Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Topics: Interstate Highway System

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

Rodney Whitfield
Federal Highway Administration
23 December 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 84096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28433]

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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), Department of
Transportation (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. The actions relate
to a proposed highway project, the Interstate 680 (I-680) Express Lanes
from State Route 84 (SR 84) to Alcosta Boulevard Project in the Cities
of Sunol, Pleasanton, Dublin, and San Ramon, in the Counties of Alameda
and Contra Costa, 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 May 24,
2021. 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: Brian Gassner,
Environmental Branch Chief, 111 Grand Avenue MS 8B, Oakland, CA 94612,
at (510) 506-0372 or email brian.gassner@dot.ca.gov. For FHWA: David
Tedrick at (916) 498-5024 or email david.tedrick@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned,
and the Caltrans assumed, environmental responsibilities for this
project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given that the
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 project would construct High
Occupancy Vehicle/express lanes (HOV/express lanes) on northbound and
southbound I-680 from SR 84 (Vallecitos Road) in Alameda County to
north of Alcosta Boulevard in Contra Costa County. The proposed project
extends for approximately 9 miles along I-680 from post mile (PM) R10.6
to R21.9 in Alameda County and from PM R0.0 to R1.1 in Contra Costa
County. The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which
such actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment
(EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project,
approved on November 9, 2020, 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
and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project website at
https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-popular-links/d4-environmental-docs and www.alamedactc.org/680gapclosure.
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)
2. Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Fast Act)
3. Clean Air Act
4. Federal-Aid Highway Act
5. Clean Water Act
6. Historic Sites Act
7. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
8. Archeological Resources Protection Act
9. Archeological and Historic Preservation Act
10. Antiquities Act
11. Endangered Species Act
12. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
13. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
14. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
15. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act
16. Civil Rights Act, Title VI
17. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Policies Act
18. Rehabilitation Act
19. Americans with Disabilities Act
20. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA)
21. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
22. Safe Drinking Water Act
23. Occupational Safety and Health Act
24. Atomic Energy Act
25. Toxic Substances Control Act
26. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
27. E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 Floodplain Management
28. E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low Income Populations
29. E.O. 12088, Federal Compliance with Pollution Control Standards

(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: December 17, 2020.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration,
California Division.
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