[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35939-35941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15296]


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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 the following projects: (1) 
sbX E Street Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor, Omnitrans, San 
Bernardino, CA; (2) Georgia Transit Connector: Atlanta Streetcar, City 
of Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), 
Atlanta, GA; (3) Baldwin Park Transit Center Project, City of Baldwin 
Park, Baldwin Park, CA; (4) Regional Intermodal Transportation Center 
and Runway 33 Safety Area Restoration at Bob Hope Airport, Burbank-
Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, Burbank, CA; (5) Downtown Transit 
Center, Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) Authority, Des Moines, 
IA; (6) Improvements at Farmdale Avenue and Exposition Boulevard for 
the Exposition Light Rail Transit Project, Los Angeles County 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA; (7) Relocation 
of Traction Power Substations 3 and 4 for the Exposition Light Rail 
Project, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los 
Angeles, CA; (8) I-90 Two-Way Transit and High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) 
Operations Project, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority 
(Sound Transit), King County, WA; (9) University of Washington to Sound 
Transit Link Pedestrian Connection Project (Montlake Triangle Project) 
Sound Transit North Link Light Rail, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA; (10) 
North Metro Corridor, Regional Transportation District, Commerce City, 
Thornton, Northglenn, and Adams County, CO; (11) St. Louis Loop 
Trolley, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, City of St. Louis 
and University City, MO; (12) Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility, 
Worchester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA), Worchester, MA; and (13) 
Jacksonville Bus Rapid Transit North Corridor, Jacksonville 
Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL. 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 December 16, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Grasty, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202-366-9139, 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., EST, 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 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 of 
180 days 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: sbX E Street Corridor Bus Rapid 
Transit (BRT)

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Corridor, San Bernardino, CA. Project sponsor: Omnitrans. Project 
description: The project is a 15.7-mile transit improvement project 
connecting the northern portion of the City of San Bernardino with the 
City of Loma Linda. The route begins near Palm Avenue and Kendall Drive 
and ends near the Veterans Administration hospital at Barton Road and 
Benton Street. The project is combined side- and center-running BRT 
containing segments of exclusive and mixed-flow lanes. The sixteen 
station stops will be placed approximately one mile apart. Final agency 
actions: Section 106 finding of no historic properties affected; no use 
of Section 4(f) properties; project-level air quality conformity; and a 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated September 2009.
    Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment dated April 
2009.
    2. Project name and location: Georgia Transit Connector: Atlanta 
Streetcar, Atlanta, GA. Project sponsor: City of Atlanta and 
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). Project 
description: The project consists of a north/south alignment of 2.7 
miles from the Five Points MARTA rail station in Downtown along Broad 
Street and Peachtree Street to the Arts Center MARTA rail station in 
Midtown. The east/west alignment extends 1.3 miles between the Martin 
Luther King Jr. National Historic Site to the east and Centennial 
Olympic Park to the west. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of 
no adverse effect; no use of Section 4(f) properties; and a Finding of 
No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated April 2011. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment dated December 2010.
    3. Project name and location: Baldwin Park Transit Center Project, 
Baldwin Park, CA. Project sponsor: City of Baldwin Park. Project 
description: The project consists of the construction and subsequent 
operation of the Baldwin Park Transit Center and involves the 
construction of a parking structure, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, 
a pedestrian bridge, and bus layover facilities. Final agency actions: 
Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; no use of Section 4(f) 
properties; project-level air quality conformity; and a Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) dated April 2011. Supporting documentation: 
Environmental Assessment dated January 2011.
    4. Project name and location: Regional Intermodal Transportation 
Center and Runway 33 Safety Area Restoration at Bob Hope Airport, 
Burbank, CA. Project sponsor: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport 
Authority. Project description: FTA is adopting the Environmental 
Assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the Regional 
Intermodal Transportation Center and Runway 33 Runway Safety Area 
Restoration Project at Bob Hope Airport. The proposed FTA action is the 
partial funding of the local and regional transit bus station and bus 
passenger waiting lounge, which are elements of the proposed Regional 
Intermodal Transportation Center. Final agency actions: Section 106 
finding of no historic properties affected; no use of Section 4(f) 
properties; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated 
December 2010. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment dated 
December 2010.
    5. Project name and location: Downtown Transit Center, Des Moines, 
IA. Project sponsor: Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) Authority. 
Project description: The project is a transit hub located at 616 Cherry 
Street on 1.9 acres. The hub will include bus bays, a loading zone, a 
public waiting area, a bicycle storage facility, and office and vendor 
space. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no historic 
properties affected and no use of Section 4(f) properties. Supporting 
documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion dated October 2010.
    6. Project name and location: Improvements at Farmdale Avenue and 
Exposition Boulevard for the Exposition Light Rail Transit Project, Los 
Angeles, CA. Project sponsor: Los Angeles County Metropolitan 
Transportation Authority. Project description: The project consists of 
a new passenger station at the intersection of Farmdale and Exposition 
Boulevard for the Exposition Light Rail Transit project that runs from 
downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. Final agency actions: Section 106 
finding of no historic properties affected; Section 4(f) de minimis 
impact determination; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
dated November 2010. Supporting documentation: Supplemental 
Environmental Assessment dated October 2010.
    7. Project name and location: Relocation of Traction Power 
Substations 3 and 4 for the Exposition Light Rail Project, Los Angeles, 
CA. Project sponsor: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation 
Authority. Project description: The project consists of the relocation 
of two Traction Power Substations (TPSS) for the Exposition Light Rail 
Transit project that runs from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. The 
locations for two of the eight TPSS sites along the project alignment 
have changed since certification of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/EIR). Eight TPSS were 
proposed in the FEIS/EIR. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of 
no historic properties affected; no use of Section 4(f) properties; and 
a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated September 2008. 
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment dated September 
2008.
    8. Project name and location: I-90 Two-Way Transit and High 
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Operations Project, King County, WA. Project 
sponsor: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound 
Transit). Project description: The project consists of two new HOV 
lanes on the outer roadways of I-90 and new HOV direct access exit 
ramps to Mercer Island. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no 
historic properties affected; no use of Section 4(f) properties; 
project-level air quality conformity; and a Record of Decision (ROD) 
dated April 2011. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact 
Statement dated May 2004.
    9. Project name and location: University of Washington to Sound 
Transit Link Pedestrian Connection Project (Montlake Triangle Project) 
Sound Transit North Link Light Rail, Seattle, WA. Project sponsor: 
Sound Transit. Project description: The project is the North Link of 
Sound Transit's route through Seattle that includes a station at 
University of Washington. The University of Washington Station 
identified in the 2006 FEIS included a grade-separated pedestrian 
crossing of Montlake Boulevard, via a tunnel or bridge. A reevaluation 
was issued due to design changes in the Montlake Triangle and Ranier 
Vista in the vicinity of the University of Washington Stadium Station. 
Final agency actions: FTA determination that neither a Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement nor a Supplemental Environmental 
Assessment is necessary. Supporting documentation: Reevaluation dated 
January 2010.
    10. Project name and location: North Metro Corridor, Commerce City, 
Thornton, Northglenn, and Adams County, CO. Project sponsor: Regional 
Transportation District. Project description: The project is an 18-mile 
commuter rail train and track system between Denver Union Station and 
the State Highway 7/162nd Avenue area. Final agency actions: Section 
106 Memorandum of Agreement dated April 2011; Section 4(f) no feasible 
and prudent avoidance alternatives and de minimis impact 
determinations; project-

