83_FR_38350 83 FR 38200 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects

83 FR 38200 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 150 (August 3, 2018)

Page Range38200-38201
FR Document2018-16682

This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County's (RTC's) Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension project in Washoe County, Nevada. The project includes construction of a 1.8-mile extension to its existing bus rapid transit service (the RAPID) operating in the Virginia Street corridor from its existing northern terminus at the 4th Street Station transfer terminal in Downtown Reno to the University of Nevada, Reno campus. The purpose of the project is to increase transit ridership and connectivity, enhance pedestrian safety, and improve accessibility to transit in the Virginia Street corridor. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38200-38201]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16682]


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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 the Regional Transportation 
Commission of Washoe County's (RTC's) Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit 
Extension project in Washoe County, Nevada. The project includes 
construction of a 1.8-mile extension to its existing bus rapid transit 
service (the RAPID) operating in the Virginia Street corridor from its 
existing northern terminus at the 4th Street Station transfer terminal 
in Downtown Reno to the University of Nevada, Reno campus. The purpose 
of the project is to increase transit ridership and connectivity, 
enhance pedestrian safety, and improve accessibility to transit in the 
Virginia Street corridor. 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 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of 
FTA actions announced herein for the listed public transportation 
project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before December 
31, 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 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: The Regional Transportation Commission 
of Washoe County's (RTC's) Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension 
project in Washoe County, Nevada.
    Project Sponsor: The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe 
County's (RTC's). Project description: The project includes 
construction of a 1.8-mile extension to its existing bus rapid transit 
service (the RAPID) operating in the Virginia Street corridor from its 
existing northern terminus at the 4th Street Station transfer terminal 
in Downtown Reno to the University of

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Nevada, Reno campus. The purpose of the project is to increase transit 
ridership and connectivity, enhance pedestrian safety, and improve 
accessibility to transit in the Virginia Street corridor. The project 
includes building five new RAPID stations and replacing three bus 
shelters with full RAPID stations; acquiring right-of-way; and creating 
exclusive bus lanes, traffic signal priority at five intersections, 
off-board fare collection, level boarding, and real-time bus arrival 
information at stations. The project also includes purchasing two 
electric buses, constructing two roundabouts at intersections to 
improve bus turning movements and enhance traffic operations and 
safety, and improving sidewalk and cross walk infrastructure to enhance 
the pedestrian and bicycle network and visibility in the corridor. 
Finally, the project includes parking and access management, utility 
relocations and drainage improvements. The project was the subject of 
the Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension Project Environmental 
Assessment, dated June 2018.
    Final agency actions: Section 4(f) determination, dated June 12, 
2018; Section 106 of the NHPA finding of No Adverse Effect, dated March 
17, 2017; project-level air quality conformity; and Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated June 15, 2018. Supporting 
documentation: The Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension Project 
Environmental Assessment in Washoe County, Nevada, dated June 2018.

