Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 92 / Monday, May 14, 2007 / Notices 27169 

Respondents: The State Departments 

of Transportation (or equivalent) in the 

50 states, the District of Columbia, and 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

Frequency: Continuous. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: The estimated total annual 

burden for all respondents is 83,200 

hours. This involves responses from 52 

State Departments of Transportation or 

equivalent with an estimated average 

time of 1,600 hours per respondent over 

the course of a year. This estimate only 

includes the burden on the respondents 

to provide information that is not 

usually and customarily collected. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: May 8, 2007. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–9157 Filed 5–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Agency Actions on 

Proposed Highways in Colorado 

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(1)(1). The 

actions relate to various proposed 

highway projects in the State of 

Colorado. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the projects. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(1)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on any of the 

listed highway projects will be barred 

unless the claim is filed on or before 

November 13, 2007. If the Federal law 

that authorizes judicial review of a 

claim provides a time period of less 

than 180 days for filing such calim, then 

that shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Vanderhoof, Environmental 

Program Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration, 12300 W. Dakota Ave., 

Room 180, Lakewood, CO 80228. Office 

Hours: 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MST, Monday 

through Friday. Phone: 720–963–3013. 

E-mail: 

michael.vanderhoof@fhwa.dot.gov., or 

Brad Beckham, Environmental Programs 

Branch Manager, Colorado Department 

of Transportation, 4201 East Arkansas, 

Denver, CO 80222. Phone: 303–757–

9533. E-mail: 

brad.beckham@dot.state.co.us. 

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 highway projects in 

the State of Colorado that are listed 

below. The actions by the Federal 

agencies on a project, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the environmental 

assessment (EA), or environmental 

impact statement (EIS) issued in 

connection with the project, and in 

other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record for the project. 

The EA, or Final EIS (FEIS), and other 

documents from the FHWA 

administrative record files for the listed 

projects are available by contacting the 

FHWA or the Colorado Department of 

Transportation (CDOT) at the addresses 

provided above. Project information 

may also be available through the CDOT 

Web site at http://www.dot.state.co.us/ 

TravelInfo/Studies.htm, or at public 

libraries in the relevant project areas. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions on the listed project as 

of the issuance date of this notice and 

all laws under which such actions were 

taken, including but not limited to: 

1. National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351]. 

2. Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109]. 

3. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401–

7671(q). 

4. Section 4(f) of the Department of 

Transportation Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 

303]; 

5. Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544 and Section 1536]. 

6. Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]. 

7. Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251–

1377 (Section 404, Section 402, Section 

401, Section 319). 

8. E.O. 11990, Protection of Wetlands. 

9. E.O. 11988, Floodplain 

Management. 

10. E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to 

Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low Income 

Populations. 

The projects subject to this notice are: 

1. Project: South Interstate 25 (I–25) 

and US 85 Corridor. Location: Cities of 

Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, and Castle 

Rock, Douglas County. Project Reference 

Number: IM 0252–317. This project 

involves the construction of one new 

lane in each direction on US 85 from C–

470 to Meadows Parkway, and on I–25 

between C–470 and Douglas Lane. This 

will include improvements to ten 

interchanges, improvement of bicycle/ 

pedestrian facilities, construction of a 

new park and ride, a new frontage road 

and improvements to various other 

roadway features. The improvements 

are proposed to address present and 

future transportation inadequacies and 

safety problems in the two roadway 

corridors. The project length is 17 miles 

on I–25 and 16 miles on US 85. A FEIS/ 

Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation was 

completed in May 2001, a Record of 

Decision (ROD)/Final Section 4(f) 

Evaluation was issued on 8/14/01, and 

a Revised ROD/Final Section 4(f) 

Evaluation was issued on 10/25/02. 

2. Project: Crystal Valley/Dawson 

Ridge Parkway/I–25 Interchange. 

Location: City of Castle Rock, Douglas 

County. Project Reference Number: CC 

C470–022. The preferred alternative 

includes constructing a new diamond 

interchange with Crystal Valley/Dawson 

Ridge Parkway crossing over I–25 at the 

intersection of I–25 and Douglas Lane 

on the east, and Territorial Road on the 

west. The purpose of the project is to 

enhance the local ancillary roadway 

network and eliminate one railroad 

crossing, thereby improving safety of 

access. An Environmental Assessment 

and draft Section 4(f) Evaluation was 

completed on September 20, 2004 and 

a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI)/Final Section 4(f) Evaluation 

was issued on 2/28/05. 

