[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6683-6684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3896]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration


Environmental Impact Statement for Transportation Improvements in 
the Greenbush Line Corridor in Massachusetts

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of EIS cancellation.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Federal Transit Administration 
(FTA) is cancelling its preparation of an 

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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for transportation improvements in 
the Greenbush Corridor linking the coastal communities of Braintree, 
Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, and Scituate, Massachusetts. The project 
sponsor, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), has 
announced its intention not to seek Federal financial assistance from 
FTA in constructing improvements in the Greenbush Corridor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard H. Doyle, Regional 
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Region 1, Telephone 
(617) 494-2055.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 5, 1992, FTA published a Notice 
of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS for transportation improvements in 
the Greenbush Corridor linking the coastal communities of Braintree, 
Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, and Scituate, Massachusetts (57 FR 45864). 
In March 1995, FTA and the MBTA released a Supplemental Draft EIS 
(SDEIS), and published a Notice of Availability of that SDEIS on March 
24, 1995 (60 FR 15565). In January 1996, however, the MBTA notified FTA 
that it will not seek Federal funding for transportation improvements 
in the Greenbush Corridor; rather, the MBTA has chosen to finance the 
entirety of its project with state funds. Thus, there is no longer a 
proposal for Federal action in the Greenbush Corridor subject to the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, nor an FTA-
assisted project subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. Section 303 
(``Section 4(f)'' of the Department of Transportation Act). 
Accordingly, FTA is terminating its preparation of an EIS for the 
Greenbush Corridor.

    Issued on: February 15, 1996.
Richard H. Doyle,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-3896 Filed 2-20-96; 8:45 am]
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