Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Matt Schmitz
Federal Highway Administration
10 August 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 39808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17113]


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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, and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans and the FRA, that are final within 
the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed 
highway project, State Route 34 (SR-34) between postmile 6.27 to 
postmile 6.77, in the City of Oxnard, in the County of Ventura, 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 January 
7, 2019. 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: Susan Tse Koo, Branch 
Chief, Division of Environmental Planning, California Department of 
Transportation. Address: 100 S Main Street, MS 16A, Los Angeles, CA 
90012. Regular Office Hours M-F 8:00 a.m .to 5:00 p.m., Phone number 
(213) 897-1821, Email Susan.Tse@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 and FRA 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 City of Oxnard (City), 
in cooperation with the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) 
and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is 
proposing to construct a grade separation (Project) on Rice Avenue 
where it crosses over State Route 34 (SR-34) and the Union Pacific 
Railroad (UPRR) track (Project Area). The actions by the Federal 
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Environmental Assessment with Finding of No 
Significant Impact (EA, FONSI) for the project, approved on May 16, 
2018, and in other documents in the FHWA project records. The EA, FONSI 
and other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at the 
addresses provided above. The Caltrans EA, FONSI can be viewed and 
downloaded from the project website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/d7/env-docs/.
    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. Memorandum of Understanding with FHWA for NEPA assignment dated, 
December 23, 2016
2. Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient, Transportation Equity 
Act, A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU Section 6002)
3. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1967
4. MAP-21 (Pub. L. 112-141)
5. Section 4(f), Department of Transportation Act of 1966
6. Clean Air Act
7. Farmland Protection Policy Act
8. National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
9. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies 
Act of 1970 as Amended

(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).

Matt Schmitz,
Director, Project Delivery, FHWA--CA Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-17113 Filed 8-9-18; 8:45 am]
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