[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24910-24911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3989]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Ageny Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Alaska

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, the East 
Lynn Canal Highway, Alaska Route Number 7, from Echol Cove to Katz 
Point in the Haines and Juneau Boroughs, State of Alaska. Those actions 
grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is advising the public of final agency 
action 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 24, 2006. 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: Tim Haugh, Environmental and Right-of-
Way Programs Manager, FHWA Alaska Division, P.O. Box 21648, Juneau, 
Alaska 99802-1648; office hours 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (AST), phone (907) 
586-7418; e-mail [email protected]. You may also contact Reuben 
Yost, Special Projects Manager, Alaska Department of Transportation and 
Public Facilities DOT&PF), 6860 Glacier Highway, P.O. Box 112506, 
Juneau, Alaska 99811-2506; office hours 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (AST), phone 
(907) 465-1774, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and 
other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing 
approvals for the following highway project in the State of Alaska: 
FHWA Alaska Division Project Number STP-000S(131) titled the Juneau 
Access Improvements Project, involves construction of approximately 51 
miles of two lane highway from the end of Glacier Highway at Echo cover 
in the City and Borough of Juneau to a point two miles north of the 
Katzehin River in the Haines Borough. A ferry terminal will be 
constructed at the north end of the highway, and new shuttle ferries 
will be constructed to run from Haines and Skagway. Three major rivers 
will be bridged as well as several streams. 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 18, 2006, in the FHWA Record of Decision 
(ROD) issued on April 3, 2006, and in other documents in the FHWA 
administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, and other documents in the FHWA 
administrative record file are available by contacting the FHWA or the 
DOT&PF at the addresses provided above. The FHWA FEIS and ROD can be 
viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at http://dot.alaska.gov/juneauaccess or viewed at public libraries in the 
project area.
    This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions as of the 
issuance date of this notice and all laws and Executive Orders 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].
    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], 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]; Magnuson-Stevens

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Fisheries Conservation and Management Act 1976 as amended [16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.].
    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)].
    7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Land and Water Conservation Fund 
(LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601-4604]; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 
1271-1287].
    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. 13186 Migratory Birds.

(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(1)(1).

    Issued on: April 18, 2006.
David C. Miller,
Division Administrator, Juneau, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 06-3989 Filed 4-26-06; 8:45am]
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