[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55281-55282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25778]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on an Operational 
Improvement Project in Santa Cruz County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by FHWA, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by 
FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 
U.S.C. Section 139(l)(1). The actions relate to the Highway 1 Soquel to 
Morrissey Auxiliary Lanes Project in the City of Santa Cruz, and Santa 
Cruz County, California. The project would include the following: 
Adding auxiliary lanes to Highway 1 between the interchanges of Soquel 
Avenue and Morrissey Boulevard for a distance of less than one mile; 
replacing the La Fonda overcrossing while providing wider sidewalks and 
new bike lanes; providing sidewalk improvements at Rooney Street and 
Morrissey Boulevard west of Pacheco Avenue; and installing a raised 
crosswalk at the south end of the La Fonda Bridge near the entrance to 
Harbor High School.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA 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 project will be barred unless the 
claim is filed on or before April 26, 2010. If the Federal law that 
authorizes judicial

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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 FHWA: Sheila Masters, 
Transportation Engineer, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, 
California, 95814; phone: (916) 498-5043; fax (916) 498-5008; e-mail 
[email protected]; regular office hours 8 AM to 5 PM. For 
Caltrans: G. William ``Trais'' Norris, III Senior Environmental 
Planner, 2015 E. Shields Ave., Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93726-5428; phone: 
(559) 243-8178; e-mail: [email protected] or fax; (559) 243-
8215; regular office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed the first, second, 
and third Fridays of each month.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA) has taken final agency actions subject to 
23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the 
following project in the State of California. The purpose of the Soquel 
to Morrissey Auxiliary Lanes Project is to improve traffic conditions 
for lane changes and merges on Highway 1 between Soquel Avenue and 
Morrissey Boulevard and improve pedestrian and bicycle access and 
safety. This project is subject to federal and state environmental 
review requirements because state and federal funds are proposed for 
use in this project. Project documentation, therefore, was prepared in 
compliance with both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The actions by the 
Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Environmental Assessment (EA)/Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on September 18, 
2009, and in other documents in the FHWA administrative records. The 
EA/FONSI and other documents are available by contacting FHWA or 
Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The FHWA EA/FONSI can be 
viewed online at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/projects/soquel/index.htm 
and at these public locations in the project area: Central Library, 224 
Church Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; Branciforte Library, 230 Gault 
Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062; Live Oak Library, 2380 Portola Drive, 
Santa Cruz, CA 95062; Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation 
Commission office at 1523 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
    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
    2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
    3. Department of Transportation Act of 1966
    4. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970
    5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
    6. Clean Water Acts of 1977 and 1987
    7. Endangered Species Act of 1973
    8. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
    9. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
    10. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act 
of 1970
    11. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
    12. Historic Sites Act of 1935
    13. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
    14. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
    15. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
    16. Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice

    Authority:  23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).

    Issued on: October 21, 2009.
Karen Bobo,
Director, Local Agency Programs, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. E9-25778 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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