Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Ohio

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Ohio
Topics: Federal Highway Administration, Interstate 75
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Ohio
Laura S. Leffler
Federal Register
June 29, 2011
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38266-38267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16219]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Ohio

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 the FHWA and other 
Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 
139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project (Interstate 
Route 75 and adjacent road network and interchanges) in the Cities of 
Cincinnati, Arlington Heights, Evendale, Glendale, Lincoln Heights, 
Lockland, Reading, and Sharonville, in Hamilton County, Ohio. Those 
actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

DATES: By this notice, the 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 December 27, 2011. If the 
Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time 
period of less than 180 days for filing such claim, then that shorter 
time period still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark L. Vonder Embse, P.E., Major 
Projects Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 200 North High 
Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215; e-mail: mark.vonderembse@dot.gov; 
telephone: (614) 280-6854; FHWA Ohio Division Office's normal business 
hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (eastern time). You may also contact Mr. 
Jay Hamilton, Project Manager, Ohio Department of Transportation, 505 
South SR-741, Lebanon, Ohio 45036; telephone: (513) 933-6584.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and 
other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing 
licenses, permits, and approvals for the following major highway 
improvement project in the State of Ohio: one additional through lane 
in each direction on I-75; changes in access for the following 
interchanges: Galbraith Road (modernize with full access), SR-126 
(upgraded access but will lack two free-flow movements), Davis Street 
(off-ramp removed), Cooper Avenue (on and off-ramps removed), Anthony 
Wayne Avenue (on and off-ramps added via a new collector-distributor 
road), Shepherd Lane (modernized and upgraded to a full interchange), 
northbound collector-distributor at GE plant (removed and replaced with 
a local frontage road), southbound collector-distributor at GE plant 
(modernized and shortened), Mangham Drive (on and off-ramps with 
southbound collector-distributor at GE

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plant will be removed), Glendale-Milford Road (improved operations and 
geometry), Sharon Road (improved capacity at ramp terminals). The total 
project length along I-75 is approximately seven and three-tenths (7.3) 
miles. 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 March 18, 2010, in the FHWA Finding 
Of No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on March 29, 2011, and in other 
documents in the FHWA administrative record. The EA, FONSI, and other 
documents in the FHWA administrative record file are available by 
contacting the FHWA or the Ohio Department of Transportation at the 
addresses provided above.
    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 USC 4321-
4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
    2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q).
    3. Land: Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), 16 U.S.C. 4601-
4604; Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49 
U.S.C. 303]; 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], Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination 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 [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.]; Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 
470(aa)-11]; Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 
469-469(c)]; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act 
(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
    6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 
1996].
    7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 
U.S.C. 300(f)-300(j)(6); 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. 3921, 3931; TEA-21 Wetlands 
Mitigation, 23 U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11); Flood Disaster 
Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128.
    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. 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: May 24, 2011.
Laura S. Leffler,
Division Administrator, Columbus, Ohio.
[FR Doc. 2011-16219 Filed 6-28-11; 8:45 am]
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