Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project in the Cities of San Bernardino and Redlands, CA, 51105-51106 [2012-20774]
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CFR 381.315(b)). If the Agency denies
the request, it must state the reason for
doing so. If the decision is to grant the
exemption, the notice must specify the
person or class of persons receiving the
exemption and the regulatory provision
or provisions from which an exemption
is granted. The notice must also specify
the effective period of the exemption
(up to 2 years) and explain the terms
and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed (49 CFR
381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).
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Transecurity’s Application for
Exemption
Transecurity has applied for an
exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) to
allow the installation of the camerabased OBMS at the bottom of the
windshield on CMVs. A copy of the
application is included in the docket
referenced at the beginning of this
notice.
Section 393.60(e)(1) of the FMCSRs
prohibits the obstruction of the driver’s
field of view by devices mounted at the
top of the windshield. Antennas,
transponders and similar devices
(devices) must not be mounted more
than 152 mm (6 inches) below the upper
edge of the windshield. These devices
must be located outside the area swept
by the windshield wipers and outside
the driver’s sight lines to the road and
highway signs and signals.
Transecurity has applied for the
exemption because it wants to install
the camera- based OBMS equipment in
up to 500 CMVs operating throughout
the United States in support of research
being conducted on behalf of FMCSA.
Transecurity contends that it must be
able to mount the camera-based OBMSs
lower than allowed under 49 CFR
393.60(e)(1) ‘‘because the safety
equipment must have a clear forward
facing view of the road, and low enough
to accurately scan facial features for
detection of impaired driving.’’
Transecurity’s mounting preference for
the camera-based OBMS and necessary
mounting brackets is at the bottom of
the windshield, and is best suited for
mounting within and/or below 3 inches
of the bottom of the windshield wiper
sweep, and out of the driver’s sightlines
to the road and highway signs and
signals, to the extent practicable.
FMCSA Grant of Waiver to
Transecurity
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 31315(a) and 49
CFR part 381, subpart B, the FMCSA
granted Transecurity a 90-day waiver on
July 23, 2012 to allow the placement of
the OBMS at the bottom of windshields
on CMVs, outside of the area permitted
by § 393.60 of the FMCSRs. This waiver
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is effective from July 24, 2012, through
October 23, 2012. Up to 500 OBMS will
be installed, and the affected motor
carriers are listed as below:
1. DOT # 90792; Eagle Transport
Corporation—Florida.
2. DOT # 252234; Holiday Tours
Inc.—Randleman, NC.
3. DOT # 16377; H&W Trucking Co.
Inc.—Mt. Airy, NC.
4. DOT # 348258; Associated
Grocers—Baton Rouge, LA.
5. DOT # 2222676; AM Express Inc.—
Escanaba, MI.
During the waiver period, these motor
carriers participating in the FMCSA
research field operation test must ensure
that the OBMS is mounted within 3
inches of the bottom of the driver side
windshield wiper sweep, and out of the
driver’s sightlines to the road and
highway signs and signals as much as
practicable. Vehicles participating in the
study must carry a copy of this waiver
in the vehicle.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315
and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
Transecurity’s application for an
exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1). All
comments received before the close of
business on the comment closing date
indicated at the beginning of this notice
will be considered and will be available
for examination in the docket at the
location listed under the ‘‘Addresses’’
section of this notice. Comments
received after the comment closing date
will be filed in the public docket and
will be considered to the extent
practicable. In addition to late
comments, FMCSA will also continue to
file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after
the comment closing date. Interested
persons should continue to examine the
public docket for new material.
Issued on: August 16, 2012.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Redlands
Passenger Rail Project in the Cities of
San Bernardino and Redlands, CA
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Correction.
AGENCY:
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This notice corrects the
location of one public scoping meeting
and it also changes the dates of the
public scoping meetings.
DATES: The date, time, and location for
the public scoping meetings are
corrected to read as follows:
SUMMARY:
September 25, 2012
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
San Bernardino Hilton, 285 East
Hospitality Lane, San Bernardino, CA
92408.
September 27, 2012
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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ESRI Cafe, 380 New York Street,
Redlands, CA 92373.
These locations are accessible by
persons with disabilities. If special
translation or signing services or other
special accommodations are needed,
please contact Robert Chevez at
Westbound Communications (909–384–
8188) at least 48 hours before the
meeting.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to Mitchell A. Alderman,
P.E., Director of Transit & Rail Programs,
SANBAG, 1170 W. 3rd St., 2nd Floor,
San Bernardino, CA 92410, or emailed
to RPRP_Public_Comments@
sanbag.ca.gov. Written comments may
also be submitted to Mr. Hymie Luden,
City and Regional Planner, FTA, Region
9, 201 Mission Street, Suite 1650, San
Francisco, CA 94105.
In accordance with Section 6002 of
SAFETEA–LU, FTA and SANBAG
invite comment on the scope of the EIS,
specifically on the project’s purpose and
need, the alternatives to be evaluated
that may address the purpose and need,
and the potential impacts of the
alternatives considered. Comments on
the EIS/DEIR must be received no later
than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on
October 11, 2012. Additional
information is available on SANBAG’s
Web site at: https://sanbag.ca.gov/
projects/redlands-transit.html or by
calling Jane Dreher, SANBAG’s Public
Information Officer (909–884–8276).
