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This notice is published pursuant to
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December
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Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition for Exemption
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Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR
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§ 25.785(b) at Amendment 88; and
Special Conditions 25–495–SC, number
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conditions, to allow for the installation
of lateral single and multiple side-facing
seats in the initial 55 production EMB–
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Announcement To Amend the Outdoor
Advertising Federal/State Agreements
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
process for amending the outdoor
advertising agreements between the
States and the Secretary of
Transportation acting by and through
the Federal Highway Administrator,
commonly known as the Federal/State
Agreements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about the program discussed
herein, contact Dawn Horan, FHWA
Office of Real Estate Services, (202)
366–4842, or via email at
Dawn.M.Horan@dot.gov. For legal
questions, please contact Bob Black,
FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel,
(202) 366–1359, or via email at
Robert.Black@dot.gov. Business hours
for the FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
Congress enacted the Highway
Beautification Act of 1965 (HBA) to
control the erection and maintenance of
outdoor advertising signs adjacent to
certain Federal-aid highways in order to
protect the public investment in such
highways, promote the safety and
recreational value of public travel, and
preserve natural beauty (23 U.S.C. 131).
23 U.S.C. 131 required each State to
enter into a Federal/State Agreement
that includes specific outdoor
advertising parameters that States must
adhere to. These Federal/State
Agreements were written in the late
1960’s and early 1970’s and most have
not been amended since the original
agreements were executed. Accordingly,
we believe it is timely to review
whether these Federal/State Agreements
are consistent with the State’s current
outdoor advertising objectives and
address the evolving technology being
used or that could be used in the future
by the outdoor advertising industry.
Purpose of This Notice
The purpose of this notice is twofold:
(1) To encourage States to work with
their FHWA Division Offices to amend
their Federal/State Agreements, and (2)
to describe the next steps in the Federal/
State Agreement amendment process.
Planned Process
The following is the proposed process
to amend the Federal/State Agreements.
Key milestones include:
1. State initiates Federal/State
Agreement amendment process by
notifying their FHWA Division Office
they would like to begin this process.
2. State works with their FHWA
Division Office to outline the methods
for public and stakeholder outreach and
participation, including any State
requirements, during the process to
amend the Federal/State Agreement.
3. State works with their FHWA
Division Office to draft an amended
Federal/State Agreement.
4. State submits the Federal/State
Amendment modification proposal in
writing, including full justification for
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all changes, to the FHWA Division
Offices.
5. State works with their FHWA
Division Office to fulfill the public
process outlined as well as consider all
comments submitted.
6. State submits Final Draft Federal/
State Agreement for FHWA Division
Office and FHWA Headquarters review.
7. Amended Federal/State Agreement
executed between the State and the
Secretary of Transportation acting by
and through the Federal Highway
Administrator.
Issued on: December 20, 2013.
Victor M. Mendez,
Administrator.
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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:
Mesa, AZ; Azusa, CA; San Francisco,
CA; and New York, NY. 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.
SUMMARY:
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 2, 2014.
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
DATES:
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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: Gilbert
Road Light Rail Transit Extension,
Mesa, AZ. Project sponsor: Valley
Metro. Project description: The
proposed project will construct a 1.9mile light rail extension to the region’s
light rail system from the future eastern
terminus near the intersection of Main
Street/Mesa Drive (part of the Central
Mesa Extension project currently under
construction) east to the intersection of
Main Street/Gilbert Road, in Mesa.
Valley Metro will construct two stations
and a new park-and-ride facility near
the Main Street/Gilbert Road station.
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 November 15, 2013.
Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment, dated June
2013.
2. Project name and location: Azusa
Intermodal Transit Facility Project,
Azusa, CA. Project sponsor: Foothill
Transit. Project description: The
proposed project would construct an
approximately 36 to 38-foot tall parking
structure with up to 550 parking spaces,
including rooftop parking. The
proposed project also includes four bus
bays for loading and unloading
passengers and for layovers. An
additional bus bay may include space
for an electric bus charging station. The
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parking structure would be located
north of the Azusa Civic Center and
adjacent to the planned Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority Gold Line (Metro Gold Line)
Foothill Extension Azusa-Alameda
Station. 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 November 29, 2013.
Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment, dated July
2013.
3. Project name and location: Van
Ness Bus Rapid Transit Project, San
Francisco, CA. Project sponsor: San
Francisco County Transportation
Authority (SFCTA), in coordination
with San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency (SFMTA).
Project description: The proposed
project would convert two mixed-flow
traffic lanes (one southbound and one
northbound) into two dedicated transit
lanes and implement bus rapid transit
(BRT) service on Van Ness Avenue,
extending approximately two miles
from Mission Street in the south to
Lombard Street in the north. The project
would also replace the Overhead
Contact System support poles/
streetlights from Mission Street north to
North Point Street and include streetscaping throughout the corridor. The
project proposes consolidation and
removal of existing bus stops in each
direction to reduce dwell time delays
and improve service reliability. The
project includes nine northbound and
nine southbound center lane stations.
