[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32835-32836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13878]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Statute of Limitations on Claims; 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 the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), pursuant to 
23 USC 327.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 
announce actions taken by Caltrans that are final within the meaning of 
23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, 
the Interstate 10 High Occupancy Toll Lanes project between Interstate 
605 and Alameda Street in the County of Los Angeles, 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

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judicial review of the Federal agency actions on the highway project 
will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before December 6, 2010. 
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: For Caltrans: Ron Kosinski, Deputy 
District Director, Division of Environmental Planning, Caltrans 
District 7, 100 S. Main St., MS 16A, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 897-
0703, [email protected].

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: Conversion of existing High 
Occupancy Vehicle Lane into a High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lane on I-10 
San Bernardino Freeway/El Monte Busway. Work involves installation of 
signage and toll infrastructure, restriping of the existing lanes to 
accommodate an additional HOT lane and minor right-of-way on Ramona 
Road from the City of Alhambra. The purpose of the proposed project is 
to more efficiently utilize the existing freeway and relieve congestion 
in order to improve traffic flow on the regional transportation system. 
The actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such 
actions were taken, are described in the Environmental Assessment (EA) 
and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) approved on May 14, 2010 
and in other documents in the FHWA project records. The EA, FONSI and 
other project records are available by contacting Caltrans at the 
addresses provided above. The Caltrans EA and FONSI can be viewed and 
downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/envdocs.
    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 (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321-4351]; 
Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
    2. Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)].
    3. Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 USC 703-712].
    4. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 
as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)-11].
    5. Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)-2000(d)(1)].
    6. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601-9675]; Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA).
    7. Executive Orders: 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. 13112 Invasive Species.

(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).

    Issued on: June 3, 2010.
Cindy Vigue,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2010-13878 Filed 6-8-10; 8:45 am]
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