Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
30 August 2021

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18550]


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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 Road Safety Enhancement Project to enhance roadway 
safety and reduce collisions to rock barriers on State Route 33 (SR 33) 
from post-mile (PM) 18.88 to PM 19.04, in Ventura 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 January 
27, 2022. 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, contact Susan Tse Koo, 
Senior Environmental Planner at (213) 269-1106 or email at 
Susan.Tse@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 and 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 the Road Safety Enhancement 
Project to enhance roadway safety and reduce collisions to rock 
barriers by widening the roadway by four feet nine inches on the 
southbound direction of the SR 33 from PM 18.88 to PM 19.04 in Ventura 
County through a continuous cantilever slab. The height of the 
retaining rock block wall will be reduced on the north end, and the 
existing metal beam guardrail will be removed to accommodate an 
overhang. The overhang is expected to extend less than three feet out 
of the roadway. This will result in an additional six inches of lane 
width for each lane (northbound and southbound) as well as a two-foot 
shoulder to widen the turning radius. The existing rock block barrier 
will be replaced by a new cast-in-place textured stamped concrete 
barrier plus construction of a two-foot wide and six-inch deep shallow 
concrete-lined drainage ditch along the northbound shoulder to funnel 
spring water runoff into North Fork Matilija Creek. In addition, the 
project also includes updated advanced curve warning signs and a high 
friction surface treatment (HFST) that will be applied to a perennially 
wet section of the travelled roadway. The purpose of the proposed 
project is to enhance roadway safety and, reduce severity of collisions 
and collisions to the rock barrier.
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Initial Study (IS) with 
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)/Environmental Assessment (EA) with 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) approved on May 12, 2021, and 
in other documents in the FHWA project records. The MND/FONSI can be 
viewed and downloaded from CEQAnet at https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2020100364/3.
    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) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969;
    (2) Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970;
    (3) U.S. EPA Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines (40 Code of Federal 
Regulations [CFR] 230);
    (4) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA);
    (5) Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987;
    (6) California Environmental Quality Act;
    (7) Sections 1600-1603 of the California Fish and Game Code;
    (8) Sections 4150 and 4152 of the California Fish and Game Code;
    (9) Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended;
    (10) Migratory Bird Treaty Act;
    (11) Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended;
    (12) National Marine Fisheries Services;
    (13) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
    (14) Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA);
    (15) Atomic Energy Act;
    (16) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA);
    (17) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA);

(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: August 24, 2021.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-18550 Filed 8-27-21; 8:45 am]
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