Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 66 Outside the Beltway Project in Virginia

John Simkins
Federal Highway Administration
6 July 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 44088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15950]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 66 
Outside the Beltway Project in 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 
within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to the 
Interstate 66 Outside the Beltway project in Fairfax and Prince William 
Counties, Virginia. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and 
approvals for the project.

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 December 5, 2016. 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: Mr. John Simkins, Planning and 
Environment Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, 400 North 8th 
Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219; telephone: (804) 775-3347; email: 
John.Simkins@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: Mr. John Muse, 4975 Alliance 
Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; email: John.Muse@vdot.virginia.gov; 
telephone: (703) 259-1215.

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: Interstate 66 Outside the Beltway Project. The project 
would involve improvements to Interstate 66 between Interstate 495 and 
U.S. Route 15. The actions taken by FHWA, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Tier 1 Final Environmental 
Impact Statement and Tier 1 Record of Decision that was issued on 
November 20, 2013, the Tier 2 Final Environmental Assessment dated June 
21, 2016, and the Tier 2 Finding of No Significant Impact that was 
issued on June 22, 2016. These documents and other project records are 
available on the project Web site at http://outside.transform66.org, 
and 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 [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.].
    5. Social and Economic: Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 
4201-4209].

(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 28, 2016.
John Simkins,
Planning and Environment Team Leader.
[FR Doc. 2016-15950 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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