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employees remained below 0.5 percent 

for 2016 and 2017. Therefore, the 

Administrator has determined the 

minimum random alcohol testing rate 

will remain at 10 percent for covered 

service employees for the period 

January 1, 2019, through December 31, 

2019. Because these rates represent 

minimums, railroads may conduct FRA 

random testing at higher rates. 

MOW employees became subject to 

FRA random drug and alcohol testing in 

June 2017. The Administrator has 

determined that the minimum annual 

random testing rates initially 

established for MOW employees will 

remain in effect since FRA does not yet 

have MIS data on their industry-wide 

performance rates. Therefore, for the 

period January 1, 2019, through 

December 31, 2019, the minimum 

annual random drug testing rate will 

continue to be 50 percent for MOW 

employees, and the minimum annual 

random alcohol testing rate will 

continue to be 25 percent for MOW 

employees. As with covered service 

employees, because these rates 

represent minimums, railroads may 

conduct FRA random testing of MOW 

employees at higher rates. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Ronald L. Batory, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28290 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0029] 

National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation’s Request for Positive 

Train Control Safety Plan Approval and 

System Certification 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public with notice that on August 9, 

2018, the National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation (Amtrak) submitted its 

Positive Train Control Safety Plan 

(PTCSP) Revision 0, dated July 17, 2018, 

to FRA via the Secure Information 

Repository. Amtrak asks FRA to approve 

its PTCSP and issue a Positive Train 

Control System Certification for 

Amtrak’s Interoperable Electronic Train 

Management System (I–ETMS). 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by January 28, 2019 before 

taking final action on the PTCSP. FRA 

may consider comments received after 

that date if practicable. 

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning 

this proceeding should identify Docket 

Number FRA–2010–0029 and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Carolyn Hayward-Williams, Staff 

Director, Positive Train Control/Signal & 

Train Control Division, at 202–493– 

6399 or c.hayward-williams@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its 

PTCSP, Amtrak asserts that the I–ETMS 

system it is implementing is designed as 

an overlay PTC system as defined in 

Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) 236.1015(e). The PTCSP describes 

Amtrak’s I–ETMS implementation and 

the associated I–ETMS safety processes, 

safety analyses, and test, validation, and 

verification processes used during the 

development of I–ETMS. The PTCSP 

also contains Amtrak’s operational and 

support requirements and procedures. 

Amtrak’s PTCSP and the 

accompanying request for approval and 

system certification are available for 

review online at www.regulations.gov 

(Docket Number FRA–2010–0029) and 

in person at DOT’s Docket Operations 

Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. The 

Docket Operations Facility is open from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on the PTCSP by submitting 

written comments or data. During its 

review of the PTCSP, FRA will consider 

any comments or data submitted. 49 

CFR 236.1011(e). However, FRA may 

elect not to respond to any particular 

comment and, under 49 CFR 

236.1009(d)(3), FRA maintains the 

authority to approve or disapprove the 

PTCSP at its sole discretion. 

Privacy Act Notice 

In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, 

FRA solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its decisions. DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See https://www.regulations.gov/privacy

Notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. In order to facilitate 

comment tracking, we encourage 

commenters to provide their name, or 

the name of their organization; however, 

submission of names is completely 

optional. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

FRA for alternate submission 

instructions. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

21, 2018. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28317 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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 this project are 

being, or have been, carried-out by 

TxDOT and a Memorandum of 

Understanding dated December 16, 

2014, and executed by FHWA and 

TxDOT. The actions relate to various 

proposed highway 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 project will be barred unless 

the claim is filed on or before May 27, 

2019. 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 


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Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, 

Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 

416–2734; email: carlos.swonke@

txdot.gov. TxDOT’s normal business 

hours are 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (central time), 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that TxDOT and Federal 

agencies have taken final agency actions 

by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project 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) or 

Environmental Assessment (EA) issued 

in connection with the projects and in 

other key project documents. The CE or 

EA, 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]; FederalAid 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. Business U.S. Highway (BU) 90–U from 

Interstate Highway (IH) 610 NE to East of 

Mesa Road in Harris County, Texas. The 

project will widen the existing facility from 

a four-lane undivided rural roadway to a sixlane urban roadway with a continuous left 

turn lane and sidewalks. The project length 

is approximately 1.2 miles. 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 August 14, 2018 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. 

