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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 9, 2021 / Notices claim, then that shorter time period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlos Swonke, Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: 512
4162734; email: carlos.swonke@
txdot.gov. TxDOTs normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. central time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NHHIP includes construction of roadway improvements to add four managed express MaX lanes on I45
from Downtown Houston to Beltway 8
North, reroute I45 to be parallel with I10 on the north side of Downtown Houston and parallel to US 59/I69 on the east side of Downtown Houston, realign sections of I10 and US 59/I69
in the Downtown area to eliminate the current roadway reverse curves that limit capacity, and depress US 59/I69
between I10 and Spur 527 south of Downtown to remove the problematic weaving sections. The NHHIP also includes reconstruction of mainlanes and frontage roads; addition of bicycle/
pedestrian realms along the streets that cross the freeways, including a 15- to 17
foot-wide pedestrian realm that will create a buffer between the bicycle/
pedestrian traffic and the vehicular traffic; addition of sidewalks along frontage roads; and addition of pass through lanes on I10 that will separate traffic desiring to go to Downtown from traffic destined to go through Downtown. The total project length is approximately 25.3 miles. The purpose of the NHHIP is to implement an integrated system of transportation improvements that would manage I45
traffic congestion in the NHHIP area through added capacity, MaX lanes, options for SOV lanes, and improved operations; improve mobility on I45
between US 59/I69 and Beltway 8
North by accommodating projected population growth and latent demand in the project area; provide expanded transit and carpool opportunities; bring I45, I10, and US 59/I69 up to current design standards to improve safety and operations; improve the capabilities of I45 as an emergency evacuation route;
improve stormwater drainage on I45;
and support the projected significant increase in travel on the regional highways in the Houston-Galveston area.
The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under which such actions were taken are described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement FEIS, the Record of Decision ROD
issued on February 3, 2021, and other
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documents in the TxDOT project file.
The FEIS, ROD, and other documents in the TxDOT project file are available by contacting the TxDOT Houston District Office at TxDOT Houston District Office, Advanced Project Development Director, P.O. Box 1386, Houston, TX
77251, or by phone by calling 713
8025070. The FEIS and ROD can also be viewed and downloaded from the following website:
www.ih45northandmore.com.
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for the NHHIP 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 NHHIP in the State of Texas.
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
7671q.
3. Land: Section 4f 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. 15311544 and Section 1536, Marine Mammal Protection Act 16 U.S.C. 1361, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 16 U.S.C. 661
667d, Migratory Bird Treaty Act 16
U.S.C. 703712.
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. 470aa11; Archeological and Historic Preservation Act 54 U.S.C.
312501 et seq.; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act NAGPRA 25 U.S.C. 30013013.
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 42 U.S.C. 2000d 2000d1; American Indian Religious Freedom Act 42 U.S.C. 1996; Farmland Protection Policy Act FPPA 7 U.S.C.
42014209.
7. Wetlands and Water Resources:
Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. 12511377
Section 404, Section 401, Section 319;
Land and Water Conservation Fund LWCF 16 U.S.C. 46014604; Safe
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Drinking Water Act SDWA 42 U.S.C.
300f300j6; Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 33 U.S.C. 401406; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 16 U.S.C. 1271
1287; Emergency Wetlands Resources Act 16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931; TEA21
Wetlands Mitigation 23 U.S.C.
103b6m, 133b11; Flood Disaster Protection Act 42 U.S.C. 40014128.
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.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139l1.
Michael T. Leary, Director, Planning and Program Development, Federal Highway Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Docket No. FMCSA20130442; FMCSA
20140216; FMCSA20150322; FMCSA
20150323; FMCSA20160007; FMCSA
20160008; FMCSA20180056

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA, Department of Transportation DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:

FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 11
individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations FMCSRs that interstate commercial motor vehicle CMV
drivers have no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV. The exemptions enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-seizure medication to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

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