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FAA cannot guarantee that it will be 

able to do so. All comments received 

during the comment period will be 

given equal weight and be taken into 

consideration in the preparation of the 

Final EA. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

20, 2024. 

Stacey Molinich Zee, 

Manager, Operations Support Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27533 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Transportation Project in 

Florida 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

Florida Department of Transportation 

(FDOT), pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327, and 

other Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the 

FDOT, is issuing this notice to 

announce actions taken by FDOT and 

other Federal Agencies that are final 

agency actions. These actions relate to 

the proposed State Road (S.R.) 535/ 

Vineland Road Project Development and 

Environment (PD&E) Study (Financial 

Management Number 437174–2). The 

proposed S.R. 535/Vineland Road 

project will reduce congestion and 

improve safety from US 192 to World 

Center Drive (S.R. 536), a distance of 

approximately 2.35 miles. 

Improvements consist of widening the 

existing roadway from four to six lanes, 

improvements to intersections, and the 

construction of stormwater management 

facilities. These actions grant licenses, 

permits, or approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on 

behalf of FDOT, 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 April 28, 2025. If the 

Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

of less than 150 days for filing such 

claim, then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

ADDRESSES: The Type 2 Categorical 

Exclusion and additional project 

documents can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project website at: 

https://www.cflroads.com/project/ 

437174-2, or by contacting FDOT Office 

of Environmental Management, 605 

Suwannee Street, MS 37, Tallahassee, 

Florida 32399, during normal business 

hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 

Standard Time), Monday through 

Friday, except State holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Marshall, P.E., Director, FDOT 

Office of Environmental Management, 

FDOT; telephone (850) 414–4316; email: 

Jennifer.Marshall@dot.state.fl.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

December 14, 2016, and as subsequently 

renewed on May 26, 2022, the FHWA 

assigned, and the FDOT assumed, 

environmental responsibilities for this 

project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. 

Notice is hereby given that FDOT and 

other Federal Agencies have taken final 

agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139 

(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, or 

approvals for the proposed highway 

improvement project. The actions by 

FDOT and other Federal Agencies on 

the project, and the laws under which 

such actions were taken are described in 

the Type II Categorical Exclusion 

approved on November 15, 2024, and in 

other project records for the listed 

project. The Type II Categorical 

Exclusion and other documents for the 

listed project are available by contacting 

FDOT at the address provided above. 

The project subject to this notice is: 

Project Location: The project is 

located in Osceola and Orange Counties, 

Florida. The project limits are S.R. 535/ 

Vineland Road from US 192 to north of 

World Center Drive (S.R. 536), a 

distance of approximately 2.35 miles. 

Project Actions: This notice applies to 

the Type II Categorical Exclusion and all 

other Federal Agency licenses, permits, 

or approvals for 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. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321et 

seq.]; Federal-Aid Highway Act (FAHA) 

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

CFR part 771. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act (CAA) [42 U.S.C. 

7401–7671(q)], with the exception of 

project level conformity determinations 

[42 U.S.C. 7506]. 

3. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 

[42 U.S.C. 4901–4918]; 23 CFR772. 

4. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303]; 

23 CFR part 774; Land and Water 

Conservation Fund (LWCF) [54 U.S.C. 

200302–200310]. 

5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and 1536]; 

Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 

U.S.C. 1361–1423h], Anadromous Fish 

Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)– 

757(f)]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

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

Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) [16 U.S.C. 703– 

712]; Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act of 

1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801– 

1891d], with Essential Fish Habitat 

requirements [16 U.S.C. 1855(b)(2)]. 

6. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[54 U.S.C. 3006101 et seq.]; 

Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

of 1979 (ARPA) [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)– 

470(II)]; Preservation of Historical and 

Archaeological Data [54 U.S.C.312501– 

312508]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013; 18 

U.S.C. 1170]. 

7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000 d–2000d– 

1]; American Indian Religious Freedom 

Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland 

Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 

4201–4209]. 

8. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act (Section 319, Section 

401, Section 404) [33 U.S.C. 1251– 

1387]; Coastal Barriers Resources Act 

(CBRA) [16 U.S.C. 3501–3510]; Coastal 

Zone Management Act (CZMA) [16 

U.S.C. 1451–1466];; Safe Drinking Water 

Act (SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 300f–300j—26]; 

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]; Wetlands 

Mitigation, [23 U.S.C. 119(g) and 

133(b)(3)]; Flood Disaster Protection Act 

[42 U.S.C. 4001–4130]. 

9. 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)]. 

10. 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. 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 


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Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

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

Issued on: November 21, 2024. 

Karen M. Brunelle 

Director, Office of Project Development, 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Tallahassee, Florida. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27817 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Cameron, Hidalgo, And Willacy 

Counties, Texas 

AGENCY: Texas Department of 

Transportation (TxDOT), Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Federal notice of intent to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, 

is issuing this notice to advise the 

public that an EIS will be prepared for 

a proposed transportation project to 

study the effects of constructing a 

highway improvement project from 

Interstate Highway (I–) 69C/United 

States Highway (US) 281 to I–69E/US 77 

in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy 

Counties, Texas (CSJ: 0921–02–353). 

