[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22545]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Statute of Limitations on Claims; 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 U.S.C. 327, and Other Federal Agencies.

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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). These actions relate 
to a proposed highway project, the Schuyler Heim Bridge Replacement and 
SR-47 Expressway in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, in 
the County of Los Angeles, 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 March 17, 
2010. 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: Karl Price, Senior Environmental 
Planner, Caltrans District 7, division of Environmental Planning, 100 
S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, during normal business hours 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., telephone (213) 897-1839, e-mail [email protected].

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, and certain other Federal agencies have taken final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by approving the following 
highway project in the State of California: The Schuyler Heim Bridge 
Replacement and SR-47 Expressway in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of 
Long Beach, in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. When 
completed, the project will replace the seismically and structurally 
deficient lift Schuyler Heim Bridge with a new fixed-span bridge over 
the Cerritos Channel, and construct an elevated SR-47 Expressway that 
would begin on Terminal Island, at the intersection of SR-47 and Ocean 
Boulevard, extending north and onto the new fixed-span bridge, to 
Alameda Street, south of the intersection with Pacific Coast Highway. 
The project length is 3.1 miles. The purpose of the project is to 
provide a structurally and seismically safe vehicular connection along 
the critical north-south corridor between Terminal Island and the 
mainland that can remain in service following a major earthquake to 
ensure that ground and vessel transportation are maintained. The 
purpose of the proposed project also is to provide a high-capacity 
alternative route for traffic between Terminal Island and I-405 that 
would reduce traffic congestion on local surface streets (between 
Terminal Island and Pacific Coast Highway), as well as on I-110 and I-
710; and improve safety by providing a limited-access route between 
Terminal Island and I-405 that would bypass at-grade railroad crossings 
and signalized intersections. 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, 2009, in the Record of Decision (ROD) issued on August 12, 
2009, and in other documents in the Caltrans project records. The FEIS, 
ROD, and other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at 
the addresses provided above. The Final EIS and ROD can be viewed and 
downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/envdocs, and at http://www.acta.org. 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. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 
4321-4351].
    2. Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
    3. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)].
    4. Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
    5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.].
    6. Clean Water Act (section 401) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1377].
    7. Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
    8. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, Sections 9 and 10.
    9. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands.
    10. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management.
    11. Coastal Zone Management Act.
    12. Executive Order 12898--Environmental Justice.
    13 Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) [49 
U.S.C. 303].
    14. E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.

(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: September 1, 2009.
Karen Bobo,
Director, Local Program, Federal Highway Administration.
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