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TxDOT. The actions relate to various
proposed highway projects in the State
of Texas. These actions grant licenses,
permits, and approvals for the projects.
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
highway projects will be barred unless
the claim is filed on or before the
deadline. For the projects listed below,
the deadline is March 11, 2024. If the
Federal law that authorizes judicial
review of a claim provides a time period
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6,
of less than 150 days for filing such a
2023.
claim, then that shorter time period still
Brandon Roberts,
applies.
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Petition for Exemption
Patrick Lee, Environmental Affairs
Division, Texas Department of
Docket No.: FAA–2023–1833.
Petitioner: Hylio Inc.
Transportation, 125 East 11th Street,
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512)
§§ 61.3(a)(1)(i), 91.7(a), 91.119(c),
416–2358; email: Patrick.Lee@txdot.gov.
91.121, 91.151(b), 91.403(b), 91.405(a),
TxDOT’s normal business hours are 8
91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2),
a.m.–5 p.m. (central time), Monday
91.417(a), 91.417(b), 137.19(c),
through Friday.
137.19(d), 137.19(e)(2)(ii),
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
137.19(e)(2)(iii), 137.19(e)(2)(v), 137.31, environmental review, consultation, and
137.33, 137.41(c), and 137.42.
other actions required by applicable
Description of Relief Sought: Hylio
Federal environmental laws for these
Inc., seeks an exemption from 14 CFR to projects are being, or have been, carried
operate multiple unmanned aircraft
out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327
systems (UAS) under one operator,
and a Memorandum of Understanding
weighing over 55 pounds (lbs.), closer
dated December 9, 2019, and executed
than 500 feet of vehicles, vessels, and
by FHWA and TxDOT.
structures, during night, and without a
Notice is hereby given that TxDOT
visual observer (VO), within visual line
and Federal agencies have taken final
of site (VLOS) of the pilot in command
agency actions by issuing licenses,
(PIC), for agricultural aircraft operations. permits, and approvals for the highway
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projects in the State of Texas that are
listed below.
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The actions by TxDOT and Federal
agencies and the laws under which such
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION actions were taken are described in the
Categorical Exclusion (CE),
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Assessment (EA), or
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
issued in connection with the projects
on Proposed Highway Projects in
and in other key project documents. The
Texas
CE, EA, or EIS and other key documents
for the listed projects are available by
AGENCY: Texas Department of
contacting the local TxDOT office at the
Transportation (TxDOT), Federal
address or telephone number provided
Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S.
for each project below.
Department of Transportation.
This notice applies to all TxDOT and
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims
for judicial review of actions by TxDOT Federal agency decisions as of the
issuance date of this notice and all laws
and Federal agencies.
under which such actions were taken,
SUMMARY: This notice announces actions including but not limited to:
taken by TxDOT and Federal agencies
1. General: National Environmental
that are final. The environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–
review, consultation, and other actions
4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23
required by applicable Federal
U.S.C. 109].
environmental laws for these projects
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–
are being, or have been, carried out by
7671(q)].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the
TxDOT pursuant to an assignment
Department of Transportation Act of
agreement executed by FHWA and
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accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake
Troutman, 202–683–7788, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.
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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.)
The projects subject to this notice are:
1. Loop 9, Segment A from US 67 to
IH 35E in Dallas and Ellis Counties,
Texas. The project will construct a sixlane new location frontage road system
between US 67 and IH 35E. The frontage
roads will consist of three 12-foot lanes,
an 8-foot inside shoulder, and an 8-foot
outside shoulder. The project right-ofway will include a median that will
accommodate the future construction of
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an ultimate access-controlled mainlane
facility. The project is approximately 9.4
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 Impact Statement (EIS),
the Record of Decision (ROD) issued on
September 22, 2023, and other
documents in the TxDOT project file.
The EIS, ROD, 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.
2. US 380 from Coit Road to FM 1827
in Collin County, Texas. The project
will provide a new location, eight-lane,
controlled access freeway with twolane, one-way frontage roads on each
side from Coit Road and existing US 380
to the eastern terminus at existing US
380 and FM 1827. Depending on the
location, the typical freeway section
will consist of four 12-foot-wide travel
lanes in each direction with 10- to 17foot-wide inside and outside shoulders
and two-lane (each 12 feet wide), oneway frontage roads on either side of the
mainlanes. Shared-use paths built along
the outside of the frontage roads will
provide bicycle and pedestrian
accommodations. The project is
approximately 15.6 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 Impact Statement (EIS),
the Record of Decision (ROD) issued on
September 27, 2023, and other
documents in the TxDOT project file.
The EIS, ROD, 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.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Michael T. Leary,
Director, Planning and Program Development,
Federal Highway Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Federal Transit Administration
FY 2022 and 2023 Competitive Funding
Opportunity: Accelerating Advanced
Digital Construction Management
Systems Program
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity
(NOFO).
AGENCY:
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The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
opportunity to competitively apply for
$5,093,000 under the Fiscal Year (FY)
2022 and 2023 Public Transportation
Innovation Program to serve as the
Program Lead for the Accelerating
Advanced Digital Construction
Management Systems (‘‘ADCMS’’)
program.
SUMMARY:
Complete proposals must be
submitted electronically through the
Grants.gov ‘‘APPLY’’ function by 11:59
p.m. Eastern time on February 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ADCMS Program Team, FTA Office of
Research, Demonstration, and
Innovation, by email at ADCMS@dot.gov
or by phone at (202) 366–2182.
