[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16557-16558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07850]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Hunts Point 
Interstate Access Improvement Project, Bronx County, New York

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 action taken by FHWA and other Federal 
agencies that are final. The actions relate to the Hunts Point 
Interstate Access Improvement Project located in Bronx County, New 
York.

DATES: By this notice, FHWA is advising the public of final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 39(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 September 16, 2019. 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: Richard J. Marquis, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Leo W. O'Brien Federal 
Building, Albany, New York 12207, Telephone (518) 431-4127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA and other 
Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing approvals 
for the following highway project in the State of New York: Hunts Point 
Interstate Access Improvement Project, Bronx County, New York. The 
Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project will include the 
creation of a split interchange at Edgewater Road and Leggett Avenue. 
Two new ramps to and from the westbound Bruckner Expressway will be 
constructed at Leggett Avenue, allowing westbound Bruckner Expressway 
traffic access to and egress from the Hunts Point Peninsula via Leggett 
Avenue. Three ramps to and from Edgewater Road will allow eastbound 
traffic from the Bruckner Expressway and southbound traffic from 
Sheridan Boulevard to access the Hunts Point Peninsula and will also 
allow traffic to exit the Hunts Point Peninsula onto northbound 
Sheridan Boulevard.
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the FHWA Final Environmental 
Impact Statement

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(FEIS) for the project, approved by FHWA in the Record of Decision 
(ROD) issued on April 9, 2019, and in other documents in the FHWA 
administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, and other documents in the FHWA 
administrative record files are available by contacting FHWA at the 
address provided above. The FEIS and ROD can also be viewed and 
downloaded from the project website at: https://www.dot.ny.gov/southbronx/hunts-point.
    This notice applies to FHWA 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 [23 U.S.C. 109].
    2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)] (Transportation 
Conformity).
    3. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 [42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.].
    4. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) 
[23 U.S.C. 319].
    5. 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.].
    6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.]; Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 
470(aa)-11]; Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 
469-469(c)]; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act 
(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
    7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 
1996].
    8. Right of Way: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 [42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.].
    9. Wetlands and Water Resources: Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 
U.S.C. 1451-1465; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), 16 U.S.C. 
4601-4604; Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300(f)-300(j)(6); 
33 U.S.C. 401-406; Flood Disaster Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128; 
Clean Water Act (Section 404, Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 
1251-1377].
    10. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675; 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6901-6992(k).
    11. 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. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural 
Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; 
E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental 
Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.

(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: April 11, 2019.
Richard J. Marquis,
Division Administrator, Albany, NY.
[FR Doc. 2019-07850 Filed 4-18-19; 8:45 am]
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