2. Farm to Market Road (FM) 1463 from 

Interstate Highway (IH) 10 to FM 1093 in Fort 

Bend County, Texas. The project will widen 

FM 1463 from a two-lane urban highway to 

a four- to six-lane divided facility with curb 

and gutter, a raised median, and sidewalks 

on both sides of the roadway. The project 

length is approximately 6.8 miles. 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 31, 

2018 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. 

3. FM 89 Buffalo Gap Access Management 

project; from near Bettes Lane to Rebecca 

Lane in Taylor County, Texas. The project 

will reconstruct and widen an approximately 

1.2 mile long section of FM 89 (Buffalo Gap 

Road) in Abilene, Texas. The roadway 

widening will consist of a six-lane divided 

section from south of US 83 to Rebecca Lane 

(north section) and a five-lane section with 

two-way left-turn lane from Rebecca Lane to 

near Bettes Lane (south section). This will 

include intersection improvements on 

frontage road/Industrial Blvd. for US 83/84. 

The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies 

and the laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Final Categorical 

Exclusion approved on August 29, 2018, the 

Categorical Exclusion Determination issued 

on August 29, 2018, 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 Abilene 

District Office at 4250 N. Clack, Abilene, 

Texas 79601; telephone (325) 676–6817. 

4. FM 1110 from IH–10 to SH 20 (Alameda 

Ave.) in El Paso County, Texas. The project 

will widen and realign FM 1110 to provide 

a direct connection between I–10 and SH 20 

near the Town of Clint, Texas and the City 

of San Elizario, Texas. The 2.76 mile long 

project will include drainage improvements, 

intersection improvements, a bridge crossing 

over the floodplain between Salatral Lateral 

and FM 76, and an overpass at the Union 

Pacific Railroad (UPRR) crossing. Six-foot 

wide sidewalks and 5-foot wide bicycle lanes 

will be constructed on each side of FM 1110. 

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 

October 12, 2018, the Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on 

October 12, 2018, 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 El 

Paso District Office at 13301 Gateway Blvd. 

West, El Paso, TX 79928; telephone (915) 

790–4340. 

5. US 277 from FM 3443 to SL 480 in 

Maverick County, Texas. The project will 

reconstruct and widen US 277 in Eagle Pass, 

Texas. The approximately 2.75 mile long 

project will also add sidewalks, dual use 

lanes to accommodate bicycles and curb and 

gutter drainage improvements. The actions 

by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Categorical Exclusion 

approved on January 26, 2017 and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file that are 

available by contacting TxDOT at the address 

provided above or the TxDOT Laredo District 

Office at 1817 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, TX 

78043; telephone (956) 712–7416. 

6. US 59 (Loop 20) from 0.33 miles west 

of IH35 to 0.160 miles west of McPherson 

Road Interchange in Webb County, Texas. 

The project will extend the Loop 20 

mainlanes over the IH35 mainlanes and the 

Union-Pacific Railroad line and will consist 

of three 12-ft. travel lanes in each direction, 

a center concrete traffic barrier, inside and 

outside shoulders and appropriately placed 

on-off ramps. The project is approximately 

1.25 miles long. The actions by TxDOT and 

Federal agencies and the laws under which 

such actions were taken are described in the 

Final Categorical Exclusion approved on May 

18, 2017 and other documents in the TxDOT 

project file that are available by contacting 

TxDOT at the address provided above or the 

TxDOT Laredo District Office at 1817 Bob 

Bullock Loop, Laredo, TX 78043; telephone 

(956) 712–7416. 

