Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Ohio

Federal Register: July 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 127)

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in

Ohio

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and Other Federal Agencies.

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other

Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project (Interstate

Routes 75 and 74 and adjacent road network and interchanges) in Cities of Cincinnati and St. Bernard, and the Village of Elmwood Place, in

Hamilton County, Ohio. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and 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 on or before January 4, 2010. 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. Mark L. Vonder Embse, P.E., Senior

Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 200 North High

Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215; e-mail: mark.vonderembse@dot.gov; telephone: (614) 280-6854; FHWA Ohio Division Office's normal business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (eastern time). You may also contact Mr.

Stefan Spinosa, Project Manager, Ohio Department of Transportation, 505

South SR-741, Lebanon, Ohio 45036; telephone: (513) 933-6639.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following major highway improvement project in the State of Ohio: one additional through lane in each direction on I-75; changes in access for the following interchanges: Hopple Street (modernize with full access), Bates Avenue

(access eliminated), I-74 (modernization with local access eliminated at Spring Grove Avenue, Central Parkway, and Colerain Avenue), Mitchell

Avenue (redesigned), SR-562 (capacity improvements for the Norwood

Lateral), Towne Street (closure of partial interchange), Paddock Road

(improved operations on local roads), and I-74/Colerain Avenue/Beekman

Street (upgrade to complete interchange). The total project length along I-75 is approximately eight miles. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project, approved on December 24, 2008, in the FHWA Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) issued on May 7, 2009, and in other documents in the

FHWA administrative record. The EA, FONSI, and other documents in the

FHWA administrative record file are available by contacting the FHWA or the Ohio Department of Transportation at the addresses provided above.

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. Land: Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), 16 U.S.C. 4601- 4604; 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 [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and section 1536], Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361], Fish and

Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty

Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712]. 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 Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)-11]; 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]. 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]. 7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 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. 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. 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 15, 2009.

Patrick A. Bauer,

Acting Division Administrator, Columbus, Ohio.

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