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and one Build Alternative. The No 

Build Alternative consists of the 

transportation system expected to be in 

place in the project design year if the 

proposed project were not built. It 

includes all other projects currently in 

the Regional Transportation Plan and 

the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 

Transportation Improvement Program 

(TIP) for the planning horizon. The 

Build alternatives will involve 

construction of a new multi-modal 

transit terminal and contributing 

features and amenities within the 

Gulch. Preliminary alternatives will be 

presented to the public during the 

scoping process for the EIS, and the 

public will have the opportunity to 

comment on the alternatives. The EIS 

will consider all reasonable alternatives 

that meet the project purpose and need 

and are considered prudent options by 

the project sponsors, agencies, and the 

public during the scoping process. 

5. Probable Effects 

The EIS will consider in detail the 

potential environmental effects of the 

alternatives under consideration based 

on the current scoping efforts. The Draft 

EIS (DEIS) and Final EIS (FEIS) will 

summarize the results of coordination 

with federal, state, and local agencies 

and the public at large; present the 

appropriate federal, state, and local 

regulations and policies; inventory and 

compile previous studies pertinent to 

the project; describe the methodology 

used to assess impacts; identify and 

describe the affected environment; 

analyze and document the constructionrelated (short-term) and operational 

(long-term) environmental 

consequences (direct, indirect, and 

cumulative) of the project alternatives; 

and identify opportunities and measures 

that mitigate any identified adverse 

impacts. The specific scope of analysis 

and study areas used to undertake the 

analysis in the EIS will be established 

during the public and agency scoping 

process. 

6. FTA Procedures 

The EIS is being prepared in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended, and implemented 

by the Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 

1500 to 1508) and FHWA environmental 

impact regulations (49 CFR part 622, 23 

CFR Part 771, and 23 CFR part 774) and 

Section 6002 of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA– 

LU) of 2005. This EIS will also comply 

with requirements of Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, as amended, Section 4(f) of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation Act 

of 1966, the 1990 Clean Air Act 

Amendments, Executive Order 12898 

(Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority and 

Low-Income Populations), Executive 

Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands), 

and other applicable federal laws, rules, 

and regulations. This EIS will also 

satisfy environmental review 

requirements of the Georgia 

Environmental Policy Act (GEPA). 

Regulations implementing NEPA, as 

well as provisions of SAFETEA–LU, call 

for enhanced agency and public 

involvement in the EIS process. An 

invitation to all Federal and non-Federal 

agencies and Native American tribes 

that may have an interest in the 

proposed project will be extended. In 

the event that an agency or tribe is not 

invited and would like to participate, 

please contact Jonathan Cox at the 

contact information listed above. A 

Coordination Plan and Public 

Involvement Plan have been developed 

summarizing how the public and 

agencies will be engaged in the process. 

The plans will be posted to the project 

Web site (www.dot.ga.gov/MMPT). The 

public coordination and outreach efforts 

will include public meetings, open 

houses, a project Web site, stakeholder 

advisory and work groups, and public 

hearings. 

The project sponsor may identify a 

locally preferred alternative in the DEIS 

when made available for public and 

agency comments. Public hearings on 

the DEIS will be held in Fulton County. 

On the basis of the DEIS and the public 

and agency comments received, the 

Project Sponsor will identify the locally 

preferred alternative in the FEIS. The 

FEIS will serve as the basis for federal 

and state environmental findings and 

determinations needed to conclude the 

environmental review process. 

(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: March 27, 2012. 

Yvette G. Taylor, 

Regional Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2012 0034] 

Inventory of U.S.-Flag Launch Barges 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Inventory of U.S.-Flag Launch 

Barges. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

is updating its inventory of U.S.-flag 

launch barges. Additions, changes and 

comments to the list are requested. 

Launch barge information may be found 

at http://www.marad.dot.gov/ 

ships_shipping_landing_page/ 

domestic_shipping/ 

launch_barge_program/ 

Launch_Barge_Program.htm. 

DATES: Any comments on this inventory 

should be submitted in writing to the 

contact person by May 3, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, Office of Cargo Preference 

and Domestic Trade, Maritime 

Administration, MAR–730, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Telephone 202–366–5979; email: 

Joann.Spittle@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 46 CFR part 389 (Docket No. 

