[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 83081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23717]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation
Project--Carteret Ferry Terminal, Borough of Carteret, Middlesex
County, New Jersey
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 Carteret Ferry
Terminal project, Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
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 March 14, 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 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), 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 and actions that are the subject of this
notice follow:
Project name and location: Carteret Ferry Terminal (Project),
Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Project sponsor: Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Project description: The Project involves the construction of a new
three-story 12,500 square foot per floor commuter ferry terminal
facility, including landside and waterside facilities, along the
Borough's Arthur Kill waterfront. The Project also includes floating
docks for two (2) 80-foot ferries each accommodating 149 passengers,
floating wave attenuators, and gangways. The Project will serve the
Borough's commuter ferry service with regularly scheduled routes to
Manhattan, NY.
Final agency actions: Section 106 no historic properties effected
determination, dated January 23, 2024; Finding of No Significant
Impact, dated September 25, 2024.
Supporting documentation: Carteret Ferry Terminal Environmental
Assessment (EA), dated September 25, 2024. The FONSI and associated
documents can be viewed and downloaded from: https://www.carteret.net/carteretferryterminalenvironmentalassessment/.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Megan Blum,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2024-23717 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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