Notice2021-24499
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Blue Hill Falls Bridge Project
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Published
November 12, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA that are final. The actions relate to a proposed Blue Hill Falls Bridge project on Route 172 located in Blue Hill, Hancock County, State of Maine. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 62868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24499]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Blue Hill Falls
Bridge Project
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions
by FHWA.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA that are
final. The actions relate to a proposed Blue Hill Falls Bridge project
on Route 172 located in Blue Hill, Hancock County, State of Maine.
Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
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 April 11, 2022. 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: For FHWA: Eva Birk, Environmental
Specialist, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Maine, 40 Western Avenue, Room 614, Augusta, ME 04330;
telephone: 207-512-4921; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e1b081f501c170c153e1a110a50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd8cbdc93dfd4cfd6fdd9d2c993dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>. For MAINEDOT: Kristen
Chamberlain, NEPA Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, 24 Child
Street, Augusta, ME 04330; telephone: 207-557-5089; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95fee7fce6e1f0fbbbf6fdf4f8f7f0e7f9f4fcfbd5f8f4fcfbf0bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9928b908a8d9c97d79a9198949b9c8b95989097b9949890979cd79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA and other
Federal agencies have taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C.
139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following
highway project in the State of Maine: Replacement of the existing 1926
concrete tied arch Blue Hill Fall Bridge (#5038) with a 110' long and
30' wide enhanced girder bridge. Federal Project Number: STP-
1771(200)X.
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such
actions were taken, are described in Categorical Exclusion (CE)
approved on June 29, 2021, and in other documents in the FHWA project
records. The Categorical Exclusion and other project records are
available by contacting FHWA at the address provided above.
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]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C.
128]. Council on Environmental Quality Regulations [40 CFR 1500 et
seq., 23 CFR 771].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303; 23 U.S.C. 138].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
Section 1536]; Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361-1423h];
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667d]; 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. 470f];
Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 470aa-
470mm]; Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469-
469c]; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
6. Social and Economic: 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 (Section 404,
Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1387]; Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601-4604]; 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. 3901, 3921];
Wetlands Mitigation [23 U.S.C. 119(g) and 133(b)(14)]; Flood
Disaster Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 4012a, 4106].
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
Exec. Order No. 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Todd D. Jorgensen,
Division Administrator, Augusta, Maine.
[FR Doc. 2021-24499 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
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