Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects, 47561-47562 [E6-13533]

Download as PDF rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 159 / Thursday, August 17, 2006 / Notices creed, sex, national origin, age, or disability. To ensure that FTA’s equal employment opportunity (EEO) procedures are followed, FTA requires grant recipients to submit written EEO plans to FTA for approval. FTA’s assessment of this requirement shows that the formulating, submitting, and implementing of EEO programs should minimally increase costs for FTA applicants and recipients. To determine a grantee’s compliance with applicable laws and requirements, grantee submissions are evaluated and analyzed based on the following criteria. First, an EEO program must include an EEO policy statement issued by the chief executive officer covering all employment practices, including recruitment, selection, promotions, terminations, transfers, layoffs, compensation, training, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. Second, the policy must be placed conspicuously so that employees, applicants, and the general public are aware of the agency’s EEO commitment. The data derived from written EEO and affirmative action plans will be used by the Office of Civil Rights in monitoring grantees’ compliance with applicable EEO laws and regulations. This monitoring and enforcement activity will ensure that minorities and women have equitable access to employment opportunities and that recipients of Federal funds do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, or disability. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,325 hours. Title: Title VI as it applies to FTA Grant Programs. Abstract: Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states: ‘‘No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.’’ This information collection is required by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Title VI Regulation, 28 CFR part 42, subpart F (section 42.406), and DOT Order 1000.12. FTA policies and requirements are designed to clarify and strengthen these regulations. This requirement is applicable to all applicants, recipients, and subrecipients receiving Federal financial assistance. Experience has demonstrated that a program requirement at the application stage is necessary to assure that benefits and services are equitably distributed by grant recipients. The requirements prescribed by the Office of Civil Rights VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:36 Aug 16, 2006 Jkt 208001 accomplish that objective while diminishing possible vestiges of discrimination among FTA grant recipients. FTA’s assessment of this requirement indicated that the formulation and implementation of the Title VI program should occur with a decrease in costs to such applicants and recipients. All FTA grant applicants, recipients, and subrecipients are required to submit applicable Title VI information to the FTA Office of Civil Rights for review and approval. If FTA did not conduct pre-award reviews, solutions would not be generated in advance and program improvements could not be integrated into projects. FTA’s experience with pre-award reviews for all projects and grants suggests this method contributes to maximum efficiency and cost effectiveness of FTA dollars and has kept post-award complaints to a minimum. Moreover, the objective of the Title VI statute can be more easily attained and beneficiaries of FTA funded programs have a greater likelihood of receiving transit services and related benefits on a nondiscriminatory basis. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,332 hours. All written comments must refer to the docket number that appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725—17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk Officer. Comments are Invited On: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. ADDRESSES: Dated: August 14, 2006. Ann Linnertz, Acting Associate Administrator for Administration. [FR Doc. E6–13570 Filed 8–16–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47561 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. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for public transportation projects in the following urbanized areas: Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles, California; and Seattle, Washington. 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 Title 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) section 139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of the FTA actions announced herein for the listed public transportation projects will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before February 13, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Ossi, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202–366–1613. FTA is located at 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., e.t., 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/planning/ environment/ planning_environment_documents.html 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. E:\FR\FM\17AUN1.SGM 17AUN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 47562 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 159 / Thursday, August 17, 2006 / Notices 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 [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: West Corridor Light Rail Transit Project; metropolitan Denver, Colorado. Project sponsor: Regional Transportation District. Project description: The project is a 12-mile, 12-station light rail transit (LRT) line from the existing light rail line at Auraria West Station (near the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver), west across the South Platte River, then west along the existing Associated Railroad right-of-way (which roughly parallels 13th Avenue), taking a turn to the south at the Lakewood Industrial Park to serve the Denver Federal Center, then west along the south side of 6th Avenue, crossing back to the north to serve the Jefferson County Government Center which is the western terminus of the project. Final agency actions: ROD issued April 19, 2004; Section 4(f) finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; and project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued October 24, 2003. 2. Project name and location: Paulina Connector; Chicago, Illinois. Project sponsor: Chicago Transit Authority. Project description: The Paulina Connector is a rail rapid transit connection on existing railroad right-ofway between the Cermak Branch of the Blue line and the Green line in Paulina. No new stations are planned, but the project will provide operational flexibility and efficiency for service from the west side of Chicago to downtown Chicago and O’Hare Airport. Final agency actions: FONSI issued on June 12, 2006; Section 106 Finding of No Adverse Effect; project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment issued May 5, 2006. 