[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 10565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03951]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final 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 other Federal agencies.
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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,
Interstate 5 from the cities of Mission Viejo and Lake Forest in the
County of Orange, 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 July 27,
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: Smita Deshpande, Branch Chief,
California Department of Transportation District 12, Division of
Environmental Analysis, 3347 Michelson Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA
92612, during normal business hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
telephone (949) 724-2245, email [email protected].
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 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 Interstate 5 Widening Project
includes the addition of general-purpose lanes in each direction on
Interstate 5 between Avery Parkway and Alicia Parkway and extend the
second high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro
Road. The project limits on I-5 extend from 0.5 mile (mi) south of the
SR-73 interchange (Post Mile [PM] 12.4) to 0.2 mi north of the El Toro
Road Undercrossing (UC) (PM 18.9). The actions by the Federal agencies,
and the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the
Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI)
for the project, approved on May 6, 2014 and in other documents in
Caltrans' project records. The EA/FONSI and other project records are
available by contacting Caltrans at the address provided above. The
Caltrans FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project Web site
at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist12/files/5widening.
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. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.
4321-4351).
2. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 (q)).
3. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712).
4. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470(f) et
seq.).
5. Clean Water Act (Section 401) (33 U.S.C. 1251-1377).
6. Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
7. Executive Order 11990--Protection of Wetlands.
8. Executive Order 11988--Floodplain Management.
9. Executive Order 12898--Environmental Justice.
10. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49
U.S.C. 303).
11. Executive Order 13112--Invasive Species.
(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)
Gary Sweeten,
North Team Leader, Project Delivery, Federal Highway Administration,
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2015-03951 Filed 2-25-15; 8:45 am]
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