24072 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 98 / Friday, May 22, 2009 / Notices 

[FR Doc. E9–12057 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in Michigan 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Decision by FHWA 

and Notice of Limitation of Claims for 

Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA 

and Other Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of a Record of Decision by 

FHWA pursuant to the requirements of 

the National Environmental Protection 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 

4321, as amended and the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR Parts 1500–1508). In addition, this 

Notice announces actions taken by 

FHWA and other Federal agencies that 

are final with in the meaning of 23 

U.S.C. 139(1)(1). These actions relate to 

a proposed expansion of the Blue Water 

Bridge Port of Entry in Port Huron, 

Michigan. These actions grant approvals 

for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 771 and 23 

U.S.C. 139(1)(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 November 18, 2009 (180 days 

from the publication date of this notice 

in the Federal Register). If the Federal 

law that authorizes that 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. 

David Williams, Environmental Program 

Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration Michigan Division, 315 

West Allegan Street, Room 201, Lansing, 

MI 48933; phone: (517) 702–1820, Fax: 

(517) 377–1804; and e-mail: 

David.Williams@FHWA.DOT.gov. Mr. 

Ryan Rizzo, Major Project Manager, 

Federal Highway Administration 

Michigan Division, 315 West Allegan 

Street, Room 201, Lansing, MI 48933; 

phone: (517) 702–1833, Fax: (517) 377– 

1844; E-mail: Ryan.Rizzo@fhwa.dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing approvals for the 

following plaza expansion project in the 

State of Michigan: Blue Water Bridge 

Study, St. Clair County, Michigan. The 

Selected Alternative is the City West 

Alternative that will: increase the size of 

the U.S. Port of Entry plaza bringing 

most of the elevated plaza down to 

street level; meet all plaza operational 

and traffic circulation needs through the 

year 2030; relocate Pine Grove Avenue 

(M–25) to the west around the new 

plaza; replace and expand the Black 

River Bridge, the Water Street 

Interchange, and the Lapeer Connector 

interchange; resurface and expand 2.5 

miles of the existing I–94/I–69 freeway; 

and relocate the Michigan Welcome 

Center to vacant land north of I–94/I–69 

approximately one mile west of its 

current location. The Selected 

Alternative is located within the City of 

Port Huron and the Charter Township of 

Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan. 

The plaza portion of the project lies 

primarily between Hancock Street on 

the north, 10th Avenue to the east, and 

relocated Pine Grove Avenue to the 

south and west. 

The actions by the Federal agencies, 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

project approved on March 20, 2009, in 

the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) 

issued on May 12, 2009, and in other 

project records. The FEIS, ROD, and 

other documents in the FHWA project 

file are available by contacting the 

FHWA or the Michigan 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.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7–151– 

9621_11058_36266—,00.html or viewed 

at public libraries in the project area. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions on the listed projects 

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 [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351]; 

Federal-Aid Act [23 U.S.C. 109]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act, as amended [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]. 

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)]. 

6. Social and Economics: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]; American Indians Religious 

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

Protection Act [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]; the 

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 

Property Acquisition Policies of 1970, as 

amended [42 U.S.C. 61]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251–1377 

(Section 404, Section 401, Section 319); 

Coastal Zone Management Act [14 

U.S.C. 1451–1465]; Land and Water 

Conservation Fund [16 U.S.C. 4601– 

4604]; Safe Drinking Water Act [42 

U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)]; Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899 [42 U.S.C. 401– 

406]; TEA–21 Wetland Mitigation [23 

U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; Flood 

Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 4001– 

4128]. 

8. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act [42 U.S.C. 9501–9675]; Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1986 [PL 99–499]; Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act [42 

U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990, 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988, 

Floodplains Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority and 

Low Income Populations; E.O. 11593, 

Protection and Enhancement of Cultural 

Resources; E.O. 13007, Indian Sacred 

Sites; E.O. 13112, Invasive Species; E.O. 

13274, Environmental Stewardship and 

Transportation Infrastructure Project 

Reviews. 

(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(1)(1). 

Issued on: May 18, 2009. 

James J. Steele, 

Michigan Division Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–12022 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2009–0067] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 


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