Notice2026-03137
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Project -Buffalo-Amherst-Tonawanda Corridor Expansion Project, Buffalo, New York.
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Published
February 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration
Abstract
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding the Buffalo-Amherst- Tonawanda Corridor Expansion Project in Buffalo, New York. 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 91, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7625-7626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03137]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation
Project --Buffalo-Amherst-Tonawanda Corridor Expansion Project,
Buffalo, New York.
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 Buffalo-Amherst-
Tonawanda Corridor Expansion Project in Buffalo, New York. 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 July 18, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Sautter, Attorney Advisor, Office
of Chief Counsel, (212) 668-2180, or Saadat Khan, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Policy and Programs,
(202) 366-6385. 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
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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/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.
4321-4347), Section 4(f) requirements (49 U.S.C. 303), Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531), the 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 project actions that are the
subject of this notice follow:
Project name and location: Buffalo-Amherst-Tonawanda Corridor
Expansion Project, Buffalo, New York.
Project Sponsor: Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc.
(Metro).
Project description: The Buffalo-Amherst-Tonawanda Corridor
Expansion Project (Project) involves a seven-mile expansion of high-
quality light rail transit service to Buffalo, Tonawanda and Amherst.
The Project includes the construction of ten stations, two park-and-
ride facilities, and an overnight storage and maintenance facility.
Final agency action: Section 106 No Adverse Effect determination,
dated November 21, 2025; Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination,
dated January 16, 2026; Combined Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS)/Record of Decision (ROD), dated January 30, 2026.
Supporting documentation: Buffalo-Amherst-Tonawanda Corridor
Expansion Project Combined FEIS/ROD, dated January 30, 2026, and
Buffalo-Amherst-Tonawanda Corridor Expansion Project Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), dated August 19, 2025. The
Combined FEIS/ROD, DEIS, and supporting documents can be viewed and
downloaded from: <a href="https://www.nftametrotransitexpansion.com/final_eis/">https://www.nftametrotransitexpansion.com/final_eis/</a>
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Megan Blum,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2026-03137 Filed 2-17-26; 8:45 am]
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