Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highways in Nevada

Susan Klekar
Federal Highway Administration
11 February 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3272-3273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01630]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highways in 
Nevada

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by FHWA and Other Federal Agencies.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal 
agencies that are final. The actions

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relate to the Pyramid Highway/US 395 Connection Project located in 
Washoe County, Nevada. These actions grant licenses, permits, and 
approval of the project.

DATES: By this notice, 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 listed highway project will be 
barred unless the claim is filed on or before July 11, 2019. If this 
date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, parties are advised 
to file their claim no later than the business day preceding this date. 
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 the FHWA: Mr. Abdelmoez Abdalla, 
Ph.D., Environmental Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 
705 North Plaza Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701-0602; telephone: 
(775) 687-1231; email: abdelmoez.abdalla@dot.gov. The FHWA Nevada 
Division Office's regular business hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. (Pacific Standard Time). For the Nevada Department of 
Transportation (NDOT): Mr. Steve M. Cooke, P.E., Chief, Environmental 
Services Division, Nevada Department of Transportation, 1263 South 
Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada 89712; telephone: (775) 888-7686; 
email: scooke@dot.nv.gov. The NDOT office's regular business hours are 
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA and other 
Federal agencies have taken final agency actions related to the Pyramid 
Highway/US 395 Connection Project located in Washoe County, Nevada. The 
FHWA, in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Transportation 
(NDOT), prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (FHWA-NV-
EIS-12-02-D) and Final EIS (FHWA-NV-EIS-12-02-F) to improve Pyramid 
Highway between Queen Way and Calle de la Plata and provide a new 
connection between Pyramid Highway and United States (US) 395 (referred 
to as the US 395 Connection). The project includes arterial 
improvements along approximately seven miles of Pyramid Highway from 
Queen Way to Calle de la Plata, and a new US 395 Connection that would 
start near Sparks Boulevard, run west along a ridge alignment, cross 
Sun Valley Boulevard south of Rampion Way, and terminate at the 
existing US 395/Parr Boulevard interchange, which would be modified to 
accommodate the new US 395 Connection. A new interchange for the US 395 
Connection would be built west of Sun Valley Boulevard. The project 
includes improvements on Disc Drive between Pyramid Highway and Vista 
Boulevard, and would extend Disc Drive from Pyramid Highway west to the 
new US 395 Connection. Bicycle and pedestrian facility improvements 
would also be provided along new and improved roadways.
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Record of Decision (ROD) 
issued on December 7, 2018, and in other documents in the FHWA and NDOT 
project records. These documents are available by contacting FHWA or 
NDOT at the addresses provided above. The ROD can also be downloaded 
electronically from the project website at: http://www.pyramidus395connection.com or viewed at area public libraries.
    This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions on the project 
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 as amended by 
the Fast Act Section 1404(a) and 23 U.S.C. 128];
    2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)] (Transportation 
Conformity, 40 CFR part 93).
    3. Noise: Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and 
Construction Noise [23 U.S.C. 109(h), 109(i); 42 U.S.C. 4331, 4332; 
sec. 339(b), Public Law 104-59, 109 Stat. 568, 605; 49 CFR 1.48(b)].
    4. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 
1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303] and Section 6(f) of the Land and 
Water Conservation Act as amended [16 U.S.C. 4601]; 23 CFR 774.
    5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [54 U.S.C. 306108]; 
Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 [16 U.S.C. 469-
469(c)].
    6. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-
667(e)]; Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
    7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000 
(d)-2000 (d)(1)].
    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. 13287, Preserve America; E.O. 11514, Protection and 
Enhancement of Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112, Invasive Species.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 20.205, Highway 
Research, 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), as amended by the Moving Ahead 
for Progress Act, Pub. L. 112-141, section 1308, 126 Stat. 405 
(2012).

    Issued on: January 31, 2019.
Susan Klekar,
Division Administrator, Carson City, Nevada.
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