Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California, 20295 [2024-05973]

Agencies

• Federal Highway Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 20295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05973]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in 
California

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans, that are final. The actions relate 
to a proposed highway project, on Interstate 80 between postmiles 3.9 
and 5.0 and State Route 13 (Ashby Avenue) between postmiles 13.7 and 
13.9, in the Cities of Emeryville and Berkeley in the County of 
Alameda, 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 August 
19, 2024. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Wahida Rashid, Branch 
Chief, California Department of Transportation. 111 Grand Avenue, MS-
8B, Oakland, California 94612. Office hours: Monday through Friday 8 
a.m.-4 p.m. Contact information: [email protected] and (510) 
504-3139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) assigned, and the California Department of 
Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, environmental responsibilities for 
this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given that the 
Caltrans has taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) 
by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following highway 
project in the State of California: The California Department of 
Transportation (Caltrans) District 4, in partnership with the Alameda 
County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC), proposes to provide 
interchange and local road improvements along Interstate 80 (I-80) at 
the Ashby Avenue Interchange. The project will replace the existing 
interchange connector ramps with a new bridge over I-80, realign access 
to West Frontage Road, and introduce a new bicycle-pedestrian 
overcrossing connection over I-80 from 65th Street/Shellmound Street to 
the San Francisco Bay Trail. The actions by the Federal agencies, and 
the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the 
Final Environmental Document (FED) and Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) for the project, approved on December 28, 2023, and in other 
documents in the project records. The FED, FONSI, and other project 
records are available by contacting Caltrans at the information 
provided above. The Caltrans FED and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded 
from the project website at https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-popular-links/d4-environmental-docs.
    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. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
2. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671
3. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544
4. Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, 16 U.S.C. 703-712
5. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-666
6. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA)
7. Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-1387 (Sections 319, 401, and 404)
8. Executive Order 11988 Floodplain Management, Executive Order 11990 
Protection of Wetlands, Executive Order 12088 Federal Compliance with 
Pollution Control Standards, Executive Order 12898 Federal Actions to 
Address Environmental Justin in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations

(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. 2024-05973 Filed 3-20-24; 8:45 am]
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