[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 153 (Thursday, August 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 44915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3874]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Whiteside County, IL

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 proposed 
transportation improvements between U.S. Route 30 and IL Route 136 
intersection near Fulton, Illinois eastward to the U.S. Route 30 and IL 
Route 40 intersection in Rock Falls, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norman R. Stoner, P.E., Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 3250 Executive Park 
Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703, Phone: (217) 492-4600. George F. 
Ryan, P.E., Deputy Director of Highways, Region Two Engineer, Illinois 
Department of Transportation, 819 Depot Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, 
Phone: (815) 284-2271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Illinois 
Department of Transportation (IDOT), will prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) on potential transportation improvements along 
an approximately 24-mile long corridor of U.S. Route 30 in Whiteside 
County, Illinois. Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary 
to enhance mobility and improve system continuity.
    Primary environmental resources that may be affected are: 
agricultural land, wetlands, floodplains, and streams. Compatibility 
with the regional land use plans and context sensitivity will also be 
important considerations. Alternatives to be evaluated will include (1) 
Taking no action: (2) widening portions of the existing two-lane 
highway to four lanes; and (3) constructing a four-lane limited access 
highway on new location.
    To help ensure that a full range of issues related to this proposed 
project are identified and addressed, a comprehensive public 
involvement program is underway. Letters describing the proposed action 
and soliciting comments will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and 
local agencies, and private organizations and citizens who have 
previously expressed or are known to have interest in this project. A 
series of public informational meetings are being held and additional 
meetings will be held with community advisory groups, local and State 
officials, and public interest groups. A project web site and project 
hotline are established. Comments or questions concerning this proposed 
action and the EIS are invited from all interested parties and should 
be directed to the FHWA at the address provided above. A public hearing 
will be held after the draft EIS is published and made available for 
public and agency review. Public notice will be given of the time and 
place of meetings and the public hearing.

(Catalog of Federal 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).

    Issued on: August 2, 2007.
Norman R. Stoner,
Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois.
[FR Doc. 07-3874 Filed 8-08-07; 8:45 am]
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