Notice2021-18550
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
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Published
August 30, 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 the proposed Road Safety Enhancement Project to enhance roadway safety and reduce collisions to rock barriers on State Route 33 (SR 33) from post-mile (PM) 18.88 to PM 19.04, in Ventura County, State of California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18550]
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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 the proposed Road Safety Enhancement Project to enhance roadway
safety and reduce collisions to rock barriers on State Route 33 (SR 33)
from post-mile (PM) 18.88 to PM 19.04, in Ventura 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 January
27, 2022. 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, contact Susan Tse Koo,
Senior Environmental Planner at (213) 269-1106 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#faa98f899b94d4ae899fba9e958ed4999bd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="570422243639790324321733382379343679303821">[email protected]</span></a>. For FHWA, contact David Tedrick at (916) 498-5024
or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bafedbccd3de94eedfdec8d3d9d1faded5ce94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a7e5b4c535e146e5f5e485359517a5e554e145d554c">[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 and 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 proposes the Road Safety Enhancement
Project to enhance roadway safety and reduce collisions to rock
barriers by widening the roadway by four feet nine inches on the
southbound direction of the SR 33 from PM 18.88 to PM 19.04 in Ventura
County through a continuous cantilever slab. The height of the
retaining rock block wall will be reduced on the north end, and the
existing metal beam guardrail will be removed to accommodate an
overhang. The overhang is expected to extend less than three feet out
of the roadway. This will result in an additional six inches of lane
width for each lane (northbound and southbound) as well as a two-foot
shoulder to widen the turning radius. The existing rock block barrier
will be replaced by a new cast-in-place textured stamped concrete
barrier plus construction of a two-foot wide and six-inch deep shallow
concrete-lined drainage ditch along the northbound shoulder to funnel
spring water runoff into North Fork Matilija Creek. In addition, the
project also includes updated advanced curve warning signs and a high
friction surface treatment (HFST) that will be applied to a perennially
wet section of the travelled roadway. The purpose of the proposed
project is to enhance roadway safety and, reduce severity of collisions
and collisions to the rock barrier.
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such
actions were taken, are described in the Initial Study (IS) with
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)/Environmental Assessment (EA) with
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) approved on May 12, 2021, and
in other documents in the FHWA project records. The MND/FONSI can be
viewed and downloaded from CEQAnet at <a href="https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2020100364/3">https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2020100364/3</a>.
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) of 1969;
(2) Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970;
(3) U.S. EPA Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines (40 Code of Federal
Regulations [CFR] 230);
(4) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA);
(5) Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987;
(6) California Environmental Quality Act;
(7) Sections 1600-1603 of the California Fish and Game Code;
(8) Sections 4150 and 4152 of the California Fish and Game Code;
(9) Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as amended;
(10) Migratory Bird Treaty Act;
(11) Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended;
(12) National Marine Fisheries Services;
(13) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
(14) Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA);
(15) Atomic Energy Act;
(16) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA);
(17) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA);
(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: August 24, 2021.
Rodney Whitfield,
Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway Administration,
California Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-18550 Filed 8-27-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-RY-P
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