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above. During the onsite interviews, 

several ODOT staff members agreed that 

it could be beneficial to develop a 

written procedure to establish 

expectations and memorialize ODOT’s 

re-evaluation process in compliance 

with Federal requirements. The team 

also made note that in ODOT’s SelfAssessment, several ODOT districts 

requested development of re-evaluation 

guidance. Based on these concerns, the 

team supports consideration of the 

development of written procedures and 

guidance for the re-evaluation of EAs 

and EISs to reduce risk to ODOT’s 

program. 

Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/ 

QC) 

Observation 4: Opportunities exist to 

improve QA/QC procedures relevant to 

c-listed CE documentation. 

The ODOT NEPA Quality Control and 

Quality Assurance Processes and 

Procedures, dated April 6, 2017, 

indicates d-listed CEs (D2 and D3 

actions per ODOT’s CE guidance), EAs, 

and EISs will be peer reviewed by OES 

staff and c-listed and d-listed CEs (D1 

actions per ODOT’s guidance) will be 

reviewed by district environmental staff 

prior to review and approval by the 

DEC. The team learned through all four 

audits that district staff have their own 

methods of conducting reviews which 

may lead to inconsistencies across the 

districts in the review of c-listed 

projects. EnviroNet provides some 

programmed QA/QC. The system itself 

does not identify missing support 

documentation under the project file 

tab, or mistakes in data entry into the 

system, which comprise most of the 

errors found by both FHWA and 

ODOT’s Self-Assessment. A more robust 

QA/QC process for c-level projects 

could reduce risk and improve 

efficiency in ODOT’s program. In 

addition, there is no stand-alone QA/QC 

training to train ODOT personnel per 

ODOT’s expectations and guidance. 

Legal Sufficiency Review 

The ODOT did not have any 

documents that required legal 

sufficiency reviews during the Audit #4 

timeframe; therefore, the team had no 

observations related to legal sufficiency. 

Performance Measures 

The MOU Section 10.2 requires the 

development of performance measures. 

The ODOT has refined its performance 

measures to provide a better overall 

indication of ODOT’s execution of its 

responsibilities as assigned by the MOU. 

The team found evidence that the 

results obtained through the 

performance measures are allowing 

ODOT to make appropriate changes as 

it manages its environmental program. 

The team had no observations related to 

performance measures. 

Training Program 

Previous audits noted that ODOT had 

a robust environmental training program 

and provided adequate budget and time 

for staff to access a variety of internal 

and external training. The ODOT 

continues to enhance its traditional 

training program and plan with the 

development of additional online 

courses. The ODOT currently offers 28 

online trainings for free to ODOT staff, 

consultants, LPAs, partner agencies, and 

anyone else who desires to take them. 

The ODOT utilizes the Ohio’s Local 

Technical Assistance Program to 

manage the courses. This free online 

training makes training more accessible 

to a greater number of staff and 

consultants and allows consistent, selfpaced, and individualized training. 

Also, the previous audit noted ODOT’s 

training plan required environmental 

consultants to take the pre-qualification 

training courses and all ODOT 

environmental staff (both central and 

district offices) take all environmental 

courses. 

The team encourages ODOT to 

broaden its training program and 

training collaboration with other 

Federal agencies and environmental 

organizations. The team commends 

ODOT for its efforts in taking external 

ecological and cultural resource courses, 

but feels there is room for improvement 

exploring external human environment 

training. During the interviews, ODOT 

staff noted they are reluctant to take 

National Highway Institute training 

courses because of their broad 

perspective; however, they did express 

interest in taking specialized FHWA 

training that focus on specific topics 

such as the recently offered FHWA 

Resource Center Air Quality Workshop. 

The ODOT also expressed interest in 

getting assistance from FHWA to 

develop training case studies that were 

relevant to its transportation program, 

which the audit team supports. The 

team had no observations related to 

training. 

Finalization of Report 

The FHWA published a notice in the 

Federal Register on June 17, 2020, at 85 

FR 36661, soliciting public comment for 

30 days on the draft fourth audit report. 

The FHWA received comments on the 

draft report from the American Road 

and Transportation Builders Association 

(ARTBA) and ODOT. The ARTBA’s 

comments supported the Surface 

Transportation Project Delivery Program 

and did not relate specifically to Audit 

#4. The comments submitted by ODOT 

on the draft audit report were 

substantially similar to comments that 

had previously been discussed by the 

Audit Team with ODOT during the 

development of the audit report. The 

FHWA considered these comments 

during the audit process and 

determined they did not warrant 

changes to FHWA’s observations. This 

final report is substantively the same as 

the draft version. The FHWA looks 

forward to continuing to work 

collaboratively with ODOT during the 

monitoring phase of the program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Limitation on Claims Against Proposed 

Public Transportation Project—EastWest Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces final 

environmental actions taken by the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

regarding the East-West Bus Rapid 

Transit (BRT) Project in Madison, 

Wisconsin. 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 November 18, 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 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 


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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 

https://www.transit.dot.gov. 

