Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Publication: Federal Register
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Antonio Johnson
Date: 6 October 2022
Subjects: American Government
, Roads & Highways
Topic: Interstate Highway System
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 60727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21711]


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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, replacing rock slope protection for four 
bridges at Three Star Ditch (PM R87.96R/L) and Determination Ditch (PM 
R90.98 R/L) on Interstate 10, 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 March 6, 
2023. 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: Shawn Oriaz, Senior 
Environmental Planner, California Department of Transportation, 
District 8, 464 W. Fourth Street, MS-823, San Bernardino, CA 92401-
1400, Phone: (909) 501-5743, Email: shawn.oriaz@dot.ca.gov. For FHWA, 
contact Shawn Oliver via email: shawn.oliver@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) assigned, and the California Department of 
Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, environmental responsibilities for 
this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given that the 
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: Replace the existing Rock Slope 
Protection (RSP) for four bridges along Interstate 10 from Post Mile 
87.9 to 90.9 in Riverside County, California. The project includes 
widening the bridge deck overhang, adding 12-inch rumble strips, 
replacing the existing bridge rails with concrete barrier, and 
replacing the existing RSP for four bridges at Three Star Ditch and 
Determination Ditch. 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 August 17, 2022, and in other documents in 
the Caltrans' project records. The FEA, FONSI, and other project 
records are available by contacting Caltrans at the addresses provided 
above. The Caltrans FEA and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the 
State of California, Governor's Office of Planning and Research CEQAnet 
Web Portal at: https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2022060556.
    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 Regulations
2. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.
3. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23 U.S.C. 109
4. MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Pub. 
L. 112-141)
5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA)
6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (see Clean Water Act of 
1977 and 1987)
8. Endangered Species Act of 9173
9. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
10. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
11. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
12. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
13. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
14. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
15. Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order 5650.2--
Floodplain Management and Protection (April 23, 1979)
16. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, Section 9 and 10
17. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.

(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))

Antonio Johnson,
Director, Planning, Environment and Right of Way, Federal Highway 
Administration, California Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-21711 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
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