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of final agency actions subject to 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking 

judicial review of the Federal agency 

actions on the highway project will be 

barred unless the claim is filed on or 

before June 14, 2021. If the Federal law 

that authorizes judicial review of a 

claim provides a time period of less 

than 150 days for filing such claim, then 

that shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

Caltrans: Renetta Cloud, Chief, 

Environmental Studies ‘‘A’’, Caltrans 

District 8, 464 W 4th Street, 6th Floor, 

MS–823, San Bernardino, CA, 92401– 

1400, Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 

p.m., Office Phone: (909) 383–6323, 

Email: Renetta.Cloud@dot.ca.gov. For 

FHWA: David Tedrick at (916) 498– 

5024 or email david.tedrick@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, and 

the Caltrans assumed, environmental 

responsibilities for this project pursuant 

to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given 

that the Caltrans has taken final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by 

issuing licenses, permits, and approvals 

for the following highway project in the 

State of California: Reconstruct and 

widen Monroe Street at Interstate 10 (I– 

10) to improve the operational 

performance of the Monroe Street 

interchange. The Monroe Street 

interchange is on I–10 at Post Mile (PM) 

Revised (R) 54.7, between PM R53.9 

(approximately 2 miles east of the 

Jefferson Street interchange) and PM 

R55.5 (approximately 1 mile west of the 

Jackson Street interchange). The project 

site is centrally located within the City 

of Indio at the crossroad of I–10, Monroe 

Street, and the Coachella Valley 

Stormwater Channel (CVSC) in 

Riverside County, California. The 

proposed project will reconstruct 

Monroe Street at the interchange, 

including the existing on- and offramps, the Monroe Street I–10 

overcrossing, and the bridge over the 

CVSC. The proposed project will also 

add an auxiliary lane in the eastbound 

direction between the Monroe Street 

and Jackson Street interchange, 

acceleration/deceleration lanes at the 

westbound Monroe Street on- and offramps, and a deceleration lane at the 

eastbound Monroe Street off-ramp. The 

actions by the Federal agencies, and the 

laws under which such actions were 

taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Assessment (EA)/ 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) for the project, approved on 

December 18, 2020, and in other 

documents in the FHWA project 

records. The EA/FONSI, and other 

project records are available by 

contacting Caltrans at the addresses 

provided above. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations; 

2. National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA); 

3. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 

21st Century Act (MAP–21); 

4. Americans with Disabilities Act; 

5. Department of Transportation Act 

of 1966; 

6. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970; 

7. Clean Air Act Amendments of 

1990; 

8. Noise Control Act of 1970; 

9. 23 CFR part 772 FHWA Noise 

Standards, Policies and Procedures; 

10. Department of Transportation Act 

of 1966, Section 4(f); 

11. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987; 

12. Safe Drinking Water Act; 

13. Executive Order 12088, Federal 

Compliance with Pollution Control; 

14. Flood Disaster Protection Act; 

15. Executive Order 11988, 

Floodplain Management 

16. Federal Endangered Species Act of 

1973; 

17. Migratory Bird Treaty Act; 

18. Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act; 

19. Executive Order 11990, Protection 

of Wetlands; 

20. Executive Order 13112, Invasive 

Species; 

21. Antiquities Act of 1906; 

22. National Historic Preservation Act 

of 1966, as amended; 

23. Historic Sites Act of 1935; 

24. Farmland Protection Policy Act; 

25. Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act of 1976; 

26. Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act of 1980; 

27. Toxic Substances Control Act; 

28. Community Environmental 

Response Facilitation Act of 1992; 

29. Occupational Safety and Health 

Act; 

30. Executive Order 12898, Federal 

Actions to Address Environmental 

Justice and Low-Income Populations; 

and 

31. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: January 7, 2021. 

