[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67239-67240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26728]


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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 San Diego, CA; 
Tarrant County, TX; and Washington, DC. 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 April 13, 2015.

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 projects 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 each 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: Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, 
San Diego, CA. Project sponsor: San Diego Association of Governments 
(SANDAG). Project description: SANDAG proposes to extend operation of 
the San Diego Trolley Blue Line from the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San 
Diego north to the Old Town Transit Center (OTTC) approximately 3.5 
miles via the existing Trolley tracks, and then north along new tracks 
for 10.9 miles to the University Town Centre Transit Center in 
University City, with nine new stations (four at-grade and five aerial) 
and parking facilities at five stations. The project includes upgrades 
to existing facilities between Santa Fe Depot and the OTTC, park-and-
ride facilities, and the acquisition of new Trolley vehicles. Final 
agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination; Section 
106 finding of no adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; 
and Record of Decision (ROD), dated October 15, 2014. Supporting 
documentation: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/
Subsequent Environmental Impact Report, dated October 15, 2014.
    2. Project name and location: TEX Rail Corridor Project, Tarrant 
County, TX. Project sponsor: Fort Worth

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Transportation Authority. Project description: The proposed project is 
27.2 miles of commuter rail transit operating in an exclusive right-of-
way with at-grade and aerial sections between downtown Fort Worth, west 
of the Texas and Pacific Station, and the Dallas/Fort Worth 
International Airport at the Terminal A/B Station. The project includes 
eight stations (two stations are existing and will be shared with 
Trinity Railway Express service in Fort Worth), parking facilities, new 
and improved yard and shop facilities, rail vehicles, fare collection 
equipment, communications and train control systems, and ancillary 
facilities for the distribution of electrical power and stormwater 
management. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination; a Section 
106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level air quality conformity; and 
a Record of Decision, dated September 29, 2014. Supporting 
documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement, dated May 19, 
2014.
    3. Project name and location: Anacostia Streetcar Extension, 
Washington, DC. Project sponsor: District of Columbia Department of 
Transportation (DDOT). Project description: The DDOT is proposing to 
construct and operate a half-mile extension of the Anacostia Initial 
Line (AIL) streetcar line. The project, with operations in 2017, will 
extend the AIL streetcar service, primarily along the CSX right-of-way, 
from the Anacostia Metrorail Station to the foot of the 11th Street 
Bridge at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE. and 
Good Hope Road SE. in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC. 
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 October 
10, 2014. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated 
February 26, 2014.

    Dated: November 5, 2014.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
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