[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68810-68811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28686]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Farm-to-Market 1626 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

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actions relate to a proposed highway project, Farm-to-Market (FM) 1626, 
from Ranch-to-Market (RM) 967 to Brodie Lane in Hays and Travis 
Counties, 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 May 5, 2012. 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. Salvador Deocampo, District 
Engineer, Texas Division, Federal Highway Administration, 300 East 8th 
Street, Room 826 Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 536-5950; email: 
[email protected]. The FHWA Texas Division Office's normal 
business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (central time) Monday through 
Friday. You may also contact Mark A. Marek, P.E., Interim Director 
Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of Transportation 
(TxDOT), 118 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704; telephone: (512) 
416-2653; email: [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: Farm-to-Market (FM) 1626 from Ranch-to-Market (RM) 
967 to Brodie Lane in Hays and Travis Counties; Project Reference 
Number: TxDOT CSJ: 1539-01-005, 1539-02-018, and 1539-02-028. The 
proposed improvements would consist of upgrading FM 1626 by adding an 
additional travel lane in each direction, a continuous center turn 
lane, and 4-foot shoulders. The actions by the Federal agencies, and 
the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the 
documented Environmental Assessment (EA), with a Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) issued October 19, 2011 and in other 
documents in the FHWA administrative record. The EA, FONSI, and other 
documents in the FHWA administrative record file are available by 
contacting the FHWA or the TxDOT at the addresses 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. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.]; 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 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 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)]; and, 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]; 
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 [16 U.S.C. 470]; 
Archaeological and Historical Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469].
    6. Social and Economic: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
[42 U.S.C. 2000(d) et seq.]; 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: October 31, 2011.
Achille Alonzi,
Assistant Division Administrator, Austin, Texas.
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