Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Frank J. Wood Bridge Project in Maine

Todd D. Jorgensen
Federal Highway Administration
12 April 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 15038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07184]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Frank J. Wood 
Bridge Project in Maine

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Action by 
FHWA.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an action taken by FHWA and other 
Federal agencies that are final. The actions relate to the Frank J. 
Wood Bridge Project located in Cumberland and Sagadahoc Counties, 
Maine. This action grants approval for the project.

DATES: By this notice, FHWA is advising the public of final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(1)(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 9, 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: Todd D. Jorgensen, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Edmund S. Muskie Federal 
Building, 40 Western Avenue, Room 614, Augusta, ME 04330, Telephone 
(207) 512-4911; or Kristen Chamberlin, Coordination, Assessments, & 
Permits Division Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, Child 
Street, 16 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0016, Telephone (207) 
557-5089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA and other 
Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing licenses, 
permits, and approvals for the following highway project in the State 
of Maine: Frank J. Wood Bridge Project (Bridge #2016), which crosses 
the Androscoggin River. The project proposes to replace the Frank J. 
Wood Bridge, which connects the town of Brunswick in Cumberland County, 
and the town of Topsham in Sagadahoc County. The proposed action 
(Alternative 2) would include a new, multi-span, steel girder 
replacement bridge on a curved alignment upstream of its existing 
location. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which 
such actions were taken, are described in the Revised Environmental 
Assessment/Final Section 4(f) Evaluation for the project, approved on 
February 21, 2019, in the FHWA Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
issued on March 12, 2019, and in other documents in the FHWA 
administrative record. The Revised Environmental Assessment/Final 
Section 4(f) Evaluation, FONSI, and other documents in the FHWA project 
file are available by contacting FHWA or the MaineDOT at the addresses 
provided above. The Revised Environmental Assessment/Final Section 4(f) 
Evaluation and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project 
website at: https://www.maine.gov/mdot/env/frankjwood/.
    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 + 23 U.S.C. 128].
    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 [49 U.S.C. 303].
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 153 1-1544 and 
Section 1536], Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-
667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712], Marine Mammal 
Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361], 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 [54 U.S.C. 306108 et 
seq.].
    6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(I)].
    7. Water Resources: Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1451-
1465.
    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. 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(1)(1), as amended by Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act, (PL 112-141, 126 Stat. 405).

    Issued on: April 1, 2019.
Todd D. Jorgensen,
Division Administrator Augusta, Maine.
[FR Doc. 2019-07184 Filed 4-11-19; 8:45 am]
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