[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40827-40828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18170]


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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).

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans.The actions relate to the proposed 
improvement of Avenue R from the Sierra Highway to just east of 25th 
Street East within the City of Palmdale 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 January 
25, 2018. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim 
provides a time period of less than 150 days for filing such claim, 
then that shorter time period still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Quint Chemnitz, 
Associate Environmental Planner, Environmental Planning Division, 
California Department of Transportation--District 7, 100 South Main 
Street, Los Angeles, California, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., (213) 897-2863, 
[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 
Caltrans has taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) 
by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following Avenue R 
Complete Street and Safe Routes Project in the State of California: The 
project proposes to provide a safer corridor along Avenue R for local 
students by providing a two-way left-turn lane; providing dedicated 
Class II bike lanes; closing sidewalk gaps; and providing bus turnouts 
along the project reach. Improvements will be made on Avenue R from 
just west of Sierra Highway to just east of 25th Street East. The 
Federal Project Identification Number associated with the project is 
ATPL-5378(038). The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under 
which such actions were taken, are described in the Environmental 
Assessment (EA) with a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 
project, approved on May 1, 2017, and in other documents in the project 
records. The EA/FONSI, and other project records are available by 
contacting Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The EA/FONSI can 
be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/d7/env-docs/, or viewed at public libraries in the 
project area. 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;
    3. Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act);
    4. Department of Transportation Act of 1966;
    5. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970;
    6. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990;
    7. Noise Control Act of 1970;
    8. 23 CFR part 772 FHWA Noise Standards, Policies and Procedures;
    9. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f);
    10. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987;
    11. Endangered Species Act of 1973;
    12. Migratory Bird Treaty Act;
    13. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended;
    14. Historic Sites Act of 1935 and
    15. Executive Order 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)

Tasha J. Clemons,
Director, Program Development, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2017-18170 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am]
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