Notice2024-22199
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Railroad Project in California on Behalf of the California High-Speed Rail Authority
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Published
September 27, 2024
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), on behalf of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by the Authority that are final agency actions. The actions relate to the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) Palmdale to Burbank Project Section (Project). The Project will provide the public with electric-powered HSR service that provides predictable and consistent travel times between the Antelope Valley and the San Fernando Valley; provide connectivity to airports, mass transit systems, and the highway network in the Antelope Valley and the San Fernando Valley; and connect the Northern and Southern portions of the planned statewide HSR system. These actions grant permits, approvals, or authorizations for the Project.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 79334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22199]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Railroad
Project in California on Behalf of the California High-Speed Rail
Authority
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), on behalf of the
California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), is issuing this
notice to announce actions taken by the Authority that are final agency
actions. The actions relate to the California High-Speed Rail (HSR)
Palmdale to Burbank Project Section (Project). The Project will provide
the public with electric-powered HSR service that provides predictable
and consistent travel times between the Antelope Valley and the San
Fernando Valley; provide connectivity to airports, mass transit
systems, and the highway network in the Antelope Valley and the San
Fernando Valley; and connect the Northern and Southern portions of the
planned statewide HSR system. These actions grant permits, approvals,
or authorizations for the Project.
DATES: By this notice, FRA, on behalf of the Authority, 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 for the Project
will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before September 28,
2026. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim
provides a time period of less than two years for filing such claim,
then the shorter time period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Authority: Stefan Galvez-
Abadia, Director of Environmental Services, California High Speed Rail
Authority, telephone: (916) 908-1184; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0457706162656a2a63656872617e446c77762a67652a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f4c6b7a797e7131787e73697a655f776c6d317c7e31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
For FRA: Lana Lau, Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist,
Office of Railroad Development (RRD), telephone: (202) 923-5314, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0ac818e81ceac8195a0848f94ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="79351817185735180c391d160d571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 23, 2019, and as subsequently
renewed on July 22, 2024, FRA assigned, and the State of California,
acting through the Authority, assumed environmental responsibilities
for the Project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given that
the Authority has taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C.
139(l)(1) and 49 U.S.C. 24201(a)(4) by issuing approvals for the
Project. The actions on the Project, as well as the laws under which
such actions were taken, are described in the documentation issued for
the Project to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
and related environmental laws.
This notice applies to all decisions on the Project as of the
issuance date of this notice and all Federal laws under which such
actions were taken, including but not limited to, NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.), section 4(f) requirements (23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C. 303),
section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 4601-4 et seq.), section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-
7671q), the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712), the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). This notice does not, however, alter or extend a
shorter limitation period that may exist for challenges of project
decisions covered by this notice.
The purpose of the California HSR System is to provide a reliable,
high-speed, electric-powered train system that links the major
metropolitan areas of California, delivering predictable and consistent
travel times. A further objective is to provide an interface with
commercial airports, mass transit, and the highway network, and to
relieve capacity constraints of the existing transportation system as
increases in intercity travel demand in California occur, in a manner
sensitive to and protective of California's unique natural resources.
For the Project, the Authority has selected the SR14A Alternative.
The selected alternative consists of approximately 38 miles of
electrified, high-speed train system that will be constructed from
Spruce Court in the City of Palmdale and extending south to Winona
Avenue in the City of Burbank. The Project will connect the approved
Bakersfield to Palmdale and Burbank to Los Angeles Project Sections.
The selected alternative and the laws under which the Authority's
actions were taken are described in the Final Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS), published on May 24,
2024, and in the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Project, executed on
August 30, 2024. The Final EIR/EIS, ROD, and other documents are
available by contacting the Authority at the addresses provided above
or via the web at <a href="http://www.hsr.ca.gov/">http://www.hsr.ca.gov/</a>.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 24201(a)(4) and 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Marlys Ann Osterhues,
Director, Office of Environmental Program Management.
[FR Doc. 2024-22199 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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