Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California |
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Cesar E. Perez
Federal Highway Administration
September 17, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 55869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22140]
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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 highway
project, replacement of the 5th Street Bridge (No. 18C-0012) over the
Feather River and improvement of approach roadways to the bridge, in
the Counties of Sutter and Yuba, 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 February
17, 2015. 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: Sue Bauer, Branch Chief,
Caltrans Office of Environmental Management, M-1, California Department
of Transportation, 703 B Street, Marysville, CA 95901.
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.
Telephone: (530) 741-4113.
Email: sue_bauer@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
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.
The City of Yuba City, in cooperation with the California
Department of Transportation, proposes to replace the 5th Street Bridge
(No. 18C-0012) over the Feather River and improve approach roadways to
the bridge. The existing facility is located in Sutter and Yuba
Counties and connects Bridge Street in Yuba City to 5th Street in
Marysville. Project limits in the City of Marysville span from 5th and
I Street to I and 3rd Street in the south, portions of Riverfront Park
in the west and continuing over the Feather River into the City of Yuba
City limits. Project limits within the City of Yuba City include the
roadway along 2nd Street, small portions of Sutter, Yolo and Boyd
Streets in the south and the western expanse of Bridge Street at the
intersection with 2nd Street terminating just east of the intersection
of Shasta Street. The bridge replacement is proposed to remedy two
major problems. The existing bridge is rated as ``functionally
obsolete'' by Caltrans under Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
prescribed inspection criteria. Additionally, widening the facility
from the existing two lanes to a four-lane structure would provide
needed traffic operations and capacity improvements to the
transportation network between Yuba City and Marysville. The Federal ID
number for the bridge replacement project is BHLS 5163 (025).
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such
actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental Assessment
(FEA)/Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project,
approved on August 27, 2014, and in other documents in the FHWA project
records. The FEA, FONSI and other project records are available by
contacting Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The Caltrans FEA,
FONSI and other project records can be viewed and downloaded from the
project Web site at http://www.yubacity.net/city-services/public-works/5th-street-bridge-replacement-project/environmental-documents-.html.
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) [42 U.S.C. 4321-4351];
Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]
2. Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) [16 U.S.C.
1531-1544 and Section 1536]
3. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C.
470(f) et seq.)
4. Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 (q)]
5. Clean Water Act [Section 404, Section 401, Section 319]
6. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49
U.S.C. 303]
7. Section 6(f)--Land and Water Conservation Fund [LWCF] Act of 1964 as
amended [16 U.S.C. 4601-4604]
8. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of
1970, as amended
9. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) of 1918, as amended
10. Invasive Species, Executive Order 13112
11. Floodplain Management, Executive Order 12898
(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: September 11, 2014.
Cesar E. Perez,
Sr. Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration,
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2014-22140 Filed 9-16-14; 8:45 am]
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