83_FR_61167 83 FR 60939 - Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

83 FR 60939 - Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

Page Range60939-60940
FR Document2018-25877

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, widening of State Route 70 in the County of Butte, State of California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60939-60940]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25877]


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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, widening of State Route 70 in the County 
of Butte, 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 [Insert 
date 150 days after publication in the Federal Register]. 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 applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Kelly McNally, Branch 
Chief, Caltrans Office of Environmental Management, M-2, California 
Department of Transportation--District 3, 703 B Street, Marysville, CA 
95901. Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, 
telephone (530) 741-4134 or email [email protected]. For FHWA, 
contact Larry Vinzant at (916) 498-5040 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, FHWA assigned, and 
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.
    Caltrans proposes to widen a 6.1-mile portion of State Route 70 
(SR70) from Cox Lane to Ophir Lane in Butte County. The State Route 70 
Corridor Improvements Project would provide continuous passing 
opportunities thereby increasing safety and decreasing travel times 
between the cities of Marysville and Oroville. The actions by the 
Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken, are 
described in the Final Environmental Assessment (FEA)/Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, issued October 10, 2018, 
and in other documents in Caltrans' project records. The FEA, FONSI and 
other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at the 
addresses provided above. The Caltrans FEA, FONSI and other project 
records can be viewed and downloaded from the project website at http://www.bcag.org/documents/SR70_IS-EA_Final_signed_101518.pdf.
    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
2. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.
3. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23 U.S.C 109
4. MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Pub. 
L. 112-141)
5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA)
6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (see Clean Water Act of 
1977 & 1987)
8. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Paleontological 
Resources)
9. Noise Control Act of 1972
10. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as Amended
11. Endangered Species Act of 1973
12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
14. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds
15. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as Amended

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16. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
17. Water Bank Act Wetlands Mitigation Banks, ISTEA 1991, Sections 
1006-1007
18. Wildflowers, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Act of 
1987 Section 130
19. Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
20. Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990
21. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
22. Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order 5650.2--
Floodplain Management and Protection (April 23, 1979)
23. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, Sections 9 and 10
24. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
25. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice 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).

