Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2010 / Notices 70349 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highways in Alaska 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

FHWA. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA that are final within 

the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

action relates to a proposed highway 

project on the Parks Highway from 

Lucus Road to Big Lake Road, in the 

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, State of 

Alaska. Those actions grant approval 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 listed 

highway project will be barred unless 

the claim is filed on or before May 16, 

2011. 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. 

Alex Viteri, Central Region Area 

Engineer, FHWA Alaska Division, P.O. 

Box 21648, Juneau, Alaska 99802–1648; 

office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (AST), 

phone (907) 586–7544; e-mail 

Alex.Viteri@dot.gov. You may also 

contact Brian Elliott, DOT&PF Central 

Region, Regional Environmental 

Manager, Alaska Department of 

Transportation and Public Facilities, 

4111 Aviation Drive, P.O. Box 196900, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99519–6900; office 

hours 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (AST), phone 

(907) 269–0539, e-mail 

brian.elliott@alaska.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA has taken 

final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 

139(I)(1) by issuing approvals for the 

following highway project in the State 

of Alaska: Project No. IM–0A4–1(23)/ 

57178; Project Location: Project begins 

within the City of Wasilla, extends 

through Meadow Lakes and ends within 

the City of Houston, Matanuska-Susitna 

Borough, Alaska. Project type: Road 

improvements between Lucus Road and 

Big Lake Road, a distance of 

approximately eight miles. The five-lane 

section east of the project would be 

extended one mile west from Lucus 

Road to Church Road and the existing 

two-lane section west of Church Road 

would be upgraded to a four-lane 

divided highway with a depressed grass 

median from Church Road west to Big 

Lake Road. Existing frontage roads 

would be improved, and the existing 10- 

foot wide pedestrian pathway would be 

reconstructed and/or relocated as 

necessary. The project also includes 

construction of two bridges, drainage 

improvements, and continuous 

illumination. 

The actions by the Federal agency on 

the project, and the laws under which 

such actions were taken, are described 

in the Environmental Assessment (EA) 

and Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) issued for the project, approved 

on September 12, 2010 and in other 

documents in the FHWA project files or 

the State of Alaska Department of 

Transportation & Public Facilities. The 

EA, FONSI, and other documents from 

the FHWA project records files are 

available by contacting the FHWA or the 

State of Alaska Department of 

Transportation & Public Facilities at the 

addresses provided above. The EA and 

FONSI documents can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project Web site at 

http://www.parkshighway44-52.info/ or 

viewed at 4111 Aviation Avenue, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99519. 

This notice applies to all FHWA 

decisions and approvals on the project 

as of the issuance date of this notice and 

all laws and Executive Orders 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 and 23 U.S.C. 128]. 

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 of 

1973 [16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536]; Anadromous Fish Conservation 

Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)–757(g)]; Fish and 

Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 

661–667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty Act 

[16 U.S.C. 703–712]; MagnusonStevenson Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act 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.]; Archeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–470(II)]; Archeological 

and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]; 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 Zone Management Act [16 

U.S.C. 1451–1465]; Land and Water 

Conservation Fund (LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 

4601–4604]; Emergency Wetlands 

Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; 

Wetlands Mitigation [23 U.S.C. 

103(b)(6)(M) and 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. 13186 Migratory 

Birds; 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: November 2, 2010. 

David C. Miller, 

Division Administrator, Juneau, Alaska. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28942 Filed 11–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35441] 

Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad 

Company–Lease Renewal Exemption– 

Oklahoma Department of 

Transportation and Blackwell 

Industrial Authority 

Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad 

Company (BNGR), a Class III rail carrier, 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1150.41 to renew and 

supplement its lease of approximately 

37.26 miles of rail line, owned by the 

Oklahoma Department of Transportation 

(ODOT) and Blackwell Industrial 

Authority (BIA), referred to as the 

Blackwell Line. The Blackwell Line 

extends from approximately milepost 

0.09 at Wellington, Kan., to 

approximately milepost 35.35 at 

Blackwell, Okla., and from 

approximately milepost 127.0 to 

approximately milepost 125.0, in 

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