[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 55154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25062]



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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 a final environmental action taken by 
the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for a project in Perth Amboy 
and South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The purpose of this 
notice is to announce publicly the environmental decision by FTA on the 
subject project and to activate the limitation on any claims that may 
challenge this final environmental action.

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 project will be barred 
unless the claim is filed on or before April 19, 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 action by issuing a certain approval for the public 
transportation project listed below. The action on the project, as well 
as the laws under which such action was taken, is 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 project. 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 project as 
of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such 
action was 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 project and action that are the subject of this 
notice follows:
    Project name and location: Raritan River Bridge Replacement 
Project, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Project Sponsor: New Jersey 
Transit Corporation. Project description: This project consists of the 
demolition of the 100+ year old two-track Raritan River swing span 
bridge and replacement with a new two-track moveable vertical life span 
bridge on a parallel alignment to the west of the existing bridge. The 
Raritan River rail bridge suffered structural damage during Hurricane 
Sandy in October 2012, when ocean surge moved the approach girder spans 
out of alignment atop their supporting piers. The replacement of the 
bridge will reduce the vulnerability of the existing Raritan River rail 
bridge to major storm flood events, enhancing the reliability of the 
North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL), the third busiest of NJ Transit's 
commuter rail lines.
    Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination, dated June 2017; 
Section 106 Programmatic Agreement, dated August 21, 2017; and a 
Finding of No Significant Impact, dated October 13, 2017. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment dated June, 2017.

Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2017-25062 Filed 11-17-17; 8:45 am]
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