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Project, Unincorporated Orange County, 

in the County of Orange, State of 

California. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, Caltrans is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. § 139(l)(1). 

A claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before March 22, 2011. If 

the Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

of less than 180 days for filing such 

claim, then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Baker, Senior Environmental 

Planner, California Department of 

Transportation, 3347 Michelson Drive, 

Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612–1692; office 

hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m., (949) 724–2552; and 

Charles_Baker@dot.ca.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the California 

Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 

pursuant to its assigned responsibilities 

under 23 U.S.C. 327 has taken final 

agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 

139(l)(1) by approving the following 

highway project in the State of 

California: The project proposes to 

widen the existing Antonio Parkway for 

an approximate 1.4-mile segment within 

unincorporated Orange County. The 

Project limits begin at approximately 

2,000 feet south of the intersection at 

Covenant Hills Drive (the southern 

boundary of the Ladera Ranch Planned 

Community) and extend to 

approximately 900 feet south of the 

intersection with State Route 74 (SR– 

74), which is known locally as Ortega 

Highway. The improvements would 

utilize the existing roadway centerline, 

profile, and standard super-elevation 

rates. The improvements are consistent 

with the local and regional long-range 

planning programs. FHWA Project 

Reference No. 12–932073L. The actions 

by Caltrans, and the laws under which 

such actions were taken, are described 

in the Final Environmental Assessment 

(FEA) and Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) for the project, both 

approved on July 30, 2010, and in other 

documents in Caltrans project records. 

The FEA, and other project records are 

available by contacting the California 

Department of Transportation at the 

address provided above. The FEA can 

be viewed and downloaded from the 

project Web site at http:// 

www.dot.ca.gov/dist12/files/antonio/ 

index.htm. 

This notice applies to all agency 

decisions as of the issuance date of this 

notice and all laws under which such 

actions were taken, including but not 

limited to: 

1. The National Environmental Policy 

Act. 

2. Clean Water Act. 

3. Federal Endangered Species Act. 

4. Clean Air Act. 

5. The National Historic Preservation 

Act. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

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

Issued on September 16, 2010. 

Karen Bobo, 

Director, Local Programs, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23748 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Notice of Limitation on Claims Against 

Proposed Public Transportation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces final 

environmental actions taken by the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

for the following projects: (1) Colorado 

Department of Transportation, U.S. 36 

Corridor, Boulder, CO; (2) Ames Transit 

Agency, Intermodal Transit Facility, 

Ames, IA; (3) Seldovia Village Tribe, 

Seldovia Bay Ferry Homer Dock and 

Pier Project, Seldovia, AK; (4) Santa 

Clara Valley Transportation Authority, 

Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor 

Project, Santa Clara County, CA; (5) 

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris 

County, Texas, University Corridor 

Fixed Guideway Transit Project, 

Houston, TX; (6) Massachusetts Bay 

Transportation Authority, Science Park/ 

West End Station, Boston, MA; (7) 

Ramsey County Regional Railroad 

Authority, Saint Paul Union Depot, 

Saint Paul, MN; (8) Florida Department 

of Transportation, Central Florida 

Commuter Rail Transit, Orlando, FL; 

and (9) Lehigh and Northampton 

Transportation Authority, Easton 

Intermodal Transportation Center, 

Easton, PA. The purpose of this notice 

is to announce publicly the 

environmental decisions by FTA on the 

subject projects and to activate the 

limitation on any claims that may 

challenge these final environmental 

actions. 

DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising 

the public of final agency actions 

subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23, 

United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim 

seeking judicial review of the FTA 

actions announced herein for the listed 

public transportation projects will be 

barred unless the claim is filed on or 

before March 22, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Grasty, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Office of Planning and 

Environment, 202–366–9139, or 

Christopher Van Wyk, AttorneyAdvisor, Office of Chief Counsel, 202– 

366–1733. FTA is located at 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590. 

Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FTA has taken final 

agency actions by issuing certain 

approvals for the public transportation 

projects listed below. The actions on 

these projects, as well as the laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the documentation issued 

in connection with each project to 

comply with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

in other documents in the FTA 

administrative record for the project. 

Interested parties may contact either the 

project sponsor or the relevant FTA 

Regional Office for more information on 

these projects. Contact information for 

FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at 

http://www.fta.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) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act [16 

U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 

U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does 

not, however, alter or extend the 

limitation period of 180 days for 

challenges of project decisions subject 

to previous notices published in the 

Federal Register. For example, this 

notice does not extend the limitation on 

claims announced for earlier decisions 

on the U.S. 36 Corridor Project or the 

Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit 

project. 

The projects and actions that are the 

subject of this notice are: 

1. Project name and location: U.S. 36 

Corridor, Boulder, CO. Project sponsor: 


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Colorado Department of Transportation. 

Project description: The project’s 

purpose is to improve mobility along 

the U.S. 36 corridor from Interstate 25 

in Adams County to Foothills Parkway/ 

Table Mesa Drive in Boulder. The 

project includes the reconstruction of 

U.S. 36 road surface, one bufferseparated managed lane, bus rapid 

transit (BRT) ramp stations, auxiliary 

lanes between most interchanges, a 

bikeway the entire length of the project, 

and alternative transportation strategies. 

Final agency actions: Section 106 

Memorandum of Agreement dated 

December 2009; project-level air quality 

conformity determination; Section 4(f) 

de minimis impact determination; and a 

ROD dated December 2009. Supporting 

documentation: FEIS U.S. 36 Corridor 

dated October 2009. 

2. Project name and location: Ames 

Intermodal Transit Facility, Ames, IA. 