Rodney Whitfield, 

Director, Financial Services, Federal Highway 

Administration, California Division. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00507 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0133] 

Collecting Proposals for Future Use of 

the Historic Vessel NS Savannah 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) plans to provide for the use 

or disposition of the historic vessel, the 

Nuclear Ship NS Savannah, once 

decommissioning of the ship’s nuclear 

reactor is completed. Due to the vessel’s 

historic importance and the 

requirements of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA), MARAD is 

publishing this notice to solicit the 

public’s views regarding MARAD’s 

proposed uses for the Savannah and 

provide the public the opportunity to 

submit any alternative uses. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 15, 2021. MARAD will 

consider comments filed after this date 

to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2020–0133 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2020–0133 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: Rulemakings.MARAD@

dot.gov. Include MARAD–2020–0133 in 

the subject line of the message and 

provide your comments in the body of 

the email or as an attachment. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility is in the West 

Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

Docket Management Facility location 

address is: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD–2020–0133, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 

Building, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except on 

Federal holidays. 

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your 

comments, we recommend that you 

include your name and a mailing 

address, an email address, or a 

telephone number in the body of your 

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document so that we can contact you if 

we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, see the section 

entitled Public Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680–2066 or 

via email at marad.history@dot.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individual during business hours. 

The FIRS is available twenty-four hours 

a day, seven days a week, to leave a 

message or question. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

You may send mail to Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, 

Division of Legislation and Regulations, 

W24–220, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Built in 1959, the NS Savannah was 

the world’s first nuclear-powered 

commercial vessel and served as a 

signature element of President 

Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace program. 

While in service, the Savannah 

demonstrated the peaceful use of atomic 

power as well as the feasibility of 

nuclear-powered merchant vessels. The 

vessel was retired from active service in 

1970 and was registered as a National 

Historic Landmark in 1991. MARAD has 

already defueled the nuclear reactor of 

the Savannah and, as part of the 

decommissioning process for the vessel, 

is removing the remaining systems, 

structures, and components that were 

part of the ship’s nuclear power plant. 

The Savannah is currently part of the 

National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) 

in retention status; once the nuclear 

power plant is fully decommissioned, 

MARAD is anticipating future uses for 

the un-powered vessel pursuant to one 

of several options allowed by law. 

Disposition will be guided by all law 

applicable to the selection process and 

dispositional alternative selected. 

These future uses may constitute an 

undertaking under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966 (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.). The 

historic preservation review process 

mandated by Section 106 of the Act is 

outlined in 36 CFR part 800 ‘‘Protection 

of Historic Properties’’ issued by the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation. Pursuant to 36 CFR part 

800.2(d)(2), agencies must provide the 

public with information about an 

undertaking and its effects on historic 

properties and seek public comment 

and input. In light of this obligation, 

comments received will inform 

MARAD’s review of the options 

described in this notice and allow 

commenters an opportunity to present 

alternatives that MARAD has not 

included. As such, this request for 

comments is narrowly focused on what 

MARAD should do with the Savannah 

once the nuclear power plant is fully 

decommissioned. 

Accordingly, MARAD has identified 

two general categories of options: (1) 

Maintaining the vessel intact or (2) 

dismantling the vessel. MARAD has an 

interest in preserving the Nation’s 

maritime history and envisions that any 

options keeping the Savannah intact 

would seek to promote this interest. 

Should the Savannah be maintained, 

the vessel could be maintained by a 

member of one of three broad groups. 

First, the vessel could be controlled by 

an agency of the Federal government; 

second, the vessel could be controlled 

by an entity outside of the Federal 

government; third, the vessel could be 

controlled by a public-private 

partnership between members inside 

and outside of the Federal government. 

One possible outcome for retaining 

the Savannah would be for MARAD to 

continue its current control over the 

vessel but open it for presentation to the 

public as a museum ship in order to 

honor its historical importance. This 

option would implicate MARAD’s 

ability to acquire proper funding to 

ensure the feasibility of such a project. 

