Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
22 June 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 120 (Monday, June 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 37494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13396]



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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, the State Route 46 Corridor Improvement 
Project--Cholame Section approximately 2 miles northwest of the town of 
Shandon in the County San Luis Obispo, 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 
19, 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, Jason Wilkinson, Branch 
Chief, Central Region Environmental, Caltrans District 5, 50 Higuera 
Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. PDT. (805) 542-4663 or email 
jason.wilkinson@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, 
have 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 46 Corridor 
Improvement Project--Cholame Section on State Route 46 will begin at PM 
49.7, approximately 0.2 miles east of the Shandon Roadside Rest Area 
and will continue to post mile 54.7, approximately 0.5 miles west of 
the State Route 41/46 intersection. Caltrans proposes to continue the 
widening of the State Route 46 Corridor from a two-lane highway to a 
four-lane divided expressway (FHWA Project No. 0514000027). The actions 
by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were 
taken, are described in the Final Updated Environmental Assessment 
(FEA) with Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, 
approved on February 14, 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.
    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. Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program (Pilot 
Program) [23 U.S.C. 327]
    2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321-4335]
    3. Federal Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1543]
    4. Interagency Cooperation, Endangered Species Act of 1973 [50 CFR 
402]
    5. Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-4209]
    6. The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 [16 U.S.C. 
470(f) et seq]
    7. Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 [42 U.S.C. 6201]
    8. Determining Conformity of Federal Actions to State or Federal 
Implementation Plans [40 CFR 93]
    9. Guidelines for Specification of Disposal Sites for Dredged or 
Fill Material [40 CFR 230]
    10. Procedures for abatement of highway traffic noise and 
construction noise [23 CFR 772]
    11. Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 CFR 658]
    12. Protection of Historic Properties [36 CFR 800]
    13. Cumulative Impact [40 CFR Section 1508.7]
    14. Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401]
    15. Protection of Wetlands Executive Order 11990
    16. Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1344]
    17. Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
    18. Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-711]
    19. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 668]

(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 16, 2020.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-13396 Filed 6-19-20; 8:45 am]
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