Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Tami Podesta
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
December 15, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74157-74158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29238]


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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.

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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, 
widen and seismically retrofit the existing Riverside Drive Bridge 
(53C-1298), located south of the junction of Victory Boulevard, Sonora 
Avenue and Riverside Drive; and north of Zoo Drive in the Hollywood 
Community Planning Area in the City and County of Los Angeles, 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 May 14, 
2015 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: Tami Podesta, Branch 
Chief, Division of Environmental Planning, California Department of 
Transportation, 100 South Main Street, Los Angeles, California, 90275, 
Regular Office Hours M-F 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Phone Number (213) 897-
0309, Email tami_podesta@dot.ca.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: The City of Los Angeles and the 
California Department of Transportation propose to widen and 
seismically retrofit the existing Riverside Drive Bridge (53C-1298), 
located south of the junction of Victory Boulevard, Sonora Avenue and 
Riverside Drive; and north of Zoo Drive in the Hollywood Community 
Planning Area of the City and County of Los Angeles. The project would 
include widening and rehabilitating the existing four-lane bridge to 
correct existing geometrical design deficiencies, address seismic 
vulnerabilities, and improve pedestrian and bicycle travel; BHLS- 5006 
(205). The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which 
such actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the project, approved on May 7, 2013, in the FHWA Finding of 
No Significant Impact issued on August 29,2013, 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 and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project 
Web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/envdocs/docs/Riverside_Drive_Bridge_Final_IS-EA_APPROVED.pdf.
    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: The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 
4321-4351)
    2. Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient, Transportation Equity 
Act, A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
    3. MAP 21- Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
    4. US Army Corps of engineers (USACE)- Section 404 and Section 408
    5. US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)- Section 7

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    6. State Historic Preservation Office-Section 106 (MOA)
    7. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    (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: December 4, 2014.
Tami Podesta,
Senior Environmental Planner, California Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2014-29238 Filed 12-12-14; 8:45 am]
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