MARAD–2008–0045) Determination of 

Availability of Coastwise-Qualified 

Vessels for the Transportation of 

Platform Jackets, the Final Rule requires 

that the Maritime Administration 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

requesting that owners or operators (or 

potential owners or operators) of 

coastwise qualified launch barges notify 

us of: 

(1) Their interest in participating in 

the transportation and, if needed, the 

launching or installation of offshore 

platform jackets; (2) the contact 

information for their company; and, (3) 

the specifications of any currently 

owned or operated coastwise qualified 

launch barges or plans to construct 

same. In addition, we are also seeking 

information on non-coastwise qualified 

(U.S.-flag) launch barges as well. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

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By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

REPORTED U.S.-FLAG LAUNCH BARGES—JUNE 2011 

Vessel name Owner Built Length 

(ft.) 

Beam 

(ft.) 

DWT 

(L.T.) 

Approx 

launch 

capacity 

(L.T.) 

Coastwise 

qualified 

455 4 .......................................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 2009 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

455 5 .......................................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 2009 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

455 6 .......................................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 2009 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

455 7 .......................................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 2009 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

455 8 .......................................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 2010 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

455 9 .......................................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 2010 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

Barge 400L ................................. Crowley Marine Services ........... 1997 400 100 19,646 19,146 X 

Barge 410 ................................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 1974 400 99.5 12,035 11,535 X 

Barge 455–3 ............................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 2008 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

Barge 500–1 ............................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 1982 400 105 16,397 15,897 X 

Julie B ......................................... Crowley Marine Services ........... 2008 400 130 23,600 23,100 X 

Marty J ........................................ Crowley Marine Services ........... 2008 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

MWB 403 .................................... HMC Leasing, Inc ...................... 1979 400 105 16,322 6,800 X 

INTERMAC 600 .......................... J. Ray McDermott, Inc ............... 1973 500 120 32,290 15,600 ..................

McDermott Tidelands 020 .......... J. Ray McDermott, Inc ............... 1980 240 72 5,186 5,000 X 

McDermott Tidelands 021 .......... J. Ray McDermott, Inc ............... 1980 240 72 4,700 2,200 X 

McDermott Tidelands 021 .......... J. Ray McDermott, Inc ............... 1981 240 72 5,186 5,000 X 

McDermott Tidelands No. 012 ... J. Ray McDermott, Inc ............... 1973 240 72.2 4,217 4,000 X 

McDermott Tidelands No. 014 ... J. Ray McDermott, Inc ............... 1973 240 72.2 4,217 4,000 X 

MARMAC 11 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 1994 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

MARMAC 12 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 1994 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

MARMAC 15 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 1995 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

MARMAC 16 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 1995 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

MARMAC 17 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 1997 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

MARMAC 18 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 1998 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

MARMAC 19 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 1999 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

MARMAC 20 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 1999 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

MARMAC 21 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 2002 260 72 5,163 4,500 X 

MARMAC 22 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 2003 260 72 5,082 4,500 X 

MARMAC 23 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 2009 260 72 5,082 4,500 X 

MARMAC 24 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 2010 260 72 5,082 4,500 X 

MARMAC 25 .............................. McDonough Marine Service ...... 2010 260 72 5,082 4,500 X 

MARMAC 300 ............................ McDonough Marine Service ...... 1998 300 100 10,105 9,500 X 

MARMAC 301 ............................ McDonough Marine Service ...... 1996 300 100 9,553 9,000 X 

MARMAC 3018 .......................... McDonough Marine Service ...... 1996 318 95′-9′′ 10,046 9,500 ..................

MARMAC 400′ ............................ McDonough Marine Service ...... 2001 400 99′-9′′ 11,272 10,500 X 

MARMAC 9 ................................ McDonough Marine Service ...... 1993 250 72 4,743 4,200 X 

COLUMBIA NORFOLK .............. Moran Towing ............................ 1982 329′ 3 1⁄2′′ 78 8,036 8,000 X 

FAITHFUL SERVANT ................ Puglia Engineering, Inc .............. 1979 492 131 23,174 23,000 ..................

ATLANTA BRIDGE .................... Trailer Bridge, Inc ...................... 1998 402 100 6,017 6,017 X 

BROOKLYN BRIDGE ................. Trailer Bridge, Inc ...................... 1998 402 100 6,017 6,017 X 

CHARLOTTE BRIDGE ............... Trailer Bridge, Inc ...................... 1998 402 100 6,017 6,017 X 

CHICAGO BRIDGE .................... Trailer Bridge, Inc ...................... 1998 402 100 6,017 6,017 X 

MEMPHIS BRIDGE .................... Trailer Bridge, Inc ...................... 1998 402 100 6,017 6,017 X 

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BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2012–0036] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel TRE 

GATTI; Invitation for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. 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 

May 3, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2012–0036. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

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