[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24610-24611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08825]


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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) and the 
United States Forest Service (Plumas National Forest) to issue a 
special use permit to 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, State Route 70, postmiles 46.0 to 47.0, 
approximately 4.3 miles northeast of the town of Pulga in the County 
Butte, 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 
23, 2022. 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 District 3: Laura 
Loeffler, Branch Chief, Caltrans Office of Environmental Management M-1 
California Department of Transportation-District 3, 703 B Street, 
Marysville, CA 95901. Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific 
Standard Time, telephone (530) 821-4937 or email 
[email protected] For FHWA, contact Shawn Oliver at (916) 498-
5048 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) assigned, and the California Department of 
Transportation (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: Restore and repair damaged section 
of roadway by raising the existing vertical alignment by approximately 
five feet, shoulder widening, replacing Bear Creek Bridge (No. 12-
0039), protecting the embankment with rock slope protection and 
installing a retaining wall to safeguard against future flooding. The 
project occurs on the east bank North Fork Feather River within the 
Feather River Canyon in eastern Butte County, approximately 4.3 miles 
northeast of the town of Pulga, on State Route 70, post miles 46.0 and 
47.0. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which 
such actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental 
Assessment (EA/Finding of No Significant Impact, FONSI), approved on 
April 6, 2022, and in other documents in the Caltrans' project records. 
The FEA, FONSI, and other project records are available by contacting 
Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The Caltrans FEAS and FONSI 
can be viewed and downloaded from the project website at https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-3/d3-programs/d3-environmental/d3-environmental-docs/d3-butte-count.
    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 (40 CFR 1500 et 
seq., 23 CFR 771);
    2. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.;
    3. Federal-Aid Highway Act, (23 U.S.C. 109, as amended by FAST Act 
Section 1404(a), Public Law 114-94, and 23 U.S.C. 128);
    4. MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act 
(Pub. L. 112-141);
    5. Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 
(Transportation Conformity, 40 CFR part 93);
    6. Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
    7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (see Clean Water Act 
of 1977 & 1987);
    8. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Public Law 94-
579;
    9. Noise Control Act of 1972;
    10. Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
    11. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and Section 
1536);
    12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands;
    13. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds;
    14. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended;
    15. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species;
    16. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management;
    17. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
    18. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice and Low-Income Populations.
    19. Department of transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 
U.S.C. 303 and 23 U.S.C. 138);
    20. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (54 
U.S.C. 306108 et seq.)

(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.)


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    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).

    Dated: April 20, 2022.
Christina Leach,
Acting Director, Planning, Environment and Right of Way, Federal 
Highway Administration, California Division.
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