81 FR 69568 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 194 (October 6, 2016)
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 194 (October 6, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-24216 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 69568-69569] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-24216] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, LA, and Hennepin County, MN. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the [[Page 69569]] 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 March 6, 2017. 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 5:00 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. Contact information for FTA's Regional Offices may be found at https://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: TramLinkBR Project, City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, LA. Project sponsor: City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge. Project description: The proposed project would construct a modern tram (streetcar) system located in an approximately three-mile north-south corridor linking the State Capitol and downtown area of the City of Baton Rouge with Louisiana State University and the Old South Baton Rouge neighborhood. The project would include 11 stop locations, an overhead contact system, four traction power substations, and an operations and maintenance facility. Final agency actions: No use determination of Section 4(f) resources; Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; and Finding of No Significant Impact, dated July 29, 2016. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated June 3, 2016. 2. Project name and location: METRO Blue Line Light Rail Transit Extension Project, Hennepin County, MN. Project sponsor: Metropolitan Council. Project description: The proposed project is approximately 13.5 miles of new double-track extension of the METRO Blue Line that will connect downtown Minneapolis to the cities of Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park. The alignment includes 11 new light rail stations, approximately 1,670 additional park-and-ride spaces, accommodations for passenger drop-off and bicycle and pedestrian access, and new or restructured local bus routes connecting stations to nearby residential, commercial, and educational land uses. The project would include one operations and maintenance facility, 17 traction power substations, 25 signal bungalow sites, seven new light rail transit bridges, and five reconstructed roadway bridges. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination; a Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement, dated August 23, 2016; project-level air quality conformity; and a Record of Decision, dated September 19, 2016. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact Statement, dated July 15, 2016. Lucy Garliauskas, Associate Administrator Planning and Environment. [FR Doc. 2016-24216 Filed 10-5-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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birth, citizenship, driver’s license or public planning to attend must, no later October 20, 2016, the effective date of
passport number, and email address. than Friday, October 14, provide their the exemption (30 days after the verified
This information will greatly facilitate full name and professional affiliation to notice of exemption was filed).
entry into the building. A member of the Alan Krill by email: KrillA@state.gov. As a condition to this exemption, any
public needing reasonable Requests for reasonable accommodation employees affected by the trackage
accommodation should email pil@ should be made to Alan Krill before rights will be protected by the
state.gov not later than November 9, Friday, October 14. Requests made after conditions imposed in Norfolk &
2016. Requests made after that date will that date will be considered, but might Western Railway—Trackage Rights—
be considered, but might not be able to not be possible to fulfill. Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605
be fulfilled. If you would like to For additional information, contact (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast
participate by telephone, please email Alan Krill, Bureau of Economic and Railway—Lease & Operate—California
pil@state.gov to obtain the call-in Business Affairs, at (202) 647–2231, or Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
number and other information. KrillA@state.gov. This notice is filed under 49 CFR
Data from the public is requested Dated: September 26, 2016. 1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false
pursuant to Public Law 99–399 Alan Krill, or misleading information, the
(Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department
exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to
Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; of State. revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C.
Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT [FR Doc. 2016–24212 Filed 10–5–16; 8:45 am]
10502(d) may be filed at any time. The
Act); and Executive Order 13356. The filing of a petition to revoke will not
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purpose of the collection is to validate automatically stay the effectiveness of
the identity of individuals who enter the exemption. Petitions for stay must
Department facilities. be filed by October 13, 2016 (at least
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD seven days before the exemption
The data will be entered into the
Visitor Access Control System (VACS– [Docket No. FD 36046] becomes effective).
D) database. Please see the Security An original and 10 copies of all
Records System of Records Notice CSX Transportation, Inc.—Trackage pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
(State–36) at https://foia.state.gov/_ Rights Exemption—Grand Trunk 36046, must be filed with the Surface
docs/SORN/State-36.pdf for additional Western Railroad Company Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
information. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
Company (GTW), pursuant to a written addition, a copy of each pleading must
Dated: September 16, 2016.
trackage rights agreement (Agreement),1 be served on Louis E. Gitomer, Law
Michael J. Dennis, Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private
has agreed to grant CSX Transportation,
Inc. (CSXT), overhead trackage rights: Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson,
International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, MD 21204.
