Environmental Impact Statement: Lake, Cook and McHenry Counties, Illinois

Arlene K. Kocher
Federal Highway Administration
22 July 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 35178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15464]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Lake, Cook and McHenry Counties, 
Illinois

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice to rescind a notice of intent to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
environmental impact statement will not be prepared for the Tri-County 
Access Project, a proposed transportation improvement project in Lake, 
Cook and McHenry counties in Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Arlene K. Kocher, Division Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration, 3250 Executive Park Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703. 
Phone: (217) 492-4600.
    Rocco Zucchero, Chief Planning Officer, Illinois Tollway, 2700 
Ogden Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, Phone 630-241-6800. 
Anthony Quigley, Deputy Director of Highways, Region 1 Engineer, 
Illinois Department of Transportation, 201 West Center Court, 
Schaumburg, Illinois 60196, Phone: 847-705-4401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with Illinois 
Tollway and the Illinois Department of Transportation, issued a notice 
of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on July 
16, 2018 (83 FR 32947). The project proposal was to reduce congestion, 
improve reliability of travel, improve travel options connecting major 
origins and destinations, and improve local and regional travel 
efficiency in the project area.
    Due to a change in transportation priorities, further work on the 
EIS for the Tri-County Access project EIS is cancelled and no further 
activities will occur.
    Comments or questions concerning this notice should be directed to 
FHWA, the Illinois Tollway, or the Illinois Department of 
Transportation at the addresses provided above.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123; 49 CFR 1.48

(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).

    Dated: July 15, 2019.
Arlene K. Kocher,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, 
Illinois.
[FR Doc. 2019-15464 Filed 7-19-19; 8:45 am]
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