[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 99 (Thursday, May 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 31022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10918]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Notice To Rescind Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Transit 
Improvements in the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Eastern Portion 
of Los Angeles County, California

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The FTA in cooperation with the Los Angeles County 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) is issuing this notice 
to advise the public that the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a 
Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 
proposed Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project in eastern Los 
Angeles County, California is being rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mary Nguyen, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Transit, Administration Region 9, Los 
Angeles Office, 888 South Figueroa Street, Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA 
90017-5467, Phone (213) 202-3960, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA, as lead federal agency, and LACMTA 
published an NOI on May 29, 2019 (80 FR 24857) to prepare a 
Supplemental Draft EIS for the LACMTA Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 
Project. The Project would extend the existing Metro (Gold) Line from 
its current terminus at Atlantic Station in the unincorporated area of 
East Los Angeles to eastern Los Angeles County to South El Monte via 
the State Route 60 freeway alignment, to Whittier along the Washington 
Boulevard alignment, or to both South El Monte and Whittier with the 
Combined Alternative. The Project would traverse densely populated, 
low-income, and heavily transit-dependent communities with major 
activity centers within the Gateway Cities and San Gabriel Valley 
subregions of Los Angeles County. Following the publication of the NOI, 
LACMTA reevaluated its funding sources and has identified that the 
Project can be funded through state and local sources. Thus, LACMTA is 
not seeking federal funding from FTA at this time, and FTA is 
rescinding the May 29, 2019 NOI. LACMTA Board of Directors took action 
at its February 27, 2020 Board meeting to proceed with the California 
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) only for the Project's environmental 
study. Comments and questions concerning the proposed action should be 
directed to FTA at the address provided above.

Raymond Tellis,
Regional Administrator, FTA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2020-10918 Filed 5-20-20; 8:45 am]
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