[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41277-41278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17240]


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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 FHWA and Other Federal Agencies.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) pursuant to its assigned 
responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. 327 that are final within the meaning 
of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). These actions relate to the Interstate 80/San 
Pablo Dam Road Interchange project, located between the El Portal Drive 
and McBryde Avenue interterchanges Post

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Miles 3.8 to 5.3), in Contra Costa County, State of California. These 
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 January 
11, 2011. 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, Chief, 
Office of Environmental Analysis, District 4, 111 Grand Avenue, 
Oakland, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 510-286-5231, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that Caltrans, 
pursuant to its assigned responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. 327, and 
certain Federal agencies have taken final agency actions subject to 23 
U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by approving the I-80/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange 
project in the State of California. The project will reconstruct the I-
80/San Pablo Dam Road overcrossing structure, replacing it with a 6-
lane bridge that is skewed to the north to separate the Amador Street 
and eastbound I-80 on-ramp intersections at San Pablo Dam Road. The 
bridge design will allow for left turns from westbound San Pablo Dam 
Road onto Amador Street, it will increase the height of the bridge over 
I-80 to achieve vertical clearance standards that are not currently 
met, and will minimize encroachment into an unstable slope east of the 
interchange. The El Portal Drive westbound on-ramp will be closed, and 
a new westbound on-ramp built at the location of the I-80/El Portal 
Drive overcrossing. A westbound auxiliary lane will be added between 
the new El Portal Drive on-ramp and the westbound San Pablo Dam Road 
off-ramp. The McBryde Avenue off-ramp will be closed, and replaced with 
a new westbound frontage road that will extend from the San Pablo Dam 
Road interchange to McBryde Avenue. Bicycle lanes will be provided on 
the shoulders of the San Pablo Dam Road Overcrossing of I-80. 
Pedestrian sidewalks will be provided on both sides of the San Pablo 
Dam Road overcrossing, and along Amador Street within the limits of 
project construction near San Pablo Dam Road. An existing pedestrian 
overcrossing of I-80 at Riverside Avenue will be replaced with a new 
structure that extends across both the freeway and Amador Street, 
providing a safer crossing for Riverside Elementary School children and 
other pedestrians. The length of the project is 1.47 miles and the 
purpose is to improve traffic operations and bicycle/pedestrian access. 
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Initial Study with Negative 
Declaration/Environmental Assessment for the project, approved on 
February 25, 2010 in the FHWA Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
issued on February 25, 2010, and in other documents in the FHWA project 
records. The Initial Study with Negative Declaration/Environmental 
Assessment, FONSI, and other project records are available by 
contacting Caltrans at the address provided above. The FHWA FONSI 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. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 
4321-4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128].
    2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)].
    3. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and 1536]; 
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)]; Migratory 
Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
    4. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. Chapter 61 [Pub. L. 
91-646] [Pub. L. 100-17].
    5. Water: Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1342]; Safe Drinking Water Act 
(SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 300(f)-300(j)(6)].
    6. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 [42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq].
    7. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898 Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income 
Populations; 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: July 9, 2010.
Cindy Vigue,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2010-17240 Filed 7-14-10; 8:45 am]
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