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Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on State Highway 99 (Segment F-1) in Texas

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[Federal Register: July 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 142)]
[Notices]
[Page 37086-37087]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr27jy09-98]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on State Highway 99
(Segment F-1) in Texas

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, Grand
Parkway (State Highway 99) Segment F-1, from United States Highway 290
(U.S. 290) to State Highway 249 (S.H. 249) in Harris County, Texas.
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 January 25, 2010. 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. Gregory Punske, P.E., District
Engineer, District B (South), Federal Highway Administration, 300 East
8th Street, Room 826, Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 536-5960;
e-mail: gregory.punske@fhwa.dot.gov. The FHWA Texas Division Office's
normal business hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (Central time) Monday
through Friday. You may also contact Dianna Noble, P.E., Texas
Department of Transportation, Environmental Affairs Division, 118 E.
Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704; telephone: (512) 416-2734; e-
mail: dnoble@dot.state.tx.us. The Texas Department of Transportation's
normal business hours

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are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Central time) Monday through Friday.

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 highway project in
the State of Texas: Grand Parkway (State Highway 99) Segment F-1 from
U.S. 290 to S.H. 249 in Harris County; FHWA Project Reference Number:
FHWA-TX-EIS-03-01-F. The project will be a 19.3 km (12.0 mi) long,
four-lane controlled access toll road with intermittent frontage roads,
grade-separated intersections with exit and entrance ramps at four
intersecting roadways, and elevated directional interchanges at State
Highway 99 and U.S. 290 and State Highway 99 and U.S. 249. It will
begin in northwestern Harris County at U.S. 290. It will then proceed
north then west through Harris County and end at U.S. 249. The purpose
of the project is to efficiently link the suburban communities and
major roadways, enhance mobility and safety, and respond to economic
growth. 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 April 18, 2008, in
the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on November 20, 2008, the FHWA
Revised ROD issued on June 12, 2009, and in other documents in the FHWA
administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, Revised ROD, and other documents
in the FHWA administrative record file are available by contacting the
FHWA or the Texas Department of Transportation at the addresses
provided above. The FHWA FEIS and ROD can be viewed and downloaded from
the Grand Parkway Association Web site at http://www.grandpky.com/
segments/f-1/. Exit Disclaimer
    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 U.S.C.
4321-4335]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
    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] 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)].
    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, 33 U.S.C. 1251-
1342; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), 16 U.S.C. 4601-4604.
    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. 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: July 21, 2009.
Gregory S. Punske,
District Engineer, Austin.
[FR Doc. E9-17777 Filed 7-24-09; 8:45 am]
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