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3https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2016-0086-0019. 

4https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2016-0086-0020. 

5https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2016-0086-0025. 

asked FRA to suspend its field 

investigation of BNSF’s extension 

request until the railroad reviewed and 

addressed the issues through the Test 

Committee established per the terms of 

the existing relief in this docket.3 Given 

BNSF’s request, on October 6, 2022, 

FRA dismissed BNSF’s petition to allow 

the railroad time to correct the 

identified issues.4 In a letter dated June 

14, 2023, BNSF notified FRA that it had 

addressed the issues identified and 

BNSF reiterated its requests to extend 

and make permanent the existing relief 

in this docket.5

A copy of the petitions from UPRR, 

CN, and BNSF, as well as any written 

communications concerning the 

petitions, are available for review online 

at www.regulations.gov. 

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 party desires 

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 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

February 20, 2024 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/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28110 Filed 12–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Decommissioning and Disposition of 

the National Historic Landmark 

Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) announces a public meeting 

of the Peer Review Group (PRG). The 

PRG was established pursuant to the 

requirements of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) and its 

implementing regulations to plan for the 

decommissioning and disposition of the 

Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). PRG 

membership is comprised of officials 

from the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD, the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), 

the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland 

State Historic Preservation Officer 

(SHPO) and other consulting parties. 

The public meeting affords the public 

an opportunity to participate in PRG 

activities, including reviewing and 

providing comments on draft 

deliverables. MARAD encourages public 

participation and provides the PRG 

meeting information below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, January 16, 2024, from 2:30 

p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 

(EST). Requests to attend the meeting 

must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST one 

week before the meeting, Tuesday, 

January 9, 2024, to facilitate entry or to 

receive instructions to participate 

online. Requests for accommodations 

for a disability must also be received 

one week before the meeting, Tuesday, 

January 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

onboard the NSS, online, or by phone. 

The NSS is located at Pier 13 Canton 

Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate 

Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21124. To 

attend onboard the NSS or attend the 

meeting online, members of the public 

must submit a request to attend as 

described in the Public Participation 

section below. Online information will 

be provided to members of the public in 

response to their requests to attend. 

Members of the public may call-in using 

the following number: 312–600–3163 

and entering conference ID: 930 866 

814#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680–2066 or 

via email at marad.history@dot.gov. You 

may send mail to N.S. Savannah/ 

Savannah Technical Staff, Pier 13 

Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate 

Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, ATTN: 

Erhard Koehler. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The decommissioning and disposition 

of the NSS is an Undertaking under 

Section 106 of the NHPA. Section 106 

requires that federal agencies consider 

views of the public regarding their 

Undertakings; therefore, in 2020, 

MARAD established a Federal docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

MARAD-2020-0133 to provide public 

notice about the NSS Undertaking. The 

federal docket was also used in 2021 to 

solicit public comments on the future 

uses of the NSS. MARAD is continuing 

to use this same docket to take in public 

comment, share information, and post 

agency actions. 

The NHPA Programmatic Agreement 

(PA) for the Decommissioning and 

Disposition of the NSS is available on 

the MARAD docket located at 

www.regulations.gov under docket id 

‘‘MARAD–2020–0133.’’ The PA 

stipulates a deliberative process by 

which MARAD will consider the 

disposition of the NSS. This process 

requires MARAD to make an 

affirmative, good-faith effort to preserve 

the NSS. The PA also establishes the 

PRG in Stipulation II. The PRG is the 

mechanism for continuing consultation 

during the effective period of the PA 

and its members consist of the 

signatories and concurring parties to the 

PA, as well as other consulting parties. 

The PRG members will provide 

individual input and guidance to 

MARAD regarding the implementation 

of stipulations in the PA. PRG members 

and members of the public are invited 

to provide input by attending bimonthly meetings and reviewing and 

commenting on deliverables developed 

as part of the PA. 

II. Agenda 

The agenda will include (1) welcome 

and introductions; (2) program update; 

(3) status of PA stipulations; (4) other 

business; and (5) date of next meeting. 

The agenda topic titled PA stipulations 

involves deliverables identified in the 

PA. MARAD will provide status updates 

for the following items: the Disposition 


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Alternatives Study; the Notice of 

Availability/Request for Information; 

and the License Termination Plan. The 

agenda will also be posted on MARAD’s 

website at https://

www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/ 

history/maritime-administrationhistory-program and on the MARAD 

docket located at www.regulations.gov 

under docket id ‘‘MARAD–2020–0133.’’ 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Members of the public who wish 

to attend in person or online must 

submit a request to attend to the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section with your name and 

affiliation. Members of the public may 

also call-in using the following number: 

312–600–3163 and conference ID: 930 

866 814#. 

