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Project, Unincorporated Orange County,
in the County of Orange, State of
California. Those actions grant licenses,
permits, and approvals for the project.
DATES: By this notice, Caltrans is
advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. § 139(l)(1).
A claim seeking judicial review of the
Federal agency actions on the highway
project will be barred unless the claim
is filed on or before March 22, 2011. 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 that shorter time period still
applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Baker, Senior Environmental
Planner, California Department of
Transportation, 3347 Michelson Drive,
Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612–1692; office
hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m., (949) 724–2552; and
Charles_Baker@dot.ca.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
pursuant to its assigned responsibilities
under 23 U.S.C. 327 has taken final
agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C.
139(l)(1) by approving the following
highway project in the State of
California: The project proposes to
widen the existing Antonio Parkway for
an approximate 1.4-mile segment within
unincorporated Orange County. The
Project limits begin at approximately
2,000 feet south of the intersection at
Covenant Hills Drive (the southern
boundary of the Ladera Ranch Planned
Community) and extend to
approximately 900 feet south of the
intersection with State Route 74 (SR–
74), which is known locally as Ortega
Highway. The improvements would
utilize the existing roadway centerline,
profile, and standard super-elevation
rates. The improvements are consistent
with the local and regional long-range
planning programs. FHWA Project
Reference No. 12–932073L. The actions
by Caltrans, and the laws under which
such actions were taken, are described
in the Final Environmental Assessment
(FEA) and Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) for the project, both
approved on July 30, 2010, and in other
documents in Caltrans project records.
The FEA, and other project records are
available by contacting the California
Department of Transportation at the
address provided above. The FEA can
be viewed and downloaded from the
project Web site at https://
www.dot.ca.gov/dist12/files/antonio/
index.htm.
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decisions as of the issuance date of this
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notice and all laws under which such
actions were taken, including but not
limited to:
1. The National Environmental Policy
Act.
2. Clean Water Act.
3. Federal Endangered Species Act.
4. Clean Air Act.
5. The National Historic Preservation
Act.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Issued on September 16, 2010.
Karen Bobo,
Director, Local Programs, Federal Highway
Administration, Sacramento, California.
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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:
This notice announces final
environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
for the following projects: (1) Colorado
Department of Transportation, U.S. 36
Corridor, Boulder, CO; (2) Ames Transit
Agency, Intermodal Transit Facility,
Ames, IA; (3) Seldovia Village Tribe,
Seldovia Bay Ferry Homer Dock and
Pier Project, Seldovia, AK; (4) Santa
Clara Valley Transportation Authority,
Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor
Project, Santa Clara County, CA; (5)
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris
County, Texas, University Corridor
Fixed Guideway Transit Project,
Houston, TX; (6) Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority, Science Park/
West End Station, Boston, MA; (7)
Ramsey County Regional Railroad
Authority, Saint Paul Union Depot,
Saint Paul, MN; (8) Florida Department
of Transportation, Central Florida
Commuter Rail Transit, Orlando, FL;
and (9) Lehigh and Northampton
Transportation Authority, Easton
Intermodal Transportation Center,
Easton, PA. The purpose of this notice
is to announce publicly the
environmental decisions by FTA on the
subject projects and to activate the
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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 Section 139(l) of Title 23,
United States Code (U.S.C.). 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 March 22, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Grasty, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Office of Planning and
Environment, 202–366–9139, 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 project.
Interested parties may contact either the
project sponsor or the relevant FTA
Regional Office for more information on
these projects. Contact information for
FTA’s 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, 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. For example, this
notice does not extend the limitation on
claims announced for earlier decisions
on the U.S. 36 Corridor Project or the
Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit
project.
The projects and actions that are the
subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: U.S. 36
Corridor, Boulder, CO. Project sponsor:
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Colorado Department of Transportation.
Project description: The project’s
purpose is to improve mobility along
the U.S. 36 corridor from Interstate 25
in Adams County to Foothills Parkway/
Table Mesa Drive in Boulder. The
project includes the reconstruction of
U.S. 36 road surface, one bufferseparated managed lane, bus rapid
transit (BRT) ramp stations, auxiliary
lanes between most interchanges, a
bikeway the entire length of the project,
and alternative transportation strategies.
Final agency actions: Section 106
Memorandum of Agreement dated
December 2009; project-level air quality
conformity determination; Section 4(f)
de minimis impact determination; and a
ROD dated December 2009. Supporting
documentation: FEIS U.S. 36 Corridor
dated October 2009.
2. Project name and location: Ames
Intermodal Transit Facility, Ames, IA.
Project sponsor: Ames Transit Agency.
Project description: The project will
provide multiple transportation uses on
a five-acre site, including bus bays, taxi
stands, and bike paths. Final agency
actions: Documented Categorical
Exclusion designation; Section 106
finding of no adverse effect. Supporting
documentation: Documented
Categorical Exclusion dated March
2010.
