Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Jermaine Hannon
Federal Highway Administration
May 30, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 31178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12580]



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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), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), pursuant to 
23 U.S.C. 327, FHWA and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 
(ACHP).

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans, that are final within the meaning 
of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway 
project, the Fresno Fulton Mall Reconstruction Project, located on the 
pedestrian mall segments of Fulton, Merced, Mariposa and Kern Streets 
in the City of Fresno in the County Fresno, 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 October 
27, 2014. 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: Kirsten Helton, Senior Environmental 
Planner, Caltrans, 855 M Street, Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721, 559-445-
6461 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, or email at 
Kirsten.Helton@dot.ca.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 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: The Fulton Mall Reconstruction Project 
[Federal ID TCSPL-5060(263)] is located in the Downtown area 
of the city of Fresno on the Fulton Mall and includes the pedestrian 
mall segments of Fulton, Merced, Mariposa, and Kern Streets, which 
comprise eleven linear blocks that were open to traffic prior to 1964 
but now do not allow public vehicle access. The project proposes to 
reconstruct the Fulton Mall as a ``complete streets'' project by 
reintroducing vehicle traffic lanes to the existing pedestrian mall. 
The total length of the new roadways would be 0.74 mile. The actions by 
the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, 
are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA)/Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on May 21, 2014, 
and in other documents in the FHWA project records. The EA/FONSI, and 
other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at the 
addresses provided above. The Caltrans EA/FONSI can be viewed and 
downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist6.
    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. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 
4321-4335].
    2. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 
1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C 303]; Section 6(f) of the Land and 
Water Conservation Act [36 U.S.C 59 Section 6(f)(3)].
    3. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.]; Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 
470(aa)-470(ll)]; Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 
U.S.C. 469-469(c)]; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation 
Act (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
    4. Air: Clean Air Act [23 U.S.C. 109(i) and 42 U.S.C 7521(a)].
    5. Water: Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1344].
    6. Federal Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1543]; Migratory 
Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 760c-760g].
    7. Social and Economic: NEPA implementation [23 U.S.C 109(h); Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 200(d)(-200(d)(1)].
    8. Executive Orders: E.O. 13112 Invasive Species; E.O. 12898 
Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low Income Populations.

(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: May 23, 2014.
Jermaine Hannon,
Director, Program Development, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
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