Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas
| Published date | 07 August 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 38720 |
| Record Number | 2019-16397 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Highway Administration |
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
on Proposed Highway Projects in
Texas
AGENCY
: Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT), Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S.
Department of Transportation.
ACTION
: Notice of Limitation on Claims
for Judicial Review of Actions by
TxDOT and Federal Agencies.
SUMMARY
: This notice announces actions
taken by TxDOT and Federal agencies
that are final. The environmental
review, consultation, and other actions
required by applicable Federal
environmental laws for these projects
are being, or have been, carried-out by
TxDOT pursuant to an assignment
agreement executed by FHWA and
TxDOT. The actions relate to various
proposed highway projects in the State
of Texas. These actions grant licenses,
permits, and approvals for the projects.
DATES
: By this notice, TxDOT is
advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A
claim seeking judicial review of TxDOT
and Federal agency actions on the
highway projects will be barred unless
the claim is filed on or before the
deadline. For the projects listed below,
the deadline is January 4, 2020. If the
Federal law that authorizes judicial
review of a claim provides a time period
of less than 150 days for filing such a
claim, then that shorter time period still
applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Carlos Swonke, Environmental Affairs
Division, Texas Department of
Transportation, 125 East 11th Street,
Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512)
416–2734; email: carlos.swonke@
txdot.gov. TxDOT’s normal business
hours are 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (central
time), Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
environmental review, consultation, and
other actions required by applicable
Federal environmental laws for these
projects are being, or have been, carried-
out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327
and a Memorandum of Understanding
dated December 16, 2014, and executed
by FHWA and TxDOT.
Notice is hereby given that TxDOT
and Federal agencies have taken final
agency actions by issuing licenses,
permits, and approvals for the highway
projects in the State of Texas that are
listed below.
The actions by TxDOT and Federal
agencies and the laws under which such
actions were taken are described in the
Categorical Exclusion (CE),
Environmental Assessment (EA), or
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
issued in connection with the projects
and in other key project documents. The
CE, EA, or EIS and other key documents
for the listed projects are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above.
This notice applies to all TxDOT and
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: 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
[54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.]; Archeological
Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16
U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; Archeological and
Historic Preservation Act [54 U.S.C.
312501 et seq.]; 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]; Farmland
Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C.
4201–4209].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources:
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251–1377
(Section 404, Section 401, Section 319);
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; 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 projects subject to this notice are:
1. FM 2252 from Evans Road to FM
3009, Bexar and Comal Counties. This
project includes widening FM 2252
from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane
roadway with a raised median or a
continuous left turn lane plus bike lanes
and sidewalks. The project will replace
the existing bridge over Cibolo Creek
and also provide an overpass at the
Union Pacific Railroad crossing. The
project is approximately 2.8 miles in
length. The actions by TxDOT and
Federal agencies and the laws under
which such actions were taken are
described in the Categorical Exclusion
Determination issued on May 6, 2019
and other documents in the TxDOT
project file. The Categorical Exclusion
determination and other documents in
the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT San
Antonio District Office at 4615 NW
Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78229;
telephone (210) 615–5839.
2. I–410 from SH 16 to Ingram Road,
Bexar County. The project includes
additional capacity improvements,
frontage road improvements,
interchange improvements and bicycle
and pedestrian accommodations. The
project is approximately 14.9 miles in
length. The actions by TxDOT and
Federal agencies and the laws under
which such actions were taken are
described in the Categorical Exclusion
Determination issued on May 8, 2019
and other documents in the TxDOT
project file. The Categorical Exclusion
determination and other documents in
the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT San
Antonio District Office at 4615 NW
Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78229;
telephone (210) 615–5839.
3. State Highway (SH) 146 from Farm-
to-Market 519 to Loop 197 in Galveston
County, Texas. The 1.4 mile long project
will widen SH 146 from two-lanes to
four lanes and will replace the SH 146
railroad bridge over the Texas City
Terminal and Union Pacific Railroads
with a four lane bridge. The project will
also reconfigure the existing intersection
at SH 146 and SH 3. The actions by
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TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Categorical
Exclusion Determination approved on
May 16, 2019 and other documents in
the TxDOT project file. The Categorical
Exclusion Determination and other
documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the
address provided above or the TxDOT
Houston District Office located at 7600
Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas
77007; telephone (713) 802–5076.
4. US 75 from FM 1417 to FM 120, in
Grayson County, Texas. The purpose of
the proposed project is to improve
mobility on US 75 to accommodate
current and future traffic volumes by
reconstructing and widening the
freeway from four to six lanes and
removing the Texas Northeastern
Division Railroad bridge crossing US 75
and the Union Pacific Railroad bridge
crossing Texoma Parkway (SH 91). The
proposed project would also include
reconfigurations of intersections, ramp
modifications, and improvements to
pedestrian facilities along US 75. The
proposed project length is
approximately 12.7 miles in length. The
actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies
and the laws under which such actions
were taken are described in the
Categorical Exclusion approved on May
22, 2019 and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical
Exclusion and other documents in the
TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT Paris
District Office at 1365 N Main St., Paris,
Texas, 75460; telephone (903) 737–
9213.
