Notice of Final Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Gary Sweeten
Federal Highway Administration
February 26, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 10565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03951]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final 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, and other Federal agencies.

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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, 
Interstate 5 from the cities of Mission Viejo and Lake Forest in the 
County of Orange, 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 27, 
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: Smita Deshpande, Branch Chief, 
California Department of Transportation District 12, Division of 
Environmental Analysis, 3347 Michelson Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 
92612, during normal business hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
telephone (949) 724-2245, email smita.deshpande@dot.ca.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, 
and the 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: the Interstate 5 Widening Project 
includes the addition of general-purpose lanes in each direction on 
Interstate 5 between Avery Parkway and Alicia Parkway and extend the 
second high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro 
Road. The project limits on I-5 extend from 0.5 mile (mi) south of the 
SR-73 interchange (Post Mile [PM] 12.4) to 0.2 mi north of the El Toro 
Road Undercrossing (UC) (PM 18.9). The actions by the Federal agencies, 
and the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the 
Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) 
for the project, approved on May 6, 2014 and in other documents in 
Caltrans' project records. The EA/FONSI and other project records are 
available by contacting Caltrans at the address provided above. The 
Caltrans FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site 
at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist12/files/5widening.
    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. 
4321-4351).
    2. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 (q)).
    3. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712).
    4. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.).
    5. Clean Water Act (Section 401) (33 U.S.C. 1251-1377).
    6. Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
    7. Executive Order 11990--Protection of Wetlands.
    8. Executive Order 11988--Floodplain Management.
    9. Executive Order 12898--Environmental Justice.
    10. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 
U.S.C. 303).
    11. Executive Order 13112--Invasive Species.

(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)

Gary Sweeten,
North Team Leader, Project Delivery, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2015-03951 Filed 2-25-15; 8:45 am]
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