[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 9905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02778]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation
Project--METRORapid University Corridor Project, Houston, Harris
County, Texas
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding the METRORapid
University Corridor Project, Houston, Harris County, Texas. The purpose
of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions on
the subject project, and to activate the limitation on any claims that
may challenge these final environmental actions.
DATES: A claim seeking judicial review of FTA actions announced herein
for the listed public transportation project will be barred unless the
claim is filed on or before July 11, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Loster, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 705-1269, or Saadat Khan,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs,
(202) 366-9647. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FTA has taken
final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l) by issuing certain
approvals for the public transportation project listed below. The
actions on the project, as well as the laws under which such actions
were taken, are described in the documentation issued in connection
with the project to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and in other documents in the FTA environmental project files
for the project. 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.transit.dot.gov.
This notice applies to all FTA decisions on the listed project 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 (49 U.S.C. 303), section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108). 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 project modifications and actions that are the
subject of this notice follow:
Project name and location: METRORapid University Corridor Project
(Project), Houston, Harris County, Texas. Project Sponsor: Metropolitan
Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), Houston, Texas. Project
description: The project would construct an approximately 25-mile bus
rapid transit (BRT) line from Westchase Park & Ride to Tidwell Transit
Center in the City of Houston, Texas (City). The BRT line would operate
in dedicated, METRO-owned right-of-way from Westchase Park & Ride to
Interstate-610 then transition to the center of City-owned and
maintained streets. The project would also include 42 stations plus one
stop at each end with accessible platforms, level boarding, next-bus
arrival signs, security cameras, lighting, and offboard fare payment
via ticket vending machines, electronic fare cards, or mobile devices.
Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination,
dated November 22, 2023; Section 106 No Adverse Effect determination,
dated October 24, 2023; and Determination of the applicability of a
categorical exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(d), dated November 22,
2023. Supporting documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion (CE)
and supporting materials, dated November 22, 2023. The CE and
associated documents can be viewed and downloaded from: https://www.ridemetro.org/about/metronext/metrorapid/metrorapid-university-corridor-project.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Megan Blum,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2024-02778 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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