[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 128 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39969-39970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14248]


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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, foundation/substructure retrofit of 
three bridges on Interstate 405 at the San Gabriel River in the City of 
Long Beach, 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 November 
30, 2020. If the Federal lay that authorizes judicial review of a claim 
provides a time period of less than 150 days for filing such a claim, 
then that short time period applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Eduardo Aguilar, Senior 
Environmental Planner/Branch Chief, Caltrans Division of Environmental 
Planning, District 7, 100 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. 
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, telephone 
(213) 897-8492 or email [email protected]. For FHWA, contact 
David Tedrick at (916) 498-5024 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, 
and 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: Caltrans proposes a bridge scour maintenance 
project at the Interstate 405 (I-405)/Interstate 605 (I-605) 
interchange--a complex of three (3) bridges that traverse the San 
Gabriel River, in the City of Long Beach, and at the Los Angeles 
County/Orange County line, in California. The proposed improvements 
include a retrofit of the bridge substructure foundation through 
construction of pier footing extensions at Pier 3 and Pier 4 at each 
bridge, reinforcement of new footing extensions through placement of 
new Cast-In-Drilled-Hole (CIDH) piles, and armoring of substructure 
retrofit through placement of rip-rap/rock protection around each pier. 
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under

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which such actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental 
Assessment (FEA)/Finding of No Significant impact (FONSI) for the 
project, issued on June 17, 2020, and in other documents in Caltrans' 
project records. The FEA, FONSI and other project records are available 
by contact Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The Caltrans FEA, 
FONSI and other project records can be viewed and downloaded at the 
following Caltrans District 7 Environmental Documents website at 
https://tinyurl.com/I405-SGR-Final.
    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 of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
4321 et. Seq.
3. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23 U.S.C. 109
4. MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Pub. 
L. 112-141)
5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA)
6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (see Clean Water Act of 
1977 & 1987)
8. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Paleontological 
Resources)
9. Noise Control Act of 1972
10. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended
11. Endangered Species Act of 1973
12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
14. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
15. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
16. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
17. Water Bank Act Wetlands Mitigation Banks, ISTEA 1991, Sections 
1006-1007
18. Wildflowers, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Act of 
1987 Section 130
19. Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
20. Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990
21. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
22. Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order 5650.2--
Floodplain Management and Protection (April 23, 1979)
23. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, Sections 9 and 10
24. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
25. 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: June 25, 2020.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-14248 Filed 7-1-20; 8:45 am]
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