Notice of Statute of Limitations on Claims; Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Matt Schmitz
Federal Highway Administration
13 January 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4451-4452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00662]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Statute of Limitations on Claims; 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 United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and 
United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE).

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans, USFWS and USACE, that are final 
within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a 
proposed highway project, United States (US) 101/State Route (SR) 84 
interchange in the City of Redwood City, along 1.9 miles on US 101 and 
0.4 mile on SR 84 in the County of San Mateo, 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 June 12, 
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: 
    For Caltrans: Stefan Galvez, Chief of Environmental Analysis; 
Caltrans District #4; 111 Grand Avenue, Oakland CA 94611; 8 a.m.-5 
p.m.; (510) 867-6786; Stefan.galvez@dot.ca.gov.
    For USFWS: Ryan Olah, Coast Bay Division Chief; USFWS; Sacramento 
Fish and Wildlife Office; 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2605, Sacramento, 
CA 95825; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; (916) 414-6623; ryan_olah@fws.gov.
    For USACE: Calvin Fong, Regulatory Chief; USACE; 1455 Market 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; (415) 977-8461; 
Calvin.c.fong@usace.army.mil.

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, USFWS, and USACE have 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 project 
proposes to widen and add lanes to SR 84 (hereafter simply Woodside 
Road), reconstruct all ramp connections to US 101, and construct 
direct-connect flyover ramps between US 101 and Veterans Boulevard. The 
project would also construct additional pedestrian and bicycle 
facilities throughout the project area and improve the intersections of 
Woodside Road with Veterans Boulevard, Broadway, and Bay Road to the 
south of US 101, and Seaport Boulevard/East Bayshore Road/Blomquist 
Road to the north of US 101. The project extends for 1.9 miles along US 
101 and 0.4 mile along Woodside Road. The total project length is 2.3 
miles. Federal Project Number SM-050027. The actions by the Federal 
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project, 
approved on December 16, 2016, in the Caltrans' Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on December 16, 2016 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 also be viewed and downloaded from 
the project Web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/d4/envdocs.htm.
    The USFWS, concurred that the proposed Project will not directly 
affect the following species or their habitat: Ridgeway's rail 
(Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus), California least tern (Sternula 
antillarum browni), and salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys 
raviventris).
    The USACE, concurred that the proposed Project would not affect 
jurisdictional wetlands or waters of the U.S., as defined in Section 
404 of the Clean Water Act. As a result, a Section 404 permit from 
USACE will not be required.
    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. Map-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
4. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q))
5. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712)
6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.)
7. Clean Water Act (Section 401)
8. Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543)

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9. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
10. Noise Control Act of 1972
11. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended
12. Executive Order 11990--Protection of Wetlands
13. Executive Order 11988 Floodplain Management
14. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
15. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice and Low-Income Populations
16. Title VI of Civil Rights Act 1964, as amended
17. Clean Air Act of 1963, 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).

    Issued on: January 3, 2017.
Matt Schmitz,
Director, Project Delivery, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2017-00662 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
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