Notice2024-05973
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
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Published
March 21, 2024
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, on Interstate 80 between postmiles 3.9 and 5.0 and State Route 13 (Ashby Avenue) between postmiles 13.7 and 13.9, in the Cities of Emeryville and Berkeley in the County of Alameda, State of California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 20295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05973]
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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, on Interstate 80 between postmiles 3.9
and 5.0 and State Route 13 (Ashby Avenue) between postmiles 13.7 and
13.9, in the Cities of Emeryville and Berkeley in the County of
Alameda, 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 August
19, 2024. 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: Wahida Rashid, Branch
Chief, California Department of Transportation. 111 Grand Avenue, MS-
8B, Oakland, California 94612. Office hours: Monday through Friday 8
a.m.-4 p.m. Contact information: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#693e0801000d08473b081a01000d290d061d470a08470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6730060f0e0306493506140f0e032703081349040649000811">[email protected]</span></a> and (510)
504-3139.
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 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 California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) District 4, in partnership with the Alameda
County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC), proposes to provide
interchange and local road improvements along Interstate 80 (I-80) at
the Ashby Avenue Interchange. The project will replace the existing
interchange connector ramps with a new bridge over I-80, realign access
to West Frontage Road, and introduce a new bicycle-pedestrian
overcrossing connection over I-80 from 65th Street/Shellmound Street to
the San Francisco Bay Trail. The actions by the Federal agencies, and
the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the
Final Environmental Document (FED) and Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for the project, approved on December 28, 2023, and in other
documents in the project records. The FED, FONSI, and other project
records are available by contacting Caltrans at the information
provided above. The Caltrans FED and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded
from the project website at <a href="https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-popular-links/d4-environmental-docs">https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-popular-links/d4-environmental-docs</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 of 1969
2. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671
3. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544
4. Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, 16 U.S.C. 703-712
5. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-666
6. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA)
7. Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-1387 (Sections 319, 401, and 404)
8. Executive Order 11988 Floodplain Management, Executive Order 11990
Protection of Wetlands, Executive Order 12088 Federal Compliance with
Pollution Control Standards, Executive Order 12898 Federal Actions to
Address Environmental Justin in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
(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))
Antonio Johnson,
Director of Planning, Environmental and Right of Way, Federal Highway
Administration, California Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-05973 Filed 3-20-24; 8:45 am]
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