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was not warranted and would not be
undertaken (Caltrans made the
determination for the first Re-evaluation
on June 17, 2010 and for the second Reevaluation on December 28, 2011).
A claim seeking judicial review of the
June 2010 and December 2011 Federal
agency determinations to not undertake
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
Public Transportation Projects
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces final
environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
for projects in the following locations:
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT;
Alameda County, CA; Cambridge,
Medford, and Somerville, MA; Contra
Costa County, CA; and Los Angeles
County, 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.
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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 January 21, 2013.
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 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT,
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: Central
Bus Operations and Maintenance
Facility, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, UT. Project sponsor: Utah
Transit Authority (UTA). Project
description: The project will construct a
new and larger bus facility to replace
the existing one. The new facility will
include bus storage for up to 250
vehicles, a new maintenance and
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operations building, fuel/wash
operations, a tank farm, compressed
natural gas fueling facilities, detail bays,
chassis wash bays, and a permanent
location for support vehicles and
equipment. Final agency actions:
Section 4(f) determination; a Section
106 Memorandum of Agreement;
project-level air quality conformity; and
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), dated June 30, 2012.
Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment, dated May
2012.
2. Project name and location: East Bay
Bus Rapid Transit Project, Alameda
County, CA. Project sponsor: Alameda
Contra Costa Transit District (AC
Transit). Project description: The project
proposes to provide bus rapid transit
(BRT) service along 9.52 miles from
Downtown Oakland to the San Leandro
BART Station. The project would
operate with transit priority at all
signalized intersections, new passenger
stations, and a combination of mixedflow and dedicated travel lanes
throughout the alignment. The project
would also feature pedestrian amenities,
landscape treatments, barrier-free selfservice proof of payment fare collection,
real-time bus arrival information, and
low-floor, dual-sided door buses. Final
agency actions: No use of Section 4(f)
resources; Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; project-level air quality
conformity; and Record of Decision
(ROD), dated June 8, 2012. Supporting
documentation: Final Environmental
Impact Statement/Final Environmental
Impact Report (Final EIS/EIR), dated
January 2012.
3. Project name and location: Green
Line Extension Project; Cambridge,
Medford, and Somerville, MA. Project
sponsors: Massachusetts Department of
Transportation and Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority. Project
description: The project is to extend
light rail transit service to College
Avenue in Medford and Union Square
in Somerville using a two branch
operation, both within existing
commuter rail rights-of-way. The 3.4
mile-long Medford Branch would
operate from a relocated Lechmere
Station to College Avenue. The 0.9 milelong Union Square Branch would begin
at the relocated Lechmere Station and
terminate at Union Square in
Somerville. The project includes a
proposed maintenance and storage
facility that will be required to support
the Green Line Extension. Final agency
actions: Section 4(f) determination; a
Section 106 Memorandum of
Agreement; project-level air quality
conformity; and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated July
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9, 2012. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment, dated
October 2011.
4. Project name and location:
Hercules Intermodal Transit Center,
Contra Costa County, CA. Project
sponsor: City of Hercules, CA. Project
description: The project proposes to
construct an intermodal transit center,
which would include a new passenger
train station on the existing Capitol
Corridor line, a transit bus terminal,
access roadways, trails, and parking
facilities. The transit center would be
located on the southeastern shoreline of
San Pablo Bay and would be designed
to accommodate potential future ferry
service. Final agency actions: No use of
Section 4(f) resources; a Section 106
finding of no adverse effect; projectlevel air quality conformity; and Record
of Decision (ROD), dated June 14, 2012.
Supporting documentation: Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (Final
EIS/EIR), dated April 2012.
5. Project name and location:
Regional Connector Transit Corridor
Project, Los Angeles County, CA. Project
sponsor: Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(LACMTA). Project description: The
project will provide a 1.9-mile direct
connection of light rail transit (LRT)
service from the shared Metro Blue Line
and Metro Exposition Line terminus at
the 7th Street/Metro Center Station to
the Metro Gold Line tracks near 1st and
Alameda Streets with three new below
grade stations at 2nd/Hope Street, 2nd/
Broadway, and 1st/Central Avenue.
