[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71475-71476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28985]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation
Projects
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the following
locations: Atlanta, GA; Kansas City, MO; and San Bernardino, CA. The
purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental
decisions by FTA on the subject projects and to activate the limitation
on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions.
DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising the public of final agency
actions 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 April 29, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Terence Plaskon,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Human and Natural
Environment, (202) 366-0442. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FTA has taken
final agency actions by issuing certain approvals for the public
transportation projects listed below. The actions on the projects, as
well as the laws under which such actions were 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 projects. 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 projects 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
for challenges of project decisions subject to previous notices
published in the Federal Register. The projects and actions that are
the subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: Atlanta BeltLine, Atlanta, GA.
Project sponsor: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).
Project description: The FTA and the MARTA have completed a Tier 1
Programmatic Final Environmental Impact Statement (PFEIS) of the
Atlanta BeltLine. The Atlanta BeltLine is a proposed fixed guideway
transit and multi-use trails system within a corridor of approximately
22 miles encircling central Atlanta. The proposed transit and trails
elements are part of a comprehensive economic development effort
combining greenspace, trails, transit, and new development along
historic rail segments that, together, encircle central Atlanta.
Collectively, these railroad corridors form a circuit that intersects
existing MARTA rail corridors near six stations: Lindbergh Center,
Inman Park/Reynoldstown, King Memorial, West End, Bankhead, and Ashby.
The Tier 1 decisions included the selection of either Modern Streetcar
or Light Rail Transit technology; selection of a general alignment of
new transit and trails; and establishment of the right-of-way needs
that were described and evaluated as the preferred alternative in the
Atlanta BeltLine Tier 1 Programmatic Final Environmental Impact
Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation. When MARTA seeks FTA
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funding for any of the elements of the Atlanta BeltLine covered by the
Tier 1 PFEIS, FTA and MARTA will perform a Tier 2 NEPA review to
identify potential environmental impacts and develop appropriate
mitigation measures in more detail. Final agency actions: Record of
Decision (ROD) dated August 28, 2012. Supporting documentation:
Programmatic Final Environmental Impact Statement dated April 2012.
2. Project name and location: Kansas City Downtown Streetcar
Project, Kansas City, MO. Project sponsor: City of Kansas City. Project
description: The project will construct an approximately two-mile
streetcar system between Union Station at Pershing Road and Third
Street and Grand Boulevard, in the River Market District. The project
includes construction of streetcar stops approximately every two blocks
and a new vehicle maintenance facility. Final agency actions: No use
determination of Section 4(f) resources; Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated
October 30, 2012. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment
dated September 2012.
3. Project name and location: Downtown San Bernardino Passenger
Rail Project, San Bernardino, CA. Project sponsor: San Bernardino
Associated Governments (SANBAG). Project description: SANBAG is
proposing to extend Metrolink regional passenger rail service
approximately one mile east from its current terminus at the existing
San Bernardino Metrolink Station/Santa Fe Depot (Depot) located at 1170
West 3rd Street to new Metrolink commuter rail platforms proposed near
the intersection of Rialto Avenue and E Street in the City of San
Bernardino. The primary features of the Downtown San Bernardino
Passenger Rail Project include construction of a second track, rail
platforms, parking lots, pedestrian overpass at the Depot, and an
Omnitrans Bus Facility; grade crossing improvements; railroad
signalizations; and roadway closures. Secondary features include
construction of drainage improvements, utility accommodation, and
implementation of safety controls. Final agency actions: No use
determination of Section 4(f) resources; Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) dated October 26, 2012. Supporting
documentation: Revised Environmental Assessment/Final Environmental
Impact Report dated August 2012.
Issued on: November 27, 2012.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
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