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Paul Schrooten, (907) 644–3388.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 23
United States Code Section 204 requires
all Federal land management agencies to
conduct long range transportation
planning in a manner that is consistent
with metropolitan planning
organizations and state departments of
transportation.
With this notice the multi-agency
Federal Lands draft LRTP and the
agency specific drop-down draft LRTPs
are now available for public review and
comment.
Alaska Federal Lands draft LRTP—
This draft plan describes the benefits of
and actions for coordinated planning
and decision making among federal land
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Range Transportation Plan (Alaska
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and maintain a coordinated, ‘‘seamless’’
transportation system for public and
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existing and future needs for those
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the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The
actions relate to a proposed highway
project, US 18/151 (Verona Road) CTH
PD to US 12/14 and US 12/14 (Beltline)
Whitney Way to Todd Drive in Dane
County, Wisconsin. Those actions grant
approvals for the project. The project
will be constructed in three stages. Stage
1 entails reconstructing the current US
18/151 and US 12/14 diamond
interchange to a single-point urban
interchange and extending the six-lane
US 12/14 section west through the
Whitney Way interchange. The Beltline
reconstruction will extend from west of
Whitney Way to east of Seminole
Highway and will include
reconstruction of the Seminole Highway
overpass. The US 12/14 modifications
will include expanding the Whitney
Way westbound off-ramp and the
Whitney Way eastbound on-ramp to two
lanes and add a parallel lane to the
Whitney Way westbound on-ramp. US
18/151 (Verona Road) will be
reconstructed from Raymond Road to
US 12/14 and include capacity
expansion. Midvale Boulevard will be
reconstructed between US 12/14 and
Nakoma Road. A jug-handle gradeseparated intersection will be
constructed at the current Summit Road
at-grade intersection with US 18/151.
Four lanes southbound and three lanes
northbound will be provided on US 18/
151 from Nakoma Road on Midvale
Boulevard to Summit Road. Stage 1 is
currently scheduled for construction
from approximately 2013 to 2015.
Stage 2 will convert the CTH PD and
US 18/151 at-grade intersection to a
diamond interchange. Stage 2 will also
include a third lane in both directions
on US 18/151 from the CTH PD
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 204
interchange to the Raymond Road
Dated: November 28, 2011.
intersection and upgrade the
Clara H. Conner,
Williamsburg Way at-grade intersection.
Division Engineer, Western Federal Lands
CTH PD will be reconstructed from west
Highway Division, FHWA, Vancouver,
of Nesbitt Road to Commerce Park
Washington.
Drive. Stage 2 is currently scheduled for
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construction from approximately 2017
to 2018.
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Stage 3 will be constructed when
operations and safety needs become a
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION statewide priority and funding is
available. This is currently predicted for
Federal Highway Administration
around 2030. Stage 3 will separate local
and regional traffic by constructing a
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions depressed freeway down the center of
on Proposed Highway Project in
Verona Road. A US 151/18 system
Wisconsin
interchange with depressed US 18/151
ramps will be constructed east of the
AGENCY: Federal Highway
Verona Road Single-point interchange.
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
A one-way pair local road system will
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims
for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA front the depressed US 18/151 freeway.
Raymond Road and Williamsburg Way
and Other Federal Agencies.
will be grade-separated over US 18/151
SUMMARY: This notice announces actions freeway. The environmental document
taken by the FHWA that are final within will be re-evaluated in coordination
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with federal, state and local agencies
prior to the implementation of Stage 3.
Therefore, this notice of limitations does
not apply to Stage 3.
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 within 180 days of publication
of this Federal Register notice. 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:
Tracey Blankenship, Major Projects
Program Manager, Federal Highway
Administration, 525 Junction Road
Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin 53717;
telephone: (608) 829–7510 or email:
Tracey.Blankenship@dot.gov. The
FHWA Wisconsin Division’s normal
office hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. central
time. For the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WisDOT): Larry Barta.
P.E., Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, Southwest Region
Office, 2101 Wright Street, Madison,
Wisconsin 54303; telephone: (608) 246–
3884; email: Larry.Barta@dot.wi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that FHWA has taken final
agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C.
