83 FR 12649 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 56 (March 22, 2018)
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 56 (March 22, 2018)
| Page Range | 12649-12649 | |
| FR Document | 2018-05763 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 12649] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05763] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a project between the Town of Dyer and the City of Hammond, both located in Lake County, Indiana. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject project and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge this final environmental action. 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 20, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Alan Tabachnick, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs, (202) 366-8541. 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 action by issuing a certain approval for the public transportation project listed below. The actions on the project, as well as the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the documentation issued in connection with the project to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in other documents in the FTA administrative record for the project. Interested parties may contact either the project sponsor or the 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 project 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) requirements [23 U.S.C. 138, 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 project and action that is the subject of this notice follow: Project name and location: West Lake Corridor Project, Dyer and Hammond, Indiana. Project Sponsor: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD). Project description: The project is an approximately 9-mile southern extension of the existing NICTD South Shore Line (SSL) commuter rail service between the Town of Dyer and the City of Hammond, in Lake County, Indiana. The project would end just east of the Indiana-Illinois state line, where trains would connect with the SSL to travel north to Chicago. The West Lake Corridor Project includes four commuter rail stations and a maintenance facility/layover yard. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination, dated March 1, 2018; Section 106 finding of adverse effect dated September 6, 2017; A Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement, dated December 12, 2017; project- level air quality conformity, and a Record of Decision, dated March 1, 2018. Supporting documentation: Combined Final Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision/Section 4(f) Evaluation, dated March 1, 2018. Elizabeth S. Riklin, Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment. [FR Doc. 2018-05763 Filed 3-21-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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How do I request confidential treatment DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C.
of my submission? 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C.
Federal Transit Administration 7401–7671q]. This notice does not,
Although FRA encourages the however, alter or extend the limitation
submission of information that can be Limitation on Claims Against Proposed period for challenges of project
freely and publicly shared, if you wish Public Transportation Projects decisions subject to previous notices
to submit any information under a claim AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration published in the Federal Register. The
of confidentiality, you must follow the (FTA), DOT. project and action that is the subject of
procedures in 49 CFR 209.11. ACTION: Notice. this notice follow:
Project name and location: West Lake
Will FRA consider late comments? SUMMARY: This notice announces final Corridor Project, Dyer and Hammond,
FRA will consider all comments environmental actions taken by the Indiana. Project Sponsor: Northern
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Indiana Commuter Transportation
received before the close of business on
for a project between the Town of Dyer District (NICTD). Project description:
the comment closing date indicated
and the City of Hammond, both located The project is an approximately 9-mile
above under DATES. To the extent southern extension of the existing
in Lake County, Indiana. The purpose of
possible, FRA will also consider this notice is to announce publicly the NICTD South Shore Line (SSL)
comments after that date. environmental decisions by FTA on the commuter rail service between the
How can I read the comments submitted subject project and to activate the Town of Dyer and the City of
by other people? limitation on any claims that may Hammond, in Lake County, Indiana.
challenge this final environmental The project would end just east of the
You may read the comments received action. Indiana-Illinois state line, where trains
at the address given above under DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising would connect with the SSL to travel
Comments. The hours of the docket are the public of final agency actions north to Chicago. The West Lake
indicated above in the same location. subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23, Corridor Project includes four commuter
You may also read the comments on the United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim rail stations and a maintenance facility/
internet, filed in the docket number at seeking judicial review of FTA actions layover yard. Final agency actions:
the heading of this notice, at http:// announced herein for the listed public Section 4(f) determination, dated March
www.regulations.gov. transportation projects will be barred 1, 2018; Section 106 finding of adverse
unless the claim is filed on or before effect dated September 6, 2017; A
Please note that, even after the Section 106 Memorandum of
comment closing date, FRA will August 20, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agreement, dated December 12, 2017;
continue to file any relevant information project-level air quality conformity, and
it receives in the docket as it becomes Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) a Record of Decision, dated March 1,
available. Further, some people may 2018. Supporting documentation:
submit late comments. Accordingly, 353–2577 or Alan Tabachnick,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Combined Final Environmental Impact
FRA recommends that you periodically Statement/Record of Decision/Section
Office of Environmental Programs, (202)
check the docket for new material. 4(f) Evaluation, dated March 1, 2018.
366–8541. FTA is located at 1200 New
IV. Privacy Act Statement Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC Elizabeth S. Riklin,
20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning
FRA notes that anyone is able to to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Environment.
search (at www.regulations.gov) the except Federal holidays. [FR Doc. 2018–05763 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am]
electronic form of all filings received SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is BILLING CODE P
into any of DOT’s dockets by the name hereby given that FTA has taken final
of the individual submitting the filing agency action by issuing a certain
(or signing the filing, if submitted on approval for the public transportation DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
behalf of an association, business, labor project listed below. The actions on the
union, or other organization). You may project, as well as the laws under which Federal Transit Administration
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act such actions were taken, are described
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
Statement published in the Federal in the documentation issued in
Public Transportation Projects
Register on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, connection with the project to comply
Number 70, Pages 19477–78), or you with the National Environmental Policy AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
may view the privacy notice of Act (NEPA) and in other documents in (FTA), DOT.
regulations.gov at http:// the FTA administrative record for the ACTION: Notice.
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice. project. Interested parties may contact
either the project sponsor or the FTA SUMMARY: This notice announces final
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20101 et seq. Regional Office for more information. environmental actions taken by the
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 16, Contact information for FTA’s Regional Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
2018. Offices may be found at https:// for a project in Miami-Dade County,
Juan D. Reyes, III, www.fta.dot.gov. Florida. The purpose of this notice is to
This notice applies to all FTA announce publicly the environmental
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decisions on the listed project as of the decisions by FTA on the subject project
[FR Doc. 2018–05786 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am] and to activate the limitation on any
issuance date of this notice and all laws
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P under which such actions were taken, claims that may challenge this final
including, but not limited to, NEPA [42 environmental action.
U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising
requirements [23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C. the public of final agency actions
303], Section 106 of the National subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23,
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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 August 20, 2018. | |
| Contact | Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Alan Tabachnick, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs, (202) 366-8541. 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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