[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17748-17749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06620]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
Utah

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation of Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by FHWA and Other Federal Agencies.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FWHA that are final 
within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to the 
proposed I-15; MP 0 to MP 16 project in Washington County in the State 
of Utah. These 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 FHWA actions on the highway project will be barred unless the 
claim is filed on or before August 19, 2013. 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: Mr. David Cox, Area Engineer, Region 
4, FHWA Utah Division, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, 
Utah 84129; telephone: 801-955-3516; email: [email protected]. The FHWA 
Utah Division Office's normal business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
(Mountain Standard Time), Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA has 
taken final agency action subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 
licenses, permits, and approvals for the I-15; MP 0 to MP 16 project in 
the State of Utah. The I-15; MP 0 to MP 16 project proposes to provide 
transportation improvements to I-15 between MP 0 and MP 16 in 
Washington County, Utah. The project consists of the following 
improvements: Constructing one additional general purpose lane on I-15 
in both the northbound and southbound directions between Southern 
Parkway and SR-9; constructing auxiliary lanes between the Port-of-
Entry and Southern Parkway, between Brigham Road and Dixie Drive, and 
between Washington Parkway and SR-9; removing the existing roundabouts 
and constructing a Single Point Interchange (SPI) at the Brigham Road 
Interchange; replacing the I-15 bridges over the Virgin River; 
converting the existing diamond interchange to a diverging diamond 
interchange (DDI) at the St. George Boulevard Interchange;

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constructing an I-15 overpass at Mall Drive; reconfiguring the Red 
Hills Parkway/Green Springs Drive intersection to a thru-turn 
configuration; and improving the SR-9 Interchange by improving the 
southbound exit deceleration coming into the loop ramp, upgrading the 
loop ramp geometry, creating a three lane exit ramp northbound, 
creating a two lane entrance ramp southbound, and creating additional 
lanes on SR-9 between the I-15 Interchange and the Coral Canyon 
Interchange just east of I-15 on SR-9. The actions by the FHWA and the 
laws under which such actions were taken are described in the 
Environmental Assessment (EA) and in the Finding of No Significant 
Impact (FONSI) issued on January 24, 2013.
    This notice applies to all FHWA decisions as of the issuance date 
of this notice and all laws under which such actions were taken. Laws 
generally applicable to such actions include but are not limited to:
    1. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 
4321-4351; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
    2. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 1536]; 
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d); Migratory 
Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
    3. Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; 
Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469-469(c)]; 
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)-11].
    4. Noise: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 [Pub. L. 91-605, 84 Stat. 
1713]
    5. Executive Orders: E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of 
Cultural Resources; E.O. 13287 Preserve America.

(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: March 7, 2013.
James C. Christian,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-06620 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]
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