45390 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 144 / Thursday, July 28, 2022 / Notices 

Protection Specialist, RPD, telephone: 

(202) 923–5314, email: Lana.Lau@

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 

(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 Francisco to San Jose 

Section of the California High-Speed 

Rail (HSR) System on June 10, 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 May 2, 2022, 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 http://

www.regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA– 

2022–0026. The comment period of the 

Draft Conformity Determination closed 

on June 2, 2022. FRA received one 

comment on the Draft General 

Conformity Determination on behalf of 

the City of Brisbane. The commenter 

stated ‘‘the Draft GCD findings are 

erroneous because it is based upon the 

Project’s EIR/EIS, which provides 

inaccurate and incomplete 

information.’’ The commenter also 

identified specific statements in the 

Draft General Conformity Determination 

where the commenter believed the 

analysis was deficient. FRA prepared a 

response to the City’s comment, which 

is included as Attachment B to the Final 

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), and 

the California Air Resources Board 

(CARB). The analysis found that 

construction period emissions for one of 

the Project alternatives (Alternative B) 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov, Docket No. FRA– 

2022–0026, and FRA’s website at 

https://railroads.dot.gov/environment/ 

environmental-reviews/clean-air-actcalifornia-general-conformitydeterminations, 

Issued in Washington, DC 

Marlys A. Osterhues, 

Chief Environment and Project Engineering. 

[FR Doc. 2022–16164 Filed 7–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2022–0149] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: Thunderbird 1119 (Sail); 

Invitation for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to issue coastwise 

endorsement eligibility determinations 

for foreign-built vessels which will carry 

no more than twelve passengers for hire. 

A request for such a determination has 

been received by MARAD. By this 

notice, MARAD seeks comments from 

interested parties as to any effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. Information about the 

requestor’s vessel, including a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 29, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2022–0149 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2022–0149 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• 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–2022–0149, 

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 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, or to submit 

comments that are confidential in 

nature, see the section entitled Public 

Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Mead, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–459, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5723, Email James.Mead@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel 

THUNDERBIRD 1119 is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Sailing charters and sailing 

instruction.’’ 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: ‘‘Washington.’’ (Base of 

Operations: Port Townsend, WA) 

—Vessel Length and Type: 25.9′ Sail 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2022–0149 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, that the employment of the vessel 

in the coastwise trade to carry no more 


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