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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Application to Participate in the 

Transportation Access Pilot Program. 

Background: The Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 

requires FHWA to establish the 

Transportation Access Pilot Program 

(Pub. L. 117–58 § 13010). The program’s 

intent is to improve transportation 

planning by measuring the level of 

access by surface transportation modes 

to important destinations, 

disaggregating the level of access by 

surface transportation mode by a variety 

of categories (e.g., population or freight 

commodities), and assessing the change 

in accessibility that would result from 

transportation investments. 

Beginning in 2024, FHWA plans to 

use an application form and follow-up 

phone conversations to gather 

information from interested 

participants. Information collected in 

the application form will be used to 

evaluate applications to participate in 

the Transportation Access Pilot 

Program. The application will request 

information necessary to evaluate 

applications and select pilot program 

participants. The application will 

request that applicants provide 

information about: (1) previous 

experience of the eligible entity 

measuring transportation access or other 

performance management experience, if 

applicable; (2) the types of important 

destinations to which the eligible entity 

intends to measure access; (3) the types 

of data disaggregation the eligible entity 

intends to pursue; (4) a general 

description of the methodology the 

eligible entity intends to apply; (5) if the 

applicant does not intend the pilot 

program to apply to the full area under 

the jurisdiction of the applicant, a 

description of the geographic area in 

which the applicant intends the pilot 

program to apply; and (6) additional 

information required to evaluate and 

make selections for participation in the 

Transportation Access Pilot Program. 

FHWA plans to require applications 

be submitted in electronic format 

(Adobe PDF or similar format). FHWA 

estimates that the application will take 

approximately one hour to complete. 

The application will consist of both 

multiple-choice and short-answer 

question formats. FHWA may request a 

follow-up phone conversation to 

address questions in an agency’s 

submitted application form. These 

phone conversations will be 

approximately 30 minutes in length. 

This is planned as an annual 

information collection, until such time 

as the program is no longer accepting 

applications. 

Respondents: Approximately 50 

percent of the universe of potential pilot 

program participants, which includes 52 

State DOTs equivalents, and 

approximately 420 MPOs and 10 

RTPOs. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 90 minutes 

per respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: Approximately 362 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended; Public Law 117–58 section 

13010. 

Issued on: October 25, 2023. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket Number MARAD–2020–0133] 

National Historic Landmark Nuclear 

Ship Savannah Available; Request for 

Information 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of vessel availability and 

request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) is decommissioning the 

nuclear power plant of the National 

Historic Landmark (NHL) vessel Nuclear 

Ship Savannah (NSS), which will result 

in the termination of the ship’s Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC) license, 

making the ship available for 

disposition, including potential 

conveyance or preservation. The 

purpose of the Notice of Availability 

and Request for Information (NOA and 

RFI) is to determine preservation 

interest from entities that may wish to 

acquire the NSS. Information received 

in response to this RFI will help to 

inform the development of viable 

preservation alternatives for the NSS. 

MARAD requests information from 

entities that may be interested in 

acquiring the ship for conveyance and 

preservation purposes as prescribed in 

the recently executed Programmatic 

Agreement (PA) which is available for 

review on the MARAD docket at 

www.regulations.gov. In responding to 

the RFI, please review the below 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION/ 

Information Requested section to inform 

your submission. 

DATES: All responses to this RFI are due 

on or before February 16, 2024, 

following the information provided in 

the ADDRESSES section below. 

An information session for interested 

parties will be held on November 18, 

2023, to allow potential responders the 

opportunity to ask MARAD questions 

regarding the NSS. The meeting will be 

held onboard the NSS, online, or by 

phone. You must RSVP for the site visit 

to the email or phone number listed in 

the section below no later than 

November 11, 2023. 

Site visits for interested parties will 

be held on December 16 and 17, 2023. 

You must RSVP for the site visit to the 

email or phone number listed in the 

section below no later than December 9, 

2023. Parties who are unable to make 

this date may request alternate 

arrangements by contacting the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

The NSS is not compliant with the 

Americans with Disabilities Act. The 

ship has some capability to 

accommodate persons with impaired 

mobility, for which advance notice is 

required. If you require 

accommodations to attend the site visit, 

please include this information in your 

RSVP. The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is committed to 

providing all participants equal access 

to this meeting. If you need alternative 

formats or services such as sign 

language, interpretation, or other 

ancillary aids, please also include that 

in your RSVP. Additional dates may be 

provided, or parties may request 

alternate dates subject to the same 

conditions as above. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

responses to this RFI and any 

supplemental information by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: marad.history@dot.gov. 

