Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on a Proposed Highway Project in California, 1757-1758 [E9-459]

Agencies

• Federal Highway Administration
• Department of Transportation [4910-Ry]

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1757-1758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-459]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [4910-RY]

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 Other Federal agencies.

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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 101 in San Francisco 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 23 U.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 July 13, 2009. 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 
DevelopmentEngineer, 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 Jared 
Goldfine, Office Chief, California Department of Transportation, 
District 4, P.O. Box 23660, Oakland, CA 94623-0660, weekdays between 8 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., (510) 286-6203, Jared.Goldfine@dot.ca.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA and 
other Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing 
approvals for the following highway project in the State of California. 
The Doyle Drive project will replace the existing facility with a new 
six-lane facility and an southbound auxiliary lane between the Park 
Presidio Interchange and the new Presidio access at Girard Road. The 
new facility would consist of two 3.4 meter (11 foot) lanes and one 3.6 
meter (12 foot) outside lane in each direction with 3.0-meter (10 foot) 
outside shoulders and 1.2-meter (4 foot) inside shoulders. The 
landscaped median between the northbound and southbound traffic lanes 
will vary from five meters (16 feet) to 12.5 meters (41 feet).
    A 390 meter (1,279 foot) long high-viaduct will be constructed 
between the Park Presidio Interchange and San Francisco National 
Cemetery. Shallow cut-and-cover tunnels would extend 260 meters (853 
feet) past the cemetery to east of Battery Blaney.
    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 Record of Decision (ROD) was approved on December 
19, 2008. The ROD 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-Aid Highway 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 and Wildlife 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 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)-11]; 
Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469-469(c)]; 
Native American 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)]; American Indian 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.

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    6. 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).
    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. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; 
E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments; 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 andConstruction. 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: January 6, 2009.
Cindy Vigue,
Director, State Programs,Federal Highway Administration,Sacramento, 
California.
 [FR Doc. E9-459 Filed 1-12-09; 8:45 am]
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