Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Washington |
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Topics: Interstate Highway System
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Daniel M. Mathis
Federal Highway Administration
23 June 2017
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28733-28734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12814]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in
Washington
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions
by FHWA.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA that are
final. The action relates to the issuance of a Finding of No
Significant Impact for the Interstate 5 Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM)
Congestion Relief Project in the vicinity of JBLM in southern Pierce
County, State of Washington.
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 November 20, 2017. 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: For FHWA, Dean Moberg, Area Engineer,
Federal Highway Administration, 711 S. Capitol Way, Suite 501, Olympia,
WA 98501-1284, 360-534-9344, or Dean.Moberg@dot.gov; or Jeff Sawyer,
Region Environmental Manager, Washington State Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box 47440, Tumwater, WA 98501, 360-570-6701, or
SawyerJ@wsdot.wa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken
final agency action(s) subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing
licenses, permits, and approvals for the following highway project in
the State of Washington: The purpose of the proposed action is to
reduce chronic traffic congestion and improve person and freight
mobility along I-5 in the vicinity of JBLM while continuing to maintain
access to the communities and military installations neighboring the
freeway. The proposed Project would improve I-5 through the JBLM area
and relieve existing and expected future congestion on I-5 within the
vicinity of JBLM, improve local and mainline system efficiency, enhance
mobility, improve safety, and increase transit and Transportation
Demand Management (TDM) opportunities by reducing I-5 travel times and
improving accessibility at Thorne Lane and Berkeley Street. The actions
by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were
taken, are described in the Revised Environmental Assessment (REA) for
the project approved on May 23, 2017, and in the Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) approved on May 23, 2017, and in other
documents in the project records. The EA, FONSI, and other project
records are available from FHWA and WSDOT at the addresses provided
above and can be found at: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/MountsRdThorneLn/EA.htm.
This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions that are final
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).
2. Air: Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q).
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966
(49 U.S.C. 303; 23 U.S.C. 138); Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement
(Wildflowers) (23 U.S.C. 319).
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and Section
1536); Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1423h); Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-667d); 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. 470f);
Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 470aa-470mm);
Archeological and Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 469-469c);
Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (25
U.S.C. 3001-3013).
6. Social and Economic: American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42
U.S.C. 1996); Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) (7 U.S.C. 4201-
4209).
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404, Section
401, Section 319) (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387); Land and Water Conservation
Fund
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(LWCF) (16 U.S.C. 4601-4604); Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (42 U.S.C.
300f-300j-26)); Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401-406);
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271-1287); Emergency Wetlands
Resources Act, (16 U.S.C. 3901, 3921); Wetlands Mitigation (23 U.S.C.
119(g) and 133(b)(14)); Flood Disaster Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 4012a,
4106).
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. 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.
9. Navigation: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.SC. 403]; General
Bridge Act of 1946 [33 U.S.C 9 and 11].
(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: June 13, 2017.
Daniel M. Mathis,
Division Administrator, Olympia, Washington.
[FR Doc. 2017-12814 Filed 6-22-17; 8:45 am]
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