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8 DISTRIBUTION OF THE TIER 1 DRAFT EIS

The Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement is being distributed to the following federal, regional, 

state and local agencies and other interested parties for their review and comments. The Tier 1 EIS is 

available for review online at FRA’s website www.fra.dot.gov and the Program’s website at 

www.GreatLakesRail.org. The document is also available at select libraries located along the corridor in 

Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. For a full list of these viewing locations visit the Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac 

Program website at www.GreatLakesRail.org.

Native American Tribes - Illinois

Potawatomi - Citizen Nation

Potawatomi - Hannahville Indian Community

Potawatomi - Prairie Band

Native American Tribes - Indiana

Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin

Hannahville Indian Community Council

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Kansas

Native American Tribes – Michigan

Bay Mills Indian Community

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Band)

Potawatomi - Hannahville Indian Community

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi

Potawatomi - Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Federal

Federal Aviation Administration – Detroit Airports District Office

Federal Highway Administration – Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan Divisions

Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Transit Administration

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Policy and International Affairs

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Chicago District and Detroit District
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U.S. Coast Guard, Ninth District – Marine Safety Unit Chicago

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. National Park Service – Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Midwest Region

State Agencies – Illinois

Illinois Commerce Commission Transportation Bureau

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Illinois Nature Preserves Commission

Illinois Department of Transportation

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency

State Agencies – Indiana

Indiana Natural Resource Conservation Service

Indiana Department of Transportation

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Indiana State Department of Health

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology

State Agencies – Michigan

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Michigan Department of Community Health, Health Policy,

Regulation and Professions Administration

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Michigan State Historic Preservation Office

Counties – Illinois

Cook County

Counties – Indiana

Lake County

La Porte County

Porter County

Counties – Michigan

Berrien County Jackson County Van Buren County

Calhoun County Kalamazoo County Washtenaw County

Cass County Oakland County Wayne County
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Municipalities – Illinois

Burnham village

Calumet City city

Chicago city

Municipalities – Indiana

Beverly Shores town Hammond city Portage city

Burns Harbor town Lake Station city Porter town

Chesterton town Long Beach town Pottawattamie Park town

Dune Acres town Michiana Shores town Town of Pines town

East Chicago city Michigan City city Whiting city

Gary city Ogden Dunes town

Municipalities – Michigan

Albion city Eastwood (CDP) Michigan Center (CDP)

Ann Arbor city Ferndale city New Buffalo city

Augusta village Galesburg city Niles city

Barton Hills village Galien village Parma village

Battle Creek city Grand Beach village Pleasant Ridge city

Berkley city Grass Lake village Pontiac city

Birmingham city Hamtramck city Royal Oak city

Bloomfield Hills city Highland Park city Springfield city

Chelsea city Inkster city Three Oaks village

Dearborn city Jackson city Troy city

Dearborn Heights city Kalamazoo city Wayne city

Decatur village Lawton village Westland city

Detroit city Marshall city Ypsilanti city

Dexter village Mattawan village

Dowagiac city Michiana village

Note: CDP is an acronym for Census Designated Place

Other Agencies or Groups

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Regional Transportation Authority

State & Commuter Partnerships, Central (Amtrak)

Operating Railroads and Transit

Amtrak – National Railroad Passenger Corporation Norfolk Southern Railroad

Canadian Pacific METRA

CSX Transportation PACE

Northern Indiana Commuter Rail Transportation District