Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 64 Peninsula Study in Virginia

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

John Simkins
Federal Highway Administration
May 21, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 29262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11761]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 64 
Peninsula Study 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 
construction of one additional highway lane in each direction on 
Interstate 64 from approximately Exit 255 in the east to approximately 
Exit 247 in the west in the City of Newport News, 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 October 20, 2014. 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: 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 (VDOT): Mr. Scott Smizik, 1401 
East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219; email: 
Scott.Smizik@vdot.virginia.gov; telephone: (804) 371-4082.

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: Constructing one additional highway lane in each direction 
in the median of Interstate 64 from approximately Exit 255 in the east 
to approximately Exit 247 in the west in the City of Newport News, 
Virginia. This project is the first operationally independent section 
to be advanced from the Interstate 64 Peninsula Study Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The actions taken by FHWA, and 
the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the 
FEIS, the Virginia Department of Transportation's Request for the 
Record of Decision (ROD), and FHWA's ROD. The FEIS was signed on 
November 26, 2013. The ROD was issued on April 21, 2014. The FEIS, 
Request for the ROD, and ROD can be viewed on the project's internet 
site at http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/hamptonroads/i-64_peninsula_study.asp. These documents and other project records are 
also available by contacting FHWA or VDOT 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 [49 U.S.C. 303].
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536].
    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 and Historic Preservation Act of 1977 [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 [7 U.S.C. 4201-
4209].
    7. Executive Orders: E.O. 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 
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: May 15, 2014.
John Simkins,
Planning and Environment Team Leader, Richmond, Virginia.
[FR Doc. 2014-11761 Filed 5-20-14; 8:45 am]
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