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level air quality conformity; and a Record of Decision (ROD) dated 
April 2011. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact 
Statement dated January 2011.
    11. Project name and location: St. Louis Loop Trolley, City of St. 
Louis and University City, MO. Project sponsor: East-West Gateway 
Council of Governments. Project description: The project is a two-mile 
fixed guideway trolley that will be constructed on Delmar Boulevard and 
DeBaliviere Avenue and run from the History Museum in Forest Park in 
St. Louis to Trinity Avenue in University City. Final agency actions: 
Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; Section 4(f) de minimis 
impact determination; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
dated May 2011. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment 
dated March 2011.
    12. Project name and location: Bus Operations and Maintenance 
Facility, Worchester, MA. Project sponsor: Worchester Regional Transit 
Authority (WRTA). Project description: The project is a bus operations 
and maintenance facility at 40 Quinsigamond Avenue in Worchester. The 
new facility would consist of a two-story building that will be used to 
store and maintain the WRTA's entire fleet of 53 fixed route buses and 
16 vans. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no historic 
properties affected and no use of Section 4(f) properties. Supporting 
documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion dated March 2011.
    13. Project name and location: Jacksonville Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 
North Corridor, Jacksonville, FL. Project sponsor: Jacksonville 
Transportation Authority. Project description: The project is a 9.28-
mile alignment on existing surface streets and predominately within 
existing right-of-way. The project will connect to the BRT Phase One 
Downtown project and includes eight new or enhanced station areas. 
Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no historic properties 
affected; no use of Section 4(f) properties; and a Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) dated May 2011. Supporting documentation: 
Environmental Assessment dated May 2011.

    Issued on: June 15, 2011.
Elizabeth S. Riklin,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, 
Washington, DC.
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