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by the statutory or regulatory 

requirements protecting those resources. 

The analyses and evaluations conducted 

for the SEIS will identify the potential 

for impacts, whether the anticipated 

impacts would be significant and/or 

adverse, and whether there are 

appropriate environmental mitigation 

measures to be developed and 

implemented for any selected 

alternative. 

Anticipated Permits and Other 

Authorizations 

On-going consultation with Federal 

and State resource agencies will help 

identify resources within the project 

area for each alternative and address 

specific conditions required by those 

agencies for issuance of permits or 

approvals. Details of permits and 

approvals required are found in Section 

5 of the NOI Supplementary 

Documentation (Permits and Other 

Authorizations Required). 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

The project schedule will comply 

with 40 CFR 1501.10(a) and (b)(2) and 

23 U.S.C. 139, which requires that 

environmental reviews and 

authorization decisions for major 

projects occur within two years (from 

the date of publication of the NOI to the 

date of issuance of the Record of 

Decision (ROD). 

The anticipated project schedule is 

outlined below: 

• Notice of Availability of the Draft 

SEIS (SDEIS): May 2024 

• Public Hearing: June 2024 

• End of SDEIS Comment Period: July 

2024 

• Issue SFEIS/ROD: December 2024 

• Issue all Project Permits and 

Authorization Decisions: March 2025 

Description of the Agency and Public 

Involvement (Scoping) Process 

Public Involvement 

The WVDOH and FHWA began reinitiation, including scoping of the 

Parsons to Davis Project on August 20, 

2019, with a public workshop held in 

the vicinity of the Parsons to Davis 

Project area (i.e., Blackwater Falls State 

Park). During the workshop, WVDOH 

personnel presented a history of the 

project, maps of the preferred 

alternative (i.e., ROPA) identified in the 

2007 SFEIS, communicated to the 

public that it was going to restart the 

project, and solicited public comments. 

A second public workshop was held at 

the same venue on September 12, 2022, 

to update the public on project activities 

since the 2019 public workshop and 

again solicited public comments to 

assist WVDOH in the identification of 

new issues of concern to address in its 

SEIS study. During the comment 

periods following these two public 

workshops, WVDOH and FHWA 

received over 400 separate comments on 

the project and its alternatives. A 

summary of those comments is included 

in this NOI’s Supplementary 

Documentation at Section 7.2.1.1. 

In addition to these public 

workshops, WVDOH project personnel 

have held and/or presented project 

information through formal and 

informal meetings with local elected 

and appointed public officials including 

Thomas and Davis City Councils; 

development authorities; and 

commissions. Additional outreach will 

be held in accordance with the Public 

Involvement and Agency Coordination 

Processes detailed in the NOI 

Supplementary Documentation (Section 

7–Description of Agency and Public 

Scoping Process). 

Agency Scoping 

Since the early 1990s, the following 

agencies have been Cooperating 

Agencies on the entire Elkins, WV to the 

WV/VA Stateline project which 

includes the Parsons to Davis section: 

USEPA; USFWS; USFS; USCOE; USDA 

NRCS; US National Park Service (NPS). 

In addition to Federal Agencies, the 

following State agencies have been, and 

are, participants in all NEPA and NEPA 

related studies. The State agencies 

include the WVDEP and the WVDNR. 

Finally, the WVSHPO, Keeper of the 

National Register of Historic Places, and 

the Advisory Council for Historic 

Preservation are signatories of the 

Corridor H Section 106 Programmatic 

Agreement. Since the re-initiation of 

this project in 2019, WVDOH and 

FHWA have resumed coordination and 

consultation with each of these 

agencies. 

Public and agency coordination for 

this project will follow the public 

involvement and resource agency 

coordination processes outlined in 23 

U.S.C. 139. The public and agency 

coordination process that WVDOH and 

FHWA used on prior NEPA 

documentation development have been 

consistent with FHWA and resource 

agency regulations and policies (e.g., 23 

CFR 771.111 and FHWA–HEP–15–047 

DOT–VNTSC–FHWA–15–19 

Synchronizing Environmental Reviews 

for Transportation and Other 

Infrastructure Projects). The SDEIS will 

be available for public and agency 

review and comment prior to the SDEIS 

Public Hearing. 

Request for Comments Relevant to the 

Proposed Action 

With this Notice, FHWA and WVDOH 

request and encourage State, Tribal, 

local agencies, and the public to review 

the NOI and the NOI Supplementary 

Documentation and submit comments 

on the proposed action. The purpose of 

this request is to bring relevant 

comments, information, and analyses to 

the agency’s attention, as early in the 

process as possible, and to enable the 

agency to make maximum use of this 

information in the decision making. 

The regulations implementing 

Executive Order 12372 regarding 

intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to 

this program. 

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 23 CFR 

part 771). 

Jeffrey S. Blanton, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02280 Filed 2–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0013] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: Wind Dancer (Motor); 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 issue coastwise 

endorsement eligibility determinations 

for foreign-built vessels which will carry 

no more than twelve passengers for hire. 

A request for such a determination has 

been received by MARAD. By this 

notice, MARAD seeks comments from 

interested parties as to any effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. Information about the 

requestor’s vessel, including a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2024–0013 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2024–0013 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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• 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–2024–0013, 

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, or to submit 

comments that are confidential in 

nature, see the section entitled Public 

Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–461, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

(202) 366–0903. Email: 

patricia.hagerty@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel Wind 

Dancer is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

Requester intends to use for passenger 

charter. 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: Florida. Base of 

Operations: St. Augustine, FL. 

—Vessel Length and Type: 38.5′ 

Catamaran. 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2024–0013 at https://

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 employment of the vessel 

in the coastwise trade to carry no more 

than 12 passengers will have an unduly 

adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or 

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

that business, MARAD will not issue an 

approval of the vessel’s coastwise 

endorsement eligibility. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, state the 

commenter’s interest in the application, 

and address the eligibility 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 https://

www.regulations.gov, keyword search 

MARAD–2024–0013 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 the information you 

claim to be confidential commercial 

information by email to SmallVessels@

dot.gov. Include in the email subject 

heading ‘‘Contains Confidential 

Commercial Information’’ or ‘‘Contains 

CCI’’ and state in your submission, with 

specificity, the basis for any such 

confidential claim highlighting or 

denoting the CCI portions. If possible, 

please provide a summary of your 

submission that can be made available 

to the public. 

In the event MARAD receives a 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

request for the information, procedures 

described in the Department’s FOIA 

regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be 

followed. Only information that is 

ultimately determined to be confidential 

under those procedures will be exempt 

from disclosure under FOIA. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can 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.). For information on DOT’s 

compliance with the Privacy Act, please 

visit https://www.transportation.gov/ 

privacy. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02317 Filed 2–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0012] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: Ghost Rider II (Motor); 

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 issue coastwise 

endorsement eligibility determinations 

for foreign-built vessels which will carry 

no more than twelve passengers for hire. 

A request for such a determination has 

been received by MARAD. By this 

notice, MARAD seeks comments from 

interested parties as to any effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. Information about the 

requestor’s vessel, including a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2024–0012 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2024–0012 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–2024–0012, 


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