Notice of Availability of a Final General Conformity Determination for the California High-Speed Rail System, San Jose to Merced Section, 18461 [2022-06724]
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protective of California’s unique natural
resources. The Authority has selected
the HSR Build Alternative with the
Burbank Station and a modified Los
Angeles Union Station, as identified in
the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) and Record of
Decision (ROD), for the Burbank to Los
Angeles Project because the Selected
Alternative (1) best satisfies the
Purpose, Need, and Objectives for the
Project and (2) minimizes impacts on
the natural and human environment by
utilizing an existing transportation
corridor where practicable and
incorporating mitigation measures
where practicable. The actions by the
Authority, and the laws under which
such actions were taken, are described
in the Project’s Final EIS and ROD,
approved on March 7, 2022. The ROD,
Final EIS, and other documents will be
available online in PDF at the
Authority’s website (www.hsr.ca.gov)
and via CD–ROM by calling (916) 324–
1541.
This notice applies to the ROD, Final
EIS, and all other Federal agency
decisions with respect to the Project as
of the issuance date of this notice and
all laws under which such actions were
taken, including but not limited to:
1. NEPA;
2. Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (1978); 2
3. Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (FAST Act);
4. Department of Transportation Act
of 1966, Section 4(f);
5. Land and Water Conservation Fund
(LWCF) Act of 1965, Section 6(f);
6. Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990;
7. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987;
8. Endangered Species Act of 1973;
9. Migratory Bird Treaty Act;
10. National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, as amended;
11. Executive Order 11990, Protection
of Wetlands;
12. Executive Order 11988,
Floodplain Management;
13. Executive Order 12898, Federal
Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations;
14. Executive Order 13112, Invasive
Species.
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Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
issued new regulations on July 14, 2020, effective
September 14, 2020, updating the NEPA
implementing procedures at 40 CFR 1500 through
1508. However, this project initiated NEPA before
the effective date and relies on the CEQ regulations
as they existed prior to September 14, 2020. All
subsequent citations to the CEQ regulations in the
ROD and Final EIS refer to the 1978 regulations,
consistent with 40 CFR 1506.13 (2020) and the
preamble at 85 FR 43340.
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Jamie P. Rennert,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2021–0100]
Notice of Availability of a Final General
Conformity Determination for the
California High-Speed Rail System,
San Jose to Merced Section
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
FRA is providing this notice
to advise the public that it is issuing a
Final General Conformity Determination
(FCD) for the San Jose to Merced Section
of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR)
System.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andre´a Martin, Senior Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Railroad
Policy and Development (RPD),
telephone: (202) 493–6201, email:
Andrea.Martin@dot.gov; or Marlys
Osterhues, Chief Environment and
Project Engineering, RPD, telephone:
(202) 493–0413, email:
Marlys.Osterhues@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 23 U.S.C. 327 (Section 327), the
California High-Speed Rail Authority
(CHSRA or Authority) has assumed
FRA’s environmental review
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). However, under
Section 327, FRA remains responsible
for compliance with the Clean Air Act
General Conformity requirements. In
compliance with NEPA and the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the Authority published a Final
Environmental Impact Record/Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/
EIS) for the San Jose to Merced Section
of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR)
System on February 25, 2022.
FRA prepared a Draft General
Conformity 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. FRA
published a notice in the Federal
Register on November 26, 2021 advising
the public of the availability of the Draft
Conformity Determination for a 30-day
review and comment period. The Draft
SUMMARY:
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Conformity Determination was
published at https://
www.regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA–
2021–0100. The comment period of the
Draft Conformity Determination closed
on December 30, 2021. FRA received
two comments expressing support for
the project and Draft General
Conformity Determination.
FRA prepared the Final General
Conformity Determination pursuant to
40 CFR part 93 Subpart B, and based on
the Authority’s coordination with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Bay Area Air Quality
Management District (BAAQMD), San
Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District (SJVAPCD), and the California
Air Resources Board (CARB). The
analysis found that construction period
emissions would exceed the General
Conformity de minimis threshold for
Nitrogen Oxides (NOX). However,
operation of the Project would result in
an overall reduction of regional
emissions of all applicable air pollutants
and would not cause a localized
exceedance of an air quality standard.
Consistent with the General Conformity
Rule, the Authority will ensure all
remaining emissions that exceed the de
minimis thresholds, after
implementation of the impact avoidance
and minimization features and onsite
mitigation measures, will be completely
mitigated to zero through agreements
with the applicable air districts. Based
on this commitment, FRA determined
the Project will conform to the
requirements in the approved State
Implementation Plan.
The Final General Conformity
Determination is available at https://
www.regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA–
2021–0100, and FRA’s website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/environment/
environmental-reviews/clean-air-actcalifornia-general-conformitydeterminations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2021-0100]
Notice of Availability of a Final General Conformity
Determination for the California High-Speed Rail System, San Jose to
Merced Section
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: FRA is providing this notice to advise the public that it is
issuing a Final General Conformity Determination (FCD) for the San Jose
to Merced Section of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) System.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andr[eacute]a Martin, Senior
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Railroad Policy and
Development (RPD), telephone: (202) 493-6201, email:
[email protected]; or Marlys Osterhues, Chief Environment and
Project Engineering, RPD, telephone: (202) 493-0413, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 (Section 327), the
California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA or Authority) has assumed
FRA's environmental review responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). However, under
Section 327, FRA remains responsible for compliance with the Clean Air
Act General Conformity requirements. In compliance with NEPA and the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Authority published a
Final Environmental Impact Record/Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIR/EIS) for the San Jose to Merced Section of the California High-
Speed Rail (HSR) System on February 25, 2022.
FRA prepared a Draft General Conformity 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. FRA
published a notice in the Federal Register on November 26, 2021
advising the public of the availability of the Draft Conformity
Determination for a 30-day review and comment period. The Draft
Conformity Determination was published at https://www.regulations.gov,
Docket No. FRA-2021-0100. The comment period of the Draft Conformity
Determination closed on December 30, 2021. FRA received two comments
expressing support for the project and Draft General Conformity
Determination.
FRA prepared the Final General Conformity Determination pursuant to
40 CFR part 93 Subpart B, and based on the Authority's coordination
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bay Area Air
Quality Management District (BAAQMD), San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District (SJVAPCD), and the California Air Resources Board
(CARB). The analysis found that construction period emissions would
exceed the General Conformity de minimis threshold for Nitrogen Oxides
(NOX). However, operation of the Project would result in an
overall reduction of regional emissions of all applicable air
pollutants and would not cause a localized exceedance of an air quality
standard. Consistent with the General Conformity Rule, the Authority
will ensure all remaining emissions that exceed the de minimis
thresholds, after implementation of the impact avoidance and
minimization features and onsite mitigation measures, will be
completely mitigated to zero through agreements with the applicable air
districts. Based on this commitment, FRA determined the Project will
conform to the requirements in the approved State Implementation Plan.
The Final General Conformity Determination is available at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA-2021-0100, and FRA's website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/environment/environmental-reviews/clean-air-act-california-general-conformity-determinations.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Jamie P. Rennert,
Director, Office of Infrastructure Investment.
[FR Doc. 2022-06724 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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