[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 29284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13218]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Notice of Intent To Adopt the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report, Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement, and Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum for the 
Westside Purple Line Extension Project

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: VA announces its intent to adopt the following National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents developed by the Federal 
Transit Administration and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan 
Transportation Authority (LA Metro) related to Westside Purple Line 
Extension Project: March 2012 Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Final Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR), November 2017 Final 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), and the December 
2018 Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum (``Purple Line NEPA 
Documents''). Pursuant to NEPA of 1969, as amended, and the Council on 
Environmental Quality's regulations for implementing the procedural 
provisions of NEPA, VA may adopt another Federal agency's NEPA 
documents if the proposed actions of each agency are substantially the 
same.
    VA's Proposed Action is the granting of (i) surface level permanent 
easements comprised of approximately 2.19 acres; (ii) surface level 
temporary construction easements comprised of approximately 6.56 acres; 
and (iii) additional subsurface permanent and construction easements to 
LA Metro in conjunction with the Westwood/VA Hospital subway station 
which involves the construction, maintenance, repair, operation of a 
surface level and subsurface level transit facility, a subsurface level 
transit tunnel, entrances and other appurtenances including but not 
limited to tunnels, supports, rails, air circulation systems, air 
pressure relief systems and equipment, blast relief shafts, safety and 
emergency systems, electric transmission, and communication lines (the 
``Transit Facilities''). The Transit Facilities will be on the VA West 
Los Angeles Campus located at 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 
California 90073, adjacent to the Main Hospital (Building 500), as part 
of Section 3 of the Westside Purple Line Extension. VA has the 
authority to grant easements for the Transit Facilities pursuant to the 
West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-226). The Purple Line 
NEPA documents evaluate the construction and operation of the Westside 
Purple Line Extension on the VA West Los Angeles Campus. After thorough 
review and consideration, VA has concluded that the Purple Line NEPA 
documents sufficiently identify and evaluate the environmental impacts 
related to its proposed action.
    This Notice informs the reader of the availability of the Final 
Purple Line NEPA documents and of VA's intent to adopt the Purple Line 
NEPA documents for VA's proposed action. VA will publish a Record of 
Decision no sooner than 30 days after publication of the Environmental 
Protection Agency's Notice of Intent in the Federal Register.
    Availability: Copies of the 2012 EIS/EIR, 2017 SEIS, and the 
Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum related to Westside Purple Line 
Extension are available for public review at:
     VA GLAHS WLA Medical Center: 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los 
Angeles, CA 90073, Building 500/Room 6429K; and
     On the website at www.losangeles.va.gov/masterplan/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Glenn Elliott--Environmental Officer, 
Construction Facilities Management Office, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; [email protected].

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs approved this document and 
authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document to the 
Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an 
official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. 
Wilkie, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on June 13, 2019, for publication.

    Dated: June 18, 2019.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-13218 Filed 6-20-19; 8:45 am]
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