3. Project name and location:
Seldovia Bay Ferry Homer Dock and
Pier Project, Seldovia, AK. Project
sponsor: Seldovia Village Tribe. Project
description: The project will retrofit the
City of Homer Small Boat Harbor docks
to provide ADA access and facilitate
light-freight service for passengers on
the Seldovia Bay Ferry vessel. The
improvements include the construction
of a new passenger pier, a gangway, and
light-freight pier. Final agency actions:
Section 106 finding of no adverse effect;
Section 4(f) no use determination; and
a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) signed June 2010. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment dated April 2010.
4. Project name and location: Silicon
Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project,
Santa Clara County, CA. Project
sponsor: Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority. Project
description: The project includes the
design and construction of a 9.9 mile
extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit
(BART) system from the Warm Spring
station in Fremont to new stations in
Milipitas and San Jose. Final agency
actions: Section 106 Programmatic
Agreement dated March 2010; projectlevel air quality conformity
determination; Section 4(f)
determination; and a Record of Decision
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dated June 2010. Supporting
documentation: FEIS dated April 2010.
5. Project name and location:
University Corridor Fixed Guideway
Transit Project, Houston, TX. Project
sponsor: Metropolitan Transit Authority
of Harris County, Texas. Project
description: The project is an 11.36 mile
light rail transit corridor that connects
Hillcroft Transit Center and the
Eastwood Transit Center. Final agency
actions: Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; project-level air quality
conformity determination; Section 4(f)
de minimis impact determination; and a
Record of Decision dated July 2010.
Supporting documentation: FEIS dated
January 2010.
6. Project name and location: Science
Park/West End Station, Boston, MA.
Project sponsor: Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority. Project
description: The project will renovate
the existing Science Park/West End
Station to comply with ADA. The
renovations include the construction of
two elevator towers and lobbies, an
elevator connecting bridge, new grade
level stairs, new station platforms, and
rehabilitation of stairway enclosures.
Final agency actions: Section 106
Memorandum of Agreement; Section
4(f) determination; and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) signed July
2010. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment dated June
2009.
7. Project name and location: Saint
Paul Union Depot, St. Paul, MN. Project
sponsor: Ramsey County Regional
Railroad Authority. Project description:
The project is a rehabilitation and reuse
of Saint Paul’s historic Union Depot as
a multi-modal transit hub. Union Depot
will be restored as a passenger
transportation terminal by providing
services for Amtrak, Greyhound, and
Jefferson Line buses, Metro buses, taxi
service, bicycle services, and pedestrian
connections. Final agency actions:
Section 106 Programmatic Agreement;
Section 4(f) determination; and a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) signed April 2010. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment dated August 2009.
8. Project name and location: Central
Florida Commuter Rail Transit,
Orlando, FL. Project sponsor: Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT).
Project description: FDOT is proposing
to operate a commuter rail project on
approximately 61 miles of existing
freight rail tracks that traverse Orange,
Seminole, Volusia, and Osceola
counties in the greater metropolitan area
of Orlando, Florida. The project will
involve the construction of 17 stations
and a new vehicle storage and
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maintenance facility. This action is on
the second Supplemental
Environmental Assessment (SEA) and
related supporting documentation for
the Central Florida Commuter Rail
Transit (CFCRT) project. The revisions
made in the second SEA include
changes to seven stations and a change
in vehicle technology. This SEA was
performed subsequent to the Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued
by FTA on April 27, 2007, and first
Addendum to the FONSI issued on July
22, 2008. Final agency actions: Finding
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) signed
September 2010. Supporting
documentation: Second Supplemental
Environmental Assessment dated April
2010.
9. Project name and location: Easton
Intermodal Transportation Center,
Easton, PA. Project sponsor: The project
is a 2.4-acre intermodal transportation
center. The center will consist of a bus
transfer center, an elevated parking
structure, an at-grade parking area, three
access points, a three-story commercial
building, and a park. Final agency
actions: Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; project-level air quality
conformity determination; Section 4(f)
no use determination; and a Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) signed
September 2010. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment dated July 2010.
Issued on: September 15, 2010.
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 the following projects: (1)
Colorado Department of Transportation, U.S. 36 Corridor, Boulder, CO;
(2) Ames Transit Agency, Intermodal Transit Facility, Ames, IA; (3)
Seldovia Village Tribe, Seldovia Bay Ferry Homer Dock and Pier Project,
Seldovia, AK; (4) Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Silicon
Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project, Santa Clara County, CA; (5)
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, University
Corridor Fixed Guideway Transit Project, Houston, TX; (6) Massachusetts
Bay Transportation Authority, Science Park/West End Station, Boston,
MA; (7) Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, Saint Paul Union
Depot, Saint Paul, MN; (8) Florida Department of Transportation,
Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit, Orlando, FL; and (9) Lehigh and
Northampton Transportation Authority, Easton Intermodal Transportation
Center, Easton, PA. 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 Section 139(l) of Title 23, United States Code
(U.S.C.). 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 March 22, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Grasty, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202-366-9139, 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 project. Interested parties may
contact either the project sponsor or the relevant FTA Regional Office
for more information on these projects. Contact information for FTA's
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, 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. For example, this notice
does not extend the limitation on claims announced for earlier
decisions on the U.S. 36 Corridor Project or the Central Florida
Commuter Rail Transit project.