7. I–35 Eastern Frontage Road from 0.95 

Mi. N. of Webb/La Salle County Line to 1000 

Ft. South of Martinena Rd. in La Salle 

County, Texas and Webb County, Texas. The 

project will reconstruct 0.4 miles of existing 

I–35 eastern frontage road in La Salle County 

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frontage road in both La Salle and Webb 

Counties. The total distance of the project is 

approximately 1.5 miles long. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Categorical Exclusion 

approved on February 1, 2018 and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file that are 

available by contacting TxDOT at the address 

provided above or the TxDOT Laredo District 

Office at 1817 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, TX 

78043; telephone (956) 712–7416. 

8. SH 11 from 6.19 miles east of FM 2653 

S to SH 19 in Hopkins County, Texas. The 

project will rehabilitate, widen, and realign 

a portion of SH 11. 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 Categorical 

Exclusion approved on May 23, 2017, the 

Categorical Exclusion Determination issued 

on May 23, 2017, 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 Paris District 

Office at 1365 North Main Street, Paris, TX 

75460; telephone (903) 737–9300. 

9. US 82 from 0.5 miles west of SH 121 to 

0.5 miles east of SH 56 in Fannin County, 

Texas. The project will widen the existing 

two lane rural highway to a divided four lane 

rural highway and construct overpasses, 

bridges and dedicated left-turn lanes at 47 

crossovers along the project. The project is 

approximately 19.8 miles in length. The 

actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and 

the laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Final Categorical 

Exclusion approved on May 18, 2018, 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 Paris 

District Office at 1365 North Main Street, 

Paris, TX 75460; telephone (903) 737–9300. 

10. FM 2304 from Ravenscroft to FM 1626 

in Travis County, Texas. The project will 

reconstruct the 2-lane roadway to a 4-lane 

roadway with a center turn lane. The project 

is approximately 1.14 miles in length. The 

actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and 

the laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Final Categorical 

Exclusion approved on August 24, 2018, the 

Categorical Exclusion Determination issued 

on August 24, 2018, and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file. The CE determination 

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, TX 

78753; telephone (512) 832–7000. 

11. I–35 from the Guadalupe River to the 

Hays/Comal County Line in Comal County, 

Texas. The project includes operational 

improvements to I–35 from the Guadalupe 

River to the Hays/Comal County Line 

including ramp revisions, intersection 

improvements, and conversion of frontage 

roads from two-way to one-way operation. 

The project is approximately 9.25 miles in 

length. The actions by TxDOT and Federal 

agencies and the laws under which such 

actions were taken are described in the Final 

Categorical Exclusion approved on October 9, 

2018, the Categorical Exclusion 

Determination issued on October 9, 2018, 

and other documents in the TxDOT project 

file. The CE 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. 

12. SH 71 at Pope Bend Road in Bastrop 

County, Texas. The project includes 

constructing an overpass and adding 2-lane, 

one-way, east bound and west bound 

frontage roads. The project is approximately 

1.12 miles in length. The actions by TxDOT 

and Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are described 

in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved 

on July 27, 2018, the Categorical Exclusion 

Determination issued on July 27, 2018, and 

other documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The CE determination 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, TX 78753; 

telephone (512) 832–7000. 

13. SH 71 from the Travis/Bastrop county 

line to 0.65 miles east of Tucker Hill Lane in 

Bastrop County, Texas. The project includes 

constructing an overpass and adding 2-lane, 

one-way, east bound and west bound 

frontage roads. The project is approximately 

1.75 miles in length. The actions by TxDOT 

and Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are described 

in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved 

on June 20, 2018, the Categorical Exclusion 

Determination issued on June 20, 2018, and 

other documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The CE determination 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, TX 78753; 

telephone (512) 832–7000. 