5. FM 549 from SH 205 to SH 276 in
Rockwall County, Texas. The proposed
improvements would include widening
the existing FM 549 to a four-lane
roadway with a 20-foot center turn lane
with median. In addition to widening,
the project would construct a new
segment of FM 549 extending from
south of FM 1139 to SH 205. The
proposed project would include 12 to
14-foot wide lanes with 2-foot wide
shoulders and 5-foot wide sidewalks on
both sides of the road. At specific
locations, 12-foot wide turn lanes would
be added as well and a bridge would be
constructed for the crossing of Long
Branch. The length of the proposed
project is approximately 2.08 miles. The
purpose of the FM 549 roadway
widening is to improve safety, mobility,
capacity, and to accommodate future
traffic demand in the area. The actions
by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were
taken are described in, the Categorical
Exclusion Determination issued on May
30, 2019, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical
Exclusion Determination and other
documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the
address provided above or the TxDOT
Dallas District Office at 4777 E Highway
80, Mesquite, TX 75150; telephone (214)
320–4480.
6. IH 20 Overpass and Ramps at CR
1250. The construction limits are from
Loop 250 to FM 1788 in Midland
County, Texas. The proposed project
consists of the construction of an
overpass at the intersection of IH 20 and
CR 1250, reconstruction of the IH 20 at
CR 1250 frontage road intersection,
eastbound and westbound U-turns,
removal of ramps east of FM 1788, and
addition of eight new ramps (four
entrance and four exit) west of Loop
250. The frontage road improvements
will include full reconstruction with
curbs and gutters, as well as drainage
improvements at both FM 1788 and
Loop 250. The actions by TxDOT and
Federal agencies and the laws under
which such actions were taken are
described in the Categorical Exclusion
Determination approved on June 11,
2019, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical
Exclusion Determination and other
documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the
address provided above or the TxDOT
Odessa District Office at 3901 East
Highway 80, Odessa, Texas 79761;
telephone (432) 498–4746.
7. Farm-to-Market (FM) 2100 from
Huffman-Cleveland Road (North) to FM
1960 in Harris County, Texas. The 4.5
mile long project will reconstruct and
widen the existing roadway from two
lanes to four lanes with a raised median.
The project would also include
sidewalks, a storm sewer drainage
system and detention ponds. The
actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies
and the laws under which such actions
were taken are described in the
Categorical Exclusion Determination
approved on June 12, 2019 and other
documents in the TxDOT project file.
The Categorical Exclusion
Determination and other documents in
the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT Houston
District Office located at 7600
Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas
77007; telephone (713) 802–5076.
8. US 75 at Ridgeview Drive in Collin
County, Texas. The proposed project
would reconstruct the Ridgeview
interchange at US 75. The proposed US
75 at Ridgeview Drive would consist of
four to five 11-foot to 12-foot wide
general-purpose lanes in each direction
with 10-foot wide outside shoulders and
13-foot to 16-foot wide inside shoulders
separated. Auxiliary lanes would be 12
feet wide. The US 75 general purpose
lanes would cross over Ridgeview Drive.
There are frontage road lanes in each
direction and would consist of one 14-
foot wide outside shared-use lane and
one to two 12-foot wide inside lanes
with curb and gutter. There would be
two frontage road bypass lanes in each
direction including bridge replacement
at Ridgeview Drive. The length of the
proposed project is approximately 1.2
miles. The purpose of the proposed
project is to address safety and mobility
issues in the project area. The actions by
TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were
taken are described in, the Categorical
Exclusion Determination issued on June
20, 2019, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical
Exclusion Determination and other
documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the
address provided above or the TxDOT
Dallas District Office at 4777 E Highway
80, Mesquite, TX 75150; telephone (214)
320–4480.
9. FM 545 from FM 2933 to Business
State Highway 78D (BS–78D) in Collin
County, Texas. The proposed project
would include widening FM 545 to
accommodate twelve-foot travel lanes
with ten foot shoulders and the
improvement of four curves by shifting
the center line of each curve to improve
safety. The length of the proposed
project is approximately 7.4 miles. The
purpose of the proposed project is to
improve safety and meet current design
standards. The actions by TxDOT and
Federal agencies and the laws under
which such actions were taken are
described in, the Categorical Exclusion
Determination issued on June 27, 2019,
and other documents in the TxDOT
project file. The Categorical Exclusion
Determination and other documents in
the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT Dallas
District Office at 4777 E Highway 80,
Mesquite, TX 75150; telephone (214)
320–4480.
