# Withdrawal of a Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
**AGENCY:**
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), United States Department of Transportation (USDOT).
**ACTION:**
Notice of NOI withdrawal.
**SUMMARY:**
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public of withdrawal of the NOI to prepare an EIS published in the *Federal Register* Vol. 71, No. 128, July 5, 2006 for a proposed combined highway and transit project on 1-285 in Cobb, Fulton, and DeKalb Counties, Georgia.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Jennifer Giersch, Environmental Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration, 61 Forsyth Street, Suite 17T100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Telephone: (404) 562-3653; email: *[email protected].*
Eric Duff, State Environmental Administrator, Georgia Department of Transportation, One Georgia Center, 16th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, Telephone: (404) 631-1071; email: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The FHWA in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), published a NOII on July 5, 2006 to prepare an EIS for a proposed combined highway and transit project along 1-285 from I75 in Cobb County to 1-85 in DeKalb County, a length of approximately 17 miles. FHWA hereby advises the public of the rescission of this NOI. This change occurred because part of the project corridor, the interchange of 1-285 and GA 400, advanced as an independent project with its own purpose and need. Additionally, GDOT's Major Mobility Investment Program refocused the purpose and need for improvements along 1-285. FHWA and GDOT anticipate the issuance of a new NOI for the proposed construction of express lanes along the project corridor.
Any future Federal-aided action within this corridor will comply with the environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ), FHWA implementing environmental regulations (23 CFR part 771) and related authorities, as appropriate. Comments and questions concerning this action should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above.
**Authority:**
23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: August 21, 2019.
Moises Marrero,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Atlanta, Georgia.