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Act (NEPA) agency, will prepare an EIS 

for a proposal to satisfy transportation 

and safety goals at Interstate 15 (I–15)/ 

Green Spring Drive (Exit 10) Interchange 

and the surrounding roadway system in 

Washington County within Washington 

City, Utah. The proposed project study 

area extends east and west along I–15 

between the I–15/Green Spring Drive 

Interchange (Exit 10) and I–15/ 

Washington Parkway Interchange (Exit 

13). The extent of the proposed study 

area is generally bound by Buena Vista 

Boulevard to the north and Telegraph 

Street to the south. The proposed logical 

termini for this study are I–15 Exit 10 

and Exit 13, as well as Buena Vista 

Boulevard, and Telegraph Street. Each 

of these streets are major arterials that 

provide north-south and east-west travel 

within the study area. 

The environmental review process for 

this project began in the summer of 

2017. An information meeting was held 

August 29, 2017 to gather public input 

related to the transportation needs 

within the study area and inform the 

community of the environmental 

process. Based on community concerns 

regarding potential outcomes of this 

study, UDOT decided the appropriate 

level of environmental review needed 

for this project would be best provided 

by proceeding with an EIS. 

As part of the EIS, UDOT will 

consider a range of alternatives based on 

the purpose and need of the project and 

taking into account agency and public 

input. The currently contemplated 

alternatives include: (1) Taking no 

action (no-build); (2) making the 

existing system operate more efficiently; 

(3) adding capacity to the system; (4) 

dispersing of traffic more evenly 

throughout the system; (5) reducing 

traffic in the system; (6) combinations of 

any of the above; and (7) other 

reasonable alternatives if identified 

during the scoping process. Alternatives 

will be refined based on input from 

agencies and the public during the 

initial coordination/scoping period and 

agency and public involvement 

opportunities. Alternatives that do not 

meet the project purpose and need or 

that are otherwise not reasonable will 

not be carried forward for detailed 

consideration. 

A Coordination Plan is being prepared 

to define the agency and public 

participation procedure for the 

environmental review process. The plan 

will outline: (1) How agencies and the 

public will provide input during the 

scoping process; (2) the development of 

the purpose and need; and (3) 

alternatives development. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, Participating, 

and local agencies, Native American 

tribes, and to private organizations and 

citizens who have previously expressed 

or are known to have an interest in this 

proposal. A public scoping, purpose and 

need, and alternatives meeting is 

scheduled for August 28, 2018 from 4:30 

to 7:30 p.m. at the Washington City 

Community Center in Washington, 

Utah. Public notice will be given of the 

time and place of the meeting. 

Information regarding this meeting and 

the project may also be obtained 

through a public website maintained by 

UDOT at www.mp11.org. 

During the NEPA process, other 

public meetings may be held as 

appropriate to allow the public, as well 

as Federal, State, and local agencies, 

and tribes, to provide comments on the 

purpose of and need for the project, 

potential alternatives, and social, 

economic, and environmental issues of 

concern. In addition, a public hearing 

will be held following the release of the 

Draft EIS. Public notice advertisements 

and direct mailings will notify 

interested parties of the time and place 

of any public meetings and of the public 

hearing. The Draft EIS will be available 

for public and agency review and 

comment prior to the public hearing. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments, and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to UDOT at the mail or email 

address provided above by September 

14, 2018. For additional information 

please visit the project website at 

www.mp11.org. Information requested 

or comments can also be provided by 

email to info@mp11.org. 

(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.) 

Issued on: August 9, 2018. 

Ivan Marrero, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17895 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2018–0060] 

Petition for Approval 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that by a letter dated 

June 19, 2018, the East Penn, 

Middletown New Jersey, and Tyburn 

Railroads (Petitioners) petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

seeking approval pursuant to 49 CFR 

220.307, Use of railroad-supplied 

electronic devices. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2018– 

0060. 

Specifically, Petitioners seek FRA’s 

approval to allow an operating 

employee to use the camera on an 

authorized railroad-supplied electronic 

device (a camera phone) for authorized 

business purposes, such as 

photographing a safety hazard, 

mechanical, and/or track defects. A 

railroad operating employee may only 

use a railroad-supplied electronic 

device for an authorized business 

purpose, involving the taking of a 

photograph or video, as specified by the 

railroad in writing, if approved by FRA. 