Final agency actions: Determination of
de minimis impact to one Section 4(f)
resource; a Section 106 Memorandum of
Agreement; project-level air quality
conformity; and Record of Decision
(ROD), dated June 29, 2012. Supporting
documentation: Final Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (Final EIS/EIR), dated
January 2012.
Issued on: July 18, 2012.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and
Environment, Washington, DC.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0084; Notice 2]
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Grant
of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of petition grant.
AGENCY:
American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc. (Honda), has determined that
certain 2008 and 2009 model year
Honda Civic Si model passenger cars
when equipped with dealer accessory
18-inch diameter wheels do not fully
comply with paragraph S4.2(a) of
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 138, Tire Pressure
Monitoring Systems. Honda filed an
appropriate report dated December 3,
2008, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573
Defect and Noncompliance
Responsibility and Reports.
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h) and the rule implementing
those provisions at 49 CFR Part 556,
Honda has petitioned for an exemption
from the notification and remedy
requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301
on the basis that this noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Notice of receipt of the petition was
published, with a 30-day public
comment period, on May 12, 2009 in the
Federal Register (74 FR 22202). No
comments were received. To view the
petition, and supporting documents log
onto the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Web site at: https://
www.regulations.gov/. Then follow the
online search instructions to locate
docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2009–0084.’’
For further information on this
decision contact Mr. John Finneran,
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), telephone
(202)366–0645, facsimile (202) 366–
5930.
Vehicles involved: The exact number
of vehicles involved is not known.
However, a total of approximately 952
wheels, or 238 complete wheel sets,
were sold to Honda dealerships by
Honda between July, 2006 and
September, 2008. These wheel sets were
sold with a replacement tire pressure
placard in accordance with FMVSS No.
110, indicating a tire inflation pressure
of 250 kPa (36 PSI) for 215/40RZ18 tires
having a load capacity rating of 85Y.
Noncompliance: Honda explains that
the noncompliance occurred because
the recommended electronic method of
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updating the TPMS inflation pressure
settings to accommodate proper
installation of the subject optional
wheel sets incorrectly informed
technicians that the adjustments had
been completed successfully. The result
is that the TPMS inflation pressure
warning threshold remains at the
standard setting for the original
equipment 17-inch wheels of not less
than 175 kPa (25 PSI) for the standard
recommended tire pressure of 230 kPa
(33 PSI). The minimum allowable TPMS
threshold for the 18-inch accessory
wheels should be 190 kPa (27 PSI),
based on the recommended pressure of
250 kPa (36 PSI) as indicated on the
replacement tire pressure placard. As a
result, the low tire pressure warning
telltale required by S4.2(a) will not
illuminate at the 27 PSI minimum
allowable TPMS threshold necessitated
by installation of the dealer accessory
wheels and tires.
Summary of Honda’s Analysis and
Arguments
Honda stated that it believes the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety because even at the
lower TPMS threshold, adequate load
capacity remains for the tires on the
subject vehicles. Along with this
statement Honda explained that the load
capacity for each of the 215/40RZ18 85Y
tires is 500 kilograms (1,100 lbs) at 230
kPa (33 PSI), calculated using the Japan
Automotive Tyre Manufacturer’s
Association (JATMA) method, as
recognized by NHTSA in FMVSS No.
110. The maximum allowable load
according to the Gross Axle Weight
Ratings (GAWR) for a 2008 or 2009
Civic Si is 477 kilograms (1,050 lbs) for
each front tire and 425 kilograms (938
lbs) for each rear tire, well within the
load capacity specified by JATMA.
Honda believes that the described
noncompliance of its vehicles is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety,
and that its petition, to exempt from
providing recall notification of
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C.
30118 and remedying the recall
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C.
30120 should be granted.
