Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Matt Schmitz
Federal Highway Administration
8 September 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62243-62244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21599]


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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, and other Federal agencies: The U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

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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, State Route 1 Gleason Beach Roadway Realignment Project, 
District 04-SON-1 p.m. 15.1/15.7 located between Bodega Bay and Jenner 
in the County of Sonoma, 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 February 
6, 2017. 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: California Department of 
Transportation, Attn: Wahida Rashid, Environmental Branch Chief, Office 
of Environmental Analysis, MS-8B, 111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612, 
(510) 286-5935, wahida.rashid@dot.ca.gov, Normal Office Hours: 9-5, M-
F.

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 
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: State Route 1 (SR 1) Gleason Beach 
Roadway Realignment Project: Caltrans proposes to realign SR 1 at 
Gleason Beach in Sonoma County to maintain SR 1, which has been damaged 
by multiple erosive forces including severe storms in 1996 and later 
years. The project would construct a two-lane roadway and a bridge 
spanning Scotty Creek along a new alignment eastward and inland of the 
current alignment between post miles (PMs) 15.1 and 15.7 of SR 1 in 
Sonoma County, CA. The purpose of this project is to protect SR 1 from 
coastal erosion while maintaining SR 1's long-term regional and local 
connectivity for the surrounding communities. The environmental effects 
of the Gleason Beach Project are evaluated and described in the Final 
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Assessment (EA), a 
joint document pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and 
the National Environmental Policy Act. Key issues identified in the 
Final EIR/EA include impacts to biological resources, aquatic (wetland) 
resources, water quality and storm water runoff, geology/seismicity, 
paleontology, cultural resources, visual/aesthetics, residential 
acquisition, and temporary construction effects. Measures to avoid, 
minimize, and mitigate adverse environmental effects are included in 
the Environmental Commitments Record in the Final EIR/EA. The Final 
EIR/EA identified Alternative 19A as the preferred alternative and 
Caltrans has determined that Alternative 19A will have no significant 
impacts on the human environment. The actions by the Federal agencies, 
and the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the 
Final EIR/EA for the project, approved on June 30, 2016, and in the 
Caltrans Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) also issued on June 
30, 2016, and in other documents in the Caltrans project records. The 
Final EIR/EA, FONSI, and other project records are available by 
contacting Caltrans at the address provided above. The Caltrans FEIR/EA 
and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at 
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/envdocs.html, or viewed at public libraries 
in the project area (Sonoma County).

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    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 et seq.).
    2. Council on Environmental Quality Regulations.
    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.
    5. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)).
    6. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712).
    7. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.).
    8. Clean Water Act (Section 401) (33 U.S.C. 1251-1377) of 1977 and 
1987 (Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972).
    9. Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
    10. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended.
    11. Noise Control Act of 1972.
    12. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended.
    13. Executive Order 11990--Protection of Wetlands
    14. Executive Order 11988--Floodplain Management
    15. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species.
    16. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice and Low-Income Populations
    17. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
    18. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 
U.S.C. 303).

(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: August 31, 2016.
Matt Schmitz,
Director, Project Delivery, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, 
California.
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