Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Transportation Project in Illinois

Catherine A. Batey
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
16 October 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22176]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Transportation 
Project in Illinois

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by FHWA, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), National Park 
Service (NPS), and other Federal Agencies.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA, USACE, and 
NPS that are final. The action relates to the proposed construction of 
a new highway between Huntley Road and Illinois Route 62 and a new 
bridge crossing over the Fox River in Kane County. Those actions grant 
licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is advising the public of the final 
agency action subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking judicial 
review of the Federal agency action of the proposed highway project 
will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before March 15, 2018. 
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: For FHWA: Ms. Catherine A. Batey, 
Division Administrator, 3250 Executive Park Drive, Springfield, 
Illinois 62703; telephone: (217) 492-4600; email address: 
Catherine.Batey@dot.gov. The FHWA Illinois Division Office's normal 
business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (Central Standard Time). For 
USACE: Keith Wozniak, Chief, Regulatory Branch, 231 South LaSalle 
Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, Illinois 60604; telephone: (312) 846-5530; 
email address: Keith.L.Wozniak@usace.army.mil. The USACE Chicago 
District's normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central 
Standard Time). For the Illinois Department of Transportation: Mr. Jose 
Rios, Engineer of Program Development, 201 West Center Court, 
Schaumburg, Illinois 60196; telephone: (847) 705-4000. The Illinois 
Department of Transportation Region One's normal business hours are 
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Standard Time). For the Kane County 
Division of Transportation, Mr. Steve Coffinbarger, Assistant Director, 
41W011 Burlington Road, St. Charles, IL 60175; telephone: (630) 584-
5265. The Kane County Division of Transportation's normal business 
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 13, 2017, the FHWA published a 
``Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation 
Project in Illinois'' in the Federal Register at 82 FR 4450 (January 
13, 2017) for the following highway project: The proposed construction 
of a new highway between Huntley Road and Illinois Route 62 and a new 
bridge crossing over the Fox River in Kane County. Notice is hereby 
given that, subsequent to the earlier FHWA notice, the USACE has taken 
final agency actions within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by 
issuing permits and approvals for the highway project. The actions by 
USACE, related final actions by other Federal agencies, and the laws 
under which such actions were taken, are described in the USACE 
decisions and its project records, referenced as LRC-2013-839. That 
information is available by contacting the USACE at the address 
provided above.
    Notice is hereby given that subsequent to the earlier FHWA notice, 
FHWA completed a written re-evaluation pursuant to 23 CFR 771.129(c) 
and determined that the environmental document remains valid for the 
requested FHWA action.
    Information about the project and project records also are 
available from the FHWA, the Illinois Department of Transportation, or 
the Kane County Division of Transportation at the addresses provided 
above. The FHWA EA and FONSI, and subsequent written re-evaluation, can 
be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.co.kane.il.us/dot/foxBridges/longmeadowPkwy.aspx. The USACE 
decision is available by contacting the USACE at the address provided 
above.
    This notice applies to all USACE and other Federal agency final 
actions taken after the January 13, 2017 issuance date of the FHWA 
Federal Register notice described above. The laws under which actions 
were taken include, but are 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. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404, 
Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1377].
    3. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536].
    4. Land: Land and Water Conservation Fund [54 U.S.C. 200301-200310]
    5. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, 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 5, 2017.
Catherine A. Batey,
Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois.
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