Please include NS Savannah RFI in the 

subject line of the email. 

• Overnight Mail: N.S. Savannah/ 

Savannah Technical Staff, Pier 13 


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Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate 

Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, ATTN: 

Erhard Koehler. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erhard W. Koehler, Senior Technical 

Advisor, N.S. Savannah, Maritime 

Administration, at (202) 680–2066 or via 

email at marad.history@dot.gov. 

Additional information regarding the 

vessel is available at https://

www.maritime.dot.gov/nssavannah. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Built in 

1959, the NSS is the world’s first 

nuclear-powered merchant ship and 

served as a signature element of 

President Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace 

program. While in service, NSS 

demonstrated the peaceful use of atomic 

power and explored the feasibility of 

nuclear-powered merchant vessels. NSS 

was retired from active service in 1970. 

The ship was listed in the National 

Register of Historic Places in 1983 and 

designated as an NHL in 1991 for 

exhibiting exceptional value in 

illustrating the nuclear, maritime, 

transportation, and political heritages of 

the United States. 

Disposition 

The NRC license termination will lead 

to MARAD’s disposition of the NSS. 

Because the decommissioning and 

disposition of the NHL ship is an 

Undertaking under Section 106 of the 

NHPA, with an unknown end-state, 

MARAD developed and executed a PA 

covering the decommissioning and 

disposition of the ship. The PA outlines 

the process by which the disposition of 

NSS will be considered among the NRC, 

the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland 

State Historic Preservation Officer 

(SHPO). Concurrent with the 

decommissioning project, MARAD 

requests information from entities that 

may be interested in acquiring the ship 

for conveyance and preservation 

purposes as prescribed in the PA. The 

approximate date on which the vessel 

will be available for transfer is three (3) 

to six (6) months after NRC license 

termination. 

Stipulation IV of the PA outlines a 

disposition alternatives development 

process wherein MARAD will study and 

evaluate alternatives that would result 

in the preservation of the NSS. This 

process will include the development of 

a Disposition Alternatives Study and the 

publication of a NOA and RFI. Although 

the PA lists these activities sequentially, 

with the Disposition Alternatives Study 

preceding the publication of the NOA 

and RFI, the signatories of the PA 

recently concurred that the NOA and 

RFI will instead precede the Disposition 

Alternatives Study. Therefore, MARAD 

is publishing this NOA and RFI in 

accordance with Stipulation IV of the 

PA, in advance of the Disposition 

Alternatives Study. 

Conveyance Methods 

MARAD is investigating several 

different methods of conveyance of the 

NSS, and these will be presented in the 

Disposition Alternatives Study. These 

conveyance methods may or may not 

involve MARAD’s continued 

involvement with the ship. However, in 

order to foster preservation by removing 

a future encumbrance, MARAD will 

either retain the title or will retain a 

reversionary interest in the title. By this 

act MARAD is choosing to defer its 

obligation to scrap Savannah to some 

future date. MARAD’s existing ship 

donation authority is one of the 

methods of conveyance that will be 

used. Parties interested in obtaining the 

vessel through this method may apply at 

any time. Further information on 

MARAD’s ship donation program may 

be found at the following link: https:// 

www.maritime.dot.gov/nationaldefense-reserve-fleet/ship-disposalprogram/ship-donation. 

Other conveyance methods may 

include, but are not limited to, a 

modified donation process, chartering 

or leasing the ship, cooperative 

agreements, or potentially partnering 

with another entity to maintain and 

operate the ship. MARAD expects to 

convey the ship in as-is condition at the 

time of conveyance, to include all 

mooring lines, fenders, and related 

equipment, all safety equipment, 

including spare parts for active safety 

systems, and tools and stock. The ship 

will contain a full complement of 

drawings, and technical and operating 

manuals. The ship’s historic fabric will 

not be disturbed; however, if title is 

transferred from the federal government 

some material may be removed as 

mitigation. All mitigation efforts will be 

subject to consultation in accordance 

with the stipulations in the PA. 

