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exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, from on or about July 12, 

2018, until on or about December 31, 

2019, is in the national interest. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the second object at the Dallas 

Museum of Art, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, from on or about July 12, 

2018, until on or about May 16, 2021, 

is in the national interest. I have ordered 

that Public Notice of these 

determinations be published in the 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliot Chiu, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6471; email: 

section2459@state.gov). The mailing 

address is U.S. Department of State, L/ 

PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 

20522–0505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

foregoing determinations were made 

pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 

985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of 

March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs 

Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 

(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 

note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority 

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation 

of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 

2000, and Delegation of Authority No. 

236–10 of July 6, 2018. 

Jennifer Z. Galt, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14988 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in North 

Carolina 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitations on claims 

for judicial review of actions by FHWA, 

and other federal agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces action 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final. This final agency 

action relates to a proposed highway 

project, improvements to I–440 (Raleigh 

Beltline), from Walnut Street in Cary to 

Wade Avenue in Raleigh, Wake County, 

State of North Carolina. The FHWA’s 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) provides details on the 

Selected Alternative for the proposed 

improvements. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA 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 December 10, 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 still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

FHWA: Clarence W. Coleman, P. E., 

Director of Preconstruction and 

Environment, Federal Highway 

Administration, North Carolina 

Division, 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 

410, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601– 

1418; Telephone: (919) 747–7014; email: 

clarence.coleman@dot.gov. FHWA 

North Carolina Division Office’s normal 

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

(Eastern Time). For the North Carolina 

Department of Transportation (NCDOT): 

Christopher M. Werner, P. E., Director of 

Technical Services, North Carolina 

Department of Transportation (NCDOT), 

1 South Wilmington Street (Delivery), 

1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, 

North Carolina 27699–1548; Telephone 

(919) 707–2540, cmwerner@ncdot.gov, 

NCDOT Technical Services Division 

Office’s normal business hours are 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FHWA has taken a 

final agency action by issuing a Finding 

of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

following highway project in the State 

of North Carolina: Improvements to I– 

440 (Raleigh Beltline), from Walnut 

Street in the Town of Cary to Wade 

Avenue in the City of Raleigh, Wake 

County. The length of the project is 

approximately 6.0 miles. 

The project proposes to widen I–440/ 

US 1–64 from four lanes to six lanes, 

reconstruct interchanges, replace 

structures, and repair pavement 

conditions. The project is included in 

NCDOT’s adopted 2018–2027 State 

Transportation Improvement Plan 

(STIP) as project number U–2719 and is 

scheduled for right of way acquisition 

and construction to begin in fiscal year 

2019, being let as a design-build 

contract. The project is also included in 

the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning 

Organization Organization’s (CAMPO) 

2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan 

(MTP) (April 2013) and 2045 MTP 

(February 19, 2018). 

The FHWA’s action, related actions 

by other Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the Environmental 

Assessment (EA) approved on June 23, 

2017, and the Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) approved on May 24, 

2018, and other documents in the 

project file. The EA and FONSI are 

available for review by contacting 

FHWA or NCDOT at the addresses 

provided above. In addition, these 

documents can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project website at 

https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i440improvements/. 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. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

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

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 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and 

Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) [23 

U.S.C. 319]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536], Marine Mammal Protection Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1361], Anadromous Fish 

Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)– 

757(g)], Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)], Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712], 

Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act of 

1976, as amended [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 Grave 

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]; Farmland 

Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 

4201–4209]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act (Section 404, Section 

401, Section 319)[33 U.S.C. 1251–1377]; 

Coastal Barrier Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 

3501–3510]; Coastal Zone Management 

Act [16 U.S.C. 1451–1465]; Land and 

Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) [16 

U.S.C. 4601–4604]; Safe Drinking Water 

Act (SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)]; 

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 

U.S.C. 401–406]; Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271–1287]; 

Emergency Wetlands Resources Act [16 

U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; TEA–21 Wetlands 

Mitigation [23 U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(M, 


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133(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster Protection 

Act [42 U.S.C. 4001–4128]. 

8. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; 

Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

9. 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. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 

13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 

Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(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) 

Issued on: July 3, 2018. 

Clarence W. Coleman, 

Preconstruction and Environment Director, 

Raleigh, North Carolina. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14805 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0029; Notice 1] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming Model 

Year 2014 BMW X3 Multipurpose 

Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for 

Importation 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

receipt by the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a 

petition for a decision that model year 

(MY) 2014 BMW X3 multipurpose 

passenger vehicles (MPVs) that were not 

originally manufactured to comply with 

all applicable Federal motor vehicle 

safety standards (FMVSS), are eligible 

for importation into the United States 

because they are substantially similar to 

vehicles that were originally 

manufactured for sale in the United 

States and that were certified by their 

manufacturer as complying with the 

safety standards (the U.S.-certified 

version of the 2014 BMW X3 MPV) and 

they are capable of being readily altered 

to conform to the standards. 

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is August 13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Comments may also be faxed to 

(202) 493–2251. 

Comments must be written in the 

English language, and be no greater than 

15 pages in length, although there is no 

limit to the length of necessary 

attachments to the comments. If 

comments are submitted in hard copy 

form, please ensure that two copies are 

provided. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Stevens, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–5308). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. History: Under 49 U.S.C. 

30141(a)(1)(A), a motor vehicle that was 

not originally manufactured to conform 

to all applicable FMVSS shall be refused 

admission into the United States unless 

NHTSA has decided that the motor 

vehicle is substantially similar to a 

motor vehicle originally manufactured 

for importation into and sale in the 

United States, certified under 49 U.S.C. 

30115, and of the same model year as 

the model of the motor vehicle to be 

compared, and is capable of being 

readily altered to conform to all 

applicable FMVSS. 

Petitions for eligibility decisions may 

be submitted by either manufacturers or 

importers who have registered with 

NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR part 592. As 

specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA 

publishes notice in the Federal Register 

of each petition that it receives, and 

affords interested persons an 

opportunity to comment on the petition. 

At the close of the comment period, 

NHTSA decides, on the basis of the 

petition and any comments that it has 

received, whether the vehicle is eligible 

for importation. The agency then 

publishes this decision in the Federal 

Register. 

II. Summary of Petition: Wallace 

Environmental Testing Laboratories Inc. 

(WETL) of Houston, Texas (Registered 

Importer R–90–005) has petitioned 

NHTSA to decide whether 

nonconforming 2014 BMW X3 MPVs are 

eligible for importation into the United 

States. The vehicles which WETL 

believes are substantially similar are MY 

2014 BMW X3 MPVs sold in the United 

States and certified by their 

manufacturer as conforming to all 

applicable FMVSS. 

The petitioner claims that it compared 

non-U.S.-certified MY 2014 BMW X3 

MPVs to their U.S.-certified 


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