3. Project name and location: East Side Transit Center; Cleveland, Ohio. Project sponsor: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Project description: The project is the construction of a bus transfer center on Prospect Avenue and East 21st Street. Final agency actions: FONSI issued on VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:36 Aug 16, 2006 Jkt 208001 April 11, 2006; Section 106 Programmatic Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment issued in August 2005. 4. Project name and location: Minneapolis Nicollet Hotel Block Project; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Project sponsors: City of Minneapolis and the Metropolitan Council. Project description: This project includes a below-grade bus layover facility with the capacity for the layover of 26 buses, and an enclosed, at-grade passenger waiting area. A private, mixed-used development with approximately 300 dwelling units, parking and retail space will be located on the first and second floors above the at-grade passenger waiting area. Final agency actions: FONSI issued on August 3, 2005; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment issued in July 2005. 5. Project name and location: Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail Project, Minneapolis to Big Lake, Minnesota. Project sponsors: Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Northstar Corridor Development Authority. Project description: This project is a 40-mile commuter rail line on existing railroad right-of-way from downtown Minneapolis to Big Lake, Minnesota with stations in downtown Minneapolis, Fridley, Coon RapidsRiverdale, Anoka, Elk River and Big Lake. The project also includes a light rail transit (LRT) component, which is a four block extension of the existing Hiawatha LRT line from the Warehouse District Station to the downtown Minneapolis Intermodal Station where transfers between the LRT and commuter rail line will occur. Final agency actions: ROD issued on December 12, 2002; FONSI on project changes issued on March 15, 2006; Section 4(f) finding; and Section 106 Programmatic Agreement. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued on April 5, 2002; Environmental Assessment issued on December 22, 2005. 6. Project name and location: North Shore Connector, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Project sponsor: Port Authority of Allegheny County. Project description: The project is a 1.4 mile extension of the light rail transit line from Gateway Center Station in downtown, through a tunnel under the Allegheny River to a terminus just west of Allegheny Avenue on the Pittsburgh North Shore. The project includes three new stations—Gateway, North Side, and Allegheny. Final agency actions: PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Amended ROD issued on June 15, 2006; Section 106 Programmatic Agreement; Section 4(f) finding; project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued May 3, 2002. 7. Project name and location: MidCity/Exposition Corridor Light Rail Transit Project, Los Angeles, California. Project sponsor: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). Project description: The Mid-City/Exposition Corridor Project is a light rail transit (LRT) project that will run 8.6 miles from 7th Street/Metro Center Station in downtown Los Angeles to the intersection of Washington and National Boulevards in Culver City. The LRT will operate in a dual-track configuration mainly at-grade on existing streets or in a street-median right-of-way owned by LACMTA. The project includes eight new LRT stations and three grade separations: one belowgrade segment at Flower and Figueroa Streets; an aerial segment at La Brea Avenue; and an aerial segment at La Cienega Boulevard, extending over Jefferson Boulevard and the Ballona Creek to Fay Avenue in Culver City. Final agency actions: ROD issued on February 24, 2006; Section 106 Finding of No Adverse Effect; project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued on October 14, 2005. 8. Project name and location: North Link Light Rail Transit Project, Seattle, Washington. Project sponsor: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit). Project description: The project is a 5-station, 7-mile extension of the light rail transit (LRT) system in Seattle. The LRT extension would operate in exclusive right-of-way between Northgate area in north Seattle and downtown Seattle, with stations at Northgate, Roosevelt, the University District, Husky Stadium, and Capitol Hill. Final agency actions: ROD issued on June 7, 2006; Section 106 Finding of No Adverse Effect; project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued November 5, 1999; Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement issued April 7, 2006. Issued on: August 10, 2006. David B. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 2006)]
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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 the following urbanized areas: Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; 
Cleveland, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Los 
Angeles, California; and Seattle, Washington. 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 Title 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) section 139(l). 
A claim seeking judicial review of the FTA actions announced herein for 
the listed public transportation projects will be barred unless the 
claim is filed on or before February 13, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Ossi, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202-366-1613. FTA is 
located at 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours 
are from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., e.t., 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/planning/environment/
planning_environment_documents.html 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.

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    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 [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: West Corridor Light Rail Transit 
Project; metropolitan Denver, Colorado. Project sponsor: Regional 
Transportation District. Project description: The project is a 12-mile, 
12-station light rail transit (LRT) line from the existing light rail 
line at Auraria West Station (near the Auraria Campus in downtown 
Denver), west across the South Platte River, then west along the 
existing Associated Railroad right-of-way (which roughly parallels 13th 
Avenue), taking a turn to the south at the Lakewood Industrial Park to 
serve the Denver Federal Center, then west along the south side of 6th 
Avenue, crossing back to the north to serve the Jefferson County 
Government Center which is the western terminus of the project. Final 
agency actions: ROD issued April 19, 2004; Section 4(f) finding; 
Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; and project-level Air Quality 
Conformity determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental 
Impact Statement issued October 24, 2003.
