80 FR 52360 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 167 (August 28, 2015)
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 167 (August 28, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-21285 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 52360-52361] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21285] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the Cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood, WA; New Orleans, LA; Tacoma, WA; and Fort Lauderdale, FL. 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 January 25, 2016. 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 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 [[Page 52361]] 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: Lynnwood Link Extension, Cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood, WA. Project sponsor: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit). Project description: The proposed project would extend the Sound Transit Link light rail system from Northgate in Seattle north into Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood in Snohomish County. The 8.5-mile project corridor would generally follow Interstate 5. Project components include traction power substations along the project alignment, new noise walls and relocation of existing noise walls, relocation of underground and overhead utilities, crossover tracks, stormwater management facilities, park-and-ride facilities, and intersection, street, and sidewalk improvements. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination; Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; project-level air quality conformity; and Record of Decision, dated July 10, 2015. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement, dated April 3, 2015. 2. Project name and location: Cemeteries Transit Center Project, New Orleans, LA. Project sponsor: Regional Transit Authority. Project description: The proposed project would extend the Canal Streetcar Line from its present terminus at the end of Canal Street to the existing Cemeteries Transit Center located on Canal Boulevard. In addition, the project would move the existing Canal Streetcar Cemeteries stop at the intersection of Canal Street and City Park Avenue to the Cemeteries Transit Center at Canal Boulevard north of City Park Avenue. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination; a Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement, dated June 16, 2015; and Finding of No Significant Impact, dated July 15, 2015. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated February 2015. 3. Project name and location: Tacoma Link Expansion, Tacoma, WA. Project sponsor: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit). Project description: The proposed project would extend the existing Tacoma Link system an additional 2.4 miles, connecting Tacoma's Central Business District to the Stadium and Hilltop Business Districts and to Tacoma's ``medical mile,'' which includes major hospitals and medical centers. The project includes six new stations, the relocation of one station, and expanding the existing operations and maintenance facility (OMF) on a property adjacent to the existing OMF. Final agency actions: No use determination of Section 4(f) resources; a Section 106 Programmatic Agreement, dated June 15, 2015; project-level air quality conformity; and determination of categorical exclusion. Supporting documentation: Documented categorical exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(d), dated June 2015. 4. Project name and location: Wave Modern Streetcar, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Project sponsor: South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. Project description: The proposed project is an approximately 2.8-mile modern streetcar system in Downtown Fort Lauderdale that will provide bi-directional service from S 17th Street and S Andrews Avenue to NE 6th Street and NE 3rd Avenue, primarily using Andrews Avenue, Bricknell Avenue, and E 3rd Avenue for north/ south movement. The FTA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project on September 10, 2012. Since issuance of the FONSI, the project sponsor proposed minor changes to the project, including a new location for the vehicle maintenance and storage facility, minor refinements to proposed station locations, minor refinements to the alignment along SE 6th Street and SE 7th Street, and an alternative end-of-line treatment at the northern terminus known as Flagler Loop. FTA prepared a Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) for these design modifications. This notice only applies to the discrete actions taken by FTA at this time. Nothing in this notice affects FTA's previous decisions, or notice, for this project. Final agency actions: No use determination of Section 4(f) resources and Amended FONSI, dated June 10, 2015. Supporting documentation: Supplemental EA, dated March 27, 2015. Dated: August 21, 2015. Lucy Garliauskas, Associate Administrator Planning and Environment. 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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: wetlands; impacts to floodplains; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Homer Bazan, Jr., P.E., Director of impacts to historic and archeological
Transportation Planning and resources; impacts to threatened and Federal Transit Administration
Development—TxDOT Pharr District, endangered species; socioeconomic
600 W. Interstate 2, Pharr, Texas, 78577; Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
impacts including environmental justice
telephone: 956–702–6100; email: Public Transportation Projects
communities; impacts to and/or
Homer.Bazan@txdot.gov. TxDOT’s potential displacements of land use, AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.– vegetation, residents and businesses; (FTA), DOT.
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. and impacts to aesthetic and visual ACTION: Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The resources.
environmental review, consultation, and SUMMARY: This notice announces final
Public involvement is a critical environmental actions taken by the
other actions required by applicable
component of the project development Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Federal environmental laws for this
project are being, or have been, carried- process and will occur throughout the for projects in the Cities of Seattle,
out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 planning and study phases. Letters Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and
and a Memorandum of Understanding describing the proposed action Lynnwood, WA; New Orleans, LA;
dated December 16, 2014, and executed including a request for comments will Tacoma, WA; and Fort Lauderdale, FL.
by FHWA and TxDOT. TxDOT will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, The purpose of this notice is to
prepare an EIS for the proposed SH 68 and local agencies and to private announce publicly the environmental
from I–2/US 83 to I–69C/US 281, listed organizations and citizens who have decisions by FTA on the subject projects
in the 2015—2040 Hidalgo County previously expressed or are known to and to activate the limitation on any
Metropolitan Transportation Plan as a 4- have interest in this proposal. Agency claims that may challenge these final
lane divided rural highway facility with and public scoping meetings are environmental actions.
the potential for main lanes and planned for late 2015. The purpose of DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising
overpasses. There is no existing facility; the public scoping meetings is to the public of final agency actions
therefore, the project is proposed on identify significant and other relevant subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23,
new location. issues related to SH 68 mobility United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim
The purpose of the project is to improvements as part of the National seeking judicial review of FTA actions
improve north/south mobility, increase Environmental Policy Act process. The announced herein for the listed public
travel capacity for local and regional scoping meetings will provide transportation projects will be barred
traffic, and provide an alternate north- opportunities for participating agencies, unless the claim is filed on or before
south evacuation routes during cooperating agencies, and the public to January 25, 2016.
emergency events. The project need is a be involved in review and comment on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
lack of sufficient north/south mobility the draft coordination plan, defining the Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
for local and regional traffic and for need and purpose for the proposed Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312)
additional emergency evacuation routes, 353–2577 or Terence Plaskon,
project, and the range of alternatives to
which are the result of historical and Environmental Protection Specialist,
be considered in the EIS. In addition to
continuing growth in the region’s Office of Environmental Programs, (202)
the agency and public scoping meetings, 366–0442. FTA is located at 1200 New
population as well as continued growth
of traffic in the region. a public hearing will be held. Public Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
The significance of impacts for the notice will be given of the time and 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m.
proposed SH 68 project was initially place of the meetings and hearing. To to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
uncertain, so the process began by ensure that the full range of issues except Federal holidays.
preparing an environmental assessment related to this proposed action is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
(EA). Based on preliminary analysis and addressed and all significant issues are hereby given that FTA has taken final
feedback from the public, it was identified, comments and suggestions agency actions by issuing certain
determined that an EIS should be are invited from all interested parties. approvals for the public transportation
prepared. The EIS will incorporate Such comments or questions concerning projects listed below. The actions on the
information collected during the EA this proposed action should be directed projects, as well as the laws under
process; in addition, public input to TxDOT at the address provided which such actions were taken, are
gathered during the development of the above. described in the documentation issued
EA will be considered in the EIS (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance in connection with the projects to
process. The EIS will develop and Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning comply with the National
evaluate a range of alternatives and Construction. The regulations Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
including ‘‘No-action’’ (the no-build implementing Executive Order 12372 in other documents in the FTA
alternative), Transportation System regarding intergovernmental consultation on administrative record for the projects.
Management (TSM)/Transportation Federal programs and activities apply to this Interested parties may contact either the
Demand Management (TDM), rapid program.) project sponsor or the relevant FTA
transit and roadway build alternatives. Regional Office for more information on
The EIS will analyze potential direct, Issued on: August 19, 2015.
each project. Contact information for
indirect and cumulative impacts from Michael T. Leary, FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at
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construction and operation of proposed Director, Planning and Program Development, http://www.fta.dot.gov.
corridor improvements including, but Federal Highway Administration. This notice applies to all FTA
not limited to, the following: [FR Doc. 2015–20968 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] decisions on the listed projects as of the
transportation impacts; air quality and BILLING CODE 4910–22–P issuance date of this notice and all laws
noise impacts; water quality impacts under which such actions were taken,
including storm water runoff; impacts to including, but not limited to, NEPA [42
waters of the United States including U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) of the
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Department of Transportation Act of miles, connecting Tacoma’s Central DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the Business District to the Stadium and
National Historic Preservation Act [16 Hilltop Business Districts and to Maritime Administration
U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 Tacoma’s ‘‘medical mile,’’ which [Docket No. MARAD 2015 0095]
U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does includes major hospitals and medical
not, however, alter or extend the centers. The project includes six new Requested Administrative Waiver of
limitation period for challenges of stations, the relocation of one station, the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
project decisions subject to previous and expanding the existing operations KWIAT NIGHTS II; Invitation for Public
notices published in the Federal and maintenance facility (OMF) on a Comments
Register. The projects and actions that
property adjacent to the existing OMF. AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
are the subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: Final agency actions: No use Department of Transportation.
Lynnwood Link Extension, Cities of determination of Section 4(f) resources; ACTION: Notice.
Seattle, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, a Section 106 Programmatic Agreement,
and Lynnwood, WA. Project sponsor: dated June 15, 2015; project-level air SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit quality conformity; and determination 12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
Authority (Sound Transit). Project of categorical exclusion. Supporting as represented by the Maritime
description: The proposed project documentation: Documented categorical Administration (MARAD), is authorized
would extend the Sound Transit Link exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
light rail system from Northgate in 771.118(d), dated June 2015. requirement of the coastwise laws under
Seattle north into Shoreline, Mountlake certain circumstances. A request for
4. Project name and location: Wave such a waiver has been received by
Terrace, and Lynnwood in Snohomish Modern Streetcar, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
County. The 8.5-mile project corridor MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
Project sponsor: South Florida Regional description of the proposed service, is
would generally follow Interstate 5.
Transportation Authority. Project listed below.
Project components include traction
description: The proposed project is an DATES: Submit comments on or before
power substations along the project
alignment, new noise walls and approximately 2.8-mile modern September 28, 2015.
relocation of existing noise walls, streetcar system in Downtown Fort
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
relocation of underground and overhead Lauderdale that will provide bi- docket number MARAD–2015–0095.
utilities, crossover tracks, stormwater directional service from S 17th Street Written comments may be submitted by
management facilities, park-and-ride and S Andrews Avenue to NE 6th Street hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
facilities, and intersection, street, and and NE 3rd Avenue, primarily using U.S. Department of Transportation,
sidewalk improvements. Final agency Andrews Avenue, Bricknell Avenue, Docket Operations, M–30, West
actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact and E 3rd Avenue for north/south Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
determination; Section 106 finding of no movement. The FTA issued a Finding of 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
adverse effect; project-level air quality No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Washington, DC 20590. You may also
conformity; and Record of Decision, project on September 10, 2012. Since send comments electronically via the
dated July 10, 2015. Supporting issuance of the FONSI, the project Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
documentation: Final Environmental sponsor proposed minor changes to the All comments will become part of this
Impact Statement, dated April 3, 2015. project, including a new location for the docket and will be available for
2. Project name and location: vehicle maintenance and storage inspection and copying at the above
Cemeteries Transit Center Project, New facility, minor refinements to proposed address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Orleans, LA. Project sponsor: Regional E.T., Monday through Friday, except
station locations, minor refinements to
Transit Authority. Project description: federal holidays. An electronic version
the alignment along SE 6th Street and
The proposed project would extend the of this document and all documents
Canal Streetcar Line from its present SE 7th Street, and an alternative end-of-
line treatment at the northern terminus entered into this docket is available on
terminus at the end of Canal Street to the World Wide Web at http://
the existing Cemeteries Transit Center known as Flagler Loop. FTA prepared a
Supplemental Environmental www.regulations.gov.
located on Canal Boulevard. In addition,
the project would move the existing Assessment (EA) for these design FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Canal Streetcar Cemeteries stop at the modifications. This notice only applies Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
intersection of Canal Street and City to the discrete actions taken by FTA at Transportation, Maritime
Park Avenue to the Cemeteries Transit this time. Nothing in this notice affects Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Center at Canal Boulevard north of City FTA’s previous decisions, or notice, for Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
Park Avenue. Final agency actions: this project. Final agency actions: No Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
Section 4(f) de minimis impact use determination of Section 4(f) 366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
determination; a Section 106 resources and Amended FONSI, dated dot.gov.
Memorandum of Agreement, dated June June 10, 2015. Supporting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
16, 2015; and Finding of No Significant documentation: Supplemental EA, As described by the applicant the
Impact, dated July 15, 2015. Supporting dated March 27, 2015. intended service of the vessel KWIAT
documentation: Environmental NIGHTS II is:
Assessment, dated February 2015. Dated: August 21, 2015.
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
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3. Project name and location: Tacoma Lucy Garliauskas, OUPV Passengers, Sport fishing—non-
Link Expansion, Tacoma, WA. Project Associate Administrator Planning and commercial
sponsor: Central Puget Sound Regional Environment. Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida, Georgia,
Transit Authority (Sound Transit). [FR Doc. 2015–21285 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] Louisiana’’
Project description: The proposed BILLING CODE P The complete application is given in
project would extend the existing DOT docket MARAD–2015–0095 at
Tacoma Link system an additional 2.4 http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
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| 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 January 25, 2016. | |
| 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. | |
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