Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California; Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by the California Department of Transportation

Cesar E. Perez
Federal Highway Administration
January 15, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2747-2748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00599]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California; 
Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by the California 
Department of Transportation

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of 
Transportation (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 on the 
State Routes (SR) 57/60 (57[post miles R4.3/R4.5 & R4.5/R4.8] 60[post 
miles R23.3/R26.5]) Confluence at Grand Avenue project in the County of 
Los Angeles, 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 14, 
2014. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim 
provides a time period of less than 180 days for filing such claim, 
then that shorter time period still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agustin Barajas, Associate 
Environmental Planner Caltrans, District 7, Division of Environmental 
Planning, 100 South Main Street, Suite 100, 7 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (Pacific 
Time), Los Angeles, CA 90012-3712, (213) 897-7665, 
agustin.barajas@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.

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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:
    Caltrans proposes to make improvements to SR-57/60 Confluence at 
Grand Avenue interchange, which is located between the Cities of 
Industry and Diamond Bar in Los Angeles County. The project consists of 
the reconfiguration of the approximately 2.5-mile confluence of SR-57 
and SR-60, which includes the addition of auxiliary lanes and 
associated on-ramp/off-ramp reconfiguration. The purpose of the project 
is to improve safety and operational deficiencies at the Grand Avenue 
interchange. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under 
which such actions were taken, are described in the Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on December 11, 
2013. The FONSI and other project records are available by contacting 
Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The Caltrans FONSI 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:
     General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 
U.S.C. 4321-4351]; Federal Aid Highway Act; [23 U.S.C. 109]
     Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act 
of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 303 and U.S.C. 138]
     Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)]
     Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712]
     Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the 
National historic Preservation Acct of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 
470(aa)-11].
     Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 
2000(d)-2000(d) (1)]; The Uniform Relocation Assistance Act and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended.
     Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive Environmental response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675; 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA);
     Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 
11988 Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898 Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income 
Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural 
Resources; 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: January 9, 2014.
Cesar E. Perez,
Senior Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
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