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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
) No. 1:14-cv-01471-RJL
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
) Hon. Richard J. Leon
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, )
et al.,
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Federal Defendants,
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-and)
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MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINSTRATION, )
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Defendant-Intervenor.
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FRIENDS OF THE CAPITAL CRESCENT
TRAIL, et al.,

NOTICE
Pursuant to the Courts November 22, 2016 order, ECF No. 110, Federal Defendants
hereby provide notice that they are lodging with the Court the Federal Transit Administrations
December 13, 2016 decision not to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for
FTAs March 19, 2014 Record of Decision for the Purple Line Project with respect to the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authoritys safety and ridership issues (attached as
Exhibit 1).

NOTICE
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Respectfully submitted this 16th day of December, 2016.

JOHN C. CRUDEN
Assistant Attorney General
United States Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
/s/ Tyler L. Burgess
TYLER L. BURGESS (NC 46989)
Trial Attorney
Natural Resources Section
PO Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044-7611
Tel: (202) 616-4119
Email: tyler.burgess@usdoj.gov
JEREMY HESSLER (CA 281462)
Trial Attorney
Wildlife and Marine Resources Section
PO Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044-7611
Tel: (202) 305-0431 (Hessler)
Email: jeremy.hessler@usdoj.gov
Attorneys for Federal Defendants

OF COUNSEL
JAY M. FOX, Regional Counsel
Federal Transit Administration, Region III
DAVID S. ROTHSTEIN, Assistant Regional Solicitor
U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of the Regional SolicitorNortheast Region

NOTICE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 16th day of December, 2016, I filed the foregoing
document electronically through the CM/ECF system, which caused all parties or counsel of
record to be served by electronic means, as more fully reflected on the Notice of Electronic
Filing.

/s/ Tyler L. Burgess

TYLER L. BURGESS
U.S. Department of Justice

NOTICE
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EXHIBIT 1

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