    Dated: November 19, 2018.
Matthew Schmitz,
Director, Project Delivery, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2018-25877 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Notices 60939 Chief, Generalist Branch—Division of (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Caltrans assumed, environmental Environmental Analysis, Caltrans Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning responsibilities for this project pursuant District 12; 1750 East 4th Street, Suite and Construction. The regulations to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given 100, Santa Ana, CA 92705, 8:00 a.m. to implementing Executive Order 12372 that the Caltrans has taken final agency regarding intergovernmental consultation on 5:00 p.m., (657) 328–6151, Federal programs and activities apply to this actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by smita.deshpande@dot.ca.gov. program.) issuing licenses, permits, and approvals SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective for the following highway project in the July 1, 2007, FHWA assigned, and Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). State of California. Caltrans assumed, environmental Dated: November 19, 2018. Caltrans proposes to widen a 6.1-mile responsibilities for this project pursuant portion of State Route 70 (SR70) from Matthew Schmitz, to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given Cox Lane to Ophir Lane in Butte Director, Project Delivery, Federal Highway that Caltrans has taken final agency County. The State Route 70 Corridor Administration, Sacramento, California. actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by Improvements Project would provide [FR Doc. 2018–25878 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] issuing licenses, permits, and approvals continuous passing opportunities BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P for the following highway project in the thereby increasing safety and decreasing State of California: Caltrans proposes to travel times between the cities of add a single general-purpose lane in the Marysville and Oroville. The actions by DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION northbound and southbound direction the Federal agencies, and the laws of the highway, approximately 8.5 Federal Highway Administration under which such actions were taken, miles. The purpose of the project is to are described in the Final add mainline capacity, reduce corridor Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions Environmental Assessment (FEA)/ congestion, improve mobility, improve on Proposed Highway in California Finding of No Significant Impact ramp capacity and operations, and (FONSI) for the project, issued October AGENCY: Federal Highway 10, 2018, and in other documents in improve freeway operations including Administration (FHWA), Department of weaving, merging, and diverging. The Caltrans’ project records. The FEA, Transportation (DOT) FONSI and other project records are actions by the Federal agencies, and the ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims available by contacting Caltrans at the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the for judicial review of actions by the addresses provided above. The Caltrans Environmental Assessment (EA) with a California Department of Transportation FEA, FONSI and other project records Finding of No Significant Impact (Caltrans). can be viewed and downloaded from (FONSI), approved on August 17, 2018. the project website at http:// SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of The EA with FONSI, and other www.bcag.org/documents/SR70_IS-EA_ Caltrans, is issuing this notice to documents are available by contacting Final_signed_101518.pdf. announce actions taken by Caltrans, that This notice applies to all Federal Caltrans at the address provided above. are final. The actions relate to a The Caltrans EA with FONSI can be agency decisions as of the issuance date proposed highway project, widening of of this notice and all laws under which viewed and downloaded from the State Route 70 in the County of Butte, project website at http://www.dot. such actions were taken, including but State of California. Those actions grant not limited to: ca.gov/d12/DEA/405/0K710. The notice licenses, permits, and approvals for the applies to all Federal agency decisions 1. Council on Environmental Quality project. as of the issuance date of this notice and Regulations DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on 2. National Environmental Policy Act of all laws under which such actions were behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public taken, including but not limited to: 1969, as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 of final agency actions subject to 23 et seq. 1. Council on Environmental Quality U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking regulations; 3. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23 judicial review of the Federal agency U.S.C 109 2. National Environmental Policy Act actions on the highway project will be (NEPA); 4. MAP–21, the Moving Ahead for barred unless the claim is filed on or Progress in the 21st Century Act 3. Moving Ahead for Progress in the before [Insert date 150 days after 21st Century Act (MAP–21); (Pub. L. 112–141) publication in the Federal Register]. If 5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 4. Department of Transportation Act the Federal law that authorizes judicial of 1966; (CAAA) review of a claim provides a time period 6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987 5. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970; of less than 150 days for filing such 7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act 6. Clean Air Act Amendments of claim, then that shorter time period of 1972 (see Clean Water Act of 1990; applies. 1977 & 1987) 7. Noise Control Act of 1970; 8. Federal Land Policy and Management 8. 23 CFR part 772 FHWA Noise FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Kelly McNally, Branch Chief, Act of 1976 (Paleontological Standards, Policies and Procedures; Resources) 9. Department of Transportation Act Caltrans Office of Environmental 9. Noise Control Act of 1972 of 1966, Section 4(f); Management, M–2, California 10. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as 10. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987; Department of Transportation—District Amended 11. Endangered Species Act of 1973; 3, 703 B Street, Marysville, CA 95901. 11. Endangered Species Act of 1973 12. Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., 12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 13. National Historic Preservation Act Pacific Standard Time, telephone (530) Wetlands of 1966, as amended; 741–4134 or email kelly.mcnally@ 13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive 14. Historic Sites Act of 1935; dot.ca.gov. For FHWA, contact Larry Species 15. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Vinzant at (916) 498–5040 or email 14. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Species; and larry.vinzant@dot.gov. Birds 16. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 15. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 1964. July 1, 2007, FHWA assigned, and of 1934, as Amended VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Nov 26, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1

