[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 81 (Monday, April 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23429-23430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08889]


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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), Department of 
Transportation (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, that are final. The actions relate 
to a

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proposed highway project on State Route 55 (Post Miles 10.4 to R17.9) 
in the Cities of Orange, Tustin, Santa Ana, and Anaheim in the County 
of Orange, 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 September 
24, 2020. 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: Brian Liu, Caltrans 
Division of Environmental Analysis, Specialist Branch, Caltrans 
District 12, 1750 East 4th Street, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA, 92705; 
(657) 328-6135, [email protected]. For FHWA, contact David Tedrick 
at (916) 498-5024 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) assigned, and Caltrans assumed, environmental 
responsibilities for this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is 
hereby given that the 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 State 
Route 55 Improvement Project Between Interstate 5 and State Route 91 
proposes capacity and operational improvements on the State Route (SR) 
55 in both directions from just north of the Interstate 5 (I-5)/State 
Route 55 (SR55) interchange to just south of SR 91 between Post Miles 
10.4 and R17.9 in the cities of Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange, and Anaheim 
in Orange County, California. Caltrans has identified the Build 
Alternative as the Preferred Alternative. The actions by the Federal 
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Environmental Assessment/Finding of No 
Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for the project, approved on March 30, 
2020 and in other documents in the FHWA project records. The EA/FONSI, 
and other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at the 
addresses provided above.
    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) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4351)
3. Department of Transportation Act of 1966
4. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23 U.S.C. 109
5. Clean Air Act Amendments (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 [q])
6. 23 CFR part 772 FHWA Noise Standards, Policies and Procedures;
7. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 U.S.C. 
303)
8. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
9. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (see Clean Water Act of 
1977 & 1987)
10. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Paleontological 
Resources)
11. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended
12. Endangered Species Act of 1973
13. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
14. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
15. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
16. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
17. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
18. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
19. Historic Sites Act of 1935, and
20. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
21. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
22. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice and Low-Income Populations

(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 20, 2020.
Tashia J. Clemons,
Director, Planning and Environment, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-08889 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
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