[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 113 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35688-35689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12668]


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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 proposed highway project, North County Corridor New State Route 
108 Project and Route Adoption, which proposes a new freeway/expressway 
for portions of State Route 108, 219 and 120 in the County of 
Stanislaus, 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 November 
9, 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: Jennifer Lugo, Branch 
Chief, Northern San Joaquin Valley Management Branch I, 855 M Street, 
Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721, weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 
[email protected], telephone (559) 445-6172. For FHWA, contact 
David Tedrick at (916) 498-5024 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, 
and the 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: North County Corridor New State 
Route 108 Project and Route Adoption in Stanislaus County, California. 
The project would construct an eighteen mile long roadway alignment 
from State Route 108 (McHenry Avenue) to State Route 120 approximately 
six miles east of the City of Oakdale. The project would serve as a 
bypass for the cities of Riverbank, Oakdale, and Modesto to reduce 
existing and future traffic congestion in Northern Stanislaus County, 
support the efficient movement of goods and services and improve 
interregional travel. 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 
March 3, 2020, in the FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued on May 22, 
2020, 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 website at http://www.stancounty.com/publicworks/projects.shtm, or due to the current COVID 19 pandemic, 
please contact Juan Torres at [email protected] for a printed 
version of this document. 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. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
2. Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Fast Act)
3. Clean Air Act
4. Federal-Aid Highway Act

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5. Clean Water Act
6. Historic Sites Act
7. Archeological Resources Protection Act
8. Archeological and Historic Preservation Act
9. Antiquities Act
10. Endangered Species Act
11. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
12. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
13. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act
14. Civil Rights Act, Title VI
15. Farmland Protection Policy Act
16. Rehabilitation Act
17. Americans with Disabilities Act
18. Safe Drinking Water Act
19. Occupational Safety and Health Act
20. Atomic Energy Act
21. Toxic Substances Control Act
22. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
23. E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 Floodplain Management
24. E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in 
Minority Populations and Low Income Populations
25. E.O. 12088, Federal Compliance with Pollution Control Standards

(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: June 5, 2020.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-12668 Filed 6-10-20; 8:45 am]
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