[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 30047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10357]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in New 
Hampshire

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions 
of FHWA and other Federal agencies.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other 
Federal agencies that are found within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 
139(l)(l). These actions relate to a proposed highway project, 
Interstate 93 beginning at the Massachusetts State Line in Salem, and 
proceeding northerly 19.8 miles to the junction of I-293 in Manchester 
in Rockingham and Hillsborough Counties, State of New Hampshire. These 
actions grant licenses, permits, and approval of the project.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is advising the public of final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(l). 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 November 26, 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: For FHWA: Kathleen O. Laffey, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 19 Chenell Dr. Suite 
One, Concord, NH, 03301, Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., (603) 228-
0417, e-mail: [email protected]. For USACE: Christine A. 
Godfrey, Chief, Regulatory Division, NE District, 696 Virginia Road, 
Concord, MA, 01742-2751, Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., (978) 318-
8335, e-mail: [email protected]. For NHDOT: William J. 
Cass, P.E., Assistant Director of Project Development, NH Department of 
Transportation, 1 Hazen Drive, PO Box 483, Concord, NH, 03302, Office 
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., (603) 271-6152, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and 
other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing 
permits and approvals for the following highway project in the State of 
New Hampshire: Improvements to the Interstate 93 corridor between Salem 
and Manchester, New Hampshire, to improve the transportation efficiency 
and reduce safety problems associated with this approximately 19.8-mile 
segment of highway. The existing four-lane Interstate highway will be 
increased to eight lanes, improvements will be made at each of the five 
interchange locations along this segment of highway, and existing 
geometric deficiencies will be addressed. The FHWA project number is 
IM--IR-93-1(174)0, while the New Hampshire Department of Transportation 
(NHDOT) project number is 10418-C. 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 28, 2004, in the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on June 
28, 2005, and in other documents in the administrative record. The 
FEIS, ROD, and other documents in the Federal administrative record 
file are available by contacting the FHWA or the NHDOT at the addresses 
provided above. The FHWA FEIS and ROD can be viewed and downloaded from 
the project Web site at: http://www.rebuildingI93.com/content/overview. 
The USACE decision and permit (USACE Permit No. 199201232/NAE-2004-233) 
are available by contacting USACE at the address 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. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321-4351].
    2. Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
    3. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q).
    4. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49 
U.S.C. 303].
    5. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)].
    6. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 
1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.].
    7. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 
as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.].
    8. Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-4209]
    9. Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-1377 (Section 404, Section 401).
    10. E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands.
    11. E.O. 11988 Floodplain Management.
    12. E.O. 12898 Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in 
Minority Populations and Low Income Populations.

(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: May 23, 2007.
Kathleen O. Laffey,
Division Administrator, Concord, NH.
[FR Doc. E7-10357 Filed 5-29-07; 8:45 am]
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