Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California |
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Tashia J. Clemons
Federal Highway Administration
10 July 2019
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32970-32971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14554]
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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 within the meaning
of the United States Code. The actions relate to a proposed highway
safety project along State Route 70 in the County of Yuba, 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 December
9, 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: 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 David Tedrick at (916) 498-5024 or email david.tedrick@dot.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
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 a safety project along a 9.6-mile portion of
State Route 70 (SR 70) from Laurellen Road to Honcut Creek Bridge in
Yuba County. The safety project is intended to significantly reduce
traffic fatalities, reduce injury-type collisions, and address
operational needs by bringing SR 70 up to current design standards and
improve overall safety within the project limits.
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
June 20, 2019, 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.dot.ca.gov/d3/projects/subprojects/4F380/index.html.
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 (P.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)
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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
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).
Issued on: July 2, 2019.
Tashia J. Clemons,
Director, Planning and Environment, Federal Highway Administration,
Sacramento, California.
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