Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on a Proposed Highway Project in Wisconsin

Topics:  Interstate Highway System, United States Numbered Highways

Glenn Fulkerson
Federal Highway Administration
27 August 2021

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48290-48291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18522]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on a Proposed Highway 
Project in Wisconsin

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce actions taken that 
are final Federal agency actions. The final agency actions relate to a 
proposed highway project, along United States Highway (US) 51 in Dane 
County, Wisconsin between Interstate 39/90 east of the city of 
Stoughton and US 12/18 in the city of Madison. Those actions grant 
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 January 24, 2022. If the Federal 
law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period 
of less than 150 days for filing such a claim, then that shorter time 
period still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA, Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, 
Environmental Program and Project Specialist, FHWA Wisconsin Division 
Office, City Center West, 525 Junction Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 
53717; email bethaney.bacher-gresock@dot.gov; telephone: (608) 662-
2119. For Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Jeff Berens, 
WisDOT Project Manager, WisDOT SW-Region, Madison Office, 2101 Wright 
Street, Madison WI, 53704; email jeff.berens@dot.wi.gov; telephone: 
(608) 245-2656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the WisDOT, 
proposes roadway improvements to US 51 on existing alignment in Dane 
County, Wisconsin between Interstate 39/90, east of the city of 
Stoughton, and US 12/18 in Madison.
    The proposed improvement would include:
    1. Reconstruction of 2-lane US 51 east of Stoughton.
    2. Reconstruction of US 51 through Stoughton.
    3. Urban 4-lane reconstruction and capacity expansion along the 
west side of Stoughton.
    4. Reconstruction of rural 2-lane US 51 (Stoughton to McFarland) 
with intersection improvements.
    5. Urban 4-lane reconstruction in McFarland.
    6. Pavement replacement between Larson Beach Road and Terminal 
Drive/Voges Road in McFarland.
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA)/
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on 
August 17, 2021 and in other documents in the FHWA project records. The 
EA, FONSI and other project records are available by contacting WisDOT 
or FHWA at the addresses provided in the ``For Further Information 
Contact'' section of this notice. The EA/FONSI may be viewed and 
downloaded from the project website at https://

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wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/5139901218/reports.aspx.
    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. 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. Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) [16 U.S.C. 
1531-1544 and Section 1536].
    3. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.)
    4. Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 (q)].
    5. Clean Water Act [Section 404, Section 401, Section 319].
    6. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49 
U.S.C. 303].
    7. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act 
of 1970, as amended.
    8. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) of 1918, as amended.

(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: August 24, 2021.
Glenn Fulkerson,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, 
Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 2021-18522 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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