80 FR 61563 - Federal Transit Administration Notice To Rescind the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Baltimore Red Line Project Baltimore County and City, Maryland

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in cooperation with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Red Line Project in Baltimore County and City in Maryland is being rescinded.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25930]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Federal Transit Administration Notice To Rescind the Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the Baltimore Red Line Project Baltimore County and 
City, Maryland

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Rescind the Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in cooperation with 
the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), is issuing this notice to 
advise the public that the Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed 
Red Line Project in Baltimore County and City in Maryland is being 
rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ms. Kathleen Zubrzycki, Community 
Planner, Federal Transit Administration Region III, 1760 Market St., 
Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-4124 phone 215-656-7262 email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The FTA, as the lead federal agency, in 
cooperation with MTA published a ROD on February 28, 2013 for the Red 
Line project, a 14-miles light rail transit line from the Centers of 
Medicare & Medicaid Services in Baltimore County to the Johns Hopkins 
Bayview Medical Center campus in Baltimore City. The transitway 
proposed a combination of surface, tunnel and aerial segments with 19 
stations (14 surface and 5 underground); three new park-and-ride 
facilities, and other ancillary facilities. Since issuance of the ROD, 
MTA notified FTA that federal funds will not be pursued and that the 
project is cancelled as directed by the Governor of Maryland. 
Therefore, FTA has determined that the ROD for the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement dated December 4, 2012 will be rescinded since there 
will be no federal action, and the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq. and 23 
Code of Federal Regulations 771 no longer apply. Comments and questions 
concerning the proposed action should be directed to FTA at the address 
provided above.

Terry Garcia Crews,
Regional Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Region III.
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