139(l)(1) by issuing approvals for the
following highway project: US 18/151
(Verona Road) CTH PD to US 12/14
(Beltline) and US 12/14 (Beltline)
Whitney Way to Todd Drive, Dane
County, Wisconsin, Project ID 1206–07–
03. The actions taken by FHWA, and
laws under which such actions were
taken, are described in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the project, approved on June 28,
2011 (FHWA–WI–EIS–03–02–F), in the
Record of Decision (ROD) issued on
November 2, 2011, and in other
documents in the FHWA/WisDOT
administrative record for the project.
The FEIS, ROD, and other project
records are available by contacting
FHWA or WisDOT at the addresses
provided above.
The FEIS can also be viewed on the
project Web site: https://
www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d1/
verona/environment.htm#feis
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 (FAHA) [23
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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 [23 U.S.C.
138 and 49 U.S.C. 303], Section 6(f) of
the Land and Water Conservation Act as
amended [16 U.S.C 4601], and National
Trails System Act [16 U.S.C. 1241–1249].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act of 1973
[16 U.S.C. 1531–1543 and Section 1536];
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16
U.S.C. 661–666(c)]; Migratory Bird
Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 760c–760g].
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 Resources
Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C.
470(aa)–470(ll)]; Archaeological and
Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469–
469(c)]; Native American Grave
Protection and Repatriation Act [25
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of
1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d) et seq.];
American Indian Religious Freedom Act
[42 U.S.C. 1996]; Americans With
Disabilities Act [42 U.S.C. 12101];
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisition Act of 1970 [42
U.S.C. 4601 et seq. as amended by the
Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of
1987 [P.L. 100–17].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean
Water Act (Section 404, Section 401,
Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251–1376];
Land and Water Conservation Fund [16
U.S.C. 460l–4 to 460l–11]; Safe Drinking
Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)];
TEA–21 Wetlands Mitigation [23 U.S.C.
103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster
Protection Act, [42 U.S.C. 4001–4128];
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, [16
U.S.C. 3921, 3931].
8. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as
amended [42 U.S.C. 9601–9657];
Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 [Pub. L. 99–
499]; Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act [42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.].
9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of
Wetlands; E.O. 11988 Floodplain
Management as amended by E.O. 12148;
E.O. 12898, Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low Income
Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and
Enhancement of Cultural Resources; E.O.
13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287
Preserve America; E.O. 13175
Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514
Protection and Enhancement of
Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112
Invasive Species.
(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).
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Issued on: December 5, 2011.
Tracey Blankenship,
Major Projects Program Manager, FHWA
Wisconsin Division, Madison, Wisconsin.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FY 2011 Discretionary Sustainability
Funding Opportunity; Transit
Investments for Greenhouse Gas and
Energy Reduction (TIGGER) and Clean
Fuels Grant Program, Augmented With
Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities
Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: FTA Sustainability Program
Funds: Announcement of Project
Selections.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
projects funded under two discretionary
programs: The Transit Investments for
Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
(TIGGER) program and the Clean Fuels
Grant program enhanced with Section
5309 Bus and Bus Facilities program
funds. Both programs support the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s
environmental sustainability efforts and
were announced in FTA’s Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) on June
24, 2011. The TIGGER program makes
funds available for capital investments
that will reduce the energy consumption
or greenhouse gas emissions of public
transportation systems. The Clean Fuels
Grant program makes funds available to
assist nonattainment and maintenance
areas in achieving or maintaining the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for ozone and carbon monoxide and
supports emerging clean fuel and
advanced propulsion technologies for
transit buses and markets for those
technologies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional office
(Appendix) for specific information
regarding applying for these funds or
specific questions. For general program
information on TIGGER, contact
Matthew Lesh, Office of Mobility
Innovation, (202) 366–0953, email:
matthew.lesh@dot.gov. For general
program information on the Clean Fuels
Grant program, contact Vanessa
Williams, Office of Program
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway
Project in Wisconsin
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 that are final
within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a
proposed highway project, US 18/151 (Verona Road) CTH PD to US 12/14
and US 12/14 (Beltline) Whitney Way to Todd Drive in Dane County,
Wisconsin. Those actions grant approvals for the project. The project
will be constructed in three stages. Stage 1 entails reconstructing the
current US 18/151 and US 12/14 diamond interchange to a single-point
urban interchange and extending the six-lane US 12/14 section west
through the Whitney Way interchange. The Beltline reconstruction will
extend from west of Whitney Way to east of Seminole Highway and will
include reconstruction of the Seminole Highway overpass. The US 12/14
modifications will include expanding the Whitney Way westbound off-ramp
and the Whitney Way eastbound on-ramp to two lanes and add a parallel
lane to the Whitney Way westbound on-ramp. US 18/151 (Verona Road) will
be reconstructed from Raymond Road to US 12/14 and include capacity
expansion. Midvale Boulevard will be reconstructed between US 12/14 and
Nakoma Road. A jug-handle grade-separated intersection will be
constructed at the current Summit Road at-grade intersection with US
18/151. Four lanes southbound and three lanes northbound will be
provided on US 18/151 from Nakoma Road on Midvale Boulevard to Summit
Road. Stage 1 is currently scheduled for construction from
approximately 2013 to 2015.
