Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
Topics: Interstate Highway System
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
2 June 2021
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29624-29625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11535]


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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, interchange improvement of Valley 
Boulevard at Interstate 605 and Temple Avenue in the City of Industry, 
Los Angeles 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 
1, 2021. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim 
provides a time period of less than 150 days for filing such a claim, 
then that short time period applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Jason Roach, Senior 
Environmental Planner/Branch Chief, Caltrans Division of Environmental 
Planning, District 7, 100 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. 
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, telephone 
(213) 310-2653 or email Jason.Roach@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 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, in cooperation with Los Angeles 
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), San Gabriel 
Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), Gateway Cities Council of 
Governments (GCCOG), Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 
(LACDPW), and City of Industry propose to improve mobility and relieve 
congestion, capacity constraints, and other related deficiencies on 
Interstate 605 (I-605) at the Valley Boulevard interchange including 
high accident rate locations, inadequate truck turn paths, nonstandard 
lane and shoulder widths along loop ramps, and noncompliant Americans 
with Disabilities Act (ADA) facilities. The actions by the Federal 
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Initial Study with Negative Declaration (ND)/
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on 
April 7, 2021, and in other documents in Caltrans' project

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records. The ND/FONSI and other project records are available by 
contact Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The Caltrans ND/FONSI 
and other project records can be viewed and downloaded at the following 
Metro Early Action I-605 Valley Blvd. Interchange Improvement Project 
website.
    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. Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470aaa)
9. Historic Sites Act of 1935
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. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, 49 U.S.C. 303
18. Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. Section 
6201)
19. Energy Policy Act of 2005, 109th Congress H.R.6 (2005-2006)
20. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
21. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice and Low-Income Populations
22. Comprehensive Environmental Response
23. Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980
24. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976

(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: May 26, 2021.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
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