Federal Highway Administration November 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The FHWA, in coordination with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), is issuing this notice to invite comment and advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to study potential improvements to the Honoapiilani Highway (State Route No. 30) between Ukumehame and Launiupoko in West Maui. Improvements are needed to provide a reliable transportation facility that would not be inundated by the predicted 3.2-foot sea level rise and undermined by coastal erosion. The FHWA, as the Federal lead agency, and HDOT as the project sponsor and joint lead agency, will prepare an EIS for the Honoapiilani Highway Improvements Project, Ukumehame to Launiupoko, covering the 6-mile segment between milepost 11 in the vicinity of Papalaua Wayside Park in Ukumehame (southeastern terminus) and milepost 17 in Launiupoko, where Honoapiilani Highway currently connects with the existing southern terminus of the Lahaina Bypass (northwestern terminus of the project).

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The FHWA, on behalf of the FDOT, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by FDOT and other Federal Agencies that are final agency actions. These actions relate to the proposed State Road (S.R.) 85 Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study (Financial Management Number 220171-2-22-01). The proposed S.R. 85 project will add capacity to S.R. 85 from S.R. 123 (Roger J. Clary Highway) to Mirage Avenue, a distance of approximately 12.2 miles. Improvements consist of roadway widening from four to six lanes, bridge replacements, improvements at signalized intersections, reconstruction of the interchange at I-10 as a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI), and the construction of stormwater management facilities. These actions grant licenses, permits, or approvals for the project.

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) established the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program that allows a State to assume FHWA's environmental responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, and compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Federal highway projects. When a State assumes these Federal responsibilities, the State becomes solely responsible and liable for carrying out the responsibilities it has assumed, in lieu of FHWA. This program mandates annual audits during each of the first 4 years of State participation to ensure compliance with program requirements. This notice announces and solicits comments on the fourth audit report for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF).

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) established the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program that allows a State to assume FHWA's responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, and compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Federal highway projects. When a State assumes these Federal responsibilities, the State becomes solely responsible and liable for carrying out the responsibilities it has assumed in lieu of FHWA. This program mandates annual audits during each of the first 4 years of State participation to ensure compliance with program requirements. This notice finalizes the findings of the third audit report for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).