[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55470-55471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22797]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public
Transportation Project
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a final environmental action taken by
the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the following project:
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project, City of Detroit, Detroit,
MI. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the
environmental decision by FTA on the subject project and to activate
the limitation on any claims that may challenge this final
environmental action.
DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising the public of final agency
action subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23, United States Code
(U.S.C.). A claim seeking judicial review of the FTA actions announced
herein for the listed public transportation project will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before March 5, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Bausch, Director, Office of Human
and Natural Environment, (202) 366-1626, or Christopher Van Wyk,
Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1733. FTA is
located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., E.S.T., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FTA has taken
final agency action by issuing certain approvals for the public
transportation project listed below. The action on this project, as
well as the laws under which such action was taken, are described in
the documentation issued in connection with the project to comply with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in other documents in
the FTA administrative record for the project. Interested parties may
contact either the project sponsor or the relevant FTA Regional Office
for more information on the project. Contact information for FTA's
Regional Offices may be found at http://www.fta.dot.gov.
This notice applies to all FTA decisions on the listed project as
of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such
actions were taken, including, but not limited to, NEPA [42 U.S.C.
4321-4375], Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act [16 U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q].
This notice does not, however, alter or extend the limitation period of
180 days for challenges of project decisions subject to previous
notices published in the Federal Register. The project and action that
are the subject of this notice are:
Project name and location: Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit
Project, City of Detroit, Detroit, MI. Project sponsor: City of
Detroit. Project description: The project consists of a 9.3-mile Light
Rail Transit line along Woodward Avenue from the Central Business
District in downtown Detroit to the Michigan State Fairgrounds at 8
Mile Road. The project includes a total of 19 stations. Ancillary
facilities include eight traction power sub-
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stations, one park and ride lot, one possible temporary vehicle storage
and maintenance facility, and one permanent vehicle storage and
maintenance facility. The project is mostly within the cities of
Detroit and Highland Park. Final agency actions: Section 106 Memorandum
of Agreement dated June 2011; no use of Section 4(f) resources;
project-level air quality conformity; Record of Decision, dated August
2011. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement,
dated June 2011.
Issued on: August 31, 2011
Elizabeth Day,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment,
Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. 2011-22797 Filed 9-6-11; 8:45 am]
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