[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 99 (Thursday, May 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 31022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10918]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice To Rescind Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Transit
Improvements in the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Eastern Portion
of Los Angeles County, California
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Draft
Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: The FTA in cooperation with the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) is issuing this notice
to advise the public that the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a
Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the
proposed Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project in eastern Los
Angeles County, California is being rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mary Nguyen, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Transit, Administration Region 9, Los
Angeles Office, 888 South Figueroa Street, Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA
90017-5467, Phone (213) 202-3960, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA, as lead federal agency, and LACMTA
published an NOI on May 29, 2019 (80 FR 24857) to prepare a
Supplemental Draft EIS for the LACMTA Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2
Project. The Project would extend the existing Metro (Gold) Line from
its current terminus at Atlantic Station in the unincorporated area of
East Los Angeles to eastern Los Angeles County to South El Monte via
the State Route 60 freeway alignment, to Whittier along the Washington
Boulevard alignment, or to both South El Monte and Whittier with the
Combined Alternative. The Project would traverse densely populated,
low-income, and heavily transit-dependent communities with major
activity centers within the Gateway Cities and San Gabriel Valley
subregions of Los Angeles County. Following the publication of the NOI,
LACMTA reevaluated its funding sources and has identified that the
Project can be funded through state and local sources. Thus, LACMTA is
not seeking federal funding from FTA at this time, and FTA is
rescinding the May 29, 2019 NOI. LACMTA Board of Directors took action
at its February 27, 2020 Board meeting to proceed with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) only for the Project's environmental
study. Comments and questions concerning the proposed action should be
directed to FTA at the address provided above.
Raymond Tellis,
Regional Administrator, FTA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2020-10918 Filed 5-20-20; 8:45 am]
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