82 FR 33942 - Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)

Page Range		33942-33943
FR Document		2017-15347

The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by FHWA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that are final within the meaning of applicable law. The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce to the public that FHWA, as NEPA lead agency, has prepared and approved (May 26, 2017) a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) with a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Section 4(f) Evaluation. The actions relate to a proposed highway project: Widen approximately 12.6 miles of U.S. Highway 395 from two lanes to four lanes from the existing four-lane highway segment just south of the Los Angeles Aqueduct Bridge No. 48-10 at post mile 29.2 north to the four-lane segment at the Ash Creek Bridge No. 48-068R, post mile 41.8, in the County of Inyo, State of California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

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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), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions 
by FHWA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by 
FHWA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service that are final within the meaning of applicable law. The FHWA 
is issuing this notice to announce to the public that FHWA, as NEPA 
lead agency, has prepared and approved (May 26, 2017) a Final 
Environmental Assessment (EA) with a Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) and Section 4(f) Evaluation. The actions relate to a proposed 
highway project: Widen approximately 12.6 miles of U.S. Highway 395 
from two lanes to four lanes from the existing four-lane highway 
segment just south of the Los Angeles Aqueduct Bridge No. 48-10 at post 
mile 29.2 north to the four-lane segment at the Ash Creek Bridge No. 
48-068R, post mile 41.8, in the County of Inyo, State of California. 
Those actions grant licenses, permits, and 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(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 December 18, 2017. 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 FHWA: David Tedrick, Senior Environmental Specialist, Federal 
Highway Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, CA 
95814, (916) 498-5014, or email: [email protected].
    For Caltrans: John Thomas, Associate Environmental Planner, 
California Department of Transportation, 855 M Street, Suite 200, 
Fresno, CA 93721, (559) 445-6451, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EA/EIR is a joint project by the 
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA) and is subject to state and federal 
environmental review requirements. FHWA and Caltrans jointly prepared 
the Final EA/EIR pursuant to the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. 
Caltrans is the lead agency under the CEQA. The Federal Highway 
Administration is the lead agency under the NEPA.
    The project proposes to widen approximately 12.6 miles of U.S. 
Highway 395 from two lanes to four lanes from the existing four-lane 
highway segment just south of the Los Angeles Aqueduct Bridge No. 48-10 
at post mile 29.2 north to the four-lane segment at the Ash Creek 
Bridge No.

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48-068R, post mile 41.8, in the County of Inyo, State of California. 
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Final Environmental Assessment 
(FEA) for the project, approved on May 26, 2017, in the FHWA Finding of 
No Significant Impacts (FONSI), also issued on May 26 2017, and in 
other documents in the FHWA project records. The FEA, FONSI, and other 
project records are available by contacting FHWA, at the address 
provided above. The FHWA FEA and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded 
from the project Web site at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/d9/projects/olancha/index.html.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision and permit SPL-2009-
00965-TS, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife biological opinion FWS-INY-
13B0156-14F0013 are available by contacting FHWA, at the address 
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. Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500 et 
seq.; 23 CFR 771);
    2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4351 et 
seq.);
    3. Clean Air Act of 1963, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
    4. Noise Control Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.);
    5. FHWA Noise Standards, Policies, and Procedures (23 CFR 772);
    6. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 
U.S.C. 303);
    7. Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344);
    8. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543);
    9. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712);
    10. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (54 
U.S.C. 306108 et seq.);
    11. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands;
    12. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management;
    13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species;
    14. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice and Low-Income Populations;
    15. Title VI of Civil Rights Act 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), as 
amended.

(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).

