Notice2021-22507
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects
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Published
October 15, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration
Abstract
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57472-57473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22507]
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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). 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: 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 March 14, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Loster, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 353-3869 or Saadat Khan,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs,
(202) 366-9647. 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 subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l) 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 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 <a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov">https://www.transit.dot.gov</a>.
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) requirements [23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C. 303],
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act [54 U.S.C.
306108], Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531], Clean Water Act [33
U.S.C. 1251], the Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition
Policies Act [42 U.S.C. 4601], 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 follow:
1. Project name and location: Illinois Terminal Expansion Project,
Champaign County, Illinois. Project Sponsor: Champaign-Urbana Mass
Transit District (MTD), Urbana, Illinois. Project description: The
project involves Illinois Terminal expansion on parcels north of Logan
Street, construction of dedicated intercity and rural bus platforms to
reduce bus congestion, construction of controlled pedestrian access to
bus platforms, and visibility improvements. The project also includes
interior renovation and expansion of the Illinois Terminal including
waiting areas, passenger amenities and creating green space. Final
agency action: Section 106 no adverse effect determination, dated March
24, 2021; Illinois Terminal Expansion Finding of No Significant Impacts
(FONSI), dated September 2, 2021. Supporting documentation: Illinois
Terminal Expansion Environmental Assessment (EA), dated, May 25, 2021.
The EA, FONSI and associated documents can be viewed and downloaded
from: <a href="https://mtd.org/inside/projects/illinois-terminal-expansion/">https://mtd.org/inside/projects/illinois-terminal-expansion/</a>.
2. Project name and location: Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Project, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Project Sponsor: Ramsey County
Regional Railroad Authority, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Project
description: The Rush Line BRT Project is a 15-mile BRT route
connecting Saint Paul, Maplewood, White Bear Township, Vadnais Heights,
Gem Lake and White Bear Lake. The BRT route will operate in both a
dedicated guideway and mixed traffic along Robert Street, Jackson
Street, Phalen Boulevard, Ramsey County rail right-of-way and Highway
6. The project involves construction of 21 stations consisting of:
Station platforms; shelters; ticket machines for off-board fare
purchase; real-time bus schedule information; bicycle parking; on-
demand heat; trash and recycling bins; emergency telephones; security
cameras; energy-efficient LED station lighting; and information about
the station, route, transit system and neighborhood. The project would
also serve one existing park-and-ride at the Maplewood Mall Transit
Center, and include construction of two park-and-rides facilities at
Highway 36 and County Road E.
Final agency actions: Section 4(f) individual use and de minimis
impact determination; Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement, dated
October 1, 2021; and Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Finding
of No Significant Impacts (FONSI), dated October 05, 2021. Supporting
documentation: Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Environmental
Assessment (EA), dated, May 11, 2021. The EA, FONSI and associated
documents can be viewed and downloaded from: <a href="https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/roads-transportation/transit-corridors-studies/rush-line-brt-project/environmental-process">https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/roads-transportation/transit-corridors-studies/rush-line-brt-project/environmental-process</a>.
3. Project name and location: Penn Station Access Project, New York
City and New Rochelle, New York. Project Sponsor: Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA), New York, New York. Project
description: The project will provide new rail service from New Haven,
Connecticut to Penn Station New York (PSNY) in Manhattan by utilizing
Amtrak's Hell Gate Line (HGL) on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), through
the eastern Bronx and western Queens. The project will make
infrastructure improvements on the HGL beginning in southeastern
Westchester County and extending to Harold Interlocking in Queens,
joining the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Main Line. The project
also involves construction of four new Metro-North stations in the
eastern Bronx at Hunts Point, Parkchester-Van Nest, Morris Park, and
Co-op City. Final agency action: Section 4(f) de minimis impact
determination; Section 106
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Programmatic Agreement, dated September 24, 2021; Penn Station Access
Project Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI), dated September 24,
2021. Supporting documentation: Penn Station Access Project
Environmental Assessment (EA), dated May 13, 2021. The EA, FONSI and
associated documents can be viewed and downloaded from: <a href="https://pennstationaccess.info/environmental-assessment">https://pennstationaccess.info/environmental-assessment</a>.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Mark A. Ferroni,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2021-22507 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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