Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Sterling Highway Milepost 45 to 60 Project in Alaska |
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Sandra A. Garcia-Aline
Federal Highway Administration
8 June 2018
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26741-26742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12342]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Sterling Highway
Milepost 45 to 60 Project in Alaska
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of limitation of claims for judicial review of actions
by FHWA and other Federal agencies.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by FWHA that are final.
The actions relate to the proposed Sterling Highway Milepost 45-60
Project in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the State of Alaska. Those
actions grant approvals for the project.
DATES: By this notice, FHWA is advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of
FHWA actions on the highway project will be barred unless the claim is
filed on or before November 5, 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 applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lohrey, Planner, Federal Highway
Administration, Alaska Division, 709 West 9th Street, Room 851, Juneau,
AK 99802, telephone (907) 586-7418; email: John.Lohrey@dot.gov. The
FHWA Alaska Division Office's normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. (Alaska Time), Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. You may also contact Kelly Summers, P.E., Project Manager,
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Central
Region, P.O. Box 196900, Anchorage, AK 99519-6900, telephone (907) 465-
0542; email: Kelly.Summers@alaska.gov. The DOT&PF Central Region's
normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Alaska Time), Monday
through Friday, except State and Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken
final agency action subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l) by issuing approvals
for the Sterling Highway Milepost 45 to 60 Project in the State of
Alaska, project number F-021-2(15)/53014. The selected route is the
Juneau Creek Alternative. The route passes north of the community of
Cooper Landing and remains north of the Kenai River throughout. From
Quartz Creek Road near MP 45, the alternative will result in
reconstruction of the existing Sterling Highway for approximately two
miles, will diverge and will result in a newly constructed highway for
approximately 10 miles (with a new bridge over Juneau Creek Canyon),
and will join and reconstruct the existing alignment again for
approximately 2.5 miles to an intersection with Skilak Loop Rd. near MP
58.
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the law under which such
actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation (Final EIS) for the
project, approved March 7, 2018, and in the FHWA Record of Decision
(ROD) issued on May 31, 2018. The Final EIS and ROD approved by FHWA
are available on the project website: http://sterlinghighway.net and
may be viewed at the FHWA and DOT&PF addresses provided above.
This Notice applies to all Federal Agency decisions as of the
issuance date of this notice and to 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]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128];
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA) [16
U.S.C. 3164].
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, as amended [49 U.S.C. 303]; ANILCA Title XI (Conservation System
Units) [16 U.S.C. Ch. 58, Subchapter IV, Section 3161 et seq]; National
Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act [16 U.S.C. 668dd].
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4. Fish and Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544];
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)]; Migratory
Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712]; Bald and Golden Eagle Protection
Act [16 U.S.C. 668-668d]; Magnuson-Steven Fishery Conservation and
Management Act/Sustainable Fisheries Act [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.]; Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C.
470(aa)-470(ll)]; Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [16
U.S.C. 469-469(c)]; Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C.
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C.
1996]; ANILCA Title VIII, Section 810 (Subsistence) [16 U.S.C. 3120;
Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Act [42 U.S.C 4601 et
seq].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Safe Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C.
300(f)-300(j)(6)]; Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, [16 U.S.C. 3921,
3931]; Flood Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 4001-4128].
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 Populations and Low Income
Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural
Resources; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species; E.O. 13168 Responsibilities of
Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)
Issued on: June 1, 2018.
Sandra A. Garcia-Aline,
Federal Highway Administration, Alaska Division Administrator, Juneau.
[FR Doc. 2018-12342 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
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