Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
20 July 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 139 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 43941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15639]


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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 the proposed Newell Road Bridge Replacement Project (Federal-aid 
project number BRLS-5100(017)) in the City of Palo Alto, County of 
Santa Clara, 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 bridge 
replacement project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or 
before December 17, 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 applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Tom Holstein, Senior 
Environmental Planner, Caltrans District 4 Office of Local Assistance, 
12th Floor, 111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94623.
    Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, telephone 
(510) 286-6371 or email tom.holstein@dot.ca.gov. For FHWA, contact 
David Tedrick at (916) 498-5024 or email david.tedrick@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, 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 bridge replacement 
project in the State of California.
    The City of Palo Alto proposes to replace the existing Newell Road 
Bridge (37C-0223) between Edgewood Drive in the City of Palo Alto and 
Woodland Avenue in the City of East Palo Alto with a new two-lane 
bridge on the existing alignment of Newell Road. Across San 
Francisquito Creek at Newell Road, the Project would: Maintain 
connections for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation; 
improve pedestrian and bicycle access; improve safety for all modes of 
transportation; accommodate increased flows related to San Francisquito 
Creek improvements to address anticipated flooding risks; and upgrade 
the channel width beneath the bridge to allow for the 70-year storm 
event (7,500 cubic feet per second) to pass. The actions by the Federal 
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental 
Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact for the project, 
issued May 21, 2020, 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 FEIR/EA, 
FONSI, and other project records can be viewed and downloaded from the 
project website at https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/city_information/projects/newell_road_bridge_replacement_project.asp.
    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, (Pub. 
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 and 1987)
8. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Paleontological 
Resources)
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, Section 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 13, 2020.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-15639 Filed 7-17-20; 8:45 am]
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