[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 8781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04284]



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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 Phoenix, Arizona 
and Albany, Georgia. 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 23 U.S.C. 139(l). 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 August 
8, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief 
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Juliet Bochicchio, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs, 
(202) 366-9348. 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 environmental project file for the projects. Interested parties 
may contact either the project sponsor or the relevant 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) requirements [23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C. 303], 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act [54 U.S.C. 
306108], 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: Northwest Phase II Light Rail 
Extension, City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Project sponsor: 
Valley Metro. Project description: Valley Metro plans to construct the 
Northwest Phase II Light Rail Extension to extend service 1.5 miles 
northwest of the existing Valley Metro light rail line at Dunlap and 
19th Avenues to the Metrocenter Mall located on the western side of 
Interstate 17 (I-17). The project consists of the construction of three 
new light rail stations, two park and ride facilities, a new rail 
bridge over I-17, replacement of two existing bridges to accommodate 
light rail vehicles, vehicular traffic and bicycles, and relocation of 
the existing Metrocenter Transit Center. This notice only applies to 
the discrete actions taken by FTA at this time, as described below. 
Nothing in this notice affects FTA's previous decisions, or notice 
thereof, for this project. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) 
determination, dated October 26, 2018; Section 106 finding of no 
adverse effect to historic properties, State Historic Preservation 
Office (SHPO) concurrence dated October 22, 2018; project-level air 
quality conformity; Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act determination, dated January 5, 2018; and Finding of No 
Significant Impact for the Northwest Phase II Light Rail Extension, 
dated February 5, 2019. Supporting documentation: Environmental 
Assessment Northwest Phase II Light Rail Extension, dated September 20, 
2018.
    2. Project name and location: Albany Multimodal Transportation 
Center, Albany, Georgia. Project Sponsor: City of Albany and Georgia 
Department of Transportation (GDOT). Project description: The City of 
Albany and GDOT will construct a new multimodal transportation center 
for the Albany Transit System on a 3-acre site that will house and 
support ATS operational needs, and other potential uses, such as 
intercity bus, rural transit, taxis, private auto services, and typical 
transit-oriented and transit-related commercial uses, as well as a 
small public computer lab. This notice only applies to the discrete 
actions taken by FTA at this time, as described below. Nothing in this 
notice affects FTA's previous decisions, or notice thereof, for this 
project. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination, date 
December 10, 2018; Finding of No Significant Impact for the Albany 
Multimodal Transportation Center, dated December 10, 2018; Section 106 
finding of no adverse effect to historic properties for the Albany 
Freedom Historic District and Section 106 finding of adverse effect for 
Archaeological Site 9DU286, SHPO concurrence dated April 13, 2018; 
executed Memorandum of Agreement dated December 10, 2018; project-level 
air quality conformity. Supporting documentation: Environmental 
Assessment Albany Multimodal Transportation Center, Dougherty County, 
Georgia, dated May 22, 2018.

Elizabeth S. Riklin,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
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