Notice2026-01682
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in California
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Published
January 28, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans that are final. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, I-15 Express Lanes Project Southern Extension (ELPSE) in the City of Lake Elsinore, through the unincorporated Riverside County community of Temescal Valley to El Cerrito Road in the City of Corona in the County of Riverside, State of California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3767-3768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01682]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation
Project in California
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), is issuing this notice to announce actions
taken by Caltrans that are final. The actions relate to a proposed
highway project, I-15 Express Lanes Project Southern Extension (ELPSE)
in the City of Lake Elsinore, through the unincorporated Riverside
County community of Temescal Valley to El Cerrito Road in the City of
Corona in the County of Riverside, 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 June 29,
2026. 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.
ADDRESSES: The Environmental Assessment, Final Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI), and additional project documents can be
viewed and downloaded from the project website at: <a href="https://www.rctc.org/projects/i15-express-southern-extension/">https://www.rctc.org/projects/i15-express-southern-extension/</a> or by contacting
Caltrans District 8 Environmental, California Department of
Transportation, District 8, 464 West 4th Street, San Bernardino, CA
92401-1400, during normal business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific
Time), Monday through Friday, except State holidays. Or at Riverside
County Transportation Commission: 4080
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Lemon St., 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 12008, Riverside, CA 92502, during
normal business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific Time), Monday
through Friday, except State holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Gita Tokhmafshan, Senior
Environmental Planner, Environmental Planning Caltrans District 8, 464
West 4th Street, 6th Floor, MS 821, San Bernardino, CA 92401-1400,
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Office Phone: (909) 501-5742, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e69475a4f007a414546434f485d464f406e4a415a004d4f00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51163825307f053e3a393c30372239303f11353e257f32307f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007 and as subsequently
renewed on May 27, 2022, the 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 proposed highway. The actions by the Federal
agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are
described in the Final Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the
project, approved on December 3, 2025, and in other documents in the
project records. The FONSI and other project records are available by
contacting Caltrans at the address provided above.
The project subject to this notice is:
Project Location: The project limits include constructing two new
express lanes in both the northbound (NB) and southbound (SB)
directions, for a total of four lanes, within the median of I-15 from
State Route (SR-) 74 (Central Avenue) (post mile [PM] 22.3) in the City
of Lake Elsinore, through the unincorporated Riverside County community
of Temescal Valley, to El Cerrito Road (PM 38.1) in the City of Corona,
for a distance of approximately 15.8 miles.
Project Actions: This notice applies to the Environmental
Assessment and all other Federal agency licenses, permits, or approvals
for the listed project as of the issuance date of this notice including
but not limited to the Section 4(f) Resource Programmatic Approval 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 et seq.]; Federal-Aid Highway Act (FAHA) [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23
U.S.C. 128]; 23 CFR part 771.
2. Air: Clean Air Act (CAA) [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)], with the
exception of project level conformity determinations [42 U.S.C. 7506].
3. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 [42 U.S.C. 4901-4918]; 23 CFR
part 772.
4. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303]; 23 CFR part 774; Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF) [54 U.S.C. 200302-200310].
5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act (ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
1536]; Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361-1423h], Anadromous
Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)-757(f)]; Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)]; Migratory Bird Treaty Act
(MBTA) [16 U.S.C. 703-712]; Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act of 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801-1891d], with
Essential Fish Habitat requirements [16 U.S.C. 1855(b)(2)].
6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [54 U.S.C. 3006101 et
seq.]; Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA) [16
U.S.C. 470(aa)-470(II)]; Preservation of Historical and Archaeological
Data [54 U.S.C. 312501-312508]; Native American Grave Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013; 18 U.S.C. 1170].
7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000 d-
2000d-1]; American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996];
Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-4209].
8. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act (Section 319,
Section 401, Section 404) [33 U.S.C. 1251-1387]; Coastal Barriers
Resources Act (CBRA) [16 U.S.C. 3501-3510]; Coastal Zone Management Act
(CZMA) [16 U.S.C. 1451-1466]; Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) [42 U.S.C.
300f-300j-26]; Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401-406]; Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271-1287]; Emergency Wetlands
Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; Wetlands Mitigation, [23 U.S.C.
119(g) and 133(b)(3)]; Flood Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 4001-
4130].
9. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601-9675];
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. 6901-6992(k)].
10. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of
Cultural Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve
America; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental
Quality; E.O. 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)).
Antonio Johnson,
Director of Planning, Environmental and Right of Way, Federal Highway
Administration, California Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-01682 Filed 1-27-26; 8:45 am]
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