Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Highway in Georgia the Interstate 75 (I-75) Express, Clayton and Henry Counties, Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area)

Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Highway in Georgia the Interstate 75 (I-75) Express, Clayton and Henry Counties, Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area)
Topics: Interstate Highway System
Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Highway in Georgia the Interstate 75 (I-75) Express, Clayton and Henry Counties, Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area)
Rodney Barry
Federal Highway Administration
November 4, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65475-65476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26134]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Highway in 
Georgia the Interstate 75 (I-75) Express, Clayton and Henry Counties, 
Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area)

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by USACE and other Federal 
agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 
I-75 Express Lanes Project will design a managed lane system along I-75 
from the SR 155 (Zack Hinton Parkway, South) interchange in Henry 
County north to the SR 138 (Stockbridge Highway) interchange in Clayton 
County located in Georgia. The project spans a distance of 
approximately 17.94 miles. Those actions grant licenses, permits and 
approvals for the project.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is advising the public of the final 
agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking judicial 
review of the Federal agency action on the highway project will be 
barred unless the claim is filed on or before April 3, 2015. 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. Rodney Barry, Division 
Administrator, Georgia Division, Federal Highway Administration, 61 
Forsyth Street, Suite 17T100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. (eastern time) Monday through Friday, 404-562-3630; email: 
Rodney.Barry@dot.gov; for USACE: Edward Johnson, Chief, Regulatory 
Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savanah District-Piedmont Branch, 
1590 Adamson Parkway, Suite 200, Morrow, Georgia, 30260-1777; telephone 
(678) 422-2235, Email: Edward.B.Johnson@usace.army.mil; and for Georgia 
Department of Transportation (GDOT): Mr. Keith Golden, Commissioner, 
Georgia Department of Transportation, 600 West Peachtree Street, 22th 
Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) 
Monday through Friday, Telephone: (404) 631-1005, Email: 
KGolden@dot.ga.gov. USACE's normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. (Eastern Time).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 5, 2013, the FHWA published a 
``Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Georgia'' the Interstate 75 (I-75) Express located in Clayton and Henry 
Counties (Atlanta Metropolitan Area) in the Federal Register at [FR 
Doc. 2013-16112] for the following project: The I-75 Express lanes 
project consists of constructing managed lanes from the SR 155 (Zack 
Hinton Parkway, South) interchange in Henry County north to the SR 138 
(Stockbridge Highway) interchange located in metropolitan Atlanta, 
Georgia. The Selected Alternative will construct managed lanes in Henry 
County at the I-75 Bridge over SR 155 and terminate in Clayton County 
approximately 600 feet south of the I-75 southbound on-ramp from SR 139 
and at SR 139 on I-675. From SR 155 to approximately one mile south of 
Mt. Carmel Road, a single reversible lane will be constructed. The 
single lane will then transition to two reversible lanes, which will 
continue to the northern terminus of the facility. Intelligent 
Transportation System infrastructure will be constructed to support the 
usage of the managed lanes. The facility will include improvements of 
approximately 17.94 miles on I-75. Congestion on this facility will be 
managed by electronic toll lane (ETL). The purpose of the project is 
listed below:
     Consistency with regional transportation planning 
initiatives

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     Provide reliable trip times and mobility
     Improve travel choices
     Expedite project delivery through the use of tolling for 
financing (construction financing implications)
     Reduce congestion
     Accommodate regional growth and accessibility.
    The actions by the Federal agencies and the laws under which such 
actions were taken are described in the Draft Environmental Assessment 
(DEA), Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and in the FHWA Finding of 
No Significant Impact (FONSI) approved on March 12, 2013 and June 28, 
2013 respectively, and in other documents in the FHWA project records. 
Notice is hereby given that, subsequent to the earlier FHWA notice, the 
USACE has taken final agency actions within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 
139(1)(1) by issuing a permit and approval for the highway project. The 
actions of the USACE, related final actions by other Federal agencies, 
and the laws under which such actions were taken are described in the 
USACE decisions and its project records, referenced as [SAS-2012-
00385]. This information by contacting the USACE at the address 
provided above.
    Information about the project and project records are available 
from FHWA and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) at the 
addresses provided above. The FHWA National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) documents such as DEA, FEA/FONSI, the reevaluated FEA/FONSI and 
other project records are available by contacting FHWA or GDOT at the 
addresses listed above. The FHWA EA/FONSI, can be reviewed and 
downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.I75Express.com or at 
the following offices: GDOT District 3 Area Office, 115 Transportation 
Boulevard, Thomaston, Georgia 30286; GDOT District 7 Office, 5025 New 
Peachtree Road, Chamblee, Georgia 30341; McDonough Public Library, 1001 
Florence McGarity Boulevard, McDonough, Georgia 30252; Cochran Public 
Library, 174 Birch Street, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 and Clayton 
County Library System, Morrow Branch, 6225 Maddox Road, Morrow, Georgia 
30260. The USACE decision can be viewed and downloaded from the project 
Web site at [http://www.I75Express.com] or viewed at public libraries 
in the project area listed above. Paper copies are available on request 
by contacting Loren Bartlett, Georgia Department of Transportation, 600 
West Peachtree Street, 22th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, Telephone: 
(404) 631-1642, Email: lbartlett@dot.ga.gov. This notice applies to all 
USACE and other Federal agency final actions taken after the issuance 
date of the FHWA Federal Register notice described above. The laws 
under which actions were taken include, but are not limited to:
    1. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404).

(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), as amended by Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141, Sec.  
1308, 126 Stat. 405 (2012).

    Issued On: October 28, 2014.
Rodney Barry,
Division Administrator, Atlanta, Georgia.
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