3. Project: I–70/32nd Avenue 

Interchange. Location: Cities of Wheat 

Ridge and Lakewood. Project reference 

Number: IM 0703–294. The proposed 

action is to improve the I–70/32nd 

Avenue interchange, State Highway 

(SH) 58 from McIntyre Street to I–70, 

and adjacent portions of 32nd Avenue. 

The purpose is to relieve traffic 

congestion at the I–70/32nd Avenue 

interchange and to address future 

transportation demands on the local 

street network due to regional growth 

and commercial development. An 

Environmental Assessment was 

completed on October 23, 2006 and a 

FONSI was issued on February 28, 2007. 

4. Project: State Highway (SH) 9, 

Frisco to Breckenridge. Location: Cities 

of Frisco and Breckenridge, Summit 

County. Project Reference Number: STA 

009A–021. The proposed action will 

improve the existing two lane highway 

to a four-lane roadway that will include 

necessary turn lanes, acceleration/ 

deceleration lanes, curb and gutter, 

medians, and shoulders The project 

extends from Frisco (milepost 97) south 

to Breckenridge (milepost 85). The 


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purpose of the improvement is to 

improvement safety and mobility on the 

route. A FEIS was completed on March 

4, 2004 and a ROD was issued on May 

24, 2004. 

5. Project: US 285, Foxton Road to 

Bailey. Location: Cities of Bailey, Pine 

Junction, Shaffer’s Crossing, and 

Conifer, Jefferson and Park Counties. 

Project Reference Number: NH 2854–

093. The Preferred Alternative is to 

widen US 285 to four through lanes 

with a depressed rural median between 

the top of Crow Hill and Foxton Road, 

and two through lanes and a passing 

lane between Bailey and the top of Crow 

Hill. Shoulder, clear zone, access, and 

safety improvements will be included 

the entire length of the project. The 

primary purpose is to improve travel 

time and enhance safety along the 14.7 

mile section of road. An Environmental 

Assessment was completed in August 

11, 2004 and a FONSI issued on June 

30, 2005. 

6. Project: I–25 through Colorado 

Springs. Location: Cities of Colorado 

Springs and Monument, El Paso County. 

Project Reference Number IM 0252–316. 

This project will widen 26 miles of 

I–25 between SH 105 and South 

Academy Boulevard. A six lane section 

would be constructed south of the US 

24 bypass to South Academy and north 

of Briargate to SH 105. The central 12 

mile section from the Briargate Parkway 

to the US 24 bypass would be 

constructed to 8 lanes. The project will 

include interchange reconstruction, 

HOV lanes, congestion management, 

transit and park and ride 

accommodations and bicycle/pedestrian 

accommodations. The purpose is to 

provide additional capacity to relieve 

existing and projected future traffic 

congestion. An Environmental 

Assessment was completed on March 

29, 2004 and a FONSI issued on 

September 10, 2004. http:// 

www.i25coloradosprings.com/ea/ 

EAcontents.htm. 

7. Project: Eagle Airport Interchange. 

Location: Town of Eagle, Eagle County. 

Project Reference Number: IM 0702–

229. the proposed action is to construct 

a new interchange on Interstate 70 and 

a connector road to improve access to 

the Eagle County Airport. The project is 

located approximately 3 miles west of 

Eagle, Colorado. An Environmental 

Assessment was completed in August 

2004 and a FONSI issued on June 23, 

2005. http://www.i70-eagle-airportinterchange-ea.com. 

8. Project: US 550, New Mexico State 

Line to Durango. Location: South of City 

of Durango, La Plata County. Project 

Reference Number: NH 5501–011. The 

project includes extending the existing 

four-lanes on US 550 between the New 

Mexico/Colorado State Line and County 

Road 220 (MP 1.0 to MP 15.4). The 

purpose of the project is to improve 

safety, address future highway capacity 

needs, improve access conditions, and 

address roadway deficiencies. The 

roadway will generally follow the 

existing highway alignment with 

alignment shifts east and west as needed 

to improve highway geometry. An 

Environmental Assessment was 

completed on July 27, 2005 and a 

FONSI issued on December 21, 2005. 

