35738 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 125 / Friday, June 29, 2007 / Notices 

and organizations that submit comments 

or questions. Precise schedules and 

locations for public meetings will be 

announced in the local news media and 

the project Web site. Interested 

individuals and organizations may 

request to be included on the mailing 

list for distribution of meeting 

announcements and associated 

information. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 20.205, Highway Planning and 

Construction. The regulations implementing 

Executive Order 12372 regarding 

intergovernmental consultation on Federal 

programs and activities apply to the 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123; 

49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: June 25, 2007. 

Robert F. Tally, Jr., 

Division Administrator, Indianapolis, 

Indiana. 

[FR Doc. E7–12629 Filed 6–28–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on a Proposed Highway Project in 

Arizona 

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 Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) and other 

Federal agencies that are final within 

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

These actions relate to the proposed 

construction of the approximately 24- 

mile-long Yuma Area Service Highway, 

which has been designated as State 

Route 195 by the State Transportation 

Board in Arizona. This includes new 

roadway from the planned commercial 

International Port of Entry, located near 

San Luis, Arizona on the US/Mexico 

border, to Interstate 8. The alignment 

follows Avenue E north for about 2 

miles to County 23rd Street, east on 

County 23rd Street for about 8 miles, 

north for about 9 miles within the 

westernmost portion of the Barry M. 

Goldwater Range, and continues north 

for about 3.5 miles between Avenue 6E 

and Avenue 7E to the existing Interstate 

8/Araby Road Traffic Interchange. The 

actions being taken grant approvals 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 highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed by December 26, 2007. 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. 

Steve Thomas, Environmental Program 

Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration, One Arizona Center, 

Suite 410, 400 East Van Buren Street, 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004–2285 weekdays 

7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Mountain Standard 

Time) at (602) 379–3645, extension 117, 

fax (602) 379–3608, 

steve.thomas@fhwa.dot.gov. Ms. Melissa 

Maiefski, Project Environmental 

Coordinator and Monitor, 

Environmental Planning Group, Arizona 

Department of Transportation, 1221 

South 2nd Avenue, Mail Drop T100, 

Tucson, Arizona 85713–1602, weekdays 

7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Mountain Standard 

Time) at (520) 388–4250, fax (520) 388–

4255, mmaiefski@azdot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing approval for the 

proposed construction of the Yuma Area 

Service Highway in southwest Arizona. 

The highway will be approximately 24 

miles in length, have two travel lanes in 

each direction, and generally have a 

right-of-way width of 240- to 280-feet 

with wider right-of-way at traffic 

interchanges. FHWA is the Federal lead 

agency for the Environmental 

Assessment, which was prepared in 

conjunction with the Arizona 

Department of Transportation and the 

Yuma Metropolitan Planning 

Organization. The Bureau of Land 

Management, US Bureau of 

Reclamation, Marine Corps Air Station 

Yuma, and the US Navy served as 

cooperating agencies. The project would 

facilitate existing and future travel and 

movement of goods between the US/ 

Mexico border crossing and Interstate 8, 

remove commercial traffic and 

hazardous cargo from populated and 

congested areas, relieve existing and 

anticipated future congestion on US 95 

through local communities, and reduce 

the potential for increased traffic 

accidents in populated areas. The 

actions by the Federal agencies, and the 

laws under which such actions were 

taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Assessment for the 

project, approved on August 11, 2005, a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

approved on May 11, 2007, and in other 

documents in the FHWA project files. 

The Final Environmental Assessment 

and other documents in the FHWA 

project files are available by contacting 

the FHWA or the Arizona Department of 

Transportation at the addresses 

provided above. The FHWA Final 

Environmental Assessment can be 

viewed and downloaded from the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.azdot.gov/highways/EEG/ 

DocumentsIndex.asp. 

This notice applies to all 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. Water: Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. 

1251–1387. 

4. Noise: Procedures for Abatement of 

Highway Traffic Noise and Construction 

Noise, 23 CFR 772. 

5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)]; Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]. 

6. 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(ll)]; Archeological 

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

469–469(c)]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

7. 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]; The Uniform Relocation 

Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as 

amended; Metropolitan Planning 

Regulations, 23 CFR 450.318. 

8. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675; 

Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k). 

9. Section 4(f) of the US Department 

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

303]. 

10. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 125 / Friday, June 29, 2007 / Notices 35739 

1 DWP initially obtained these trackage rights in 

Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway Company—

Trackage Rights Exemption—Duluth, Missabe and 

Iron Range Railway Company, STB Finance Docket 

No. 34424 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served Apr. 9, 2004). 

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 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: June 19, 2007. 

Robert E. Hollis, 

Division Administrator, Phoenix, Arizona. 

[FR Doc. 07–3166 Filed 6–28–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Finance Docket No. 34075] 

Six County Association of 

Governments—Construction and 

Operation Exemption—Rail Line 

Between Levan and Salina, UT 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: On July 30, 2001, the Six 

County Association of Governments 

(SCAOG) filed a Petition for Exemption 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

(Board) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

authority to construct and operate a new 

rail line between Juab (near Levan) and 

Salina, Utah. The project involves 

approximately 43 miles of new rail line 

and ancillary facilities. Because the 

construction and operation of this 

project has the potential to result in 

significant environmental impacts, the 

Board’s Section of Environmental 

Analysis (SEA), in cooperation with the 

Department of Interior Bureau of Land 

Management, prepared a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 

EIS). The purpose of this Notice of 

Availability is to notify individuals and 

agencies interested in or affected by the 

proposed project of the availability of 

the Draft EIS for review and comment. 

Implementation of the proposed 

project would restore rail service to the 

Sevier Valley, provide rail service to 

shippers, and reduce the number of 

trucks on area highways. The Draft EIS 

analyses the potential impacts of the 

proposed route, the ‘‘no-build’’

alternative, and another build 

alternative. 

The Draft EIS addresses 

environmental issues and concerns 

identified during the scoping process. It 

also contains SEA’s preliminary 

recommendations for environmental 

mitigation measures. The Draft EIS is 

being made available for public and 

agency review and comment. SEA will 

prepare a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (Final EIS) that considers 

comments on the Draft EIS from the 

public and agencies. In reaching its 

decision in this case, the Board will take 

into account the Draft EIS, the Final EIS, 

and all environmental comments that 

are received. 

DATES: Written comments on the Draft 

EIS, which was served on June 29, 2007 

are due on August 22, 2007. 

ADDRESS: Send an original and 10 copies 

of comments referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34075 to: Surface 

Transportation Board, Case Control 

Unit, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20423, Attention: Phillis Johnson-Ball, 

Section of Environmental Analysis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Phillis Johnson-Ball, (202) 245–0304. 

Federal Information Relay Service for 

the hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339. 

The Web site for the Surface 

Transportation Board is http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: June 29, 2007. 

By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Chief, 

Section of Environmental Analysis. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–12521 Filed 6–28–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35045] 

Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway 

Company—Amended Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Duluth, Missabe and Iron 

Range Railway Company 

Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 

Railway Company (DMIR) has agreed to 

amend the existing overhead trackage 

rights previously granted to Duluth, 

Winnipeg and Pacific Railway Company 

(DWP).1 The rights extend between 

Shelton Junction, MN (milepost B 2.71 

on DMIR’s Virginia Branch), and 

Nopeming Junction, MN (milepost R 

5.77 on DMIR’s Spirit Lake Branch), a 

distance of approximately 64 miles. 

DWP states that the amendment will 

allow a limited expansion of DWP’s 

rights on trackage over which it already 

operates. 

The purpose of the proposed 

transaction is to allow for nonexclusive 

overhead movements, reblocking cars 

within single trains, or setting out cars 

requiring servicing over the existing 

trackage (including an additional 616 

feet of connecting track), thus enhancing 

operational efficiency. The transaction 

includes all industry spurs, connecting 

tracks and sidings now existent or 

hereafter constructed along the subject 

tracks, and right-of-way for the tracks, 

signals, interlocking devices and plants, 

telegraph and telephone lines, and other 

necessary appurtenances, a distance of 

approximately 63.82 miles, all within 

the State of Minnesota. 

The earliest this transaction may be 

consummated is July 14, 2007, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the exemption was filed). 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employees affected by the trackage 

rights will be protected by the 

conditions imposed in Norfolk and 

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN, 

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in 

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and 

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false 

or misleading information, the 

exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to 

revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 

10502(d) may be filed at any time. The 

filing of a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than July 6, 2007 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35045, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Thomas J. 

Healey, 17641 S. Ashland Ave., 

Homewood, IL 60430. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: June 25, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–12606 Filed 6–28–07; 8:45 am] 

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