Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed I-15 Corridor Project in California

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Tashia J. Clemmons
Federal Highway Administration
22 March 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 10886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05557]



[[Page 10886]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed I-15 Corridor 
Project 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans, and USACE that are final. The 
actions relate to a proposed highway project, Interstate 15 in the 
cities of Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, and 
Fontana, in San Bernardino County, 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 August 
19, 2019. 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: Shawn Oriaz, Senior 
Environmental Planner, California Department of Transportation 
(Caltrans), District 8, 464 West 4th Street, MS-827, San Bernardino, CA 
92401-1400, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., (909) 388-7034, shawn.oriaz@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, 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: Construct Express Lanes, 
including tolled facilities, in both directions of Interstate 15 from 
approximately 0.3 miles south of Cantu-Galleano Ranch Road in the 
cities of Eastvale and Jurupa Valley at Post Mile 49.8 in Riverside 
County to approximately 1.2 miles north of Duncan Canyon Road at Post 
Mile 12.2 in the City of Fontana in San Bernardino County. The actions 
by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were 
taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment with Finding of No 
Significant Impacts for the project EA/FONSI), approved on December 20, 
2018. The EA/FONSI and other project records are available by 
contacting Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The Caltrans EA/
FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project website: 
www.gosbcta.com/i15corridor. This United State Army Corps of Engineers 
(USACE) decision and permit Clean Water Act Section 404 Nationwide 
Permit are available by contacting Caltrans at the address provided 
above, and can be viewed and downloaded from the project website: 
www.gosbcta.com/i15corridor. 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
3. Department of Transportation Act of 1996
4. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970 Section 109(h)
5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
6. Department of Transportation Act of 1966; Section 4 (f)
7. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
8. Endangered Species Act of 1973
9. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
10. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (section 
106)
11. Historic Sites Act of 1935
12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
14. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
15. Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice
16. Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981
17. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
18. Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, as amended
19. Noise Control Act of 1972
20. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 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: March 18, 2019.
Tashia J. Clemmons,
Director, Planning and Environmental, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2019-05557 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-RY-P