Special services. The NSS is not 

compliant with the Americans with 

Disabilities Act (ADA). The ship has 

some capability to accommodate 

persons with impaired mobility. If you 

require accommodations to attend PRG 

meetings in-person, please contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. The U.S. 

Department of Transportation is 

committed to providing all participants 

equal access to this meeting. If you need 

alternative formats or services such as 

sign language, interpretation, or other 

ancillary aids, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.93, 36 CFR 

part 800, 5 U.S.C. 552b.) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28099 Filed 12–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans and Community Oversight 

and Engagement Board, Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. ch. 10, that the Veterans and 

Community Oversight and Engagement 

Board (Board) will meet on January 31– 

February 1, 2024, at the VA Greater Los 

Angeles Healthcare System 

(VAGLAHS), 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, 

Building 500, Room 1281, Los Angeles, 

CA. The meeting sessions will begin and 

end as follows: 

Date(s): Time(s): Location(s): Open session 

January 31, 2024 .......... 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.—Pacific Daylight 

Time (PDT).

VAGLAHS Facility/WEBEX link and call-in information below.Yes. 

January 31, 2024 .......... 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.—Pacific Daylight 

Time (PDT).

VAGLAHS Facility .......................................... No. 

February 1, 2024 .......... 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.—PDT ......................... VAGLAHS Facility/WEBEX link and call-in information below.Yes. 

The meetings are open to the public 

and will be recorded. Sessions are open 

to the public, except during the time the 

Board is conducting tours of VA 

facilities. Tours of VA facilities are 

closed, to protect Veterans’ privacy and 

personal information, in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(6). 

The Board was established by the 

West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 

on September 29, 2016. The purpose of 

the Board is to provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on identifying the goals 

of the community and Veteran 

partnership; improving services and 

outcomes for Veterans, members of the 

Armed Forces, and the families of such 

Veterans and members; and on the 

implementation of the Draft Master Plan 

approved by VA Secretary on January 

28, 2016, and on the creation and 

implementation of any successor master 

plans. 

On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PDT, the 

Board will meet in open session with 

key staff of VAGLAHS. The Advisory 

Committee Management Office will 

present, FACA 101 training. The agenda 

will include opening remarks from the 

Committee Chair, Executive Sponsor, 

and other VA officials. There will be a 

general update from the Director of 

VAGLAHS. The Designated Federal 

Officer will provide an update on the 

status of recommendation packages. The 

Board will receive an overview of 

matters associated with the new 

Hospital Construction from Office of 

Construction and Facilities 

Management. From 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 

p.m. PDT, the Board will convene with 

a closed tour of VAGLAHS. Tours of VA 

facilities are closed to protect Veterans’ 

privacy and personal information, in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(6). 

On Thursday February 1, 2024, the 

Board will reconvene in open session 

from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PDT, at the 

VAGLAHS facility. The Office of Asset 

Enterprise Management will provide a 

comprehensive presentation on the 

Principal Developer’s contractual 

relationships, terms, conditions, and 

commitments for permanent supportive 

housing to include any negotiations 

regarding Town Center development 

construction. The Office of General 

Counsel, Real Property Group will 

provide an overview of policies that 

govern the rights to public access on VA 

medical and residential facilities. 

Time will be allocated for receiving 

public comments on February 1, at 1:45 

p.m. PDT. Individuals wishing to make 

public comments should contact 

Chihung Szeto at (562) 708–9959 or at 

Chihung.Szeto@va.gov and are 

requested to submit a 1–2-page 

summary of their comments for 

inclusion in the official meeting record. 

Only those members of the public (first 

12 public comment registrants) who 

have confirmed registrations to provide 

public comment will be allowed to 

provide public comment. In the interest 

of time, each speaker will be held to 5- 

minute time limit. The Committee will 

accept written comments from 

interested parties on issues outlined in 

the meeting agenda, from February 2 

through February 9, 2024. Members of 

the public not able to attend in person 

can attend the meeting via WEBEX by 

joining from the meeting link below. 

The link will be active from 8:00 a.m. 

to 12:00 p.m. PDT on January 31, 2024, 

and from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. PDT on 

February 1, 2024. 

Day 1 

Veteran Community Oversight and 

Engagement Board (VCOEB) 

Meeting (January 31–February 1, 

2024) 

Hosted by Walsh, Margaret K. (ERPI) 

https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/ 

veteransaffairs/ 

j.php?MTID=m58910f

86b693a33153cc01165f45e6c2 

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 11:00 


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