[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53926-53927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21412]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Pennsylvania

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 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, Southern 
Beltway project, U.S. 22 to I-79 in Allegheny and Washington Counties, 
Pennsylvania, and 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 17; 180 days after 
publication in the Federal Register]. 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: Karyn Vandervoort, Environmental 
Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 228 Walnut Street, 
Room 508, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1720, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., (717) 
221-2276, [email protected] or David Willis, Environmental 
Manager, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, 
PA 17106-7676 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., (717) 939-9551, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA have 
taken final agency actions by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals 
for the following highway project in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 
A four-lane, limited access, tolled highway extending approximately 
13.3 miles from U.S. 22 at the completed Findlay Connector (Turnpike 
576) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, southeast to the I-79 in Cecil 
Township, Washington County. The highway will improve access to 
neighborhoods and economic redevelopment areas; and improve major 
highway linkages. 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 
September

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29, 2006, in the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on September 3, 
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 Pennsylvania Turnpike 
Commission at the addresses provided above. The FHWA ROD can be viewed 
and downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.paturnpike.com.
    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. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49 
U.S.C. 303].
    4. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q).
    5. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 
as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]
    6. Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and Section 1536].
    7. Clean Water Act (Section 404, Section 401, Section 319) [33 
U.S.C. 1251-1377].
    8. Executive Orders 11990 (Protection of Wetlands); 11988 
(Floodplain Management); and 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(l)(1).

    Issued on: September 8, 2008.
Renee Sigel,
Division Administrator, Harrisburg.
[FR Doc. E8-21412 Filed 9-16-08; 8:45 am]
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