Environmental Impact Statement: Cook County, Illinois, 26498 [2014-10563]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 89 / Thursday, May 8, 2014 / Notices
Issued on: May 2, 2014.
Glenn D. Fulkerson,
Assistant Division Administrator, Federal
Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois.
[FR Doc. 2014–10566 Filed 5–7–14; 8:45 am]
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Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Cook
County, Illinois
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
environmental impact statement will be
prepared for a proposed highway project
in Cook County, Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine A. Batey, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, 3250 Executive Park
Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703,
Phone: (217) 492–4600. John Fortmann,
P.E., Deputy Director of Highways,
Region One Engineer, District 1, Illinois
Department of Transportation, 201 W.
Center Court, Schaumburg, IL 60196–
1096, Phone: (847) 705–4110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the Illinois
Department of Transportation, will
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on a proposal to
improve North Lake Shore Drive located
in the Illinois county of Cook. The
project study area encompasses North
Lake Shore Drive from Grand Avenue to
Hollywood Avenue where North Lake
Shore Drive terminates at the
intersection of Hollywood Avenue and
Sheridan Road. The section of North
Lake Shore Drive from Grand Avenue to
Foster Avenue is designated as U.S.
Route 41. North of Foster Avenue, North
Lake Shore Drive is an unmarked State
route.
Improvements to the corridor are
considered necessary due to safety
concerns and operational issues as well
as infrastructure condition. Alternatives
that may be considered include (1)
taking no action; and (2) a full range of
multi-modal build alternatives that
involve the reconstruction of North Lake
Shore Drive.
Improvements to North Lake Shore
Drive have the potential to affect
environmental features in the project
area. Almost the entire length of the
roadway is located within historic
Lincoln Park, where no roadway rightof-way exists. All land beyond the backs
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of curbs is considered to be park land.
Potential environmental issue areas
include: parks, special waste sites,
historic bridges, historic buildings, air
quality, noise, natural resources, water
resources and related indirect and
cumulative impact considerations.
Letters describing the proposed action
and soliciting comments will be sent to
appropriate Federal, State, and local
agencies. As part of the EIS process, a
scoping meeting for obtaining input
from Resource Agencies was held on
September 19, 2013. The Illinois
Department of Transportation’s Context
Sensitive Solutions (CSS) process will
be used for public involvement. A
Stakeholder Involvement Plan (SIP) will
be developed to ensure that the full
range of issues related to this proposed
project are identified and addressed.
The SIP provides meaningful
opportunities for all stakeholders to
participate in defining transportation
issues and solutions for the study area.
One public meeting will be held in Cook
County at each project milestone. In
addition to the public meetings, a public
hearing and comment period will be
held following the release of the Draft
EIS. Public notice will be given for the
time and place of the public meetings
and hearing. A project Web site has
been established
(www.northlakeshoredrive.org) as one
element of the project public
involvement process.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments, and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to the FHWA at the address
provided above.
(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.)
Issued on: May 2, 2014.
Glenn D. Fulkerson,
Assistant Division Administrator, Springfield,
Illinois.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
Public Transportation Projects
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces final
environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
for projects in the following locations:
Boise, ID and Houston, TX. The purpose
of this notice is to announce publicly
the environmental decisions by FTA on
the subject projects and to activate the
limitation on any claims that may
challenge these final environmental
actions.
DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising
the public of final agency actions
subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23,
United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim
seeking judicial review of FTA actions
announced herein for the listed public
transportation projects will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before
October 6, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312)
353–2577 or Terence Plaskon,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Office of Human and Natural
Environment, (202) 366–0442. FTA is
located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that FTA has taken final
agency actions by issuing certain
approvals for the public transportation
projects listed below. The actions on the
projects, as well as the laws under
which such actions were taken, are
described in the documentation issued
in connection with the project to
comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
in other documents in the FTA
administrative record for the projects.
Interested parties may contact either the
project sponsor or the relevant FTA
Regional Office for more information on
the project. Contact information for
FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at
https://www.fta.dot.gov.
This notice applies to all FTA
decisions on the listed projects as of the
issuance date of this notice and all laws
under which such actions were taken,
including, but not limited to, NEPA [42
U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Cook County, Illinois
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in Cook County, Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine A. Batey, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 3250 Executive Park
Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703, Phone: (217) 492-4600. John
Fortmann, P.E., Deputy Director of Highways, Region One Engineer,
District 1, Illinois Department of Transportation, 201 W. Center Court,
Schaumburg, IL 60196-1096, Phone: (847) 705-4110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Illinois
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve North Lake Shore Drive located
in the Illinois county of Cook. The project study area encompasses
North Lake Shore Drive from Grand Avenue to Hollywood Avenue where
North Lake Shore Drive terminates at the intersection of Hollywood
Avenue and Sheridan Road. The section of North Lake Shore Drive from
Grand Avenue to Foster Avenue is designated as U.S. Route 41. North of
Foster Avenue, North Lake Shore Drive is an unmarked State route.
Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary due to safety
concerns and operational issues as well as infrastructure condition.
Alternatives that may be considered include (1) taking no action; and
(2) a full range of multi-modal build alternatives that involve the
reconstruction of North Lake Shore Drive.
Improvements to North Lake Shore Drive have the potential to affect
environmental features in the project area. Almost the entire length of
the roadway is located within historic Lincoln Park, where no roadway
right-of-way exists. All land beyond the backs of curbs is considered
to be park land. Potential environmental issue areas include: parks,
special waste sites, historic bridges, historic buildings, air quality,
noise, natural resources, water resources and related indirect and
cumulative impact considerations.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies. As part of
the EIS process, a scoping meeting for obtaining input from Resource
Agencies was held on September 19, 2013. The Illinois Department of
Transportation's Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) process will be used
for public involvement. A Stakeholder Involvement Plan (SIP) will be
developed to ensure that the full range of issues related to this
proposed project are identified and addressed. The SIP provides
meaningful opportunities for all stakeholders to participate in
defining transportation issues and solutions for the study area. One
public meeting will be held in Cook County at each project milestone.
In addition to the public meetings, a public hearing and comment period
will be held following the release of the Draft EIS. Public notice will
be given for the time and place of the public meetings and hearing. A
project Web site has been established (www.northlakeshoredrive.org) as
one element of the project public involvement process.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments,
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.
(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.)
Issued on: May 2, 2014.
Glenn D. Fulkerson,
Assistant Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois.
[FR Doc. 2014-10563 Filed 5-7-14; 8:45 am]
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