Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Carlos J. Montez
Federal Highway Administration
November 7, 2012

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66910-66911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27240]


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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), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), pursuant to 
23 U.S.C. 327.

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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 local bridge 
project, the 6th Street Viaduct Seismic Improvement Project in downtown 
Los Angeles over the Los Angeles River (Bridge No. 53C-1880) and the 
6th Street Viaduct Overcrossing, which spans the US 101 Hollywood 
Freeway (Bridge No. 53-0595) in Los Angeles 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 April 8, 
2013 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: Carlos Montez, Senior 
Environmental Planner, Division of Environmental Analysis, California 
Department of Transportation, 100 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 900012, 
Regular Office Hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Telephone number 213-897-
9116, email carlos_montez@dot.ca.gov.

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 proposed project would 
replace the existing 6th Street Viaduct over the Los Angeles River and 
the overcrossing, which also spans the US 101 Hollywood Freeway. The 
purpose of this project is to reduce the vulnerability of the structure 
in a major earthquake event and resolve design deficiencies. The 
project will take approximately four years to complete. The FHWA 
project reference number is 5006 (342). The actions by the Federal 
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the 
project, approved on October 5, 2011, in the FHWA Record of Decision 
(ROD) issued on December 21, 2011, and in other documents in the FHWA 
project records. The FEIS, ROD, and other project records are available 
by contacting Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The Caltrans 
FEIS and ROD can be viewed and downloaded from the project web site at 
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/envdocs/. 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 (NEPA)
2. Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient, Transportation Equity 
Act, A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
3. MAP 21--Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century

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4. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
5. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
6. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
7. Section 4(f) of the Transportation Act of 1966

(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).

Carlos J. Montez,
Branch Chief, Division of Environmental Planning, District 7, 
California Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2012-27240 Filed 11-6-12; 8:45 am]
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