[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 188 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55897-55898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22634]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public 
Transportation Projects

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the 
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for public transportation projects 
in the following areas: Fort Collins, Colorado; Belle Glade, Florida; 
Gustavus, Alaska; Dallas, Texas; West Covina, California; and Andover, 
New Jersey. 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 Title 23, United States Code (U.S.C.), section 
139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of the FTA actions announced 
herein for the listed public transportation projects will be barred 
unless the claim is filed on or before March 25, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Zelasko, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202-366-
0244, 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.t., 
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 these 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 project. The final agency 
environmental decision documents--Records of Decision (ROD) or Findings 
of No Significant Impact (FONSI)--for the listed projects are available 
online at http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/environment/planning_environment_documents.html or may be obtained by contacting the FTA 
Regional Office for the metropolitan area where the project is located. 
Contact information for the FTA 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, the National 
Environmental Policy Act (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].
    The projects and actions that are the subject of this notice are:
    1. Project name and location: The Mason Corridor MAX Bus Rapid 
Transit (BRT) Project, Fort Collins, Colorado. Project sponsor: City of 
Fort Collins. Project description: The FTA and City of Fort Collins 
have completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a five-mile, north-
south BRT system that will be located in the central area of Fort 
Collins. The BRT system that extends from Cherry Street to south of 
Harmony Road will involve 3.6 miles of exclusive guideway with 1.4 
miles of mixed street traffic. The project will also include a transit 
center, two-way conversion of N. Mason Street and Howes Street, and 
several park-n-ride lots and BRT stations. Final Agency Actions: FONSI 
signed on September 9, 2008. Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement signed 
on August 1, 2008; Project-level Air Conformity Determination; and 
Section 4(f) de minimis impact finding. Supporting documentation: Mason 
Corridor Mason Express Bus Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment 
signed May 27, 2008.
    2. Project name and location: Palm Tran Satellite Bus Facility, 
Belle Glade, Florida. Project sponsor: Palm Tran. Project description: 
The project involves the construction of a satellite bus facility with 
a 7,600-square-foot maintenance and bus storage building, and a bus 
parking area. The satellite bus facility will be near Belle Glade, 
Florida and built as a joint project with the West County Government 
Center and Correctional Facilities. Final agency actions: FONSI signed 
on August 11, 2008; Project-level Air Conformity Determination; Section 
106 Finding of No Historic Properties Affected. Supporting 
documentation: Palm Tran

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Satellite Bus Facility Environmental Assessment released on June 15, 
2008.
    3. Project name and location: Gustavus Causeway Replacement, 
Gustavus, Alaska. Project sponsor: State of Alaska Department of 
Transportation and Public Facilities (Alaska DOT&PF). Project 
description: Alaska DOT&PF intends to replace a dock facility in 
Gustavus, Alaska that supports freight movement, bulk fuel transfer, 
and marine passenger vessels. The replacement dock will include a wider 
trestle to allow two-way traffic, a securable staging area for 
passenger vehicles and freight, and an upgraded fuel-transfer pipeline. 
Final agency actions: FONSI signed on August 14, 2008. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment for the Gustavus Causeway 
Replacement Project issued in May 2008.
    4. Project name and location: Northwest Corridor to Irving/Dallas-
Fort Worth Light Rail Transit Line, Dallas, Texas. Project sponsor: 
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Project description: DART is 
proposing to construct a 9.3-mile light rail transit extension from the 
existing Northwest Corridor line to the Dallas/Forth Worth Airport 
Property. The project will involve the construction of six light rail 
transit stations and seven traction power substations and the purchase 
of ten light rail vehicles. DART would defer construction of two 
proposed light rail stations until they are warranted by development. 
Final agency actions: ROD signed on September 5, 2008; Section 106 
Finding of No Historic Properties Affected; Section 4(f) finding, and 
Project-level Air Conformity Determination. Supporting documentation: 
Northwest Corridor to Irving/Dallas-Fort Worth Light Rail Transit Line 
Environmental Impact Statement signed on July 17, 2008.
    5. Project name and location: Foothill Transit Park-and-Ride, West 
Covina, California. Project sponsor: Foothill Transit. Project 
description: The project involves the construction of a six-level 
parking structure on an existing surface parking lot in West Covina, 
California. Final agency actions: FONSI signed on July 10, 2008; 
Project-level Air Conformity Determination; Section 106 Finding of No 
Historic Properties Affected. Supporting documentation: Environmental 
Assessment for the Foothill Transit Park-and-Ride signed on May 23, 
2008.
    6. Project name and location: Lackawanna Cut-Off Rail Restoration 
Project, Minimal Operable Segment, Andover, New Jersey. Project 
sponsor: New Jersey Transit (NJT). Project description: The project 
involves the construction of one station and parking facility with 65 
spaces in Andover, New Jersey, construction of 7.3 miles of new 
railroad infrastructure (track, signals, communications, and grade 
crossing improvements) on existing right-of-way in New Jersey, and 
rehabilitation of the Roseville Tunnel. The service will operate out to 
Andover, New Jersey from Hoboken, New Jersey, extending from the 
existing NJT Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton Line trains. Final 
agency actions: FONSI signed on September 12, 2008; Section 106 Finding 
of No Adverse Effect. Supporting documentation: Environmental 
Assessment on the Lackawanna Cut-Off Rail Restoration Project issued on 
July 1, 2008.

    Issued on: September 17, 2008.
Susan Borinsky,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. E8-22634 Filed 9-25-08; 8:45 am]
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