Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Project in Utah

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Project in Utah
Topics: Interstate Highway System
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Project in Utah
Ivan Marrero
Environmental Protection Agency
6 October 2017
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46880-46881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21562]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway 
Project in Utah

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

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by UDOT on behalf of FHWA, and Federal agencies.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces certain actions taken by UDOT on behalf 
of FHWA and other Federal agencies. The actions relate to a proposed 
highway project located on Interstate 80 (I-80),

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from approximate milepost (MP) 142.1 to MP 136, in the Counties of 
Summit and Salt Lake, State of Utah. Those actions grant licenses, 
permits and approvals for the project.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on behalf of UDOT, 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 March 5, 
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 UDOT: Brandon Weston, Director of 
Environmental Services, UDOT Environmental Services, P.O. Box 148380, 
Salt Lake City, UT 84114; telephone: (801) 965-4603; email: 
brandonweston@utah.gov. UDOT's normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time), Monday through Friday, except State 
and Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2008 and renewed on July 
1, 2011, June 30, 2014, and June 23, 2017, FHWA assigned, and UDOT 
assumed, all environmental responsibilities for this project pursuant 
to 23 U.S.C. 326 Categorical Exclusion Assignment Memorandum of 
Understanding. Notice is hereby given that UDOT has taken final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, 
and approvals for the I-80; Parleys Summit to Jeremy Ranch Westbound 
Truck Lane project in the State of Utah. This project proposes to 
improve I-80 from approximate MP 136 to approximate MP 142.1 to address 
safety issues associated with semi-truck congestion, reduce the 
potential for wildlife/motorists incidents, and address deficient 
pavement conditions located in the counties of Salt Lake and Summit, 
Utah. The project consists of the following elements: (1) Add an 
additional westbound truck climbing lane from approximate MP 138.3 to 
141.8; (2) constructing a wildlife bridge over I-80 at approximate MP 
139 and installing exclusionary wildlife fencing and escape ramps 
through the project; and (3) pavement rehabilitation along all east- 
and westbound lanes throughout the corridor. These improvements were 
identified in the Categorical Exclusion for the project. The actions by 
UDOT and the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions 
were taken, are described in the Categorical Exclusion (CE) for the 
project (I-80; Parleys Summit to Jeremy Ranch Westbound Truck Lane in 
Salt Lake and Summit Counties, Utah, Project No. F-I80-4(151)139), 
approved on June 26, 2017, and in other documents in the UDOT project 
records. The CE and other project records are available by contacting 
UDOT at the address provided above.
    This notice applies to the CE, the Section 4(f) Determination, the 
NHPA Section 106 Review, the ESA Section 7 Effects Determination, the 
Noise Assessment, and all other UDOT and 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 the following laws (including 
their implementing regulations):
    1. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 
4321-4370; Federal-Aid Highway Act, 23 U.S.C. 109.
    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; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-667d; 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 703-712.
    5. Water: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344; E.O. 
11990, Protection of Wetlands.
    6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 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.
    7. Noise: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, Public Law 91-605, 84 
Stat. 1713.
    8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of 
Cultural Resources; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 12898, Federal 
Actions to Address Environmental Justice 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: September 28, 2017.
Ivan Marrero,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, 
Utah.
[FR Doc. 2017-21562 Filed 10-5-17; 8:45 am]
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