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accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake 

Troutman, 202–683–7788, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 

2023. 

Brandon Roberts, 

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2023–1833. 

Petitioner: Hylio Inc. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

§§ 61.3(a)(1)(i), 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 

91.121, 91.151(b), 91.403(b), 91.405(a), 

91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2), 

91.417(a), 91.417(b), 137.19(c), 

137.19(d), 137.19(e)(2)(ii), 

137.19(e)(2)(iii), 137.19(e)(2)(v), 137.31, 

137.33, 137.41(c), and 137.42. 

Description of Relief Sought: Hylio 

Inc., seeks an exemption from 14 CFR to 

operate multiple unmanned aircraft 

systems (UAS) under one operator, 

weighing over 55 pounds (lbs.), closer 

than 500 feet of vehicles, vessels, and 

structures, during night, and without a 

visual observer (VO), within visual line 

of site (VLOS) of the pilot in command 

(PIC), for agricultural aircraft operations. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22636 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

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 these projects 

are being, or have been, carried out by 

TxDOT pursuant to an assignment 

agreement executed by FHWA and 

TxDOT. The actions relate to various 

proposed highway projects 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 projects will be barred unless 

the claim is filed on or before the 

deadline. For the projects listed below, 

the deadline is March 11, 2024. 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: 

Patrick Lee, Environmental Affairs 

Division, Texas Department of 

Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, 

Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 

416–2358; email: Patrick.Lee@txdot.gov. 

TxDOT’s normal business hours are 8 

a.m.–5 p.m. (central time), Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental review, consultation, and 

other actions required by applicable 

Federal environmental laws for these 

projects are being, or have been, carried 

out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 

and a Memorandum of Understanding 

dated December 9, 2019, and executed 

by FHWA and TxDOT. 

Notice is hereby given that TxDOT 

and Federal agencies have taken final 

agency actions by issuing licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the highway 

projects 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), 

Environmental Assessment (EA), or 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

issued in connection with the projects 

and in other key project documents. The 

CE, EA, or EIS and other key documents 

for the listed projects are available by 

contacting the local TxDOT office at the 

address or telephone number provided 

for each project below. 

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]; Federal-Aid 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. Loop 9, Segment A from US 67 to 

IH 35E in Dallas and Ellis Counties, 

Texas. The project will construct a sixlane new location frontage road system 

between US 67 and IH 35E. The frontage 

roads will consist of three 12-foot lanes, 

an 8-foot inside shoulder, and an 8-foot 

outside shoulder. The project right-ofway will include a median that will 

accommodate the future construction of 


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an ultimate access-controlled mainlane 

facility. The project is approximately 9.4 

miles in length. The actions by TxDOT 

and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken 

are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 

the Record of Decision (ROD) issued on 

September 22, 2023, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The EIS, ROD, and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting the TxDOT Dallas District 

Office at 4777 E. Highway 80, Mesquite, 

TX 75150; telephone: (214) 320–4480. 

2. US 380 from Coit Road to FM 1827 

in Collin County, Texas. The project 

will provide a new location, eight-lane, 

controlled access freeway with twolane, one-way frontage roads on each 

side from Coit Road and existing US 380 

to the eastern terminus at existing US 

380 and FM 1827. Depending on the 

location, the typical freeway section 

will consist of four 12-foot-wide travel 

lanes in each direction with 10- to 17- 

foot-wide inside and outside shoulders 

and two-lane (each 12 feet wide), oneway frontage roads on either side of the 

mainlanes. Shared-use paths built along 

the outside of the frontage roads will 

provide bicycle and pedestrian 

accommodations. The project is 

approximately 15.6 miles in length. The 

actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 

the Record of Decision (ROD) issued on 

September 27, 2023, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The EIS, ROD, and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting the TxDOT Dallas District 

Office at 4777 E. Highway 80, Mesquite, 

TX 75150; telephone: (214) 320–4480. 

