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mistakenly compared pre-tax and aftertax revenues. In that decision, the Board 

stated that it would institute a separate 

proceeding in which Class I railroads 

would be required to submit the annual 

tax information necessary for the 

Board’s annual RSAM calculation. Id. at 

5–6. 

In Annual Submission of Tax 

Information for Use in the Revenue 

Shortfall Allocation Method, EP 682 

(STB served Feb. 26, 2010), the Board 

adopted rules to require AAR—a 

national trade association—to annually 

calculate and submit to the Board the 

weighted average state tax rate for each 

Class I railroad. See 49 CFR 1135.2(a). 

On May 29, 2018, AAR filed its 

calculation of the weighted average state 

tax rates for 2017, listed below for each 

Class I railroad: 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE STATE TAX RATES

[In percent] 

Railroad 2017 

(%) 

2016 

(%) % Change 

BNSF Railway Company ............................................................................................................. 5.289 5.288 0.001 

CSX Transportation, Inc .............................................................................................................. 5.628 5.160 0.468 

Grand Trunk Corporation ............................................................................................................. 7.961 7.761 0.200 

The Kansas City Southern Railway ............................................................................................. 5.409 5.447 ¥0.038 

Norfolk Southern Combined ........................................................................................................ 6.194 5.410 0.784 

Soo Line Corporation ................................................................................................................... 8.134 8.071 0.063 

Union Pacific Railroad Company ................................................................................................. 5.666 5.636 0.030 

Any party wishing to comment on 

AAR’s calculation of the 2017 weighted 

average state tax rates should file a 

comment by July 9, 2018. See 49 CFR 

1135.2(c). If any comments opposing 

AAR’s calculations are filed, AAR’s 

reply will be due by July 30, 2018. Id. 

If any comments are filed, the Board 

will review AAR’s submission, together 

with the comments, and serve a 

decision within 60 days of the close of 

the record that either accepts, rejects, or 

modifies AAR’s railroad-specific tax 

information. Id. If no comments are filed 

by July 9, 2018, AAR’s submitted 

weighted average state tax rates will be 

automatically adopted by the Board, 

effective July 10, 2018. Id. 

Decided: June 4, 2018. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12349 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Sterling Highway Milepost 45 to 60 

Project in Alaska 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation of claims for 

judicial review of actions by FHWA and 

other Federal agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by FWHA that are final. The 

actions relate to the proposed Sterling 

Highway Milepost 45–60 Project in the 

Kenai Peninsula Borough in the State of 

Alaska. Those actions grant approvals 

for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, FHWA is advising 

the public of final agency actions 

subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l). A claim 

seeking judicial review of FHWA 

actions on the highway project will be 

barred unless the claim is filed on or 

before November 5, 2018. 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 applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Lohrey, Planner, Federal Highway 

Administration, Alaska Division, 709 

West 9th Street, Room 851, Juneau, AK 

99802, telephone (907) 586–7418; email: 

John.Lohrey@dot.gov. The FHWA 

Alaska Division Office’s normal 

business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

(Alaska Time), Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. You may also 

contact Kelly Summers, P.E., Project 

Manager, Alaska Department of 

Transportation and Public Facilities, 

Central Region, P.O. Box 196900, 

Anchorage, AK 99519–6900, telephone 

(907) 465–0542; email: Kelly.Summers@

alaska.gov. The DOT&PF Central 

Region’s normal business hours are 8:00 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Alaska Time), 

Monday through Friday, except State 

and Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FHWA has taken final 

agency action subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l) 

by issuing approvals for the Sterling 

Highway Milepost 45 to 60 Project in 

the State of Alaska, project number F– 

021–2(15)/53014. The selected route is 

the Juneau Creek Alternative. The route 

passes north of the community of 

Cooper Landing and remains north of 

the Kenai River throughout. From 

Quartz Creek Road near MP 45, the 

alternative will result in reconstruction 

of the existing Sterling Highway for 

approximately two miles, will diverge 

and will result in a newly constructed 

highway for approximately 10 miles 

(with a new bridge over Juneau Creek 

Canyon), and will join and reconstruct 

the existing alignment again for 

approximately 2.5 miles to an 

intersection with Skilak Loop Rd. near 

MP 58. 

The actions by the Federal agencies, 

and the law under which such actions 

were taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Final Section 4(f) Evaluation (Final EIS) 

for the project, approved March 7, 2018, 

and in the FHWA Record of Decision 

(ROD) issued on May 31, 2018. The 

Final EIS and ROD approved by FHWA 

are available on the project website: 

http://sterlinghighway.net and may be 

viewed at the FHWA and DOT&PF 

addresses provided above. 