10. US 287 from IH 45 to Intersection
of US 287 and CR 2040 in Navarro
County, Texas. The proposed project
involves the full reconstruction of the
existing rural roadway to a four-lane
divided highway with sidewalk. The
proposed roadway would consist
generally of 4 lanes with curb & gutter,
plus an 18-foot flush median. The
length of the proposed project is
approximately 5.77 miles. The purpose
of the proposed project is to meet local
and regional future travel demand by
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upgrading the transportation
infrastructure to meet current design
standards for interstates, bridges, and
frontage roads, and to improve the
operation of the roadway by correcting
access conflicts. The actions by TxDOT
and Federal agencies and the laws
under which such actions were taken
are described in, the Categorical
Exclusion Determination issued on July
10, 2019, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical
Exclusion Determination and other
documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the
address provided above or the TxDOT
Dallas District Office at 4777 E Highway
80, Mesquite, TX 75150; telephone (214)
320–4480.
11. FM 148 from South of FM 3039 to
US 175 in Kaufman County, Texas. The
proposed project would construct a new
location rural roadway connecting FM
148 with US 175. The proposed
roadway would consist of two 12-foot
wide travel lanes (one in each direction)
with 8-foot wide shoulders and turn
lanes. Approximately 3,850 feet of US
175 would be reconstructed to create an
overpass crossing of the FM 148 bypass.
The length of the proposed project is
approximately 1.6 miles. The purpose of
the proposed project is to improve
operations along FM 148, improve
mobility and access between FM 148
and US 175, and accommodate future
traffic demand on the corridor in a
manner compatible with local and
regional thoroughfare plans. The actions
by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA)
approved on March 26, 2019, Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued
on June 3, 2019 and other documents in
the TxDOT project file. The EA and
other documents are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT Dallas
District Office at 4777 E Highway 80,
Mesquite, TX 75150; telephone: (214)
320–4480.
12. IH 35E from US 77 South to US
77 North in Ellis County, Texas. The
proposed project would reconstruct and
widen the existing frontage roads,
convert all two-way frontage roads to
one-way operations and make all of the
frontage roads continuous along the
entire project limits. The length of the
proposed project is approximately 11
miles. The purpose of the proposed
project is to improve mobility on IH 35E
within the city of Waxahachie in Ellis
County, Texas. The actions by TxDOT
and Federal agencies and the laws
under which such actions were taken
are described in the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA)
approved on June 26, 2019, Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued
on June 26, 2019 and other documents
in the TxDOT project file. The EA and
other documents are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT Dallas
District Office at 4777 E Highway 80,
Mesquite, TX 75150; telephone: (214)
320–4480.
13. SH 71 at FM 1209, Bastrop
County, Texas. This project includes
constructing new frontage roads, a grade
separation over FM 1209 and shared use
paths. The project is approximately 2.5
miles in length. The actions by TxDOT
and Federal agencies and the laws
under which such actions were taken
are described in the Final EA approved
on June 25, 2019, the Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on
June 25, 2019, and other documents in
the TxDOT project file. The EA, FONSI
and other documents in the TxDOT
project file are available by contacting
TxDOT at the address provided above or
the TxDOT Austin District Office at
7901 North I–35, Austin, Texas, 78753;
telephone (512) 832–7000.
14. FM 548 from North of US 80 to
SH 205 in Kaufman and Rockwall
Counties, Texas. There are two segments
to the proposed project. Segment 1
would involve the expansion from a
two-lane roadway to a six-lane divided
urban minor arterial from US 80 to
Windmill Farms Boulevard. Segment 2
would involve the expansion from a
two-lane rural roadway to a four-lane
divided urban arterial (six-lane
ultimate) from Windmill Farms
Boulevard to SH 205. The length of the
proposed project is approximately 7.84
miles. The purpose of the proposed
project is to bring the roadway up to
current design standards and to reduce
congestion and improve mobility within
the project limits. The actions by
TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA)
approved on July 3, 2019, Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on
July 3, 2019 and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The EA and other
documents are available by contacting
TxDOT at the address provided above or
the TxDOT Dallas District Office at 4777
E Highway 80, Mesquite, TX 75150;
telephone: (214) 320–4480.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Issued on: July 26, 2019.
Michael T. Leary,
Director, Planning and Program Development,
Federal Highway Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Agency Information Collection Activity
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AGENCY
: Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION
: Notice of request for comments.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the extension
of a currently approved information
collection: 49 U.S.C. Section 5337 State
of Good Repair Program.
DATES
: Comments must be submitted
before October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES
: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
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identified by the docket number by only
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1. Website: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
electronic docket is no longer accepting
electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
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3. Mail: U.S. Department of
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