Notice of Comment Period Extension for the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the California High-Speed Train Project Fresno to Bakersfield Section, 56909-56910 [2012-22703]
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of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
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SUMMARY:
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Notice of Renewal.
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Tokyo
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Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
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No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as
appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.
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from on or about November 18, 2012,
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The FAA announces the
charter renewal of the Aviation
Rulemaking Advisory Committee
(ARAC), a Federal Advisory Committee
that works with industry and the public
to improve the development of the
FAA’s regulations. This charter renewal
will take effect on September 17, 2012,
and will expire after 2 years.
SUMMARY:
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Notice of Comment Period Extension
for the Revised Draft Environmental
Impact Report/Supplemental Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the California High-Speed Train Project
Fresno to Bakersfield Section
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AGENCY:
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Committee (ARAC); Renewal
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), United States
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of comment period
extension.
[FR Doc. 2012–22711 Filed 9–13–12; 8:45 am]
Federal Aviation Administration
James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Renee Butner, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591,
telephone (202) 267–5093; fax (202)
267–5075; email Renee.Butner@faa.gov.
Pursuant
to section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463), the FAA is giving notice of the
charter renewal for the ARAC. The
ARAC was established to provide advice
and recommendations to FAA on
regulatory matters. The ARAC is
composed of member organizations and
associations that represent the various
aviation industry segments. The
diversity of the Committee ensures the
requisite range of views and expertise
necessary to discharge its
responsibilities. See the ARAC Web site
for details on pending tasks at https://
www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/
rulemaking/committees/documents/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on
September 10, 2012.
Lirio Liu,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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AGENCY:
FRA is issuing this notice to
advise the public that the comment
period for the Supplemental Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Fresno to Bakersfield Section of
the California High-Speed Train (HST)
Project (Project) issued on June 20, 2012
has been extended and shall now end
on October 19, 2012. FRA and the
Project sponsor, the California High
Speed Rail Authority (Authority), made
this decision to be responsive to
stakeholder requests and to encourage
comprehensive public participation.
FRA is the lead Federal agency and
Authority is the lead state agency for the
environmental review process. Public
hearings were held on August 27,
August 28, and August 29, 2012, in the
Cities of Fresno, Hanford, and
Bakersfield, CA respectively.
DATES: Written comments on the
Supplemental Draft EIS for the Fresno to
Bakersfield Section should be provided
to the California High-Speed Rail
Authority on or before October 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
Supplemental Draft EIS should be sent
to the California High-Speed Rail
Authority, EIR/EIS Comments, 770 L
Street, Suite 800, Sacramento, CA
95814, or may be submitted online at
Fresno_Bakersfield@hsr.ca.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Valenstein, Chief, Environment
and Systems Planning Division, Office
of Railroad Policy and Development,
Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., MS–20,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202–
493–6368).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Once
completed, the California HST system
will provide intercity, high-speed
passenger rail service on more than 800
miles of tracks throughout California,
connecting the major population centers
of Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay
Area, the Central Valley, Los Angeles,
the Inland Empire, Orange County, and
San Diego. It will use state-of-the-art,
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electrically powered, high-speed, steelwheel-on-steel-rail technology,
including contemporary safety,
signaling, and automated train-control
systems, with trains capable of
operating up to 220 miles per hour
(mph) over a fully graded-separated,
dedicated double track alignment. The
HST System is comprised of multiple
sections, one of which is the Fresno to
Bakersfield Section analyzed in the
Supplemental Draft EIS.
This project-level EIS tiers off of the
Statewide Program EIS published in
2005 and the Bay area to Central Valley
Program EIS published in 2008 and
builds on the earlier decisions and
Program EISs. The Fresno to Bakersfield
Section is comprised of a 114-mile
dedicated, double-track high-speed
passenger rail corridor between Fresno
and Bakersfield, CA. The Project
includes stations in downtown Fresno
and Bakersfield, and a possible Kings/
Tulare Regional Station in the vicinity
of Hanford, CA. A heavy maintenance
facility for assembly, testing, and
commissioning of trains, train
inspection and service, and train
overhaul may be construction in the
Fresno to Bakersfield Section.
In August 2011, FRA issued a Draft
EIS and circulated the document for a
60-day public and agency review and
comment period. The Draft EIS analyzed
a no action alternative and various
action alternatives for the construction
and operation of the California HST
Project Fresno to Bakersfield Section
including alignment alternatives and
station locations. FRA and Authority
held three public hearings on the Draft
EIS held in Fresno, Hanford, and
Bakersfield on September 20, September
21, and September 22, 2011 respectively
to collect public comments.
