[Federal Register: October 5, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 193)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in
North Carolina
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions
by FHWA and other Federal Agencies.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other
Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139
(I)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Fayetteville
Outer Loop, from I-95 south of Fayetteville to U.S. 401 (Ramsey Street)
in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland and Robeson Counties, North
Carolina. 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 (I)(1). A claim seeking judicial
review of the Federal agency actions on the highway project will be
barred unless the claim is filled on or before April 16, 2007. If the
Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time
period of less than 180 days for filing such claim, then that shorter
time period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., Operations
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, Ste 410,
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601-1418; Telephone: (919) 856-4350
extension 133; e-mail: clarence.coleman@fhwa.dot.gov. FHWA North
Carolina Division Office's normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Eastern Time). You may also contact Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Project
Development and Environmental Analysis (PDEA) Branch Manager, North
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), 1 South Wilmington
Street (Delivery), 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
27699-1548; Telephone (919) 733-3141, gthorpe@dot.state.nc.us. NCDOT--
PDEA Branch Office's normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and
other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing
licenses, permits, and approvals for the following highway project in
the State of North Carolina: Fayetteville Outer Loop, Federal Aid No.
DPR-0100(001) and DPR-0100(002), from I-95 south of Fayetteville to
U.S. 401 (Ramsey Street) in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland
and Robeson Counties, North Carolina. The project will be a 28-mile
long, four-lane divided controlled-access freeway on new alignment. The
project extends westward from the end of I-295 along the southern
boundary of Fort Bragg Military Reservation/northern municipal limits
of the City of Fayetteville then turns southward along the western
limits of the City of Fayetteville and the Town of Hope Mills until it
connects with I-95. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws
under which such actions were taken, are described in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project, approved on
August 17, 2005, in the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on January
19, 2006, and in other documents in the FHWA administrative record. The
FEIS, ROD, and other documents in the FHWA administrative record file
are available by contacting the FHWA or NCDOT at the addresses provided
above. The FHWA FEIS and ROD can be viewed at the NCDOT--PDEA Branch, 1
South Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina; NCDOT--Division 6
Construction Engineer Office, 558 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, North
Carolina and Fayetteville Metropolitan Planning Office (MPO), 130
Gillespie Street, 2nd Floor, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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 [23 U.S.C. 109].
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]; Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers)
[23 U.S.C. 319].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
Section 1536], Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361],
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)-757(g)], Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty
Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712], Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act of 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
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[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archeological Resources Protection Act of
1977 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)-11]; Archeological and Historic Preservation
Act [16 U.S.C. 469-469(c)]; Native American Grave Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C.
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C.
1996]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-4209].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251-
1377 (Section 404, Section 401, Section 319)]; Coastal Barrier
Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 3501-3510]; Coastal Zone Management Act [16
U.S.C. 1451-1465]; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) [16 U.S.C.
4601-4604]; Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 300(f)-
300(j)(6)]; Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401-406]; Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271-1287]; Emergency Wetlands
Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; TEA-21 Wetlands Mitigation [23
U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster Protection Act [42
U.S.C. 4001-4128].
8. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601-9675];
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. 6901-6992(k)].
9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income
Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural
Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America;
E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental
Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.
(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 (I)(1).
Issued on: September 29, 2006.
Clarence W. Coleman,
P.E., Operations Engineer, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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