Elizabeth S. Riklin,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2018-16682 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am]
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38200 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 150 / Friday, August 3, 2018 / Notices to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Physical roadway and lane changes DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising except Federal holidays. would occur between Market Street and the public of final agency actions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 34th Avenue while bus service subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim hereby given that FTA has taken final amenities and improvements would be seeking judicial review of FTA actions agency action by issuing a certain provided along the Geary corridor from announced herein for the listed public approval for the public transportation the Transbay Transit Center to 48th transportation project will be barred project listed below. The actions on the Avenue. The proposed project was the unless the claim is filed on or before project, as well as the laws under which subject of the Geary Corridor Bus Rapid December 31, 2018. such actions were taken, are described Transit Project Final Environmental FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in the documentation issued in Impact Statement (Final EIS)/Record of Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief connection with the project to comply Decision (ROD), dated June 1, 2018. The Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) with the National Environmental Policy project’s notice of availability for the 353–2577, or Alan Tabachnick, Act (NEPA) and in other documents in Final EIS was published in the Federal Environmental Protection Specialist, the FTA administrative record for the Register on June 15, 2018. Office of Environmental Programs, (202) project. Interested parties may contact Final agency actions: Section 4(f) 366–8541. FTA is located at 1200 New either the project sponsor or the FTA determination, dated June 1, 2018; Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC Regional Office for more information. Section 106 finding of no adverse effect 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. Contact information for FTA’s Regional on historic properties dated October 17, to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Offices may be found at https:// 2017; project-level air quality except Federal holidays. www.fta.dot.gov. conformity; and ROD, dated June 1, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is This notice applies to all FTA 2018. Supporting documentation: The hereby given that FTA has taken final decisions on the listed project as of the Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit agency action by issuing a certain issuance date of this notice and all laws Project Final Environmental Impact approval for the public transportation under which such actions were taken, Statement (Final EIS) with Record of project listed below. The actions on the including NEPA [42 U.S.C. 4321–4375], Decision, dated June 1, 2018. project, as well as the laws under which Section 4(f) requirements [23 U.S.C. Elizabeth S. Riklin, such actions were taken, are described 138, 49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning in the documentation issued in National Historic Preservation Act [16 and Environment. connection with the project to comply U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 [FR Doc. 2018–16684 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am] with the National Environmental Policy U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does BILLING CODE P Act (NEPA) and in other documents in not, however, alter or extend the the FTA administrative record for the limitation period for challenges of project. Interested parties may contact project decisions subject to previous DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION either the project sponsor or the FTA notices published in the Federal Regional Office for more information. Register. The project and action that is Federal Transit Administration Contact information for FTA’s Regional the subject of this notice follow: Offices may be found at https:// Project name and location: The Geary Limitation on Claims Against Proposed www.fta.dot.gov. Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Public Transportation Projects This notice applies to all FTA Project in San Francisco, California. AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration decisions on the listed project as of the Project Sponsor: The San Francisco (FTA), DOT. issuance date of this notice and all laws Municipal Transportation Authority ACTION: Notice. under which such actions were taken, (SFMTA), in coordination with San including NEPA [42 U.S.C. 4321–4375], Francisco County Transportation SUMMARY: This notice announces final Section 4(f) requirements [23 U.S.C. Authority (SFCTA). Project description: environmental actions taken by the 138, 49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the The purpose of the Geary Corridor BRT Federal Transit Administration (FTA) National Historic Preservation Act [16 Project is to enhance the performance, for the Regional Transportation U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 viability, and comfort level of transit Commission of Washoe County’s U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does and pedestrian travel along a 6.5-mile (RTC’s) Virginia Street Bus RAPID not, however, alter or extend the BRT corridor that connects to the Transit Extension project in Washoe limitation period for challenges of Transbay Transit Center in northern San County, Nevada. The project includes project decisions subject to previous Francisco, California. The Geary construction of a 1.8-mile extension to notices published in the Federal corridor is a major thoroughfare, its existing bus rapid transit service (the Register. The project and action that is accommodating more than 50,000 daily RAPID) operating in the Virginia Street the subject of this notice follow: person trips via public transit; auto corridor from its existing northern Project name and location: The volumes up to 44,000 vehicles per day; terminus at the 4th Street Station Regional Transportation Commission of and tens of thousands of daily transfer terminal in Downtown Reno to Washoe County’s (RTC’s) Virginia Street pedestrian trips. The project will the University of Nevada, Reno campus. Bus RAPID Transit Extension project in implement BRT service with a The purpose of the project is to increase Washoe County, Nevada. combination of side-running and center- transit ridership and connectivity, Project Sponsor: The Regional running bus-only lanes as well as within enhance pedestrian safety, and improve Transportation Commission of Washoe mixed-flow travel lanes along different accessibility to transit in the Virginia County’s (RTC’s). Project description: amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 segments of the 6.5-mile corridor. The Street corridor. The purpose of this The project includes construction of a project will implement higher-frequency notice is to announce publicly the 1.8-mile extension to its existing bus bus service, new BRT stations, environmental decisions by FTA on the rapid transit service (the RAPID) improvements to pedestrian features, subject project and to activate the operating in the Virginia Street corridor and upgrades to traffic signals, limitation on any claims that may from its existing northern terminus at including fiber-based transit signal challenge this final environmental the 4th Street Station transfer