[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 177 (Friday, September 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56289-56290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20009]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by 
FRA and Other Federal Agencies

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces final actions taken by the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) and other agencies relating to the Long 
Bridge Project (Project) consistent with section (l) of Efficient 
Environmental Reviews for Project Decisionmaking.

DATES: By this notice, FRA is advising the public of final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of 
such actions for the railroad project described below will be barred 
unless the claim is filed on or before September 11, 2022. If a Federal 
law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period 
of less than two years for filing such claim, then that shorter time 
period still applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pauline Munz, Attorney-Advisor, 
Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, (202) 493-
0558, [email protected], or David Valenstein, Senior Advisor--Major 
Projects & Credit Programs, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of 
Railroad Policy and Development, (202) 493-6368, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FRA and other 
Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing certain 
licenses, permits and approvals relating to the Project. The actions on 
the Project, as well as the laws under which such actions were taken, 
are described in the Project documentation issued to comply with the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Interested parties may visit 
the Project website at http://longbridgeproject.com/ or the FRA website 
at https://railroads.dot.gov/.
    The Project involves construction of new two-track railroad bridges 
over the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway 
(GWMP) between the existing railroad bridge and the Metrorail Bridge. 
The Project includes expansion of the Long Bridge Corridor, a 1.8-mile 
railroad corridor between RO Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, and 
L'Enfant Interlocking near 10th Street SW in the District of Columbia, 
from two to four tracks and all necessary infrastructure improvements.
    On September 3, 2020, FRA issued the Long Bridge Project Final 
Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision (Final EIS/ROD). In 
the Final EIS/ROD, FRA selected Action Alternative A, which would 
construct the Long Bridge Project as described above, and would retain 
the existing Long Bridge over the Potomac River and the railroad bridge 
over the GWMP. FRA determined that the Selected Alternative is the best 
option for the Project and that FRA's approval of the Selected 
Alternative is in the best interest of the public. FRA has further 
determined that all practicable measures to minimize environmental harm 
have been incorporated into Selected Alternative and that appropriate 
commitments are outlined in the FEIS/ROD.
    This notice applies to all actions on the Project as of the 
issuance date of this notice. FRA's action, related actions taken by 
other agencies, and the laws under which such actions were taken are 
described further in the Final EIS/ROD. Such actions, include, but are 
not limited to, NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321) and the Council on Environmental 
Quality Implementing Regulations for NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508); Federal 
Railroad Administration Procedures for Considering Environmental 
Impacts (64 FR 28545); Efficient Environmental Reviews for Project 
Decisionmaking (23 U.S.C. 139); Section 4(f) of the United States 
Department of Transportation Act

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of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 303); Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act of 1966 (54 U.S.C. 306108); the Clean Air Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 7401); the Clean Water Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251); the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451); and the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Jamie P. Rennert,
Director, Office of Program Delivery.
[FR Doc. 2020-20009 Filed 9-10-20; 8:45 am]
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