26254 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 91 / Thursday, May 13, 2021 / Notices 

This driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2010–7918. The 

exemption was applicable as of April 

21, 2021, and will expire on April 21, 

2023. 

As of April 30, 2021, and in 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315(b), Clay A. Applegarth (ND) has 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (84 FR 11859, 84 

FR 27685). 

This driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2019–0006. The 

exemption was applicable as of April 

30, 2021, and will expire on April 30, 

2023. 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b), each exemption will be valid 

for 2 years from the effective date unless 

revoked earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be revoked if the 

following occurs: (1) The person fails to 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of the exemption; (2) the exemption has 

resulted in a lower level of safety than 

was maintained prior to being granted; 

or (3) continuation of the exemption 

would not be consistent with the goals 

and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315(b). 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–10095 Filed 5–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2021–0046] 

Draft General Conformity 

Determination for the California HighSpeed Train System Bakersfield to 

Palmdale Section 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: FRA is issuing this notice to 

advise the public that a draft General 

Conformity Determination for the 

Bakersfield to Palmdale Section of the 

California High-Speed Rail (HSR) 

System is available for public and 

agency review and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 14, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments related to Docket 

No. FRA–2021–0046 may be submitted 

by going to http://www.regulations.gov 

and following the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number (FRA–2021–0046). All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov; this includes any 

personal information. Please see the 

Privacy Act Statement heading in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document for Privacy Act 

information related to any submitted 

comments or materials. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read the draft General Conformity 

Determination, background documents, 

or comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for accessing the 

docket. 

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: 

Privacy Act Statement: FRA will post 

comments it receives, 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, inclusion of names is 

completely optional. Whether 

commenters identify themselves or not, 

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. 

Background: The California HighSpeed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is 

advancing the environmental review of 

the Bakersfield to Palmdale Section 

(Project) of the California HSR System 

pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327, under which 

it has assumed FRA’s environmental 

review responsibilities. However, under 

Section 327, FRA remains responsible 

for making General Conformity 

Determinations under the Clean Air Act. 

This draft General Conformity 

Determination documents FRA’s 

evaluation of the Bakersfield to 

Palmdale Section, consistent with the 

relevant section of the Clean Air Act, 

and implementing regulations. 

FRA’s analysis of the Project’s 

potential emissions, completed in close 

collaboration with CHSRA, found that 

construction period emissions would 

exceed the General Conformity de 

minimis threshold for Nitrogen Dioxide 

(NOX) and volatile organic compounds 

(VOC), a precursor for ozone. 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. 

Conformance of the Project will be 

accomplished through offsets of the 

NOX and VOC emissions, consistent 

with applicable regulatory 

requirements. 

Next Steps 

The draft General Conformity 

Determination for the California HSR 

System, Bakersfield to Palmdale Section 

is being issued for public review and 

comment for 30-days at Docket No. 

FRA–2021–0046. Comments related to 

Docket No. FRA–2021–0046 may be 

submitted by going to http://

www.regulations.gov and following the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Although CHSRA is assisting 

FRA by disseminating notice of the 

availability of the draft General 

Conformity Determination through its 

usual outreach methods, CHSRA is not 

accepting comments on behalf of FRA. 

FRA cannot ensure consideration of any 

comment that is not submitted via 

http://www.regulations.gov. FRA will 

consider all relevant comments it 

receives before issuing a final General 

Conformity Determination. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Jamie P. Rennert, 

Director, Office of Infrastructure Investment. 

[FR Doc. 2021–10110 Filed 5–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. This meeting will still be held 

via teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, June 9, 2021.