NHTSA’s Decision
NHTSA’s Analysis: For the agency’s
analysis of this petition the
requirements of three associated Federal
motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS)
were evaluated. First, as relates to
FMVSS No. 110, we agree with Honda’s
statement that the 18-inch diameter tires
have adequate load carrying capacity for
the gross axle weight ratings assigned to
any of the subject vehicles equipped
with the dealer-installed tires. Two
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation
Projects
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the following
locations: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT; Alameda County, CA;
Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville, MA; Contra Costa County, CA; and
Los Angeles County, 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 January 21, 2013.
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 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
EDT, 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: Central Bus Operations and
Maintenance Facility, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT. Project
sponsor: Utah Transit Authority (UTA). Project description: The project
will construct a new and larger bus facility to replace the existing
one. The new facility will include bus storage for up to 250 vehicles,
a new maintenance and operations building, fuel/wash operations, a tank
farm, compressed natural gas fueling facilities, detail bays, chassis
wash bays, and a permanent location for support vehicles and equipment.
Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination; a Section 106
Memorandum of Agreement; project-level air quality conformity; and
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), dated June 30, 2012.
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated May 2012.
2. Project name and location: East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project,
Alameda County, CA. Project sponsor: Alameda Contra Costa Transit
District (AC Transit). Project description: The project proposes to
provide bus rapid transit (BRT) service along 9.52 miles from Downtown
Oakland to the San Leandro BART Station. The project would operate with
transit priority at all signalized intersections, new passenger
stations, and a combination of mixed-flow and dedicated travel lanes
throughout the alignment. The project would also feature pedestrian
amenities, landscape treatments, barrier-free self-service proof of
payment fare collection, real-time bus arrival information, and low-
floor, dual-sided door buses. Final agency actions: No use of Section
4(f) resources; Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; project-level
air quality conformity; and Record of Decision (ROD), dated June 8,
2012. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIS/EIR), dated January 2012.
3. Project name and location: Green Line Extension Project;
Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville, MA. Project sponsors: Massachusetts
Department of Transportation and Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority. Project description: The project is to extend light rail
transit service to College Avenue in Medford and Union Square in
Somerville using a two branch operation, both within existing commuter
rail rights-of-way. The 3.4 mile-long Medford Branch would operate from
a relocated Lechmere Station to College Avenue. The 0.9 mile-long Union
Square Branch would begin at the relocated Lechmere Station and
terminate at Union Square in Somerville. The project includes a
proposed maintenance and storage facility that will be required to
support the Green Line Extension. Final agency actions: Section 4(f)
determination; a Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-level air
quality conformity; and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), dated
July
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9, 2012. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated
October 2011.
4. Project name and location: Hercules Intermodal Transit Center,
Contra Costa County, CA. Project sponsor: City of Hercules, CA. Project
description: The project proposes to construct an intermodal transit
center, which would include a new passenger train station on the
existing Capitol Corridor line, a transit bus terminal, access
roadways, trails, and parking facilities. The transit center would be
located on the southeastern shoreline of San Pablo Bay and would be
designed to accommodate potential future ferry service. Final agency
actions: No use of Section 4(f) resources; a Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; and Record of
Decision (ROD), dated June 14, 2012. Supporting documentation: Final
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Final EIS/
EIR), dated April 2012.
5. Project name and location: Regional Connector Transit Corridor
Project, Los Angeles County, CA. Project sponsor: Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). Project description:
The project will provide a 1.9-mile direct connection of light rail
transit (LRT) service from the shared Metro Blue Line and Metro
Exposition Line terminus at the 7th Street/Metro Center Station to the
Metro Gold Line tracks near 1st and Alameda Streets with three new
below grade stations at 2nd/Hope Street, 2nd/Broadway, and 1st/Central
Avenue. Final agency actions: Determination of de minimis impact to one
Section 4(f) resource; a Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement; project-
level air quality conformity; and Record of Decision (ROD), dated June
29, 2012. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Final EIS/EIR), dated January
2012.
Issued on: July 18, 2012.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
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