[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 39795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16474]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 395 High 
Occupancy (HOV) Vehicle Ramp at Seminary Road Project 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 395 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Ramp at Seminary Road 
project in the City of Alexandria, Virginia. 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 project will be barred unless the 
claim is filed on or before January 2, 2013. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial 
review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal agency for 
a highway or public transportation capital project shall be barred 
unless it is filed within 180 days after publication of a notice in the 
Federal Register announcing that the permit, license, or approval is 
final pursuant to the law under which the agency action is taken, 
unless a shorter time is specified in the Federal law pursuant to which 
judicial review is allowed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Simkins, Planning and 
Environment Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, 400 North 8th 
Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219; telephone: (804) 775-3342; email: 
[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. Robert Iosco, Environmental Program 
Manager, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030; telephone: (703) 
259-2764; email: [email protected]. The Virginia 
Department of Transportation's normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. (Eastern Time).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken 
final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 
licenses, permits, and approvals for the following project in the State 
of Virginia: Interstate 395 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Ramp at 
Seminary Road. The project would involve construction of a ramp between 
the Interstate 395 HOV lanes and Seminary Road. The actions taken by 
FHWA, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are described 
in the Environmental Assessment, the May 10, 2012 letter revising the 
Environmental Assessment and requesting a Finding of No Significant 
Impact (FONSI), the FONSI that was issued on June 12, 2012, and in 
other documents in the FHWA project records. The Environmental 
Assessment, the letter revising the Environmental Assessment and 
requesting a FONSI, and the FONSI can be viewed on the project's 
Internet site at http://www.vamegaprojects.com/about-megaprojects/mark-center-taskforce/. These documents and other project records are also 
available by contacting FHWA or the Virginia Department of 
Transportation at the phone numbers and 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. 
4321-4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act (FAHA) [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 
128].
    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 and 
Section 1536].
    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.].
    6. Social and Economic: Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 
4201-4209].

(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 28, 2012.
John Simkins,
Planning and Environment Team Leader.
[FR Doc. 2012-16474 Filed 7-3-12; 8:45 am]
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