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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:
Eugene, OR and Galveston, TX. 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 June 17, 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., 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 the
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
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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 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: West
Eugene EmX Extension Project, Lane
County, OR. Project sponsor: Lane
Transit District (LTD). Project
description: The West Eugene EmX
Extension (WEEE) Project will be an 8.8mile (round trip) westerly extension of
the Franklin/Gateway EmX Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) line. The West Eugene
EmX Extension would be the third BRT
corridor implemented in the EugeneSpringfield metropolitan area. This
notice is for the West Eugene EmX
Extension only. When the extension is
complete, the EmX system will link
residential and commercial activity
centers in the West 11th Avenue
Corridor with the region’s two central
business districts (Eugene and
Springfield) and the region’s two largest
employers (the University of Oregon
and Peace Health Hospital). The project
includes approximately 5.9 miles of
new BRT lanes, 13 new stations, seven
new hybrid electric vehicles,
intersection and traffic-signal
improvements, and a variety of bicycle
and pedestrian improvements. Final
agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis
impact determination; Section 106
finding of no adverse effect; projectlevel air quality conformity, and
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), dated December 20, 2012.
Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment, dated July
2012.
2. Project name and location:
Galveston Downtown Transit Terminal/
Parking Facility Project, Galveston, TX.
Project sponsor: City of Galveston, TX
(Island Transit). Project description: The
project will be an intermodal transit
terminal and parking facility in
downtown Galveston, on the northeast
corner of 25th Street and Strand Street.
The project will consist of a single
building with bus boarding areas,
passenger waiting areas, rest rooms,
retail space, and two and one-half levels
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of parking. Final agency actions: No use
determination 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 September 4, 2012.
Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment, dated April
2012.
Issued on: January 14, 2013.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and
Environment, Washington, DC.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Petition for Exemption From the
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard;
Ford Motor Company
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.
AGENCY:
This document grants in full
the Ford Motor Company’s (Ford)
petition for an exemption of the Edge
vehicle line in accordance with
§ 543.9(c)(2) of 49 CFR part 543,
Exemption from the Theft Prevention
Standard. This petition is granted
because the agency has determined that
the antitheft device to be placed on the
line as standard equipment is likely to
be as effective in reducing and deterring
motor vehicle theft as compliance with
the parts-marking requirements of the
Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR part
541). Ford also requested confidential
treatment of specific information in its
petition. The agency will address Ford’s
request for confidential treatment by
separate letter.
DATES: The exemption granted by this
notice is effective beginning with the
2014 model year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Deborah Mazyck, Office of International
Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer
Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms.
Mazyck’s telephone number is (202)
366–4139. Her fax number is (202) 493–
2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
petition dated October 15, 2012, Ford
requested an exemption from the partsmarking requirements of the Theft
Prevention Standard (49 CFR part 541)
for the MY 2014 Ford Edge vehicle line.
The petition requested an exemption
from parts-marking pursuant to 49 CFR
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part 543, Exemption from Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard, based on the
installation of an antitheft device as
standard equipment for an entire
vehicle line.
Under § 543.5(a), a manufacturer may
petition NHTSA to grant exemptions for
one vehicle line per model year. In its
petition, Ford provided a detailed
description and diagram of the identity,
design, and location of the components
of the antitheft device for the Edge
vehicle line. Ford stated that the 2014
Edge will be equipped with the Ford
SecuriLock device (also known as the
Passive Antitheft System or PATS) as
standard equipment or the Ford
Intelligent Access with Push Button
Start (IAwPB) antitheft device as
optional equipment. Ford further stated
that the Edge vehicles with base trim
(SE) will only be offered with PATS.
However, the entire vehicle line will be
installed with a passive, electronic
immobilizer device using encrypted
transponder technology. Key
components of the Securilock/PATS
antitheft device will include an
electronic transponder key, powertrain
control module, transceiver module,
ignition lock, and a passive
immobilizer. Key components of the
IAwPB device are electronic keyfob,
remote function actuator (RFA), body
control module (BCM) or Smart Power
Distribution Junction Box (SPDJB), the
PEPS/RFA module, the power train
control module and a passive
immobilizer. Ford stated that its MY
2014 Edge vehicle line will also be
equipped with several other standard
antitheft features common to Ford
vehicles (i.e., hood release located
inside the vehicle, counterfeit resistant
VIN labels and secondary VINs, cabin
accessibility only with the use of a valid
key fob or keycode). Ford further stated
that there will also be a separate
perimeter alarm available on its Edge
vehicle line. The perimeter alarm
activates a visible and audible alarm if
unauthorized access is attempted.
