[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 202 (Monday, October 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66405-66406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23052]


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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 the proposed Better Market Street Project (Federal-aid project 
number BUILDL-5934(180)) in the City of San Francisco, County of San 
Francisco, 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 March 18, 
2021. 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 applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Tom Holstein, Senior 
Environmental Planner, Caltrans District 4 Office of Local Assistance, 
12th Floor, 111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94623
    Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, telephone 
(510) 286-6371 or email [email protected]. For FHWA, contact 
David Tedrick at (916) 498-5024 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, 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.
    San Francisco Public Works, in coordination with the Citywide 
Planning Division of the San Francisco Planning Department, the San 
Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the San Francisco Public 
Utilities Commission, and the San Francisco County Transportation 
Authority, proposes to make Market Street safer and more efficient for 
all modes of transportation by reducing conflicts between transit, 
paratransit, taxis, commercial vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. The 
project includes changes to and replacement/modification of: Roadway 
configuration; traffic signals; surface transit; bicycle and pedestrian 
facilities; commercial and passenger loading; vehicular parking; and 
utilities. The project corridor consists primarily of the 2.2 miles of 
Market Street between Octavia Boulevard and the Embarcadero in the City 
and County of San Francisco. The actions by the Federal agencies, and 
the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the 
Final Environmental Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact 
and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation for the project, issued September 11, 
2020, and in other documents in Caltrans' project records. The FEA, 
FONSI, Final Section 4(f) Evaluation, and other project records are 
available by contacting Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The 
FEA, FONSI, Final Section 4(f) Evaluation, and other project records 
can be viewed and downloaded from the project website at http://www.bettermarketstreetsf.org/your-part-environmental-review.html.
    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 and 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--

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Floodplain Management and Protection (April 23, 1979)
23. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, Section 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: October 13, 2020.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-23052 Filed 10-16-20; 8:45 am]
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