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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.
SUMMARY: This notice announces final
environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
for public transportation projects in the
following areas: San Francisco,
California; Miami, Florida; Sacramento,
California; and Hudson County, New
Jersey and New York, New York. 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
(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
July 27, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Zelasko, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Planning
and Environment, 202–366–0244, or
Christopher Van Wyk, AttorneyAdvisor, Office of Chief Counsel, 202–
366–1733. FTA is located at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. EST, 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 each project to
comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and
in other documents in the FTA
administrative record for the
corresponding project. The final agency
environmental decision documents—
Records of Decision (ROD) or Findings
of No Significant Impact (FONSI)—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
corresponding FTA Regional Office for
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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 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]. This notice does
not, however, alter or extend the
limitation period of 180 days for
challenges of project decisions subject
to previous notices published in the
Federal Register (e.g., this notice does
not extend the limitation on claims
announced in the Federal Register on
November 2, 2007, for the ROD issued
for the Miami-Dade Orange Line Phase
2 Project).
The projects and actions that are the
subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: Central
Subway Project, San Francisco,
California.
Project sponsor: San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Authority
(SFMTA).
Project description: The FTA and
SFMTA have completed a Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (FSEIS) and Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Report (FSEIR) for the Central Subway
Project, an extension of the Third Street
Light Rail Project. SFMTA will build a
1.7-mile extension along Fourth and
Stockton Streets from the existing Third
Street Light Rail Station at Fourth and
King Streets to a new terminus in
Chinatown at Stockton and Jackson
Streets. The light rail transit will
transition to subway operation at a
portal under the I–80 Freeway and
continue along Fourth Street in a twintunnel configuration. The Central
Subway project includes one surface
station between Brannan and Bryant
Streets and three subway stations:
Moscone, Union Square/Market Street,
and Chinatown. A temporary
construction tunnel would extend
beyond the Chinatown Station under
Stockton Street to Columbus Avenue
near Washington Square. Final Agency
Actions: ROD signed on November 26,
2008; Section 106 Memorandum of
Agreement signed on November 5, 2008;
Project-level Air Quality Conformity
determination; and Section 4(f) de
minimis impact finding. Supporting
documentation: Central Subway Project
Supplemental Final Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
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Impact Report published on October 3,
2008.
2. Project name and location: MiamiDade Orange Line Phase 2: North
Corridor Metrorail Extension, Miami,
Florida (the ‘‘Project’’). Project sponsor:
Miami-Dade Transit Project description:
The FTA and Miami-Dade Transit
prepared a Supplemental
Environmental Assessment on changes
made to the Project after FTA signed a
Record of Decision on April 26, 2007.
The Project involves a 9.2-mile heavy
rail transit extension of the existing
Metrorail system that would run along
NW. 27th Avenue from NW. 76th Street
to NW. 215th Street. Changes to the
Project introduced since the ROD
include modifying the location and
layout of the NW. 82nd Street Station,
identifying a new relocation site for the
North Central Branch Library, shifting
the alignment and station configuration
at NW. 103rd Street Station, identifying
a new location for the NW. 119th Street
Station, and proposing new locations for
the Park and Ride facilities at NW.
199th Street and NW. 215th Street
Station Park and Ride Facilities. Final
agency actions: FONSI signed on
November 7, 2008; Section 106 Finding
of No Historic Properties Affected.
Supporting documentation: Miami-Dade
Orange Line Phase 2: North Corridor
Metrorail Extension Supplemental
Environmental Assessment published in
August 2008.
