Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project in New York

Peter Osborn
Federal Highway Administration
14 February 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 10628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02929]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Tappan Zee Hudson 
River Crossing Project in New York

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. DOT.

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions 
by FHWA.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces action taken by the FHWA that relate to 
the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing (New NY Bridge) Project located in 
Rockland and Westchester Counties, New York.

DATES: 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 July 14, 2017. If this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or 
legal holiday, parties are advised to file their claim no later than 
the business day preceding this date. 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: Peter Osborn, Division Administrator, 
Federal Highway Administration, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, 
Albany, New York 12207, Telephone (518) 431-4127; or Jamey Barbas, 
Project Director, New York State Thruway Authority, 555 White Plains 
Road, Tarrytown New York, 10591, Telephone (914) 524-5440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 31, 2012, the FHWA published a 
``Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions'' on the Tappan Zee Hudson 
River Crossing (New NY Bridge) Project in New York, in the Federal 
Register at FR Doc. 2012-26799. Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing (New 
NY Bridge) Project is located on the Hudson River between the Village 
of South Nyack in Rockland County on the west and the Village of 
Tarrytown in Westchester County on the east. The bridge carries 
Interstate 87 (New York State Thruway) and Interstate 287. The Tappan 
Zee Hudson River (New NY Bridge) Project involves the replacement of 
the existing bridge with two new structures (one each for eastbound and 
westbound traffic), to the north of its existing location, carrying 8-
lanes of vehicular traffic and a Shared Use Path. An Environmental 
Assessment (EA) was prepared for Facilities and Bicycle/Pedestrian 
Connections associated with the Shared Use Path to determine if 
potential significant adverse impacts would result from the proposed 
work in accordance with the requirements of the Council on 
Environmental Quality's regulations for implementing the procedural 
provisions of the NEPA of 1969 (40 CFR 1500-1508), the FHWA's 
Environmental Impact and Related Procedures; 23 CFR 771.130, and the 
New York SEQRA (6 NYCRR Part 617 and 17 NYCRR Part 15), and a number of 
other federal and state regulations and requirements, including Section 
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and Section 4(f) of the 
U.S. Department of Transportation Act. Notice is hereby given that 
subsequent to the earlier FHWA notice, FHWA has taken final agency 
actions by issuing an Environmental Assessment/Finding of No 
Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) and determining that a SEIS is not 
required for the Facilities and Bicycle/Pedestrian Connections 
associated with the Shared Use Path. The actions by FHWA are described 
in the February 2016 EA and FONSI Issued on June 10, 2016. The 
documents are available by contacting the FHWA or the New York State 
Thruway Authority at the addresses provided above. The documents can 
also be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at 
www.newnybridge.com. This notice applies to FHWA 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) (Transportation 
Conformity).
    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], Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361], Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712], Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act of 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.].
    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.].
    6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)].
    7. Water Resources: Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1451-
1465.
    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; E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian 
Tribal Governments.

(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: February 6, 2017.
Peter Osborn,
Division Administrator, Albany, NY.
[FR Doc. 2017-02929 Filed 2-13-17; 8:45 am]
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