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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) sbX E
Street Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Corridor, Omnitrans, San Bernardino,
CA; (2) Georgia Transit Connector:
Atlanta Streetcar, City of Atlanta and
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, GA; (3)
Baldwin Park Transit Center Project,
City of Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park, CA;
(4) Regional Intermodal Transportation
Center and Runway 33 Safety Area
Restoration at Bob Hope Airport,
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport
Authority, Burbank, CA; (5) Downtown
Transit Center, Des Moines Area
Regional Transit (DART) Authority, Des
Moines, IA; (6) Improvements at
Farmdale Avenue and Exposition
Boulevard for the Exposition Light Rail
Transit Project, Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority,
Los Angeles, CA; (7) Relocation of
Traction Power Substations 3 and 4 for
the Exposition Light Rail Project, Los
Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, Los Angeles,
CA; (8) I–90 Two-Way Transit and High
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Operations
Project, Central Puget Sound Regional
Transit Authority (Sound Transit), King
County, WA; (9) University of
Washington to Sound Transit Link
Pedestrian Connection Project
(Montlake Triangle Project) Sound
Transit North Link Light Rail, Sound
Transit, Seattle, WA; (10) North Metro
Corridor, Regional Transportation
District, Commerce City, Thornton,
Northglenn, and Adams County, CO;
(11) St. Louis Loop Trolley, East-West
Gateway Council of Governments, City
of St. Louis and University City, MO;
(12) Bus Operations and Maintenance
Facility, Worchester Regional Transit
Authority (WRTA), Worchester, MA;
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and (13) Jacksonville Bus Rapid Transit
North Corridor, Jacksonville
Transportation Authority, Jacksonville,
FL. 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 project will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or
before December 16, 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 the project to
comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
in other documents in the FTA
administrative record for the projects.
Interested parties may contact either the
project sponsor or the relevant FTA
Regional Office for more information on
the project. 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. The projects and
actions that are the subject of this notice
are:
1. Project name and location: sbX E
Street Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
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Corridor, San Bernardino, CA. Project
sponsor: Omnitrans. Project description:
The project is a 15.7-mile transit
improvement project connecting the
northern portion of the City of San
Bernardino with the City of Loma Linda.
The route begins near Palm Avenue and
Kendall Drive and ends near the
Veterans Administration hospital at
Barton Road and Benton Street. The
project is combined side- and centerrunning BRT containing segments of
exclusive and mixed-flow lanes. The
sixteen station stops will be placed
approximately one mile apart. Final
agency actions: Section 106 finding of
no historic properties affected; no use of
Section 4(f) properties; project-level air
quality conformity; and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) dated
September 2009.
Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment dated April
2009.
2. Project name and location: Georgia
Transit Connector: Atlanta Streetcar,
Atlanta, GA. Project sponsor: City of
Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid
Transit Authority (MARTA). Project
description: The project consists of a
north/south alignment of 2.7 miles from
the Five Points MARTA rail station in
Downtown along Broad Street and
Peachtree Street to the Arts Center
MARTA rail station in Midtown. The
east/west alignment extends 1.3 miles
between the Martin Luther King Jr.
National Historic Site to the east and
Centennial Olympic Park to the west.
Final agency actions: Section 106
finding of no adverse effect; no use of
Section 4(f) properties; and a Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated
April 2011. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment dated
December 2010.
3. Project name and location: Baldwin
Park Transit Center Project, Baldwin
Park, CA. Project sponsor: City of
Baldwin Park. Project description: The
project consists of the construction and
subsequent operation of the Baldwin
Park Transit Center and involves the
construction of a parking structure,
pedestrian and bicycle facilities, a
pedestrian bridge, and bus layover
facilities. Final agency actions: Section
106 finding of no adverse effect; no use
of Section 4(f) properties; project-level
air quality conformity; and a Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated
April 2011. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment dated
January 2011.
4. Project name and location:
Regional Intermodal Transportation
Center and Runway 33 Safety Area
Restoration at Bob Hope Airport,
Burbank, CA. Project sponsor: Burbank-
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Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.
