[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67239-67240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26728]
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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 San Diego, CA;
Tarrant County, TX; and Washington, DC. 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 FTA actions announced
herein for the listed public transportation projects will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before April 13, 2015.
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 projects 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 each 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: Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project,
San Diego, CA. Project sponsor: San Diego Association of Governments
(SANDAG). Project description: SANDAG proposes to extend operation of
the San Diego Trolley Blue Line from the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San
Diego north to the Old Town Transit Center (OTTC) approximately 3.5
miles via the existing Trolley tracks, and then north along new tracks
for 10.9 miles to the University Town Centre Transit Center in
University City, with nine new stations (four at-grade and five aerial)
and parking facilities at five stations. The project includes upgrades
to existing facilities between Santa Fe Depot and the OTTC, park-and-
ride facilities, and the acquisition of new Trolley vehicles. Final
agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination; Section
106 finding of no adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity;
and Record of Decision (ROD), dated October 15, 2014. Supporting
documentation: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/
Subsequent Environmental Impact Report, dated October 15, 2014.
2. Project name and location: TEX Rail Corridor Project, Tarrant
County, TX. Project sponsor: Fort Worth
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Transportation Authority. Project description: The proposed project is
27.2 miles of commuter rail transit operating in an exclusive right-of-
way with at-grade and aerial sections between downtown Fort Worth, west
of the Texas and Pacific Station, and the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport at the Terminal A/B Station. The project includes
eight stations (two stations are existing and will be shared with
Trinity Railway Express service in Fort Worth), parking facilities, new
and improved yard and shop facilities, rail vehicles, fare collection
equipment, communications and train control systems, and ancillary
facilities for the distribution of electrical power and stormwater
management. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination; a Section
106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level air quality conformity; and
a Record of Decision, dated September 29, 2014. Supporting
documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement, dated May 19,
2014.
3. Project name and location: Anacostia Streetcar Extension,
Washington, DC. Project sponsor: District of Columbia Department of
Transportation (DDOT). Project description: The DDOT is proposing to
construct and operate a half-mile extension of the Anacostia Initial
Line (AIL) streetcar line. The project, with operations in 2017, will
extend the AIL streetcar service, primarily along the CSX right-of-way,
from the Anacostia Metrorail Station to the foot of the 11th Street
Bridge at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE. and
Good Hope Road SE. in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC.
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
10, 2014. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated
February 26, 2014.
Dated: November 5, 2014.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2014-26728 Filed 11-10-14; 8:45 am]
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