60940 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Notices 16. Migratory Bird Treaty Act would enable these individuals who docket number, FMCSA–2018–0057, in 17. Water Bank Act Wetlands Mitigation have had one or more seizures and are the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Banks, ISTEA 1991, Sections 1006– taking anti-seizure medication to When the new screen appears, click on 1007 operate CMVs in interstate commerce. the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type 18. Wildflowers, Surface Transportation DATES: Comments must be received on your comment into the text box on the and Uniform Relocation Act of 1987 or before December 27, 2018. following screen. Choose whether you Section 130 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments are submitting your comment as an 19. Coastal Zone Management Act of identified by the Federal Docket individual or on behalf of a third party 1972 Management System (FDMS) Docket No. and then submit. 20. Coastal Zone Management Act FMCSA–2018–0057 using any of the If you submit your comments by mail Reauthorization Amendments of following methods: or hand delivery, submit them in an 1990 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 21. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 11 inches, suitable for copying and Management online instructions for submitting electronic filing. If you submit 22. Department of Transportation (DOT) comments. comments by mail and would like to Executive Order 5650.2— • Mail: Docket Management Facility; know that they reached the facility, Floodplain Management and U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 please enclose a stamped, self-addressed Protection (April 23, 1979) New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building postcard or envelope. 23. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Ground Floor, Room W12–140, FMCSA will consider all comments Act of 1899, Sections 9 and 10 Washington, DC 20590–0001. and material received during the 24. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of • Hand Delivery: West Building comment period. 1964, as amended Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 25. Executive Order 12898, Federal New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, B. Viewing Documents and Comments Actions To Address Environmental DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, To view comments, as well as any Justice and Low-Income Monday through Friday, except Federal documents mentioned in this notice as Populations Holidays. being available in the docket, go to • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. http://www.regulations.gov. Insert the (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning To avoid duplication, please use only docket number, FMCSA–2018–0057, in and Construction. The regulations one of these four methods. See the the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ implementing Executive Order 12372 ‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the Next, click the ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ regarding intergovernmental consultation on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for button and choose the document to Federal programs and activities apply to this instructions on submitting comments. review. If you do not have access to the program.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. internet, you may view the docket Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical online by visiting the Docket Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, Management Facility in Room W12–140 Dated: November 19, 2018. fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Matthew Schmitz, on the ground floor of the DOT West Department of Transportation, 1200 Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Director, Project Delivery, Federal Highway New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–224, Administration, Sacramento, California. Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, [FR Doc. 2018–25877 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, except Federal holidays. BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have questions C. Privacy Act regarding viewing or submitting In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION material to the docket, contact Docket DOT solicits comments from the public Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. to better inform its rulemaking process. Federal Motor Carrier Safety SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOT posts these comments, without Administration I. Public Participation edit, including any personal information [Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0057] the commenter provides, to A. Submitting Comments www.regulations.gov, as described in Qualification of Drivers; Exemption If you submit a comment, please the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure include the docket number for this 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at Disorders notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0057), www.dot.gov/privacy. AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety indicate the specific section of this II. Background Administration (FMCSA), DOT. document to which each comment ACTION: Notice of applications for applies, and provide a reason for each Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, exemption; request for comments. suggestion or recommendation. You FMCSA may grant an exemption from may submit your comments and the FMCSRs for a five-year period if it SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of material online or by fax, mail, or hand finds ‘‘such exemption would likely applications from eight individuals for delivery, but please use only one of achieve a level of safety that is an exemption from the prohibition in these means. FMCSA recommends that equivalent to or greater than the level the Federal Motor Carrier Safety you include your name and a mailing that would be achieved absent such amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons address, an email address, or a phone exemption.’’ The statute also allows the with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or number in the body of your document Agency to renew exemptions at the end any other condition that is likely to so that FMCSA can contact you if there of the five-year period. FMCSA grants cause a loss of consciousness or any loss are questions regarding your exemptions from the FMCSRs for a two- of ability to control a commercial motor submission. year period to align with the maximum vehicle (CMV) to drive in interstate To submit your comment online, go to duration of a driver’s medical commerce. If granted, the exemptions http://www.regulations.gov, put the certification. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Nov 26, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
DatesBy 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 [Insert date 150 days after publication in the Federal Register]. 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 applies.
ContactFor Caltrans: Kelly McNally, Branch Chief, Caltrans Office of Environmental Management, M-2, California Department of Transportation--District 3, 703 B Street, Marysville, CA 95901. Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, telephone (530) 741-4134 or email [email protected] For FHWA, contact Larry Vinzant at (916) 498-5040 or email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 60939 
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