A similar option would be for 

MARAD to initiate consultation with 

other Federal agencies surrounding the 

retention of the Savannah. Should the 

Savannah be displayed by the Federal 

agency, the missions and competencies 

of the agency should ideally align with 

MARAD’s goal of using the Savannah to 

preserve and showcase America’s 

maritime and nuclear history. For that 

reason, and for example, MARAD has 

considered entering into consultation 

with either the Smithsonian Institution, 

which has a substantial history of 

showcasing items of important 

historical value to the public, or the 

National Park Service within the 

Department of the Interior, which has 

broad experience in preserving and 

managing National Historic Landmarks 

through its National Park Service. 

MARAD might also provide the 

Savannah to a Federal agency for use as 

a maritime training platform or for other 

Federal purposes consistent with 

preservation of the vessel. Such 

consultation might result in agreement 

involving MARAD transferring the 

Savannah to the other Federal entity, 

where the vessel would then become a 

component of a museum system or a 

cooperative agreement under which 

MARAD would negotiate a division of 

responsibilities over the maintenance 

and operation of the vessel, with the 

other entity providing its expertise in 

converting the Savannah to and 

operating it as a museum with 

MARAD’s provision of technical advice. 

If MARAD decides not to transfer the 

Savannah to another entity of the 

Federal government but still wishes that 

it be maintained due to its historical 

importance, MARAD may seek to 

transfer the vessel to a party outside of 

the Federal government in one of three 

ways. 

First, MARAD might dispose of the 

Savannah by donating the vessel. 

MARAD has the existing statutory 

authority to donate the Savannah to a 

non-profit organization, State, or 

subdivision of a State that can 

demonstrate a willingness and financial 

capacity to operate the vessel. Should 

an eligible party apply and meet these 

requirements, MARAD would then have 

the discretion to donate the Savannah to 

that applicant. MARAD also has the 

authority to, upon request, donate 

suitable vessels to State maritime 

academies for training uses to 

complement primary reliance on the 

new class of National Security Multimission Vessels as training platforms. 

Subject to MARAD’s assurance that the 

recipient would properly preserve the 

vessel, the Savannah could, if found 

suitable, be thus used for training 

purposes if an application is made by a 

State maritime academy. 

Second, MARAD also has the 

authority to charter the Savannah to any 

party on the basis of competitive sealed 

bids. Parties wishing to charter the 

Savannah must comply with the 

applicable statutory provisions, 

particularly around the requirement that 

MARAD dismiss any bid that does not 

reach a minimum threshold. 

Third, MARAD might attempt to 

manage the Savannah under a publicprivate partnership. Public-private 

partnerships can fall into two general 

categories. The first involves retention 

of the Savannah by an entity that could 

be created by Congress specifically to 

receive and maintain the vessel. Such 

an entity could include a trust, a 

government corporation, or a non-profit 

organization. As this option would 

require a future act of Congress to create 

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the entity in question, the entity’s exact 

contours would need to be determined. 

Ideally, this entity would manage the 

Savannah in such a way as to be 

financially self-sufficient. 

The second type of public-private 

partnership would involve a contractual 

partnership with an outside group. 

MARAD might attempt to enter into 

agreements with outside groups, where 

the recipient group would operate and 

maintain the vessel and MARAD would 

provide assistance. 

Finally, besides maintaining the 

Savannah intact, MARAD might transfer 

the vessel for use in a man-made reefing 

project or dismantle it. First, MARAD 

has the authority to transfer the 

Savannah to a requesting state or a 

foreign country for that state or foreign 

country to sink and use it as an artificial 

reef. Should MARAD grant the state or 

foreign country’s application, the 

Savannah would be sunk and its 

remnants would be used for the 

conservation of marine life. The other 

permanent disposal method that 

MARAD could consider is to dismantle 

the ship. MARAD would enter into a 

contract with an approved ship recycler 

to dismantle the ship If the contract 

resulted in a sale of the vessel, any 

proceeds would revert to statutory 

programs supporting the National 

Defense Reserve Fleet, maritime 

education, and maritime historic 

preservation and educational programs. 

