Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects, 70449-70450 [E6-20390]

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All West Coachlines, LLC .......................................... Amador Stage Lines ................................................... Celebrity Coaches of America ................................... Chinese Hosts, Inc ..................................................... Coach USA Elko, LLC ................................................ Coach USA Los Angeles ........................................... El Camino Charter Lines, Inc ..................................... Franciscan Lines ........................................................ Grand Tours ............................................................... H&L Charter Co., Inc .................................................. LD Tours, LLC ............................................................ Polynesian Adventure Tours, Inc ............................... RDH Transportation Services, Inc ............................. Ryan’s Express Transportation .................................. 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The incremental capital cost for adding wheelchair lift equipment to any new vehicles delivered on or after June 9, 1998, the effective date of Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–21), is eligible for funding under the OTRB Accessibility Program. Applicants selected for funding may be contacted by FTA regional offices if additional information is needed before grants are made. Awards are processed through FTA’s electronic grants management system, TEAM–WEB, and the project ID listed will be used to track the obligation of funds for the projects selected. The grant applications will be sent to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for certification under labor protection requirements pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). After referring applications to affected employees represented by a labor organization, DOL will issue a certification to FTA. Terms and conditions of the certification will be incorporated in the FTA grant agreement under the new guidelines, replacing those in 29 CFR Part 215. Please see Amendment to Section 5333(b), Guidelines to Carry Out New Programs Authorized by the VerDate Aug<31>2005 11:51 Dec 01, 2006 Jkt 211001 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–21); Final Rule (64 FR 40990, July 28, 1999). Issued in Washington, DC, this 28th day of November, 2006. James S. Simpson, Administrator. [FR Doc. E6–20426 Filed 12–1–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–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. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for public transportation projects in the following metropolitan areas: Brownsville, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; San Francisco, California; and Washington, DC. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject projects and to activate the PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total Project ID limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions. DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising the public of final agency actions subject to Title 23 United States Code (USC) § 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 June 4, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Ossi, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202–366–1613, or Christopher Van Wyk, Office of Chief Counsel, 202–366–1733. 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 E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 70450 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 232 / Monday, December 4, 2006 / Notices in other documents in the FTA administrative record for the project. The final agency environmental decision documents—Records of Decision (RODs) or 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 metropolitan area where the project is located. Contact information for the FTA Regional Offices may be found at https://www.fta.dot.gov. 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: Multimodal Terminal Facility; Brownsville, Texas. Project sponsors: City of Brownsville and the Brownsville Urban System (BUS). Project description: The project is the construction of a multimodal facility in the Brownsville central business district. The facility includes a bus terminal with bus bays and canopies, and automobile parking on a 5-acre site. Final agency action: FONSI issued August 21, 2006. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Assessment: Multimodal Terminal Facility, August 2006. 2. Project name and location: Long Lake Station Parking Expansion; metropolitan Chicago, Illinois. Project sponsor: Metra Commuter Rail. Project description: Construction of parking facilities at the existing Metra Commuter Rail Station in the Village of Round Lake in Illinois. Final agency action: FONSI issued on July 18, 2006. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, June 2006. 3. Project name and location: Market Street Plaza Improvement; Dayton, Ohio. Project sponsor: Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority. Project description: The project is the construction of an off-street bus terminal and layover area on the block bounded by Third and Fourth streets, and Main and Jefferson streets in Dayton. The site is currently occupied by the vacant Admiral Benbow hotel building, which will be demolished. VerDate Aug<31>2005 11:51 Dec 01, 2006 Jkt 211001 Final agency actions: FONSI issued on August 1, 2006; Section 106 Finding of No Adverse Effect. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, June 2006. 4. Project name and location: BART Warm Springs Extension Project; metropolitan San Francisco, California. Project sponsors: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). Project description: This project is a 5.4mile extension of the BART heavy rail system on the east side of San Francisco Bay from its current terminus at the Fremont Station in Fremont to a new station in Warm Springs. The extension will also include a new station at Irvington if sufficient funding is available. Final agency actions: ROD issued on October 24, 2006; Section 4(f) finding; Section 4(f) de minimis impact finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity determination; consultation with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, resulting in DOI’s issuance of a Biological Opinion. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation: BART Warm Springs Extension issued on July 14, 2006. 5. Project name and location: Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project; metropolitan Washington, DC. Project sponsors: Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Project description: The project is an extension of the Washington regional Metrorail system in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia. It will include approximately 23 miles of electricallypowered rapid rail transit operating in exclusive right-of-way with at-grade, aerial, and subway sections, 11 new stations, parking facilities, new and improved yard and shop facilities, new rail vehicles, and related systems and equipment. The project has two phases with the first phase extending from the existing Metrorail Orange Line near the West Falls Church Station through Tysons Corner to a temporary terminus at Wiehle Avenue in Reston. The second phase of the project will extend west of Wiehle Avenue to Dulles International Airport and eastern Loudoun County. Between Tysons Corner and the Airport, the project is generally aligned in the median of the Dulles International Airport Access Highway. Final agency actions: Amended ROD issued on November 17, 2006; Section 4(f) finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity determination. Supporting PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement issued on December 23, 2004; Environmental Assessment, February 2006. Issued on: November 28, 2006. Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Associate Administrator, for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC. [FR Doc. E6–20390 Filed 12–1–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–33 (Sub-No. 234X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company— Abandonment Exemption—in Washington County, MN Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 0.81-mile line of railroad known as the Stillwater Industrial Lead, extending from milepost 4.69 to milepost 5.50 near Stillwater in Washington County, MN. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 55082 and 55083.1 UP has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the line; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.— Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. 1 Pursuant to 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(2), the railroad must file a verified notice with the Board at least 50 days before the abandonment or discontinuance is to be consummated. The applicant initially indicated a proposed consummation date of January 2, 2007, but because the verified notice was filed on November 14, 2006, consummation may not take place prior to January 3, 2007. E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 232 (Monday, December 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70449-70450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20390]


