Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects, 28915-28916 [E6-7527]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 96 / Thursday, May 18, 2006 / Notices No. 2130–0500, Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping (49 CFR 2225) (Forms FRA F 6180.54/55/55a/56/ 57/78/81/97/98/99/107). The new expiration date for this information collection is December 31, 2007. (3) OMB No. 2130–0548, Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (49 CFR 260). The new expiration date for this information collection is February 28, 2009. (4) OMB No. 2130–0556, U.S. Locational Requirement for Dispatching U.S. Rail Operations (49 CFR 241). The new expiration date for this information collection is February 28, 2009. Persons affected by the above referenced information collections are not required to respond to any collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. These approvals by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) certify that FRA has complied with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) and with 5 CFR 1320.5(b) by informing the public about OMB’s approval of the information collection requirements of the above cited forms and regulations. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. Issued in Washington, DC on May 11, 2006. Belinda Ashton, Acting Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad Administration. [FR Doc. E6–7517 Filed 5–17–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims. wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for public transportation projects in Norfolk, Virginia; Nashville, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; San Francisco, California; and Portland, Oregon. The purpose of this notice is to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final FTA environmental actions. DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising the public of final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of any of the FTA actions announced herein for the listed public transportation projects will VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:06 May 17, 2006 Jkt 208001 be barred unless the claim is filed on or before November 14, 2006. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of less than 180 days for filing such claim, then the shorter time period applies. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Bausch, Director, Office of Human and Natural Environment, (202) 366–1626. FTA is located at 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FTA has taken final agency actions by issuing certain approvals for the public transportation projects listed below. The actions on these projects, 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 administrative record for the project. The final agency environmental decision documents—Records of Decision (RODs) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs)—for the listed projects are available online at https://www.fta.dot.gov/ 18087_ENG_HTML.htm or may be obtained by contacting the FTA Regional Office for the urbanized area where the project is located. Contact information for the FTA Regional Offices may be found at https:// www.fta.dot.gov/about/offices/ 4978_ENG_HTML.htm. This notice applies to all FTA decisions on the listed projects as of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such actions were taken, including, but not limited to, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–4375], section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 [16 U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. The projects and actions that are the subject of this notice are: 1. Project name and location: Norfolk Light Rail Transit Project, Norfolk, Virginia. Project sponsor: Hampton Roads Transit. FTA Regional Office: Region III in Philadelphia. Project description: The project is a 7.4-mile light rail transit (LRT) system consisting of an exclusive double-track guideway that generally follows the Norfolk Southern Railroad’s South Beach Branch right-of-way, with street-running operations through downtown Norfolk to the Eastern Virginia Medical Center. PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28915 The project includes 11 LRT stations, a vehicle storage-and-maintenance facility, and park-and-ride lots at four of the LRT stations. Final agency actions: ROD issued April 26, 2006; Section 4(f) Finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity Determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued October 28, 2005. 2. Project name and location: Nashville Central Station Project, Nashville, Tennessee. Project sponsor: Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority. FTA Regional Office: Region IV in Atlanta. Project description: The project involves building a downtown bus transit center and transfer station. Final agency actions: FONSI issued February 6, 2006; project-level Air Quality Conformity Determination. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, issued in June 2005, revised in February 2006. 3. Project name and location: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light-Rail Project, in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. Project sponsor: Valley Metro Rail. FTA Regional Office: Region IX in San Francisco. Project description: The project is a 20-mile light rail transit (LRT) line from the vicinity of Phoenix Spectrum Mall, through Tempe, to the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) in Mesa. The LRT line will generally operate at grade on dual tracks in the center or at the side of existing streets, with crossings over the Grand and Tempe Canals and Tempe Town Lake. The project includes 28 stations, a maintenance facility and storage yard for the light rail vehicles, park-and-ride facilities at nine of the stations, offstreet bus transfer facilities at five of the stations, and an operations control center. Final agency actions: ROD issued January 24, 2003; Section 4(f) finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity Determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued November 1, 2002. 4. Project name and location: Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension/Redevelopment Project in San Francisco, California. Project sponsor: Transbay Joint Powers Authority. FTA Regional Office: Region IX in San Francisco. Project description: The project consists of three major components: a new, multi-modal Transbay Transit Center on the site of the present Transbay Terminal; the extension of Caltrain commuter rail line from its current San Francisco terminus at Fourth and Townsend streets to a new underground station underneath E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1 28916 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 96 / Thursday, May 18, 2006 / Notices the new Transbay Transit Center; and the establishment of a redevelopment area with related development activities, including transit-oriented development on publicly owned land in the vicinity of the new Transbay Transit Center. Final agency actions: ROD issued February 8, 2005; Section 4(f) finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity Determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued April 2, 2004. 