41096 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 143 / Thursday, July 26, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Sarpy County, NE 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement will be 

prepared for a proposed interchange on 

U.S. Interstate Highway 80 in Sarpy 

County, Nebraska. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Edward Kosola, Realty/Environmental 

Officer, FHWA, Federal Building, Room 

220, 100 Centennial Mall North, 

Lincoln, NE 68508–3851, (402) 437–

5765. Mr. Randy Peters, Planning and 

Project Development Engineer, Nebraska 

Department of Roads, Box 94759, 1500 

Highway 2, Lincoln, NE 68509, (402) 

479–4795. Mr. Thomas Lynam, Highway 

Superintendent, Sarpy County, 15100 

South 84th Street, Papillion, NE 68046, 

(402) 339–4606. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA in cooperation with the 

Nebraska Department of Roads and 

Sarpy County, Nebraska, will prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to study a proposed interchange on U.S. 

Interstate Highway 80 (I–80) at the 

location of the existing Pflug Road 

overpass in Sarpy County. The proposed 

interchange location is approximately 

three miles east of the Platte River 

Bridge. 

The Pflug Road overpass has recently 

been reconstructed as part of widening 

I–80 to six lanes between Omaha and 

Lincoln. The reconstructed overpass 

consolidates the Pflug and Ruff Road 

overpass bridges at one location 1,300 

feet southwest of Pflug Road to not 

preclude possible future interchange 

improvements, including construction 

of ramps. 

The proposed Pflug Road interchange 

is shown in the Sarpy County 

Comprehensive Development Plan 

adopted by the Sarpy County Board in 

2005, as well as in the (Omaha) 

Metropolitan Area Planning Agency’s 

(MAPA) 2030 Long Range 

Transportation Plan adopted in 2006. 

The impetus for the project is 

anticipated future growth and 

development in southern Sarpy County 

and along the I–80 corridor. 

Alternatives to be analyzed in the 

Interchange Justification Report (IJR) 

and EIS include (1) a partial cloverleaf 

at the current Pflug Road location, (2) a 

tight diamond with a skew at the 

current Pflug Road location, (3) 

improvements to the existing Gretna 

interchange, (4) an interchange at the 

180th Street location, and (5) the no 

build alternative. The proposed study 

area for the alternatives analysis will 

extend from the Platte River to 180th 

Street. The study area for the EIS will 

be based on the area of potential effect 

for those alternatives carried forward for 

further analysis. 

To date, the main environmental 

concern that has been expressed is the 

effect of cumulative impacts on fish and 

wildlife resources. Concerns have been 

raised that increased access from the 

interchange will result in private 

development that may negatively affect 

the Platte River. 

A Coordination Plan is being prepared 

for the project to define the agency and 

public participation process for the 

environmental review. An agency 

scoping meeting and a public 

information meeting are planned. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate federal, state and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens who are known to be 

interested in this proposed project. A 

Draft EIS will be prepared and a public 

hearing will be held. Public notice will 

be given of the time and place of the 

public meetings and public hearing. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues are 

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 or the Nebraska 

Department of Roads at the address 

provided. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation of 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Dated: July 19, 2007. 

Edward W. Kosola, 

Realty/Environmental Officer, Nebraska 

Division, Federal Highway Administration, 

Lincoln, Nebraska. 

[FR Doc. 07–3652 Filed 7–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highways in Alaska 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

FHWA. 

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 various proposed 

highway projects in the State of Alaska. 

Those actions grant approvals for the 

projects. 

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 any of the 

listed highway projects will be barred 

unless the claim is filed on or before 

January 22, 2008. 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. 

Dale J. Lewis, Area Liaison Engineer, 

FHWA Alaska Division, P.O. Box 21648, 

Juneau, Alaska 99802–1648; office hours 

7 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (AST), phone (907) 

586–7429; e-mail 

DaleJ.Lewis@fhwa.dot.gov. You may 

also contact Jerry O. Ruehle, DOT&PF 

Central Region Environmental 

Coordinator, Alaska Department of 

Transportation and Public Facilities, 

4111 Aviation Drive, P.O. Box 196900, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99519–6900; office 

hours 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (AST), phone 

(907) 269–0534, e-mail 

Jerry_Ruehle@dot.state.ak.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA has taken 

final agency actions by issuing 

approvals for the following highway 

projects in the State of Alaska that are 

listed below. The actions by the Federal 

agency on the projects, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the Environmental 

Assessment (EA) issued in connection 

with the projects. The EA, FONSI, and 

other documents from the FHWA files 

for the listed projects are available by 

contacting the FHWA or the State of 

Alaska Department of Transportation & 

Public Facilities at the addresses 

provided above. EA and FONSI 

documents can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project Web site at 

http://projects.ch2m.com/Sewardhwy 

and http://projects.ch2m.com/ 

SewardMeridian or viewed at 4111 

Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 

99519. 

This notice applies to all FHWA 

decisions and approvals on the listed 

projects as of the issuance date of this 

notice and all laws and Executive 


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