Prospective applicants should initiate
the process by registering on the
Grants.gov website promptly to ensure
completion of the application process
before the submission deadline.
Instructions for applying can be found
on FTA’s website at https://
www.transit.dot.gov/howtoapply and in
the ‘‘FIND’’ module of Grants.gov. The
Grants.gov funding opportunity ID is
FTA–2023–012–TRI–ADCMS. Mail and
fax submissions will not be accepted.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Table of Contents
A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration
Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information
A. Program Description
1. Background
FTA’s Public Transportation
Innovation Program (49 U.S.C. 5312)
supports research and demonstrations to
develop and deploy ideas, practices,
and approaches that improve public
transportation. This Notice (Federal
Assistance Listing 20.526) will establish
a program to plan, deploy, evaluate, and
promote ADCMS technologies under 49
U.S.C. 5312(b)(4).
Construction is often the costliest and
potentially most disruptive phase of any
public transportation infrastructure
project. Effective and efficient
management of all elements and life
cycle phases of infrastructure
construction is key to on-time and onbudget project delivery. Project teams
must know how and why specific
changes or improvements are being
made, ideally in real-time, and be aware
of variations in methods of construction,
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delays, and stakeholder inputs. Public
transportation infrastructure projects
could have delays, cost overruns,
avoidable revisions and change orders,
worker injuries, or substandard build
quality without effective and efficient
infrastructure construction management
strategies.
The Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act, Public Law 117–58 (also called
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)),
prioritizes the modernization of public
transportation systems and
acknowledges that the successful
implementation of the ADCMS program
relies on creating a new digital solution
for the infrastructure construction
industry. BIL codified 49 U.S.C.
5312(b)(4), which requires FTA to
accelerate the implementation and
deployment of ADCMS in the public
transportation industry. ADCMS is
broadly defined as empowering more
timely and productive information
sharing among stakeholders through
reduced reliance on outdated pen-andpaper methods. ADCMS potentially
makes modern digital technology
available to infrastructure construction
employees and enables them to perform
tasks faster, more safely, smartly, and
accurately, and with reduced oversight
and supervision.
Section 5312(b)(4) lists nine goals for
the accelerated implementation and
deployment of ADCMS technologies in
the public transportation industry. They
are:
1. Accelerated adoption of advanced
digital systems applied throughout the
lifecycle of transportation infrastructure
(including through the planning, design
and engineering, construction,
operations, and maintenance phases)
that maximize interoperability with
other systems, products, tools, or
applications; boost productivity;
manage complexity; reduce project
delays and cost overruns; enhance
safety and quality; and reduce total
costs for the entire lifecycle of
transportation infrastructure assets.
2. More timely and productive
information sharing among stakeholders
through reduced reliance on paper to
manage construction processes and
deliverables such as blueprints, design
drawings, procurement and supplychain orders, equipment logs, daily
progress reports, and punch lists.
3. Deployment of digital management
systems that enable and leverage the use
of digital technologies on construction
sites by contractors, such as state-of-theart automated and connected machinery
and optimized routing software that
allows construction workers to perform
tasks faster, more safely, more
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway
Projects 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
these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant
to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. The actions
relate to various proposed highway projects in the State of Texas.
These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the projects.
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 highway projects will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or before the deadline. For the
projects listed below, the deadline is March 11, 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,
Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 416-2358; email:
[email protected]. TxDOT's normal business hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
(central time), Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental review, consultation, and
other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for
these projects 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 highway projects in the State of Texas that are listed below.
The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under which
such actions were taken are described in the Categorical Exclusion
(CE), Environmental Assessment (EA), or Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) issued in connection with the projects and in other key project
documents. The CE, EA, or EIS and other key documents for the listed
projects are available by contacting the local TxDOT office at the
address or telephone number provided for each project below.
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.)
The projects subject to this notice are:
1. Loop 9, Segment A from US 67 to IH 35E in Dallas and Ellis
Counties, Texas. The project will construct a six-lane new location
frontage road system between US 67 and IH 35E. The frontage roads will
consist of three 12-foot lanes, an 8-foot inside shoulder, and an 8-
foot outside shoulder. The project right-of-way will include a median
that will accommodate the future construction of
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an ultimate access-controlled mainlane facility. The project is
approximately 9.4 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 Impact Statement (EIS), the Record of
Decision (ROD) issued on September 22, 2023, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The EIS, ROD, 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.
2. US 380 from Coit Road to FM 1827 in Collin County, Texas. The
project will provide a new location, eight-lane, controlled access
freeway with two-lane, one-way frontage roads on each side from Coit
Road and existing US 380 to the eastern terminus at existing US 380 and
FM 1827. Depending on the location, the typical freeway section will
consist of four 12-foot-wide travel lanes in each direction with 10- to
17-foot-wide inside and outside shoulders and two-lane (each 12 feet
wide), one-way frontage roads on either side of the mainlanes. Shared-
use paths built along the outside of the frontage roads will provide
bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. The project is approximately
15.6 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 Impact Statement (EIS), the Record of Decision (ROD)
issued on September 27, 2023, and other documents in the TxDOT project
file. The EIS, ROD, 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.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Michael T. Leary,
Director, Planning and Program Development, Federal Highway
Administration.
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