Project description: FTA is adopting the
Environmental Assessment of the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
on the Regional Intermodal
Transportation Center and Runway 33
Runway Safety Area Restoration Project
at Bob Hope Airport. The proposed FTA
action is the partial funding of the local
and regional transit bus station and bus
passenger waiting lounge, which are
elements of the proposed Regional
Intermodal Transportation Center. Final
agency actions: Section 106 finding of
no historic properties affected; no use of
Section 4(f) properties; and a Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated
December 2010. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment dated December 2010.
5. Project name and location:
Downtown Transit Center, Des Moines,
IA. Project sponsor: Des Moines Area
Regional Transit (DART) Authority.
Project description: The project is a
transit hub located at 616 Cherry Street
on 1.9 acres. The hub will include bus
bays, a loading zone, a public waiting
area, a bicycle storage facility, and office
and vendor space. Final agency actions:
Section 106 finding of no historic
properties affected and no use of
Section 4(f) properties. Supporting
documentation: Documented
Categorical Exclusion dated October
2010.
6. Project name and location:
Improvements at Farmdale Avenue and
Exposition Boulevard for the Exposition
Light Rail Transit Project, Los Angeles,
CA. Project sponsor: Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority. Project description: The
project consists of a new passenger
station at the intersection of Farmdale
and Exposition Boulevard for the
Exposition Light Rail Transit project
that runs from downtown Los Angeles
to Culver City. Final agency actions:
Section 106 finding of no historic
properties affected; Section 4(f) de
minimis impact determination; and a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) dated November 2010.
Supporting documentation:
Supplemental Environmental
Assessment dated October 2010.
7. Project name and location:
Relocation of Traction Power
Substations 3 and 4 for the Exposition
Light Rail Project, Los Angeles, CA.
Project sponsor: Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Project description: The project consists
of the relocation of two Traction Power
Substations (TPSS) for the Exposition
Light Rail Transit project that runs from
downtown Los Angeles to Culver City.
The locations for two of the eight TPSS
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sites along the project alignment have
changed since certification of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/
EIR). Eight TPSS were proposed in the
FEIS/EIR. Final agency actions: Section
106 finding of no historic properties
affected; no use of Section 4(f)
properties; and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) dated
September 2008. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment dated September 2008.
8. Project name and location: I–90
Two-Way Transit and High Occupancy
Vehicle (HOV) Operations Project, King
County, WA. Project sponsor: Central
Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
(Sound Transit). Project description:
The project consists of two new HOV
lanes on the outer roadways of I–90 and
new HOV direct access exit ramps to
Mercer Island. Final agency actions:
Section 106 finding of no historic
properties affected; no use of Section
4(f) properties; project-level air quality
conformity; and a Record of Decision
(ROD) dated April 2011. Supporting
documentation: Final Environmental
Impact Statement dated May 2004.
9. Project name and location:
University of Washington to Sound
Transit Link Pedestrian Connection
Project (Montlake Triangle Project)
Sound Transit North Link Light Rail,
Seattle, WA. Project sponsor: Sound
Transit. Project description: The project
is the North Link of Sound Transit’s
route through Seattle that includes a
station at University of Washington. The
University of Washington Station
identified in the 2006 FEIS included a
grade-separated pedestrian crossing of
Montlake Boulevard, via a tunnel or
bridge. A reevaluation was issued due to
design changes in the Montlake Triangle
and Ranier Vista in the vicinity of the
University of Washington Stadium
Station. Final agency actions: FTA
determination that neither a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement nor a Supplemental
Environmental Assessment is necessary.
Supporting documentation:
Reevaluation dated January 2010.
10. Project name and location: North
Metro Corridor, Commerce City,
Thornton, Northglenn, and Adams
County, CO. Project sponsor: Regional
Transportation District. Project
description: The project is an 18-mile
commuter rail train and track system
between Denver Union Station and the
State Highway 7/162nd Avenue area.
Final agency actions: Section 106
Memorandum of Agreement dated April
2011; Section 4(f) no feasible and
prudent avoidance alternatives and de
minimis impact determinations; project-
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level air quality conformity; and a
Record of Decision (ROD) dated April
2011. Supporting documentation: Final
Environmental Impact Statement dated
January 2011.
