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necessitates ensuring that the new
bridge and port of entry are in a
commercial zone.
Issued on: January 7, 2016.
T.F. Scott Darling, III,
Acting Administrator.
Environment
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) requires
Federal agencies to integrate
environmental values into their
decision-making processes by requiring
Federal agencies to consider the
potential environmental impacts of their
proposed actions. In accordance with
NEPA, the Council on Environmental
Quality’s regulations implementing
NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
FMCSA’s NEPA Order 5610.1, NEPA
Implementing Procedures and Policy for
Considering Environmental Impacts,
and other applicable requirements
(March 1, 2004 (69 FR 9680)), FMCSA
has prepared a draft EA to review the
potential impacts of the expansion of
the El Paso commercial zone. FMCSA
concludes that the action of expanding
the existing commercial zone will not
impact endangered species, cultural
resources protected under the National
Historic Preservation Act, wetlands, and
resources protected under Section 4(f) of
the DOT Act of 1966 49 U.S.C. 303, as
amended by Public Law 109–59 (Aug.
10, 2005). The impact areas that may be
affected and were evaluated in the Draft
EA include air quality, noise,
socioeconomics, environmental justice,
land use public health and safety, and
hazardous materials. FMCSA anticipates
that expanding the El Paso commercial
zone will have certain minor impacts
related principally to air emissions and
land use from economic growth;
however, neither of these impacts
individually or collectively will cause
significant impacts. In addition, the
economic impact will have potentially
beneficial impacts on the quality of life
in terms of job creation. The Draft EA
is available for inspection or copying in
the Regulations.gov Web site at https://
www.regulations.gov.
The draft EA also provides an analysis
under the Clean Air Act, as amended
(CAA), section 176(c) (42 U.S.C. 42
U.S.C. 7506(c)), and implementing
regulations promulgated by the
Environmental Protection Agency. None
of the alternatives considered in the
Draft EA are located in a nonattainment
or maintenance area for any of the
criteria pollutants; therefore, FMCSA
has determined that it is not required to
perform the CAA general conformity
analysis.
Subject to public notice and
comment, FMCSA anticipates issuing a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) related to this action.
Issued pursuant to authority delegated
in 49 CFR 1.87 on:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2015–0034]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comment
about its intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval to renew the following
information collection:
SUMMARY:
Bus Testing Program
The information to be collected for
the Bus Testing Program is necessary to
ensure that buses have been tested at the
Bus Testing Center for maintainability,
reliability, safety, performance
(including breaking performance),
structural integrity, fuel economy,
emissions, and noise. Specifically, this
notice invites comment on FTA’s
proposal to adopt new streamlined
online procedures for accepting and
reviewing applications for entry into the
New Bus Model Testing Program. The
Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments for
the Bus Testing Program was published
on November 4, 2015 (Citation 80 FR
213). No comments were received from
that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before February 16, 2016. A comment to
OMB is most effective, if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration, Office
of Management Planning, (202) 366–
0354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bus Testing Program.
OMB Number: 2132–0550.
Abstract: The Bus Testing Program is
a series of tests performed on new
transit vehicles or existing vehicles that
have been previously tested, but have
undergone significant/major changes to
their design. Bus Testing is required by
law, for any model bus that will be
purchased using federal funds. Before
federal funds can be expended, the
grantee certifies to FTA that the bus
models being procured are compliant
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with 49 CFR 665 Bus Testing. In turn,
FTA grantees delegate the burden of
demonstrating compliance to the bus
manufacturers. The Bus Testing
Program provides assistance to transit
bus manufacturers with achieving
compliance with the testing
requirement. A variety of information is
collected from bus manufacturers
during the bus testing process.
Estimated Total Burden: 205 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2015–0179]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection
Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
On October 5, 2015, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
published a notice in the Federal
Register (80 FR 60242) inviting
comments on information collections
titled ‘‘Pipeline Integrity Management in
High Consequence Areas Gas
Transmission Pipeline Operators;
Control Room Management/Human
Factors; Integrity Management Program
for Gas Distribution Pipelines, and
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2015-0034]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment
about its intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval to renew the following information collection:
Bus Testing Program
The information to be collected for the Bus Testing Program is
necessary to ensure that buses have been tested at the Bus Testing
Center for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including
breaking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions,
and noise. Specifically, this notice invites comment on FTA's proposal
to adopt new streamlined online procedures for accepting and reviewing
applications for entry into the New Bus Model Testing Program. The
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments for the Bus Testing Program was published on November 4, 2015
(Citation 80 FR 213). No comments were received from that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before February 16, 2016. A comment
to OMB is most effective, if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Swain, Office of Administration,
Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-0354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bus Testing Program.
OMB Number: 2132-0550.
Abstract: The Bus Testing Program is a series of tests performed on
new transit vehicles or existing vehicles that have been previously
tested, but have undergone significant/major changes to their design.
Bus Testing is required by law, for any model bus that will be
purchased using federal funds. Before federal funds can be expended,
the grantee certifies to FTA that the bus models being procured are
compliant with 49 CFR 665 Bus Testing. In turn, FTA grantees delegate
the burden of demonstrating compliance to the bus manufacturers. The
Bus Testing Program provides assistance to transit bus manufacturers
with achieving compliance with the testing requirement. A variety of
information is collected from bus manufacturers during the bus testing
process.
Estimated Total Burden: 205 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
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