83_FR_58542 83 FR 58319 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects

83 FR 58319 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 223 (November 19, 2018)

Page Range58319-58319
FR Document2018-25132

This notice announces final environmental action taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for a project from the City of Gary to Michigan City, Indiana. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decision 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 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 58319]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25132]


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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 action taken by the 
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for a project from the City of 
Gary to Michigan City, Indiana. The purpose of this notice is to 
announce publicly the environmental decision 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 April 18, 
2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief 
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Juliet Bochicchio, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs, 
(202) 366-9348. 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 certain approvals for the public 
transportation project listed below. The action on the project, as well 
as the laws under which such action was 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 environmental project file for the project. 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 project as 
of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such 
action was 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 [54 U.S.C. 
306108], 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: Double Track Northwest Indiana Project, 
Gary to Michigan City, Indiana. Project sponsor: Northern Indiana 
Commuter Transportation District. Project description: The Double Track 
Northwest Indiana (DT-NWI) Project proposes to expand the South Shore 
Line (SSL) commuter line railroad capacity along an approximately 26.6-
mile corridor from Gary at milepost 58.8, west of Virginia Street, to 
milepost 32.2 near Carroll Avenue in Michigan City, Indiana. The 
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) proposes to 
expand the existing SSL capacity to meet current and future commuter 
ridership demand through construction of a continuous double track 
railroad system (14.2 miles of a second mainline and five high-speed 
crossovers), removal/replacement of in-street tracks, four bridges, 
five station improvements with associated track improvements, one new 
crossing diamond, replacement of an existing crossing diamond, and 
installation of signal and overhead contact system infrastructure. This 
notice applies only to the discrete action taken by FTA at this time, 
as described below. Nothing in this notice affects FTA's previous 
decisions, or notice thereof, for this project. Final agency actions: 
Section 4(f) determination, dated September 18, 2017; Section 106 
finding of adverse effect, dated August 31, 2017; A Section 106 
Memorandum of Agreement, dated December 8, 2017; project-level air 
quality conformity, and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Double 
Track Northwest Indiana Project, Gary to Michigan City, Indiana, dated 
November 1, 2018. Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment 
and Section 4(f) Evaluation for NICTD Double Track NWI (DT-NWI) 
Milepost (MP) 58.8 to MP 32.2 dated, September 18, 2017.

