Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Billings Bypass Project in Montana

Brian D. Hasselbach
Federal Highway Administration
January 20, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00717]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Billings Bypass 
Project in Montana

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. 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 that are final 
within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a 
proposed highway project, the Billings Bypass Project, located in the 
northeastern portion of the city of Billings urban area, Yellowstone 
County, Montana. Those actions grant 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 June 19, 2015. If this date 
falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, parties are advised to 
file their claim no later than the business day preceding this date. 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: Brian Hasselbach, Statewide Planner, 
Right of Way and Environmental Programs Manager, Federal Highway 
Administration--Montana Division, 585 Shepard Way, Suite 2, Helena, MT 
59601. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Mountain Standard 
Time), (406) 441-3908, Brian.Hasselbach@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA has 
taken final agency actions by issuing a Record of Decision (ROD) for 
the Billings Bypass Project. The purpose of the project is to construct 
a new principal arterial to connect Interstate 90 (I-90) with Old 
Highway 312. The project is located in the northeastern portion of the 
city of Billings urban area, Yellowstone County, Montana.
    The actions by FHWA on this project, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the March 2014 Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (FEIS); the July 2014 ROD; and in other documents in 
the FHWA's administrative record for the project. The FEIS, ROD, and 
other documents in the FHWA administrative record are available by 
contacting FHWA. The FEIS and ROD can be viewed and downloaded from the 
project Web site at http://www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/eis-ea.shtml.
    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 [23 U.S.C. 109].
    2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q) (Transportation 
Conformity).
    3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 
1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303];
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536], Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361], Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)]; Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.].
    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)].
    7. 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. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian 
Tribal Governments.

(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), Pub. L. 112-141, Sec.  
1308, 126 Stat. 405 (2012).

Brian D. Hasselbach,
Statewide Planner, Right of Way and Environmental Programs Manager, 
Helena, MT.
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