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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 metropolitan areas: Brownsville, Texas; Chicago, 
Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; San Francisco, California; and Washington, DC. 
The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental 
decisions by FTA on the subject projects and to activate the limitation 
on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions.

DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising the public of final agency 
actions subject to Title 23 United States Code (USC) Sec.  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 June 4, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Ossi, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202-366-1613, or 
Christopher Van Wyk, Office of Chief Counsel, 202-366-1733. 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

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in other documents in the FTA administrative record for the project. 
The final agency environmental decision documents--Records of Decision 
(RODs) or 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 metropolitan area where the 
project is located. Contact information for the FTA Regional Offices 
may be found at https://www.fta.dot.gov.
    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: Multimodal Terminal Facility; 
Brownsville, Texas. Project sponsors: City of Brownsville and the 
Brownsville Urban System (BUS). Project description: The project is the 
construction of a multimodal facility in the Brownsville central 
business district. The facility includes a bus terminal with bus bays 
and canopies, and automobile parking on a 5-acre site. Final agency 
action: FONSI issued August 21, 2006. Supporting documentation: Final 
Environmental Assessment: Multimodal Terminal Facility, August 2006.
    2. Project name and location: Long Lake Station Parking Expansion; 
metropolitan Chicago, Illinois. Project sponsor: Metra Commuter Rail. 
Project description: Construction of parking facilities at the existing 
Metra Commuter Rail Station in the Village of Round Lake in Illinois. 
Final agency action: FONSI issued on July 18, 2006. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment, June 2006.
    3. Project name and location: Market Street Plaza Improvement; 
Dayton, Ohio. Project sponsor: Greater Dayton Regional Transit 
Authority. Project description: The project is the construction of an 
off-street bus terminal and layover area on the block bounded by Third 
and Fourth streets, and Main and Jefferson streets in Dayton. The site 
is currently occupied by the vacant Admiral Benbow hotel building, 
which will be demolished. Final agency actions: FONSI issued on August 
1, 2006; Section 106 Finding of No Adverse Effect. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment, June 2006.
    4. Project name and location: BART Warm Springs Extension Project; 
metropolitan San Francisco, California. Project sponsors: San Francisco 
Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). Project description: This 
project is a 5.4-mile extension of the BART heavy rail system on the 
east side of San Francisco Bay from its current terminus at the Fremont 
Station in Fremont to a new station in Warm Springs. The extension will 
also include a new station at Irvington if sufficient funding is 
available. Final agency actions: ROD issued on October 24, 2006; 
Section 4(f) finding; Section 4(f) de minimis impact finding; Section 
106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality Conformity 
determination; consultation with the U.S. Department of the Interior 
(DOI) under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, resulting in DOI's 
issuance of a Biological Opinion. Supporting documentation: Final 
Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation: BART Warm 
Springs Extension issued on July 14, 2006.
    5. Project name and location: Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project; 
metropolitan Washington, DC. Project sponsors: Virginia Department of 
Rail and Public Transportation, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority (WMATA), and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. 
Project description: The project is an extension of the Washington 
regional Metrorail system in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia. It 
will include approximately 23 miles of electrically-powered rapid rail 
transit operating in exclusive right-of-way with at-grade, aerial, and 
subway sections, 11 new stations, parking facilities, new and improved 
yard and shop facilities, new rail vehicles, and related systems and 
equipment. The project has two phases with the first phase extending 
from the existing Metrorail Orange Line near the West Falls Church 
Station through Tysons Corner to a temporary terminus at Wiehle Avenue 
in Reston. The second phase of the project will extend west of Wiehle 
Avenue to Dulles International Airport and eastern Loudoun County. 
Between Tysons Corner and the Airport, the project is generally aligned 
in the median of the Dulles International Airport Access Highway. Final 
agency actions: Amended ROD issued on November 17, 2006; Section 4(f) 
finding; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level Air Quality 
Conformity determination. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental 
Impact Statement issued on December 23, 2004; Environmental Assessment, 
February 2006.

     Issued on: November 28, 2006.
Brigid Hynes-Cherin,
Associate Administrator, for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. E6-20390 Filed 12-1-06; 8:45 am]
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