[Federal Register: June 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 125)]
[Notices]
[Page 35738-35739]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on a Proposed Highway
Project in Arizona
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 actions taken by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and other Federal agencies that are final within
the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). These actions relate to the
proposed construction of the approximately 24-mile-long Yuma Area
Service Highway, which has been designated as State Route 195 by the
State Transportation Board in Arizona. This includes new roadway from
the planned commercial International Port of Entry, located near San
Luis, Arizona on the US/Mexico border, to Interstate 8. The alignment
follows Avenue E north for about 2 miles to County 23rd Street, east on
County 23rd Street for about 8 miles, north for about 9 miles within
the westernmost portion of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, and continues
north for about 3.5 miles between Avenue 6E and Avenue 7E to the
existing Interstate 8/Araby Road Traffic Interchange. The actions being
taken grant 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 highway project will be barred
unless the claim is filed by December 26, 2007. If the Federal law that
authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of less
than 180 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time period
still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steve Thomas, Environmental
Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, One Arizona Center,
Suite 410, 400 East Van Buren Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2285
weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) at (602) 379-3645,
extension 117, fax (602) 379-3608, steve.thomas@fhwa.dot.gov. Ms.
Melissa Maiefski, Project Environmental Coordinator and Monitor,
Environmental Planning Group, Arizona Department of Transportation,
1221 South 2nd Avenue, Mail Drop T100, Tucson, Arizona 85713-1602,
weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) at (520) 388-4250,
fax (520) 388-4255, mmaiefski@azdot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and
other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing
approval for the proposed construction of the Yuma Area Service Highway
in southwest Arizona. The highway will be approximately 24 miles in
length, have two travel lanes in each direction, and generally have a
right-of-way width of 240- to 280-feet with wider right-of-way at
traffic interchanges. FHWA is the Federal lead agency for the
Environmental Assessment, which was prepared in conjunction with the
Arizona Department of Transportation and the Yuma Metropolitan Planning
Organization. The Bureau of Land Management, US Bureau of Reclamation,
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, and the US Navy served as cooperating
agencies. The project would facilitate existing and future travel and
movement of goods between the US/Mexico border crossing and Interstate
8, remove commercial traffic and hazardous cargo from populated and
congested areas, relieve existing and anticipated future congestion on
US 95 through local communities, and reduce the potential for increased
traffic accidents in populated areas. The actions by the Federal
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are
described in the Final Environmental Assessment for the project,
approved on August 11, 2005, a Finding of No Significant Impact
approved on May 11, 2007, and in other documents in the FHWA project
files. The Final Environmental Assessment and other documents in the
FHWA project files are available by contacting the FHWA or the Arizona
Department of Transportation at the addresses provided above. The FHWA
Final Environmental Assessment can be viewed and downloaded from the
following Web site: http://www.azdot.gov/highways/EEG/DocumentsIndex.asp
.
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 [23 U.S.C. 109].
2. Air: Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q).
3. Water: Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. 1251-1387.
4. Noise: Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and
Construction Noise, 23 CFR 772.
5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
Section 1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-
667(d)]; Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
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)-470(ll)]; 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]; 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; Metropolitan Planning Regulations, 23 CFR
450.318.
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).
9. Section 4(f) of the US Department of Transportation Act of 1966
[49 U.S.C. 303].
10. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
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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: June 19, 2007.
Robert E. Hollis,
Division Administrator, Phoenix, Arizona.
[FR Doc. 07-3166 Filed 6-28-07; 8:45 am]
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