Technical Information 

Technical information about the NSS 

in its present configuration will be 

posted to the MARAD docket and 

website concurrent with the publication 

of this notice. The information will 

include at least the following: 

• Ship’s drawings and photographs; 

• Reports documenting the ship’s 

existing material condition and 

expected condition at the time of license 

termination; 

• Utility consumption data; and, 

• Last material inventory completed. 

Information Requested 

RFI respondents should provide 

MARAD with a capability statement that 

includes at least the following 

information: 

• Proposed use(s) for the ship; 

• Mission statement for your 

organization; 

• Proposed or potential locations for 

ship; 

• Staffing resources for maintaining 

and operating the ship; 

• Experience with ship maintenance 

and operations; 

• Experience with historic property 

or structures; 

• Funding sources; and, 

• Preferred conveyance mechanism 

for acquisition of the ship. 

Responses, including personal 

identifiable information will be made 

public, so please provide any sensitive 

information in a separate attachment 

clearly labeled, so that it may be 

withheld from disclosure as provided by 

law. Respondents should consider and 

discuss in their capability statement 

factors such as the density of museum 

ships in the location proposed, the 

nexus between the proposed location 

and NSS operating history, and any 

other relevant special criteria favoring 

the response. 

Background 

Built in 1959, the NSS is the world’s 

first nuclear-powered merchant ship 

and served as a signature element of 

President Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace 

program. While in service, the NSS 

demonstrated the peaceful use of atomic 

power as well as the feasibility of 

nuclear-powered merchant vessels. NSS 

operated in experimental service as a 

passenger/cargo ship from 1962 to 1965, 

during which time it travelled 90,000 

miles, visited 13 countries, and hosted 

1.4 million visitors. Following the 

successful conclusion of the 

experimental phase, the ship entered its 

commercial phase in 1965. The ship 

was operated as a cargo ship generating 

nearly $12,000,000 in revenue between 

1965 and 1970, as well as continuing to 

serve as a goodwill ambassador for the 

peaceful use of nuclear power. After 

successfully fulfilling its objectives, 

NSS operations were ceased in 1970 and 

the ship was deactivated and defueled 

in 1971. 

Following deactivation, the NSS was 

moved to the city of Savannah, GA, 

where it was to be part of a proposed 

Eisenhower Peace Memorial; however, 

the memorial was never established. In 

1980, Congress passed Public Law 96– 

331, which authorized the Secretary of 

Commerce to bareboat charter the ship 


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to the Patriots Point Development 

Authority of South Carolina. The NSS 

operated as a museum ship at the 

Patriots Point Naval and Maritime 

Museum from 1981 through 1994. 

During this time, the NSS was listed in 

the National Register of Historic Places 

(1983) and designated as an NHL (1991) 

for exhibiting exceptional value in 

illustrating the nuclear, maritime, 

transportation, and political heritages of 

the United States. Additionally, during 

this time the ship was designated an 

International Historic Mechanical 

Engineering Landmark by the American 

Society of Mechanical Engineers (1983) 

and a Nuclear Engineering Landmark by 

the American Nuclear Society (1991). 

Following termination of the charter 

in 1994, the NSS returned to MARAD 

and was entered into the James River 

Reserve Fleet in Virginia. The ship was 

removed from the reserve fleet in 2006 

and underwent repairs prior to being 

relocated in 2008 to Baltimore, 

Maryland, where it is currently berthed. 

In 2017, funds for decommissioning of 

the ship were appropriated. Because the 

decommissioning and disposition of the 

NSS is an Undertaking under Section 

106 of the NHPA, MARAD initiated 

consultation in 2018 with the Maryland 

SHPO, the ACHP, the NRC, the NPS, 

and other consulting parties. Given the 

complexities of the Undertaking, 

including the yet undetermined 

disposition of the NSS, the parties 

agreed to develop a PA to guide the 

execution of the Undertaking. 