terminal priority to optimize bus service. action. in Downtown Reno to the University of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 150 / Friday, August 3, 2018 / Notices 38201 Nevada, Reno campus. The purpose of either suggested by NHTSA or manufacturers, automotive suppliers, the project is to increase transit mandated by Congress in recent years. associations of vehicle manufacturers ridership and connectivity, enhance In December 2015, Congress mandated and suppliers, consumer advocacy pedestrian safety, and improve that NHTSA conduct a rulemaking groups, universities, and other accessibility to transit in the Virginia requiring that crash avoidance individuals and organizations interested Street corridor. The project includes information be placed on the Monroney in vehicle safety. NHTSA also received building five new RAPID stations and label of new vehicles. Later that same oral comments at two public hearings, replacing three bus shelters with full month, NHTSA published a ‘‘request for the first in Detroit, Michigan on January RAPID stations; acquiring right-of-way; comments’’ (RFC) in which it sought 14, 2016, and the second at DOT and creating exclusive bus lanes, traffic public comments on planned changes to Headquarters in Washington, DC on signal priority at five intersections, off- NCAP. This notice announces a public January 29, 2016.4 board fare collection, level boarding, meeting to obtain up-to-date stakeholder Commenters across the spectrum and real-time bus arrival information at input on the way forward for NCAP. raised a number of issues involving both stations. The project also includes DATES: NHTSA will hold the public data and procedures. Commenters stated purchasing two electric buses, meeting on September 14, 2018, from 9 the public comment period was constructing two roundabouts at a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. inadequate for purposes of responding intersections to improve bus turning Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. Attendees because of the complexity of the movements and enhance traffic should arrive by 8 a.m. to allow program upgrade, and that the technical operations and safety, and improving sufficient time for security clearance. In information supporting the RFC was not sidewalk and cross walk infrastructure addition to this meeting, the public will sufficient to allow a full understanding to enhance the pedestrian and bicycle have the opportunity to submit written of the contemplated changes. According network and visibility in the corridor. comments to the docket for this notice to the commenters, this hindered their Finally, the project includes parking concerning matters addressed in this ability to prepare substantive public and access management, utility notice. comments. relocations and drainage improvements. In addition, most vehicle ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be manufacturers stated that the significant The project was the subject of the held at DOT Headquarters, located at cost burden due to fitment of the Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, contemplated new technologies and the Extension Project Environmental Washington, DC 20590–0001 (Green inclusion of a new crash test and new Assessment, dated June 2018. Line Metro station at Navy Yard) in the test devices would increase the price of Final agency actions: Section 4(f) Oklahoma City Conference Room. This new vehicles. Manufacturers, along with determination, dated June 12, 2018; facility is accessible to individuals with safety advocates, also expressed the Section 106 of the NHPA finding of No disabilities. need for data demonstrating that each Adverse Effect, dated March 17, 2017; project-level air quality conformity; and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You proposed program change would Finding of No Significant Impact may contact Ms. Jennifer N. Dang, provide enough safety benefits to (FONSI), dated June 15, 2018. Division Chief, New Car Assessment warrant its inclusion in NCAP. Safety Supporting documentation: The Program, Office of Crashworthiness and consumer advocates recommended Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Standards (Telephone: 202–366–1810). that NCAP award credit only if the Extension Project Environmental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: technologies meet certain human Assessment in Washoe County, Nevada, machine interface requirements. In I. Background addition, several commenters suggested dated June 2018. This notice announces the holding of that NHTSA develop near-term and Elizabeth S. Riklin, a public meeting on September 14, long-term roadmaps for NCAP and Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning 2018, to obtain up-to-date stakeholder revise NCAP in a more gradual, and Environment. input for use in planning the future of ‘‘phased’’ approach. [FR Doc. 2018–16682 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am] NCAP. The impetus for this meeting Furthermore, commenters suggested BILLING CODE P comes from developments relating to that most of the planned NCAP two events in December 2015. On upgrades, including the new rating December 4, 2015, the Fixing America’s system, should only be adopted through DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation (FAST) 1 Act a process similar in rigor to that of a was signed into law, which includes a notice and comment rulemaking National Highway Traffic Safety mandate that NHTSA conduct a conducted under the Administrative Administration rulemaking to require the incorporation Procedure Act. Lastly, certain vehicle [Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0055] of crash avoidance information on the manufacturers were concerned that vehicle price stickers (also known as the changing future vehicle designs in order New Car Assessment Program Monroney labels) placed on the to respond to a NCAP upgrade would windows of new vehicles. On December have an adverse effect on compliance AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 16, 2015, NHTSA announced in a with fuel economy and greenhouse gas Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Register ‘‘request for emissions requirements. Department of Transportation (DOT). comments’’ (RFC) 2 its plan to add new In light of the public comments and ACTION: Notice of public meeting; tools and techniques to NCAP. NHTSA’s FAST Act mandate, NHTSA is request for comments. requesting oral and written comments amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 NHTSA received nearly 300 sets of written comments on its December 2015 from the public to help guide the SUMMARY: NHTSA’s New Car Agency in planning its next steps for RFC.3 The commenters included vehicle Assessment Program (NCAP) provides NCAP. The Agency continues to believe comparative information on the safety of 1 §§ 24321–22, Public Law 114–94. that NCAP needs to be modernized to new vehicles to assist consumers with 2 80 FR 78521, December 16, 2015. vehicle purchasing decisions. 3 The comments are available in Docket No. 4 The transcripts are available in Docket No. Significant changes to NCAP have been NHTSA–2015–0119 at www.regulations.gov. NHTSA–2015–0119 at www.regulations.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1


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ActionNotice.
DatesBy this notice, FTA is advising the public of final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of FTA actions announced herein for the listed public transportation project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before December 31, 2018.
ContactNancy-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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