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review, consultation, and other actions 

required by applicable Federal 

environmental laws for this project are 

being, or have been, carried-out by 

TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and 

a Memorandum of Understanding dated 

December 16, 2014 and executed by 

FHWA and TxDOT. The actions relate 

to a proposed highway project, SH 249, 

from south of FM 1774/FM 149 in 

Pinehurst to FM 1774 north of Todd 

Mission, in Montgomery and Grimes 

Counties in the State of Texas. Those 

actions grant licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the project. Under MAP– 

21 section 1319, TxDOT has issued a 

combined Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision 

(ROD) for this action. 

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 the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on July 18, 2016. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Carlos Swonke, P.G., Environmental 

Affairs Division, Texas Department of 

Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, 

Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 

416–2734; email: carlos.swonke@

txdot.gov. TxDOT’s normal business 

hours are 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (central 

time), Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that TxDOT and Federal 

agencies have taken final agency actions 

by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Texas: SH 249, 

from south of FM 1774/FM 149 in 

Pinehurst to FM 1774 north of Todd 

Mission, in Montgomery and Grimes 

Counties. The project will be a 15-milelong, four-mainlane, controlled-access 

tollway with intermittent frontage roads 

within a typical 400-foot-wide right-ofway (ROW). The proposed freeway will 

be on new alignment. The actions by 

TxDOT and the Federal agencies, and 

the laws under which such actions were 

taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

and Record of Decision (ROD) issued on 

January 12, 2016, and in other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The FEIS/ROD, and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting TxDOT at the addresses 

provided above. The TxDOT FEIS/ROD 

can be viewed and downloaded from 

the project Web site at https://

www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/

studies/houston/sh249-extension.html 

or by visiting the TxDOT Houston 

District Office at 7600 Washington 

Avenue, Houston, TX 77007; the TxDOT 

Bryan District Office at 2591 North Earl 

Rudder Freeway, Bryan, TX 77803; or 

the TxDOT Montgomery County Area 

Office at 901 N. FM 3083 East, Conroe, 

TX 77303. 

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]; FederalAid 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 [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; 

Archeological Resources Protection Act of 

1977 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; 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]. 

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 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: February 8, 2016. 

Michael T. Leary, 

Director, Planning and Program Development, 

Federal Highway Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on MoPac (Loop 1) Intersections, 

Travis County, Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

TxDOT and Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by Texas Department of 

Transportation (TxDOT) and Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

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

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, MoPac (Loop 1) Intersections 

from north of Slaughter Lane to south of 

La Crosse Avenue, Travis County, 

Texas. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

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 the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before July 18, 2016. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Carlos Swonke, P.G., Environmental 

Affairs Division, Texas Department of 

Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, 

Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 

416–2734; email: carlos.swonke@

txdot.gov. TxDOT’s normal business 

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

time) Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that TxDOT and Federal 

agencies have taken final agency actions 

by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Texas: MoPac 

(Loop 1) Intersections, Travis County, 

Texas. The proposed improvements will 

involve grade separating the cross 

streets of Slaughter Lane and La Crosse 

Avenue such that MoPac will pass 

under the existing cross streets. Traffic 

traveling northbound and southbound 

in this corridor will no longer need to 


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stop at a signalized intersection to travel 

through the area. The proposed 

improvements to MoPac consist of two 

12-foot lanes with one auxiliary lane in 

each direction, and 10-foot outside 

shoulders and 4-foot inside shoulders in 

each direction. The construction limits 

extend from approximately 2,500 feet 

north of Slaughter Lane to 

approximately 3,700 feet south of La 

Crosse Avenue, which results in a total 

project length of 2.07 miles. The 

construction limits allow the 

intersection improvements to tie back 

into the existing MoPac facility north of 

Slaughter Lane and south of La Crosse 

Avenue. The proposed improvements 

will be constructed within existing 

right-of-way. 

The actions by TxDOT and the 

Federal agencies, and the laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the Final Environmental 

Assessment (Final EA) for the project, 

approved on December 22, 2015, in the 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) issued on December 22, 2015, 

and in other documents in the TxDOT 

administrative record. The Final EA, 

FONSI, and other documents in the 

administrative record file are available 

by contacting TxDOT at the address 

provided above. The Final EA and 

FONSI can be viewed on the project 

Web site at www.mopacsouth.com/

intersections/overview.php. 

This notice applies to all TxDOT 

decisions 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]; FederalAid 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]; 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 [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; 

Archeological Resources Protection Act of 

1977 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; 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]. 

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; E.O. 12372, Intergovernmental 

Review of Federal Programs. 

The environmental review, 

consultation, and other actions required 

by applicable Federal environmental 

laws for this project are being, or have 

been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to 

23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of 

Understanding dated December 16, 

2014, and executed by FHWA and 

TxDOT. 

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

Issued on: February 8, 2016. 

Michael T. Leary, 

Director, Planning and Program Development, 

Federal Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03033 Filed 2–18–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA 2016–0002–N–5] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that 

it is submitting the following 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for Emergency Processing under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

FRA is republishing its February 12, 

2016, Notice, see 81 FR 7628, to include 

two accompanying documents that were 

not included with that Notice. FRA 

requests that OMB authorize the 

collection of information identified 

below seven days after publication of 

this Notice for a period of 180 days. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Regulatory Safety 

Analysis Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 25, 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 

493–6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 

20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6132). 

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109 

Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to 

provide notice to the public for 

comment on information collection 

activities before seeking approval for 

reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 

1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, 

FRA invites interested respondents to 

comment on the following summary of 

proposed information collection 

activities regarding (i) whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities will have practical utility; (ii) 

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the 

burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (iii) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public by 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology (e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)(I)–(iv); 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1)(I)–(iv). FRA believes that 

soliciting public comment will promote 

its efforts to reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information mandated 

by Federal regulations. In summary, 

FRA reasons that comments received 

will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce 

reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it 

organizes information collection 

requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format 

to improve the use of such information; 

and (iii) accurately assess the resources 


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