Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 219 / Thursday, November 13, 2014 / Notices 67539 

Avenue, Oakland, CA 94623, (Tel: 510 

286 6371, Email: boris.deunert@

dot.ca.gov) Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. Mon. to Fri., Pacific Standard 

Time 

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 Caltrans has 

taken final agency actions subject to 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing a Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

following highway project in the State 

of California: The Bayview 

Transportation Improvements project is 

a federally funded project sponsored by 

the Public Works Department of the City 

and County of San Francisco. The 

project aims to improve traffic 

operations, accommodate approved and 

planned growth, and develop a more 

direct access route from U.S. Highway 

101 and Interstate 280 to the 

Candlestick Point and Hunters Point 

Shipyard areas of San Francisco. Within 

the project area, the proposals include 

new and improved roadways, transit 

improvements (including infrastructure 

for a Bus Rapid Transit and a new 

Transit Center), and bicycle and 

pedestrian improvements. The Caltrans 

Federal-aid project number is HP21L– 

5934 (115). 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 29 

August 2014, and in the Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on 29 

August 2014, and in other documents in 

the Caltrans project records. The FEA, 

FONSI, and other project records are 

available by contacting Caltrans at the 

address provided above. The FEA and 

FONSI can be viewed and downloaded 

from the project Web site at http://

sfdpw.org/index.aspx?page=59 , or 

viewed at public libraries in the project 

area. 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 and 23 U.S.C. 128] 

2. Section 4(f) of the Department of 

Transportation Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 

303] 

3. National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470 (f) et 

sq.) 

4. Section 7 of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973 (ESA) [16 U.S.C 1531– 

1544 and Section 1536] 

5. Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–7671 

(q)] 

6. Floodplain Management, Executive 

Order 11988 

7. Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations, Executive Order 12898 

(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: October 22, 2014. 

Gary Sweeten, 

North Team Leader, Project Delivery Team, 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Sacramento, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Availability Regarding a 

Record of Decision for the Virginia 

Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction Project 

in Washington, DC 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability Regarding 

a Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

Virginia Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction 

Project in Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) procedures, 

this notice announces the availability of 

the ROD regarding the Virginia Avenue 

Tunnel Reconstruction Project in 

Washington, DC The Division 

Administrator, FHWA-District of 

Columbia signed the ROD on November 

4, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The FHWA ROD for the 

Virginia Avenue Reconstruction Project 

can be viewed and downloaded from 

the project Web site at http://

www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com or 

viewed at the following locations: 

Southeast Neighborhood Library, 403 

7th Street SE., Washington, DC 20003; 

or the Southwest Neighborhood Library, 

900 Wesley Place SW., Washington, DC 

20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Hicks, Environmental/Urban 

Engineer, 1990 K Street, Suite 510, 

Washington, DC 20006–1103, (202) 219– 

3513; email: Michael.Hicks@dot.gov. 

The FHWA District of Columbia 

Division normal business hours are 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). You 

may also contact Mr. Faisal Hameed, 

Deputy Chief Engineer, Project 

Development & Environment, 

Infrastructure Project Management 

Administration (IPMA), District 

Department of Transportation, 55 M 

Street SE., Suite 500, Washington, DC 

20003; telephone: 202–671–2326; email: 

Faisal.Hameed@dc.gov. The District 

Department of Transportation normal 

business hours are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Virginia Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction 

Project ROD was developed through 

preparation of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Virginia 

Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction Project 

in the District of Columbia. CSX 

Transportation, Inc. (CSX), the owner of 

the Virginia Avenue Tunnel, requested 

approval from FHWA to allow the shortterm closure of I–695 ramps located at 

6th and 8th Streets SE and occupancy 

of a portion of the 11th Street Bridge 

right-of-way located on Interstate 695 (I– 

695) to allow the reconstruction of the 

Virginia Avenue Tunnel. The tunnel is 

located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood 

of Washington, DC beneath eastbound 

Virginia Avenue SE. from 2nd Street SE. 

to 9th Street SE.; Virginia Avenue Park 

between 9th and 11th Streets; and the 

11th Street Bridge right-of-way. The 

tunnel is also aligned on the south side 

of I-695. The final agency actions 

documented in the FHWA Record of 

Decision (ROD) were taken in full 

consideration of the information 

presented in the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement approved on July 2, 

2013, the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement approved on June 5, 2014, 

public and agency comments, and in 

other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record. The final agency 

actions also considered the DEIS public 

hearing held on July 31, 2013; and 

public meetings held on September 14, 

2011, November 30, 2011, May 21, 2012, 

September 27, 2012, July 1, 2014 and 

July 31, 2014. 

Authority: 23 CFR 771.127; 49 CFR 1.81, 

1.85. 

Issued On: November 4, 2014. 

Joseph C. Lawson, 

Division Administrator, District of Columbia. 

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