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)

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, 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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