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Action Alternatives and the No Action 

Alternative and identifies appropriate 

mitigation measure to minimize the 

potential environmental impacts. The 

Final EIS also includes amendments to 

the Draft EIS and Supplemental Draft 

EIS to both reflect updated information 

since publication of the previous 

documents and to address certain 

comments received during the 

respective public and agency comment 

periods (40 CFR 1502.9(b)). 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.10, the Final 

EIS will be circulated for a 30-day 

period commencing on the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

notice of availability is published in the 

Federal Register. The Lead and 

Cooperating Agencies will each issue a 

Record of Decision on the proposed 

action, pursuant to 40 CFR 1505.2 and 

1506.10. Each Record of Decision will 

explain each agency’s decision on the 

proposed action and explain factors 

considered in reaching the decision and 

will describe appropriate mitigation 

measures to minimize potential 

environmental impacts. 

Prior to issuing a Record of Decision 

on the proposed project, FRA and the 

Cooperating Agencies will consider 

written comments on this Final EIS 

provided such comments are received 

by May 2, 2011. Written comments on 

this Final EIS should be sent to the 

Federal Railroad Administration by mail 

addressed to: Attn: DesertXpress, Ms. 

Wendy Messenger, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., MS–20, Washington, DC 

20590. 

Copies of the Final EIS are available 

online at FRA’s Web site: http:// 

www.fra.dot.gov; they are also available 

for viewing at the following locations 

near the planned rail system: 

• Victorville City Library, 15011 

Circle Drive, Victorville, CA 92395 

• Barstow Library, 304 East Buena 

Vista, Barstow, CA 92311 

• Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas 

Blvd. N., Las Vegas, NV 80101 

• Clark County Library, 1401 E. 

Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23, 

2011. 

Karen J. Rae, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7665 Filed 3–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket Number MARAD 2011–0032] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

SARAH BESS. 

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. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2011– 

0032 at http://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 (68 FR 23084, April 

30, 2003), 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. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 2, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2011–0032. 

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 http://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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5979, E-mail Joann.Spittle@dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel SARAH BESS is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Charter boat to take passengers on 

multi-day excursions.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘New York, New 

Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 

Florida.’’ 

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). 

Dated: March 22, 2011. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Christine Gurland, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7713 Filed 3–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket Number MARAD 2011 0034] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

DUTCHESS. 

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 

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