Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Illinois, 18133-18134 [06-3374]

Agencies

• Federal Highway Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18133-18134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3374]


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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, U.S. Route 
20, Galena to Freeport in JoDaviess and Stephenson Counties, State of 
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 October 10, 2006. If the Federal 
law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period 
of less than 180 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time 
period still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Norman R. Stoner, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 3250 Executive Park 
Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703-4514; Office Hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:15 
p.m.; Telephone: (217) 492-4640; E-mail Address: 
Norman.Stoner@fhwa.dot.gov. You may also contact Mr. Gregory L. Mounts, 
Illinois Department of Transportation, Deputy Director, Region Two 
Engineer, 819 Depot Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021; Office Hours: 8 
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Telephone: (815) 284-2271; E-mail Address: 
MountsGL@dot.il.gov.

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: U.S. Route 20 from Galena to Freeport is a 
principal route in northwestern Illinois having national, state, 
regional, and local importance. This corridor is part of the National 
Highway System. The route has high existing and forecasted traffic 
volumes including trucks, high crash rates, and substandard capacity 
and level of service. The Selected Alternative will be a 78.8 km (49.7 
mi) long, four-lane freeway with grade separations at all intersecting 
roadways requiring approximately 1,127 hectares (2,784 acres) of new 
right-of-way. It will begin northwest of Galena near the existing 
intersection of IL Route 84 and U.S. Route 20, proceed to the north and 
east of Galena, south of the Galena Territory, along the north side of 
Tapley Woods, north of Elizabeth and Woodbine, north of Stockton and 
south of Lena, and end northwest of Freeport, tying into the western 
end of the U.S. Route 20 Freeport Bypass. Except for the termini, which 
tie in along the existing U.S. Route 20, the entire proposed freeway 
would be on new alignment. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the 
laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project, approved on 
November 16, 2004, in the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on 
September 22, 2005, and in other documents in the FHWA administrative 
record. The FEIS, ROD, 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 FHWA 
FEIS can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at https://
www.dot.il.gov/ desenv/env/html or hard copies of the FHWA FEIS and the 
ROD are available upon request.

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    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].
    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].
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536].
    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.].
    6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 
4201-4209].
    7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-
1377 (Section 404, Section 401, Section 319).
    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: April 4, 2006.
Norman R. Stoner,
Division Administrator, FWHA, Illinois Division, Springfield, Illinois.
[FR Doc. 06-3374 Filed 4-7-06; 8:45 am]
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