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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. 

Norman R. Stoner, P.E., Division 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, 3250 Executive Park 

Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703, 

Phone: (217) 492–4600, E-mail address: 

Norman.Stoner@fhwa.dot.gov. The 

FHWA Illinois Division Office’s normal 

business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 

You may also contact Mr. George F. 

Ryan, P.E., Illinois Department of 

Transportation, Deputy Director of 

Highways, Region Two Engineer, 700 E. 

Norris Drive, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, 

Phone: (815) 434–6131, e-Mail address: 

George.Ryan@illinois.gov. The Illinois 

Department of Transportation Region 

Two’s normal business hours are 8 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing licenses, permits and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Illinois: 

construction of a 37.1 mile, access 

controlled, four-lane freeway on new 

right-of-way between 1–80 and 1–88 

(the Prairie Parkway) and the widening 

of 11.5 miles of IL–47 to four lanes from 

1–80 to Caton Farm Road. The actions 

by the Federal agencies, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

for the project approved on February 15, 

2008; and the Record of Decision (ROD) 

issued on September 19, 2008; and other 

documents in the FHWA administrative 

record. The FEIS, ROD and other 

documents in the FHWA administrative 

record are available by contacting 

FHWA or the Illinois Department of 

Transportation at the addresses above. 

Project information can also be viewed 

and downloaded from the project Web 

site at http://www.prairie-parkway.com 

and the FEIS can be downloaded from 

http://www.dot.il.gov/desenv/env.html 

or hard copies of the FEIS and the ROD 

are available upon request. 

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 [23 

U.S.C. 109]. 

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 [49 U.S.C. 303]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536]; Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 

U.S.C. 703–712]. 

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 

and Historic Preservation Act (AHPA) 

[16 U.S.C. 469–469(c)]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d) 

2000(d)(1)]; Farmland Protection Policy 

Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act (Section 401 and 404) 

[33 U.S.C. 1251–1377]; Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271–1287]. 

8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations. 

(Catalog 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). 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: September 19, 2008. 

Norman R. Stoner, 

Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois. 

[FR Doc. E8–22598 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in Nevada 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

FHWA, United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS), and Other Federal 

Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA, USFWS, and other 

Federal agencies that are final within 

the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, U.S. Highway 95 (US 95), from 

Washington Avenue to Kyle Canyon 

Road (State Route 157) for a distance of 

13 miles, in Clark County in the State 

of Nevada. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

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 on or before March 25, 2009. If 

the Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

less than 180 days for filing such claim, 

then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

FHWA: Mr. Abdelmoez Abdalla, 

Environmental Program Manager, 

Federal Highway Administration, 705 

North Plaza Street, Carson City, 

Nevada 89701–0602; telephone: 

(775) 687–1231; e-mail 

Abdelmoez.Abdalla@fhwa.dot.gov. The 

FHWA Nevada Division Office’s regular 

business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

(Pacific Standard Time). For the Nevada 

Department of Transportation (NDOT): 

Mr. Steve M. Cooke, P.E., Chief, 

Environmental Services Division, 

Nevada Department of Transportation, 

1263 South Stewart Street, Carson City, 

Nevada 89712; telephone: (775) 888– 

7013; e-mail: scooke@dot.state.nv.us. 

The NDOT office’s regular business 

hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific 

Standard Time). For USFWS: Mr. 

Michael Burroughs, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4701 North Torrey 

Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130; 

telephone: (702) 515–5230; e-mail 

Michael_Burroughs@fws.gov. The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service office’s 

regular business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA, USFWS, 

and other Federal agencies have taken 

final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 

139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, 

and approvals for the following highway 

project in Clark County in the State of 

Nevada. The proposed improvements to 

US 95, from Washington Avenue to Kyle 

Canyon Road (State Route 157), a 

distance of 13 miles, would consist of 

widening the roadway to include one 

high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in 

each direction and six general purpose 

lanes (three in each direction) from 

Durango Drive to Kyle Canyon Road. 

