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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 May 16, 2025. 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 8:00 

a.m.–5:00 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. US 287 From west of Boyce Road 

to east of Cooke Road, Ellis County, 

Texas. This project will construct new 

frontage roads that will run parallel to 

the main lanes of US 287. The main 

lanes will be reconstructed and shifted 

to accommodate the newly constructed 

frontage roads. The proposed US 287 

will be a divided four-lane highway 

(two lanes in each direction) with twolane frontage roads that run parallel to 

the main lanes (two lanes in each 

direction). The US 287 main lanes will 

consist of 12-foot-wide travel lanes with 

an adjacent 10-foot-wide outside 

shoulder and an adjacent 4-foot-wide 

inside shoulder. A 40-foot-wide 

vegetated median will separate the 

northbound and southbound US 287 

main lanes. This project is 

approximately 3.9 miles in length. The 

actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken are described in the 

Categorical Exclusion Determination 

issued on September 21, 2024, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The Categorical Exclusion 

Determination 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. RM 2871 from IH 30 to US 377, 

Tarrant County, Texas. The proposed 

improvements to RM 2871 include 

reconstructing and widening the 

existing roadway to a four-lane divided 

urban roadway with a curbed median, 

from US 377 in the City of Benbrook 

north to IH 30 in the City of Fort Worth, 

for approximately 5.08 miles. 

Additional improvements include an 

overpass bridge on RM 2871 over the 

Union Pacific Railroad and Aledo Road; 

realignment of Veale Ranch Parkway 

and Chaparral Pass; left- and right-turn 

bays and intersection improvements 

throughout the corridor; and bicycle and 

pedestrian accommodations on both 

sides of RM 2871. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the 

laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Categorical 

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October 11, 2024, and other documents 

in the TxDOT project file. The 

Categorical Exclusion Determination 

and other documents in the TxDOT 

project file are available by contacting 

the TxDOT Fort Worth District Office at 

2501 S W Loop 820 Fort Worth, TX 

76133; telephone: (817) 370–6744. 

3. Shiloh Road from West Kingsley 

Road to West Miller Road, Dallas 

County, Texas. The project will 

reconstruct and widen Shiloh Road to a 

six-lane divided roadway (three lanes in 

each direction) with 11-foot-wide travel 

lanes and a raised concrete median that 

varies from three- to 13-feet wide and 

contains a dedicated ten-foot-wide leftturn lane for intersecting streets in both 

directions. There will be a 0.5-foot-wide 

concrete barrier adjacent to both inside 

and outside travel lanes that will 

separate the travel lanes from the raised 

median and the sidewalk/buffer areas. 

This project is approximately 1.08 miles 

in length. The actions by TxDOT and 

Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are 

described in the Categorical Exclusion 

Determination issued on October 22, 

2024, and other documents in the 

TxDOT project file. The Categorical 

Exclusion Determination 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. 

4. IH 20 from FM 450 to SH 43, 

Harrison County, Texas. The project 

will reconstruct and widen IH 20 from 

four lanes to six lanes with one-way 

frontage roads. The proposed roadway 

typical section will consist of three 12- 

foot-wide travel lanes in each direction 

with 10-foot-wide inside and outside 

shoulders. One-way frontage roads are 

proposed between FM 450 and FM 3251 

north and south of the main lanes. The 

new frontage roads will consist of two 

12-foot-wide travel lanes with an eightfoot-wide outside shoulder and a fourfoot-wide inside shoulder. Existing 

grade-separated interchanges will be 

improved at FM 450, Galilee Road, FM 

968, FM 3251, Cooks Road, and SH 43. 

Interchange ramps will be widened to 

14 feet with a four-foot-wide inside 

shoulder and a 14-foot-wide outside 

shoulder, with the exception of ramps at 

the FM 450 interchange that will be 

widened to 14 feet with a four-foot-wide 

inside shoulder and an eight-foot-wide 

outside shoulder. The project length is 

approximately 10 miles. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the 

laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Categorical 

Exclusion Determination issued on 

October 25, 2024, and other documents 

in the TxDOT project file. The 

Categorical Exclusion Determination 

and other documents in the TxDOT 

project file are available by contacting 

the TxDOT Atlanta District Office at 701 

E Main Street, Atlanta, TX 75551; 

telephone: (903) 796–2851. 

