Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 64/High Rise Bridge Corridor Study in Chesapeake, Virginia

John Simkins
Federal Highway Administration
7 November 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78258-78259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26812]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 64/High 
Rise Bridge Corridor Study in Chesapeake, 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 
widening of Interstate 64 for approximately eight miles between the I-
464 Interchange and the I-664/I-264 Interchange in the City of 
Chesapeake, Virginia. The widening project includes the replacement of 
the High Rise Bridge over the Elizabeth River. 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 April 6, 2017. 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. Mack Frost, Planning and 
Environmental Specialist, FHWA Virginia Division, 400 North 8th Street, 
Richmond, Virginia, 23219; telephone: (804) 775-3352; email: 
Mack.frost@dot.gov. The FHWA Virginia Division Office's normal business 
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). For the Virginia 
Department of Transportation: Mr. Scott Smizik, 1401 East Broad Street, 
Richmond, Virginia 23219; email: Scott.Smizik@vdot.virginia.gov;

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telephone: (804) 371-4082. The Virginia Department of Transportation's 
normal business hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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: The widening of Interstate 64 for approximately eight 
miles between the I-464 Interchange and I-664/I-264 in the City of 
Chesapeake, Virginia. The project would involve constructing two 
additional lanes of capacity in each direction including the 
construction of a new bridge and replacement of the existing High Rise 
Bridge. The actions taken by FHWA, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA), 
the Request for the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) that 
included a Revised EA, and the FONSI. The EA was signed on October 3, 
2014. The FONSI was issued on August 22, 2016. The EA, Request for the 
FONSI, and FONSI can be viewed on the project's internet site at http://virginiadot.org/projects/hamptonroads/i-64_southside__high_rise_bridge_phased_construction.asp.
    These documents and other project records are also available by 
contacting FHWA or the Virginia Department of Transportation at the 
phone numbers and addresses listed 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; 23 U.S.C. 138].
    4. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.].
    5. Social and Economic: Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 
4201-4209].

(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: November 1, 2016.
John Simkins,
Planning and Environment Team Leader, Richmond, Virginia.
[FR Doc. 2016-26812 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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