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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. 1251–1387); Land and Water 

Conservation Fund (LWCF) (16 U.S.C. 4601– 

4604); Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (42 

U.S.C. 300f–300j–26)); 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. 3901, 3921); Wetlands Mitigation (23 

U.S.C. 119(g) and 133(b)(14)); Flood Disaster 

Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 4012a, 4106). 

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. 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. 

9. Navigation: Rivers and Harbors Act of 

1899 [33 U.S.C. 403]; General Bridge Act of 

1946 [33 U.S.C. 9 and 11]. 

(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: August 15, 2018. 

Daniel M. Mathis, 

Division Administrator, Olympia, 

Washington. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18083 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0135] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel Real 

Summertime; 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 grant waivers of the U.S.- 

build requirements of the coastwise 

trade laws to allow the carriage of no 

more than twelve passengers for hire on 

vessels, which are three years old or 

more. A request for such a waiver has 

been received by MARAD. The vessel, 

and a brief description of the proposed 

service, is listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 24, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2018–0135 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2018–0135 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–2018–0135, 

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, see the section 

entitled Public Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel REAL 

SUMMERTIME is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Private Vessel Charters, Passengers 

Only’’ 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: ‘‘Maine, New Hampshire, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New York (excluding 

New York Harbor), New Jersey, 

Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, 

Virginia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, Georgia, Florida, California, 

Oregon, Washington, and Alaska 

(excluding waters in Southeastern 

Alaska).’’ (Base of Operation on the 

east coast Fort Lauderdale, FL and on 

the west coast San Diego, CA) 

—Vessel Length and Type: 104.6′ 

Sovereign Yacht 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD–2018–0135 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 issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in section 388.4 of 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388. 

Public Participation 

How do I submit comments? 

Please submit your comments, 

including the attachments, following the 

instructions provided under the above 

heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised 

that it may take a few hours or even 

days for your comment to be reflected 

on the docket. In addition, your 

comments must be written in English. 

We encourage you to provide concise 

comments and you may attach 

additional documents as necessary. 

There is no limit on the length of the 

attachments. 

Where do I go to read public comments, 

and find supporting information? 

Go to the docket online at http://

www.regulations.gov., keyword search 

MARAD–2018–0135 or visit the Docket 

Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 

hours of operation). We recommend that 

you periodically check the Docket for 

new submissions and supporting 

material. 

Will my comments be made available to 

the public? 

Yes. Be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, will be made 

publicly available. 

May I submit comments confidentially? 

If you wish to submit comments 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit three copies of your 

complete submission, including the 

information you claim to be confidential 

business information, to the Department 

of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Office of Legislation 

and Regulations, MAR–225, W24–220, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Include a cover 

letter setting forth with specificity the 


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1Two anonymous commenters commented on 

EPA regulatory issues. One anonymous commenter 

commented on electric vehicle batteries. 

basis for any such claim and, if possible, 

a summary of your submission that can 

be made available to the public. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

DOT posts these comments, without 

edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice, DOT/ALL–14 FDMS, accessible 

through www.dot.gov/privacy. To 

facilitate comment tracking and 

response, we encourage commenters to 

provide their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. Whether 

or not commenters identify themselves, 

all timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 

55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121 

* * * 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr. 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18270 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0081] 

Traffic Records Program Assessment 

Advisory; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: States need timely, accurate, 

complete, accessible, and uniform traffic 

records to identify and prioritize traffic 

safety issues and to choose appropriate 

safety countermeasures and evaluate 

their effectiveness. Traffic records 

program assessments provide States 

with the information needed to plan 

traffic records improvement projects. 

The National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA) announces the 

availability of a revised Traffic Records 

Program Assessment Advisory following 

review of comments received from 

States, associations, non-profit 

organizations, and individuals. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For programmatic issues: John 

Siegler, Office of Traffic Records and 

Analysis, NSA–221, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Telephone (202) 366–1268; 

email: John.Siegler@dot.gov. 