The PA for the Decommissioning and 

Disposition of the NSS was executed in 

March 2023, and it outlines the process 

by which the disposition of NSS will be 

considered and executed, concurrent 

with the decommissioning project. The 

decommissioning process is well 

underway, and dismantlement and 

removal of the major systems, 

structures, and components that were 

part of the ship’s nuclear power plant is 

complete. As part of the 

decommissioning process, MARAD has 

made numerous modifications and 

improvements to the NSS from 2015 

through the present. These 

improvements include climate controls, 

sanitary spaces, shore power, 

mechanical systems, mooring and 

access/egress equipment, alarm, and 

monitoring systems (fire/smoke, 

intrusion, flooding, security cameras), 

restored public spaces, office spaces, 

and administrative infrastructure. 

Typically, the greatest challenge to any 

static museum ship effort is the cost 

associated with converting or 

transforming the ship into a site suitable 

and safe for visitors. MARAD has 

already made improvements, as listed 

above, which may help to defray some 

of the initial starting costs for potential 

recipients who may be interested in 

receiving the ship. Additional details 

about the ship’s condition are included 

in the attachments posted to the 

MARAD docket and website. 

The disposition process is sequenced 

to reach a conclusion at the same time 

that decommissioning ends—effective 

with the license termination to allow a 

seamless transition to whichever endstate condition is approved. MARAD 

anticipates making its disposition 

decision no later than the license 

termination date with conveyance to 

follow three to six months later, after 

decommissioning, demobilization, and 

vessel redelivery contract actions are 

completed. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.93; 36 CFR 

part 800; 5 U.S.C. 552b.) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2019–0099; Notice 2] 

Toyota Motor North America, Inc., 

Grant of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition. 

SUMMARY: Toyota Motor North America, 

Inc. (Toyota) has determined that 

certain model year (MY) 2019–2020 

Toyota Tundra motor vehicles do not 

fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor 

Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load 

Carrying Capacity Information for Motor 

Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 

Kilograms (10,000 Pounds) or Less. 

Toyota filed a noncompliance report 

dated September 18, 2019. Toyota 

subsequently petitioned NHTSA on 

October 7, 2019, and later amended its 

petition on January 3, 2020, for a 

decision that the subject noncompliance 

is inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This document 

announces the grant of Toyota’s 

petition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ahmad Barnes, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

telephone (202) 366–7236. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: Toyota has determined 

that certain MY 2019—2020 Toyota 

Tundra motor vehicles do not fully 

comply with paragraph S4.3(d) of 

FMVSS No. 110, Tire Selection and 

Rims and Motor Home/Recreation 

Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity 

Information for Motor Vehicles with a 

GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 

Pounds) or Less (49 CFR 571.110). 

Toyota filed a noncompliance report 

dated September 18, 2019, pursuant to 

49 CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports. Toyota subsequently petitioned 

NHTSA on October 7, 2019, and later 

amended that petition on January 3, 

2020, for an exemption from the 

notification and remedy requirements of 

49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that 

this noncompliance is inconsequential 

as it relates to motor vehicle safety, 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, 

Exemption for Inconsequential Defect or 

Noncompliance. 

Notice of receipt of Toyota’s petition 

was published with a 30-day public 

comment period, on February 27, 2020, 

in the Federal Register (85 FR 11446). 

No comments were received. To view 

the petition and all supporting 

documents log onto the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) website at 

https://www.regulations.gov/. Then 

follow the online search instructions to 

locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2019– 

0099.’’ 

II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 

1,667 MY 2019—2020 Toyota Tundra 

motor vehicles, manufactured between 

March 28, 2019, and August 19, 2019, 

are potentially involved. 

III. Noncompliance: Toyota explains 

that the noncompliance is that the 

subject vehicles have tire information 

labels that contain spare tire size 

information that does not match the 

installed spare tire size. 

IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph 

S4.3(d) of FMVSS No. 110 includes the 

requirements relevant to this petition. 

Each vehicle, except for a trailer or 

incomplete vehicle, shall show the 

information specified in paragraph 

S4.3(d) Tire size designation, indicated 

by the headings ‘‘size’’ or ‘‘original tire 

size’’ or ‘‘original size,’’ and ‘‘spare tire’’ 

or ‘‘spare,’’ for the tires installed at the 

time of the first purchase for purposes 

other than resale. For full-size spare 

tires, the statement ‘‘see above’’ may, at 

the manufacturer’s option replace the 

tire size designation. If no spare tire is 

provided, the word ‘‘none’’ must replace 

the tire size designation. 


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