The options of artificial-reef use or 

dismantlement are the least favored 

because the National Historic 

Preservation Act strongly favors the 

preservation of National Historic 

Landmarks like the Savannah whenever 

possible. This notice seeks comments to 

inform MARAD’s choice over which of 

these uses or dispositions to pursue as 

well as provide an opportunity for the 

suggestion of any other options that 

have not been mentioned. As part of our 

review, MARAD is issuing this notice to 

engage the public and the broad 

spectrum of stakeholders that may be 

affected by a given disposition of the 

Savannah. Information received will be 

used to evaluate the future of the 

Savannah and help to determine which 

option to pursue. 

Scope of Comments 

MARAD is interested in learning the 

public’s opinion regarding the future of 

the Savannah and which option 

presented, if any, is preferred. MARAD 

is also interested in hearing any 

unmentioned option. Commenters who 

seek to suggest new alternatives should 

note that at the highest level, MARAD’s 

fundamental choice is to either 

dismantle the Savannah or leave it 

intact; however, leaving the ship intact 

would, by statute, require the vessel to 

be put to some other use. Accordingly, 

commentators may want to focus on the 

following: (1) Additional uses for the 

Savannah that MARAD has not 

mentioned if the ship were to be 

maintained; (2) potential owners or 

operators of the Savannah to carry out 

these additional uses; and (3) any 

additional uses for the remnants of the 

ship if the ship were to be dismantle. 

Content of Comments 

We are interested in information on 

the public’s view of the presented 

disposal options for the Savannah and 

any other feasible alternatives. If the 

commenter believes that there is a 

viable option that MARAD has not 

considered, the commenter should 

describe that option in detail. 

Under this notice, MARAD is not 

soliciting petitions for rulemaking. 

Public Participation 

How do I submit comments? 

Please submit your comments, 

including the attachments, following the 

instructions provided under the above 

heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised 

that it may take a few hours or even 

days for your comment to be reflected 

on the docket. In addition, your 

comments must be written in English. 

We encourage you to provide concise 

comments and you may attach 

additional documents as necessary. 

There is no limit on the length of the 

attachments. 

Please note that even after the 

comment period has closed, MARAD 

will continue to file relevant 

information in the Docket as it becomes 

available. 

Where do I go to read public comments, 

and find supporting information? 

Go to the docket online at http://

www.regulations.gov., keyword search 

MARAD–2020–0133 or visit us in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility (see ADDRESSES for hours of 

operation). We recommend that you 

periodically check the Docket for new 

submissions and supporting material. 

Will my comments be made available to 

the public? 

Yes. Be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, will be made 

publicly available. 

May I submit comments confidentially? 

If you wish to submit comments 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit three copies of your 

complete submission, including the 

information you claim to be confidential 

business information, to the Department 

of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Office of Legislation 

and Regulations, MAR–225, W24–220, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Include a cover 

letter setting forth with specificity the 

basis for any such claim and, if possible, 

a summary of your submission that can 

be made available to the public. 

Privacy Act 

DOT posts comments, without edit, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS, accessible through 

www.dot.gov/privacy. To facilitate 

comment tracking and response, we 

encourage commenters to provide their 

name, or the name of their organization; 

however, submission of names is 

completely optional. Whether or not 

commenters identify themselves, all 

timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

(Authority: 49 CFR Sections 1.92 and 1.93) 

* * * * * 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr. 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0119] 

Notice Regarding the Applicability of 

NHTSA FMVSS Test Procedures to 

Certifying Manufacturers 

Correction 

In notice document 2020–28107 

appearing on pages 83143–83152 in the 

issue of Monday, December 21, 2020, 

make the following correction: 

(1) On page 83143, in the second 

column, in the DATES section, change 

‘‘January 20, 2021’’ to read ‘‘January 21, 

2021.’’ 

[FR Doc. C1–2020–28107 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

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