9. Project: 120th Avenue Extension, 

Quebec to US 85. Location: City of 

Thornton, Adams county, SH 128 (120th 

Avenue). Project Reference Number: 

STU C120–007. The proposed action is 

to construct a four-lane extension of 

120th Avenue from Quebec Street east 

2.5 miles to US 85. This will require a 

new bridge over the south Platte River. 

The project length is 2.5 miles. An 

Environmental Assessment was 

completed on February 1, 1996 and a 

FONSI was issued on July 31, 2003. 

10. Project: SH 128 (120th Avenue) 

over US 36. Location: City and County 

of Broomfield. Project Reference 

Number: DEMO 0361–067. This project 

proposes to construct a new six-lane 

roadway across US 36 to connect 120th 

Avenue and SH 128. The purpose of the 

project is to accommodate existing and 

future east-west traffic, reduce out of 

direction travel, and alleviate 

congestion. The project length is 1.2 

miles. An Environmental Assessment/ 

Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation was 

completed March 30, 2005 and a 

FONSI/Final Section 4(f) was issued on 

January 17, 2006. 

11. Project: Wadsworth/Grandview 

Railroad Separation. Location: City of 

Arvada, Jefferson County. Project 

Reference Number: TCSP TCSE–002. 

This project proposes to reconstruct the 

Wadsworth bypass 25 feet below ground 

and construct two bridges to carry 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR and 

Grandview over the Bypass. This action 

will improve safety and eliminate the 

traffic congestion and delays caused by 

the existing at-grade railroad crossing. 

The project length is less than 0.5 miles. 

An Environmental Assessment was 

completed May 9, 2005 and FONSI 

issued August 31, 2005. 

12. Project: I–225 and Colfax Avenue 

Interchange. Location: City of Aurora, 

Adams and Arapahoe Counties. Project 

Reference Number: STU 2254–068. The 

proposed action is to expand the 

existing I–225/Colfax Avenue 

interchange to add an I–225 connection 

to the north at 17th Street via collector 

distributor roads. The purpose is to 

relieve congestion at the I–225/Colfax 

Avenue Interchange. The project length 

is less than one mile. An Environmental 

Assessment was completed on October 

20, 2005 and FONSI was issued on 

April 24, 2007. 

13. Project: I–25 at 126th Avenue 

Interchange. Location: Cities of 

Westminster and Thornton, Adams 

County. Project Reference Number: CC 

0253–175. The proposed action is to 

construct a new interchange at 136th 

Avenue and I–25. The project length is 

less than 1 mile. The purpose of the 

improvement is to improve access and 

congestion. An Environmental 

Assessment/Draft Section 4(f) 

Evaluation was completed on May 15, 

2002 and a FONSI/Final Section 4(f) 

Evaluation was issued on January 8, 

2003. 

14. Project: I 70/SH 58 Interchange. 

Location: City of Golden, Jefferson 

County. Project Reference Number: IM 

0703–246. The proposed action is to 

improve the I–70/SH 58 interchange by 

adding eastbound SH 58 to westbound 

I 70 and eastbound I–70 to westbound 

SH 58 movements. This will require 

shifting SH 58 and realigning all 

existing ramps plus constructing a new 

Eastbound SH 58 to westbound I–70 

ramp and constructing a new flyover 

ramp from eastbound I–70 to westbound 

SH 58. The purpose is to reduce traffic 

on local arterials and improve traffic 

operations on I–70. The project length is 

less than 1 mile. An Environmental 

Assessment was completed in July 2002 

and a FONSI was issued on September 

1, 2004. 

15. Project: US 34 Business Route. 

Location: City of Greeley, Weld County. 

Project Reference Number: STA 0342–

037. This project involves the 

reconstruction of US 34 Business Route 

from a two lane to a four lane facility 

between 71st Avenue and State 

Highway 257 in the west side of 

Greeley, Colorado. The project length is 

approximately 4.2 miles. The purpose is 

to accommodate future travel demand 

and improve mobility, safety, and 

access. An Environmental Assessment 

was completed on September 28, 2005 

and a Finding of No Significant Impact 

issued on May 2, 2006. 

16. Project: US 287 from SH 1 to the 

LaPorte Bypass. Location: Cities of Fort 

Collins and LaPorte, Larimer County. 

Project Reference Number STA 2873–

100. This project will reconstruct US 

287 from two to four lanes for two miles 

between SH 1 and the Laporte Bypass 

intersection east of the community of 

LaPorte. The purpose is to improve 

safety and accommodate existing and 

future traffic. An Environmental 

Assessment was completed on October 


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1, 2004 and a Finding of no Significant 

Impacts was issued on June 14, 2006. 

