[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 157 (Monday, August 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53337-53338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16719]
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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 Service (USFWS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that are
final. The actions relate to a proposed bridge project, the Ala Wai
Bridge Project, which crosses the Ala Wai Canal, Waikiki, City and
County of Honolulu, 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 bridge project will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or before January 14, 2027. 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. For City and County of Honolulu: J.
Roger Morton, Director of Transportation Services, City and County of
Honolulu Department of Transportation Services, 711 Kapiolani
Boulevard, Suite 1600, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, Telephone: (808) 768-
8303.
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 bridge
project in the State of Hawaii: The Ala Wai Bridge Project includes a
bridge spanning the Ala Wai Canal to provide safe and comfortable
pedestrian and bicycle access and connecting the Waikiki, McCully, and
Moiliili neighborhoods.
These actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which
such actions
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were taken, are described in the combined Final Environmental
Assessment (FEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the
project, approved on August 12, 2026 and in other documents in the
project records. The FEA/FONSI and other project records are available
by contacting City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation
Services, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, or FHWA at the
addresses provided above. The FEA/FONSI can be viewed and downloaded
from the project website at https://www.honolulu.gov/dts/ala-pono/ 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. 2026-16719 Filed 8-14-26; 8:45 am]
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