[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22837-22838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9205]


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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 the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), pursuant to 
23 U.S.C. 327, and U.S Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration--National Marine Fisheries Service.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration--National Marine Fisheries Service that are final within 
the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed 
highway project, State Route 76 (SR-76) from South Mission Road in 
Bonsall to just east of Interstate 15 (I-15), including interchange 
improvements, in Fallbrook, County of San Diego, 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 October 
14, 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 the shorter time period still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Bruce April, Deputy 
District Director, Division of Environmental Analysis, California 
Department of Transportation, 4050 Taylor Street, MS 242, San Diego, CA 
92110, Regular Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Telephone number 619-
688-0100, email [email protected]. For the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Ms. Stephanie J. Hall, District 11 Liaison, 915 Wilshire 
Boulevard, 13th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017-3401, Regular Office 
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Telephone number 213-452-3410, email 
[email protected], the Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit 
is pending. For the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ms. Sally Brown, 
Caltrans Liaison, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101, Carlsbad, CA 
92011, Regular Office Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Telephone number 760-431-
9440, the Biological Opinion was received on September 22, 2011. For 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Mr. Stan Glowacki, Protected Resources Division, 
Southwest Regional Office, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 
90802-4213, Telephone number 562-980-4061, email 
[email protected], the Section 7 consultation was completed on 
June 8, 2011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the 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 Caltrans has taken final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, 
and approvals for the following highway project in the State of 
California: The project is located in northern San Diego County on SR-
76 from South Mission Road in the unincorporated community of Bonsall 
to just east of I-15, including interchange improvements in the 
unincorporated community of Fallbrook, covering a distance of 
approximately 5.6-miles on SR-76 and 1.2 miles on I-15 (PM 12.1/17.7; 
46.1/47.3). The project would construct SR-76 as a four-lane 
conventional highway including interchange improvements. The Existing 
Alignment Alternative with a partial cloverleaf interchange design has 
been selected as the Preferred Alternative and also as the Least 
Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA). The FHWA 
project reference number is FHWA-CA-EIS-10-01-F.
    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 January 5, 2012, in the 
FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on March 23, 2012, 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/dist11/envir.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. Council on Environmental Quality regulations;
    2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA);
    3. Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU);
    4. Department of Transportation Act of 1966;
    5. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970;
    6. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990;
    7. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987;
    8. Endangered Species Act of 1973;
    9. Migratory Bird Treaty Act;
    10. Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981;
    11. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
    12. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act 
of 1970;

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    13. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966;
    14. Historic Sites Act of 1935;
    15. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976;
    16. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
    17. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species;
    18. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management; and,
    19. Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice.

(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: April 11, 2012.
Manuel E. S[aacute]nchez,
Senior Transportation/Border Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 
San Diego, California.
[FR Doc. 2012-9205 Filed 4-16-12; 8:45 am]
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