Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects--Coolidge Terminal Replacement Project, and VIA Advanced Rapid Transit North/South Corridor Project Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Mark Ferroni Date: 6 June 2023 Subjects: American Government , Buses

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37124-37125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12065]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation 
Projects--Coolidge Terminal Replacement Project, and VIA Advanced Rapid 
Transit North/South Corridor 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 two projects: 
Coolidge Terminal Replacement Project, City of Detroit, Wayne County, 
Michigan; and VIA Advanced Rapid Transit North/South Corridor Project, 
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The purpose of this notice is to 
publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions 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 November 3, 2023.

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 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 files 
for the projects. 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.transit.dot.gov.
    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 (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), 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: Coolidge Terminal Replacement 
Project, City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Project Sponsor: 
Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT), Detroit, Michigan. Project 
description: The Project involves a replacement of the existing 
Coolidge Terminal with an entirely new facility. The Project consists 
of three buildings with interdependent programs: Bus Storage, Fleet 
Maintenance, and Operations. The Project will accommodate 24-hour 
operations and initially accommodate 144 buses, with the capacity to 
expand to up to 216 buses in the future. The Project also involves 
construction of parking spaces for staff and visitors meeting American 
with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and associated infrastructure 
improvements.
    Final agency actions: Section 4(f) use determination, dated March 
16, 2023; executed Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement, dated April 26, 
2023; and Coolidge Terminal Replacement Project Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated May 12, 2023. Supporting 
documentation: The Coolidge Terminal Replacement Project Environmental 
Assessment (EA), dated January 27, 2023. The FONSI, EA and associated 
documents can be viewed and downloaded from: https://detroitmi.gov/departments/detroit-department-transportation/coolidge-terminal-replacement-project
    2. Project name and location: VIA Advanced Rapid Transit North/
South Corridor Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Project 
Sponsor: VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, Texas. Project 
description: The Project includes construction of an advanced rapid 
transit bus route from San Antonio International Airport in the north, 
through Downtown San Antonio, to Steves Avenue in the south. The 
Project is approximately 12 miles long and includes approximately 26 
new stations that will be uniquely branded for the service. Service is 
anticipated to

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operate in a combination of dedicated center-running transit lanes, 
curbside business access transit lanes, and in mixed traffic.
    Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination, 
dated May 4, 2023; Section 106 No Adverse Effect determination, dated 
April 3, 2023; and Determination of the applicability of a categorical 
exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(d), dated May 4, 2023. Supporting 
documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion (CE) and supporting 
materials, dated April 27, 2023. The CE and associated documents can be 
viewed and downloaded from: https://keepsamoving.com/advanced-rapid-transit/.
    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).

Mark Ferroni,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2023-12065 Filed 6-5-23; 8:45 am]
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