81 FR 34429 - Environmental Impact Statement for the Link Union Station Project, Los Angeles, CA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 34429-34431] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12813] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Environmental Impact Statement for the Link Union Station Project, Los Angeles, CA AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Through this NOI, FRA announces it will prepare an EIS and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) jointly with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for the Link Union Station Project (Link US Project). FRA and Metro will develop the EIS/ EIR in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). FRA invites the public and Federal, state, and local agencies to provide input into the scope of the EIS and will consider all information developed during outreach activities when preparing the EIS/EIR. DATES: Persons interested in providing written comments on the scope of the Link US Project must do so by June 30, 2016. A Public scoping meeting is scheduled on Thursday, June 2, 2016. ADDRESSES: Interested persons should send written comments to FRA's Office of Program Delivery, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., (Mail Stop 20), Washington, DC 20590, or Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Headquarters, One Gateway Plaza (Mail Stop 99-13-1), Los Angeles, California, 90012, or via email to Mark Dierking, Community Relations Manager, at [email protected]. Comments should include ``Link Union Station--NOI Scoping Comments'' in the subject line. Interested persons may also provide comments orally or in writing at the scoping meeting. FRA and Metro will hold the scoping meeting between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at: Metro Headquarters: One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, California, 90012. Metro Headquarters is an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessible facility. Spanish and Mandarin translation will be provided. You may call 213- 922-2499 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to request other ADA accommodations or translation services. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie Perez, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Program Delivery, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., (Mail Stop 20), Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: (202) 493-0388, email: [email protected], or to Mark Dierking, Community Relations Manager, One Gateway Plaza (Mail Stop 99-13-1), Los Angeles, CA 90012; email: [email protected]. Scoping materials and information concerning the scoping meeting is available through Metro's Web site: metro.net/projects/regionalrail/scrip. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA is an operating administration of DOT and is responsible for overseeing the safety of railroad operations, including the safety of any proposed rail ground transportation system. FRA is also authorized to provide, subject to appropriations, funding for intercity passenger and rail capital investments and to provide loans and other financial support for railroad investment. FRA may provide funding or financing for the Link US Project in the future. FRA is the lead agency under NEPA. Metro will be the joint lead agency under NEPA and the lead state agency under CEQA. FRA and Metro will prepare the EIS/EIR consistent with NEPA, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing NEPA in 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, and FRA's Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts in 64 FR 28545, dated May 26, 1999 (Environmental Procedures). FRA and Metro will [[Page 34430]] prepare the EIS consistent with 23 U.S.C. 139 (titled ``Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking''). FRA and Metro will also prepare the EIS/EIR consistent with CEQA. The EIS will also document FRA's compliance with other applicable Federal, state, and local laws including, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 303(c)), Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7609(a)), and Executive Order 12898 and U.S. DOT Order 5610.2(a) on Environmental Justice. Project Background The Link US Project would improve operational flexibility and expand capacity at Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS). FRA and Caltrans first studied potential capacity improvements in a 2002 EIS/EIR known as the Run-Through Tracks Project. In 2005, FRA issued a Final EIS and Caltrans certified the Final EIR for the Run-Through Tracks Project. Since 2005, Metro identified new components and changes to the local and regional operational and capacity requirements at LAUS. The following new components and changed circumstances now need to be studied in the Link US Project EIS/EIR:Coordinated activities between Metro and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to facilitate the planned High Speed Rail (HSR) system; A new passenger concourse as a component of the LAUS Master Plan (LAUSMP). The passenger concourse will include new vertical circulation elements (stairs, escalators, and elevators) and up to 600,000 square feet dedicated for passenger circulation and waiting areas, passenger support functions and amenities (up to 100,000 square feet), and building functional support areas to meet the demands of a multi-modal transit station; Integration of run-through tracks on an elevated rail yard to accommodate the new passenger concourse, consistent with the LAUSMP; Incorporation of a single loop track; Compatibility with other planned or completed Metro and public projects; Property ownership and valuation changes; and Land use changes since 2005 within the study area. FRA and Metro will prepare the Link US Project EIS/EIR to analyze these new components and address the changed circumstances. Project Location LAUS is located at 800 North Alameda Street, City of Los Angeles, California 