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: East-West 

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project, 

Madison, Wisconsin. Project Sponsor: 

City of Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. 

Project description: The East-West Bus 

Rapid Transit (BRT) Project is a 15-mile 

route that will connect the east and west 

sides of Madison, running through the 

isthmus, downtown, and the University 

of Wisconsin (UW) campus. The Project 

route will operate in a combination of 

exclusive, semi-exclusive, and mixed 

traffic lanes within the existing 

transportation right-of-way. The Project 

involves construction of 32 BRT stations 

and a park-and-ride facility at Junction 

Road, purchase of diesel and electric 

buses, implementation of traffic signal 

priority, purchase and installation of 

electric bus charging stations and other 

associated roadway and infrastructure 

improvements. 

Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de 

minimis impact determination, dated 

May 16, 2022; Section 106 No Adverse 

Effect determination, dated March 3, 

2022; and Determination of the 

applicability of a categorical exclusion 

pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(c)(9), dated 

May 16, 2022. Supporting 

documentation: Categorical Exclusion 

(CE) determination and supporting 

materials, dated May 16, 2022. The CE 

determination and associated 

documents can be viewed and 

downloaded from: https://www.cityof

madison.com/metro/routes-schedules/ 

bus-rapid-transit/environmental-review. 

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1)) 

Mark A. Ferroni, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning 

and Environment. 

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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION 

PLAN 

Sunshine Act; Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: June 23, 2022, 12:00 p.m. 

to 2:00 p.m., Eastern time. 

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible 

via conference call and via Zoom 

Meeting and Screenshare. Any 

interested person may call (i) 1–929– 

205–6099 (US Toll) or 1–669–900–6833 

(US Toll) or (ii) 1–877–853–5247 (US 

Toll Free) or 1–888–788–0099 (US Toll 

Free), Meeting ID: 965 6995 2102, to 

listen and participate in this meeting. 

The website to participate via Zoom 

Meeting and Screenshare is https://

kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/ 

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STATUS: This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

Education and Training Subcommittee 

(the ‘‘Subcommittee’’) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement. The subject matter of 

this meeting will include: 

Proposed Agenda 

I. Call to Order—Subcommittee Chair 

The Subcommittee Chair will welcome 

attendees, call the meeting to order, call roll 

for the Subcommittee, confirm whether a 

quorum is present, and facilitate selfintroductions. 

II. Verification of Publication of Meeting 

Notice—UCR Executive Director 

The UCR Executive Director will verify the 

publication of the meeting notice on the UCR 

website and distribution to the UCR contact 

list via email followed by the subsequent 

publication of the notice in the Federal 

Register. 

III. Review and Approval of Subcommittee 

Agenda and Setting of Ground Rules— 

Subcommittee Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee 

Action 

The Agenda will be reviewed, and the 

Subcommittee will consider adoption of the 

agenda. 

Ground Rules 

➢ Subcommittee action only to be taken in 

designated areas on agenda 

IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee 

Minutes From the May 12, 2022 

Subcommittee Meeting—Subcommittee 

Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee 

Action 

Draft minutes from the May 12, 2022 

Subcommittee meeting via teleconference 

will be reviewed. The Subcommittee will 

consider action to approve the minutes of the 

meeting. 

V. Roadside Enforcement Module Video 

Update—Subcommittee Chair 

The Subcommittee chair will provide an 

update on the Roadside Enforcement Module 

that describes the steps a roadside law 

enforcement officer would use to enforce 

UCR. 

VI. UCR Education and E-Certificate 

Strategy—Subcommittee Chair 

The Subcommittee Chair will discuss the 

UCR E-Certificate. 

VII. UCR Volunteer Training Module—UCR 

Operations Manager 

The UCR Operations Manager will discuss 

the UCR Volunteer Training Module. 

VIII. Other Business—Subcommittee Chair 

The Subcommittee Chair will call for any 

other items Subcommittee members would 

like to discuss. 

IX. Adjournment—Subcommittee Chair 

The Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the 

meeting. 

The agenda will be available no later 

than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, June 16, 

2022 at: https://plan.ucr.gov. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Board of 

Directors, (617) 305–3783, eleaman@

board.ucr.gov. 

Alex B. Leath, 

Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan. 

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