11. Project name and location: St.
Louis Loop Trolley, City of St. Louis
and University City, MO. Project
sponsor: East-West Gateway Council of
Governments. Project description: The
project is a two-mile fixed guideway
trolley that will be constructed on
Delmar Boulevard and DeBaliviere
Avenue and run from the History
Museum in Forest Park in St. Louis to
Trinity Avenue in University City. Final
agency actions: Section 106 finding of
no adverse effect; Section 4(f) de
minimis impact determination; and a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) dated May 2011. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment dated March 2011.
12. Project name and location: Bus
Operations and Maintenance Facility,
Worchester, MA. Project sponsor:
Worchester Regional Transit Authority
(WRTA). Project description: The
project is a bus operations and
maintenance facility at 40
Quinsigamond Avenue in Worchester.
The new facility would consist of a twostory building that will be used to store
and maintain the WRTA’s entire fleet of
53 fixed route buses and 16 vans. Final
agency actions: Section 106 finding of
no historic properties affected and no
use of Section 4(f) properties.
Supporting documentation:
Documented Categorical Exclusion
dated March 2011.
13. Project name and location:
Jacksonville Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
North Corridor, Jacksonville, FL. Project
sponsor: Jacksonville Transportation
Authority. Project description: The
project is a 9.28-mile alignment on
existing surface streets and
predominately within existing right-ofway. The project will connect to the
BRT Phase One Downtown project and
includes eight new or enhanced station
areas. Final agency actions: Section 106
finding of no historic properties
affected; no use of Section 4(f)
properties; and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) dated May
2011. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment dated May
2011.
Issued on: June 15, 2011.
Elizabeth S. Riklin,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning
and Environment, Washington, DC.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD 2011 0080]
Information Collection Available for
Public Comments and
Recommendations
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Maritime
Administration’s (MARAD’s) intentions
to request extension of approval for
three years of a currently approved
information collection.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
on or before August 19, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Wehde, Office of Maritime
Workforce Development, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202–366–5469; or e-mail:
anne.wehde@dot.gov. Copies of this
collection can also be obtained from that
office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: MARAD Maritime
Operator Survey Concerning Mariner
Availability.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0537.
Form Numbers: MA–1048.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years after date of approval by the Office
of Management and Budget.
Summary of Collection of
Information: Part of the stated statutory
policy of the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, is to foster the development and
maintenance of an adequate U.S.-flag
merchant marine manned with trained
and efficient citizen mariners. In order
to successfully meet this mandate, the
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
must determine whether a current or
projected shortage of mariners exists
and the possible impact of such a
shortage on the merchant marine.
MARAD believes that a survey is
necessary because it has received an
abundance of anecdotal information
indicating there is a serious existing and
projected mariner shortage in different
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Need and Use of the Information: The
information will be used by MARAD to
determine if a current and/or projected
mariner shortage exists. If there is a
projected shortage that appears to be
more short-term, MARAD will follow up
with a more detailed survey to ascertain
the best means to address the shortage.
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Description of Respondents: The
target population for the survey will be
approximately 100 vessel operating
companies representing different sectors
of the U.S. maritime industry.
Annual Responses: 100 responses.
Annual Burden: 33 hours.
