[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53001-53002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20843]


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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 the following 
locations: San Francisco, CA; Rochester, NY; Michigan City, IN; 
Chicago, IL; and Minneapolis, MN. 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 January 24, 2014.

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 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 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 
for challenges of project decisions subject to previous notices 
published in the Federal Register. For example, this notice does not 
extend the limitation on claims announced for earlier decisions on the 
Central Corridor Light Rail Transit project. The projects and actions 
that are the subject of this notice are:
    1. Project name and location: Mission Bay Transit Loop Project, San 
Francisco, CA. Project sponsor: San Francisco Municipal Transportation 
Agency (SFMTA). Project description: The Mission Bay Transit Loop 
Project would provide turn-around capabilities for the T-Third Street 
light rail line via a

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connection of trackway from Third Street to 18th, Illinois, and 19th 
Streets to facilitate an increase in frequency of transit service in 
the Chinatown, Mission Bay, and South of Market neighborhoods. The 
increase in service would be achieved by allowing up to half of the 
trains traveling on Third Street via the Central Subway to turn around 
during peak hours at the Mission Bay Transit Loop and proceed back 
toward downtown San Francisco to Stockton and Washington Streets. Final 
agency actions: No use determination of Section 4(f) resources; Section 
106 finding of no adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; 
and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), dated July 30, 2013. 
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated May 2013.
    2. Project name and location: Rochester Genesee Regional Transit 
Authority Campus Improvement Project, Rochester, NY. Project sponsor: 
Rochester Genesee Regional Transit Authority (RGRTA). Project 
description: The proposed project will renovate and expand the 
operations building; construct a new maintenance warehouse building, 
new bus parking, a new service building, new employee parking; and 
includes other site improvements. Final agency actions: a Section 106 
Programmatic Agreement, dated July 25, 2013, and Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated July 25, 2013. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated March 2013.
    3. Project name and location: Replacement of NICTD Bridge 31.79 
Over Trail Creek, City of Michigan City, LaPorte County, IN. Project 
sponsor: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD). 
Project description: The proposed project will replace NICTD Bridge 
31.79 over Trail Creek in Michigan City by assembling a replacement 
bridge adjacent to the current bridge. During a scheduled 14-day 
service outage (September 3-17, 2013), the existing bridge will be 
removed and the new bridge will be rolled into position and rail 
traffic will be restored. Final agency actions: No use determination of 
Section 4(f) resources; Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; 
project-level air quality conformity; and Finding of No Significant 
Impact (FONSI), dated July 15, 2013. Supporting documentation: 
Environmental Assessment, dated June 2013.
    4. Project name and location: 95th Street Terminal Improvement 
Project, City of Chicago, IL. Project sponsor: Chicago Transit 
Authority (CTA). Project description: The proposed project will 
rehabilitate the existing terminal on the north side of 95th Street and 
would allow the existing terminal to be expanded to create new 
entrances directly on 95th Street. A new terminal on the south side of 
95th Street would also be constructed to accommodate additional buses 
and provide a second station house. A pedestrian bridge above 95th 
Street would provide a connection for pedestrians to cross between each 
station house. Final agency actions: Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI), dated April 19, 2013, and Amended FONSI, dated July 17, 2013. 
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated February 8, 
2013; Additional Traffic and Air Quality Analysis Technical Memorandum, 
dated June 18, 2013; and supporting documentation submitted by the CTA 
for the 95th Street Terminal Improvement Project.
    5. Project name and location: Central Corridor Light Rail Transit 
Project, City of Minneapolis, MN. Project sponsor: Metropolitan 
Council. Project description: The proposed project includes 10.9 miles 
of fixed guideway, including 9.7 miles of new guideway and 1.2 miles of 
shared guideway with the existing Hiawatha (Blue Line) LRT. There will 
be 23 stations along the line, including five shared stations with the 
Blue Line LRT. The proposed project will provide a transit connection 
from downtown Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul, via the University of 
Minnesota and State Capitol complex in the City of St. Paul. Final 
agency actions: Amended Record of Decision (ROD), dated August 13, 
2013. Supporting documentation: Central Corridor Light Rail Transit 
Project Final Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) 
Evaluation, dated June 18, 2009, and Central Corridor Light Rail 
Transit Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement Construction 
Related Potential Impacts on Business Revenue, dated May 24, 2013.

Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
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