[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-00267]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Notice of Availability of Southwest Light Rail Transit Project 
Amended Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments on the 
Southwest Light Rail Transit Project Amended Draft Section 4(f) 
Evaluation.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Southwest Light 
Rail Transit (LRT) Project Amended Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, which 
includes preliminary Section 4(f) de minimis impact determinations for 
two newly identified Section 4(f) properties.

DATES: By this notice, FTA requests that comments to the Amended Draft 
Section 4(f) Evaluation must be received by February 25, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Loster, FTA Regional Counsel 
at (312) 353-3869, [email protected]; Maya Sarna, FTA Office of 
Environmental Programs at (202) 366-5811, [email protected]. Comments 
may be submitted to Nani Jacobson, Assistant Director, Environmental 
and Agreements, Metro Transit-Southwest LRT Project Office, 6465 
Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 500, St. Louis Park, MN 55426 or via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FTA is 
releasing an Amended Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation (Amended Evaluation) 
for the Southwest LRT Project (Project), evaluating two additional 
Section 4(f) properties in the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota.
    Federal Lead Agency: FTA.
    Project Sponsor: Metropolitan Council.
    Project Description: The proposed project is a 14.5-mile light rail 
transit service that would connect downtown Minneapolis to the 
southwestern region of the metropolitan area through the cities of St. 
Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The 
Amended Evaluation includes FTA's preliminary determination of de 
minimis impact on two park properties located within the City of 
Minnetonka, Minnesota. Pursuant to 23 CFR 774.5, FTA requests public 
and agency comments only on the two properties discussed in Amended 
Evaluation. Comments received on the Amended Evaluation and the 
preliminary Section 4(f) de minimis impact determinations will be 
included, and responded to, in the Project's Final EIS, which will 
include the Southwest LRT Final Section 4(f) Evaluation.
    To obtain a copy of the Amended Evaluation, please visit the 
Project's Web site at www.swlrt.org or by request by contacting Nani 
Jacobson at [email protected] or Maya Sarna at [email protected].

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 303.

    Issued on: January 11, 2016.
Marisol Simon,
Regional Administrator, FTA, Chicago, Illinois.
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