3. Project name and location: South
Sacramento Corridor Phase 2 Extension
Project, Sacramento, California. Project
sponsor: Sacramento Regional Transit
District (RT). Project description: FTA
and RT have prepared a Supplemental
Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Subsequent Final Environmental Impact
Report for a 4.3-mile Light Rail Transit
(LRT) extension from the South Line at
Meadowview Road to Cosumnes River
College. The LRT project includes the
construction of four stations at Morrison
Creek, Franklin, Center Parkway, and
the Cosumnes River College. Final
agency actions: ROD signed on
December 18, 2008; Project-level Air
Quality Conformity determination;
Consultation with U.S. Department of
Interior (DOI) under Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act resulting in
DOI’s issuance of a Biological Opinion;
Section 106 Finding of No Historic
Properties Affected. Supporting
documentation: Supplemental Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Subsequent Final Environmental Impact
Report for the South Sacramento
Corridor Phase 2 Extension Project
published on October 17, 2008.
4. Project name and location: Access
to the Region’s Core Project (ARC),
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Hudson County, New Jersey and New
York City, New York. Project sponsor:
New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit). Project
description: FTA and NJ Transit have
completed a Final Environmental
Impact Statement for a 7.6 mile
commuter rail project that includes a
new commuter rail tunnel under the
Hudson River from New Jersey into
Manhattan, a new commuter rail station
near the existing Penn Station New
York, and the track capacity expansion
of the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey
from the Koppers Coke site in Kearny
through the Frank R. Lautenberg Station
in Secaucusto the portal of the new
Hudson River tunnel near Tonnelle
Avenue. Key components of the project
include a new direct connection at
Secaucus between the Northeast
Corridor and the Main, Bergen County,
and Pascack Valley lines; two new
single track tunnels under the Palisades
in New Jersey and the Hudson River and
through the west side of Manhattan to
the new underground 6-track station
that will end at Fifth Avenue and West
34th Street in Manhattan; and a mid-day
train storage yard on the Koppers Coke
site, two fan plants/construction access
shafts in New Jersey, and four fan
plants/construction access shafts in
Manhattan. Final agency actions: ROD
signed on January 14, 2009, Project-level
Air Quality Conformity Determination,
Section 4(f) finding, Section 106
Programmatic Agreement dated October
13, 2008, Finding of no practicable
alternative to significant encroachment
into floodplains in accordance with
Executive Order 11988, and Finding of
no practicable alternative to new
construction in wetlands in accordance
with Executive Order 11990. Supporting
documentation: Access to the Region’s
Core Project Final Environmental
Impact Statement published on
November 7, 2008.
Issued on: January 15, 2009.
Susan Borinsky,
Associate Administrator for Planning and
Environment, Washington, DC.
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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 areas: San Francisco, California; Miami, Florida;
Sacramento, California; and Hudson County, New Jersey and New York, New
York. 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 (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 July 27, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Zelasko, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202-366-
0244, or Christopher Van Wyk, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief
Counsel, 202-366-1733. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST,
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 each project to comply with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and in other documents in
the FTA administrative record for the corresponding project. The final
agency environmental decision documents--Records of Decision (ROD) or
Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI)--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 corresponding 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 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].
This notice does not, however, alter or extend the limitation period of
180 days for challenges of project decisions subject to previous
notices published in the Federal Register (e.g., this notice does not
extend the limitation on claims announced in the Federal Register on
November 2, 2007, for the ROD issued for the Miami-Dade Orange Line
Phase 2 Project).
The projects and actions that are the subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: Central Subway Project, San
Francisco, California.
Project sponsor: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority
(SFMTA).
Project description: The FTA and SFMTA have completed a Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) and Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR) for the Central Subway
Project, an extension of the Third Street Light Rail Project. SFMTA
will build a 1.7-mile extension along Fourth and Stockton Streets from
the existing Third Street Light Rail Station at Fourth and King Streets
to a new terminus in Chinatown at Stockton and Jackson Streets. The
light rail transit will transition to subway operation at a portal
under the I-80 Freeway and continue along Fourth Street in a twin-
tunnel configuration. The Central Subway project includes one surface
station between Brannan and Bryant Streets and three subway stations:
Moscone, Union Square/Market Street, and Chinatown. A temporary
construction tunnel would extend beyond the Chinatown Station under
Stockton Street to Columbus Avenue near Washington Square. Final Agency
Actions: ROD signed on November 26, 2008; Section 106 Memorandum of
Agreement signed on November 5, 2008; Project-level Air Quality
Conformity determination; and Section 4(f) de minimis impact finding.
