Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Tashia J. Clemons
Federal Highway Administration
30 March 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 61 (Monday, March 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17614-17615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06538]


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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 on Interstate 5 (Post Miles 21.3 to PM 
30.3) in the Cities of Irvine and Tustin in Orange County, 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 
27, 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 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 Interstate 5 (I-5) Improvement Project 
from Interstate 405 (I-405) to State Route 55 (SR-55) proposes to widen 
Interstate 5 (I 5) between Interstate 405 (I-405) and State Route 55 
(SR-55). The project limits on I 5 extend from approximately 0.4 mile 
(mi) north of the I-5/I-405 interchange (Post Mile [PM] 21.3) to 0.2 mi 
south of SR-55 (PM 30.3). Caltrans has identified Alternative 2 with 
Design Variation B (Alternative 2B) as the Preferred Alternative. The 
actions taken by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment/
Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for the project, approved 
on January 7, 2020, and in other documents in the Caltrans' 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. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-
4351)
2. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 (q))
3. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712)
4. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.)
5. Clean Water Act (Section 401) (33 U.S.C. 1251-1377)
6. Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543)
7. Executive Order 11990--Protection of Wetlands
8. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 U.S.C. 
303)
9. Executive Order 13112--Invasive Species

(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.)



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    Authority:  23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).

Tashia J. Clemons,
Director, Planning and Environment, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-06538 Filed 3-27-20; 8:45 am]
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