82 FR 14794 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in Seattle and King County, WA. 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 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14794-14795]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05635]


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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 Seattle and King 
County, WA. 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 August 21, 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: Seattle Center City Connector 
Project, Seattle, WA. Project sponsor: Seattle Department of 
Transportation (SDOT). Project description: The proposed project would 
create 1.25 miles of new trackway linking the existing South Lake Union 
and First Hill Streetcar lines, operating in public streets in 
Seattle's downtown commercial district. The route would start at the 
Westlake Intermodal Hub at Westlake Avenue and Sixth Avenue North, head 
south and turn west onto Stewart Street to First Avenue, and continue 
south along First Avenue to connect with the First Hill Streetcar 
Station at South Jackson Street and Occidental Avenue South. 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 February 16, 2017. 
Supporting Documentation: Environmental Assessment, dated March 2016.
    2. Project name and location: Federal Way Link Extension Project, 
King County, 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 by 7.8 miles from 
Angle Lake Station in SeaTac south through Des Moines and Kent, 
terminating in Federal Way. The route would travel along the west side 
of Interstate 5 and would include stations at Kent/Des Moines near 
Highline College, South 272nd Street, and the Federal Way Transit 
Center. Final agency actions: No use determination of Section 4(f) 
resources; Section 106 finding of no historic properties affected; 
project-level air quality conformity; and a Record of Decision, dated 
March 6, 2017. Supporting Documentation: Final

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Environmental Impact Statement, dated November 18, 2016.

Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
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