[Federal Register: September 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 176)]
[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
[4910-RY]
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on State Highway 99
(Segment E) in Texas
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(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Grand
Parkway (State Highway 99) Segment E, from Interstate Highway 10 (I-10)
to United States Highway 290 (U.S. 290) in Harris County, Texas. 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 9, 2009. 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: Mr. Gregory Punske, P.E., District
Engineer, District B (South), Federal Highway Administration, 300 East
8th Street, Room 826, Austin, Texas 78701;
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telephone: (512) 536-5960; e-mail: gregory.punske@fhwa.dot.gov. The
FHWA Texas Division Office's normal business hours are 7:45 a.m. to
4:15 p.m. (central time) Monday through Friday. You may also contact
Dianna Noble, P.E., Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of
Transportation, 118 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704; telephone:
(512) 416-2734; e-mail: dnoble@dot.state.tx.us. The Texas Department of
Transportation normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (central
time) Monday through Friday.
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 Texas: Grand Parkway (State Highway 99) Segment E from I-
10 to U.S. 290 in Harris County; FHWA Project Reference Number: FHWA-
TX-EIS-02-01-F. The project will be a 22.4 km (13.9 mi) long, four-lane
controlled access toll road with intermittent frontage roads, grade-
separated intersections with exit and entrance ramps at eight
intersecting roadways, and elevated directional interchanges at State
Highway 99 and U.S. 290. It will begin in western Harris County at
Franz Road near I-10. It will then proceed north through Harris County
and end at U.S. 290. The purpose of the project is to efficiently link
the suburban communities and major roadways, enhance mobility and
safety, and respond to economic growth. 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 November 19, 2007, in the FHWA Record of Decision
(ROD) issued on June 24, 2008, 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 the
Texas Department of Transportation at the addresses provided above. The
FHWA FEIS and ROD can be viewed and downloaded from the Grand Parkway
Association Web site at http://www.grandpky.com/segments/e/.
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.
4321-4335]; 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].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544] Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty
Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et
seq.]; Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C.
470(aa)-(ll)]; Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C.
469-469(c)].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C.
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C.
4201-4209].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-
1342; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), 16 U.S.C. 4601-4604.
8. 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. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental
Quality.
(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 3, 2008.
Gregory S. Punske,
District Engineer, Austin.
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