Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Grand Parkway (State Highway 99), Segments H and I-1, in Texas |
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Gregory S. Punske
Federal Highway Administration
July 25, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 43529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17410]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[4910-RY]
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Grand Parkway (State
Highway 99), Segments H and I-1, 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) Segments H and I-1, from US 59 (N)/I-69 to
I-10 (E) in Montgomery, Harris, Liberty, and Chambers Counties, 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 December 22, 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: 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;
email: gregory.punske@dot.gov. The FHWA Texas Division Office's normal
business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (central time) Monday through
Friday. You may also contact Carlos Swonke, P.G., Environmental Affairs
Division, Texas Department of Transportation, 118 E. Riverside Drive,
Austin, Texas 78704; telephone: (512) 416-2734; email:
carlos.swonke@txdot.gov. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
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) Segments H and I-1
from US 59 (N)/I-69 to I-10 (E) in Montgomery, Harris, Liberty, and
Chambers Counties. The project will be a 37.4 mile- long, four-lane
controlled access toll road. The project will begin at US 59 (N)/I-69
in Montgomery County and then proceeds east/southeast through Harris
and Liberty Counties, ending at I-10 (E) in Chambers County. There are
proposed grade separated interchanges with access ramps at nine
locations. Overpasses with no access to the cross-streets are proposed
at eight locations. Preliminary design proposes continuous frontage
roads where Segment H parallels FM 1485. This section will be
reconstructed in a frontage road configuration for overall improved
traffic operations. 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 April 8, 2014, in the
FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on June 24, 2014, 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 FHWA or TxDOT 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/h/.
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].
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]; Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition
Policies Act of 1970 [42 U.S.C. 4601-4655]; Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972.
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544];
Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712]; Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act of 1940; Magnuson-Stevens Act of 1996.
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.].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C.
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; Section 504 of the Americans with Disability Act;
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 (Sections 401, 402, and 404)]; Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33
U.S.C. 401-406]; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271-1287]; Safe
Drinking Water Act of 1996 [42 U.S.C. 300(f)-300(j)(6)].
8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 13112 on Invasive Species; E.O. 12898,
Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low Income Populations; E.O. 13166 Improving Access to
Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
(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).
Dated: July 15, 2014.
Gregory S. Punske,
District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 2014-17410 Filed 7-24-14; 8:45 am]
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