[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15898]


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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 Chicago, IL. 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 FTA actions announced 
herein for the listed public transportation projects will be barred 
unless the claim is filed on or before December 5, 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. The projects and actions that are 
the subject of this notice are:
    1. Project name and location: Washington/Wabash Loop Elevated 
Station Project, Chicago, IL. Project sponsor: City of Chicago 
Department of Transportation (CDOT). Project description: The proposed 
project would replace two existing stations on the east leg of the Loop 
Elevated at Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash by constructing a new 
station within limits that extend along North Wabash Avenue, from East 
Washington Street to 150 feet South of East Madison Street. The new 
station would improve service for people with disabilities, provide 
greater passenger capacity, and modernize station amenities. Final 
agency actions: Section 4(f) determination; Section 106 finding of no 
adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; and Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated June 6, 2014. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated February 2014.
    2. Project name and location: Wilson Transfer Station Project, 
Chicago, IL. Project sponsor: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). Project 
description: The proposed project would replace the outdated and 
deteriorated current Wilson Station on CTA's Red Line with a new, 
reconstructed station that offers longer and wider platforms to allow 
transfers between the Red and Purple Lines and would improve capacity, 
circulation, and safety in the passenger boarding areas. Final agency 
actions: Section 4(f) determination; a Section 106 Memorandum of 
Agreement; project-level air quality conformity; and Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated June 10, 2014. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated January 2014.

Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2014-15898 Filed 7-7-14; 8:45 am]
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