Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Transportation Project in Washington State

Published date22 March 2021
Citation86 FR 15286
Record Number2021-05832
SectionNotices
CourtFederal Highway Administration,Transportation Department
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 53 (Monday, March 22, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 53 (Monday, March 22, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 15286-15287]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-05832]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Highway Administration
                Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Transportation Project
                in Washington State
                AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
                Transportation (DOT).
                ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions
                by FHWA.
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                SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA that are
                final. The action relates to refinements to the design of Portage Bay
                Bridge, Roanoke Lid, and other components in the Portage Bay to I-5
                area for SR 520, I-5 to Medina construction in the City of Seattle,
                King County, State of Washington that are contained in the NEPA
                Reevaluation signed February 22, 2021 and Revised Section 4(f)
                Evaluation signed February 18, 2021.
                DATES: 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 August 19, 2021. 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: Lindsey Handel, Urban Transportation
                Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 711 S. Capitol Way, Suite
                501, Olympia, WA 98501-1284, 360-753-9480, or [email protected];
                or Margaret Kucharski, Megaprograms Environmental Manager, Washington
                State Department of Transportation, 999 3rd Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle,
                WA 98104, 206-770-3500, or [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 7, 2011, FHWA published a
                ``Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in
                Washington'' in the Federal Register at 76 FR 55459 for the SR 520, I-5
                to Medina: Bridge Replacement and HOV Project. Notice is hereby given
                that, subsequent to the earlier FHWA notice, FHWA has taken final
                agency actions within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing a
                NEPA re-evaluation for the SR 520 SR 520, I-5 to Medina: Bridge
                Replacement and HOV Project: Portage Bay Bridge to I-5 Design
                Refinements (hereafter ``re-evaluation''). The action(s) by FHWA and
                the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the re-
                evaluation and the associated agency records. That information is
                available by contacting FHWA at the addresses provided above.
                 The project proposed to improve safety and mobility for people and
                goods across Lake Washington by replacing the SR 520 Portage Bay and
                Evergreen Point bridges and improve existing roadway between Interstate
                5 (I-5) in Seattle and Evergreen Point Road in Medina spanning 5.2
                miles. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project
                was published in January 2011 and the Record of Decision (ROD) was
                issued in August 2011.
                 Since issuance of the FHWA ROD, the design of the Portage Bay
                Bridge, Roanoke Lid, and other components in the Portage Bay to I-5
                area have been refined, including changes to the configuration of and
                connections to Portage Bay Bridge; refinement of the design of the
                Roanoke Lid; and refinements to the regional shared-use path and local
                active transportation connections. The re-evaluation considering these
                refinements was
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                prepared in February 2021. It identifies and documents potential
                effects associated with the refinement. The re-evaluation also includes
                a Revised Section 4(f) Evaluation that found there would be de minimis
                impacts on Interlaken Park and the Roanoke Park Historic District and
                that construction-phase effects on Roanoke Park would meet the
                temporary occupancy exception included in 23 CFR 774.13(d). FHWA has
                also determined that the revised project design would cause the least
                harm, it includes all possible planning to minimize harm, and that
                there would be no change to other Section 4(f) findings included in the
                Final EIS and ROD. This notice only applies to the Re-evaluation signed
                February 22, 2021 and the associated Revised Section 4(f) Evaluation
                signed February 18, 2021.
                 Information about the re-evaluation and associated records are
                available from FHWA and WSDOT at the addresses provided above and can
                be found at: https://wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR520Bridge/Library/Environmental-Documents. This notice applies to all Federal agency
                decisions related to the re-evaluation 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.
                4321-4347]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
                 2. Air: Clean Air Act, as amended [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)].
                 3. Land: Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
                of 1965 [16 U.S.C. 4601]; Section 4(f) of the Department of
                Transportation Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 303].
                 4. Wildlife: Anadromous Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757a-
                757g); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)];
                Magnuson-Stevens 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 [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et
                seq.]; Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469-
                469(c)]; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (25
                U.S.C. 3001-3013).
                 6. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 404,
                Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1377]; Coastal Barrier
                Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 3501-3510]; Coastal Zone Management Act [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]; 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].
                 7. Navigation: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 403];
                General Bridge Act of 1946 [33 U.S.C. 9 and 11].
                 8. Noise: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, Public Law 91-605 [84
                Stat. 1713]; [23 U.S.C. 109(h) & (i)].
                 9. 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.
                 Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1), as amended by Moving Ahead for
                Progress in the 21st Century Act, (PL 112-141, 126 Stat. 405).
                 Issued on: March 16, 2021.
                Daniel M. Mathis,
                FHWA Division Administrator, Olympia, WA.
                [FR Doc. 2021-05832 Filed 3-19-21; 8:45 am]
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