Elizabeth S. Riklin,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2018-25132 Filed 11-16-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 223 / Monday, November 19, 2018 / Notices 58319 parameters fall outside those analyzed unless the claim is filed on or before second mainline and five high-speed in the EA, the FAA would re-evaluate April 18, 2019. crossovers), removal/replacement of in- the potential impacts and, if necessary, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: street tracks, four bridges, five station prepare additional NEPA analysis. Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief improvements with associated track The Final EA addresses the potential Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) improvements, one new crossing environmental impacts of Space 353–2577 or Juliet Bochicchio, diamond, replacement of an existing Florida’s proposal to construct and Environmental Protection Specialist, crossing diamond, and installation of operate the SLF as a launch location for Office of Environmental Programs, (202) signal and overhead contact system horizontally launched and landed 366–9348. FTA is located at 1200 New infrastructure. This notice applies only rockets. The Final EA considers the Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC to the discrete action taken by FTA at potential environmental impacts of the 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. this time, as described below. Nothing Proposed Action and the No Action to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in this notice affects FTA’s previous Alternative. The successful completion except Federal holidays. decisions, or notice thereof, for this of the environmental review process SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is project. Final agency actions: Section does not guarantee that the FAA Office hereby given that FTA has taken final 4(f) determination, dated September 18, of Commercial Space Transportation 2017; Section 106 finding of adverse agency action by issuing certain would issue a Launch Site Operator effect, dated August 31, 2017; A Section approvals for the public transportation License to Space Florida. The project 106 Memorandum of Agreement, dated project listed below. The action on the must also meet all FAA requirements of December 8, 2017; project-level air project, as well as the laws under which a Launch Site Operator License. quality conformity, and Finding of No such action was taken, are described in Individual launch operators proposing Significant Impact for the Double Track the documentation issued in connection to launch from the site would be Northwest Indiana Project, Gary to with the project to comply with the required to obtain a separate launch Michigan City, Indiana, dated November National Environmental Policy Act operator license. 1, 2018. Supporting documentation: (NEPA) and in other documents in the An electronic version of the Final EA Environmental Assessment and Section FTA environmental project file for the 4(f) Evaluation for NICTD Double Track and FONSI/ROD is available on the project. Interested parties may contact NWI (DT–NWI) Milepost (MP) 58.8 to FAA Office of Commercial Space either the project sponsor or the relevant MP 32.2 dated, September 18, 2017. Transportation website at: https:// FTA Regional Office for more www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ Elizabeth S. Riklin, information. Contact information for headquarters_offices/ast/ FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning environmental/nepa_docs/review/ and Environment. https://www.fta.dot.gov. documents_progress/space_florida/. This notice applies to all FTA [FR Doc. 2018–25132 Filed 11–16–18; 8:45 am] Issued in Washington, DC, on November decisions on the listed project as of the BILLING CODE P 13, 2018. issuance date of this notice and all laws Daniel Murray, under which such action was taken, Manager, Space Transportation Development including, but not limited to, NEPA [42 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Division. U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) [FR Doc. 2018–25186 Filed 11–16–18; 8:45 am] requirements [23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 303], Section 106 of the National Safety Administration Historic Preservation Act [54 U.S.C. [Docket No. PHMSA–2018–0100; Notice No. 306108], and the Clean Air Act [42 2018–21] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does not, however, alter or extend the Hazardous Materials: Emergency Federal Transit Administration limitation period for challenges of Waiver No. 10 Limitation on Claims Against Proposed project decisions subject to previous AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Public Transportation Projects notices published in the Federal Materials Safety Administration Register. The project and action that is (PHMSA), DOT. AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration the subject of this notice follow: ACTION: Notice of emergency waiver (FTA), DOT. Project name and location: Double order. ACTION: Notice. Track Northwest Indiana Project, Gary to Michigan City, Indiana. Project SUMMARY: PHMSA is issuing an SUMMARY: This notice announces final sponsor: Northern Indiana Commuter emergency waiver order to persons environmental action taken by the Transportation District. Project conducting operations under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) description: The Double Track direction of Environmental Protection for a project from the City of Gary to Northwest Indiana (DT–NWI) Project Agency (EPA) Region 9 or United States Michigan City, Indiana. The purpose of proposes to expand the South Shore Coast Guard (USCG) Eleventh District this notice is to announce publicly the Line (SSL) commuter line railroad within the California Wildfire environmental decision by FTA on the capacity along an approximately 26.6- emergency area. The Waiver is granted subject project and to activate the mile corridor from Gary at milepost to support the EPA and USCG in taking limitation on any claims that may 58.8, west of Virginia Street, to milepost appropriate actions to prepare for, challenge this final environmental 32.2 near Carroll Avenue in Michigan respond to, and recover from a threat to khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES action. City, Indiana. The Northern Indiana public health, welfare, or the DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising Commuter Transportation District environment caused by actual or the public of final agency actions (NICTD) proposes to expand the existing potential oil and hazardous materials subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim SSL capacity to meet current and future incidents resulting from the California seeking judicial review of FTA actions commuter ridership demand through Wildfires. This Waiver Order is effective announced herein for the listed public construction of a continuous double immediately and shall remain in effect transportation project will be barred track railroad system (14.2 miles of a for 30 days from the date of issuance. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Nov 16, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19NON1.SGM 19NON1


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Document Modified: 2018-11-17 02:47:02
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
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 April 18, 2019.
ContactNancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-2577 or Juliet Bochicchio, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs, (202) 366-9348. 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.
FR Citation83 FR 58319 
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