Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions of Proposed Highway in California

Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
23 July 2021

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39098-39099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15705]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions of 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 within the meaning of 
the regulation. The actions relate to a proposed highway project on 
State Route 198 from post mile R11.3/R12.0 and on State Route 216 from 
post mile R0.0/R2.56 in Tulare County for the Lovers Lane Operational 
Improvements and Rehabilitation Project. 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 December 
20, 2021. 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: Richard Putler, Senior 
Environmental Planner, Caltrans, 2015 East Shields Avenue, Suite 200, 
Fresno, CA 93721; phone number 559-304-6599, richard.putler@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 the 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 making operational 
improvements at the Lovers Lane Undercrossing (Tulare-198-Post Mile 
11.7, Bridge Number 46-216) and restoring the existing facility to a 
state of good repair. The project covers a 0.7-mile segment of State 
Route 198 from 0.3 mile west of the Lovers Lane Undercrossing to 0.5 
mile east of it. The operational improvements consist of widening 
Lovers Lane below the undercrossing and improving the following four 
intersections: Lovers Lane (State Route 216) at Mineral King Avenue, 
Lovers Lane at State Route 198 on the eastbound on-ramps and off-ramps, 
Lovers Lane at Noble Avenue, and State Route 198 on the westbound on-
ramps and off-ramps at Mineral King Avenue. The project also proposes 
to extend the life of the existing pavement along State Route 216 by 
rehabilitating the existing pavement and including all pertinent 
standards as required by the 3R Program (resurfacing, restoration, and 
rehabilitation).
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the project, approved on June 23th 2021, in the Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on June 23th 2021, and in other 
documents in the FHWA project records. The EA, FONSI, and other project 
records are available by contacting Caltrans at the addresses provided 
above. The Caltrans EA and FONSI can be obtained by contacting 
Caltrans: Richard Putler, Senior Environmental Planner, Caltrans, 2015 
East Shields Avenue, Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721; phone number 559-304-
6599, richard.putler@dot.ca.gov, or viewed at public libraries in the 
project area. 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 (40 CFR 1500 et 
seq.; 23 CFR 771);
    2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4351 et 
seq.);
    3. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Map-21, Pub. 
L. 112-141);
    4. Noise Control Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.);
    3. Clean Air Act of 1963, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
    4. Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 U.S. Code 4201-4209);
    5. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 
U.S.C. 303);
    6. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712);

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    7. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (54 
U.S.C. 306108 et seq.);
    8. Federal Highway Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C. 109);
    9. FHWA Noise Standards, Policies, and Procedures (23 CFR 772);
    10. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543);

(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: July 19, 2021.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-15705 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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