Stage 2 will convert the CTH PD and US 18/151 at-grade intersection
to a diamond interchange. Stage 2 will also include a third lane in
both directions on US 18/151 from the CTH PD interchange to the Raymond
Road intersection and upgrade the Williamsburg Way at-grade
intersection. CTH PD will be reconstructed from west of Nesbitt Road to
Commerce Park Drive. Stage 2 is currently scheduled for construction
from approximately 2017 to 2018.
Stage 3 will be constructed when operations and safety needs become
a statewide priority and funding is available. This is currently
predicted for around 2030. Stage 3 will separate local and regional
traffic by constructing a depressed freeway down the center of Verona
Road. A US 151/18 system interchange with depressed US 18/151 ramps
will be constructed east of the Verona Road Single-point interchange. A
one-way pair local road system will front the depressed US 18/151
freeway. Raymond Road and Williamsburg Way will be grade-separated over
US 18/151 freeway. The environmental document will be re-evaluated in
coordination
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with federal, state and local agencies prior to the implementation of
Stage 3. Therefore, this notice of limitations does not apply to Stage
3.
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 within 180 days of publication of this
Federal Register notice. 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: Tracey Blankenship, Major Projects
Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 525 Junction Road
Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin 53717; telephone: (608) 829-7510 or
email: Tracey.Blankenship@dot.gov. The FHWA Wisconsin Division's normal
office hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. central time. For the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation (WisDOT): Larry Barta. P.E., Wisconsin
Department of Transportation, Southwest Region Office, 2101 Wright
Street, Madison, Wisconsin 54303; telephone: (608) 246-3884; email:
Larry.Barta@dot.wi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken
final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing
approvals for the following highway project: US 18/151 (Verona Road)
CTH PD to US 12/14 (Beltline) and US 12/14 (Beltline) Whitney Way to
Todd Drive, Dane County, Wisconsin, Project ID 1206-07-03. The actions
taken by FHWA, and laws under which such actions were taken, are
described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the
project, approved on June 28, 2011 (FHWA-WI-EIS-03-02-F), in the Record
of Decision (ROD) issued on November 2, 2011, and in other documents in
the FHWA/WisDOT administrative record for the project. The FEIS, ROD,
and other project records are available by contacting FHWA or WisDOT at
the addresses provided above.
The FEIS can also be viewed on the project Web site: https://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d1/verona/environment.htm#feis
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 (FAHA) [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 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303], Section 6(f) of the Land and
Water Conservation Act as amended [16 U.S.C 4601], and National
Trails System Act [16 U.S.C. 1241-1249].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act of 1973 [16 U.S.C. 1531-1543 and
Section 1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-
666(c)]; Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 760c-760g].
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 Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C.
470(aa)-470(ll)]; Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act [16
U.S.C. 469-469(c)]; Native American Grave Protection and
Repatriation Act [25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)
et seq.]; American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996];
Americans With Disabilities Act [42 U.S.C. 12101]; Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970 [42
U.S.C. 4601 et seq. as amended by the Uniform Relocation Act
Amendments of 1987 [P.L. 100-17].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404,
Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1376]; Land and Water
Conservation Fund [16 U.S.C. 460l-4 to 460l-11]; Safe Drinking Water
Act [42 U.S.C. 300(f)-300(j)(6)]; TEA-21 Wetlands Mitigation [23
U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster Protection Act, [42
U.S.C. 4001-4128]; Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, [16 U.S.C.
3921, 3931].
8. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended [42
U.S.C. 9601-9657]; Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986 [Pub. L. 99-499]; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act [42
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.].
9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management as amended by E.O. 12148; E.O. 12898, Federal
Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and
Low Income Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of
Cultural Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287
Preserve America; E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of
Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.
(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: December 5, 2011.
Tracey Blankenship,
Major Projects Program Manager, FHWA Wisconsin Division, Madison,
Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 2011-31815 Filed 12-9-11; 8:45 am]
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