90012. LAUS is generally bounded by U.S. Highway 101 (U.S. 101) to the south, Alameda Street to the west, Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to the north, and Vignes Street to the east and is located in an urban setting, northeast of downtown Los Angeles and west of the Los Angeles River. The Link US Project limits within the railroad corridor extend from Control Point (CP) Chavez in the north (near North Main Street) to CP Olympic in the south (near the Interstate 10/State Route 60/U.S. 101 interchange). Project Need LAUS is a stub-ended terminal station dating from 1939 that is the central hub for regional transportation in Southern California. Metro operates multiple modes of transit including bus, subway (Red and Purple Lines), and light rail transit (Gold Line) at LAUS. Metrolink (the commuter rail operator governed by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA)) and Amtrak are responsible for operating commuter and intercity rail services, respectively, and maintaining a safe and reliable level of service on existing rail lines, including the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo railroad corridor (primarily commuter ridership). CHSRA is responsible for construction and operation of a statewide HSR system in California. FRA and CHSRA are preparing NEPA/CEQA documents for the Burbank to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to Anaheim sections of the HSR System both of which include a common station at LAUS, including consideration of an at-grade concept. However, LAUS's operational functionality is becoming increasingly limited due to a forecasted increase in ridership on multiple transit and rail lines and the potential for new passenger rail and HSR service in the future. Between 2000 and 2014, the population in the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region increased by 2 million people (approximately 12.3 percent increase). By 2040, employment and population growth within the SCAG region is forecasted to increase by 16 percent. According to a 2015Metro Transforming LAUS Summary Report about LAUS, there are approximately 110,000 passenger trips travelling through LAUS each weekday. Metro anticipates continued increases in population and employment will nearly double the demand on existing and planned modes of transportation; resulting in over 200,000 passenger trips through LAUS each weekday by 2040. By 2030, Metrolink and Amtrak anticipate they will need to nearly double the number of overall train operations to provide additional commuter and intercity passenger service throughout the region. This includes an increase in ``through'' trains between Los Angeles and San Diego making all stops; an increase in commuter and intercity passenger service to Ventura and Santa Barbara counties; intercity passenger service to San Luis Obispo; and the addition of a ``through'' intercity passenger service to San Francisco (California State Rail Plan, Caltrans 2013). In addition, Metro is working with the CHSRA to facilitate the planned HSR system at LAUS. FRA and Metro have identified Link US Project as a critical transportation project to respond to the forecasted ridership increases in the region. Link US Project also represents a critical first step in the implementation of regional transportation solutions identified in the following SCAG planning documents: Federally Approved Transportation Improvement Program, (2015); Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide (2008); and Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (2016). Project Purpose and Objectives Due to the forecasted increase in ridership on existing transit and rail modes combined with the potential for new passenger rail and HSR service in the future, the overall purpose of the Link US Project is to improve the functionality and operational capacity of LAUS in a cost- effective manner while maintaining existing transit/rail operations during construction. Metro is also working with the CHSRA to facilitate the planned HSR system at LAUS within the limits of the Link US Project. The purpose of the Link US Project is to improve mobility, travel times, and safety in the following ways: Improve operational efficiencies and scheduling reliability for trains using LAUS by reducing the train movement constraints that results from ``stub-end'' operation by constructing new ``run-through'' tracks and an operational loop; Improve pedestrian access to, and functionality of, the passenger platforms while also improving connectivity with other transit serving amenities (retail, food service, and waiting areas) by expanding the passenger concourse; [[Page 34431]] Increase the operational capacity of LAUS by over 40 percent to accommodate planned growth of Metrolink and Amtrak train services, and potential HSR service, while not precluding other planned improvements at LAUS by developing an expanded passenger concourse located below the elevated platforms; Preserve space and connections for future rail and transit options, including potential HSR service; Enhance accessibility to all transit and rail services for passengers with disabilities; Minimize service disruptions to existing transit service during construction; and Minimize adverse effects to the environment, including historic properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Link US Project would also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 40 percent and thereby meet the air pollution and greenhouse gas emission reduction targets mandated by California Assembly Bill 32, known as the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, as amended, and California Senate Bill 375, known as the California's Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008. These two laws establish the basis for SCAG and Metro to accommodate regional growth through increased and more frequent access to alternative modes of transit for local communities. Proposed Project Alternatives The Link US Project would transform LAUS from a ``stub-end tracks station'' into a ``run-through tracks station'' while increasing operational capacity to meet the demands of the broader rail system. The EIS/EIR will consider the No Action/No Build Alternative and a number of Build Alternatives. Each of the Build Alternatives would result in enhanced operational capacity from CP Chavez in the north (near North Main Street) to CP Olympic in the south (near the Interstate 10/State Route 60/U.S. 101 interchange). Major project components are described below. Throat and Elevated Rail Yard--The Link US Project would include new track and subgrade improvements to increase the elevation of the tracks leading to LAUS known as the ``throat'' and an elevated rail yard including new longer, elevated passenger platforms and canopies. New Passenger Concourse--The Link US Project would include a new passenger concourse, up to 600,000 square feet (passenger circulation and waiting areas, passenger support functions and amenities, and building functional support areas), including 100,000 square feet of transit serving amenities to meet the demands of a multi-modal transit station. The new passenger concourse would enhance ADA accessibility at LAUS and include new vertical circulation elements (stairs, escalators, and elevators) for passengers between the elevated platforms and the new passenger concourse under the rail yard. Run-Through Tracks--The Link US Project would include up to 10 run-through tracks with a new viaduct or viaducts over U.S. 101 that extend run-through tracks for regional/intercity rail (Metrolink/ Amtrak) and potentially HSR south along the west bank of the Los Angeles River, and a separate overhead viaduct for a single loop track turning north to the existing Keller Yard. The Link US Project would also require modifications to existing bridges at city streets to accommodate new elevated tracks; modifications to U.S. 101 and local streets to accommodate the run- through tracks overhead viaducts; railroad signal, Positive Train Control, and communications-related improvements; modifications to the SCRRA West Bank main line tracks; modifications to the existing Keller Yard and BNSF Railway West Bank Yard; modifications to the Amtrak lead track; new access roadways to the railroad right-of-way (ROW); additional ROW; and utility relocations, replacements, and abandonments. Probable Effects The EIS/EIR will consider the potential environmental effects of the Link US Project alternatives in detail. FRA and Metro will analyze the following environmental issue areas in the EIS/EIR: Air Quality and Global Climate Change; Biological and Wetland Resources; Cultural and Historic Resources; Economic and Fiscal Impacts; Energy; Environmental Justice; Floodplains, Hydrology, and Water Quality; Geology, Soils, and Seismicity; Hazardous Waste and Materials; Land Use, Planning, and Communities; Noise and Vibration; Parklands, Community Services, and Other Public Facilities; Safety and Security; Section 4(f) Resources; Transportation; and Visual Quality and Aesthetics. Scoping and Comments FRA encourages broad participation in the EIS process during scoping and review of the resulting environmental documents. FRA invites all interested agencies, Native American Tribes, and the public at large to participate in the scoping process to ensure the EIS/EIR addresses the full range of issues related to the proposed action, reasonable alternatives are addressed, and all significant issues are identified. FRA requests that any public agency having jurisdiction over an aspect of the Link US Project identify the agency's permit or environmental review requirements and the scope and content of the environmental information germane to the agency's jurisdiction over the Link US Project. FRA requests that public agencies advise FRA if they anticipate taking a major action in connection with the proposed project and if they wish to cooperate in the preparation of the Link US Project EIS/EIR. FRA will coordinate with participating agencies during development of the Draft EIS under 23 U.S.C. 139. FRA will invite all Federal and non-Federal agencies and Native American Tribes that may have an interest in the Link US Project to become participating agencies for the EIS. If an agency or Tribe is not invited and would like to participate, please contact FRA at the contact information listed above. FRA will develop a Coordination Plan summarizing how it will engage the public, agencies, and Tribes in the process. The Coordination Plan will be posted to the Link US Project Web site metro.net/projects/regionalrail/scrip and to FRA's Web site fra.dot.gov. FRA and Metro have scheduled a public scoping meeting as an important component of the scoping process for both the state and Federal environmental review. The scoping meeting described in the ADDRESSES section will also be advertised locally and included in additional public notification. The format of the meeting will consist of a short presentation describing the proposed Link US Project, objectives, and existing conditions. 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extension is based on requests from program, including this notice, Avenue SE., (Mail Stop 20),
potential eligible entities for additional amendments to the NOFO, and Washington, DC 20590, or Los Angeles
time to prepare and submit applications. frequently asked questions, is available County Metropolitan Transportation
DATES: The period for submitting at http://www.grants.gov/ under funding Authority (Metro) Headquarters, One
applications to the Notice of Funding opportunity number Gateway Plaza (Mail Stop 99–13–1), Los
Opportunity for the Advanced DTFH6116RA00012. Angeles, California, 90012, or via email
Transportation and Congestion The original date for submitting to Mark Dierking, Community Relations
Management Technologies Deployment applications was June 3, 2016. A Manager, at dierkingm@metro.net.
(ATCMTD) program published on number of eligible entities requested Comments should include ‘‘Link Union
March 29, 2016 (81 FR 17536), is additional time to develop and prepare Station—NOI Scoping Comments’’ in
extended. Applications must be applications for the ATCMTD program. the subject line.
submitted by 3 p.m. ET, on June 24, The FHWA recognizes that potential Interested persons may also provide
2016. Applications must be submitted applicants may need additional time to comments orally or in writing at the
through http://www.grants.gov. fully prepare applications, therefore, the scoping meeting. FRA and Metro will
ADDRESSES: Applications must be date for submitting applications for the hold the scoping meeting between 6:00
submitted through www.grants.gov. ATCMTD program is changed from June p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at: Metro
Only applicants who comply with all 3, 2016, to June 24, 2016. Headquarters: One Gateway Plaza, Los
submission requirements described in Authority: 23 U.S.C. 503(c)(4). Angeles, California, 90012. Metro
this notice and submit applications Headquarters is an Americans with
Issued on: May 23, 2016. Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
through www.grants.gov will be eligible
for award. Gregory G. Nadeau, accessible facility. Spanish and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Administrator, Federal Highway Mandarin translation will be provided.
Administration. You may call 213–922–2499 at least 72
further information concerning this
[FR Doc. 2016–12785 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am] hours in advance of the meeting to
notice, please contact the FHWA via
email at ATCMTD@dot.gov. For BILLING CODE 4910–22–P request other ADA accommodations or
questions about the ATCMTD program, translation services.
contact Mr. Robert Arnold, Director, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
FHWA Office of Transportation DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Stephanie Perez, Environmental
Management, telephone 202–366–1285 Federal Railroad Administration Protection Specialist, Office of Program
or via email at Robert.Arnold@dot.gov; Delivery, Federal Railroad
or Mr. Egan Smith, Managing Director, Environmental Impact Statement for Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) the Link Union Station Project, Los Avenue SE., (Mail Stop 20),
Joint Program Office, telephone 202– Angeles, CA Washington, DC 20590; Telephone:
366–9224 or via email at Egan.Smith@ (202) 493–0388, email:
dot.gov. For legal questions, please AGENCY: Federal Railroad stephanie.perez@dot.gov, or to Mark
contact Mr. Adam Sleeter, Attorney- Administration (FRA), U. S. Department Dierking, Community Relations
Advisor, FHWA Office of the Chief of Transportation (DOT). Manager, One Gateway Plaza (Mail Stop
Counsel, telephone 202–366–8839 or via ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 99–13–1), Los Angeles, CA 90012;
email at Adam.Sleeter@dot.gov. an Environmental Impact Statement email: dierkingm@metro.net. Scoping
Business hours for FHWA are from 8 (EIS). materials and information concerning
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through the scoping meeting is available through
Friday, except Federal holidays. A SUMMARY: Through this NOI, FRA Metro’s Web site: metro.net/projects/
telecommunications device for the deaf announces it will prepare an EIS and regionalrail/scrip.
(TDD) is available at 202–366–3993. Environmental Impact Report (EIR) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA is an
Additionally, the NOFO, answers to jointly with the Los Angeles County operating administration of DOT and is
questions, requests for clarification, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority responsible for overseeing the safety of
information about Webinars for further (Metro) for the Link Union Station railroad operations, including the safety
guidance will be posted at http:// Project (Link US Project). FRA and of any proposed rail ground
www.grants.gov/. Metro will develop the EIS/EIR in transportation system. FRA is also
compliance with the National authorized to provide, subject to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 appropriations, funding for intercity
Electronic Access (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and the passenger and rail capital investments
An electronic copy of this document California Environmental Quality Act and to provide loans and other financial
may be downloaded from the Federal (CEQA). FRA invites the public and support for railroad investment. FRA
Register Web site at: http:// Federal, state, and local agencies to may provide funding or financing for
www.federalregister.gov. provide input into the scope of the EIS the Link US Project in the future.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
and will consider all information FRA is the lead agency under NEPA.
29, 2016, at 81 FR 17536, FHWA developed during outreach activities Metro will be the joint lead agency
published in the Federal Register a when preparing the EIS/EIR. under NEPA and the lead state agency
NOFO soliciting applications for the DATES: Persons interested in providing under CEQA. FRA and Metro will
ATCMTD program for fiscal year 2016 written comments on the scope of the prepare the EIS/EIR consistent with
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from eligible entities to develop model Link US Project must do so by June 30, NEPA, the Council on Environmental
deployment sites for large scale 2016. Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing
installation and operation of advanced A Public scoping meeting is NEPA in 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, and
transportation technologies to improve scheduled on Thursday, June 2, 2016. FRA’s Procedures for Considering
safety, efficiency, system performance, ADDRESSES: Interested persons should Environmental Impacts in 64 FR 28545,
and infrastructure return on investment. send written comments to FRA’s Office dated May 26, 1999 (Environmental
More information about the ATCMTD of Program Delivery, 1200 New Jersey Procedures). FRA and Metro will
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• Increase the operational capacity of functional support areas), including to the proposed action, reasonable
LAUS by over 40 percent to 100,000 square feet of transit serving alternatives are addressed, and all
accommodate planned growth of amenities to meet the demands of a significant issues are identified. FRA
Metrolink and Amtrak train services, multi-modal transit station. The new requests that any public agency having
and potential HSR service, while not passenger concourse would enhance jurisdiction over an aspect of the Link
precluding other planned improvements ADA accessibility at LAUS and include US Project identify the agency’s permit
at LAUS by developing an expanded new vertical circulation elements (stairs, or environmental review requirements
passenger concourse located below the escalators, and elevators) for passengers and the scope and content of the
elevated platforms; between the elevated platforms and the environmental information germane to
• Preserve space and connections for new passenger concourse under the rail the agency’s jurisdiction over the Link
future rail and transit options, including yard. US Project. FRA requests that public
potential HSR service; • Run-Through Tracks—The Link US agencies advise FRA if they anticipate
• Enhance accessibility to all transit Project would include up to 10 run- taking a major action in connection with
and rail services for passengers with through tracks with a new viaduct or the proposed project and if they wish to
disabilities; viaducts over U.S. 101 that extend run- cooperate in the preparation of the Link
• Minimize service disruptions to through tracks for regional/intercity rail US Project EIS/EIR.
existing transit service during (Metrolink/Amtrak) and potentially HSR FRA will coordinate with
construction; and south along the west bank of the Los participating agencies during
• Minimize adverse effects to the Angeles River, and a separate overhead development of the Draft EIS under 23
environment, including historic viaduct for a single loop track turning U.S.C. 139. FRA will invite all Federal
properties listed on the National north to the existing Keller Yard. and non-Federal agencies and Native
Register of Historic Places. The Link US Project would also American Tribes that may have an
The Link US Project would also require modifications to existing bridges interest in the Link US Project to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at city streets to accommodate new become participating agencies for the
over 40 percent and thereby meet the air elevated tracks; modifications to U.S. EIS. If an agency or Tribe is not invited
pollution and greenhouse gas emission 101 and local streets to accommodate and would like to participate, please
reduction targets mandated by the run-through tracks overhead contact FRA at the contact information
California Assembly Bill 32, known as viaducts; railroad signal, Positive Train listed above. FRA will develop a
the Global Warming Solutions Act of Control, and communications-related Coordination Plan summarizing how it
2006, as amended, and California Senate improvements; modifications to the will engage the public, agencies, and
Bill 375, known as the California’s SCRRA West Bank main line tracks; Tribes in the process. The Coordination
Sustainable Communities and Climate modifications to the existing Keller Yard Plan will be posted to the Link US
Protection Act of 2008. These two laws and BNSF Railway West Bank Yard; Project Web site metro.net/projects/
establish the basis for SCAG and Metro modifications to the Amtrak lead track; regionalrail/scrip and to FRA’s Web site
to accommodate regional growth new access roadways to the railroad fra.dot.gov.
through increased and more frequent right-of-way (ROW); additional ROW; FRA and Metro have scheduled a
access to alternative modes of transit for and utility relocations, replacements, public scoping meeting as an important
local communities. and abandonments. component of the scoping process for
Proposed Project Alternatives Probable Effects both the state and Federal
environmental review. The scoping
The Link US Project would transform The EIS/EIR will consider the
meeting described in the ADDRESSES
LAUS from a ‘‘stub-end tracks station’’ potential environmental effects of the
section will also be advertised locally
into a ‘‘run-through tracks station’’ Link US Project alternatives in detail.
and included in additional public
while increasing operational capacity to FRA and Metro will analyze the
notification. The format of the meeting
meet the demands of the broader rail following environmental issue areas in
will consist of a short presentation
system. The EIS/EIR will consider the the EIS/EIR: Air Quality and Global
describing the proposed Link US
No Action/No Build Alternative and a Climate Change; Biological and Wetland
Project, objectives, and existing
number of Build Alternatives. Resources; Cultural and Historic
Each of the Build Alternatives would conditions.
Resources; Economic and Fiscal
result in enhanced operational capacity Impacts; Energy; Environmental Justice; Issued in Washington, DC on May 26,
from CP Chavez in the north (near North Floodplains, Hydrology, and Water 2016.
Main Street) to CP Olympic in the south Quality; Geology, Soils, and Seismicity; Jamie Rennert,
(near the Interstate 10/State Route 60/ Hazardous Waste and Materials; Land Director, Office of Program Delivery.
U.S. 101 interchange). Major project Use, Planning, and Communities; Noise [FR Doc. 2016–12813 Filed 5–26–16; 11:15 am]
components are described below. and Vibration; Parklands, Community BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
• Throat and Elevated Rail Yard— Services, and Other Public Facilities;
The Link US Project would include new Safety and Security; Section 4(f)
track and subgrade improvements to Resources; Transportation; and Visual DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
increase the elevation of the tracks Quality and Aesthetics.
leading to LAUS known as the ‘‘throat’’ Federal Transit Administration
and an elevated rail yard including new Scoping and Comments
longer, elevated passenger platforms FRA encourages broad participation Fiscal Year 2015 and 2016 Passenger
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and canopies. in the EIS process during scoping and Ferry Grant Program Project
• New Passenger Concourse—The review of the resulting environmental Selections
Link US Project would include a new documents. FRA invites all interested AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration.
passenger concourse, up to 600,000 agencies, Native American Tribes, and
ACTION: Correction: Passenger Ferry
square feet (passenger circulation and the public at large to participate in the
Grant Program Announcement of Project
waiting areas, passenger support scoping process to ensure the EIS/EIR
Selections.
functions and amenities, and building addresses the full range of issues related
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| Dates | Persons interested in providing written comments on the scope of the Link US Project must do so by June 30, 2016. | |
| Contact | Ms. Stephanie Perez, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Program Delivery, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., (Mail Stop 20), Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: (202) 493-0388, email: [email protected], or to Mark Dierking, Community Relations Manager, One Gateway Plaza (Mail Stop 99-13-1), Los Angeles, CA 90012; email: [email protected] Scoping materials and information concerning the scoping meeting is available through Metro's Web site: metro.net/projects/regionalrail/ scrip. | |
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