    2. Project name and location: Paulina Connector; Chicago, Illinois. 
Project sponsor: Chicago Transit Authority. Project description: The 
Paulina Connector is a rail rapid transit connection on existing 
railroad right-of-way between the Cermak Branch of the Blue line and 
the Green line in Paulina. No new stations are planned, but the project 
will provide operational flexibility and efficiency for service from 
the west side of Chicago to downtown Chicago and O'Hare Airport. Final 
agency actions: FONSI issued on June 12, 2006; Section 106 Finding of 
No Adverse Effect; project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. 
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment issued May 5, 2006.
    3. Project name and location: East Side Transit Center; Cleveland, 
Ohio. Project sponsor: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. 
Project description: The project is the construction of a bus transfer 
center on Prospect Avenue and East 21st Street. Final agency actions: 
FONSI issued on April 11, 2006; Section 106 Programmatic Agreement; 
project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment issued in August 2005.
    4. Project name and location: Minneapolis Nicollet Hotel Block 
Project; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Project sponsors: City of Minneapolis 
and the Metropolitan Council. Project description: This project 
includes a below-grade bus layover facility with the capacity for the 
layover of 26 buses, and an enclosed, at-grade passenger waiting area. 
A private, mixed-used development with approximately 300 dwelling 
units, parking and retail space will be located on the first and second 
floors above the at-grade passenger waiting area. Final agency actions: 
FONSI issued on August 3, 2005; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement. 
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment issued in July 2005.
    5. Project name and location: Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail 
Project, Minneapolis to Big Lake, Minnesota. Project sponsors: 
Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Northstar Corridor 
Development Authority. Project description: This project is a 40-mile 
commuter rail line on existing railroad right-of-way from downtown 
Minneapolis to Big Lake, Minnesota with stations in downtown 
Minneapolis, Fridley, Coon Rapids-Riverdale, Anoka, Elk River and Big 
Lake. The project also includes a light rail transit (LRT) component, 
which is a four block extension of the existing Hiawatha LRT line from 
the Warehouse District Station to the downtown Minneapolis Intermodal 
Station where transfers between the LRT and commuter rail line will 
occur. Final agency actions: ROD issued on December 12, 2002; FONSI on 
project changes issued on March 15, 2006; Section 4(f) finding; and 
Section 106 Programmatic Agreement. Supporting documentation: Final 
Environmental Impact Statement issued on April 5, 2002; Environmental 
Assessment issued on December 22, 2005.
    6. Project name and location: North Shore Connector, Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania. Project sponsor: Port Authority of Allegheny County. 
Project description: The project is a 1.4 mile extension of the light 
rail transit line from Gateway Center Station in downtown, through a 
tunnel under the Allegheny River to a terminus just west of Allegheny 
Avenue on the Pittsburgh North Shore. The project includes three new 
stations--Gateway, North Side, and Allegheny. Final agency actions: 
Amended ROD issued on June 15, 2006; Section 106 Programmatic 
Agreement; Section 4(f) finding; project-level Air Quality Conformity 
determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact 
Statement issued May 3, 2002.
    7. Project name and location: Mid-City/Exposition Corridor Light 
Rail Transit Project, Los Angeles, California. Project sponsor: Los 
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). Project 
description: The Mid-City/Exposition Corridor Project is a light rail 
transit (LRT) project that will run 8.6 miles from 7th Street/Metro 
Center Station in downtown Los Angeles to the intersection of 
Washington and National Boulevards in Culver City. The LRT will operate 
in a dual-track configuration mainly at-grade on existing streets or in 
a street-median right-of-way owned by LACMTA. The project includes 
eight new LRT stations and three grade separations: one below-grade 
segment at Flower and Figueroa Streets; an aerial segment at La Brea 
Avenue; and an aerial segment at La Cienega Boulevard, extending over 
Jefferson Boulevard and the Ballona Creek to Fay Avenue in Culver City. 
Final agency actions: ROD issued on February 24, 2006; Section 106 
Finding of No Adverse Effect; project-level Air Quality Conformity 
determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact 
Statement issued on October 14, 2005.
    8. Project name and location: North Link Light Rail Transit 
Project, Seattle, Washington. Project sponsor: Central Puget Sound 
Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit). Project description: The 
project is a 5-station, 7-mile extension of the light rail transit 
(LRT) system in Seattle. The LRT extension would operate in exclusive 
right-of-way between Northgate area in north Seattle and downtown 
Seattle, with stations at Northgate, Roosevelt, the University 
District, Husky Stadium, and Capitol Hill. Final agency actions: ROD 
issued on June 7, 2006; Section 106 Finding of No Adverse Effect; 
project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting 
documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued November 5, 
1999; Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement issued April 7, 
2006.

    Issued on: August 10, 2006.
David B. Simpson,
Acting Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, 
Washington, DC.
 [FR Doc. E6-13533 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am]
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