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###### Department of Transportation

###### Federal Highway Administration 

# AGENCY:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

# ACTION:

Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA.

# SUMMARY:

This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, United States Highway 290 (US 290), from Farm to Market 2920 (FM 2920) to Interstate Highway 610 (IH 610) in Harris County, Texas. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project. 

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# DATES:

By this notice, the FHWA 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 March 7, 2011. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of less than 180 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time period still applies. 

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Mr. Gregory Punske, P.E., District Engineer, District B (South), Federal Highway Administration, 300 East 8th Street, Room 826 Austin, Texas 78701;                         *telephone:*                         (512) 536-5960;                         *e-mail: gregory.punske@dot.gov.*                         The FHWA Texas Division Office's normal business hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (central time) Monday through Friday.                     

                        You may also contact Dianna Noble, P.E., Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of Transportation, 118 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704;                         *telephone:*                         (512) 416-2734;                         *e-mail: Dianna.Noble@txdot.gov.*                         The Texas Department of Transportation normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (central time) Monday through Friday.                     

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following highway project in the State of Texas: US 290 from FM 2920 to IH 610 in Harris County; FHWA Project Reference Number: FHWA-TX-EIS-07-01-F. The project will be a 61.2 km (38 mi) long, six to twelve main lanes, two- or three-lane frontage roads in each direction, a controlled access managed-lane (toll) facility along Hempstead Road between Bauer Road and IH 610, an advanced high-capacity transit reserved corridor, grade-separated intersections with exit and entrance ramps at intersecting roadways, and elevated directional interchanges at IH 610 and Sam Houston Tollway. It will begin in northwestern Harris County at FM 2920 near Waller, TX. It will then proceed southeast through Harris County and end at IH 610 north of Interstate Highway 10 (IH10). The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion in the US 290 corridor, enhance mobility and safety, and bring the roadway up to current design standards. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project, approved on March 30, 2010, in the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on August 25, 2010, and in other documents in the FHWA administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, and other documents in the FHWA administrative record file are available by contacting the FHWA or the Texas Department of Transportation at the addresses provided above. The FHWA FEIS and ROD can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at                     *http://www.my290.com/​.*                     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*et seq.*]; 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 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303].                 

                    4.                     *Wildlife:*                     Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)]; and, 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]; Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 [16 U.S.C. 470]; Archaeological and Historical Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469].                 

                    6.                     *Social and Economic:*                     Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d) et seq.]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-4209].                 

                    7.                     *Wetlands and Water Resources:*                     Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251-1342]; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601-4604].                 

                    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. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality.                 

(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: August 27, 2010. 

Gregory S. Punske, 

District Engineer.

[FR Doc. 2010-22146 Filed 9-3-10; 8:45 am] 

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