Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Utah

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Utah
Topics: Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Utah
James Christian
Federal Register
August 18, 2011
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51462-51463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21018]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Utah

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), USDOT.

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 
within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 39(l)(1). The actions relate to a 
proposed highway project, Tooele Midvalley Highway, from I-80 to State 
Route 36 Tooele County, State of Utah. 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 that are covered by this notice will be 
barred unless the claim is filed on or before February 14, 2012. 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: For FHWA: Mr. Edward Woolford, 
Environmental Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 
South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118-1880; Telephone: (801) 955-
3524; e-mail: Edward.Woolford@dot.gov. The FHWA Utah Division Office's 
normal business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Mountain Time). For 
the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT): Mr. Matt Zundel, 2010 
South 2760 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104; Telephone: (801) 887-3421; 
e-mail: mzundel@utah.gov. The UDOT's normal business hours are Monday 
through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (M. Time).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, January 14, 2011, the FHWA 
published the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register in Volume 
76, No. 10, page 2680, for the following highway project in the State 
of Utah: Tooele County Midvalley Highway Project, To Address Traffic 
Congestion on UT-36 and at the I-80 Lake Point interchange through the 
Year 2030. The proposed action includes capacity improvements to the 
north-south transportation system in the Tooele Valley that provide 
additional north-south transportation capacity, reduce anticipated 
congestion on SR-36, and reduce anticipated congestion at the Lake 
Point interchange with I-80. The actions by the Federal agencies, and 
the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project, approved 
on January 3, 2011, and in the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on 
July 27, 2011, and in other documents in the FHWA project files. The 
FEIS, ROD, and other project records are available by contacting the 
FHWA or the UDOT at the addresses provided above. The FHWA FEIS and ROD 
can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.midvalleyhighway.com or viewed at public libraries in the project 
area. This notice applies to all Federal agencies' final actions taken 
after the issuance date of the FHWA Federal

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Register notice described above. The laws under which actions were 
taken include, but are 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 [49 U.S.C. 303].
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536]; 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.].
    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. 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; 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: August 10, 2011.
James Christian,
Division Administrator, Salt Lake City.
[FR Doc. 2011-21018 Filed 8-17-11; 8:45 am]
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