Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California |
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Tashia Clemons
Federal Highway Administration
24 April 2019
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17231-17232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08159]
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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.
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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, State Route 57 Northbound Improvement
Project (PM 11.5-12.5) 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 September
23, 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: Smita Deshpande, Chief
Generalist Branch, Division of Environmental Analysis, California
Department of Transportation, District 12, 1750 East 4th Street, Suite
100, Santa Ana, CA 92705, 8am-4pm, (657) 328-6151,
smita.deshpande@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: Caltrans proposes to widen the
northbound side of the State Route (SR) 57 freeway from 0.3 mile south
of the Orangewood Avenue undercrossing (post mile [PM] 11.5) north to
the Katella Avenue undercrossing (PM 12.5), a distance of about one
mile. Project includes the proposed construction of a 550-foot section
of the fifth general purpose (GP) lane in the northbound direction of
SR 57 through the Katella Avenue interchange, upgrades to the non-
standard median and sight distances, and reconfiguration of the
existing on- and off-ramps to improve operation between the Orangewood
Avenue interchange and the Katella Avenue interchange. 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 March 29, 2019, and
in other documents in the Caltrans' project records. The FEA,
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FONSI and other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at
the addresses provided above. The Caltrans FEA and FONSI and other
project records can be viewed and downloaded from the project website
at http://www.dot.ca.gov/d12/DEA/57/0M9701. 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. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f)
5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972
8. Noise Control Act of 1972
9. Endangered Species Act of 1973
10. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
11. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species Act
12. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
13. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
14. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
15. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
16. Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order 5650.2--
Floodplain Management and Protection (April 23, 1979)
17. 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: April 17, 2019.
Tashia Clemons,
Director, Planning and Environment, Federal Highway Administration,
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2019-08159 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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