Notice of Availability of Adopted Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Combined Record of Decision (ROD) Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Vincent P. Mammano Date: 30 December 2022 Subjects: American Government , Roads & Highways

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 250 (Friday, December 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80577-80578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28424]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Availability of Adopted Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) and Combined Record of Decision (ROD)

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of 
Transportation (Caltrans), is issuing this notice to announce Caltrans' 
adoption of the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) Combined Final 
Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision and Final Section 
4(f) Evaluation (FEIS/ROD) for the Port of Long Beach (POLB or Port) 
Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility Project (Project).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans District 7: Michael 
Enwedo, Branch Chief, Division of Environmental Planning, California 
Department of Transportation--District 7, 100 S Main Street, Los 
Angeles, CA 90012. Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard 
Time, telephone (213) 335-0060 or email michael.enwedo@dot.ca.gov. For 
FHWA, contact Shawn Oliver at (916) 498-5048 or email 
Shawn.Oliver@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS and ROD for the Pier B On-Dock 
Rail Support Facility Project were approved by MARAD on April 7, 2022. 
MARAD's Notice of Availability for the Final EIS and ROD was published 
in the Federal Register on April 15, 2022. Under 49 U.S.C. 304a(b), 
MARAD issued a single Final EIS and ROD (USEPA, 2022). Therefore, the 
30-day wait/review period under the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) did not apply to the action (Federal Register, 2022).
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.3(b)(2), Caltrans was a cooperating agency 
on this project. Therefore, recirculation of the document is not 
necessary under Section 1506.3(c) of the Council on Environmental 
Quality (CEQ) regulations.
    Subsequent to MARAD's ROD issued for the entire Pier B On-Dock Rail

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Support Facility Project, pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) 1505.2 and 23 CFR 771.127, Caltrans issued a ROD for the Pier B 
Street Freight Corridor Reconstruction Project, which is a component of 
the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility Project. Caltrans is a 
cooperating agency for the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility 
Project. This ROD is solely for Caltrans approval of the Pier B Street 
Freight Corridor Reconstruction Project.
    The Pier B Street Freight Corridor Reconstruction Project scope 
includes the following:
     Pier B Street: Realignment of Pier B St between Pico 
Avenue and Anaheim Street and widening into two lanes in each direction 
to improve goods movement mobility and enhance pedestrian travel. The 
realignment of Pier B Street would require the reconstruction of two 
intersections, at Anaheim Way and Edison Avenue.
     9th Street Crossing: The existing at-grade 9th Street 
railroad grade crossing would be closed. After the intersection with 
9th street is closed, access to Interstate 710 (I-710) would remain 
open at Pico Avenue, where the existing ramp at the 9th Street/Pico 
Avenue intersection is located. Access to Anaheim Street would be 
shifted to Anaheim Way and Farragut Avenue at the western end of Pier B 
Street.
     Removal of Shoemaker Ramps: The Shoemaker ramps and 
approaches would be removed. The Shoemaker north approach and the 9th 
Street bridge north approach would be demolished.
     Pico Avenue: Pico Avenue is located within a narrow 
corridor between I-710 and several buildings, terminals, and ramps. 
Pico Avenue would be realigned to the west from Pier B St/I-710 ramps 
south to approximately Pier D Street to accommodate the addition of 
railroad tracks. The existing at-grade crossing at Pico Avenue/Pier D 
Street would be closed.
     Sidewalk: The construction of new sidewalk on the south 
side of Pier B St and along the west 7 side of Pico Ave.

    Dated: December 23, 2022.
Vincent P. Mammano,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, California 
Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-28424 Filed 12-29-22; 8:45 am]
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