Based on substantive comments
received during the public and agency
review of the Draft EIS, the Authority
and FRA decided to reintroduce
alignment alternatives west of Hanford.
In response to concerns raised by
stakeholders in metropolitan
Bakersfield, FRA and the Authority also
decided to evaluate another alternative
in Bakersfield (Bakersfield Hybrid
Alternative) in an effort to minimize
impacts to residential and community
facilities. The FRA and Authority
determined that the introduction of
these new alternatives and refinements
being considered for existing Fresno to
Bakersfield route alternatives required
preparation of a Supplemental Draft EIS
under NEPA and a Revised Draft EIR
under CEQA.
Consistent with the provisions of
NEPA Section 102(2)(c) (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.), the Council on Environmental
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Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing
NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500 et seq.), FRA’s
Procedures for Considering
Environmental Impacts (64 FR 28545,
May 26, 1999), the Supplemental Draft
EIS describes the Project’s purpose and
need, identifies the reasonable range of
alternatives including the no action
alternative, evaluates the potential
environmental effects associated with
those alternatives, and identifies
mitigation measures to minimize
potential environmental effects.
Copies of the Supplemental Draft EIS
are available online at FRA’s Web site:
www.fra.dot.gov; the Authority’s Web
site: www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov; and
are also available for viewing at the
following locations near the planned
rail system:
• Fresno County Public Library,
Central Branch, Central Reference
Department, 2420 Mariposa Street,
Fresno, CA;
• Fresno County Public Library,
Clovis Regional Library, 1155 Fifth
Street, Clovis, CA;
• Fresno County Public Library,
Laton Branch, 6313 DeWoody Street,
Laton, CA;
• Kern County Library, Beale
Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA;
• Kern County Library, Corcoran
Branch, 1001 Chittenden Avenue,
Corcoran, CA;
• Kern County Library, Delano
Branch, 925 10th Avenue, Delano, CA;
• Kern County Library, Shafter
Branch, 236 James Street, Shafter, CA;
• Kern County Library, Wasco
Branch, 1102 7th Street, Wasco, CA;
• Kings County Library, Hanford
Branch (Main Library), 401 N. Douty
Street, Hanford, CA;
• Kings County Library, Lemoore
Branch, 457 C Street, Lemoore, CA;
• Tulare County Library, Visalia
Branch (Main Library), 200 West Oak
Avenue, Visalia, CA; and
• Tulare Public Library, 475 North M
Street, Tulare, CA.
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2012.
Corey Hill,
Director, Rail Project Development and
Delivery.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35670]
Iowa Traction Railway Company—
Acquisition and Operation
Exemption—Rail Line of Iowa Traction
Railroad Company
Iowa Traction Railway Company
(Iowa Railway), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Iowa
Traction Railroad Company (Iowa
Railroad) and to operate a 10.4-mile rail
line extending from milepost 0.0 at
Mason City to milepost 10.4 at Clear
Lake in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (the
Line). Iowa Railway states that the
acquisition and operation of the Line do
not involve any interchange
commitments.
In a related proceeding, Progressive
Rail Incorporated has concurrently filed
a verified notice of exemption to
continue in control of Iowa Railway
upon Iowa Railway’s becoming a Class
III rail carrier. Progressive Rail Inc.—
Continuance in Control Exemption—
Iowa Traction Ry., Docket No. FD
35671.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after September 30, 2012 (30 days
after the notice of exemption was filed).
Iowa Railway certifies that its
projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction do not exceed those that
would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier
and will not exceed $5 million.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than September 21, 2012
(at least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35670, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Thomas F. McFarland, 208
South LaSalle Street, Suite 1890,
Chicago, IL 60604–1112.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: September 11, 2012.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Comment Period Extension for the Revised Draft
Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the California High-Speed Train Project Fresno to
Bakersfield Section
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of comment period extension.
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SUMMARY: FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the
comment period for the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Fresno to Bakersfield Section of the California
High-Speed Train (HST) Project (Project) issued on June 20, 2012 has
been extended and shall now end on October 19, 2012. FRA and the
Project sponsor, the California High Speed Rail Authority (Authority),
made this decision to be responsive to stakeholder requests and to
encourage comprehensive public participation. FRA is the lead Federal
agency and Authority is the lead state agency for the environmental
review process. Public hearings were held on August 27, August 28, and
August 29, 2012, in the Cities of Fresno, Hanford, and Bakersfield, CA
respectively.
