Notice2021-11535
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
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Published
June 2, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
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, interchange improvement of Valley Boulevard at Interstate 605 and Temple Avenue in the City of Industry, Los Angeles County, State of California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29624-29625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11535]
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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, interchange improvement of Valley
Boulevard at Interstate 605 and Temple Avenue in the City of Industry,
Los Angeles County, 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 November
1, 2021. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim
provides a time period of less than 150 days for filing such a claim,
then that short time period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Jason Roach, Senior
Environmental Planner/Branch Chief, Caltrans Division of Environmental
Planning, District 7, 100 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, telephone
(213) 310-2653 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83c9e2f0ecedadd1ece2e0ebc3e7ecf7ade0e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abe1cad8c4c585f9c4cac8c3ebcfc4df85c8ca85ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>. For FHWA, contact David
Tedrick at (916) 498-5024 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#355154435c511b415051475c565e75515a411b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="462227302f2268322322342f252d0622293268212930">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, FHWA assigned, and
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. Caltrans, in cooperation with Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), San Gabriel
Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), Gateway Cities Council of
Governments (GCCOG), Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
(LACDPW), and City of Industry propose to improve mobility and relieve
congestion, capacity constraints, and other related deficiencies on
Interstate 605 (I-605) at the Valley Boulevard interchange including
high accident rate locations, inadequate truck turn paths, nonstandard
lane and shoulder widths along loop ramps, and noncompliant Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) facilities. The actions by the Federal
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are
described in the Final Initial Study with Negative Declaration (ND)/
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on
April 7, 2021, and in other documents in Caltrans' project
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records. The ND/FONSI and other project records are available by
contact Caltrans at the addresses provided above. The Caltrans ND/FONSI
and other project records can be viewed and downloaded at the following
Metro Early Action I-605 Valley Blvd. Interchange Improvement Project
website.
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. Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
2. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
4321 et. seq.
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
(Pub. L. 112-141)
5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA)
6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (see Clean Water Act
of 1977 & 1987)
8. Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470aaa)
9. Historic Sites Act of 1935
10. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended
11. Endangered Species Act of 1973
12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
14. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
15. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended
16. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
17. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, 49 U.S.C. 303
18. Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. Section
6201)
19. Energy Policy Act of 2005, 109th Congress H.R.6 (2005-2006)
20. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
21. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice and Low-Income Populations
22. Comprehensive Environmental Response
23. Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980
24. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976
(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: May 26, 2021.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration,
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-11535 Filed 6-1-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-RY-P
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