[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 114 (Friday, June 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35982-35983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12573]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation
Project in Florida
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions
by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), pursuant to 23 U.S.C.
327, and other Federal Agencies.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the FDOT, is issuing this notice to
announce actions taken by FDOT and other Federal Agencies that are
final agency actions. These actions relate to the proposed regional
transportation improvement creating a new alignment from State Road 30
(U.S. 98) in Gulf County to State Road 30 (U.S. 98) and State Road 75
(U.S. 231) in Bay County, State of Florida. These actions grant
licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on behalf of FDOT, 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
November 9, 2020. 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 FDOT: Jason Watts, Director,
Office of Environmental Management, FDOT, 605 Suwannee Street, MS 37,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399; telephone (850) 414-4316; email:
[email protected]. The FDOT Office of Environmental
Management's normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern
Standard Time), Monday through Friday, except State holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective December 14, 2016, the FHWA
assigned, and the FDOT assumed, environmental responsibilities for this
project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given that FHWA and
other Federal Agencies have taken final agency actions subject to 23
U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the
proposed improvement highway project. The actions by FDOT and other
Federal Agencies on the project, and the laws under which such actions
were taken are described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) issued on 12/10/2019, the Record of Decision (ROD) issued on 5/
4/2020, and in other project records for the listed project. The FEIS,
ROD, and other documents for the listed project are available by
contacting FDOT at the address provided above. The FEIS, ROD, and
additional project documents can be viewed and downloaded from the
project website at: https://nwflroads.com/projects/410981-2.
The project subject to this notice is:
Project Location: Gulf and Bay County, Florida--Gulf Cost Parkway
near Panama City. The highway project consists of a new roadway
alignment from State Road 30 (U.S. 98) in Gulf County, Florida to State
Road 30 (U.S. 98) and State Road 75 (U.S. 231) in Bay County, Florida.
Federal Aid Project Number: (To Be Determined); FDOT Project
Identification (FPID) Number: 410981-2. FDOT proposes a new four-lane
divided, controlled-access, arterial highway, approximately 30 miles in
length. The proposed facility would provide an urban typical section
with bicycle lane and sidewalks in urban areas and a rural typical
section with a multi-use trail on one side of the highway in rural
areas. The proposed roadway would also include a new high-level bridge
across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) to connect US 98 in Gulf
County, Florida with US 231 and US 98 (Tyndall Parkway) in Bay County,
Florida.
This notice applies to the Record of Decision (ROD), and all other
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 (FAHA) [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C.
128].
2. Air: Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q).
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of
1966 (4f) [49 U.S.C. 303 and 23 U.S.C. 138].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act (ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
1536]; Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361], Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d);
[[Page 35983]]
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) [16 U.S.C. 703-712]; Magnuson-
Stevenson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as amended
[16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (106) [16 U.S.C. 470(f)
et seq.]; Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 (ARPA) [16
U.S.C. 470(aa)-470(II)]; Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act
(AHPA) [16 U.S.C. 469-469(c)]; Native American Grave Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Civil Rights) [42
U.S.C. 20009(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 Barriers
Resources Act (CBRA) [16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.]; Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) [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]; Wetlands Mitigation, [23 U.S.C.
103(b)(6)(M) and 103(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C.
4001-4128].
8. 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. 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: May 14, 2020.
Karen M. Brunelle,
Director, Office of Project Development, Federal Highway
Administration, Tallahassee, Florida.
[FR Doc. 2020-12573 Filed 6-11-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-RY-P