Polityka i handel międzynarodowy · 08/05/1996

New International Bridge, Eagle Pass, Texas: Finding of No Significant Impact

The Department of State is issuing a finding of no significant impact on the environment for the new international bridge project sponsored by the City of Eagle Pass International Bridge Board, Eagle Pass, Texas. A draft environmental assessment of the proposed Eagle Pass International Bridge II project was prepared for the sponsor, under the guidance and supervision of the Department of State, by Hicks & Company, of Austin, Texas; Groves and Associates, Inc., of San Antonio, Texas; and Mitrisin Associates, of Bethesda, Maryland. A public notice regarding the availability for inspection of the City of Eagle Pass International Bridge Board was published in the Federal Register on November 1, 1990, at 55 FR 46125. No comments were received from the public. Over 20 federal and state agencies reviewed the draft environmental assessment. All comments received from these agencies were responded to, either by expanding the analysis contained in the draft environmental assessment or by proposing mitigation measures, as appropriate. Additionally, the Permit applicant corresponded and met with several agencies to discuss ways of meeting their concerns and, where appropriate, to discuss mitig