David Tedrick,
Senior Environmental Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 
Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION accessing the docket or go to the Docket meaning of applicable law. The FHWA
Operations in Room W12–140 of the is issuing this notice to announce to the
Federal Aviation Administration West Building Ground Floor at 1200 public that FHWA, as NEPA lead
[Summary Notice No. 2017–38] New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, agency, has prepared and approved
DC 20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 (May 26, 2017) a Final Environmental
Petition for Exemption; Summary of p.m., Monday through Friday, except Assessment (EA) with a Finding of No
Petition Received; Phoenix Air Federal holidays. Significant Impact (FONSI) and Section
UNMANNED, LLC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake 4(f) Evaluation. The actions relate to a
Troutman (202) 683–7788, Office of proposed highway project: Widen
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Rulemaking, Federal Aviation approximately 12.6 miles of U.S.
Administration (FAA), Department of Administration, 800 Independence Highway 395 from two lanes to four
Transportation (DOT). Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. lanes from the existing four-lane
ACTION: Notice. This notice is published pursuant to highway segment just south of the Los
14 CFR 11.85. Angeles Aqueduct Bridge No. 48–10 at
SUMMARY: This notice contains a post mile 29.2 north to the four-lane
summary of a petition seeking relief Issued in Washington, DC.
Lirio Liu
segment at the Ash Creek Bridge No.
from specified requirements of Federal 48–068R, post mile 41.8, in the County
Aviation Regulations. The purpose of Director, Office of Rulemaking.
of Inyo, State of California. Those
this notice is to improve the public’s Petition for Exemption actions grant licenses, permits, and
awareness of, and participation in, the approvals for the project.
FAA’s exemption process. Neither Docket No.: FAA–2014–0692.
Petitioner: Phoenix Air UNMANNED, DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, is
publication of this notice nor the
LLC. advising the public of final agency
inclusion or omission of information in
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 61.23(a) actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A
the summary is intended to affect the
and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and (5), 61.113(a), claim seeking judicial review of the
legal status of the petition or its final
61.315(a), 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 91.121, Federal agency actions on the highway
disposition.
91.151(a)(1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), project will be barred unless the claim
DATES: Comments on this petition must 91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and is filed on or before December 18, 2017.
identify the petition docket number and (b). If the Federal law that authorizes
must be received on or before August Description of Relief Sought: The judicial review of a claim provides a
10, 2017. petitioner, a member of the Phoenix Air time period of less than 150 days for
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified Group family of companies, is seeking filing such claim, then that shorter time
by docket number FAA–2014–0692 an exemption to commercially operate period still applies.
using any of the following methods: the Pulse Vapor 65, weighing more than FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 55 pounds with payload, for on-demand For FHWA: David Tedrick, Senior
http://www.regulations.gov and follow service to a host of industries and Environmental Specialist, Federal
the online instructions for sending your applications including: Flare stack Highway Administration, 650 Capitol
comments electronically. inspections, utility-power generation Mall, Suite 4–100, Sacramento, CA
• Mail: Send comments to Docket system inspections and patrolling, 95814, (916) 498–5014, or email:
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of pipeline inspection and patrolling, david.tedrick@dot.gov.
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey filmmaking, cinematography, For Caltrans: John Thomas, Associate
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West videography, precision agriculture, Environmental Planner, California
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC wildlife and forestry monitoring, aerial Department of Transportation, 855 M
20590–0001. surveying, construction site inspection Street, Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721,
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take and monitoring, and public entity (559) 445–6451, or email:
comments to Docket Operations in support operations. john.q.thomas@dot.ca.gov.
Room W12–140 of the West Building [FR Doc. 2017–15314 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey BILLING CODE 4910–13–P EA/EIR is a joint project by the
Avenue SE., Washington, DC20590– California Department of Transportation
0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., (Caltrans) and the Federal Highway
Monday through Friday, except Federal DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Administration (FHWA) and is subject
holidays. to state and federal environmental
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket Federal Highway Administration review requirements. FHWA and
Operations at (202) 493–2251. Caltrans jointly prepared the Final EA/
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions EIR pursuant to the requirements of the
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the on Proposed Highway in California National Environmental Policy Act and
public to better inform its rulemaking AGENCY: Federal Highway the California Environmental Quality
process. DOT posts these comments, Administration (FHWA), DOT. Act. Caltrans is the lead agency under
without edit, including any personal ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims the CEQA. The Federal Highway
information the commenter provides, to for Judicial Review of Actions by Administration is the lead agency under
http://www.regulations.gov, as FHWA, the U.S. Army Corps of the NEPA.
described in the system of records The project proposes to widen
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Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can Wildlife Service. approximately 12.6 miles of U.S.
be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ Highway 395 from two lanes to four
privacy. SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this lanes from the existing four-lane
Docket: Background documents or notice to announce actions taken by highway segment just south of the Los
comments received may be read at FHWA, the U.S. Army Corps of Angeles Aqueduct Bridge No. 48–10 at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and post mile 29.2 north to the four-lane
Follow the online instructions for Wildlife Service that are final within the segment at the Ash Creek Bridge No.

