81 FR 81238 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 222 (November 17, 2016)

This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the City of Alexandria, VA and the City of Jersey City, NJ. 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 81, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81238-81239]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27575]


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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 City of 
Alexandria, VA and the City of Jersey City, NJ. 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

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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 April 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief 
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Meghan Kelley, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs, 
(202) 366-6098. 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: Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement 
Project, City of Jersey City, NJ. Project sponsor: New Jersey Transit 
Corporation (NJ TRANSIT). Project description: The proposed project 
would fill the Long Slip Canal in Hoboken Yard and construct six new 
elevated tracks, passenger platforms, and a passenger station and crew 
facility structure on top of the filled canal. The project would also 
include a walkway extension to existing Hoboken Terminal facilities and 
new track extensions to existing track. Final agency actions: Section 
4(f) de minimis impact determination; Section 106 finding of no adverse 
effect; project-level air quality conformity; and a Finding of No 
Significant Impact, dated October 20, 2016. Supporting Documentation: 
Supplemental Environmental Assessment, dated June 2016.
    2. Project name and location: Potomac Yard Metrorail Station 
Project, City of Alexandria, VA. Project sponsor: City of Alexandria. 
Project description: The proposed project would include a new 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail station, 
associated track improvements, and pedestrian bridges at Potomac Yard 
within the City of Alexandria. The station would be located along the 
existing Metrorail Blue and Yellow Lines between the Ronald Regan 
Washington National Airport Metrorail Station and the Braddock Road 
Metrorail Station. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination; a 
Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement, dated October 24, 2016; project-
level air quality conformity; and a Record of Decision, dated October 
31, 2016. Supporting documentation: Final Environmental Impact 
Statement, dated June 1, 2016.

Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2016-27575 Filed 11-16-16; 8:45 am]
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