Notice2024-21582
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Project-West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project, Cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey, Paramount, Bellflower, Cerritos, and Artesia; County of Los Angeles, California
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Published
September 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration
Abstract
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project, Cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey, Paramount, Bellflower, Cerritos, and Artesia; County of Los Angeles, California. The corridor is also known as the Southeast Gateway Line. The purpose of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions 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 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77227-77228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21582]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation
Project--West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project, Cities of Los
Angeles, Vernon, Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey,
Paramount, Bellflower, Cerritos, and Artesia; County of Los Angeles,
California
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 West Santa Ana
Branch Transit Corridor Project, Cities of Los Angeles, Vernon,
Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey, Paramount,
Bellflower, Cerritos, and Artesia; County of Los Angeles, California.
The corridor is also known as the Southeast Gateway Line. The purpose
of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions 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 February 18, 2025.
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 9:00 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 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
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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/about/regional-offices/regional-offices">https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/regional-offices/regional-offices</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 (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), Rivers
and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 408), 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
project modifications and actions that are the subject of this notice
follow:
Project name and location: West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor
Project (Project), Cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, Huntington Park,
Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey, Paramount, Bellflower, Cerritos, and
Artesia; County of Los Angeles, California.
Project sponsor: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (LACMTA), City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles,
California.
Project description: The Project would construct an approximately
14.5-mile light rail transit (LRT) line from the northern terminus at
the City of Los Angeles/Florence-Firestone unincorporated area of Los
Angeles County to a southern terminus in the City of Artesia. The
Project would be primarily within the right-of-way (ROW) of the Union
Pacific Railroad, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, or LACMTA.
The Project would also include nine LRT stations along the new
alignment, one infill station on the C (Green) Line, and five parking
facilities.
Final agency actions: Section 106 no adverse effect determination,
dated March 12, 2024; section 4(f) de minimis impact determination,
dated March 29, 2024; West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Project Record of
Decision (ROD), dated August 23, 2024.
Supporting documentation: West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor
Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact
Report (Final EIS/EIR), dated March 29, 2024. West Santa Ana Branch
Transit Corridor Project Draft EIS/EIR, dated July 30, 2021. The ROD,
Final EIS/EIR, Draft EIS/EIR and associated documents can be viewed and
downloaded from: <a href="https://www.metro.net/projects/southeastgateway/">https://www.metro.net/projects/southeastgateway/</a>
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Megan Blum,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2024-21582 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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