Comments: Comments should refer to
the docket number that appears at the
top of this document. Written comments
may be submitted to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Comments also
may be submitted by electronic means
via the Internet at https://
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accuracy of the burden estimates, ways
to minimize this burden, and ways to
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of the information to be collected. All
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may visit https://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: June 13, 2011.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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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)
sbX E Street Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor, Omnitrans, San
Bernardino, CA; (2) Georgia Transit Connector: Atlanta Streetcar, City
of Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA),
Atlanta, GA; (3) Baldwin Park Transit Center Project, City of Baldwin
Park, Baldwin Park, CA; (4) Regional Intermodal Transportation Center
and Runway 33 Safety Area Restoration at Bob Hope Airport, Burbank-
Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, Burbank, CA; (5) Downtown Transit
Center, Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) Authority, Des Moines,
IA; (6) Improvements at Farmdale Avenue and Exposition Boulevard for
the Exposition Light Rail Transit Project, Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA; (7) Relocation
of Traction Power Substations 3 and 4 for the Exposition Light Rail
Project, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los
Angeles, CA; (8) I-90 Two-Way Transit and High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)
Operations Project, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
(Sound Transit), King County, WA; (9) University of Washington to Sound
Transit Link Pedestrian Connection Project (Montlake Triangle Project)
Sound Transit North Link Light Rail, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA; (10)
North Metro Corridor, Regional Transportation District, Commerce City,
Thornton, Northglenn, and Adams County, CO; (11) St. Louis Loop
Trolley, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, City of St. Louis
and University City, MO; (12) Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility,
Worchester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA), Worchester, MA; and (13)
Jacksonville Bus Rapid Transit North Corridor, Jacksonville
Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL. 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 project will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before December 16, 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 the project to comply with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in other documents in
the FTA administrative record for the projects. Interested parties may
contact either the project sponsor or the relevant FTA Regional Office
for more information on the project. 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. The projects and actions
that are the subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: sbX E Street Corridor Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT)
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Corridor, San Bernardino, CA. Project sponsor: Omnitrans. Project
description: The project is a 15.7-mile transit improvement project
connecting the northern portion of the City of San Bernardino with the
City of Loma Linda. The route begins near Palm Avenue and Kendall Drive
and ends near the Veterans Administration hospital at Barton Road and
Benton Street. The project is combined side- and center-running BRT
containing segments of exclusive and mixed-flow lanes. The sixteen
station stops will be placed approximately one mile apart. Final agency
actions: Section 106 finding of no historic properties affected; no use
of Section 4(f) properties; project-level air quality conformity; and a
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated September 2009.
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment dated April
2009.
2. Project name and location: Georgia Transit Connector: Atlanta
Streetcar, Atlanta, GA. Project sponsor: City of Atlanta and
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). Project
description: The project consists of a north/south alignment of 2.7
miles from the Five Points MARTA rail station in Downtown along Broad
Street and Peachtree Street to the Arts Center MARTA rail station in
Midtown. The east/west alignment extends 1.3 miles between the Martin
Luther King Jr. National Historic Site to the east and Centennial
Olympic Park to the west. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of
no adverse effect; no use of Section 4(f) properties; and a Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated April 2011. Supporting
documentation: Environmental Assessment dated December 2010.
3. Project name and location: Baldwin Park Transit Center Project,
Baldwin Park, CA. Project sponsor: City of Baldwin Park. Project
description: The project consists of the construction and subsequent
operation of the Baldwin Park Transit Center and involves the
construction of a parking structure, pedestrian and bicycle facilities,
a pedestrian bridge, and bus layover facilities. Final agency actions:
Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; no use of Section 4(f)
properties; project-level air quality conformity; and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) dated April 2011. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment dated January 2011.
4. Project name and location: Regional Intermodal Transportation
Center and Runway 33 Safety Area Restoration at Bob Hope Airport,
Burbank, CA. Project sponsor: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport
Authority. Project description: FTA is adopting the Environmental
Assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the Regional
Intermodal Transportation Center and Runway 33 Runway Safety Area
Restoration Project at Bob Hope Airport. The proposed FTA action is the
partial funding of the local and regional transit bus station and bus
passenger waiting lounge, which are elements of the proposed Regional
Intermodal Transportation Center. Final agency actions: Section 106
finding of no historic properties affected; no use of Section 4(f)
properties; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated
December 2010. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment dated
December 2010.
5. Project name and location: Downtown Transit Center, Des Moines,
IA. Project sponsor: Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) Authority.
Project description: The project is a transit hub located at 616 Cherry
Street on 1.9 acres. The hub will include bus bays, a loading zone, a
public waiting area, a bicycle storage facility, and office and vendor
space. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no historic
properties affected and no use of Section 4(f) properties. Supporting
documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion dated October 2010.
6. Project name and location: Improvements at Farmdale Avenue and
Exposition Boulevard for the Exposition Light Rail Transit Project, Los
Angeles, CA. Project sponsor: Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority. Project description: The project consists of
a new passenger station at the intersection of Farmdale and Exposition
Boulevard for the Exposition Light Rail Transit project that runs from
downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. Final agency actions: Section 106
finding of no historic properties affected; Section 4(f) de minimis
impact determination; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
dated November 2010. Supporting documentation: Supplemental
Environmental Assessment dated October 2010.
