[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24700]
[[Page 61825]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in
Illinois
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions
by FHWA and other Federal Agencies.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other
Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C.
139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Willow
Road (FAP 305) between Illinois Route 43 (Waukegan Road) and Interstate
94 (Edens Expressway) in Cook County, Illinois. Those actions grant
licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking judicial review
of the Federal agency actions on the highway project will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before March 10, 2013. If the Federal
law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period
of less than 150 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time
period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Norman R. Stoner, P.E., Division
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 3250 Executive Park
Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703, Phone: (217) 492-4600, Email
address: [email protected]. The FHWA Illinois Division Office's
normal business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. You may also contact
Mr. John A. Fortmann, P.E., Illinois Department of Transportation,
Deputy Director of Highways, Acting Region One Engineer, 201 West
Center Court, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196, Phone: (847) 705-4000. The
Illinois Department of Transportation Region One's normal business
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and
other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing
licenses, permits, and approvals for the following highway project in
the State of Illinois: reconstruct and widen Willow Road (FAP 305) from
Illinois Route 43 (Waukegan Road) to Interstate 94 (Edens Expressway),
a distance of approximately 1.8 miles including replacing the bridge
over the Middle Fork North Branch of the Chicago River. The actions by
the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken,
are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project
approved on March 28, 2012, the Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) issued on September 14, 2012, and in other documents in the
FHWA administrative record. The EA, FONSI, and other documents in the
FHWA administrative record file are available by contacting the FHWA or
the Illinois Department of Transportation at the addresses provided
above. The EA and FONSI and all other supporting documentation can be
viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at
www.willowroadfuture.org.
This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions as of the
issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such actions were
taken, including but not limited to:
1. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C.
4321-4351] Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303 and 23 U.S.C. 138].
4. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C.
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et
seq.]; Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act (AHPA) [16 U.S.C.
469-469(c)].
6. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
Section 1536]; Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 401 and
404) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1377]; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271-
1287].
8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898 Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income
Populations.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Issued on: October 1, 2012.
Norman R. Stoner,
Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois.
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