[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 39647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17539]


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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 Norwalk, 
Connecticut and Indianapolis, Indiana. 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 January 18, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief 
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Alan Tabachnick, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs, 
(202) 366-8541. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 FTA Regional Office for more 
information. Contact information for FTA's Regional Offices may be 
found at https://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 follow:
    1. Project name and location: Walk Bridge Replacement Project, 
Norwalk, Connecticut. Project sponsor: Connecticut Department of 
Transportation (CTDOT). Project description: The project consists of 
removing the existing railroad bridge structure and replacing it with 
two side-by-side 240-foot open-deck through truss vertical lift spans 
across the Norwalk River. Each would have separate mechanical and 
electrical equipment and controls so that each span can work 
independently of the other, or in unison as needed. Final agency 
actions: Section 4(f) determination; a Section 106 Memorandum of 
Agreement, dated May 25, 2017; project-level air quality conformity; 
and a Finding of No Significant Impact, dated July 17, 2017. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated August 2016, and the 
July 6, 2017, Determination of Adequacy issued by the Connecticut 
Office of Policy and Management on the Record of Decision prepared by 
the Connecticut Department of Transportation in accordance with the 
Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA).
    2. Project name and location: IndyGo Red Line Rapid Transit 
Project--Phase 1, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Marion County. Project 
Sponsor: Indiana Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo). Project 
description: The project establishes a 13.1-mile long bus rapid transit 
(BRT) corridor with 28 stations; transit signal priority (TSP) at all 
36 signalized intersections; minor curb realignments near stations and 
at intersections; removal or limiting 34 existing left turns (but 
including new U-turn locations for access to local businesses and 
destinations); and limited expansion of existing corridor right of way 
(ROW) along College Avenue and Meridian Street. Final agency actions: 
Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination, a Section 106 Memorandum 
of Agreement dated December 6, 2016, project-level air quality 
conformity, and a determination of the applicability of a Documented 
Categorical Exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(d) dated October 19, 
2016. Supporting documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion 
checklist and supporting materials dated September, 2016.

Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
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