[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41158-41159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16236]


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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 within the meaning of 
23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, 
the State Route 29 (SR 29) Ritchie Creek Bridge Replacement Project for 
Fish Passage Improvement at post mile 33.13 in Napa County, State of 
California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for 
the project.

DATES: By this notice, 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 December 
27, 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 still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Maxwell Lammert, 
Environmental Branch Chief, 111 Grand Avenue MS 8B, Oakland, CA 94612, 
510-506-9862 (Voice) and 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: Caltrans proposes to replace the existing 
Ritchie Creek Bridge (Bridge No. 21-0057) with a new bridge at post 
mile (PM) 33.13, located on State Route 29 (SR 29) southeast of the 
city of Calistoga and to the north of the city of St. Helena in Napa 
County. The existing bridge on SR 29 is classified as a depth and jump 
barrier to adult and juvenile salmonids. The purpose of the proposed 
project is to address fish passage barriers at the SR 29 crossing over 
Ritchie Creek to obtain Total Maximum Daily Load compliance unit 
credits from State Water Resources Control Board under the Caltrans 
Statewide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
    The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA) 
and Finding of No Significant Impact

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(FONSI) for the project, approved on June 25, 2021. The EA, FONSI, and 
other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at the 
addresses provided above. The Caltrans EA and FONSI can be viewed and 
downloaded from the project website at https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-popular-links/d4-environmental-docs, or viewed at 
the St. Helena Public Library, 1492 Library Ln No. 1143, St. Helena, 
CA.
    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
2. Federal Clean Air Act
3. Federal-Aid Highway Act
4. Clean Water Act
5. Fixing American's Surface Transportation Act (Fast Act)
6. Archeological and Historic Preservation Act
7. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
8. Federal Endangered Species Act
9. Migratory Bird and Treaty Act
10. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
11. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act
12. Civil Rights Act, Title VI
13. Farmland Protection Policy Act
14. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act
15. Rehabilitation Act
16. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (CERCLA)
17. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
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. 11988 Floodplain Management
24. 29. E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in 
Minority Populations and Low Income Populations
25. 30. E.O. 12088, Federal Compliance with Pollution Control Standards
26. 31. Park Preservation Act
27. 32. American with Disabilities Act
28. 33. Historic Sites Act
29. 34. Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act of 1992
30. 35. E.O. 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).

    Issued on: July 26, 2021.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-16236 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am]
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