Notice2023-18175
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the US 380 Project in Texas
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Published
August 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
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 this project are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the US 380 project, from Teel Parkway/Championship Drive to Lakewood Drive in Collin and Denton Counties, Texas.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57516-57517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18175]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the US 380 Project 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.
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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
this project are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to
an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. These actions grant
licenses, permits, and approvals for the US 380 project, from Teel
Parkway/Championship Drive to Lakewood Drive in Collin and Denton
Counties, Texas.
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 US 380 project will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or before the deadline. For the US
380 project the deadline is January 22, 2024. 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,
[[Page 57517]]
Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 416-2358; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df8fbeabadb6bcb4f193baba9faba7bbb0abf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="207041545249434b0e6c4545605458444f540e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>. TxDOT's normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m. (central time), Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The US 380 project will extend from Teel
Parkway/Championship Drive to Lakewood Drive in Collin and Denton
Counties, Texas. The project will reconstruct the existing roadway to a
six-lane controlled-access freeway with one-way two to three lane
frontage roads in each direction. The facility will also include ramps,
direct connectors, frontage roads, and arterial roadway extensions to
support connectivity to the existing roadway network. The project is
approximately 5.9 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, Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on July 25,
2023, and other documents in the TxDOT project file. The Final
Environmental Assessment, 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.
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required
by applicable Federal environmental laws for the US 380 project 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 US 380 project in the State of Texas.
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.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Michael T. Leary,
Director, Planning and Program Development, Federal Highway
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-18175 Filed 8-22-23; 8:45 am]
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