Federal Highway Administration March 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for the Blue Water Bridge Plaza Study (BWB). This action is pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., as amended and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508). The FEIS discusses the recommended alternative to improve the United States inspection Facility at the Blue Water Bridge Plaza and the I-94/I-69 corridor in St. Clair County, Michigan; describes the environmental impacts of the proposed project

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issue this final rule that modifies our regulations to make certain changes mandated by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). SAFETEA-LU prescribes additional requirements for environmental review and project decisionmaking that are not appropriately reflected in the existing FHWA-FTA joint National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures. Additionally, this final rule creates certain new categorical exclusions (CE) allowing proposed actions to proceed without an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS), and makes other minor changes to the joint procedures in order to improve the description of the procedures or to provide clarification with respect to the interpretation of certain provisions.

This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to the Route 58Martin Luther King Freeway Extension in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

This notice announces actions taken by FHWA that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, the SR 99 S. Holgate Street to S. King Street Viaduct Replacement Project, in the State of Washington. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

This notice provides information regarding the FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the span lock linear electric actuators used in rehabilitation of the Robert Moses causeway NB and SB structures in New York.

This notice announces actions taken by the USACE that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139 (I)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Fayetteville Outer Loop, from I-95 south of Fayetteville to U.S. 401 (Ramsey Street) in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland and Robeson Counties, North Carolina. Those actions grant a permit and approvals for the project.

The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Manatee and Hillsborough Counties, Florida.

This notice corrects an error in the FHWA notice published on February 17, 2009, at 74 FR 7535. The notice announced that actions taken by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other Federal agencies were final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(I)(1). The actions related to a proposed highway project, the Triangle Parkway, which begins at NC 540 in Wake County and ends at I-40 in Durham County, North Carolina. The Triangle Parkway is also known as State Transportation Improvement Program Project U-4763B. Those actions granted licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.