Notice2025-06474
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Project in Michigan
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Published
April 16, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA that are final. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, M-37 Improvement Project, just south of 92nd Street in the Village of Caledonia to just north of 76th Street in Caledonia Township, in Kent County, State of Michigan. The actions issue National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (Section 4(f)) decisions relating to the M-37 Improvement Project.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16059-16060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06474]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway
Project in Michigan
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by FHWA that are final.
The actions relate to a proposed highway project, M-37 Improvement
Project, just south of 92nd Street in the Village of Caledonia to just
north of 76th Street in Caledonia Township, in Kent County, State of
Michigan. The actions issue National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
and Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966
(Section 4(f)) decisions relating to the M-37 Improvement Project.
DATES: By this notice, 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 action on the highway project will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before September 15, 2025. 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 the shorter
time period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA: Eric Purkiss, Program
Development Director, FHWA Michigan Division, 315 Allegan, Room 201,
Lansing, MI 48933, Telephone: (517) 702-1848, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f3a0d161c512f0a0d14160c0c3f1b100b51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efaa9d868cc1bf9a9d84869c9caf8b809bc1888099">[email protected]</span></a>. The FHWA Michigan Division Office's normal
business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). For the
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT): Thomas Sabin, Projects
and Contracts Engineer Manager, MDOT, 2660 Leonard St. NE, Grand
Rapids, MI 49525, Telephone: (616) 464-1800, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ebb88a898285bfab86828883828c8a85c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d6e5c5f5453697d50545e55545a5c53135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>. The Michigan Department of Transportation's normal
business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has taken
final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing a
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and a Section 4(f) de minimis
finding for the following highway project in the State of Michigan: M-
37 Improvement Project in Kent County which includes widening M-37 from
Emmons Street to 92nd Street and reconstructing M-37 as a four-lane
boulevard from just south of 92nd Street to the existing boulevard
north of 76th Street, with directional median crossovers north and
south of 84th Street, and 76th Street to service left-turn movements.
Additional crossover locations are provided at various midblock points
along M-37 to access side streets and properties. New traffic signals
will be added at the new 84th Street directional median crossovers,
improving access along M-37. In addition, the nonmotorized path
adjacent to M-37 will be repaved from 92nd Street to Cherry Valley
Avenue to accommodate the wider roadway cross-section. Lastly, all
culverts, including the Emmons Lake Outlet culvert, will be replaced,
and several detention basins of approximately 5.11 acres will be
located at low points along the corridor.
The actions by FHWA (including the 4(f) de minimis impact
determination, approved on July 26, 2024), and the laws under which
such actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment
(EA) for the project, approved on July 26, 2024, and in the FHWA FONSI
issued on
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December 27, 2024, and in other documents in the project records. The
EA, FONSI and other project records are available for review by
contacting FHWA or MDOT at the addresses provided above. The EA and
FONSI can also be viewed and downloaded from the project website at:
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/projects-studies/studies/traffic-and-environmental-linkages-studies/m-37-project">https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/projects-studies/studies/traffic-and-environmental-linkages-studies/m-37-project</a>.
This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions that are final
as of the issuance date of the 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];
E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality.
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 (ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
Section 1536]; Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361];
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)-757(g)], Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667d]; Migratory Bird Treaty
Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712], Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act of 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.]; E.O. 13112
Invasive Species.
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)-470(ll)]; 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]; 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.
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 (Section 404,
Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1377]; Coastal Barrier
Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 3501-3510]; Coastal Zone Management Act [16
U.S.C. 1451-1465]; 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]; E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management.
8. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601-9675];
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. 6901-6992(k)].
(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: April 11, 2025.
Theodore G. Burch
Division Administrator Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-06474 Filed 4-15-25; 8:45 am]
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