Final agency actions: No use
determination of Section 4(f) resources;
Section 106 finding of no adverse effect;
project-level air quality conformity; and
Record of Decision (ROD), dated
December 20, 2013. Supporting
documentation: Final Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report, dated July 2013.
4. Project name and location: East
Side Access, New York, NY. Project
sponsor: Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (MTA). Project description:
The East Side Access Project will
connect the Long Island Rail Road’s
(LIRR) Main and Port Washington Lines
in Queens to a new LIRR terminal
beneath Grand Central Terminal in
Manhattan. The MTA evaluated various
project changes in six previous
technical memoranda. In Technical
Memorandum No. 7, the MTA proposed
to extend the use of the 37th Street
shafts for tunnel access, including
materials and concrete delivery and
personnel access, until the second
quarter of 2016. This notice only applies
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to the discrete action taken by FTA at
this time, as described below. Nothing
in this notice affects FTA’s previous
decisions, or notice thereof, for this
project. Final agency actions: FTA
determination that neither a
supplemental environmental impact
statement nor a supplemental
environmental assessment is necessary.
Supporting documentation: Technical
Memorandum No. 7—37th Street
Shaft—Construction Access, dated
September 2013.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and
Environment.
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National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0105; Notice 1]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision that Nonconforming 1994 and
1997 Westfalia 14 Foot Double Axle
Cargo Trailers Are Eligible for
Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
AGENCY:
This document announces
receipt by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a
petition for a decision that 1994 and
1997 Westfalia 14 Foot Double Axle
Cargo Trailers that were not originally
manufactured to comply with all
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (FMVSS) are eligible for
importation into the United States
because they have safety features that
comply with, or are capable of being
altered to comply with, all such
standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments
on the petition is February 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
the docket and notice numbers above
and be submitted by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
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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: Mesa, AZ; Azusa, CA; San Francisco, CA; and New York, NY.
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 2, 2014.
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
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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: Gilbert Road Light Rail Transit
Extension, Mesa, AZ. Project sponsor: Valley Metro. Project
description: The proposed project will construct a 1.9-mile light rail
extension to the region's light rail system from the future eastern
terminus near the intersection of Main Street/Mesa Drive (part of the
Central Mesa Extension project currently under construction) east to
the intersection of Main Street/Gilbert Road, in Mesa. Valley Metro
will construct two stations and a new park-and-ride facility near the
Main Street/Gilbert Road station. 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 November 15, 2013. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment, dated June 2013.
2. Project name and location: Azusa Intermodal Transit Facility
Project, Azusa, CA. Project sponsor: Foothill Transit. Project
description: The proposed project would construct an approximately 36
to 38-foot tall parking structure with up to 550 parking spaces,
including rooftop parking. The proposed project also includes four bus
bays for loading and unloading passengers and for layovers. An
additional bus bay may include space for an electric bus charging
station. The parking structure would be located north of the Azusa
Civic Center and adjacent to the planned Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Gold Line (Metro Gold Line)
Foothill Extension Azusa-Alameda Station. 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 November 29, 2013. Supporting
documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated July 2013.
3. Project name and location: Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Project,
San Francisco, CA. Project sponsor: San Francisco County Transportation
Authority (SFCTA), in coordination with San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Project description: The proposed
project would convert two mixed-flow traffic lanes (one southbound and
one northbound) into two dedicated transit lanes and implement bus
rapid transit (BRT) service on Van Ness Avenue, extending approximately
two miles from Mission Street in the south to Lombard Street in the
north. The project would also replace the Overhead Contact System
support poles/streetlights from Mission Street north to North Point
Street and include street-scaping throughout the corridor. The project
proposes consolidation and removal of existing bus stops in each
direction to reduce dwell time delays and improve service reliability.
The project includes nine northbound and nine southbound center lane
stations. Final agency actions: No use determination of Section 4(f)
resources; Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; project-level air
quality conformity; and Record of Decision (ROD), dated December 20,
2013. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report, dated July 2013.
4. Project name and location: East Side Access, New York, NY.
Project sponsor: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Project
description: The East Side Access Project will connect the Long Island
Rail Road's (LIRR) Main and Port Washington Lines in Queens to a new
LIRR terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. The MTA
evaluated various project changes in six previous technical memoranda.
In Technical Memorandum No. 7, the MTA proposed to extend the use of
the 37th Street shafts for tunnel access, including materials and
concrete delivery and personnel access, until the second quarter of
2016. This notice only applies to the discrete action taken by FTA at
this time, as described below. Nothing in this notice affects FTA's
previous decisions, or notice thereof, for this project. Final agency
actions: FTA determination that neither a supplemental environmental
impact statement nor a supplemental environmental assessment is
necessary. Supporting documentation: Technical Memorandum No. 7--37th
Street Shaft--Construction Access, dated September 2013.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
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