[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06134]


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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 the Baltimore Red Line 
Project, Baltimore County and City, MD. The purpose of this notice is 
to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject 
project 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 August 15, 2013.

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 project listed below. The actions on this project, 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. 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 project 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 project and actions that are the subject of this notice are:
    Project name and location: Baltimore Red Line Project, Baltimore 
County and City, MD. Project sponsor: Maryland Transit Administration 
(MTA). Project description: The project consists of a 14.1-mile light 
rail transit line from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
(CMS) in Baltimore County to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 
campus in Baltimore City. The transitway includes a combination of 
surface, tunnel, and aerial segments. Key elements include a new 
double-track alignment; two tunnels (Cooks Lane and Downtown Tunnels); 
an Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF) for storage of up to 38 
light rail vehicles; a traction power system including overhead 
catenary system; traction power substation; central instrument houses; 
19 stations (14 surface and 5 underground); three new park-and-ride 
lots (Security Square, I-70, and Brewer's Hill/Canton Crossing); and 
ventilation system elements including ventilation buildings, fans, air 
plenums, and shafts for the underground sections; and other ancillary 
facilities. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination; a Section 
106 Programmatic Agreement, dated February 26, 2013; project-level air 
quality conformity, and Record of Decision (ROD), dated February 28, 
2013. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
dated December 2012.

    Issued on: March 12, 2013.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. 2013-06134 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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