Other project components would 

include new service interchanges at 

Horse Drive and Kyle Canyon Road, the 

system-to-system interchange between 

US 95 and the Bruce Woodbury Beltway 

(CC–215), and improvements to 

Cheyenne Avenue, Rancho Drive/Ann 

Road, and Durango Drive. The federal 

project reference number is SPF–095– 

2(043). The actions by the Federal 

agencies, and the laws under which 


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actions were taken, are described in the 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for US 

95 Northwest Washington Avenue to 

Kyle Canyon Road, FHWA–NV–EA 

07.01. A Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) was issued on May 7, 

2008. The EA, FONSI, and other project 

records are available by contacting the 

FHWA or the NDOT Environmental 

Services Division at the addresses 

provided above. USFWS also issued its 

biological opinion (File No. 84320– 

2008–F–0428) for the project’s possible 

adverse effects on the desert tortoise 

(Gopherus agassizii) on August 22, 

2008. The USFWS biological opinion is 

available by contacting the USFWS at 

the address provided above. 

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 [23 

U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]; Public 

Hearing [23 U.S.C. 128]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q)]. 

3. Noise: Procedures for Abatement of 

Highway Traffic Noise and Construction 

Noise [23 U.S.C. 109(h), 109(i); 42 

U.S.C. 4331, 4332; sec. 339(b), Pub. L. 

104–59, 109 Stat. 568, 605; 49 CFR 

1.48(b)]. 

4. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]. 

5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)]; Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]. 

7. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990, 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988, 

Floodplain Management; 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: September 16, 2008. 

Susan Klekar, 

Division Administrator, Carson City, Nevada. 

[FR Doc. E8–22572 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in Washington 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims 

for judicial review of actions by FHWA 

and other federal agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to the I–405, NE 8th Street 

to SR 520 Improvement Project (The 

Project) located in Bellevue; King 

County; I–405 in the State of 

Washington. These actions grant 

licenses, permits, and approvals for the 

project. 

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 

March 25, 2009. 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: Pete 

Jilek, Urban Area Engineer, Federal 

Highway Administration, 711 S. Capitol 

Way #501, Olympia, Washington 98501; 

telephone: (360) 753–9480; and e-mail: 

pete.jilek@fhwa.dot.gov. The FHWA 

Washington Division’s Urban Area 

Engineer’s regular office hours are 

between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. (Pacific 

Time). You may also contact William 

Jordan, I–405 Environmental Manager, 

Washington State Department of 

Transportation, 600–108th Avenue, NE., 

Suite 405, Bellevue, Washington 98004; 

telephone: (425) 456–8547; and e-mail: 

william.jordan@i405.wsdot.wa.gov. The 

I–405 Corridor Program’s regular office 

hours are between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

(Pacific Time). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Washington: I– 

405, NE 8th Street to SR 520 

Improvement Project. The Project 

extends approximately 1.5 miles north 

along I–405 from south of NE 8th Street 

to the SR 520 interchange and 

approximately 1.6 miles east along SR 

520, from the I–405 interchange to just 

east of 134th Avenue, NE. The Project 

improves safety and reduces congestion 

in the vicinity of the I–405 and SR 520 

interchange in Bellevue. The Project 

constructs grade-separated ramps on 

northbound I–405 to separate the I–405 

traffic exiting to SR 520 from traffic 

entering I–405 at NE 8th Street in 

downtown Bellevue; reconstructs the 

NE 12th Street bridge over I–405, 

constructs a new three-lane eastbound 

collector-distributor lane on SR 520 to 

separate the on- and off-ramp traffic 

between I–405 and 124th Avenue, NE.; 

and reconstructs the 124th Avenue, NE. 

interchange off-ramp. These actions by 

the Federal agencies, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the May 2008 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and in 

the September 17, 2008 Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI), and in other 

documents in the FHWA administrative 

record. The EA, FONSI and other 

documents in the FHWA administrative 

record are available by contacting 

FHWA or WSDOT at the addresses 

provided above. The EA can be viewed 

and downloaded from the project Web 

site at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ 

Projects/i405/corridor/ 

sr520tone8thEA.htm or viewed at public 

libraries in the project area. Since 

federal funding is not currently 

available for this project, an FHWA 

project number has not been 

established. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions on the project 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 [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351]; 

Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 

109]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act, as amended [42 

U.S.C. 7401–7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and 

Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) [23 

U.S.C. 319]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544]; Anadromous 

Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

757(a)–757(g)]; Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661– 

667(d)]; Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery 


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