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of Inyo, State of California. The actions David Tedrick, (individual) [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked
by the Federal agencies, and the laws To: SHIRAZ ELECTRONICS
Senior Environmental Specialist, Federal
under which such actions were taken, Highway Administration, Sacramento,
INDUSTRIES).
are described in the Final California. Designated pursuant to section
Environmental Assessment (FEA) for 1(a)(iii) of Executive Order 13382 of
[FR Doc. 2017–15347 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am]
the project, approved on May 26, 2017, June 28, 2005, ‘‘Blocking Property of
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in the FHWA Finding of No Significant Weapons of Mass Destruction
Impacts (FONSI), also issued on May 26 Proliferators and Their Supporters’’
2017, and in other documents in the (‘‘E.O. 13382’’) for having provided, or
FHWA project records. The FEA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY attempted to provide, financial,
FONSI, and other project records are material, technological, or other support
Office of Foreign Assets Control
available by contacting FHWA, at the for, or goods or services in support of,
address provided above. The FHWA Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions SHIRAZ ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES, a
FEA and FONSI can be viewed and person whose property and interests in
downloaded from the project Web site AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets property are blocked pursuant to E.O.
at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/d9/projects/ Control, Treasury. 13382.
olancha/index.html. ACTION: Notice. 2. GHASEMI, Seyyed Reza (a.k.a.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers QASEMI, Seyed Reza); Additional
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Sanctions Information—Subject to
decision and permit SPL–2009–00965–
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Secondary Sanctions; National ID No.
TS, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 004–3–94558–9 (Iran); Chief Executive
biological opinion FWS–INY–13B0156–
of one or more persons that have been Officer, Rayan Roshd Afzar Company;
14F0013 are available by contacting
placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Managing Director, Rayan Roshd Afzar
FHWA, at the address provided above.
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This notice applies to all Federal agency
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decisions as of the issuance date of this
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satisfied. All property and interests in Designated pursuant to section
actions were taken, including but not
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for acting or
limited to:
these persons are blocked, and U.S. purporting to act for or on behalf of,
1. Council on Environmental Quality
persons are generally prohibited from directly or indirectly, RAYAN ROSHD
regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.; 23 CFR
engaging in transactions with them. AFZAR COMPANY, a person whose
771);
2. National Environmental Policy Act DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION property or interests in property are
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4351 et seq.); section for date(s). blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
3. Clean Air Act of 1963, as amended FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3. HAKEMZADEH, Farshad;
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); OFAC: Associate Director for Global Additional Sanctions Information—
4. Noise Control Act of 1979 (42 Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant Subject to Secondary Sanctions;
U.S.C. 4901 et seq.); Director for Sanctions Compliance & National ID No. 005–1–61706–4 (Iran)
5. FHWA Noise Standards, Policies, Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; (individual) [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked
and Procedures (23 CFR 772); Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: To: RAYAN ROSHD AFZAR
6. Department of Transportation Act 202–622–2480; or the Department of the COMPANY).
of 1966, Section 4(f) (49 U.S.C. 303); Treasury’s Office of the General Designated pursuant to section
7. Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for acting or
1344); (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202–622– purporting to act for or on behalf of,
8. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 2410 (not toll free numbers). directly or indirectly, RAYAN ROSHD
U.S.C. 1531–1543); SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AFZAR COMPANY, a person whose
9. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 property or interests in property are
U.S.C. 703–712); Electronic Availability blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
10. National Historic Preservation Act The Specially Designated Nationals 4. PARSAJAM, Mohsen (a.k.a.
of 1966, as amended (54 U.S.C. 306108 and Blocked Persons List and additional HODJATABADI, Mohsen Kargar; a.k.a.
et seq.); information concerning OFAC sanctions HODJAT ABADI, Mohsen Kargar; a.k.a.
11. Executive Order 11990, Protection programs are available on OFAC’s Web ‘‘KARGAR, Mohsen’’); DOB 23 Aug
of Wetlands; site (www.treas.gov/ofac). 1964; POB Qom, Iran; nationality Iran;
12. Executive Order 11988, Additional Sanctions Information—
Notice of OFAC Actions Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender
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15. Title VI of Civil Rights Act 1964 below. To: RAYAN ROSHD AFZAR
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(42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), as amended. COMPANY).
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1. LIU, Emily (a.k.a. BAOXIA, Liu;
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implementing Executive Order 12372 1981; POB Shandong, China; nationality directly or indirectly, RAYAN ROSHD
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Dates		By this notice, the FHWA, 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 December 18, 2017. 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.
Contact		For FHWA: David Tedrick, Senior Environmental Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 498-5014, or email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 33942

82 FR 33942 - Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration