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efforts, construction of the Platform
would necessitate the construction of
approximately 20,000 square feet of new
railroad staff facilities and rail car
cleaning services.
• A Tunnel Encasement in the
southern portion of the site running
from Eleventh Avenue to West 30th
Street to preserve right-of-way for a new
trans-Hudson connection into New York
Penn Station.
In addition to the Proposed Action,
FRA will describe and evaluate the
following types of construction
activities in the Draft EIS:
• Construction staging areas at the
Western Rail Yard site for the
construction of all of the
aforementioned project components and
construction activities,
• Traffic and transportation
interruptions including potential
localized sidewalk and traffic lane
closures.
FRA will refine the purpose of and
need for the Proposed Action and
identify alternatives that meet the
purpose and need considering
information obtained through the
scoping process. The EIS will evaluate
a No Action Alternative and reasonable
and feasible Build Alternatives for the
Proposed Action. FRA anticipates
presenting the Preferred Alternative in
the Draft EIS.
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Possible Effects
The EIS will consider the potential
effects of the project alternatives on the
social, economic, and environmental
resources in the study area. The analysis
will include identification of study
areas; documentation of the affected
environment; evaluation of direct and
indirect effects of the alternatives
(including permanent [operational] and
temporary [construction period] effects);
and identification of measures to avoid
and/or mitigate adverse impacts. FRA
will evaluate the following resource
areas:
• Land use, Land planning, and
Property (acquisitions and
displacements);
• Transportation (traffic, parking,
transit, and pedestrian conditions);
• Air quality, Greenhouse gas
emissions and Resilience
• Noise and vibration;
• Cultural Resources (including
historic and archaeological resources);
• Parks and recreation areas;
• Aesthetic and visual quality;
• Contaminated materials;
• Utilities and Energy;
• Natural ecological systems
(including threatened and endangered
species)
• Soils and geology;
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• Water resources and water quality
(including floodplains);
• Coastal zone consistency;
• Socioeconomics;
• Public health;
• Environmental justice;
• Public safety and security; and
• Indirect and Cumulative effects.
Agencies within the U.S. DOT,
including FRA, are subject to Section
4(f), which prohibits approval of any
program or project that ‘‘uses’’ publiclyowned parks, recreation areas, wildlife
and waterfowl refuges, and historic
sites, unless there is no feasible and
prudent alternative to the use of such
land and such program or project
includes all possible planning to
minimize harm to the property. FRA
will include in the Draft EIS a draft
Section 4(f) evaluation in accordance
with 23 CFR 774, if it is determined that
the Proposed Action has the potential to
result in the use of a Section 4(f)
resource.
Scoping, Public Involvement, and
Agency Coordination
This NOI initiates the scoping process
under NEPA, which helps guide the
development of the Draft EIS. FRA
invites all interested individuals,
organizations, and federal, state, and
local agencies to comment on the scope
of the EIS. Comments are encouraged on
the Proposed Action’s purpose and need
and alternatives to be considered in the
EIS; the analyses to include in the EIS,
including identification of appropriate
study areas and the effects-assessment
methodologies to be used; the approach
for public and agency involvement; and
any concerns about the anticipated
impacts of the Proposed Action.
Public agencies with jurisdiction are
requested to advise FRA of the
applicable permit and environmental
review requirements of each agency,
and the scope and content of the
environmental information germane to
the agency’s statutory responsibilities in
connection with the Proposed Action.
Public agencies are requested to advise
FRA if they anticipate taking a major
action in connection with the Proposed
Action and if they wish to cooperate in
the preparation of the EIS under 40 CFR
1501.16.
FRA will coordinate with
participating agencies during
development of the Draft EIS consistent
with 23 U.S.C. 139. FRA will also
consult with Federally recognized
Native American tribes and Consulting
Parties identified under Section 106 of
the NHPA.
The FRA will invite all Federal and
non-Federal agencies and Native
American tribes that may have an
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interest in the Proposed Action to
become participating agencies for the
EIS and Consulting Parties in the
Section 106 process. If an agency or
tribe is not invited and would like to
participate, it should contact Ms.
Andrea Poole at the contact information
listed above (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION).
The FRA will develop an Agency and
Public Coordination Plan summarizing
how it will engage the public, agencies,
and tribes in the process. The
Coordination Plan will be posted to the
project website at
www.westernrailyardinfrastructure.com
and Regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA–
2020–0039. FRA will lead the outreach
activities during the public scoping
process, beginning with a scoping
presentation made available on the
project website and a scoping comment
period identified under DATES above.