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

Michael T. Leary, 

Director, Planning and Program Development, 

Federal Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22000 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

FY 2022 and 2023 Competitive Funding 

Opportunity: Accelerating Advanced 

Digital Construction Management 

Systems Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity 

(NOFO). 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

opportunity to competitively apply for 

$5,093,000 under the Fiscal Year (FY) 

2022 and 2023 Public Transportation 

Innovation Program to serve as the 

Program Lead for the Accelerating 

Advanced Digital Construction 

Management Systems (‘‘ADCMS’’) 

program. 

DATES: Complete proposals must be 

submitted electronically through the 

Grants.gov ‘‘APPLY’’ function by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern time on February 12, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

ADCMS Program Team, FTA Office of 

Research, Demonstration, and 

Innovation, by email at ADCMS@dot.gov 

or by phone at (202) 366–2182. 

Prospective applicants should initiate 

the process by registering on the 

Grants.gov website promptly to ensure 

completion of the application process 

before the submission deadline. 

Instructions for applying can be found 

on FTA’s website at https://

www.transit.dot.gov/howtoapply and in 

the ‘‘FIND’’ module of Grants.gov. The 

Grants.gov funding opportunity ID is 

FTA–2023–012–TRI–ADCMS. Mail and 

fax submissions will not be accepted. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

A. Program Description 

B. Federal Award Information 

C. Eligibility Information 

D. Application and Submission Information 

E. Application Review Information 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

H. Other Information 

A. Program Description 

1. Background 

FTA’s Public Transportation 

Innovation Program (49 U.S.C. 5312) 

supports research and demonstrations to 

develop and deploy ideas, practices, 

and approaches that improve public 

transportation. This Notice (Federal 

Assistance Listing 20.526) will establish 

a program to plan, deploy, evaluate, and 

promote ADCMS technologies under 49 

U.S.C. 5312(b)(4). 

Construction is often the costliest and 

potentially most disruptive phase of any 

public transportation infrastructure 

project. Effective and efficient 

management of all elements and life 

cycle phases of infrastructure 

construction is key to on-time and onbudget project delivery. Project teams 

must know how and why specific 

changes or improvements are being 

made, ideally in real-time, and be aware 

of variations in methods of construction, 

delays, and stakeholder inputs. Public 

transportation infrastructure projects 

could have delays, cost overruns, 

avoidable revisions and change orders, 

worker injuries, or substandard build 

quality without effective and efficient 

infrastructure construction management 

strategies. 

The Infrastructure Investment and 

Jobs Act, Public Law 117–58 (also called 

the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)), 

prioritizes the modernization of public 

transportation systems and 

acknowledges that the successful 

implementation of the ADCMS program 

relies on creating a new digital solution 

for the infrastructure construction 

industry. BIL codified 49 U.S.C. 

5312(b)(4), which requires FTA to 

accelerate the implementation and 

deployment of ADCMS in the public 

transportation industry. ADCMS is 

broadly defined as empowering more 

timely and productive information 

sharing among stakeholders through 

reduced reliance on outdated pen-andpaper methods. ADCMS potentially 

makes modern digital technology 

available to infrastructure construction 

employees and enables them to perform 

tasks faster, more safely, smartly, and 

accurately, and with reduced oversight 

and supervision. 

Section 5312(b)(4) lists nine goals for 

the accelerated implementation and 

deployment of ADCMS technologies in 

the public transportation industry. They 

are: 

1. Accelerated adoption of advanced 

digital systems applied throughout the 

lifecycle of transportation infrastructure 

(including through the planning, design 

and engineering, construction, 

operations, and maintenance phases) 

that maximize interoperability with 

other systems, products, tools, or 

applications; boost productivity; 

manage complexity; reduce project 

delays and cost overruns; enhance 

safety and quality; and reduce total 

costs for the entire lifecycle of 

transportation infrastructure assets. 

2. More timely and productive 

information sharing among stakeholders 

through reduced reliance on paper to 

manage construction processes and 

deliverables such as blueprints, design 

drawings, procurement and supplychain orders, equipment logs, daily 

progress reports, and punch lists. 

3. Deployment of digital management 

systems that enable and leverage the use 

of digital technologies on construction 

sites by contractors, such as state-of-theart automated and connected machinery 

and optimized routing software that 

allows construction workers to perform 

tasks faster, more safely, more 


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