Notice2022-18816
Limitation on Claims Against a Proposed Public Transportation Project-Chicago Red Line Extension (RLE) Project
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Published
August 31, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration
Abstract
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding the Chicago Red Line Extension (RLE) Project in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. 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 these final environmental actions.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53547-53548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18816]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against a Proposed Public Transportation
Project--Chicago Red Line Extension (RLE) Project
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding the Chicago Red Line
Extension (RLE) Project in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. 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 these final environmental actions.
DATES: 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 January 30, 2023.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Loster, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 705-1269, 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 a.m. to 5 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 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 environmental project files
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 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 (54 U.S.C.
306108), Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531), Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1251), 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 actions that are the subject of this
notice follow:
Project name and location: Chicago Red Line Extension (RLE)
Project, Chicago, Illinois.
Project sponsor: The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Chicago,
Illinois.
Project description: The Chicago RLE Project is a 5.6-mile heavy
rail transit line extension from the existing 95th/Dan Ryan terminal to
130th Street. The RLE Project involves construction of four (4) new
stations near 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue, and 130th
Street consisting of multimodal connections at each station including
bus, bicycle, pedestrian, and park-and-ride facilities with
approximately 1,340 parking spaces along the corridor. The project also
includes construction of a modern, efficient railcar storage yard and
shop facility at 120th Street.
Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination,
dated July 28, 2022; Section 106 No Adverse Effect determination, dated
August 10, 2021; and Chicago Red Line Extension (RLE) Project Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)/Record of Decision (ROD), dated
July 28, 2022. Supporting documentation: Chicago Red Line Extension
(RLE) Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), dated
October 6, 2016, and Chicago Red Line Extension (RLE) Project
Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA), dated January 4, 2022. The
ROD/FEIS, DEIS, SEA and associated documents can be viewed and
downloaded from: <a href="https://www.transitchicago.com/rle/">https://www.transitchicago.com/rle/</a>.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Mark A. Ferroni,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2022-18816 Filed 8-30-22; 8:45 am]
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