7. Project name and location: Relocation of Traction Power
Substations 3 and 4 for the Exposition Light Rail Project, Los Angeles,
CA. Project sponsor: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority. Project description: The project consists of the relocation
of two Traction Power Substations (TPSS) for the Exposition Light Rail
Transit project that runs from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. The
locations for two of the eight TPSS sites along the project alignment
have changed since certification of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/EIR). Eight TPSS were
proposed in the FEIS/EIR. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of
no historic properties affected; no use of Section 4(f) properties; and
a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) dated September 2008.
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment dated September
2008.
8. Project name and location: I-90 Two-Way Transit and High
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Operations Project, King County, WA. Project
sponsor: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound
Transit). Project description: The project consists of two new HOV
lanes on the outer roadways of I-90 and new HOV direct access exit
ramps to Mercer Island. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no
historic properties affected; no use of Section 4(f) properties;
project-level air quality conformity; and a Record of Decision (ROD)
dated April 2011. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact
Statement dated May 2004.
9. Project name and location: University of Washington to Sound
Transit Link Pedestrian Connection Project (Montlake Triangle Project)
Sound Transit North Link Light Rail, Seattle, WA. Project sponsor:
Sound Transit. Project description: The project is the North Link of
Sound Transit's route through Seattle that includes a station at
University of Washington. The University of Washington Station
identified in the 2006 FEIS included a grade-separated pedestrian
crossing of Montlake Boulevard, via a tunnel or bridge. A reevaluation
was issued due to design changes in the Montlake Triangle and Ranier
Vista in the vicinity of the University of Washington Stadium Station.
Final agency actions: FTA determination that neither a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement nor a Supplemental Environmental
Assessment is necessary. Supporting documentation: Reevaluation dated
January 2010.
10. Project name and location: North Metro Corridor, Commerce City,
Thornton, Northglenn, and Adams County, CO. Project sponsor: Regional
Transportation District. Project description: The project is an 18-mile
commuter rail train and track system between Denver Union Station and
the State Highway 7/162nd Avenue area. Final agency actions: Section
106 Memorandum of Agreement dated April 2011; Section 4(f) no feasible
and prudent avoidance alternatives and de minimis impact
determinations; project-
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level air quality conformity; and a Record of Decision (ROD) dated
April 2011. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact
Statement dated January 2011.
11. Project name and location: St. Louis Loop Trolley, City of St.
Louis and University City, MO. Project sponsor: East-West Gateway
Council of Governments. Project description: The project is a two-mile
fixed guideway trolley that will be constructed on Delmar Boulevard and
DeBaliviere Avenue and run from the History Museum in Forest Park in
St. Louis to Trinity Avenue in University City. Final agency actions:
Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; Section 4(f) de minimis
impact determination; and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
dated May 2011. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment
dated March 2011.
12. Project name and location: Bus Operations and Maintenance
Facility, Worchester, MA. Project sponsor: Worchester Regional Transit
Authority (WRTA). Project description: The project is a bus operations
and maintenance facility at 40 Quinsigamond Avenue in Worchester. The
new facility would consist of a two-story building that will be used to
store and maintain the WRTA's entire fleet of 53 fixed route buses and
16 vans. Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no historic
properties affected and no use of Section 4(f) properties. Supporting
documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion dated March 2011.
13. Project name and location: Jacksonville Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
North Corridor, Jacksonville, FL. Project sponsor: Jacksonville
Transportation Authority. Project description: The project is a 9.28-
mile alignment on existing surface streets and predominately within
existing right-of-way. The project will connect to the BRT Phase One
Downtown project and includes eight new or enhanced station areas.
Final agency actions: Section 106 finding of no historic properties
affected; no use of Section 4(f) properties; and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) dated May 2011. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment dated May 2011.
Issued on: June 15, 2011.
Elizabeth S. Riklin,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment,
Washington, DC.
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