The projects and actions that are the subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: U.S. 36 Corridor, Boulder, CO.
Project sponsor:
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Colorado Department of Transportation. Project description: The
project's purpose is to improve mobility along the U.S. 36 corridor
from Interstate 25 in Adams County to Foothills Parkway/Table Mesa
Drive in Boulder. The project includes the reconstruction of U.S. 36
road surface, one buffer-separated managed lane, bus rapid transit
(BRT) ramp stations, auxiliary lanes between most interchanges, a
bikeway the entire length of the project, and alternative
transportation strategies. Final agency actions: Section 106 Memorandum
of Agreement dated December 2009; project-level air quality conformity
determination; Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination; and a ROD
dated December 2009. Supporting documentation: FEIS U.S. 36 Corridor
dated October 2009.
2. Project name and location: Ames Intermodal Transit Facility,
Ames, IA. Project sponsor: Ames Transit Agency. Project description:
The project will provide multiple transportation uses on a five-acre
site, including bus bays, taxi stands, and bike paths. Final agency
actions: Documented Categorical Exclusion designation; Section 106
finding of no adverse effect. Supporting documentation: Documented
Categorical Exclusion dated March 2010.
3. Project name and location: Seldovia Bay Ferry Homer Dock and
Pier Project, Seldovia, AK. Project sponsor: Seldovia Village Tribe.
Project description: The project will retrofit the City of Homer Small
Boat Harbor docks to provide ADA access and facilitate light-freight
service for passengers on the Seldovia Bay Ferry vessel. The
improvements include the construction of a new passenger pier, a
gangway, and light-freight pier. Final agency actions: Section 106
finding of no adverse effect; Section 4(f) no use determination; and a
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) signed June 2010. Supporting
documentation: Environmental Assessment dated April 2010.
4. Project name and location: Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor
Project, Santa Clara County, CA. Project sponsor: Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority. Project description: The project includes the
design and construction of a 9.9 mile extension of the Bay Area Rapid
Transit (BART) system from the Warm Spring station in Fremont to new
stations in Milipitas and San Jose. Final agency actions: Section 106
Programmatic Agreement dated March 2010; project-level air quality
conformity determination; Section 4(f) determination; and a Record of
Decision dated June 2010. Supporting documentation: FEIS dated April
2010.
5. Project name and location: University Corridor Fixed Guideway
Transit Project, Houston, TX. Project sponsor: Metropolitan Transit
Authority of Harris County, Texas. Project description: The project is
an 11.36 mile light rail transit corridor that connects Hillcroft
Transit Center and the Eastwood Transit Center. Final agency actions:
Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; project-level air quality
conformity determination; Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination;
and a Record of Decision dated July 2010. Supporting documentation:
FEIS dated January 2010.
6. Project name and location: Science Park/West End Station,
Boston, MA. Project sponsor: Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority. Project description: The project will renovate the existing
Science Park/West End Station to comply with ADA. The renovations
include the construction of two elevator towers and lobbies, an
elevator connecting bridge, new grade level stairs, new station
platforms, and rehabilitation of stairway enclosures. Final agency
actions: Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; Section 4(f)
determination; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) signed
July 2010. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment dated
June 2009.
7. Project name and location: Saint Paul Union Depot, St. Paul, MN.
Project sponsor: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority. Project
description: The project is a rehabilitation and reuse of Saint Paul's
historic Union Depot as a multi-modal transit hub. Union Depot will be
restored as a passenger transportation terminal by providing services
for Amtrak, Greyhound, and Jefferson Line buses, Metro buses, taxi
service, bicycle services, and pedestrian connections. Final agency
actions: Section 106 Programmatic Agreement; Section 4(f)
determination; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) signed
April 2010. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment dated
August 2009.
8. Project name and location: Central Florida Commuter Rail
Transit, Orlando, FL. Project sponsor: Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT). Project description: FDOT is proposing to
operate a commuter rail project on approximately 61 miles of existing
freight rail tracks that traverse Orange, Seminole, Volusia, and
Osceola counties in the greater metropolitan area of Orlando, Florida.
The project will involve the construction of 17 stations and a new
vehicle storage and maintenance facility. This action is on the second
Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and related supporting
documentation for the Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit (CFCRT)
project. The revisions made in the second SEA include changes to seven
stations and a change in vehicle technology. This SEA was performed
subsequent to the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued by
FTA on April 27, 2007, and first Addendum to the FONSI issued on July
22, 2008. Final agency actions: Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) signed September 2010. Supporting documentation: Second
Supplemental Environmental Assessment dated April 2010.
9. Project name and location: Easton Intermodal Transportation
Center, Easton, PA. Project sponsor: The project is a 2.4-acre
intermodal transportation center. The center will consist of a bus
transfer center, an elevated parking structure, an at-grade parking
area, three access points, a three-story commercial building, and a
park. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no adverse effect;
project-level air quality conformity determination; Section 4(f) no use
determination; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) signed
September 2010. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment
dated July 2010.
Issued on: September 15, 2010.
Susan Borinsky,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
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