[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 84 (Friday, May 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18890-18891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07674]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway
Project in Michigan
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal
agencies that are final. The actions relate to a proposed highway
project, I-94, Ann Arbor Saline Road in Ann Arbor to M-10/Lodge
Expressway in Detroit, in Washtenaw and Wayne Counties, State of
Michigan. The actions issue a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
decision relating to the I-94 Connected and Automated Vehicle Corridor
Project.
DATES: By this notice, 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 action on the highway project will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before September 29, 2025. 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 the shorter
time period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA: Eric Purkiss, Program
Development Director, FHWA Michigan Division, 315 Allegan, Room 201,
Lansing, MI 48933, telephone: (517) 702-1848, email:
[email protected]. The FHWA Michigan Division Office's normal
business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (eastern standard time). For the
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Michelle Mueller, Manager,
Connected, Automated Vehicles and Electrification, Michigan Department
of Transportation, P.O. Box 30050, 425 W Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI
48909, telephone: (248) 431-1443, email: muellerm2 michigan.gov. The
Michigan Department of Transportation's normal business hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern standard time).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken
final agency action subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing a Finding
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the following highway project in
the State of Michigan: I-94 Connected and Automated Vehicle Corridor
Project in Washtenaw and Wayne Counties. Improvements include equipping
the existing inside general-purpose lane with technology that enhances
road operations and supports Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV).
Vehicles would be able to access the lane through access points, which
are breaks between physical separation that are at least 2,000 feet in
length to facilitate vehicle merges.
FHWA's action, related actions by other Federal agencies, and the
laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the FONSI
for the project, approved on April 23, 2025, and in other documents in
the project file. The FONSI is available for review by contacting FHWA
or MDOT at the addresses provided above. These documents are also
available for viewing and download from the project website at: https://michigan.gov/cavproject.
This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions that are final
as of the issuance date of the 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 and 23 U.S.C. 128];
E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality.
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]; Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers)
[23 U.S.C. 319].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act (ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
Section 1536]; Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361];
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)-757(g)], Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667d]; Migratory Bird Treaty
Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712], Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act of 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.]; E.O. 13112
Invasive Species.
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.]; Archeological
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Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)-470(ll)];
Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469-469c];
Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) [25
U.S.C. 3001-3013]; 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.
6. 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]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-4209].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404,
Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1377]; Coastal Barrier
Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 3501-3510]; 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)]; Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401-406]; Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271-1287]; Emergency Wetlands
Resources Act, [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; TEA-21 Wetlands Mitigation [23
U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(M), 133(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster Protection Act [42
U.S.C. 4001-4128]; E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management.
8. 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)].
(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))
Rachael Tupica,
Deputy Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
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