Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California |
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Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
15 June 2020
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 115 (Monday, June 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36258-36259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12863]
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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, improving the curved alignment of State
Route 20 in the County of Nevada, 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
12, 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: Kelly McNally, Branch
Chief, Caltrans Office of Environmental Management, M-2 California
Department of Transportation--District 3, 703 B Street, Marysville,
California 95901. Office hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard
Time, telephone: 916-947-1097 or email Kelly.mcnally@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 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:
Caltrans proposes to improve two non-contiguous segments of the
alignment of State Route (SR) 20 in Nevada County between post miles
(PM) 29.7-30.9 and 36.8-39.8 by modifying the existing horizontal and
vertical curves of the roadway and adding turnouts. This project will
update the roadway to current standards by increasing the curve radii,
widening shoulders to 8 feet, adding turnouts for both directions, and
improving the vertical profile grade. Additionally, this project will
improve the clear recovery zone (CRZ) by removing obstacles and
flattening slopes close to the traveled way.
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such
actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental Assessment
(FEA)/Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, issued
on April 28, 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. 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 & 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, Sections 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).
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Issued on: June 9, 2020.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration,
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-12863 Filed 6-12-20; 8:45 am]
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