Supporting documentation: Central Subway Project Supplemental Final
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
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Impact Report published on October 3, 2008.
2. Project name and location: Miami-Dade Orange Line Phase 2: North
Corridor Metrorail Extension, Miami, Florida (the ``Project''). Project
sponsor: Miami-Dade Transit Project description: The FTA and Miami-Dade
Transit prepared a Supplemental Environmental Assessment on changes
made to the Project after FTA signed a Record of Decision on April 26,
2007. The Project involves a 9.2-mile heavy rail transit extension of
the existing Metrorail system that would run along NW. 27th Avenue from
NW. 76th Street to NW. 215th Street. Changes to the Project introduced
since the ROD include modifying the location and layout of the NW. 82nd
Street Station, identifying a new relocation site for the North Central
Branch Library, shifting the alignment and station configuration at NW.
103rd Street Station, identifying a new location for the NW. 119th
Street Station, and proposing new locations for the Park and Ride
facilities at NW. 199th Street and NW. 215th Street Station Park and
Ride Facilities. Final agency actions: FONSI signed on November 7,
2008; Section 106 Finding of No Historic Properties Affected.
Supporting documentation: Miami-Dade Orange Line Phase 2: North
Corridor Metrorail Extension Supplemental Environmental Assessment
published in August 2008.
3. Project name and location: South Sacramento Corridor Phase 2
Extension Project, Sacramento, California. Project sponsor: Sacramento
Regional Transit District (RT). Project description: FTA and RT have
prepared a Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement/Subsequent
Final Environmental Impact Report for a 4.3-mile Light Rail Transit
(LRT) extension from the South Line at Meadowview Road to Cosumnes
River College. The LRT project includes the construction of four
stations at Morrison Creek, Franklin, Center Parkway, and the Cosumnes
River College. Final agency actions: ROD signed on December 18, 2008;
Project-level Air Quality Conformity determination; Consultation with
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) under Section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act resulting in DOI's issuance of a Biological Opinion;
Section 106 Finding of No Historic Properties Affected. Supporting
documentation: Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Subsequent Final Environmental Impact Report for the South Sacramento
Corridor Phase 2 Extension Project published on October 17, 2008.
4. Project name and location: Access to the Region's Core Project
(ARC), Hudson County, New Jersey and New York City, New York. Project
sponsor: New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit). Project description: FTA and
NJ Transit have completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement for a
7.6 mile commuter rail project that includes a new commuter rail tunnel
under the Hudson River from New Jersey into Manhattan, a new commuter
rail station near the existing Penn Station New York, and the track
capacity expansion of the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey from the
Koppers Coke site in Kearny through the Frank R. Lautenberg Station in
Secaucusto the portal of the new Hudson River tunnel near Tonnelle
Avenue. Key components of the project include a new direct connection
at Secaucus between the Northeast Corridor and the Main, Bergen County,
and Pascack Valley lines; two new single track tunnels under the
Palisades in New Jersey and the Hudson River and through the west side
of Manhattan to the new underground 6-track station that will end at
Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street in Manhattan; and a mid-day train
storage yard on the Koppers Coke site, two fan plants/construction
access shafts in New Jersey, and four fan plants/construction access
shafts in Manhattan. Final agency actions: ROD signed on January 14,
2009, Project-level Air Quality Conformity Determination, Section 4(f)
finding, Section 106 Programmatic Agreement dated October 13, 2008,
Finding of no practicable alternative to significant encroachment into
floodplains in accordance with Executive Order 11988, and Finding of no
practicable alternative to new construction in wetlands in accordance
with Executive Order 11990. Supporting documentation: Access to the
Region's Core Project Final Environmental Impact Statement published on
November 7, 2008.
Issued on: January 15, 2009.
Susan Borinsky,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
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