Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California |
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Matthew Schmitz
Federal Highway Administration
27 November 2018
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60939-60940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25877]
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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), Department of
Transportation (DOT)
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions
by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to
announce actions taken by Caltrans, that are final. The actions relate
to a proposed highway project, widening of State Route 70 in the County
of Butte, 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 [Insert
date 150 days after publication in the Federal Register]. 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 applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Kelly McNally, Branch
Chief, Caltrans Office of Environmental Management, M-2, California
Department of Transportation--District 3, 703 B Street, Marysville, CA
95901. Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time,
telephone (530) 741-4134 or email kelly.mcnally@dot.ca.gov. For FHWA,
contact Larry Vinzant at (916) 498-5040 or email larry.vinzant@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, 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.
Caltrans proposes to widen a 6.1-mile portion of State Route 70
(SR70) from Cox Lane to Ophir Lane in Butte County. The State Route 70
Corridor Improvements Project would provide continuous passing
opportunities thereby increasing safety and decreasing travel times
between the cities of Marysville and Oroville. The actions by the
Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are
described in the Final Environmental Assessment (FEA)/Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, issued October 10, 2018,
and in other documents in Caltrans' project records. The FEA, FONSI and
other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at the
addresses provided above. The Caltrans FEA, FONSI and other project
records can be viewed and downloaded from the project website at http://www.bcag.org/documents/SR70_IS-EA_Final_signed_101518.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. Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
2. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as Amended, 42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.
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 (Pub.
L. 112-141)
5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA)
6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (see Clean Water Act of
1977 & 1987)
8. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Paleontological
Resources)
9. Noise Control Act of 1972
10. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as Amended
11. Endangered Species Act of 1973
12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
14. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
15. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as Amended
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16. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
17. Water Bank Act Wetlands Mitigation Banks, ISTEA 1991, Sections
1006-1007
18. Wildflowers, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Act of
1987 Section 130
19. Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
20. Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990
21. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
22. Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order 5650.2--
Floodplain Management and Protection (April 23, 1979)
23. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, Sections 9 and 10
24. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
25. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice 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).
Dated: November 19, 2018.
Matthew Schmitz,
Director, Project Delivery, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento,
California.
[FR Doc. 2018-25877 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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