[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14926-14927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04187]


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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, State Route 49 and State Route 4, from 
post miles: 4-8.4-9.1, R20.8-21.4 within the City of Angels Camp in the 
County Calaveras County, 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 July 29, 
2024. 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: Jonathan Coley-Branch 
Chief, California Department of Transportation, Northern San Joaquin 
Environmental Management Branch 1, 1976 Doctor Martin Luther King 
Junior Boulevard, Stockton, CA 95205. Office Hours 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 
Pacific standard time, (209) 479-4083 or email at 
[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 the 
Caltrans, have 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: The Calaveras 49 Mobility 
Improvement Project will make intersection, roadway, pedestrian, and 
bicycle improvements along State Route 49 from post miles 8.4 to 9.1 
and on State Route 4 from post miles R20.8 to R21.4 in the City of 
Angels Camp in Calaveras County. 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) for the project, approved on June 29, 2023, in the Notice of 
Decision (NOD) issued on July 5, 2023, and in other documents in the 
project records. The EA, NOD, and other project records are available 
by contacting Caltrans at the address provided above. The Caltrans EA 
and NOD can be viewed and downloaded from the project website at 
https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-10/district-10-current-projects/10-1h010.
    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 of 1969
2. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671
3. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544
4. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA)
5. Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-1387 (sections 319, 401, and 404)
6. Executive Order 12989, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice and Low-Income Populations
7. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
8. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability of 
Act of 1980
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended


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(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).

Antonio Johnson,
Director of Planning, Environmental and Right of Way, Federal Highway 
Administration, California Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-04187 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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