Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Gary Sweeten
Federal Highway Administration
November 13, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67538-67539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26838]


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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 USC 327, and

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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 the Bayview 
Transportation Improvements Project (Federal-aid project number HP21L-
5934(115)) affecting various streets within Bayview and Hunters Point 
in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. Those 
actions grant approval 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 13, 
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: Boris Deunert, Senior Environmental 
Planner, Caltrans District 4 Office of Local Assistance, 12th Floor, 
111 Grand

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Avenue, Oakland, CA 94623, (Tel: 510 286 6371, Email: 
boris.deunert@dot.ca.gov) Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon. to 
Fri., Pacific Standard Time

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 a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the following 
highway project in the State of California: The Bayview Transportation 
Improvements project is a federally funded project sponsored by the 
Public Works Department of the City and County of San Francisco. The 
project aims to improve traffic operations, accommodate approved and 
planned growth, and develop a more direct access route from U.S. 
Highway 101 and Interstate 280 to the Candlestick Point and Hunters 
Point Shipyard areas of San Francisco. Within the project area, the 
proposals include new and improved roadways, transit improvements 
(including infrastructure for a Bus Rapid Transit and a new Transit 
Center), and bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The Caltrans Federal-
aid project number is HP21L-5934 (115). The actions by the Federal 
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) for the project, 
approved on 29 August 2014, and in the Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) issued on 29 August 2014, and in other documents in the 
Caltrans project records. The FEA, FONSI, and other project records are 
available by contacting Caltrans at the address provided above. The FEA 
and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site at 
http://sfdpw.org/index.aspx?page=59 , or viewed at public libraries in 
the project area. 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 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49 
U.S.C. 303]
3. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 
470 (f) et sq.)
4. Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) [16 U.S.C 
1531-1544 and Section 1536]
5. Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 (q)]
6. Floodplain Management, Executive Order 11988
7. Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low Income Populations, 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: October 22, 2014.
Gary Sweeten,
North Team Leader, Project Delivery Team, Federal Highway 
Administration, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2014-26838 Filed 11-12-14; 8:45 am]
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