[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42169-42170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6439]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Rhode Island

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 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, Improvements to the U.S. 
Route 6/Route 10 Interchange in Providence County in the State of Rhode 
Island. 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, 2007. 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: Ms. Lucy Garliauskas, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 380 Westminster Mall, 
Providence, Rhode Island 02903; e-mail: [email protected]; 
telephone: (401) 528-4544. The FHWA Rhode Island Division Office's 
normal business hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time). You 
may also contact Mr. Edmund T. Parker, Jr., P.E., Rhode Island 
Department of Transportation, Two Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode 
Island 02903; telephone: (401) 222-2023, extension 4100.

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 Rhode Island: Improvements to the U.S. Route 6/Route 10 
Interchange in Providence County. The project would involve 
reconstruction of the U.S. Route 6/Route 10 Interchange on new 
location,

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construction of new bridges, and completing all movements of the 
interchange. The project would include U.S. Route 6 from approximately 
1000 feet west of the Hartford Avenue Interchange easterly to Atwells 
Avenue, and Rhode Island State Route 10 from the Cranston Viaduct to 
U.S. Route 6.
    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 December 5, 2005, in the 
FHWA Record for Decision (ROD) issued on June 9, 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 Rhode Island Department of Transportation at 
the addresses provided above. The FEIS and ROD can be viewed and 
downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.dot.state.ri.us/ 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 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. 3031.
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536], Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-
667(d)].
    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-
1377 (Section 404, Section 401, Section 319); 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.
(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 28, 2006.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Division Administrator, Rhode Island Division, Federal Highway 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 06-6439 Filed 7-24-06; 8:45 am]
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