Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Proposed U.S. 50 Study Crossing Over Sinepauxent Bay in the Town of Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, 58382 [2013-22541]

Agencies

• Federal Highway Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 58382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22541]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Proposed U.S. 50 
Study Crossing Over Sinepauxent Bay in the Town of Ocean City, 
Worcester County, Maryland

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions 
by FHWA and other Federal agencies.

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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 action relates to the U.S. 50 Crossing over Sinepauxent 
Bay Study from MD 611 to MD 378 and 5th Street to Somerset Street 
located in the Town of Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland. This 
action grants approval 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 February 20, 2013. 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: Gregory Murrill, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 10 South Howard Street, 
Suite 2450, Baltimore, MD 21201, Telephone (410) 962-4440; or Bruce 
Grey, Deputy Director, Maryland State Highway Administration, 707 North 
Calvert Street, Mail Stop C-301, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone (410) 
545-8500.

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 Maryland for the U.S. 50 Crossing over Sinepauxent Bay 
Study from MD 611 to MD 378 and 5th Street to Somerset Street in Ocean 
City, MD. The FHWA approves the Selection of Alternative 5A--North 
Parallel Bridge, as described in the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIS) dated May 2012 and documents that the Selected 
Alternative best serves the purpose and need for this project, 
minimizes environmental impacts, and is in the best overall public 
interest, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 109. This ROD is based on the 
information presented in the FEIS and its associated administrative 
record and consideration of input received from the public and other 
agencies. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which 
such actions were taken, are described in the FEIS for the project, 
approved on May 24, 2012, in the ROD issued on August 22, 2013, 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 Maryland State Highway Administration at the 
addresses provided above. The FHWA FEIS and ROD can be viewed and 
downloaded from the project Web site at www.marylandroads.com/home.aspx 
or viewed at public libraries in the project area.
    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].
    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]; Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 [16 U.S.C. 460]; Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 
U.S.C. 4201-4209].
    4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 
Section 1536]; Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.]; Bald and Golden Eagle 
Protection Act of 1940 [16 U.S.C. 668-668c].
    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.].
    6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)].
    7. Executive Orders; E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 
Protection of Floodplains; E.O. 12898 Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority and Low Income Populations; E.O. 
13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments.

(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), as amended by Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Pub. L. No. 112-141, sec. 
1308, 126 Stat. 405 (2012).

    Issued on: September 9, 2013.
Gregory Murrill,
Division Administrator, Baltimore, MD.
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