Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California |
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Tashia J. Clemons
Federal Highway Administration
27 April 2020
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 81 (Monday, April 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23429-23430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08889]
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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
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proposed highway project on State Route 55 (Post Miles 10.4 to R17.9)
in the Cities of Orange, Tustin, Santa Ana, and Anaheim 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
24, 2020. 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: Brian Liu, Caltrans
Division of Environmental Analysis, Specialist Branch, Caltrans
District 12, 1750 East 4th Street, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA, 92705;
(657) 328-6135, Brian.Liu@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 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: The State
Route 55 Improvement Project Between Interstate 5 and State Route 91
proposes capacity and operational improvements on the State Route (SR)
55 in both directions from just north of the Interstate 5 (I-5)/State
Route 55 (SR55) interchange to just south of SR 91 between Post Miles
10.4 and R17.9 in the cities of Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange, and Anaheim
in Orange County, California. Caltrans has identified the Build
Alternative as the Preferred Alternative. The actions by the Federal
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are
described in the Final Environmental Assessment/Finding of No
Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for the project, approved on March 30,
2020 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.
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 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4351)
3. Department of Transportation Act of 1966
4. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23 U.S.C. 109
5. Clean Air Act Amendments (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 [q])
6. 23 CFR part 772 FHWA Noise Standards, Policies and Procedures;
7. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 U.S.C.
303)
8. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
9. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (see Clean Water Act of
1977 & 1987)
10. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Paleontological
Resources)
11. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended
12. Endangered Species Act of 1973
13. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
14. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
15. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
16. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
17. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
18. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
19. Historic Sites Act of 1935, and
20. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
21. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
22. 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: April 20, 2020.
Tashia J. Clemons,
Director, Planning and Environment, Federal Highway Administration,
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-08889 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
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