Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
5 February 2021

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 23 (Friday, February 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8478-8479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02448]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
California

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans that are final. The actions relate 
to a proposed highway project, I-10 Blythe Pavement Rehabilitation 
Project in the County of Riverside, State of California. Those actions 
grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, 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 highway 
project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before July 6, 
2021. 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: For Caltrans: Antonia Toledo, Senior 
Environmental Planner, California Department of Transportation-District 
8, 464 W 4th Street, MS-820, San Bernardino, CA 92401. Office Hours: 
8:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, telephone, (909) 501-5741 
or email Antonia.Toledo@dot.ca.gov. For FHWA, contact David Tedrick at 
(916) 498-5024 or email david.tedrick@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, 
and Caltrans assumed, environmental responsibilities for this project 
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given that Caltrans has 
taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 
licenses, permits, and approvals for the following highway project in 
the State of California: rehabilitation of the existing asphalt 
concrete (AC) pavement on Interstate 10 from Post Mile (PM) R134.0 to 
PM R156.5 in the County of Riverside. Rehabilitation Activities include 
removal and replacement of existing inside and outside shoulders, 
guardrails, rumble strips, drainage inlets, and dikes, and installation 
of oversized drains. The project will also involve upgrades to ramp 
facilities for ADA compliance, installation of two temporary detour 
lanes in the existing median, extension of existing rock slope 
protection at bridge locations, and hydroseeding the median for erosion 
control and vegetation restoration. The primary purpose of this project 
is to restore and extend the life of existing pavement for a minimum of 
forty years, enhance trip reliability, and consequently minimize 
expenditures associated with future maintenance. The actions by the 
Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Environmental Assessment (FEA)/Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on July 27, 2020, 
and in other documents in Caltrans' project records. The FEA, FONSI and 
other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at the 
addresses provided above.
    This notice applies to all 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. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations
2. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C 
4331(b)(2)
3. Federal Highway Act of 1970, U.S.C 772
4. Federal Clean Air Act of 1977 and 1987
5. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
6. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972
7. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended
8. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain

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Management
9. Historic Sites Act of 1935
10. Endangered Species Act of 1973
11. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
12. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
13. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
14. Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, as amended
15. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
16. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
17. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
18. Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (Uniform Act)
19. Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1994
20. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 1990
21. Rehabilitation Act, Section 504
22. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act of 1980
23. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
24. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
25. Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
26. Executive Order 12088, Federal Compliance with Pollution Control 
Standards

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway 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).

    Issued on: February 2, 2021.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-02448 Filed 2-4-21; 8:45 am]
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