See 49 CFR 220.307(a), General 

restriction. 

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. 


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• 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 October 

4, 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 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. See 

also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 

2018. 

John K. Alexy, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17890 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0019; Notice 2] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collections 

and their expected burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 19, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance (NEF–230), National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

West Building 4th Floor, Room W45– 

205, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Sachs’ 

telephone number is (202) 366–3151. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Title: Consolidated Labeling 

Requirements for 49 CFR parts 565 

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 

Requirements, and 567 Certification. 

OMB Number: 2127–0510. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a 

Previously Approved Collection. 

The Federal Register Notice soliciting 

public comment on the ICR, with a 60- 

day comment period was published on 

February 28, 2018, at 83 FR 8732. 

Abstract: 

Part 565 

The regulations in part 565 specify 

the format, contents, and physical 

requirements for a vehicle identification 

number (VIN) system and its installation 

to simplify vehicle identification 

information retrieval and to increase the 

accuracy and efficiency of vehicle recall 

campaigns. The regulations require each 

vehicle manufactured in one stage to 

have a VIN that is assigned by the 

vehicle’s manufacturer. Each vehicle 

manufactured in more than one stage is 

to have a VIN assigned by the 

incomplete vehicle manufacturer. Each 

VIN must consist of 17 characters, 

including a check digit, in the ninth 

position, with the purpose of verifying 

the accuracy of any VIN transcription. 

The VIN must also incorporate the 

world manufacturer identifier (WMI) 

assigned to the manufacturer by the 

competent authority in the country 

where the manufacturer is located. The 

WMI occupies the first three characters 

of the VIN for manufacturers that 

produce 1,000 or more vehicles of a 

specified type within a model year, and 

positions 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, and 14 of VINs 

assigned by manufacturers that produce 

less than 1,000 vehicles of a specified 

type per model year. The remaining 

characters of the VIN describe various 

vehicle attributes, such as make, model, 

and type, which vary depending on the 

vehicle’s type classification (i.e. 

passenger car, multipurpose passenger 

vehicle, truck, bus, trailer, motorcycle, 

low-speed vehicle), and identify the 

vehicle’s model year, plant code, and 

sequential production number. NHTSA 

has contracted with SAE International 

of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, to 

coordinate the assignment of WMIs to 

manufacturers in the United States. 

Each manufacturer of vehicles subject to 

the requirements of part 565 must 

submit, either directly or through an 

agent, the unique identifier for each 

make and type of vehicle it 

manufactures at least 60 days before 

affixing the first VIN using the 

identifier. Manufacturers are also 

required to submit to NHTSA, 

information necessary to decipher the 

characters contained in their VINs, 

including amendments to that 

information, at least 60 days prior to 

offering for sale the first vehicle 

identified by a VIN containing that 

information or if information 

concerning vehicle characteristics 

sufficient to specify the VIN code is 

unavailable to the manufacturer by that 

date, then within one week after that 

information first becomes available. 

With changes implemented in 2015, 

manufacturers have been able to make 

these submissions using an online 

portal on the agency’s website at https:// 

vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov. 

Part 567 

The regulations in part 567 specify 

the content and location of, and other 

requirements for, the certification label 

to be affixed to a motor vehicle, as 

required by the National Traffic and 

Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended 

(the Vehicle Safety Act) (49 U.S.C. 

30115) and the Motor Vehicle 

Information and Cost Savings Act, as 

amended (the Cost Savings Act) (49 

U.S.C. 30254 and 33109), to address 

certification-related duties and 

liabilities, and to provide the consumer 

with information to assist him or her in 

determining which of the Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) (as 

found in 49 CFR part 571), Bumper 

Standards (as found in 49 CFR part 581), 

and Federal Theft Prevention Standards 

(as found in 49 CFR part 541) are 

applicable to the vehicle. The 

regulations pertain to manufacturers of 

motor vehicles to which one or more 

standards are applicable, including 

persons who alter such vehicles prior to 

their first retail sale, and to Registered 

Importers of vehicles not originally 

manufactured to comply with all 

applicable FMVSS that are determined 

eligible for importation by NHTSA, 

based on the vehicles’ capability of 

being modified to conform to those 

standards. The regulations require each 

manufacturer to affix to each vehicle, in 

a prescribed location, a label that, 

among other things, identifies the 

vehicle’s manufacturer (defined as the 


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