[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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