DATES: Written comments on the Supplemental Draft EIS for the Fresno to
Bakersfield Section should be provided to the California High-Speed
Rail Authority on or before October 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Supplemental Draft EIS should be
sent to the California High-Speed Rail Authority, EIR/EIS Comments, 770
L Street, Suite 800, Sacramento, CA 95814, or may be submitted online
at Fresno_Bakersfield@hsr.ca.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Valenstein, Chief,
Environment and Systems Planning Division, Office of Railroad Policy
and Development, Federal Railroad Administration, U.S., Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., MS-20, Washington, DC 20590
(telephone: 202-493-6368).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Once completed, the California HST system
will provide intercity, high-speed passenger rail service on more than
800 miles of tracks throughout California, connecting the major
population centers of Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the
Central Valley, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and San
Diego. It will use state-of-the-art,
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electrically powered, high-speed, steel-wheel-on-steel-rail technology,
including contemporary safety, signaling, and automated train-control
systems, with trains capable of operating up to 220 miles per hour
(mph) over a fully graded-separated, dedicated double track alignment.
The HST System is comprised of multiple sections, one of which is the
Fresno to Bakersfield Section analyzed in the Supplemental Draft EIS.
This project-level EIS tiers off of the Statewide Program EIS
published in 2005 and the Bay area to Central Valley Program EIS
published in 2008 and builds on the earlier decisions and Program EISs.
The Fresno to Bakersfield Section is comprised of a 114-mile dedicated,
double-track high-speed passenger rail corridor between Fresno and
Bakersfield, CA. The Project includes stations in downtown Fresno and
Bakersfield, and a possible Kings/Tulare Regional Station in the
vicinity of Hanford, CA. A heavy maintenance facility for assembly,
testing, and commissioning of trains, train inspection and service, and
train overhaul may be construction in the Fresno to Bakersfield
Section.
In August 2011, FRA issued a Draft EIS and circulated the document
for a 60-day public and agency review and comment period. The Draft EIS
analyzed a no action alternative and various action alternatives for
the construction and operation of the California HST Project Fresno to
Bakersfield Section including alignment alternatives and station
locations. FRA and Authority held three public hearings on the Draft
EIS held in Fresno, Hanford, and Bakersfield on September 20, September
21, and September 22, 2011 respectively to collect public comments.
Based on substantive comments received during the public and agency
review of the Draft EIS, the Authority and FRA decided to reintroduce
alignment alternatives west of Hanford. In response to concerns raised
by stakeholders in metropolitan Bakersfield, FRA and the Authority also
decided to evaluate another alternative in Bakersfield (Bakersfield
Hybrid Alternative) in an effort to minimize impacts to residential and
community facilities. The FRA and Authority determined that the
introduction of these new alternatives and refinements being considered
for existing Fresno to Bakersfield route alternatives required
preparation of a Supplemental Draft EIS under NEPA and a Revised Draft
EIR under CEQA.
Consistent with the provisions of NEPA Section 102(2)(c) (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations
implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500 et seq.), FRA's Procedures for
Considering Environmental Impacts (64 FR 28545, May 26, 1999), the
Supplemental Draft EIS describes the Project's purpose and need,
identifies the reasonable range of alternatives including the no action
alternative, evaluates the potential environmental effects associated
with those alternatives, and identifies mitigation measures to minimize
potential environmental effects.
Copies of the Supplemental Draft EIS are available online at FRA's
Web site: www.fra.dot.gov; the Authority's Web site:
www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov; and are also available for viewing at the
following locations near the planned rail system:
Fresno County Public Library, Central Branch, Central
Reference Department, 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA;
Fresno County Public Library, Clovis Regional Library,
1155 Fifth Street, Clovis, CA;
Fresno County Public Library, Laton Branch, 6313 DeWoody
Street, Laton, CA;
Kern County Library, Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun
Avenue, Bakersfield, CA;
Kern County Library, Corcoran Branch, 1001 Chittenden
Avenue, Corcoran, CA;
Kern County Library, Delano Branch, 925 10th Avenue,
Delano, CA;
Kern County Library, Shafter Branch, 236 James Street,
Shafter, CA;
Kern County Library, Wasco Branch, 1102 7th Street, Wasco,
CA;
Kings County Library, Hanford Branch (Main Library), 401
N. Douty Street, Hanford, CA;
Kings County Library, Lemoore Branch, 457 C Street,
Lemoore, CA;
Tulare County Library, Visalia Branch (Main Library), 200
West Oak Avenue, Visalia, CA; and
Tulare Public Library, 475 North M Street, Tulare, CA.
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Corey Hill,
Director, Rail Project Development and Delivery.
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