[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 37359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16024]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 64 
Peninsula Study 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 
second section of the Interstate 64 Peninsula Study from approximately 
Exit 247 in the east to approximately Exit 242 in the west in the City 
of Newport News and York County, 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 November 27, 2015. 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 150 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. Mack Frost, Planning and 
Environmental Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 400 North 8th 
Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219; telephone: (804) 775-3352; email: 
[email protected]. The FHWA Virginia Division Office's normal business 
hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). For the Virginia 
Department of Transportation: Mr. Scott Smizik, 1401 East Broad Street, 
Richmond, Virginia 23219; email: [email protected]; 
telephone: (804) 371-4082.

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: The second section of the Interstate 64 Peninsula Study 
from approximately Exit 247 in the east to approximately Exit 242 in 
the west. The project would involve constructing one additional lane in 
each direction in the median. The actions taken by FHWA, and the laws 
under which such actions were taken, are described in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), the Request for the Record of 
Decision (ROD), and the ROD. The FEIS was signed on November 26, 2013. 
The ROD was issued on June 8, 2015. The FEIS, Request for the ROD, and 
ROD can be viewed on the project's internet site at http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/hamptonroads/i-64_peninsula_study.asp. 
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 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 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 24, 2015.
John Simkins,
Planning and Environment Team Leader.
[FR Doc. 2015-16024 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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