[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 45997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17877]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Transportation Project 
in Washington State

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. 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 actions relate to the State Route 167 Puyallup to SR 
509, Puyallup River Bridge Replacement Project, located in the City of 
Puyallup (Milepost [MP] 6.40) in Pierce County, Washington. The action 
by FHWA is the Record of Decision (ROD), which selects a new bridge and 
roadway alignment for southbound traffic, which will accommodate the 
future SR 167 Extension interchange and removes the existing steel 
truss as a last order of work. Actions by other Federal agencies 
include issuing permits.

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 actions on the listed highway project will be 
barred unless the claim is filed on or before December 27, 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: Dean Moberg, Area Engineer, Olympic 
Region, Federal Highway Administration, 711 South Capital Way, Suite 
501, Olympia, WA 98501-0943, telephone: (360) 534-9344, email address: 
[email protected]; or Jeff Sawyer, Environmental Manager, Olympic 
Region, Washington State Department of Transportation, 6639 Capitol 
Blvd. SW., Suite 302, Tumwater, WA 98501, telephone: (360) 570-6701, 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and 
other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions related to the 
State Route 167 Puyallup to SR 509, Puyallup River Bridge Replacement 
Project in the State of Washington. The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), prepared a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (FHWA-WA-EIS-2002-02-D) and Final 
EIS (FHWA-WA-EIS-2002-02-F) for the proposed completion of the SR 167 
freeway between SR 161 (Meridian Street North) in north Puyallup and 
the SR 509 freeway in the City of Tacoma. The preferred alternative 
entailed removing the Meridian Street Bridge and constructing a new 
five-lane northbound bridge in its place. The FHWA issued a ROD for the 
project in October 2007 and funding for engineering and to begin 
purchasing right of way was approved. The FHWA and WSDOT prepared a 
Draft Supplemental EIS (FHWA-WA-EIS-2002-02-DS) to evaluate the design 
modification, which includes construction of a new two-lane bridge that 
will be built to the west of the existing concrete bridge, instead of 
at the current location of the Meridian Street Bridge. Funding for this 
bridge replacement project was expedited due to deterioration of the 
bridge. When funding to complete the SR 167 Puyallup to SR 509 
Extension project is available, the two-lane northbound bridge will be 
removed to make way for the ultimate configuration of a five-lane 
northbound bridge that was detailed in the 2007 ROD.
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Final Supplemental EIS (FHWA-
WA-EIS-2002-02-FS) and ROD issued concurrently on July 16, 2013, and in 
other documents in the FHWA administrative record. These documents are 
available by contacting FHWA or WSDOT at the addresses provided above. 
The combined Final Supplemental EIS and ROD can also be downloaded 
electronically from the project Web site at www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr167/puyallupriverbridge/, or viewed at area public libraries.
    This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions on the project 
as of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such 
actions were taken, including but not limited to:
    General: National Environmental Policy Act [42 U.S.C. 4321-4351]; 
Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
    Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544]; Migratory 
Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 20.205, Highway 
Research, 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. 112-141, sec. 
1308, 126 Stat. 405 (2012).

    Issued on: July 16, 2013.
Daniel M. Mathis,
Division Administrator, Olympia, WA.
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