[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26799]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Tappan Zee Hudson 
River Crossing Project in New York

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. 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. Sec.  
139(l)(1). The actions relate to the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing 
Project located in Rockland and Westchester Counties, New York. Those 
actions grant 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 [Insert date 150 days after 
publication in the Federal Register]. If this date falls on a Saturday, 
Sunday, or legal holiday, parties are advised to file their claim no 
later than the business day preceding this date. If the Federal law 
that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of 
less than 150 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time period 
still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan D. McDade, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Leo W. O'Brien Federal 
Building, 11A Clinton Avenue, Suite 719, Albany, New York 12207, 
Telephone (518) 431-4127; or Michael Anderson, P.E., Project Director, 
New York State Department of Transportation, 4 Burnett Boulevard, 
Poughkeepsie, New York 12603, Telephone (877) 892-3685; or Ted 
Nadratowski, P.E., Interim Project Manager, New York State Thruway 
Authority, 200 Southern Boulevard, Albany, New York, 12209, Telephone 
(518) 436-2700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and 
other Federal Agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing 
approvals for the following highway project in the State of New York: 
Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project, which crosses the Hudson 
River between the Village of South Nyack in Rockland County on the west 
and the Village of Tarrytown in Westchester County on the east. The 
bridge carries Interstate 87 (New York State Thruway) and Interstate 
287. The Tappan Zee Hudson River Project involves the replacement of 
the existing bridge with two new structures (one each for eastbound and 
westbound traffic), to the north of its existing location. 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 July 27, 2012, in the FHWA Record of 
Decision (ROD) issued on September 25, 2012, 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, the NYSDOT, or the NYSTA at the addresses provided above. The 
FHWA FEIS and ROD can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web 
site at www.newnybridge.com or viewed at public libraries in the 
project area.
    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 USC 4321-
4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
    2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q) (Transportation 
Conformity).
    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], Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361], Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712], Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act of 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.].
    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: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)].
    7. Water Resources: Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1451-
1465.
    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. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian 
Tribal Governments.

(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. 39(l)(1), as amended by Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Pub. L. 112-141, Sec.  
1308, 126 Stat. 405 (2012).

    Issued on: October 24, 2012.
Jonathan D. McDade,
Division Administrator, Albany, NY.
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