[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 45695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18954]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Final Federal Agency Actions on Trans-Texas Corridor 35 (TTC-35) 
in Texas

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 a 
proposed transportation project, TTC-35, extending from the Texas-
Oklahoma line to the City of Laredo, generally paralleling existing I-
35 in the State of Texas.

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 January 31, 2011. 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; telephone: (512) 536-5960; e-
mail: [email protected]. 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., Texas 
Department of Transportation, Environmental Affairs Division, 118 E. 
Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704; telephone: (512) 416-2734; e-
mail: [email protected]. The Texas Department of Transportation's 
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 has 
taken final agency actions by issuing approval for the No Action 
Alternative for the following transportation project in the State of 
Texas: The TTC-35 project as proposed generally parallels I-35 from the 
Texas-Oklahoma state line to the City of Laredo. TTC-35 was envisioned 
as a multi-modal corridor to meet the transportation challenges of the 
I-35 corridor. EIS No. 20100133. 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 February 24, 2010, in the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on 
July 20, 2010 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.
    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)-(11)]ogical 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: July 27, 2010.
Gregory S. Punske,
District Engineer, Austin, Texas.
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