5. US 287 from US 67 to BUS 287, 

Ellis County, Texas. The project will 

construct new continuous frontage 

roads that will run parallel to the main 

lanes of US 287. The main lanes will be 

reconstructed and shifted to 

accommodate the newly constructed 

frontage roads. The proposed US 287 

will be a divided four-lane highway 

(two lanes in each direction) with twolane frontage roads that run parallel to 

the main lanes (two-lanes in each 

direction). The US 287 main lanes will 

consist of 12-foot-wide travel lanes with 

an adjacent 10-foot-wide outside 

shoulder and an adjacent four-foot-wide 

inside shoulder. A vegetated median 

that varies from 40–68 feet wide will 

separate the northbound and 

southbound US 287 main lanes. The 

proposed frontage roads to be 

constructed parallel to the main lanes 

consist of 12-foot-wide travel lane with 

two-foot-wide inside and outside 

shoulders adjacent to the travel lanes. 

This project is approximately 8.3 miles 

in length. The actions by TxDOT and 

Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are 

described in the Categorical Exclusion 

Determination issued on October 31, 

2024, and other documents in the 

TxDOT project file. The Categorical 

Exclusion Determination 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. 

6. US 59/US 259 North Nacogdoches 

(Future I–69) from Stallings Drive/LP 

224 to 1.3 mile north of US 259, 

Nacogdoches County, Texas. The project 

will bring US 59 and the US 59/US 259 

interchange up to current interstate 

standards by converting it to a 

controlled access roadway and 

reconfiguring the interchange. The 

project will extend for a total of 3.8 

miles along US 59 and will include the 

construction of concrete barrier-divided 

main lanes along US 59 that consist of 

four 12-foot-wide travel lanes, two in 

each direction, 10-foot-wide inside 

shoulders, and 12-foot-wide outside 

shoulders. Northbound and southbound 

US 59 frontage road construction will 

include two 12-foot-wide travel lanes 

with a four-foot inside shoulder and a 

10-foot-wide outside shoulder. A 10-foot 

shared use path will also be constructed 

along the proposed US 59 frontage roads 

and a 10-foot-wide shared use path and 

six-foot sidewalk will be constructed 

along US 259. The project will include 

reconfiguring the US 59/US 259 

interchange to provide new flyover 

bridges for northbound US 59 and 

southbound US 259 and a location for 

truck parking between Stallings Drive/ 

LP 224 and FM 343. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the 

laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Categorical 

Exclusion Determination issued on 

November 19, 2024, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The Categorical Exclusion 

Determination and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting the TxDOT Lufkin District 

Office at 1805 N. Timberland Drive, 

Lufkin, TX 75901; telephone: (936) 634– 

4433. 

7. SH 29 from Haven Lane to Patriot 

Way, Williamson County, Texas. The 

project will widen SH 29 from a twolane to a four-lane roadway with a 

raised median. A shared use path will 

be provided on the southern side of SH 

29. The project is 2.83 miles in length. 

The actions by TxDOT and Federal 

agencies and the laws under which such 

actions were taken are described in the 

Categorical Exclusion Determination 

issued on November 20, 2024, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The Categorical Exclusion 

Determination and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting the TxDOT Austin District 

Office at 7901 North I–35, Austin, TX 

78753; telephone: (512) 832–7000. 

8. FM 1378 from FM 3286 to West 

Lucas Road, Collin County, Texas. The 

project will consist of widening to a 

four-lane divided urban roadway. It 

includes two travel lanes in each 

direction (two 11-foot lanes with a twofoot inside shoulder and a five-foot 

outside shoulder). An approximately 16- 

foot-wide grassy median will separate 

the eastbound and westbound lanes and 

will narrow to approximately 5 to 16 

feet where turn lanes are proposed. This 

project is approximately 1.0 miles in 

length. The actions by TxDOT and 

Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are 

described in the Categorical Exclusion 

Determination issued on November 21, 

2024, and other documents in the 

TxDOT project file. The Categorical 

Exclusion Determination 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. 