FRA encourages submission of scoping
comments for the project and other
documents electronically. Other public
involvement initiatives will be held
throughout the course of the EIS. Public
outreach activities will be announced
on the project website at
www.westernrailyardinfrastructure.com
and through mailings, public notices,
and advertisements.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Jamie P. Rennert,
Director, Program Delivery.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Provisions
Pertaining to Certain Investments in
the United States by Foreign Persons
and Provisions Pertaining to Certain
Transactions by Foreign Persons
Involving Real Estate in the United
States
Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other federal agencies to comment on
the proposed information collections
listed below, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
SUMMARY:
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suggestions for reducing the burden, to
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100,
Washington, DC 20220, or email at
PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Meena Sharma or
Andrew Fair by emailing CFIUS@
treasury.gov, calling (202) 622–1860, or
viewing the entire information
collection request at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Provisions Pertaining to Certain
Investments in the United States by
Foreign Persons and Provisions
Pertaining to Certain Transactions by
Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in
the United States.
OMB Control Number: 1505–0121.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Description: Section 721 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended (section 721), provides the
President, acting through the Committee
on Foreign Investment in the United
States (CFIUS or the Committee),
authority to review certain foreign
investments in the United States in
order to determine the effects of those
transactions on the national security of
the United States. In August 2018,
section 721 was amended by the Foreign
Investment Risk Review Modernization
Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), Subtitle A of
Title XVII, Public Law 115–232, 132
Stat. 2173 (Aug. 13, 2018). FIRRMA
maintains CFIUS’s jurisdiction over any
merger, acquisition, or takeover that
could result in foreign control of any
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U.S. business, and broadens the
authorities of the President and CFIUS
under section 721 to review and take
action to address any national security
concerns arising from certain noncontrolling investments and certain real
estate transactions involving foreign
persons.
Executive Order 13456, 73 FR 4677
(Jan. 23, 2008), directs the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue regulations
implementing section 721. Most
recently, on January 17, 2020, the
Department of the Treasury issued final
regulations (85 FR 3112 and 85 FR 3158)
implementing FIRRMA, including
information collections related to
notices and declarations filed with or
submitted to the Committee regarding
transactions that could result in foreign
control of a U.S. business, certain noncontrolling investments and certain real
estate transactions involving foreign
persons.
In May 2020, the Department of the
Treasury launched a new CFIUS Case
Management System, featuring an
online public portal for external parties
to submit declarations and file notices
with CFIUS in a standard form. As of
June 1, 2020 use of this online system
is now mandatory for all CFIUS
submissions and filings. The only
substantive change related to the
information required in order for CFIUS
to review a declaration or notice is the
requirement that parties use the new
online public portal to submit
declarations and file notices, instead of
by email.
Form: None.
Affected Public: Individuals and
entities.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,100.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 1,100.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
from 15–20 hours per declaration and
116–130 hours per notice.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 57,400.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of technology; and (e) estimates of
capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of services required to provide
information.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: June 10, 2020.
Andrew Fair,
Deputy Director, Investment Reviews and
Investigations.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Provisions Pertaining to Certain Investments in the
United States by Foreign Persons and Provisions Pertaining to Certain
Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United
States
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including
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suggestions for reducing the burden, to Treasury PRA Clearance Officer,
1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email
at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Meena Sharma or Andrew Fair by emailing
[email protected], calling (202) 622-1860, or viewing the entire
information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Provisions Pertaining to Certain Investments in the United
States by Foreign Persons and Provisions Pertaining to Certain
Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United
States.
OMB Control Number: 1505-0121.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Description: Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended (section 721), provides the President, acting through the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the
Committee), authority to review certain foreign investments in the
United States in order to determine the effects of those transactions
on the national security of the United States. In August 2018, section
721 was amended by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act
of 2018 (FIRRMA), Subtitle A of Title XVII, Public Law 115-232, 132
Stat. 2173 (Aug. 13, 2018). FIRRMA maintains CFIUS's jurisdiction over
any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign
control of any U.S. business, and broadens the authorities of the
President and CFIUS under section 721 to review and take action to
address any national security concerns arising from certain non-
controlling investments and certain real estate transactions involving
foreign persons.
Executive Order 13456, 73 FR 4677 (Jan. 23, 2008), directs the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations implementing section
721. Most recently, on January 17, 2020, the Department of the Treasury
issued final regulations (85 FR 3112 and 85 FR 3158) implementing
FIRRMA, including information collections related to notices and
declarations filed with or submitted to the Committee regarding
transactions that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business,
certain non-controlling investments and certain real estate
transactions involving foreign persons.
In May 2020, the Department of the Treasury launched a new CFIUS
Case Management System, featuring an online public portal for external
parties to submit declarations and file notices with CFIUS in a
standard form. As of June 1, 2020 use of this online system is now
mandatory for all CFIUS submissions and filings. The only substantive
change related to the information required in order for CFIUS to review
a declaration or notice is the requirement that parties use the new
online public portal to submit declarations and file notices, instead
of by email.
Form: None.
Affected Public: Individuals and entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,100.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 1,100.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 15-20 hours per
declaration and 116-130 hours per notice.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 57,400.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
required to provide information.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: June 10, 2020.
Andrew Fair,
Deputy Director, Investment Reviews and Investigations.
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