Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects, 6624-6625 [2012-2901]

Agencies

• Federal Transit Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6624-6625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2901]



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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 projects in the following 
locations: Los Angeles, CA; Grand Rapids, Wyoming, and Kentwood, Kent 
County, MI; New York, NY; Milwaukee, WI; and Anaheim, CA. 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 August 6, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief 
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Terence Plaskon, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Human and Natural 
Environment, (202) 366-0442. 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: Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor 
Project, Los Angeles County, CA. Project sponsor: Los Angeles County 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). Project description: 
The project is an 8.5-mile fixed guideway rail system that extends from 
the Metro Green Line Aviation/Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 
Station to the Exposition light rail transit line at the Exposition/
Crenshaw Boulevards intersection. The project includes six transit 
stations, a vehicle maintenance storage facility near Arbor Vitae 
Street and Bellanca Avenue, park-and-ride lots at the Florence/La Brea, 
Florence/West and Crenshaw/Exposition Stations, traction power 
substations, and the acquisition of rail vehicles and maintenance 
equipment. The project includes a Crenshaw/Vernon optional station, 
which may be implemented if bids for the project fall within the 
project funding amount. Final agency actions: Determination of de 
minimis impact to one Section 4(f) resource; Section 106 finding of no 
adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; and Record of 
Decision (ROD), dated December 2011. Supporting documentation: Final 
Environmental Impact Statement, dated August 2011.
    2. Project name and location: Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit 
Project, Cities of Grand Rapids, Wyoming, and Kentwood, Kent County, 
MI. Project sponsor: Interurban Transit Partnership (The Rapid). 
Project description: The project is a proposed north-south bus rapid 
transit system (BRT) that connects Downtown Grand Rapids with the 
cities of Wyoming and Kentwood. The proposed alignment for the Silver 
Line BRT extends 9.6 miles from the Rapid Central Station on the 
periphery of the Grand Rapids Central Business District south to 60th 
Street within the cities of Wyoming and Kentwood. Final agency actions: 
No use of Section 4(f) resources; Section 106 finding of no adverse 
effect; project-level air quality conformity; and Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated July 2011. Supporting documentation: 
Environmental Assessment, dated January 2011.
    3. Project name and location: Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY. 
Project sponsor: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Project 
description: The Second Avenue Subway project is the phased 
construction of a new 8.5-mile subway line under Second Avenue in 
Manhattan from 125th Street to Hanover Square in Lower Manhattan. It 
includes 16 new stations that will be accessible by persons with 
disabilities. FTA has agreed to partially fund the first phase of the 
project, which will run between 105th Street and 62nd Street and will 
connect to the existing F Line at 63rd Street. Various changes to Phase 
1 of the project, as well as final design of certain elements of Phase 
1, have been evaluated in a number of technical memoranda. Final agency 
actions: FTA determination that neither a supplemental environmental 
impact statement nor a supplemental environmental assessment is 
necessary. Supporting documentation: Technical Memorandum No. 10, 
documenting FTA's analysis of the potential impact of a proposed 
revision to the mitigation measure for three historic resources: (1) 
215 East 68th Street; (2) 252 East 72nd Street; and (3) 230 East 73rd 
Street, dated December 2011.
    4. Project name and location: The Milwaukee Streetcar, City of 
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI. Project sponsor: City of Milwaukee. 
Project description: The initial system for the streetcar route is 2.0 
miles. The project will provide streetcar service from the Milwaukee 
Intermodal Station on St. Paul Avenue, through downtown to Ogden Street 
on the City's northeast side. Proposed route extensions could expand 
the system north along 4th Street on the west side of the Milwaukee 
River and along the Prospect and Farwell corridors to the Brady Street 
area. Final agency actions: No use of Section 4(f) resources; Section 
106 finding of no adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; 
and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), dated January 2012. 
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated October 2011.
    5. Project name and location: Anaheim Regional Transportation 
Intermodal Center, City of Anaheim, Orange County, CA. Project sponsor: 
Orange County Transportation Authority. Project description: The Orange 
County Transportation Authority (OCTA), in partnership with the City of 
Anaheim is proposing to relocate the existing Anaheim Metrolink/Amtrak 
Station. The

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proposed new location for the Anaheim Regional Transportation 
Intermodal Center (ARTIC) is an approximately 19-acre site in the City 
of Anaheim, along the existing OCTA railroad right-of-way. The ARTIC 
will include an intermodal terminal, public plaza drop-off area, 
stadium pavilion, track and platforms, road improvements, surface 
parking, and surface access. A pedestrian bridge will be built for 
crossing Katella Avenue between the project and Honda Center. Final 
agency actions: No use of Section 4(f) resources; Section 106 finding 
of no adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; and Finding 
of No Significant Impact (FONSI), dated January 2012. Supporting 
documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated September 2011.

    Issued on: February 3, 2012.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
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