[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 37388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15353]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Notice To Rescind Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for Urban Rail in City of Austin, Travis County, 
Texas

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in cooperation with 
the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Cap Metro) and the 
City of Austin, is issuing this notice to advise the public that the 
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the proposed Urban Rail project in Austin, Texas is being 
rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Laura Wallace, Community Planner, 
Federal Transit Administration Region VI, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36, 
Fort Worth,TX 76102, phone 817-978-0550, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA, as the lead federal agency, in 
cooperation with Cap Metro and the City of Austin published a NOI in 
the Federal Register on March 3, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 45) to prepare 
an EIS for the Urban Rail project to connect key activity centers 
within Central Austin--Mueller Transit-Oriented Redevelopment, the 
University of Texas at Austin campus, the State Capitol Complex, the 
central business district, and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 
with each other and to emerging regional transportation network nodes 
for commuter rail, regional rail, and rapid bus in Austin, Travis 
County, Texas.
    Since that time, FTA and the City of Austin have decided to re-
evaluate the Urban Rail project in terms of scope and alternatives 
beyond what was originally considered. Therefore, the FTA has 
determined that the NOI for the EIS will be rescinded.
    Comments and questions concerning the proposed action should be 
directed to FTA at the address provided above.

Robert C. Patrick,
Regional Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Region VI.
[FR Doc. 2014-15353 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]
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