Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Interstate 95 in the City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford, Prince William, and Fairfax, Virginia

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

John Simkins
Federal Highway Administration
8 May 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20909-20910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09810]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Interstate 95 in the 
City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford, 
Prince William, and Fairfax, Virginia

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 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 actions relate to roadway improvements to enhance Express 
Lane access at the I-95/Russell Road Interchange (Exit 148), as well as 
expand the Express Lanes approximately ten miles from near the I-95/VA 
610 Interchange at Garrisonville Road (Exit 143) to near the I-95/US 17 
Interchange at Warrenton Road (Exit 133), in the City of Fredericksburg 
and the Counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford, Prince William, and 
Fairfax.

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 project will be barred unless the 
claim is filed on or before October 5, 2018. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial 
review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal agency for 
a highway or public transportation capital project shall be barred 
unless it is filed within 150 days after publication of a notice in the 
Federal Register announcing that the permit, license, or approval is 
final pursuant to the law under which the agency action is taken, 
unless a shorter time is specified in the Federal law pursuant to which 
judicial review is allowed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA: Mr. Mack Frost, Planning and 
Environmental Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 400 North 8th

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Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219; telephone: (804) 775-3352; email: 
Mack.frost@dot.gov. The FHWA Virginia Division Office's normal business 
hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). For the Virginia 
Department of Transportation (VDOT): Mr. Scott Smizik, 1401 East Broad 
Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219; email: 
Scott.Smizik@vdot.virginia.gov; telephone: (804) 371-4082.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken 
final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 
licenses, permits, and approvals for the following project in the State 
of Virginia: roadway improvements to enhance Express Lane access at the 
I-95/Russell Road Interchange (Exit 148), as well as expand the Express 
Lanes approximately ten miles from near the I-95/VA 610 Interchange at 
Garrisonville Road (Exit 143) to near the I-95/US 17 Interchange at 
Warrenton Road (Exit 133), in the City of Fredericksburg and the 
Counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford, Prince William, and Fairfax. The 
actions taken by FHWA, and the laws under which such actions were 
taken, are described in the Revised Environmental Assessment, the 
Request for the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and the 
FONSI. The Revised EA was signed on October 31, 2017. The FONSI was 
issued on March 19, 2018. The Revised EA, Request for the FONSI, and 
FONSI can be viewed on the project's internet site at http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/i-95_express_lanes_fredericksburg_extension.asp. These documents and 
other project records are also available by contacting FHWA or the 
Virginia Department of Transportation at the phone numbers and 
addresses 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 (FAHA) [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 
128].
    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 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303].
    4. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [54 U.S.C. 300101 et 
seq.].
    5. Social and Economic: Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 
4201-4209].
    6. Executive Orders: 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 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: May 1, 2018.
John Simkins
Planning and Environment Team Leader, Richmond, VA.
[FR Doc. 2018-09810 Filed 5-7-18; 8:45 am]
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