Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Southern Extension of SR-186 and the US 45 Bypass Project in Tennessee

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Southern Extension of SR-186 and the US 45 Bypass Project in Tennessee
Topics: United States Numbered Highways
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Southern Extension of SR-186 and the US 45 Bypass Project in Tennessee
Pamela M. Kordenbrock
Federal Highway Administration
20 May 2019
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22929-22930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09885]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Southern 
Extension of SR-186 and the US 45 Bypass Project in Tennessee

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 relate to a proposed highway 
project for the Southern Extension of State Route (SR) 186 and the US 
45 Bypass from SR-1 (US 70/Airways Boulevard) to SR-5 (US 45/South 
Highland Avenue) on the south side of Jackson in Madison County, 
Tennessee. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the 
project. The FHWA's Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) provides 
details on the Selected Alternative for the proposed improvements.

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 highway project will be barred 
unless the claim is filed on or before OCTOBER 17, 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: For FHWA: Ms. Theresa Claxton; 
Planning and Program Management Team Leader; Federal Highway 
Administration; Tennessee Division Office; 404 BNA Drive, Building 200, 
Suite 508; Nashville, Tennessee 37217; Telephone (615) 781-5770; email: 
Theresa.Claxton@dot.gov. FHWA Tennessee Division Office's normal 
business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Central Time). You may also 
contact Ms. Susannah Kniazewycz, Environmental Division Director, 
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), James K. Polk Building, 
Suite 900, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0334; 
Telephone (615) 741-3655, Susannah.Kniazewycz@tn.gov. The TDOT 
Environmental Division's normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
(Central Time).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA and other 
Federal agencies have taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 
139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following 
highway project in the State of Tennessee: Southern Extension of SR-186 
and the US 45 Bypass, Project Number HPP-NHE-1(225), PIN 109926.00, 
Madison County, Tennessee. The proposed action will improve local and 
regional mobility by providing an alternate route for through traffic 
separate from the developed commercial corridor along existing US 45. 
The Selected Alternative proposes the construction of two roadway 
sections within the project. The southern portion of the Bypass from 
north of Edwards Drive to Boone Lane consists of two 12-foot travel 
lanes in each direction, 6-foot inside shoulders, 12-foot outside 
shoulders, and a variable width depressed grass median, within an 
approximate 250-foot right-of-way (ROW). The northern portion of the 
Bypass from Boone Lane to Airways Boulevard consists of two 12-foot 
travel lanes in each direction, 7-foot inside shoulders, 12-foot 
outside shoulders, and center concrete barrier, within an approximate 
200-foot ROW. Portions of the corridor include: (1) An interchange with 
ramps on the southern terminus of the project at US 45/South Highland 
to provide unimpeded access for traffic on the existing US 45/South 
Highland continuing north on the proposed Bypass; (2) Access via at-
grade intersections for several local roads intersected by the proposed 
Bypass route, including: Raines Springs Road, D Street, Boone Lane, 
Riverside Drive, and Existing US 45 Bypass; (3) SR 18 Realignment 
(Raines Springs Road) from the existing SR 18 intersection with Old 
Malesus Road to north of the proposed US 45 Bypass. Raines Springs Road 
would be widened to two 12-foot travel lanes with a 12-foot center turn 
lane.
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA) 
for the project, approved on May 20, 2013, the Reevaluation of the EA 
approved on July 18, 2018, and in the FHWA FONSI issued on February 14, 
2019, and in other documents in the FHWA project records. The EA, 
Reevaluation, FONSI, and other project records are available by 
contacting FHWA or TDOT at the addresses provided above. The FHWA EA, 
Reevaluation, and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project 
website at https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/region-4/state-route-186-us-45-bypass-southern-extension, or viewed at the Jackson Planning 
Department, City Hall, 111 East Main Street, Suite 201, Jackson, 
Tennessee 38301, the TDOT Region 4, Administrative Building, 300 
Benchmark Place, Jackson, Tennessee 38301, or the Jackson-Madison 
County Library, 433 East Lafayette Street, Jackson, Tennessee 38301.
    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. 7401-7671(q)].
    3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 
1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303].
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination

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Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)]; 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 [54 U.S.C. 300101 et 
seq.].
    6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 
4201-4209].
    7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404, 
Section 401, and Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1377].
    8. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601-9675].
    9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 
Floodplain Management; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species; 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; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of 
Environmental Quality.

(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: May 7, 2019.
Pamela M. Kordenbrock,
Division Administrator, Nashville, Tennessee.
[FR Doc. 2019-09885 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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