are discussed in the respective
mitigation sections.
- 4.0 PERMITS AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS (Acrobat, 73 KB)
This chapter summarizes the environmental commitments that would be a part of each build alternative, unless otherwise indicated. These commitments would be incorporated
during final design or project implementation.
- 5.0 DRAFT SECTION 4(F) EVALUATION (Acrobat, 750 KB)
FHWA prepared this Section 4(f) evaluation because the proposed project would adversely affect an historic property, Segments 1 and 2 of Fernan Lake Road, eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The evaluation describes the proposed action and how it might affect Section 4(f) properties, discusses alternatives that would avoid the use of the Section 4(f) properties, and describes measures undertaken to minimize harm to the properties.
- 6.0 LIST OF PREPARES (Acrobat, 13 KB)
- 7.0 CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION (Acrobat, 629 KB)
An issue is a particular concern regarding the environmental effects of a proposed project. The regulations governing EISs require that lead agencies determine "the significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the environmental impact statement" and to "identify and eliminate from detailed study the issues that are not significant" (40 CFR 1501.7). This process of identifying significant issues is called scoping. The overall purpose of scoping is to focus the environmental review on those issues that are relevant to the proposal and decision to be made.
- 8.0 DRAFT EIS DISTRIBUTION (Acrobat, 16 KB)
List of locations where the Draft EIS was sent and where the Final EIS can be reviewed.
- 9.0 REFERENCES (Acrobat, 29 KB)
References
- 10.0 INDEX (Acrobat, 16 KB)
Index
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