Notice of Final Agency Actions on Proposed Railroad Project in California on Behalf of the California High Speed Rail Authority, 18460-18461 [2022-06703]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Final Agency Actions on
Proposed Railroad Project in California
on Behalf of the California High Speed
Rail Authority
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
AGENCY:
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Notice.
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. By this notice,
FRA is advising the public of the time
limit to file a claim seeking judicial
review of the actions. The actions relate
to the California High-Speed Rail
Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section
(Project). These actions grant approvals
for project implementation pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and other laws, regulations, and
executive orders.
DATES: A claim seeking judicial review
of the agency actions on the Project will
be barred unless the claim is filed on or
before March 29, 2024. If Federal law
later authorizes a time period of less
than 2 years for filing such claim, then
that shorter time period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For the Authority: Scott Rothenberg,
NEPA Assignment Manager,
Environmental Services, California
High-Speed Rail Authority, telephone:
(916) 403–6936; email:
Scott.Rothenberg@hsr.ca.gov.
For FRA: Andre´a Martin, Senior
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Office of Railroad Policy and
Development (RPD), telephone: (202)
493–6201, email: Andrea.Martin@
dot.gov.
Effective
July 23, 2019, FRA assigned, and the
State of California acting through the
Authority assumed, environmental
responsibilities for the California HighSpeed Rail (HSR) System pursuant to 23
U.S.C. 327. Notice is given that the
Authority has taken final agency actions
subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1); 49 U.S.C.
24201(a)(4) by issuing approvals for the
Project.
The purpose of the California HSR
System 1 is to provide a reliable, highspeed, 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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 The California HSR System will be implemented
in two phases. Phase 1 will connect San Francisco
to Los Angeles and Anaheim via the Pacheco Pass
and the southern Central Valley. Phase 2 will
extend the HSR system from the Central Valley
(starting at the Merced Station) to the state’s capital
in Sacramento and from Los Angeles to San Diego.
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protective of California’s unique natural
resources. The Authority has selected
the HSR Build Alternative with the
Burbank Station and a modified Los
Angeles Union Station, as identified in
the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) and Record of
Decision (ROD), for the Burbank to Los
Angeles Project because the Selected
Alternative (1) best satisfies the
Purpose, Need, and Objectives for the
Project and (2) minimizes impacts on
the natural and human environment by
utilizing an existing transportation
corridor where practicable and
incorporating mitigation measures
where practicable. The actions by the
Authority, and the laws under which
such actions were taken, are described
in the Project’s Final EIS and ROD,
approved on March 7, 2022. The ROD,
Final EIS, and other documents will be
available online in PDF at the
Authority’s website (www.hsr.ca.gov)
and via CD–ROM by calling (916) 324–
1541.
This notice applies to the ROD, Final
EIS, and all other Federal agency
decisions with respect to the Project as
of the issuance date of this notice and
all laws under which such actions were
taken, including but not limited to:
1. NEPA;
2. Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (1978); 2
3. Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (FAST Act);
4. Department of Transportation Act
of 1966, Section 4(f);
5. Land and Water Conservation Fund
(LWCF) Act of 1965, Section 6(f);
6. Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990;
7. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987;
8. Endangered Species Act of 1973;
9. Migratory Bird Treaty Act;
10. National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, as amended;
11. Executive Order 11990, Protection
of Wetlands;
12. Executive Order 11988,
Floodplain Management;
13. Executive Order 12898, Federal
Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations;
14. Executive Order 13112, Invasive
Species.
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2 The
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
issued new regulations on July 14, 2020, effective
September 14, 2020, updating the NEPA
implementing procedures at 40 CFR 1500 through
1508. However, this project initiated NEPA before
the effective date and relies on the CEQ regulations
as they existed prior to September 14, 2020. All
subsequent citations to the CEQ regulations in the
ROD and Final EIS refer to the 1978 regulations,
consistent with 40 CFR 1506.13 (2020) and the
preamble at 85 FR 43340.
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Jamie P. Rennert,
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Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2021–0100]
Notice of Availability of a Final General
Conformity Determination for the
California High-Speed Rail System,
San Jose to Merced Section
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
FRA is providing this notice
to advise the public that it is issuing a
Final General Conformity Determination
(FCD) for the San Jose to Merced Section
of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR)
System.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andre´a Martin, Senior Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Railroad
Policy and Development (RPD),
telephone: (202) 493–6201, email:
Andrea.Martin@dot.gov; or Marlys
Osterhues, Chief Environment and
Project Engineering, RPD, telephone:
(202) 493–0413, email:
Marlys.Osterhues@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 23 U.S.C. 327 (Section 327), the
California High-Speed Rail Authority
(CHSRA or Authority) has assumed
FRA’s environmental review
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). However, under
Section 327, FRA remains responsible
for compliance with the Clean Air Act
General Conformity requirements. In
compliance with NEPA and the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the Authority published a Final
Environmental Impact Record/Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/
EIS) for the San Jose to Merced Section
of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR)
System on February 25, 2022.