This information will be made available
at the public scoping meetings.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
published on July 31, 2012 (77 FR
45415) provided an incorrect address for
one of the public scoping meetings. This
notice provides a corrected address for
that meeting and corrected dates for the
public scoping meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mitchell A. Alderman, P.E., Director of
Transit & Rail Programs, SANBAG, 1170
W. 3rd St., 2nd Floor, San Bernardino,
CA 92410, or email to RPRP_Public_
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Comments@sanbag.ca.gov. Written
requests for information may also be
submitted to Mr. Hymie Luden, City and
Regional Planner, FTA, Region 9, 201
Mission Street, Suite 1650, San
Francisco, CA 94105.
Issued on: August 20, 2012.
Leslie T. Rogers,
Regional Administrator, FTA, Region 9.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
Public Transportation Projects
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces final
environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
for the Westside Subway Extension
project, Los Angeles, CA. 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.
SUMMARY:
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 project will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or
before February 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312)
353–2577 or Terence Plaskon,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Office of Human and Natural
Environment, (202) 366–0442. FTA is
located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 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
project listed below. The actions on this
project, as well as the laws under which
such actions were taken, are described
in the documentation issued in
connection with the project to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) and in other documents in
the FTA administrative record for the
projects. Interested parties may contact
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either the project sponsor or the relevant
FTA Regional Office for more
information on the project. Contact
information for FTA’s Regional Offices
may be found at https://www.fta.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) 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. The project and
actions that are the subject of this notice
are:
Project name and location: Westside
Subway Extension, Los Angeles County,
CA.
Project sponsor: Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(LACMTA). Project description: The
project will extend heavy rail transit, in
a subway, nearly nine miles from the
existing Metro Purple Line western
terminus at the Wilshire/Western
Station to a new western terminus at the
Westwood/Veterans Affairs (VA)
Hospital station. The project includes
seven new stations and enhancements
to the Division 20 Maintenance and
Storage Facility located in Downtown
Los Angeles to accommodate additional
heavy rail vehicles. Final agency
actions: Determination of de minimis
impact to four Section 4(f) resources and
a direct use of one Section 4(f) resource;
a Section 106 Memorandum of
Agreement; project-level air quality
conformity; and Record of Decision
(ROD), dated August 9, 2012.
Supporting documentation: Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (Final
EIS/EIR), dated March 2012.
Issued on: August 20, 2012.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and
Environment, Washington, DC.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. DOT–NHTSA–2012–0033]
Request for Comments on a Renewal
Information Collection
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. A Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following information collection was
published on March 28, 2012 (FR 77
18880). No comments were received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 24, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean McLaurin, NVS–422, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Room W55–336, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Mr.
McLaurin’s telephone number is (202)
366–4800. Please identify the relevant
collection of information by referring to
its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Driver Register (NDR).
OMB Control Number: 2127–0001.
Type of Request: Extension of
Clearance.
Abstract: The purpose of the NDR is
to assist States and other authorized
users in obtaining information about
problem drivers. State motor vehicle
agencies submit and use the information
for driver licensing purposes. Other
users obtain the information for
transportation safety purposes.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The number of respondents is 51—the
fifty States and the District of Columbia.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,847.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Comments are invited on: Whether the
proposed collection of information is
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the Redlands
Passenger Rail Project in the Cities of San Bernardino and Redlands, CA
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Correction.
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SUMMARY: This notice corrects the location of one public scoping
meeting and it also changes the dates of the public scoping meetings.
DATES: The date, time, and location for the public scoping meetings are
corrected to read as follows:
September 25, 2012
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
San Bernardino Hilton, 285 East Hospitality Lane, San Bernardino, CA
92408.
September 27, 2012
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
ESRI Caf[eacute], 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92373.
These locations are accessible by persons with disabilities. If
special translation or signing services or other special accommodations
are needed, please contact Robert Chevez at Westbound Communications
(909-384-8188) at least 48 hours before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to Mitchell A. Alderman,
P.E., Director of Transit & Rail Programs, SANBAG, 1170 W. 3rd St., 2nd
Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92410, or emailed to RPRP_Public_Comments@sanbag.ca.gov. Written comments may also be submitted to Mr.
Hymie Luden, City and Regional Planner, FTA, Region 9, 201 Mission
Street, Suite 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105.
In accordance with Section 6002 of SAFETEA-LU, FTA and SANBAG
invite comment on the scope of the EIS, specifically on the project's
purpose and need, the alternatives to be evaluated that may address the
purpose and need, and the potential impacts of the alternatives
considered. Comments on the EIS/DEIR must be received no later than
5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on October 11, 2012. Additional
information is available on SANBAG's Web site at: https://sanbag.ca.gov/projects/redlands-transit.html or by calling Jane Dreher, SANBAG's
Public Information Officer (909-884-8276). This information will be
made available at the public scoping meetings.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice published on July 31, 2012 (77 FR
45415) provided an incorrect address for one of the public scoping
meetings. This notice provides a corrected address for that meeting and
corrected dates for the public scoping meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mitchell A. Alderman, P.E., Director
of Transit & Rail Programs, SANBAG, 1170 W. 3rd St., 2nd Floor, San
Bernardino, CA 92410, or email to RPRP--Public--
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Comments@sanbag.ca.gov. Written requests for information may also be
submitted to Mr. Hymie Luden, City and Regional Planner, FTA, Region 9,
201 Mission Street, Suite 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Issued on: August 20, 2012.
Leslie T. Rogers,
Regional Administrator, FTA, Region 9.
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