The proposed project will be referred to 

herein as I–69 Connector, or the I–69 

Connector Project. The proposed project 

is approximately 25 miles in length. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Francisco Chapa, P.E., TxDOT Pharr 

District Project Manager, 600 West I–2, 

Pharr, Texas, 78577, (956) 702–6344, 

Francisco.chapa@txdot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental review, consultation, and 

other actions required by applicable 

Federal environmental laws for this 

project are being, or have been, carriedout by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 

and a Memorandum of Understanding 

dated December 9, 2019, and executed 

by FHWA and TxDOT. 

The purpose and need of the 

proposed I–69 Connector is to alleviate/ 

reduce traffic congestion and improve 

regional mobility, to improve and 

increase transportation network 

connectivity, to address future 

population growth and travel demands, 

and to provide an east-west hurricane 

evacuation route. 

The proposed project would evaluate 

a new potential connection from I–69C/ 

US 281 to I–69E/US 77 in Hidalgo, 

Cameron, and Willacy Counties, Texas 

(CSJ: 0921–02–353). The proposed 

project could potentially include 

constructing a highway on new location 

for approximately 25 miles with grade 

separations at intersections with major 

crossroads. 

The EIS will evaluate a range of build 

alternatives and a no-build alterative. 

Possible build alternatives include the 

four alternatives that were evaluated in 

the I–69 Connector Route Feasibility 

Study. Each alternative would be 

evaluated on the same right-of-way 

width and level of detail during the 

Alternative Analysis process. 

Alternative A 

Alternative A starts on the western 

end at the intersection of I–69C/US 281 

and State Highway (SH) 107. It follows 

SH 107 for approximately 3.2 miles to 

the east, where SH 107 curves north, 

before continuing on new location 

eastward for approximately 12.3 miles. 

After intersection with International 

Boundary and Water Commission 

(IBWC)’s North Floodway, the 

alignment follows SH 107 southeast for 

2.2 miles before turning north at the 

intersection of Farm-to-Market (FM) 

1425 for approximately 1.1 miles and 

continuing east for approximately 6.5 

miles until the eastern end of the project 

at I–69E/US 77. Alternative A is on 

partial new location and approximately 

25.5 miles long. 

Alternative B 

Alternative B starts on new alignment 

at the western end at I–69C/US 281 and 

approximately 0.15 mile south of E. 

Richardson Road. This alignment 

continues east for approximately 3.4 

miles, and curves slightly south at the 

intersection of SH 107 before continuing 

on new location for approximately 12.3 

miles. After the alignment’s intersection 

with the IBWC’s North Floodway, the 

alignment moves slightly south until the 

intersection with FM 1425 for 

approximately 2.1 miles, then continues 

east for approximately 7 miles until the 

eastern end of the project at I–69E/US 

77. Alternative B is on new location and 

approximately 24.8 miles long. 

Alternative C 

Alternative C starts on new alignment 

at the western end at I–69C/US 281 and 

approximately 0.70 mile north of E. 

Richardson Road. The alignment 

continues east for approximately 9.7 

miles until curving south after the 

intersection with FM 88. The alignment 

continues east for approximately 15.3 

miles until the eastern end of the project 

at I–69E/US 77. Alternative C is on new 

location and approximately 25 miles 

long. 

Alternative D 

Alternative D starts on new alignment 

at the western end at I–69C/US 281 and 

approximately 0.7 mile north of E. 

Richardson Road. The alignment 

continues east for approximately 9.3 

miles until curving north 0.3 mile west 

of the intersection with FM 88. The 

alignment continues northeast for 

approximately 4.3 miles then continues 

east for approximately 9.6 miles until 

the intersection with I–69E/US 77. 

Alternative D is on new location and 

approximately 23 miles long. 

Section 106 and Section 4(f) Historic 

Properties. The proposed build 

alternatives will be evaluated for 

potential adverse impacts to historic 

properties (i.e. properties that are 

eligible for or listed in the National 

Register of Historic Places) within the 

study area. 

Environmental Justice (EJ). The 

proposed build alternatives will be 

evaluated for potential adverse impacts 

to EJ communities due to anticipated 

relocations as well as other impacts 

such as access, noise, and visual 

aesthetics. Additional analysis and 

public involvement will be conducted 

during the National Environmental 

Policy Act process to assess if the 

project would result in any 

disproportionately high and adverse 

effects on low-income and minority 

communities. 

Wildlife and threatened and 

endangered species. The proposed build 

alternatives will be evaluated for 

potential adverse impacts to wildlife 

and threatened and endangered species 

within the study area. 

Floodplains. The proposed build 

alternatives will be evaluated for 

potential adverse impacts to floodplains 

within the study area. 

The EIS will evaluate the potential 

impacts and benefits to the resources/ 

communities identified above as well as 

the following other subject areas: 

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communities, land use, right-of-way, 

social and community resources, traffic 

noise, air quality, water resources, 

hazardous materials sites, cultural 

resources, biological resources, 

protected lands 4(f) and 6(f), and visual 

resources. 

It is anticipated that the following 

would be required: Texas Antiquities 

Code permit and concurrence, Section 

106 historic/archeological resources 

concurrence, Section 4(f) evaluation 

approval, Section 7 consultation with 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife, IBWC Permit, 

and U.S. Army Corp of Engineers 

Section 404 Nationwide Permit(s). 

A Tentative Schedule is outlined 

below. 


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