Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Utah

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Ivan Marrero
Federal Highway Administration
8 March 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8559-8560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04229]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Utah

AGENCY: Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions 
taken by UDOT on behalf of FHWA.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces certain actions taken by UDOT that are 
final Federal agency actions. These actions relate to a proposed 
highway project on Interstate 15 (I-15) at and in the vicinity of the 
Payson Main Street Interchange (exit 250) in the County of Utah, State 
of Utah. Those actions grant licenses, permits and/or approvals for the 
project.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on behalf of UDOT, is advising the 
public of final Federal 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 
August 5, 2019. 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: Naomi Kisen, Environmental Program 
Manager, UDOT Environmental Services, PO Box 143600, Salt Lake City, UT 
84114; telephone: (801) 965-4005; email: nkisen@utah.gov. UDOT's normal 
business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time), 
Monday

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through Friday, except State and Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective January 17, 2017, FHWA assigned to 
UDOT certain responsibilities of FHWA for environmental review, 
consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal 
environmental laws and regulations for highway projects in Utah, 
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Actions taken by UDOT on FHWA's behalf 
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 constitute Federal agency actions for 
purposes of Federal law. Notice is hereby given that UDOT has taken 
final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 
licenses, permits, and approvals for the I-15; Payson Main Street 
Interchange project in the State of Utah. This project proposes to 
address current and future travel demand and improve safety at the 
Payson Main Street Interchange. The project includes reconfiguring the 
Main Street Interchange to increase capacity and realigning Main Street 
to connect to 900 North. A new interchange would be constructed 
northeast of the existing Main Street Interchange, connecting Nebo 
Beltway to I-15. Nebo Beltway--a new five lane arterial road--would 
connect I-15 to Main Street (SR-115) and SR-198. Braided ramps (i.e., 
ramps that cross over each other) would connect the Main Street and 
Nebo Beltway interchanges. Finally, the railroad west of I-15 would be 
realigned to accommodate interchange improvements and provide grade 
separation at surface streets. These improvements were identified in 
the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as Alternative C1. The actions 
by UDOT, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the EIS and UDOT Record of Decision (ROD) for the project 
(Record of Decision, Environmental Impact Statement, 1-15; Payson Main 
Street Interchange in Utah County, Utah, Project No. F-I15-6(214)251), 
issued on February 8, 2019, and in other documents in the UDOT project 
records. The EIS and ROD, and other project records are available by 
contacting UDOT at the address provided above. The EIS and ROD can also 
be viewed and downloaded from the project website at https://www.udot.utah.gov/paysoneis/index.php.
    This notice applies to the EIS, the ROD, the Section 4(f) 
determination, the NHPA Section 106 review, the noise assessment, the 
Endangered Species Act determination, and all other UDOT decisions and 
other actions with respect to the project as of the issuance date of 
this notice and all laws under which such actions were taken, including 
but not limited to the following laws (including their implementing 
regulations):
    1. General: National Environmental Policy Act,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; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-667d; 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 703-712.
    5. Water: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344; E.O. 
11990, Protection of Wetlands; Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 
U.S.C. 1342.
    6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 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.
    7. Noise: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, Public Law 91-605, 84 
Stat. 1713.
    8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of 
Cultural Resources; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 12898, Federal 
Actions to Address Environmental Justice and Low-Income Populations.

(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: Dated: March 1, 2019.
Ivan Marrero,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, 
Utah.
[FR Doc. 2019-04229 Filed 3-7-19; 8:45 am]
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