5. Project name and location: South Corridor I–205/Portland Mall Light Rail Transit Project. Project sponsors: Portland Metro and Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District. FTA Regional Office: Region X in Seattle. Project description: The project has two major components: a 6.5-mile light rail transit (LRT) line along I–205 from the Clackamas Town Center to the Gateway Transit Center where it connects to the existing Banfield LRT line; and a 1.8-mile downtown transit mall LRT segment connecting into the existing light rail system at the Steel Bridge. The I–205 segment includes eight new LRT stations and five new park-and-ride lots. The Portland Mall segment adds seven pairs of LRT stations on 5th and 6th Avenues. The project includes the expansion of the Ruby Junction light rail vehicle storage and maintenance facility. Final agency actions: ROD issued February 22, 2005; Section 4(f) Finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; projectlevel Air Quality Conformity Determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued December 17, 2004. Issued on: May 11, 2006. Ronald Fisher, Acting Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC. [FR Doc. E6–7527 Filed 5–17–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 664X)] wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES CSX Transportation, Inc.— Abandonment Exemption—in Anderson County, SC On April 28, 2006, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) filed with the Surface Transportation Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 12.74-mile rail line between milepost AKL 26.26 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:06 May 17, 2006 Jkt 208001 near Belton, the end of the line, and milepost AKL 39.00, near Pelzer, on the Southern Region, Florence Division, Belton Subdivision, in Anderson County, SC. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 29627 and 29654 and includes one station, the Belton Station, at milepost AKL 31.0. CSXT states that, based on information in its possession, the line does not contain federally granted rights-of-way. Any documentation in CSXT’s possession will be made available promptly to those requesting it. The interest of railroad employees will be protected by the conditions set forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.— Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). By issuance of this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be issued by August 16, 2006. Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 10 days after service of a decision granting the petition for exemption. Each offer must be accompanied by a $1,300 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). All interested persons should be aware that, following abandonment of rail service and salvage of the line, the line may be suitable for other public use, including interim trail use. Any request for a public use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be due no later than June 7, 2006. Each trail use request must be accompanied by a $200 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27). All filings in response to this notice must refer to STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 664X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001, and (2) Louis E. Gitomer, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. Replies to CSXT’s petition are due on or before June 7, 2006. Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment procedures may contact the Board’s Office of Public Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to the full abandonment or discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the Board’s Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) at (202) 565–1539. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] An environmental assessment (EA) (or environmental impact statement (EIS), if necessary) prepared by SEA will be PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 served upon all parties of record and upon any agencies or other persons who commented during its preparation. Other interested persons may contact SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). EAs in these abandonment proceedings normally will be made available within 60 days of the filing of the petition. The deadline for submission of comments on the EA will generally be within 30 days of its service. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: May 10, 2006. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–7398 Filed 5–17–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service [REG–103320–00] Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing final regulation, REG–103320– 00, Disclosure of Returns and Return Information to Designee of Taxpayer. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 17, 2006 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of this regulation should be directed to Allan Hopkins, at (202) 622– 6665, or at Internal Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet, at Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28915-28916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7527]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public 
Transportation Projects

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the 
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for public transportation projects 
in Norfolk, Virginia; Nashville, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; San 
Francisco, California; and Portland, Oregon. The purpose of this notice 
is to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these 
final FTA environmental actions.

DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising the public of final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of 
any of the FTA actions announced herein for the listed public 
transportation projects will be barred unless the claim is filed on or 
before November 14, 2006. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial 
review of a claim provides a time period of less than 180 days for 
filing such claim, then the shorter time period applies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Bausch, Director, Office of Human 
and Natural Environment, (202) 366-1626. FTA is located at 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FTA has taken 
final agency actions by issuing certain approvals for the public 
transportation projects listed below. The actions on these projects, 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 administrative record for the project. The final agency 
environmental decision documents--Records of Decision (RODs) and 
Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs)--for the listed projects are 
available online at https://www.fta.dot.gov/18087_ENG_HTML.htm or may 
be obtained by contacting the FTA Regional Office for the urbanized 
area where the project is located. Contact information for the FTA 
Regional Offices may be found at https://www.fta.dot.gov/about/offices/
4978_ENG_HTML.htm.
