Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Project in Rhode Island

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Project in Rhode Island
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Project in Rhode Island
Carlos C. Machado
Federal Highway Administration
15 February 2018
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6918-6919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03139]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2018-00665]


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway 
Project in Rhode Island

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of correction.

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SUMMARY: This notice corrects information in the January 19, 2018, 
Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions at 83 FR 
2867 in reference to deletion of incorrect information regarding FHWA's 
assumed environmental responsibilities and Executive Order references 
that are not applicable.

DATES: Per the original notice, any claim seeking review of the Federal 
agency actions on this highway project will be barred unless filed on 
or before June 18, 2018. 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 questions about this technical 
correction, please contact Mr. Carlos E. Padilla-Fresse, MSCE, Program 
Delivery Supervisor, Federal Highway Administration Rhode Island 
Division, 380 Westminster Mall, Suite 601, Providence, Rhode Island 
02903; (401) 528-4577; Carlos.Padilla@dot.gov. For the Rhode Island 
Department of Transportation (RIDOT), please contact Mr. David Fish, 
P.E., Administrator of Project Management, Rhode Island Department of 
Transportation, Two Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island 02903-1124, 
(401) 222-2023, david.fish@dot.ri.gov. Business hours for FHWA and 
RIDOT are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Monday 
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    An electronic copy of this document is available on the Federal 
Register website at http://www.archives.gov and the Government 
Publishing Office's database at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

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Background

    On January 19, 2018, FHWA posted a Federal Register notice at 83 FR 
2867 announcing a limitation of claims for the following highway 
project in the State of Rhode Island: Toll Locations 1 and 2 in the 
Towns of Hopkinton, Richmond, and Exeter. The actions by FHWA, and the 
laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project approved on December 15, 
2017, and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on December 
20, 2017. The EA, FONSI, and other project records are available by 
contacting FHWA or the Rhode Island Department of Transportation at the 
addresses provided above. The EA and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded 
from the project website at http://www.dot.ri.gov/rhodeworks/.
    The January 19 notice incorrectly stated that FHWA assumed 
environmental responsibilities for this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 
327. The FHWA clarifies that 23 U.S.C. 327 is not applicable here and 
that Federal environmental review responsibilities remain with FHWA for 
this project. That notice also incorrectly listed 5 Executive Orders in 
paragraph 10: E.O. 11514, Protection and Enhancement of Environmental 
Quality; E.O. 11593, Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Resources; 
E.O. 13007, Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287, Preserve America; and E.O. 
13112, Invasive Species. The FHWA clarifies that it only intended to 
list the following: E.O. 11990, Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 12898, 
Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low Income Populations; E.O. 11988, Floodplain 
Management; and E.O. 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian 
Tribal Governments.

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

    Issued on: February 8, 2018.
Carlos C. Machado,
FHWA Rhode Island Division Administrator, Providence, Rhode Island.
[FR Doc. 2018-03139 Filed 2-14-18; 8:45 am]
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