17. Project: U.S. Highway 160 from 

Durango to Bayfield. Location: Cities of 

Durango Gem Village, and Bayfield, La 

Plata County. Project Reference Number 

FC–NH(CX) 160–2 (048). The project 

proposes a 25.9km (16.2 mi) long, fourlane highway with shifts, realignments 

and grade separations in some locations. 

The project will also correct 

substandard roadway design, 

intersection deficiencies and relocate 

the existing U.S. 160/550 intersection. 

This fully access-controlled facility 

improvement will begin at milepost 88.0 

east of Durango and end at milepost 

104.2 located east of Bayfield. The 

project length is 1.9km (1.2 mi) 

extending from milepost 16.6, located at 

the U.S. 160/550 (south) intersection, to 

milepost 15.4, located south of the U.S. 

550/County Road 220 intersection. A 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the project was approved on May 12, 

2006. A Record of Decision was issued 

on November 7, 2006. The FHWA FEIS 

and ROD can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project Web site at 

http://www.dot.state.co.us/US160/EIS/ 

index.cfm or viewed at public libraries 

in the project area. 

(Catalogue 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: U.S.C. 139(1)(1). 

David A. Nicol, 

Federal Highway Administration, Colorado 

Division Administrator, Lakewood, CO. 

[FR Doc. 07–2350 Filed 5–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

from certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

Union Pacific Railroad Company 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2007–

28049] 

The Union Pacific Railroad Company 

(UP) seeks a waiver of compliance with 

the Locomotive Safety Standards of 49 

CFR 229.123, which requires each lead 

locomotive to be equipped with an end 

plate, pilot plate, or snow plow that 

extends across both rails at a maximum 

clearance of 6 inches. UP requests the 

waiver for four locomotive hump sets 

utilized in hump yard service in 

Houston, Texas. UP also requests that 

they be able to use these locomotives for 

transfer movements between Settagast 

Yard and Englewood Yard, a distance of 

less than 1 mile, at a speed not to 

exceed 10 mph. The railroad indicates 

that due to the height of the retarders, 

it is not uncommon for locomotive 

pilots to strike the retarders. If the 

waiver is granted, UP would increase 

the height of the pilot plates on 

locomotives assigned to hump yard 

service in Houston to eight and threefourths inches. With the exception of 

transfer movements between Settagast 

and Englewood yards, the locomotives 

would be restricted to trailing position 

outside the hump yard and when 

moving over the railroad for service or 

reassignment. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA in writing before the 

end of the comment period and specify 

the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number (FRA–2007–

28049) and must be submitted to the 

Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management 

Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 

400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 

20590. Communications received within 

45 days of the date of this notice will 

be considered by FRA before final 

action is taken. Comments received after 

that date will be considered as far as 

practicable. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). The 

Statement may also be found at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 7, 2007. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–9169 Filed 5–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), notice is hereby given that the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

received a request for a waiver of 

compliance with certain requirements of 

its safety standards. The individual 

petition is described below, including 

the party seeking relief, the regulatory 

provisions involved, the nature of the 

relief being requested, and the 

petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief. 

City of Placentia, California 

[Docket Number FRA–2006–24654] 

The City of Placentia, California (the 

City) and BNSF Railway Company 

(BNSF) have petitioned for a third 

extension to the waiver originally 

granted on June 21, 2006, in FRA Docket 

Number FRA–2006–24654. In the 

aforementioned waiver, FRA agreed to 

extend the original deadline of June 24, 

2006, set forth in 49 CFR 222.42 for 

continuation of an intermediate partial 

quiet zone, until September 22, 2006. 

On September 21, 2006, FRA granted a 

joint request from the City and BNSF to 

extend the September 22 deadline until 

January 20, 2007. Subsequently, on 

January 19, 2007, FRA granted another 

joint request from the City and BNSF to 

extend the January 20 deadline to May 

20, 2007. 

In the current request, the City and 

BNSF state that they are working 

towards establishing a new 24-hour 

quiet zone and that the City has 

completed installation of its quiet zone 

safety improvements, but they will be 

unable to meet the May 20, 2007, 

deadline due to technical problems with 

BNSF’s radio communications system 

and the need to conduct a 30-day test 


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