82 FR 8256 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 14 (January 24, 2017)

This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in Phoenix, Arizona and New York, New York. 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 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8256-8257]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01449]


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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 Phoenix, Arizona 
and New York, New York. 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 June 23, 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: South Central Light Rail Extension 
Project, Phoenix, AZ. Project sponsor: Valley Metro. Project 
description: The proposed project would extend light rail service 
approximately five miles south from the existing Valley Metro light 
rail line in Downtown Phoenix to Baseline Road, serving South Phoenix 
neighborhoods and activity centers and providing a direct link to 
Central Station in Downtown Phoenix. The project would connect with the 
existing Valley Metro light rail line in the northbound direction at 
Central Avenue and Washington Street and in the southbound direction at 
1st Avenue and Jefferson Street. The project also includes the McKinley 
Street/Central Avenue and McKinley Street/1st Avenue turnaround loops 
and improvements to the Operation and Maintenance Center. Final agency 
actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination; a Section 106

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Memorandum of Agreement, dated January 3, 2017; project-level air 
quality conformity; and a Finding of No Significant Impact, dated 
January 6, 2017. Supporting Documentation: Environmental Assessment, 
dated May 2016.
    2. Project name and location: 68th Street/Hunter College Station 
Improvement Project, New York, NY. Project sponsor: Metropolitan 
Transportation Authority (MTA). Project description: The proposed 
project would reconfigure the 68th Street/Hunter College Subway Station 
located at Lexington Avenue and East 68th Street in Manhattan to 
provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility and improve 
passenger circulation. The project would make changes at the street, 
mezzanine, and platform levels, including new street stairs, new 
mezzanines, and new platform stairs near the north end of the station. 
Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination; 
Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; and a Finding of No 
Significant Impact, dated July 28, 2016. Supporting Documentation: 
Environmental Assessment, dated February 2016.

Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator Planning and Environment.
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