80 FR 37043 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 124 (June 29, 2015)

This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the Cities of San Rafael and Larkspur, CA, and Moline, IL. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37043-37044]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15855]


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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 Cities of San 
Rafael and Larkspur, CA, and Moline, IL. 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 FTA actions announced 
herein for the listed public transportation projects will be barred 
unless the claim is filed on or before November 27, 2015.

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 Environmental Programs, 
(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

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described in the documentation issued in connection with the projects 
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 each project. 
Contact information for FTA's Regional Offices may be found at http://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: Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit 
Downtown San Rafael to Larkspur Extension, Cities of San Rafael and 
Larkspur, CA. Project sponsor: Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART). 
Project description: The proposed project would extend a planned 43-
mile initial operating segment of passenger rail service by 2.1 miles 
from downtown San Rafael to the City of Larkspur ferry terminal. 
Railway improvements include trackwork, trestle rehabilitation or 
replacement, the partial realignment of West Francisco Boulevard, at-
grade crossing improvements, and construction of a passenger rail 
station in Larkspur. No acquisition of additional right-of-way would be 
required. Final agency actions: Finding that the project is exempt from 
Section 4(f) evaluation; Section 106 finding of no historic properties 
affected; project-level air quality conformity; and Finding of No 
Significant Impact, dated May 20, 2015. Supporting documentation: 
Environmental Assessment, dated December 2014, and Addendum to the EA, 
dated May 2015.
    2. Project name and location: MetroLINK Ferryboat Terminal, Moline, 
IL. Project sponsor: Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit 
District (MetroLINK). Project description: MetroLINK is proposing the 
construction of a new ferryboat terminal in the 3000 block of River 
Drive in Moline. The project would include maintenance and storage 
functions for ferryboat operations, a new dock, and a pedestrian 
bridge. All work would occur within the City of Moline's owned 
property. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact 
determination; Section 106 finding of no historic properties affected; 
and determination of documented categorical exclusion. Supporting 
documentation: Documented categorical exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 
771.118(d), dated June 8, 2015.

    Issued on: June 19, 2015.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2015-15855 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am]
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