Notice of Intent To Adopt the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report, Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, and Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum for the Westside Purple Line Extension Project, 29284 [2019-13218]

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[FR Doc. 2019–13210 Filed 6–20–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jun 20, 2019 Jkt 247001 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Notice of Intent To Adopt the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report, Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, and Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum for the Westside Purple Line Extension Project AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). ACTION: Notice of Intent. VA announces its intent to adopt the following National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents developed by the Federal Transit Administration and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) related to Westside Purple Line Extension Project: March 2012 Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR), November 2017 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), and the December 2018 Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum (‘‘Purple Line NEPA Documents’’). Pursuant to NEPA of 1969, as amended, and the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, VA may adopt another Federal agency’s NEPA documents if the proposed actions of each agency are substantially the same. VA’s Proposed Action is the granting of (i) surface level permanent easements comprised of approximately 2.19 acres; (ii) surface level temporary construction easements comprised of approximately 6.56 acres; and (iii) additional subsurface permanent and construction easements to LA Metro in conjunction with the Westwood/VA Hospital subway station which involves the construction, maintenance, repair, operation of a surface level and subsurface level transit facility, a subsurface level transit tunnel, entrances and other appurtenances including but not limited to tunnels, supports, rails, air circulation systems, air pressure relief systems and equipment, blast relief shafts, safety and emergency systems, electric transmission, and communication lines (the ‘‘Transit Facilities’’). The Transit Facilities will be on the VA West Los Angeles Campus located at 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90073, adjacent to the Main Hospital (Building 500), as part of Section 3 of the Westside Purple Line Extension. VA has the authority to grant easements for the Transit Facilities SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 pursuant to the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114–226). The Purple Line NEPA documents evaluate the construction and operation of the Westside Purple Line Extension on the VA West Los Angeles Campus. After thorough review and consideration, VA has concluded that the Purple Line NEPA documents sufficiently identify and evaluate the environmental impacts related to its proposed action. This Notice informs the reader of the availability of the Final Purple Line NEPA documents and of VA’s intent to adopt the Purple Line NEPA documents for VA’s proposed action. VA will publish a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days after publication of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Notice of Intent in the Federal Register. Availability: Copies of the 2012 EIS/ EIR, 2017 SEIS, and the Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum related to Westside Purple Line Extension are available for public review at: • VA GLAHS WLA Medical Center: 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, Building 500/Room 6429K; and • On the website at www.losangeles.va.gov/masterplan/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Elliott—Environmental Officer, Construction Facilities Management Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; Glenn.Elliott@va.gov. Signing Authority The Secretary of Veterans Affairs approved this document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. Wilkie, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on June 13, 2019, for publication. Dated: June 18, 2019. Jeffrey M. Martin, Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2019–13218 Filed 6–20–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2019)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Notice of Intent To Adopt the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report, Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement, and Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum for the 
Westside Purple Line Extension Project

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: VA announces its intent to adopt the following National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents developed by the Federal 
Transit Administration and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan 
Transportation Authority (LA Metro) related to Westside Purple Line 
Extension Project: March 2012 Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Final Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR), November 2017 Final 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), and the December 
2018 Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum (``Purple Line NEPA 
Documents''). Pursuant to NEPA of 1969, as amended, and the Council on 
Environmental Quality's regulations for implementing the procedural 
provisions of NEPA, VA may adopt another Federal agency's NEPA 
documents if the proposed actions of each agency are substantially the 
same.
    VA's Proposed Action is the granting of (i) surface level permanent 
easements comprised of approximately 2.19 acres; (ii) surface level 
temporary construction easements comprised of approximately 6.56 acres; 
and (iii) additional subsurface permanent and construction easements to 
LA Metro in conjunction with the Westwood/VA Hospital subway station 
which involves the construction, maintenance, repair, operation of a 
surface level and subsurface level transit facility, a subsurface level 
transit tunnel, entrances and other appurtenances including but not 
limited to tunnels, supports, rails, air circulation systems, air 
pressure relief systems and equipment, blast relief shafts, safety and 
emergency systems, electric transmission, and communication lines (the 
``Transit Facilities''). The Transit Facilities will be on the VA West 
Los Angeles Campus located at 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 
California 90073, adjacent to the Main Hospital (Building 500), as part 
of Section 3 of the Westside Purple Line Extension. VA has the 
authority to grant easements for the Transit Facilities pursuant to the 
West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-226). The Purple Line 
NEPA documents evaluate the construction and operation of the Westside 
Purple Line Extension on the VA West Los Angeles Campus. After thorough 
review and consideration, VA has concluded that the Purple Line NEPA 
documents sufficiently identify and evaluate the environmental impacts 
related to its proposed action.
    This Notice informs the reader of the availability of the Final 
Purple Line NEPA documents and of VA's intent to adopt the Purple Line 
NEPA documents for VA's proposed action. VA will publish a Record of 
Decision no sooner than 30 days after publication of the Environmental 
Protection Agency's Notice of Intent in the Federal Register.
    Availability: Copies of the 2012 EIS/EIR, 2017 SEIS, and the 
Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum related to Westside Purple Line 
Extension are available for public review at:
     VA GLAHS WLA Medical Center: 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los 
Angeles, CA 90073, Building 500/Room 6429K; and
     On the website at www.losangeles.va.gov/masterplan/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Glenn Elliott--Environmental Officer, 
Construction Facilities Management Office, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; [email protected].

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs approved this document and 
authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document to the 
Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an 
official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. 
Wilkie, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on June 13, 2019, for publication.

    Dated: June 18, 2019.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-13218 Filed 6-20-19; 8:45 am]
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