14. Wurzbach Parkway from LockhillSelma Road to NW Military Highway in 

Bexar County, Texas. The project will 

provide intersection improvements at 

Lockhill-Selma Road and NW Military 

Highway and expand Wurzbach Parkway 

from 4 to 6 lanes from west of Lockhill-Selma 

Road to NW Military Highway. The project 

is approximately 1.1 miles in length. The 

actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and 

the laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Final Categorical 

Exclusion approved on August 29, 2018, the 

Categorical Exclusion Determination issued 

on August 29, 2018, and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file. The CE 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. 

15. FM 156 (Blue Mound Road), from US 

81/US 287 to McLeroy Boulevard/Watauga 

Road, Tarrant County, Texas. The project will 

reconstruct and widen FM 156. The facility 

will include a 14-foot shared use outside lane 

and a 12-foot inside lane, each direction, 

within curb and gutter and sidewalks on both 

sides of the roadway. The actions by TxDOT 

and Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are described 

in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved 

on July 10, 2018, the Categorical Exclusion 

Determination issued on July 10, 2018, 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 Fort 

Worth District Office at 2501 S W Loop 820, 

Fort Worth, Texas 76133; telephone (817) 

370–6744. 

16. FM 907 from Nolana Rd to IH–2, in the 

city of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas. The 

project will reconstruct and widen FM 907 to 

a 64 foot wide roadway with two outer 14 

foot wide travel lanes, two inner 11 foot wide 

travel lanes, a continuous 12 foot wide center 

turn lane and 5 foot sidewalks. The project 

length is approximately 2.3 miles. The 

actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and 

the laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Final Categorical 

Exclusion approved on June 23, 2017, 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 Pharr 

District Office at 600 W. US Expressway 83, 

Pharr, TX 78577; telephone (956) 702–6100. 

17. FM 495 from Abram Road to SH 364, 

in the city of Palmview, Hidalgo County, 

Texas. The project will reconstruct and 

widen SH 495 to an 84-footwide urban 

roadway with four 12-foot-wide travel lanes, 

a 16-foot-wide continuous left turn lane, two 

eight-foot-wide shoulders, and sidewalks on 

both sides of the roadway. The project length 

is approximately 2.3 miles. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Categorical Exclusion 

approved on November 29, 2017, 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 Pharr 

District Office at 600 W. US Expressway 83, 

Pharr, TX 78577; telephone (956) 702–6100. 

18. Taylor Road from US 83 to Mile 2 

North Road, in the cities of Mission and 

McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas. The project 

will reconstruct and widen Taylor Road to a 

64 foot wide urban roadway with two 11 foot 

wide travel lanes, two 14 foot wide shared 

use lanes, a 12 foot wide continuous left turn 

lane, and sidewalks on both sides of the 

roadway. The project length is approximately 

3.0 miles. The actions by TxDOT and Federal 

agencies and the laws under which such 

actions were taken are described in the Final 

Categorical Exclusion approved on January 

11, 2018, 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 Pharr District Ofice at 

600 W. US Expressway 83, Pharr, TX 78577; 

telephone (956) 702–6100. 


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19. US 69/FM 779 Interchange in Wood 

County, Texas. The project will construct a 

grade-separated interchange along US 69 over 

the existing intersection at FM 779. US 69 

would be widened from a two-lane roadway 

to a four-lane divided roadway with 

depressed median. The project length is 

approximately 2.17 miles. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Categorical Exclusion 

approved on December 7, 2017, 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 Tyler 

District Office at 2709 W. Front St., Tyler, TX 

75702; telephone (903) 510–9100. 

20. IH–20 Ramps from CR 433 to CR 431, 

in Smith County, Texas. The project will 

construct westbound and eastbound frontage 

roads for IH–20 and will include entrance 

and exit ramp reconfigurations for the IH–20 

and US 69 intersection. The project length is 

approximately 4.0 miles. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Categorical Exclusion 

approved on March 19, 2018, 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 Tyler 

District Office at 2709 W. Front St., Tyler, TX 

75702; telephone (903) 510–9100. 

