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Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project in City of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon


American Government Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project in City of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Phillip A. Ditzler
Federal Highway Administration
6 November 2020


[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 216 (Friday, November 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 71136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24596]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on I-5 Rose Quarter 
Improvement Project in City of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

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

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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA that are 
final. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, I-5 Rose 
Quarter Improvement Project, in the City of Portland, Multnomah County, 
Oregon. 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)(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 April 5, 2021. 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: Emily Cline, Environmental Program 
Manager, FHWA Oregon Division Office, 530 Center St. NE, Salem, OR 
97301, Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Office Phone: 503-316-
2547, Email: Emily.cline@dot.gov. You may also contact Megan Channell, 
Rose Quarter Project Director, ODOT Region 1, 123 NW Flanders St., 
Portland, OR 97209, Office Phone: (971) 233-6510, Office Hours: 8:00 
a.m.-5:00 p.m., Email: Megan.CHANNELL@odot.state.or.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken 
final agency action subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing approvals 
for the following highway project in the State of Oregon. The I-5 Rose 
Quarter Improvement Project proposed to construct auxiliary lanes on 
Interstate 5 for 1.5 miles in Portland, Oregon, along with associated 
surface street improvements. The purpose of the Project is to improve 
the safety and operations on Interstate 5 (I-5) between Interstate 405 
(I-405) and Interstate 84 (I-84), of the Broadway/Weidler interchange, 
and on adjacent surface streets in the vicinity of the Broadway/Weidler 
interchange, and to enhance multimodal facilities in the Project Area 
[Federal ID No. S001(483)]. The actions by the agencies, and the laws 
under which such actions were taken, are described in the Environmental 
Assessment (EA) and Revised Environmental Assessment (REA) and Finding 
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on October 
30, 2020. The I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project REA/FONSI and other 
project records are available by contacting FHWA or Oregon DOT at the 
addresses provided above. The REA/FONSI can be viewed and downloaded 
from the project website at https://www.i5rosequarter.org/ or obtained 
from any contact listed above. 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. 7401-7671q].
    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]; Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361-1423h]; 
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667d]; 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. 306108]; 
Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [54 U.S.C. 312501-
312508]; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) 
[25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
    6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [54 U.S.C. 306108]; 
Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [54 U.S.C. 312501-
312508]; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) 
[25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
    7. Social and Economic: American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 
U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-
4209].
    8. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404, 
Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1387]; Land and Water 
Conservation Fund (LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601-4604]; Safe Drinking Water Act 
(SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 300f-300j-26]; Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 
U.S.C. 401-406]; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271-1287]; 
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, [16 U.S.C. 3901, 3921]; Wetlands 
Mitigation [23 U.S.C. 119(g) and 133(b)(14)]; Flood Disaster Protection 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 4012a, 4106.
    9. 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. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; 
E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental 
Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.

(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: November 2, 2020.
Phillip A. Ditzler,
Division Administrator, Salem, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 2020-24596 Filed 11-5-20; 8:45 am]
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