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analysis in the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS). 

4. Identification of Alternative P as 

the Preferred Alternative in the DEIS. 

5. Refinement to the Preferred 

Alternative P based on public input 

(Refined Preferred Alternative P). 

6. Identification of Refined Preferred 

Alternative P as the Selected Alternative 

in the FEIS and ROD. 

The Selected Alternative, Refined 

Preferred Alternative P, begins at the I– 

64/US 231 interchange and continues 

north and west to the I–69/US 231 

Interchange, and includes local 

improvements along the existing US 

231. The analysis showed that Refined 

Alternative P has the lowest impacts to 

environmental resources and the lowest 

cost of the three alternatives determined 

to meet the Purpose and Need. In 

response to public comments and in the 

interest of minimizing any potential 

economic impacts, Refined Alternative 

P contains three additional variations in 

the area near Loogootee, Indiana, which 

will be further evaluated in Tier 2 

studies to determine a single alignment. 

Interested parties may consult the FEIS 

and ROD for details about each of the 

decisions described above and for 

information on other issues decided. 

The FEIS and ROD can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project website at 

https://midstatescorridor.com/. People 

unable to access the website may 

contact FHWA or INDOT at the 

addresses listed above. 

This notice applies to all final Federal 

Agency decisions in the Mid-States 

Corridor Tier 1 FEIS and ROD 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. Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544]. 

3. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 

[16 U.S.C. 661–667d]. 

4. Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 

U.S.C. 703–712]. 

5. Bald and Golden Eagle Protection 

Act [16 U.S.C. 688–688c]. 

6. Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]. 

7. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q). 

8. Section 4(f) of the Department of 

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

303]. 

9. Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470] and Native American 

Grave Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

10. Land and Water Conservation 

Fund (LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601–4604]; 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 

1271–1287]; Safe Drinking Water Act 

(SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)]. 

11. Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

12. Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 

2000(d)–2000(d)(1)]; Uniform 

Relocation Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Act [42 U.S.C. 61]. 

13. Farmland Protection Policy Act 

(FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]. 

14. Noise Control Act of 1972 [42 

U.S.C. 4901 et seq]. 

15. Clean Water Act (Section 319, 

Section 401, Section 402, Section 404) 

[22 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.]. 

16. Executive Order (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; E.O. 13166, Improving 

Access for Persons with Limited English 

Proficiency. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

USFWS has taken the final agency 

actions within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 

139(l)(1) by issuing the following: 

1. A letter dated June 29, 2023, 

concurring with the effects 

determinations in the Biological 

Assessment (BA) and identifying that 

absent new information in Tier 2 studies 

or significant change to the project 

plans, no further coordination with the 

USFWS is needed for the gray bat, 

sheepnose mussel, rough pigtoe mussel 

and lake sturgeon which received a 

‘‘may effect, not likely to adversely 

affect’’ determination. 

2. A Biological Opinion (BO) dated 

June 29, 2023, that the Mid-States 

Corridor Project would not jeopardize 

the continued existence of the Indiana 

bat, northern long eared bat, fanshell 

mussel, and fat pocketbook mussel. 

3. A Conference Opinion (CO) dated 

June 29, 2023, that the Mid-States 

Corridor Project would not jeopardize 

the continued existence of the tricolored 

bat, little brown bat, salamander mussel 

and monarch butterfly. 

4. The BO and CO also identified 

activities for Tier 2 studies. They 

included bat surveys, mussel surveys 

and anticipated mitigation activities. 

5. In its June 29, 2023, letter USFWS 

also states that incidental take 

statements would be developed during 

Tier 2 studies, and are not made as part 

of this Tier 1 BO and CO. 

The BA and BO/CO and other project 

records relating to the USFWS actions, 

taken pursuant to the Endangered 

Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531–1544, are 

available by contacting the FHWA, 

INDOT, or USFWS at the addresses 

provided above. The BA and BO/CO can 

be viewed in Appendices PP and QQ of 

the Mid-States Corridor Tier 1 FEIS, 

respectively. 

(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). 

Jermaine R. Hannon, 

Division Administrator, FHWA, Indianapolis, 

Indiana. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2023–0026] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection; 

Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is withdrawing 

the notice, ‘‘Agency Information 

Collection Activities: Request for 

Comments for a New Information 

Collection,’’ published in the Federal 

Register on August 31, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Spencer Stevens, 202–366–6221, Office 

of Planning, Environment and Realty 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA is withdrawing the notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 31, 2023 at 88 FR 60260 (FR 

Number 2023–18838). 

Issued on: September 7, 2023. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

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