    This notice applies to all FTA decisions on the listed projects as 
of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such 
actions were taken, including, but not limited to, the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321-4375], section 4(f) of 
the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], section 
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 [16 U.S.C. 470f], 
and the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q].
    The projects and actions that are the subject of this notice are:
    1. Project name and location: Norfolk Light Rail Transit Project, 
Norfolk, Virginia. Project sponsor: Hampton Roads Transit. FTA Regional 
Office: Region III in Philadelphia. Project description: The project is 
a 7.4-mile light rail transit (LRT) system consisting of an exclusive 
double-track guideway that generally follows the Norfolk Southern 
Railroad's South Beach Branch right-of-way, with street-running 
operations through downtown Norfolk to the Eastern Virginia Medical 
Center. The project includes 11 LRT stations, a vehicle storage-and-
maintenance facility, and park-and-ride lots at four of the LRT 
stations. Final agency actions: ROD issued April 26, 2006; Section 4(f) 
Finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality 
Conformity Determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental 
Impact Statement issued October 28, 2005.
    2. Project name and location: Nashville Central Station Project, 
Nashville, Tennessee. Project sponsor: Nashville Metropolitan Transit 
Authority. FTA Regional Office: Region IV in Atlanta. Project 
description: The project involves building a downtown bus transit 
center and transfer station. Final agency actions: FONSI issued 
February 6, 2006; project-level Air Quality Conformity Determination. 
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, issued in June 
2005, revised in February 2006.
    3. Project name and location: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light-
Rail Project, in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. Project sponsor: Valley 
Metro Rail. FTA Regional Office: Region IX in San Francisco. Project 
description: The project is a 20-mile light rail transit (LRT) line 
from the vicinity of Phoenix Spectrum Mall, through Tempe, to the East 
Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) in Mesa. The LRT line will 
generally operate at grade on dual tracks in the center or at the side 
of existing streets, with crossings over the Grand and Tempe Canals and 
Tempe Town Lake. The project includes 28 stations, a maintenance 
facility and storage yard for the light rail vehicles, park-and-ride 
facilities at nine of the stations, off-street bus transfer facilities 
at five of the stations, and an operations control center. Final agency 
actions: ROD issued January 24, 2003; Section 4(f) finding; Section 106 
Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity 
Determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact 
Statement issued November 1, 2002.
    4. Project name and location: Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown 
Extension/Redevelopment Project in San Francisco, California. Project 
sponsor: Transbay Joint Powers Authority. FTA Regional Office: Region 
IX in San Francisco. Project description: The project consists of three 
major components: a new, multi-modal Transbay Transit Center on the 
site of the present Transbay Terminal; the extension of Caltrain 
commuter rail line from its current San Francisco terminus at Fourth 
and Townsend streets to a new underground station underneath

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the new Transbay Transit Center; and the establishment of a 
redevelopment area with related development activities, including 
transit-oriented development on publicly owned land in the vicinity of 
the new Transbay Transit Center. Final agency actions: ROD issued 
February 8, 2005; Section 4(f) finding; Section 106 Memorandum of 
Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity Determination. 
Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued 
April 2, 2004.
    5. Project name and location: South Corridor I-205/Portland Mall 
Light Rail Transit Project. Project sponsors: Portland Metro and Tri-
County Metropolitan Transportation District. FTA Regional Office: 
Region X in Seattle. Project description: The project has two major 
components: a 6.5-mile light rail transit (LRT) line along I-205 from 
the Clackamas Town Center to the Gateway Transit Center where it 
connects to the existing Banfield LRT line; and a 1.8-mile downtown 
transit mall LRT segment connecting into the existing light rail system 
at the Steel Bridge. The I-205 segment includes eight new LRT stations 
and five new park-and-ride lots. The Portland Mall segment adds seven 
pairs of LRT stations on 5th and 6th Avenues. The project includes the 
expansion of the Ruby Junction light rail vehicle storage and 
maintenance facility. Final agency actions: ROD issued February 22, 
2005; Section 4(f) Finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; 
project-level Air Quality Conformity Determination. Supporting 
documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued December 17, 
2004.

    Issued on: May 11, 2006.
Ronald Fisher,
Acting Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, 
Washington, DC.
 [FR Doc. E6-7527 Filed 5-17-06; 8:45 am]
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