U.S. Department of State. (1) Between GTW’s connection to CSXT
at Wellsboro, Ind., at or near milepost According to CSXT, this action is
[FR Doc. 2016–24211 Filed 10–5–16; 8:45 am] categorically excluded from
71.1, and Griffith, Ind., at or near
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milepost 36.1, on GTW’s South Bend environmental review under 49 CFR
Subdivision, and (2) between Griffith, 1105.6(c).
Ind., at or near milepost 36.1, and Board decisions and notices are
DEPARTMENT OF STATE available on our Web site at
Munster, Ind., at or near milepost 30.92,
[Public Notice: 9748] on GTW’s Elsdon Subdivision, a ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’
distance of approximately 40.18 miles, Decided: October 3, 2016.
Advisory Committee on International including all sidings, yard tracks and By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Economic Policy; Notice of Open yard leads now existing or hereafter Director, Office of Proceedings.
Meeting constructed along those tracks (the Kenyatta Clay,
The Advisory Committee on Line).2 Clearance Clerk.
International Economic Policy (ACIEP) CSXT proposes to use the Line to [FR Doc. 2016–24187 Filed 10–5–16; 8:45 am]
will meet from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m., on move a limited volume of traffic BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
Tuesday, October 25, in New York City between CSXT’s lines that connect with
at 383 Madison Avenue, 13th floor, the Line at Munster, Ind., on the west
Conference Room 1311; New York, NY. and Wellsboro, Ind., on the east, which DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The meeting will be hosted by the CSXT states will result in operating
Assistant Secretary of State for economies and improved service. CSXT Federal Transit Administration
Economic and Business Affairs, Charles will be permitted to operate up to four
H. Rivkin, and Committee Chair Paul R. trains a day, unless otherwise agreed Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
Charron. The ACIEP serves the U.S. between GTW and CSXT. Public Transportation Projects
Government in a solely advisory CSXT states that the Agreement does
not contain interchange commitments. AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
capacity, and provides advice (FTA), DOT.
The transaction is scheduled to be
concerning topics in international ACTION: Notice.
consummated on or shortly after
economic policy. It is expected that
during this meeting, the ACIEP SUMMARY: This notice announces final
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1 An executed redacted copy of the Agreement
subcommittees on sanctions policy and between GTW and CSXT was filed with the notice environmental actions taken by the
the Stakeholder Advisory Board will of exemption. An unredacted copy was filed under Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
provide updates on their recent work. seal along with a motion for protective order for projects in the City of Baton Rouge,
This meeting is open to the public, pursuant to 49 CFR 1104.14(b). That motion will be Parish of East Baton Rouge, LA, and
addressed in a separate decision.
though seating is limited. Entry to the 2 In a letter filed on September 27, 2016, CSXT Hennepin County, MN. The purpose of
building is controlled. To obtain pre- corrects the description of the territory in which it this notice is to announce publicly the
clearance for entry, members of the proposes to operate. environmental decisions by FTA on the
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subject projects and to activate the approximately three-mile north-south SUMMARY: The Department of the
limitation on any claims that may corridor linking the State Capitol and Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
challenge these final environmental downtown area of the City of Baton Control (OFAC) is publishing the name
actions. Rouge with Louisiana State University of an individual whose property and
DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising and the Old South Baton Rouge interests in property has been
the public of final agency actions neighborhood. The project would unblocked pursuant to Executive Order
subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23, include 11 stop locations, an overhead 12978 of October 21, 1995, ‘‘Blocking
United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim contact system, four traction power Assets and Prohibiting Transactions
seeking judicial review of FTA actions substations, and an operations and With Significant Narcotics Traffickers’’.
announced herein for the listed public maintenance facility. Final agency DATES: The unblocking and removal
transportation projects will be barred actions: No use determination of from the list of Specially Designated
unless the claim is filed on or before Section 4(f) resources; Section 106 Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN
March 6, 2017. finding of no adverse effect; and Finding List) of the individual identified in this
of No Significant Impact, dated July 29, notice whose property and interests in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2016. Supporting documentation: property were blocked pursuant to
Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
Environmental Assessment, dated June Executive Order 12978 of October 21,
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312)
353–2577 or Terence Plaskon, 3, 2016. 1995, is effective on September 29,
2. Project name and location: METRO 2016.
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Blue Line Light Rail Transit Extension
Office of Environmental Programs, (202) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Project, Hennepin County, MN. Project
366–0442. FTA is located at 1200 New Assistant Director, Sanctions
sponsor: Metropolitan Council. Project
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC Compliance & Evaluation, Department
description: The proposed project is
20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets
approximately 13.5 miles of new
to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Control, Washington, DC 20220, Tel:
double-track extension of the METRO
except Federal holidays. (202) 622–2490.
Blue Line that will connect downtown
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Minneapolis to the cities of Golden
hereby given that FTA has taken final Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and
agency actions by issuing certain Electronic and Facsimile Availability
Brooklyn Park. The alignment includes
approvals for the public transportation 11 new light rail stations, approximately This document and additional
projects listed below. The actions on the 1,670 additional park-and-ride spaces, information concerning OFAC are
projects, as well as the laws under accommodations for passenger drop-off available from OFAC’s Web site at
which such actions were taken, are and bicycle and pedestrian access, and (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
described in the documentation issued new or restructured local bus routes
in connection with the projects to Background
connecting stations to nearby
comply with the National On October 21, 1995, the President,
residential, commercial, and
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and invoking the authority, inter alia, of the
educational land uses. The project
in other documents in the FTA International Emergency Economic
would include one operations and
administrative record for the projects. Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706)
maintenance facility, 17 traction power
Interested parties may contact either the (IEEPA), issued Executive Order 12978
substations, 25 signal bungalow sites,
project sponsor or the relevant FTA (60 FR 54579, October 24, 1995) (the
seven new light rail transit bridges, and
Regional Office for more information. Order). In the Order, the President
five reconstructed roadway bridges.
Contact information for FTA’s Regional declared a national emergency to deal
Final agency actions: Section 4(f)
Offices may be found at https:// with the threat posed by significant
determination; a Section 106
www.fta.dot.gov. foreign narcotics traffickers centered in
Memorandum of Agreement, dated
This notice applies to all FTA Colombia and the harm that they cause
August 23, 2016; project-level air
decisions on the listed projects as of the in the United States and abroad.
quality conformity; and a Record of Section 1 of the Order blocks, with
issuance date of this notice and all laws
Decision, dated September 19, 2016. certain exceptions, all property and
under which such actions were taken,
Supporting documentation: Final interests in property that are in the
including, but not limited to, NEPA [42
Environmental Impact Statement, dated United States, or that hereafter come
U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) of the
July 15, 2016. within the United States or that are or
Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the Lucy Garliauskas, hereafter come within the possession or
National Historic Preservation Act [16 Associate Administrator Planning and control of United States persons, of: (1)
U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 Environment. The foreign persons listed in an Annex
U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does [FR Doc. 2016–24216 Filed 10–5–16; 8:45 am] to the Order; (2) any foreign person
not, however, alter or extend the BILLING CODE P determined by the Secretary of
limitation period for challenges of Treasury, in consultation with the
project decisions subject to previous Attorney General and the Secretary of
notices published in the Federal DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY State: (a) To play a significant role in
Register. The projects and actions that international narcotics trafficking
are the subject of this notice are: Office of Foreign Assets Control centered in Colombia; or (b) to
1. Project name and location: materially assist in, or provide financial
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TramLinkBR Project, City of Baton Unblocking of Specially Designated or technological support for or goods or
Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, LA. Nationals and Blocked Persons, services in support of, the narcotics
Project sponsor: City of Baton Rouge, Executive Order 12978 trafficking activities of persons
Parish of East Baton Rouge. Project AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets designated in or pursuant to the Order;
description: The proposed project Control, Treasury. and (3) persons determined by the
would construct a modern tram Secretary of the Treasury, in
ACTION: Notice.
(streetcar) system located in an consultation with the Attorney General
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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 March 6, 2017. | |
| 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 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. | |
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