This Notice applies to all Federal 

Agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and to all laws under 

which such actions were taken, 

including but not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4335]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]; Alaska 

National Interest Lands Conservation 

Act of 1980 (ANILCA) [16 U.S.C. 3164]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966, as amended [49 U.S.C. 303]; 

ANILCA Title XI (Conservation System 

Units) [16 U.S.C. Ch. 58, Subchapter IV, 

Section 3161 et seq]; National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act [16 

U.S.C. 668dd]. 


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4. Fish and Wildlife: Endangered 

Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531–1544]; Fish 

and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 

U.S.C. 661–667(d)]; Migratory Bird 

Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]; Bald 

and Golden Eagle Protection Act [16 

U.S.C. 668–668d]; Magnuson-Steven 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act/Sustainable Fisheries Act [16 U.S.C. 

1801 et seq.]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–470(ll)]; Archeological 

and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]; Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious 

Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; ANILCA 

Title VIII, Section 810 (Subsistence) [16 

U.S.C. 3120; Uniform Relocation and 

Real Property Acquisition Act [42 U.S.C 

4601 et seq]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Safe Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 

300(f)–300(j)(6)]; Emergency Wetlands 

Resources Act, [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; 

Flood Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 

4001–4128]. 

8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

Enhancement of Cultural Resources; 

E.O. 13112 Invasive Species; E.O. 13168 

Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to 

Protect Migratory Birds. 

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

Issued on: June 1, 2018. 

Sandra A. Garcia-Aline, 

Federal Highway Administration, Alaska 

Division Administrator, Juneau. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12342 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] 

Medical Review Board (MRB) Meeting: 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting 

of its Medical Review Board (MRB) on 

Monday and Tuesday, June 25–26, 2018. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday and Tuesday, June 25–26, 2018, 

from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the FMCSA National Training Center, 

1310 N Courthouse Road, Arlington, 

VA, 6th floor. Copies of the task 

statement and an agenda for the entire 

meeting will be made available in 

advance of the meeting at 

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor to 

the Associate Administrator for Policy, 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 

(202) 366–5221, mrb@dot.gov. 

Services for Individuals with 

Disabilities: For information on facilities 

or services for individuals with 

disabilities or to request special 

assistance at the meeting, contact Ms. 

Watson at (202) 366–2551, 

shannon.watson@dot.gov, by 

Wednesday, June 13. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The MRB is composed of five medical 

experts who each serve 2-year terms. 

Section 4116 of SAFETEA–LU requires 

the Secretary of Transportation, with the 

advice of the MRB and the chief medical 

examiner, to establish, review, and 

revise ‘‘medical standards for operators 

of commercial motor vehicles that will 

ensure that the physical condition of 

operators of commercial motor vehicles 

is adequate to enable them to operate 

the vehicles safely.’’ The MRB operates 

in accordance with FACA under the 

terms of its charter, filed November 25, 

2017. 

II. Agenda 

The MRB will finalize its Task 17–1 

recommendations to the Agency that it 

began at its July 2017 meeting on the 

revision of the Agency’s handbook for 

medical examiners (ME) on the National 

Registry of Certified Medical Examiners 

(National Registry), for their use in 

evaluating interstate commercial motor 

vehicle (CMV) drivers for a medical 

qualification determination. 

III. Meeting Participation 

The meeting is open to the public for 

its entirety. Oral comments from the 

public will be heard during the meeting, 

at the discretion of the MRB Chairman. 

Members of the public may submit 

written comments on the topics to be 

considered during the meeting by 

Wednesday, June 13, to Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMC) Docket 

Number FMCSA–2008–0362 for the 

MRB using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., ET. Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Issued on: June 4, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12354 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–28043] 

Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; 

American Pyrotechnics Assn. (APA); 

Request To Add New Members to 

Current APA Exemption; Request for 

Comments 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The American Pyrotechnics 

Association (APA) has requested an 

exemption for three member 

companies—Artisan Pyrotechnics Inc., 

Montana Display Fireworks, Inc., and 

ZY Pyrotechnics, LLC dba Skyshooter 

Displays, Inc.—from the prohibition on 

driving commercial motor vehicles 

(CMVs) after the 14th hour after the 

driver comes on duty. Fifty APA 

members currently hold such an 

exemption during the Independence 

Day period each year, terminating on 

July 8, 2020. If granted, this exemption 

would terminate at the same time as the 

other 50 exempted carriers. The APA 

maintains that the terms and conditions 

of the limited exemption would ensure 

a level of safety equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety achieved 

without the exemption. 

DATES: Comments are due no later than 

July 9, 2018. 


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