21. US 69 from IH10 to Tram Road, in 

Jefferson County, Texas. The project will 

widen US 69 from 4 to 6 lanes as a divided 

highway with a concrete median barrier, add 

merging lanes, remove the US69 north bound 

exit ramp to Delaware Street, relocate ramps 

at Chinn and Tram Roads and widen 

overpass bridges. The project length is 

approximately 5.9 miles. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Categorical Exclusion 

approved on June 1, 2018, 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 

Beaumont District Office at 8350 Eastex 

Freeway, Beaumont, TX 77708; telephone 

(409) 892–7311. 

22. I–10 from FM 365 East to Walden Road 

(CR 131), in Jefferson County, Texas. The 

project will reconstruct and widen I–10 to a 

six-lane highway, with 12-foot wide travel 

lanes, 10-foot wide outside shoulders, 10-foot 

wide inside shoulders, and a concrete 

median barrier. In addition, the Brooks Road 

Overpass will be replaced and the Boyt Road 

Overpass will be removed. The project length 

is approximately 9.9 miles. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Categorical Exclusion 

approved on June 1, 2018, 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 

Beaumont District Office at 8350 Eastex 

Freeway, Beaumont, TX 77708; telephone 

(409) 892–7311. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: December 17, 2018. 

Michael T. Leary, 

Director, Planning and Program Development, 

Federal Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27698 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0061] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

DOT. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments on our intention to request 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval to renew an 

information collection (OMB Control 

Number 2105–0563) in accordance with 

the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The collection is 

necessary for administration of the 

BUILD Transportation Discretionary 

Grants Program. BUILD Transportation 

grants support surface transportation 

infrastructure projects that have a 

significant local or regional impact. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by February 26, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not 

duplicate your docket submissions, 

please submit them by only one of the 

following means: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W–12–140 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

Instructions: To ensure proper 

docketing of your comment, please 

include the agency name and docket 

number [DOT–OST–2015–0061] at the 

beginning of your comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Howard Hill, Office of the Under 

Secretary for Transportation Policy, at 

202–366–0301 or BUILDgrants@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Control Number: 2105–0563. 

Title: National Infrastructure 

Investments or ‘‘BUILD Transportation 

Discretionary Grants’’. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Background: The Better Utilizing 

Investments to Leverage Development or 

‘‘BUILD Transportation Discretionary 

Grants’’ program was created as part of 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009. Through the 

Recovery Act and nine appropriations 

acts, Congress provided DOT with 

funding for ten rounds of competitive 

grants totaling nearly $5.6 billion for 

capital and planning investments in 

surface transportation infrastructure. 

DOT published a notice in the Federal 

Register on April 27, 2018 announcing 

the availability of $1.5 billion for the 

latest round of BUILD Transportation 

Discretionary Grants (83 FR 18651–01). 

BUILD recipients provide information to 

the Government so that the Government 

may monitor the financial conditions 

and construction progress of BUILDsupported projects and the effectiveness 

of those projects using performance 

measurement metrics negotiated 

between the recipients and the 

Government. 

This notice seeks comments on the 

existing information collection, which 

collects information from grantees that 

is necessary for grant applications and 

the reporting requirements agreed to by 

recipients of TIGER and BUILD 

Transportation Discretionary Grants. 

The reporting requirements for the 

program is as follows: 

In order to be considered to receive a 

BUILD grant, a project sponsor must 

submit an application to DOT 

containing a project narrative, as 

detailed in the Notice of Funding 

Opportunity. The project narrative 

should include the information 

necessary for the Department to 

determine that the project satisfies 

eligibility requirements as warranted by 

law. This request renews the existing 

clearance to cover applications solicited 

for future National Infrastructure 

Investments appropriations, solicited in 

a manner similar to the solicitation for 

TIGER and BUILD applications. 

Following the announcement of a 

funding award, the recipient and DOT 


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