[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 39647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17539]
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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 Norwalk,
Connecticut and Indianapolis, Indiana. 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 January 18, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Alan Tabachnick,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs,
(202) 366-8541. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 FTA Regional Office for more
information. Contact information for FTA's Regional Offices may be
found at https://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 follow:
1. Project name and location: Walk Bridge Replacement Project,
Norwalk, Connecticut. Project sponsor: Connecticut Department of
Transportation (CTDOT). Project description: The project consists of
removing the existing railroad bridge structure and replacing it with
two side-by-side 240-foot open-deck through truss vertical lift spans
across the Norwalk River. Each would have separate mechanical and
electrical equipment and controls so that each span can work
independently of the other, or in unison as needed. Final agency
actions: Section 4(f) determination; a Section 106 Memorandum of
Agreement, dated May 25, 2017; project-level air quality conformity;
and a Finding of No Significant Impact, dated July 17, 2017. Supporting
documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated August 2016, and the
July 6, 2017, Determination of Adequacy issued by the Connecticut
Office of Policy and Management on the Record of Decision prepared by
the Connecticut Department of Transportation in accordance with the
Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA).
2. Project name and location: IndyGo Red Line Rapid Transit
Project--Phase 1, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Marion County. Project
Sponsor: Indiana Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo). Project
description: The project establishes a 13.1-mile long bus rapid transit
(BRT) corridor with 28 stations; transit signal priority (TSP) at all
36 signalized intersections; minor curb realignments near stations and
at intersections; removal or limiting 34 existing left turns (but
including new U-turn locations for access to local businesses and
destinations); and limited expansion of existing corridor right of way
(ROW) along College Avenue and Meridian Street. Final agency actions:
Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination, a Section 106 Memorandum
of Agreement dated December 6, 2016, project-level air quality
conformity, and a determination of the applicability of a Documented
Categorical Exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(d) dated October 19,
2016. Supporting documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion
checklist and supporting materials dated September, 2016.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2017-17539 Filed 8-18-17; 8:45 am]
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