FRA prepared a Draft General
Conformity Determination, pursuant to
40 CFR part 93, subpart B, which
establishes the process for complying
with the General Conformity
requirements of the Clean Air Act. FRA
published a notice in the Federal
Register on November 26, 2021 advising
the public of the availability of the Draft
Conformity Determination for a 30-day
review and comment period. The Draft
SUMMARY:
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Conformity Determination was
published at https://
www.regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA–
2021–0100. The comment period of the
Draft Conformity Determination closed
on December 30, 2021. FRA received
two comments expressing support for
the project and Draft General
Conformity Determination.
FRA prepared the Final General
Conformity Determination pursuant to
40 CFR part 93 Subpart B, and based on
the Authority’s coordination with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Bay Area Air Quality
Management District (BAAQMD), San
Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District (SJVAPCD), and the California
Air Resources Board (CARB). The
analysis found that construction period
emissions would exceed the General
Conformity de minimis threshold for
Nitrogen Oxides (NOX). However,
operation of the Project would result in
an overall reduction of regional
emissions of all applicable air pollutants
and would not cause a localized
exceedance of an air quality standard.
Consistent with the General Conformity
Rule, the Authority will ensure all
remaining emissions that exceed the de
minimis thresholds, after
implementation of the impact avoidance
and minimization features and onsite
mitigation measures, will be completely
mitigated to zero through agreements
with the applicable air districts. Based
on this commitment, FRA determined
the Project will conform to the
requirements in the approved State
Implementation Plan.
The Final General Conformity
Determination is available at https://
www.regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA–
2021–0100, and FRA’s website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/environment/
environmental-reviews/clean-air-actcalifornia-general-conformitydeterminations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Final Agency Actions on Proposed Railroad Project in
California on Behalf of the California High Speed Rail Authority
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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. By this notice, FRA is advising the public of
the time limit to file a claim seeking judicial review of the actions.
The actions relate to the California High-Speed Rail Burbank to Los
Angeles Project Section (Project). These actions grant approvals for
project implementation pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) and other laws, regulations, and executive orders.
DATES: A claim seeking judicial review of the agency actions on the
Project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before March 29,
2024. If Federal law later authorizes a time period of less than 2
years for filing such claim, then that shorter time period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For the Authority: Scott Rothenberg, NEPA Assignment Manager,
Environmental Services, California High-Speed Rail Authority,
telephone: (916) 403-6936; email: [email protected].
For FRA: Andr[eacute]a Martin, Senior Environmental Protection
Specialist, Office of Railroad Policy and Development (RPD), telephone:
(202) 493-6201, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 23, 2019, FRA assigned, and
the State of California acting through the Authority assumed,
environmental responsibilities for the California High-Speed Rail (HSR)
System pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is given that the Authority
has taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1); 49
U.S.C. 24201(a)(4) by issuing approvals for the Project.
The purpose of the California HSR System \1\ 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
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protective of California's unique natural resources. The Authority has
selected the HSR Build Alternative with the Burbank Station and a
modified Los Angeles Union Station, as identified in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) and Record of Decision
(ROD), for the Burbank to Los Angeles Project because the Selected
Alternative (1) best satisfies the Purpose, Need, and Objectives for
the Project and (2) minimizes impacts on the natural and human
environment by utilizing an existing transportation corridor where
practicable and incorporating mitigation measures where practicable.
The actions by the Authority, and the laws under which such actions
were taken, are described in the Project's Final EIS and ROD, approved
on March 7, 2022. The ROD, Final EIS, and other documents will be
available online in PDF at the Authority's website (www.hsr.ca.gov) and
via CD-ROM by calling (916) 324-1541.
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\1\ The California HSR System will be implemented in two phases.
Phase 1 will connect San Francisco to Los Angeles and Anaheim via
the Pacheco Pass and the southern Central Valley. Phase 2 will
extend the HSR system from the Central Valley (starting at the
Merced Station) to the state's capital in Sacramento and from Los
Angeles to San Diego.
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This notice applies to the ROD, Final EIS, and all other Federal
agency decisions with respect to the Project as of the issuance date of
this notice and all laws under which such actions were taken, including
but not limited to:
1. NEPA;
2. Council on Environmental Quality regulations (1978); \2\
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\2\ The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued new
regulations on July 14, 2020, effective September 14, 2020, updating
the NEPA implementing procedures at 40 CFR 1500 through 1508.
However, this project initiated NEPA before the effective date and
relies on the CEQ regulations as they existed prior to September 14,
2020. All subsequent citations to the CEQ regulations in the ROD and
Final EIS refer to the 1978 regulations, consistent with 40 CFR
1506.13 (2020) and the preamble at 85 FR 43340.
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3. Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act);
4. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f);
5. Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1965, Section
6(f);
6. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990;
7. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987;
8. Endangered Species Act of 1973;
9. Migratory Bird Treaty Act;
10. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended;
11. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands;
12. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management;
13. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations;
14. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Jamie P. Rennert,
Director, Office of Infrastructure Investment.
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