Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension Project in Fairfax County, Virginia Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Thomas Nelson, Jr. Date: 4 October 2021 Subjects: American Government , Roads & Highways Topic: Interstate Highway System

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 189 (Monday, October 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 54785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21309]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 495 
Express Lanes Northern Extension Project in Fairfax County, Virginia

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

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions 
by FHWA and the National Park Service (NPS).

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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and the NPS 
that are final. The actions relate to the Interstate 495 Express Lanes 
Northern Extension Project from the Dulles Toll Road/Route 267 
interchange to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Fairfax 
County, 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 highway project will be barred 
unless the claim is filed on or before March 3, 2022. 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: John Simkins, Planning, 
Environment, Realty, and Freight Team Leader, FHWA Virginia Division, 
400 North 8th Street, Suite 750, Richmond, Virginia 23219; telephone: 
(804) 775-3347; email: John.Simkins@dot.gov. The FHWA Virginia 
Division's regular office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 
Time). For NPS: Tammy Stidham, Deputy Associate Area Director--Lands 
and Planning, 1100 Ohio Drive SW, Washington, DC 20242; telephone: 
(202) 619-7474; email: Tammy_Stidham@nps.gov. The National Park 
Service's regular office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 
Time). For the Virginia Department of Transportation: Abraham Lerner, 
Associate Manager of Special Projects Development, 4975 Alliance Drive, 
Fairfax, Virginia 22030; telephone: (804) 259-3345; email: 
Abraham.Lerner@vdot.virginia.gov. The Virginia Department of 
Transportation's regular office hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA and the NPS 
have 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 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension 
Project in Fairfax County, Virginia. The project is an extension of the 
Interstate 495 (I-495) Express Lanes along approximately three miles of 
I-495, also referred to as the Capital Beltway, from their current 
northern terminus south of the Dulles Toll Road (DTR)/Route 267 
interchange to the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP). Although 
the I-495 Express Lanes would terminate at the GWMP, improvements would 
extend approximately 0.3 miles north of the GWMP to provide a tie-in to 
the existing road. The project also includes access ramp improvements 
and lane reconfigurations along portions of the DTR and the Dulles 
International Airport Access Highway, on either side of I-495, from the 
Spring Hill Road Interchange to the Route 123 interchange. The proposed 
improvements entail new and reconfigured I-495 Express Lane ramps and 
general-purpose lane ramps.
    The actions taken by FHWA, and the laws under which such actions 
were taken, are described in the Revised Environmental Assessment (EA) 
for the project, approved on February 24, 2020, in the FHWA Finding of 
No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on June 29, 2021, and in other 
documents in the FHWA project records. The FHWA Revised EA, FONSI, and 
other project records can be viewed and downloaded from the project 
website at www.495northernextension.org and are also available by 
contacting FHWA or the Virginia Department of Transportation at the 
phone numbers and addresses provided above. The NPS FONSI is available 
by contacting Tammy Stidham at the address provided above and can be 
viewed and downloaded from www.495northernextension.org.
    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. 
4321-4347]; 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 [49 U.S.C. 303 and 23 U.S.C. 138].
    4. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [54 U.S.C. 306108].
    5. Social and Economic: Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 
4201-4209].
    6. Executive Orders: Exec. Order. No. 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 
Exec. Order No. 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)

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

Thomas Nelson, Jr.,
Division Administrator, Richmond, Virginia.
[FR Doc. 2021-21309 Filed 10-1-21; 8:45 am]
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