[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77227-77228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21582]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation 
Project--West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project, Cities of Los 
Angeles, Vernon, Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey, 
Paramount, Bellflower, Cerritos, and Artesia; County of Los Angeles, 
California

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 West Santa Ana 
Branch Transit Corridor Project, Cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, 
Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey, Paramount, 
Bellflower, Cerritos, and Artesia; County of Los Angeles, California. 
The corridor is also known as the Southeast Gateway Line. 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 February 18, 2025.

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 9:00 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 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

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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/about/regional-offices/regional-offices.
    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), Endangered 
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531), Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251), Rivers 
and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 408), the Uniform Relocation and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act (42 U.S.C. 4601), 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 
project modifications and actions that are the subject of this notice 
follow:
    Project name and location: West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor 
Project (Project), Cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, Huntington Park, 
Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey, Paramount, Bellflower, Cerritos, and 
Artesia; County of Los Angeles, California.
    Project sponsor: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation 
Authority (LACMTA), City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, 
California.
    Project description: The Project would construct an approximately 
14.5-mile light rail transit (LRT) line from the northern terminus at 
the City of Los Angeles/Florence-Firestone unincorporated area of Los 
Angeles County to a southern terminus in the City of Artesia. The 
Project would be primarily within the right-of-way (ROW) of the Union 
Pacific Railroad, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, or LACMTA. 
The Project would also include nine LRT stations along the new 
alignment, one infill station on the C (Green) Line, and five parking 
facilities.
    Final agency actions: Section 106 no adverse effect determination, 
dated March 12, 2024; section 4(f) de minimis impact determination, 
dated March 29, 2024; West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Project Record of 
Decision (ROD), dated August 23, 2024.
    Supporting documentation: West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor 
Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact 
Report (Final EIS/EIR), dated March 29, 2024. West Santa Ana Branch 
Transit Corridor Project Draft EIS/EIR, dated July 30, 2021. The ROD, 
Final EIS/EIR, Draft EIS/EIR and associated documents can be viewed and 
downloaded from: https://www.metro.net/projects/southeastgateway/

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).

Megan Blum,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2024-21582 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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