[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 116 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33555-33556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2984]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 81 
Corridor Improvement Study in Virginia

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

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. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to the 
Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Study in Virginia. The Federal 
actions, taken as a result of Tier 1 of a tiered environmental review 
process under the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321-
4351 (NEPA), and implementing regulations on tiering, 40 CFR 1502.20, 
40 CFR 1508.28, and 23 CFR 771, determined certain issues relating to 
the study. Those Tier 1 decisions will be used by Federal agencies in 
subsequent tier proceedings, including decisions on whether to grant 
licenses, permits, and approvals for highway projects. The Tier 1 
decisions may also be relied upon by State and local agencies in 
subsequent proceedings.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is advising the public that it has made 
decisions that are subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) and are final with 
respect to Tier 1 within the meaning of that law. A claim seeking 
judicial review of the Tier 1 Federal agency decisions on the 
Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Study will be barred unless the 
claim is filed on or before December 17, 2007. If the Federal law that 
authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of less 
that 180 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time period 
still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Simkins, I-81 Corridor 
Environmental Project Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 400 
North 8th Street, Suite 750, Richmond, Virginia 23219-4825; telephone: 
(804) 775-3342; e-mail: [email protected]. The FHWA Virginia 
Division Office's normal business hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern 
time). For the Virginia Department of Transportation: Mr. Chris 
Collins, Project Studies Manager, Virginia Department of 
Transportation, 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219; 
telephone (804) 225-4249; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has issued 
a Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement and Tier 1 Record of 
Decision for the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Study in Virginia. 
Decisions in the Tier 1 Record of Decision include the following:
    1. Improvement concept to be advanced;
    2. Advancing I-81 as a toll pilot facility under Section 1216(b) of 
the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21);
    3. Projects with independent utility and logical termini to be 
studied in Tier 2;
    4. Types of Tier 2 NEPA document(s);
    5. Location of the corridor for studying alignments in Tier 2; and
    6. Possible purchase of certain right-of-way parcels on a case-by-
case basis.
    Interested parties may consult the Tier 1 Record of Decision and 
Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement for further information on 
each of the decisions described above.
    The Tier 1 actions by FHWA, and the law under which such actions 
were taken, are described in the Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact 
Statement approved March 21, 2007, the Tier 1 Record of Decision issued 
June 6, 2007, and in other documents in the FHWA project records. The 
Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement, the Tier 1 Record of 
Decision, and other documents in the FHWA project records are available 
by contacting the FHWA or the Virginia Department of Transportation at 
the address provided above. The Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact 
Statement and Tier 1 Record of

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Decision are also available online at http://www.I-81.org.
    This notice applies to all FHWA Tier 1 decisions that are final 
within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) as of the issuance date of 
this notice and all laws under which such actions were taken, 
including:
    1. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 
4321-4351].

(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: June 12, 2007.
John Simkins,
I-81 Corridor Environmental Project Manager.
[FR Doc. 07-2984 Filed 6-15-07; 8:45 am]
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