Ford’s submission is considered a
complete petition as required by 49 CFR
543.7, in that it meets the general
requirements contained in § 543.5 and
the specific content requirements of
§ 543.6.
In the SecuriLock device, when the
ignition key is turned to the ‘‘Run/Start’’
position, the transceiver module reads
the ignition key code and transmits an
encrypted message from the keycode to
the control module, which then
determines key validity and authorizes
engine starting by sending a separate
encrypted message to the powertrain
control module (PCM). In the IAwPB
device, when the ‘‘StartStop’’ button is
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pressed, the transceiver module reads
the key code and transmits an encrypted
message from the keycode to the control
module to determine validity and
authorizes engine starting by sending a
separate encrypted message to the body
control module (BCM), and the PCM.
Ford stated that the powertrain will
function only if the keycode matches
the unique identification keycode
previously programmed into the BCM/
RFA. In both devices, if the codes do not
match, the vehicle will be inoperable.
Ford pointed out that in addition to the
programmed key, there are three
modules that must be matched together
in order to start the vehicle adding even
an additional level of security to the
IAwPB device.
In addressing the specific content
requirements of 543.6, Ford provided
information on the reliability and
durability of its proposed device. To
ensure reliability and durability of the
device, Ford conducted tests based on
its own specified standards. Ford
provided a detailed list of the tests
conducted and believes that the device
is reliable and durable since the device
complied with its own specified
requirements for each test.
Ford also stated that incorporation of
several features in both devices further
supports reliability and durability of the
devices. Specifically, some of those
features include: Encrypted
communication between the
transponder, control function and the
power train control module; no moving
parts; 18 quintillion possible codes
making key duplication virtually
impossible; inability to mechanically
override the device to start the vehicle;
and the body control module/remote
function actuator and the power train
control module share security data that
during vehicle assembly form matched
modules that if separated from each
other will not function in other vehicles.
Ford compared the device proposed
for its vehicle line with other devices
which NHTSA has determined to be as
effective in reducing and deterring
motor vehicle theft as would
compliance with the parts-marking
requirements. Ford stated that it
believes that the standard installation of
either the SecuriLock device or the
IAwPB device would be an effective
deterrent against vehicle theft.
Ford stated that it installed the
SecuriLock device on all MY 1996 Ford
Mustang GT and Cobra models and
other selected models. Ford stated that
in the 1997 model, the SecuriLock
device was extended to the complete
Ford Mustang vehicle line as standard
equipment. Ford also stated that
according to the National Insurance
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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: Eugene, OR and Galveston, TX. 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 June 17, 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., 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 the 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
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: West Eugene EmX Extension Project,
Lane County, OR. Project sponsor: Lane Transit District (LTD). Project
description: The West Eugene EmX Extension (WEEE) Project will be an
8.8-mile (round trip) westerly extension of the Franklin/Gateway EmX
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line. The West Eugene EmX Extension would be
the third BRT corridor implemented in the Eugene-Springfield
metropolitan area. This notice is for the West Eugene EmX Extension
only. When the extension is complete, the EmX system will link
residential and commercial activity centers in the West 11th Avenue
Corridor with the region's two central business districts (Eugene and
Springfield) and the region's two largest employers (the University of
Oregon and Peace Health Hospital). The project includes approximately
5.9 miles of new BRT lanes, 13 new stations, seven new hybrid electric
vehicles, intersection and traffic-signal improvements, and a variety
of bicycle and pedestrian improvements. Final agency actions: Section
4(f) de minimis impact determination; Section 106 finding of no adverse
effect; project-level air quality conformity, and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated December 20, 2012. Supporting
documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated July 2012.
2. Project name and location: Galveston Downtown Transit Terminal/
Parking Facility Project, Galveston, TX. Project sponsor: City of
Galveston, TX (Island Transit). Project description: The project will
be an intermodal transit terminal and parking facility in downtown
Galveston, on the northeast corner of 25th Street and Strand Street.
The project will consist of a single building with bus boarding areas,
passenger waiting areas, rest rooms, retail space, and two and one-half
levels
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of parking. Final agency actions: No use determination 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
September 4, 2012. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment,
dated April 2012.
Issued on: January 14, 2013.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
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