[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 181 (Monday, September 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45460-45461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18301]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Project in
Hawaii
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by FHWA, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Services (USFWS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that are
final. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, the
Honoapiilani
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Highway Improvements Project, between Ukumehame and Launiupoko in West
Maui, State of Hawaii. These actions grant licenses, permits, and
approvals for the 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 actions on the listed highway project will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or before February 19, 2026. 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: For FHWA: Richelle Takara, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard,
Box 50206, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850, Telephone: (808) 541-2700. For HDOT:
Robin Shishido, Deputy Director for Highways, State of Hawaii
Department of Transportation, 869 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
96813, Telephone: (808) 587-2220;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA, USFWS, and
NMFS have taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by
issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following highway
project in the State of Hawaii: The Honapiilani Highway Improvements,
Ukumehame to Launiupoko Project which includes the realignment of the
existing highway to provide a reliable transportation facility in West
Maui. The project includes the construction of a new, primarily two-
lane highway including a shared-use pathway, viaducts, bridges,
drainage features, intersections, and other associated improvements.
These actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which
such actions were taken, are described in the combined Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for
the project, approved on September 8, 2025 and in other documents in
the project records. The FEIS/ROD and other project records are
available by contacting the Hawaii Department of Transportation or FHWA
at the addresses provided above. The FEIS/ROD can be viewed and
downloaded from the project website at https://honoapiilanihwyimprovements.com/ or obtained from any contact listed
above.
This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions on the project
that are final 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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.); Federal-Aid Highway Act (23 U.S.C. 109, 139, and 128).
2. Air: Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q).
3. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901-4918);
Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction
Noise (23 U.S.C. 109(h), 109(i)); 42 U.S.C. 4331, 4332; sec. 339(b),
Public Law 04-59, 109 Stat. 568, 605.
4. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of
1966 (49 U.S.C. 303;23 U.S.C. 138); Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement
(Wildflowers) (23 U.S.C. 319).
5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 1536);
Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1423h); Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)); Migratory Bird Treaty Act
(MBTA) (16 U.S.C. 703-712); Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act of 1976, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), with
Essential Fish Habitat requirements (16 U.S.C. 1855(b)(2)).
6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (54 U.S.C. 306108 et
seq.); Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C.
470(aa)-470(mm)); Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act (54
U.S.C. 312501-312508); Native American Grave Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
7. Social and Economic: American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42
U.S.C. 1996); Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) (7 U.S.C. 4201-
4209); the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Policies Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq., as amended by
the Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-17)).
8. Wetlands and Water Resources: Coastal Zone Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1451-1464); Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (16 U.S.C.
4601-4604); Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (42 U.S.C. 300(f)-300(j)-
26); Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401-406); Wetlands
Mitigation (23 U.S.C. 119(g) and 133(b)(14)); Flood Disaster Protection
Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a, 4106).
9. The analysis pertaining to any applicable Executive Order
considered during the environmental review process to the extent such
analysis may be challenged in court. Such Executive Orders may include:
E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 and 13690, Floodplain
Management; 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.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139 (l)(1).
Richelle Takara,
Division Administrator, Honolulu, HI.
[FR Doc. 2025-18301 Filed 9-19-25; 8:45 am]
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