9. SH 35 from south of North Gordon 

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County, Texas. This project will 

construct four elevated SH 35 main 

lanes in the median and intersection 

improvements at FM 528 and Wheeler 

Rd. The project will also reconstruct the 

existing SH 35 lanes to serve as frontage 

roads. The length of the project is 

approximately 1.33 mile. The actions by 

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the 

laws under which such actions were 

taken are described in the Categorical 

Exclusion Determination issued on 

November 25, 2024, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The Categorical Exclusion 

Determination and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting the TxDOT Houston District 

Office at 7600 Washington Avenue, 

Houston, Texas 77007; telephone: (713) 

802–5000. 

10. FM 2100 from Huffman-Cleveland 

Road (North) to SH 99 (Grand Parkway), 

Harris County, Texas. The 5.6-mile-long 

project will expand the roadway from 

two lanes to a four-lane divided 

highway with a sidewalk on one side 

and a shared use path on the other. Part 

of the road will be realigned on new 

location. The actions by TxDOT and 

Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Environmental 

Assessment (EA), the Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on 

September 13, 2024, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The EA, FONSI and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting the TxDOT Houston District 

Office at 7600 Washington Avenue, 

Houston, TX 77007; telephone: (713) 

802–5000. 

11. FM 6 from SH 78 to FM 1777, 

Collin County, Texas. The project 

includes reconstruction to an ultimate 

phase of six 12-foot-wide travel lanes 

(three lanes in each direction), with an 

interim phase of four 12-foot-wide lanes 

(two lanes in each direction). The 

roadway facility will also include 

shoulders, dedicated turn lanes, and 

shared use paths. The shared use paths 

will be included along both the south 

and north sides of the roadway 

alignment. This project is approximately 

7.88 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 Assessment (EA), 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) issued on October 16, 2024, 

and other documents in the TxDOT 

project file. The EA, FONSI, 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. 

12. FM 1387 from North Midlothian 

Parkway to FM 664, Ellis County, Texas. 

The project will include the expansion 

of the current two-lane roadway to an 

interim four-lane roadway (ultimate sixlane roadway). The improvements 

consist of 11- to 12-foot-wide travel 

lanes with a 10-foot-wide shared use 

path in the westbound direction and a 

5-foot-wide sidewalk in the eastbound 

direction with a variable-width, raised 

median. This project is approximately 

5.8 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 Assessment (EA), 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) issued on November 13, 2024, 

and other documents in the TxDOT 

project file. The EA, FONSI, 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. 

13. SL 390/US 59 Relief Route (Future 

I–369), from 0.7 mile north of US 80 to 

I–20, Harrison County, Texas. The 

project will construct a controlled 

access roadway with two southbound 

12-foot main lanes and two northbound 

12-foot main lanes separated by a grassy 

median. One-way frontage roads will be 

constructed on either side of the 

proposed roadway and will consist of 

two 12-foot travel lanes offset from the 

main lanes by a grassy median. On- and 

off-ramps will be constructed 

throughout the length of the proposed 

roadway. The actions by TxDOT and 

Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Environmental 

Assessment (EA), the Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on 

November 20, 2024, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The EA, FONSI, and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting the TxDOT Atlanta District 

Office at 701 E. Main Street, Atlanta, 

Texas 75551; telephone: (903) 796– 

2851. 

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

Michael T. Leary, 

Director, Planning and Program Development, 

Federal Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29756 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No.: FHWA–2024–0078] 

Section 139 Efficient Environmental 

Reviews for Project Decisionmaking 

and One Federal Decision Interim Final 

Guidance 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice requests 

comments on FHWA, FRA, and FTA’s 

(collectively the ‘‘Agencies’’) revised 

Section 139 Efficient Environmental 

Reviews for Project Decisionmaking and 

One Federal Decision Interim Final 

Guidance (Interim Final Guidance). This 

Interim Final Guidance explains the 

environmental review process and best 

management practices for the surface 

transportation projects to which the 

Section 139 environmental review 

process applies. This Interim Final 

Guidance supersedes and replaces the 

SAFETEA–LU Environmental Review 

Process Final Guidance, jointly issued 

by FHWA and FTA in 2006. This 

Interim Final Guidance reflects statutory 

amendments to the Section 139 

environmental review process and 

includes information on the FRA and 

railroad projects. 

DATES: This Interim Final Guidance is 

effective on December 17, 2024. 

Comments must be received on or 

before February 18, 2025. Late-filed 

comments will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not 

duplicate your docket submissions, 

please submit comments by only one of 

the following means: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. This website 

allows the public to enter comments on 

any Federal Register notice issued by 

any agency. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 


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