Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Texas |
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Achille Alonzi
Federal Highway Administration
April 9, 2015
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19112-19113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08140]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in
Texas
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions
by FHWA and Other Federal Agencies
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other
Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. Sec.
139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Trinity
Parkway from Interstate Highway 35 East (IH35E)/State Highway (SH) 183
to U.S. 175/SH 310 in the County of Dallas, State of Texas. 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. Sec. 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 September 8, 2015. If the
Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time
period of less than 150 days for filing such claim, then that shorter
time period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Achille Alonzi, Division
Administrator, Texas Division, Federal Highway Administration, 300 E.
8th Street, Room 826, Austin, Texas 78701; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(central daylight time) Monday through Friday, 512-536-5902; email:
al.alonzi@dot.gov.
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 Texas: The Trinity Parkway (Texas Department of
Transportation CSJ 0918-45-121) would consist of a limited-access toll
facility on new location in the City of Dallas, extending from the IH
35E/SH 183 interchange (northern terminus) to the US 175/SH 310
interchange (southern terminus), a distance of approximately nine
miles. The facility would ultimately consist of six mixed-flow tolled
mainlanes, local street interchanges, and interchanges at the northern
terminus, southern terminus, Woodall Rodgers Freeway, and IH 45. The
primary purpose for the Trinity Parkway is to manage congestion on
existing highways through the downtown Dallas area. Trinity Parkway
would help manage congestion on IH 35E (Lower Stemmons and South R.L.
Thornton Freeways), IH 30, and other major transportation facilities
within the Trinity Parkway project area to improve mobility and safety,
and thereby increase accessibility to businesses and public facilities.
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 March 7, 2014, in the
FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on April 2, 2015, and in other
documents in the FHWA administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, and other
documents in the FHWA administrative record file are available by
contacting the FHWA at the address provided above. The FHWA FEIS and
ROD can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at: https://
www.ntta.org/roadsprojects/futproj/
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trihwy/Pages/Project-Meeting-Materials.aspx.
This notice does not apply to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering
(U.S.A.C.E.) permitting process for this project, because no U.S.A.C.E.
permits have been issued the project to date. 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.
4321-4375]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)]
3. Land: Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies
Act of 1970 [42 U.S.C. 4601-4655]; Section 4(f) of the Department of
Transportation Act of 1966 [Pub. L. No. 111-212, Section 405 (a)(b)].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544];
Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712]; Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act of 1940 [16 U.S.C. 668]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Act [16 U.S.C. 661-666(c)].
5. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C.
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; Section 504 of the Americans with Disability Act;
Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-4209].
6. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251-
1342 (Sections 303(d), 305(b), and 402)]; Section 9 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401], as modified by the General Bridge
Act of 1946 [33 U.S.C. 525]; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C.
1271-1287]; Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996 [42 U.S.C. 300(f)-
300(j)(6)]; Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
Act [16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.].
7. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species; E.O. 12898 Federal
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and
Low Income Populations; E.O. 13166 Improving Access to Services for
Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
(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. Sec. 139(l)(1)
Issued on: April 3, 2015.
Achille Alonzi,
Division Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-08140 Filed 4-8-15; 8:45 am]
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