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Aviation Administration (FAA) office by 

an interested organization. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 43.5 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

5,623 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2018. 

Barbara L. Hall, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer 

Performance, Policy, and Records 

Management Branch, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12299 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Public Meeting: National 

Dialogue on Highway Automation 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: FHWA will conduct a series 

of public meetings to seek input on the 

integration of automated vehicles on the 

Nation’s roadways that will be held at 

different locations across the country. 

The objectives of the public meetings 

are to: engage with a diverse group of 

stakeholders to understand key issues 

regarding automated vehicles and their 

implications for the roadway 

infrastructure; and gather input on 

highway automation to help inform 

FHWA research, policy, and programs. 

The public meetings will have 

presentations and breakout sessions 

during which participants can provide 

written and oral comments. This 

meeting is the first in a series of related 

public meetings being conducted during 

2018. 

DATE AND TIME: FHWA will hold the first 

public meeting on June 7, 2018, in 

Detroit, Michigan. The meeting will 

start at 8 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. 

EDT. Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. 

Attendees should arrive early enough to 

check in by 7:50 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Cobo Center located at 1 Washington 

Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48226. This 

facility is accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about the public 

meeting, please contact John Corbin at 

john.corbin@dot.gov. More information 

is available at https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

automationdialogue/index.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration is necessary for all 

attendees. Attendees should register at: 

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/automation

dialogue/index.htm. Please provide 

your name, email address, and 

affiliation. In person attendance will be 

limited, so advance registration is 

required. Should it be necessary to 

cancel the meeting due to inclement 

weather or other emergency, FHWA will 

take all available measures to notify 

registered participants beforehand. 

Background 

Automated vehicles have the 

potential to significantly transform the 

Nation’s roadways. They could help 

save lives, expand access to 

transportation, and improve the 

convenience of travel. However, even as 

these technologies offer new 

opportunities, they may introduce new 

challenges for those responsible for the 

planning, design, construction, 

operation, and maintenance of the 

Nation’s roadway infrastructure. As a 

result, FHWA is interested in better 

understanding the implications of 

highway automation for its stakeholders 

and the Agency. 

As the effect of automation on the 

Nation’s roadways becomes clearer, 

FHWA will define its role in further 

facilitating innovation and enabling the 

benefits of the capabilities. This 

National Dialogue on Highway 

Automation is an opportunity to engage 

the public and broad stakeholder 

community to understand their key 

areas of interest. These stakeholders will 

include original equipment 

manufacturers, technology suppliers, 

transportation network companies, 

associations, and public-sector partners. 

The National Dialogue will help inform 

national research, policy, and 

implementation assistance activities to 

support highway automation readiness. 

This meeting is one in a series of related 

public meetings being conducted during 

2018. 

Meeting Agenda 

The draft meeting agenda is as follows: 

8:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview of 

Dialogue Objectives 

8:15 a.m. Panel Discussion on 

Preliminary Focus Areas 

9:00 a.m. Breakout Session 1: Issues 

and Challenges for Highway 

Automation 

9:45 a.m. Report Out: Breakout Session 

1 

10:00 a.m. Break 

10:15 a.m. Keynote 

10:30 a.m. Breakout Session 2: 

Developing New Models for 

Partnering: Bringing Industry, 

Government, and Associations 

Together 

11:15 a.m. Report Out: Breakout 

Session 2 

11:30 a.m. Next Steps for the National 

Dialogue 

12:00 p.m. Lunch (not included) 

1:00 p.m. Open Debrief 

2:00 p.m. Adjourn 

Issued: June 1, 2018. 

Brandye L. Hendrickson, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12292 Filed 6–4–18; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in California 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by the 

California Department of Transportation 

(Caltrans), pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of 

Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 

announce actions taken by Caltrans, that 

are final. The actions relate to a 

proposed highway project, I–110 HighOccupancy Toll Lane Flyover Project 

07–LA–110–PM 20.10/20.92 in the City 

and County of Los Angeles, State of 

California. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on 

behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public 

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 150 days after publication in the 

Federal Register for actions relate to a 

proposed highway project, I–110 HighOccupancy Toll Lane Flyover Project 

07–LA–110–PM 20.10/20.92 in the City 

and County of Los Angeles, State of 

California. 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: Jason Roach Senior 

Environmental Planner Chief, 

Environmental Branch Caltrans, District 

7, 100 South Main Street, MS 16A, Los 

Angeles, CA 90012, Office Hours: 9 

a.m.–4:00 p.m., Office Phone: (213) 897– 

0357, Email: jason.roach@dot.ca.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) assigned, and 

the California Department of 


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Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, 

environmental responsibilities for this 

project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. 

Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans, 

have 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: Caltrans, in cooperation 

with Metro, proposes to construct an 

elevated off-ramp structure on the NB I– 

110 between 30th St. and Figueroa St. 

Overcrossing in the City of Los Angeles. 

The proposed structure would bypass 

the bottleneck intersections at Flower 

St. and Adams Blvd. and NB I–110 HOT 

off-ramp to Adams Blvd., connecting the 

HOT lane traffic to Figueroa St. The 

structure would be approximately 1400 

feet in length with two standard lanes 

(twelve feet in width) and a four-foot 

left shoulder as well as eight-foot right 

shoulder will be provided. All new 

structures will be within State right of 

way; minimal right of way acquisition 

will be required for maintenance, 

ingress/egress, access control, and 

setback purposes as well as emergency 

services access. The actions by the 

Federal agencies, and the laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the Final Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

project, approved on April 24, 2018. 

The Caltrans FONSI can accessed at the 

following link http://www.dot.ca.gov/ 

dist07/resources/envdocs/, or viewed at 

public libraries in the project area. 

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) Department of Transportation Act of 

1966; 

(5) Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970; 

(6) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; 

(7) Noise Control Act of 1970; 

(8) 23 CFR part 772 FHWA Noise 

Standards, Policies and Procedures; 

(9) Department of Transportation Act of 

1966, Section 4(f); 

(10) Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987; 

(11) Endangered Species Act of 1973; 

(12) Migratory Bird Treaty Act; 

(13) National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, as amended; 

(14) Historic Sites Act of 1935; and, 

(15) Executive Order 13112, Invasive 

Species. 

(16) 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). 

Matt Schmitz, 

Director, Project Delivery, FHWA—CA 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12235 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2018–0048] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on May 25, 2018, the Santa Clara 

Valley Transportation Authority 

(SCVTA) and the American Federation 

of State, County and Municipal 

Employees (AFSCME) petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal hours of 

service laws contained at 49 U.S.C. 

21105, which in part prohibit a 

dispatching service employee from 

being on duty for more than a total of 

9 hours during a 24-hour period. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2018–0048. 

Specifically, Petitioners seek approval 

of a pilot project under 49 U.S.C. 21108, 

which allows railroads and labor 

organizations to jointly petition for a 

waiver of compliance from the hours of 

service laws to enable the establishment 

of a pilot project. The proposed pilot 

project would permit a 4-day, 10 hoursper-day work week for the affected 

employees, ‘‘the controllers’’ on the 

SCVTA system. Petitioners allege the 

pilot project will enhance safety of 

operations due to the increased 

flexibility in terms of staff assignments 

and covering unanticipated occurrences 

on the system, be beneficial to morale, 

and will provide more flexibility in 

arranging for ongoing training for 

employees without having to ask them 

to sacrifice days off from work. 

Petitioners explain that SCVTA is a 

public agency, with light rail transit 

operations on three lines, including the 

Vasona Corridor, which shares a 

corridor and grade crossings, but not 

tracks, with Union Pacific Railroad 

Company (UP). AFSCME is the 

authorized collective bargaining 

representative for the controllers, the 

employees on the SCVTA system that 

dispatch SCVTA light rail trains. UP 

train crews contact the SCVTA 

Operating Control Center prior to 

operating in the shared corridor, but 

SCVTA controllers do not otherwise 

communicate directly with UP train 

crews, nor do they share a radio 

frequency with UP. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by July 23, 

2018 will be considered by FRA before 

final action is taken. Comments received 

after that date will be considered if 

practicable. 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

document, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 

comments from the public to better 

inform its processes. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 


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