Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Matthew Schmitz
Federal Highway Administration
15 March 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 13920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05153]


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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).

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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 Section 1308 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 
Act. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, State Route 79, 
from South of Domenigoni Parkway to Gilman Springs Road (post mile 
R15.78 to post mile R33.80, in the Cities of Hemet and San Jacinto and 
unincorporated Riverside County, in the County of Riverside, State of 
California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for 
the project.

DATES: 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 August 14, 2017. 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: Aaron Burton, Senior 
Environmental Planner, California Department of Transportation, 
Division of Environmental Planning, 464 West Fourth Street, 6th Floor, 
MS 829, San Bernardino, California 92401; or call (909) 383-2841, email 
aaron.burton@dot.ca.gov; Patti Castillo, Riverside County 
Transportation Commission, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92502, by 
phone at (951) 787-7141, email pcastillo@rctc.org. Normal business 
hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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: State Route 79 realignment project 
is proposed from Domenigoni Parkway to Gilman Springs Road, a distance 
of approximately 18 miles, in the Cities of Hemet and San Jacinto, as 
well as unincorporated Riverside County. The realigned highway would be 
a limited access, four-lane expressway, with two travel lanes in each 
direction separated by a median. It is noted that the current NEPA 
Assignment to Caltrans is in suspension awaiting. However, Caltrans' 
actions were completed prior to this suspension. 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 27, 2016, in the FHWA Record of Decision 
(ROD) issued on December 16, 2016, 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 
www.sr79project.info, or viewed at Hemet Public Library, 300 E. Latham 
Avenue, Hemet, CA 92543 or at the San Jacinto Public Library, 500 
Idyllwild Drive, San Jacinto, CA 92583.n 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 et 
seq.)
2. Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
3. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23 U.S.C. 109
4. MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
5. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q))
6. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712)
7. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470(f) et 
seq.)
8. Clean Water Act (Section 401) (33 U.S.C. 1251-1377) of 1977 and 1987 
(Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972)
9. Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543)
10. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
11. Noise Control Act of 1972
12. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended
13. Executive Order 11990--Protection of Wetlands
14. Executive Order 11990--Floodplains Management
15. Executive Order 11990--Invasive Species
16. Executive Order 11990--Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice and Low Income Populations
17. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
18. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 U.S.C. 
303)

(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).

Matthew Schmitz,
Director, Project Delivery, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2017-05153 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
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