72 FR 128 pgs. 36747-36748 - Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on a Proposed Highway Project in California
Type: NOTICEVolume: 72Number: 128Pages: 36747 - 36748
FR document: [FR Doc. E7-12900 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on a Proposed Highway Project in California
AGENCY:
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and otherFederal agencies.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(1)(1). These actions relate to a proposedHighway project on State Route 50 between Post Mile L0.9 to 12.8 in Sacramento County, State of California. These actions grant approvals for the project.
DATES:
By this notice, the FHWA is advising the public of final agency actions subject to 23U.S.C. 139(1)(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 2, 2008. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of less than 180 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cesar Perez, Senior Project Development Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, #4-100, Sacramento, CA 95814, weekdays between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., telephone 916-498-5065, cesar.perez@fhwa.dot.gov, or John Webb, Supervisory Environmental Planner, CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation, 2389 Gateway Oaks Dr., Sacramento, CA 95833, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., (916) 274-0588, John_Webb@dot.ca.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and otherFederal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing approvals for the following highway project in the State of California. This project would improve safety and provide congestion relief on State Route 50, between post mile 0.9 to 12.8, in Sacramento County, California. This would be accomplished by adding bus/carpool lanes in the existing median of U.S. 50 between the above post miles. The purpose of the project is to increase mobility, provide an option for reliable peak period travel time, improve traffic operations, use the highway facilities as efficiently as possible, and provide incentives for commuters.
Actions by the Federal agencies and the laws under which such actions were taken are described in the Final Environmental Assessment for the project. The Finding of No Significant Impact(FONSI) was approved on June 25, 2007. The Final Environmental Assessment and other documents in the FHWA administrative record file are available by contacting the FHWA or the California Department of Transportation at the addresses provided above.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. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321-4351]; Federal-AidHighway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q).
3. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and Section 1536], Fish andWildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)]. Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
4. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(aa) 11]; Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16U.S.C. 470(aa)-11]; Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469-469(c)]; NativeAmerican Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
5. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)-2000(d) (1)]; AmericanIndian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7U.S.C. 4201-4209]; The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition PoliciesAct of 1970, as amended.
6. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and LiabilityAct (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).
7. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Resources; E.O. 13007Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of EnvironmentalQuality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, HighwayPlanning 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(1)(1).
Issued on: June 27, 2007.
Dennis A. Scovill,
Chief Operating Officer, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. E7-12900 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am]
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