For legal issues: Megan Brown, 

Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, NCC–300, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590; telephone: (202) 366–1834; 

email: Megan.Brown@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

States need timely, accurate, 

complete, uniform, integrated, and 

accessible traffic records data to identify 

and prioritize traffic safety issues, and 

choose appropriate safety 

countermeasures and evaluate their 

effectiveness. The purpose of traffic 

records assessments is to provide States 

with useful information on the status of 

the many systems that make up the 

traffic records system. 

Federal statute requires States to 

certify that ‘‘an assessment of the State’s 

highway safety data and traffic records 

system was conducted or updated 

during the preceding 5 years’’ in order 

to qualify for a State traffic safety 

information system improvements grant. 

23 U.S.C. 405(c). NHTSA regulations 

require that the assessment comply with 

‘‘procedures and methodologies’’ 

outlined by NHTSA. 23 CFR 

1300.22(b)(4). NHTSA published the 

Traffic Records Program Assessment 

Advisory (Advisory) (DOT HS 811 644) 

in 2012 to provide guidance on 

conducting these assessments. 

This notice announces the availability 

of a revised Traffic Records Program 

Assessment Advisory following review 

of comments received from States, 

associations, non-profit organizations, 

and individuals. 

II. Comments 

NHTSA received submissions from 23 

commenters in response to the October 

25, 2017 request for comment. 82 FR 

49473–49475. Commenters included the 

following eleven State agencies and 

commissions: California Office of Traffic 

Safety (CA OTS); Colorado Department 

of Transportation (CO DOT); 

Connecticut Department of 

Transportation (CT DOT); Delaware 

Office of Highway Safety (DE OHS); 

Massachusetts Department of Public 

Health (MA DPH); Michigan Crash 

Section (MI Crash); New York State 

Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee 

(NY GTSC); Injury and Violence 

Prevention Branch of the NC Division of 

Public Health (NC DPH); Puerto Rico 

Traffic Safety Commission (PR TSC); 

joint submission by the Washington 

Traffic Safety Commission and 

Washington Traffic Records Committee 

(WA Traffic); and joint submission by 

the Departments of Transportation of 

Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South 

Dakota & Wyoming (5-State DOTs). 

Three associations and consortiums 

provided comments: Association of 

Transportation Safety Information 

Professionals (ATSIP); Governor’s 

Highway Safety Association (GHSA); 

and National Safety Council (NSC). One 

non-profit organization, Consumers 

Union (CU), provided comments. Eight 

individual commenters also provided 

comments: Brook Chipman; Joe 

McCarthy; Mario Damiata; Nathan Dean; 

Jay Wall; and three anonymous 

commenters. Of these comments, three 

were out of the scope of this notice.1

Three broad categories of comments 

accounted for more than half of the 

comments received: comments stating 

that the assessment is too burdensome, 

comments seeking more personalized 

recommendations, and comments 

seeking more in-person meetings as part 

of the assessment process. 

Ten commenters, including States, 

associations and an individual, stated 

that the existing Traffic Records 

Assessment process is burdensome. 

Specifically, commenters stated that the 

assessment is burdensome due to the 

number of questions (some of which 

they consider redundant), the high 

standards of evidence required for 

responses, the time required to respond, 

and the number of agencies within the 

State that are required to participate in 

assessments. 

Seven commenters, including States, 

associations, and individuals, requested 

that assessors provide more 

personalized recommendations to States 

at the conclusion of each assessment. 

Several commenters further asserted 

that it would be helpful to States if 

assessors prioritized the most important 

recommendations to assist States in 

planning traffic records improvement 

projects. 

Twelve commenters, including States, 

associations, and individuals, argued 

that the assessment process would be 

easier and more useful if there were 

more opportunities for in-person 

meetings. 

As a result of these comments, 

NHTSA has taken a fresh look at the 

Advisory, as it was not our intent to 

impose undue burdens on States. In 

revising the Advisory, we strove to 

provide maximum flexibility and reduce 


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