[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52721-52722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20975]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[4910-RY]


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on State Highway 99 
(Segment E) 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 E, from Interstate Highway 10 (I-10) 
to United States Highway 290 (U.S. 290) 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 March 9, 2009. 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;

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telephone: (512) 536-5960; e-mail: [email protected]. 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., Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of 
Transportation, 118 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704; telephone: 
(512) 416-2734; e-mail: [email protected]. The Texas Department of 
Transportation normal business hours 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 E from I-
10 to U.S. 290 in Harris County; FHWA Project Reference Number: FHWA-
TX-EIS-02-01-F. The project will be a 22.4 km (13.9 mi) long, four-lane 
controlled access toll road with intermittent frontage roads, grade-
separated intersections with exit and entrance ramps at eight 
intersecting roadways, and elevated directional interchanges at State 
Highway 99 and U.S. 290. It will begin in western Harris County at 
Franz Road near I-10. It will then proceed north through Harris County 
and end at U.S. 290. 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 November 19, 2007, in the FHWA Record of Decision 
(ROD) issued on June 24, 2008, 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 
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/e/.
    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)-(ll)]; 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: September 3, 2008.
Gregory S. Punske,
District Engineer, Austin.
[FR Doc. E8-20975 Filed 9-9-08; 8:45 am]
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