Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
26 June 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 124 (Friday, June 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 38530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13851]


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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, San Diego Freeway (I-405) Improvement 
Project from State Route (SR) 73 to Interstate 605 (I-605) in Orange 
County, 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 November 
23, 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: Smita Deshpande, Branch 
Chief, California Department of Transportation District 12, Division of 
Environmental Analysis, 1750 East 4th Street, Santa Ana, California 
92705, during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
Telephone number (657) 328-6151, email: smita.deshpande@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 
the Caltrans assumed, environmental responsibilities for this project 
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given that Caltrans has 
taken final agency action subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 
licenses, permits, and approvals or by reviewing previously-issued 
approvals for the following highway project in the State of California: 
Interstate 405 Improvements Project (``project''). The project will 
improve 16 miles of I-405 between the SR-73 freeway and I-605 by adding 
one general purpose lane in each direction between Euclid Street and I-
605 and one tolled Express Lane in each direction between SR-73 and SR-
22, to be managed jointly with the existing HOV Lane as tolled Express 
Facility with two lanes in each direction. A re-evaluation (23 CFR 
771.129, and also known as a revalidation) was performed and approved 
on April 9, 2020. The conclusion of the re-evaluation was the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement and the Record of Decision for the 
project, issued on March 26, 2015 and May 15, 2020, respectively, 
remain valid and no Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement was 
warranted. The re-evaluation reviewed minor changes to the planned 
drainage system and associated features proximate to the Northbound I-
405 off-ramp to Eastbound SR-22/Valley View in the City of Westminster, 
California. The pre-existing drainage system, which is a Caltrans 
facility entirely within the Caltrans right of way, was a road-side 
ditch or trapezoidal drainage channel adjacent to the right of way that 
ran parallel to the freeway and eventually drained into the Bolsa Chica 
Channel. The project design changes involve modifications to increase 
the capacity of water flowing from the adjacent watershed into Drainage 
System 828. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under 
which such actions were taken, are described in the re-evaluation 
approved on April 9, 2020. The re-evaluation is available 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. Air: Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q))
3. Wildlife: Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712); Federal 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543)
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. Wetland and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251-1377) 
(Section 404, Section 401, Section 319);
6. Land: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, (49 U.S.C. 303) 
(Section 4(f))
7. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990--Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988--
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898--Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority and Low Income Populations; E.O. 
11593--Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Resources; E.O. 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.)

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

    Issued on: June 18, 2020.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
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