Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California |
|---|
Topics: Federal Highway Administration
|
Gary Sweeten
Federal Register
August 2, 2011
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 46355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19540]
[[Page 46355]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in
California
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions
by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), pursuant to
23 USC 327, and Other Federal Agencies.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to
announce actions taken by Caltrans, and other Federal agencies, that
are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate
to proposed roadway improvements in mid-Solano County between
Interstate 80 (I-80) in Vacaville in the north and State Route 12
(SR12) in Suisun City in the south, in the County of Solano, 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 roadway
project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before January
29, 2012. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim
provides a time period of less than 180 days for filing such claim,
then that shorter time period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Melanie Brent, Office
Chief, Office of Environmental Analysis, Caltrans District 4, 111 Grand
Avenue, MS 8B, Oakland, CA 94612, (510) 286-5231, Melanie_Brent@dot.ca.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) assigned, and the California Department of
Transportation (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 roadway
project in the State of California: Roadway Improvements within the 12-
mile corridor referred to as the Jepson Corridor in Solano County,
California. The purposes of the project is to provide a safe,
convenient route for local traffic in this portion of Solano County,
while providing opportunities for multimodal use and unifying landscape
and design features to enhance aesthetics and character of the
adjoining communities. It would upgrade and link a series of existing
local two- and four-lane roadways to provide a four- to six-lane north-
south travel route for residents who face increasing congestion when
traveling between jurisdictions in central Solano County. The actions
by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were
taken, are described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the project, approved on May 12, 2011, in the FHWA Record of
Decision (ROD) issued on June 21, 2011, and in other documents in the
FHWA project records. The FEIS, ROD, and other project records are
available by contacting Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The
Caltrans FEIS and ROD can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web
site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/envdocs.htm.
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) [42 U.S.C. 4321-4351];
Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109] and its regulations 23 CFR 772
2. Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-4209] and
its regulations, 7 CFR Ch. VI part 658
3. Antiquities Act of 1906 [16 U.S.C. 431-433]; Federal-Aid Highway
Act of 1935 [20 U.S.C. 78]
4. Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)]
5. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) mitigation policy for
California's riparian habitats in Resource Category 2 (46 FR 7644)
6. Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1344]
7. Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA0 [16 U.S.C. 1531] and its
regulations, 50 CFR part 402
8. Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712]
9. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966,
as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)-11]
10. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) [42 USC 9601-9675]; Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
11. E.O. 11988 Floodplain Management; E.O. 11990 Protection of
Wetlands. (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 26, 2011.
Gary Sweeten,
North Team Leader, Local Programs, Federal Highway Administration,
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2011-19540 Filed 8-1-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-RY-P