Project sponsor: Ames Transit Agency. 

Project description: The project will 

provide multiple transportation uses on 

a five-acre site, including bus bays, taxi 

stands, and bike paths. Final agency 

actions: Documented Categorical 

Exclusion designation; Section 106 

finding of no adverse effect. Supporting 

documentation: Documented 

Categorical Exclusion dated March 

2010. 

3. Project name and location: 

Seldovia Bay Ferry Homer Dock and 

Pier Project, Seldovia, AK. Project 

sponsor: Seldovia Village Tribe. Project 

description: The project will retrofit the 

City of Homer Small Boat Harbor docks 

to provide ADA access and facilitate 

light-freight service for passengers on 

the Seldovia Bay Ferry vessel. The 

improvements include the construction 

of a new passenger pier, a gangway, and 

light-freight pier. Final agency actions: 

Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; 

Section 4(f) no use determination; and 

a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) signed June 2010. Supporting 

documentation: Environmental 

Assessment dated April 2010. 

4. Project name and location: Silicon 

Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project, 

Santa Clara County, CA. Project 

sponsor: Santa Clara Valley 

Transportation Authority. Project 

description: The project includes the 

design and construction of a 9.9 mile 

extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit 

(BART) system from the Warm Spring 

station in Fremont to new stations in 

Milipitas and San Jose. Final agency 

actions: Section 106 Programmatic 

Agreement dated March 2010; projectlevel air quality conformity 

determination; Section 4(f) 

determination; and a Record of Decision 

dated June 2010. Supporting 

documentation: FEIS dated April 2010. 

5. Project name and location: 

University Corridor Fixed Guideway 

Transit Project, Houston, TX. Project 

sponsor: Metropolitan Transit Authority 

of Harris County, Texas. Project 

description: The project is an 11.36 mile 

light rail transit corridor that connects 

Hillcroft Transit Center and the 

Eastwood Transit Center. Final agency 

actions: Section 106 finding of no 

adverse effect; project-level air quality 

conformity determination; Section 4(f) 

de minimis impact determination; and a 

Record of Decision dated July 2010. 

Supporting documentation: FEIS dated 

January 2010. 

6. Project name and location: Science 

Park/West End Station, Boston, MA. 

Project sponsor: Massachusetts Bay 

Transportation Authority. Project 

description: The project will renovate 

the existing Science Park/West End 

Station to comply with ADA. The 

renovations include the construction of 

two elevator towers and lobbies, an 

elevator connecting bridge, new grade 

level stairs, new station platforms, and 

rehabilitation of stairway enclosures. 

Final agency actions: Section 106 

Memorandum of Agreement; Section 

4(f) determination; and a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) signed July 

2010. Supporting documentation: 

Environmental Assessment dated June 

2009. 

7. Project name and location: Saint 

Paul Union Depot, St. Paul, MN. Project 

sponsor: Ramsey County Regional 

Railroad Authority. Project description: 

The project is a rehabilitation and reuse 

of Saint Paul’s historic Union Depot as 

a multi-modal transit hub. Union Depot 

will be restored as a passenger 

transportation terminal by providing 

services for Amtrak, Greyhound, and 

Jefferson Line buses, Metro buses, taxi 

service, bicycle services, and pedestrian 

connections. Final agency actions: 

Section 106 Programmatic Agreement; 

Section 4(f) determination; and a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) signed April 2010. Supporting 

documentation: Environmental 

Assessment dated August 2009. 

8. Project name and location: Central 

Florida Commuter Rail Transit, 

Orlando, FL. Project sponsor: Florida 

Department of Transportation (FDOT). 

Project description: FDOT is proposing 

to operate a commuter rail project on 

approximately 61 miles of existing 

freight rail tracks that traverse Orange, 

Seminole, Volusia, and Osceola 

counties in the greater metropolitan area 

of Orlando, Florida. The project will 

involve the construction of 17 stations 

and a new vehicle storage and 

maintenance facility. This action is on 

the second Supplemental 

Environmental Assessment (SEA) and 

related supporting documentation for 

the Central Florida Commuter Rail 

Transit (CFCRT) project. The revisions 

made in the second SEA include 

changes to seven stations and a change 

in vehicle technology. This SEA was 

performed subsequent to the Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued 

by FTA on April 27, 2007, and first 

Addendum to the FONSI issued on July 

22, 2008. Final agency actions: Finding 

of No Significant Impact (FONSI) signed 

September 2010. Supporting 

documentation: Second Supplemental 

Environmental Assessment dated April 

2010. 

9. Project name and location: Easton 

Intermodal Transportation Center, 

Easton, PA. Project sponsor: The project 

is a 2.4-acre intermodal transportation 

center. The center will consist of a bus 

transfer center, an elevated parking 

structure, an at-grade parking area, three 

access points, a three-story commercial 

building, and a park. Final agency 

actions: Section 106 finding of no 

adverse effect; project-level air quality 

conformity determination; Section 4(f) 

no use determination; and a Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) signed 

September 2010. Supporting 

documentation: Environmental 

Assessment dated July 2010. 

Issued on: September 15, 2010. 

Susan Borinsky, 

Associate Administrator for Planning and 

Environment, Washington, DC. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23733 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2010–38] 

Petition for Exemption; Reopening of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petitions for 

exemption received; Reopening of 

Comment Period 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 14 CFR 

11.47(c), the FAA has received a request 

to extend the comment period due to 

the temporary removal of the original 

petition. The FAA will reopen the 

comment period for 20 days after the 

date of publication. 

DATE: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number 

involved and must be received on or 

before October 13, 2010. 


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