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Determination pursuant to 40 CFR part
93, subpart B, which establishes the
process for complying with the general
conformity requirements of the Clean
Air Act. Consistent with those
regulations, FRA published a notice in
the Federal Register on April 20, 2012
advising the public of the availability of
the Draft Conformity Determination for
a 30-day review and comment period.
Copies of the Draft Conformity
Determination were made available with
the Final EIR/EIS at various locations in
the Project area and were also posted to
the Authority and FRA’s Web sites. The
comment period on the Draft
Conformity Determination closed on
May 29, 2012. FRA received one
comment from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA), a response
to which was included in the Final
General Conformity Determination
published on September 18, 2012.
The Final General Conformity
Determination was developed after
extensive consultation with the San
Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District (SJVAPCD), the Authority, and
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. The analysis found that the
Project’s potential emissions during the
Project construction period would
exceed the General Conformity de
minimis threshold for two precursor
criteria pollutants, nitrogen oxides
(NOx) and volatile organic compounds
(VOC), a precursor for ozone. However,
operation of the Project (i.e., operation
of the high-speed train, once the
infrastructure was constructed) would
result in an overall reduction of regional
emissions of all applicable air pollutants
and would not cause a localized
exceedence of an air quality standard.
Since the Project will result in the
exceedence of the de minimus
thresholds for the precursor criteria
pollutants listed above during the
construction phase, Project conformity
with the applicable emission standards
will be accomplished through a
combination of efforts to use cleanerthan-average construction equipment
and a Voluntary Emissions Reduction
Agreement (VERA) between the
Authority and the SJVAPCD. The VERA
will offset the NOx and VOC emissions,
consistent with applicable regulatory
requirements, by funding (by the
Project) local emissions reductions
projects such as replacement and/or
retrofit of existing diesel agricultural
pumps, farm tractors, heavy trucks, etc.
The Final General Conformity
Determination is available for public
review on FRA’s Web site at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD 2012 0096]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
FINALLY ENOUGH; Invitation for
Public Comments
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), is authorized
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
requirement of the coastwise laws under
certain circumstances. A request for
such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2012 0096.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–0903, Email
Linda.Williams@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
SUMMARY:
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service of the vessel FINALLY ENOUGH
is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
Charter operations for sightseeing,
wildlife viewing, entertainment and
sport fishing.
Geographic Region: ‘‘California,
Oregon and Washington.’’ The complete
application is given in DOT docket
MARAD–2012–0096 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Interested parties
may comment on the effect this action
may have on U.S. vessel builders or
businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag
vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388, that the issuance of the waiver will
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.vessel builder or a business that uses
U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state
the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
Privacy Act
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: October 9, 2012.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–25626 Filed 10–17–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD 2012 0097]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
FIRE BELLE; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD 2012 0096]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws:
Vessel FINALLY ENOUGH; Invitation for Public Comments
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD),
is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the
coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver
has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the
proposed service, is listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2012 0096.
Written comments may be submitted by hand or by mail to the Docket
Clerk, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. All comments will become part
of this docket and will be available for inspection and copying at the
above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays. An electronic version of this document and all
documents entered into this docket is available on the World Wide Web
at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-0903, Email
Linda.Williams@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel FINALLY ENOUGH is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: Charter operations for
sightseeing, wildlife viewing, entertainment and sport fishing.
Geographic Region: ``California, Oregon and Washington.'' The
complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2012-0096 at https://www.regulations.gov. Interested parties may comment on the effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. that
use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in accordance with 46
U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR part 388, that the
issuance of the waiver will have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
vessel builder or a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in that
business, a waiver will not be granted. Comments should refer to the
docket number of this notice and the vessel name in order for MARAD to
properly consider the comments. Comments should also state the
commenter's interest in the waiver application, and address the waiver
criteria given in Sec. 388.4 of MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR part
388.
Privacy Act
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78).
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: October 9, 2012.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-25626 Filed 10-17-12; 8:45 am]
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