Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Washington

Daniel M. Mathis
Federal Highway Administration
20 April 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17589-17590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08099]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Washington

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (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. The action relates to the issuance of a Record of Decision for 
the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) Addition in the City of 
Seattle, King County, State of Washington.

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 September 17, 2018. 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, Lindsey Handel, Urban 
Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 711 S Capitol 
Way, Suite 501, Olympia, WA 98501-1284, telephone: (360) 753-9550, or 
email: Lindsey.Handel@dot.gov; or Jane Lewis, Project Coordinator, 
Washington State Convention Center, c/o Pine Street Group L.L.C., 1500 
Fourth Ave., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98101, telephone: (206) 340-9897, 
or email: jane@pinest.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken 
final agency action(s) subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 
licenses, permits, and approvals for the subject highway project in the 
State of Washington. The purpose of the proposed action is two-fold: To 
enable the WSCC Public Facilities District to construct and operate an 
addition to the WSCC; and to enable the future redevelopment of the 
King County Convention Place Station portion of the site.
    The proposed WSCC Addition would be a multi-level development of 
approximately 1.59 million square feet on a 3-block, 7.67-ac. site that 
is located northeast of the existing WSCC. This area includes five City 
rights-of-way that are proposed for full or subterranean vacation. The 
King County Site Work component of this project would occur prior to 
construction of the proposed WSCC Addition. Construction sequencing 
would enable King County Metro buses to continue to use CPS and operate 
in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel until at least March 2019 or 
September 2019, depending upon the City of Seattle's permit approval 
process. It is proposed that the WSCC Addition be operational by 2021.
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement/Record of Decision for the project approved on March 23, 
2018, and in other documents in the project records. The Draft EIS, 
Final EIS/ROD, and other project records are available from FHWA and 
WSDOT at the addresses provided above and can be found at: http://www.wsccaddition.com.
    This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions that are final 
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 and 23 U.S.C. 128).
    2. Air: Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q).
    3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 
1966 (49 U.S.C. 303; 23 U.S.C. 138); Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement 
(Wildflowers) (23 U.S.C. 319).
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536); Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1423h); 
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-667d); Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712).
    5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470f); 
Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 470aa-470mm); 
Archeological and Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 469-469c); 
Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (25 
U.S.C. 3001-3013).
    6. Social and Economic: American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 
U.S.C. 1996); Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) (7 U.S.C. 4201-
4209).
    7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404, 
Section 401, Section 319) (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387); Land and Water 
Conservation Fund (LWCF) (16 U.S.C. 4601-4604); Safe Drinking Water Act 
(SDWA) (42 U.S.C. 300f-300j-26)); Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 
U.S.C. 401-406); Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271-1287); 
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, (16 U.S.C. 3901, 3921); Wetlands 
Mitigation (23 U.S.C. 119(g) and 133(b)(14)); Flood Disaster Protection 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 4012a, 4106).
    8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority

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Populations and Low Income Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 
Enhancement of Cultural Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 
13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with 
Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of 
Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.

(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: April 11, 2018.
Daniel M. Mathis,
Division Administrator, Olympia, Washington.
[FR Doc. 2018-08099 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
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