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scope since the Line is only 1.04 miles 

long and reinstitution of common 

carrier service will merely connect 

STR’s proposed line to the interstate rail 

network. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. However, labor protective 

conditions may not be imposed on 

transactions under 49 U.S.C. 10901. See 

49 U.S.C. 10901(c). 

UP states that the proposed action 

will not result in changes to existing rail 

carrier operations or existing operations 

on the Line that would exceed the 

applicable thresholds of 49 CFR 

1105.7(e)(4) or (5). Therefore, under 49 

CFR 1105.6(c), this transaction is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review. Similarly, under 

49 CFR 1105.8(b)(1), no historic report 

is required because the subject 

transaction is for reinstituted rail 

service, UP has indicated no plans to 

alter railroad properties 50 years old or 

older, and any abandonment of service 

would be subject to Board jurisdiction. 

It is ordered: 

1. BNSF’s motion to institute a 

proceeding and set a procedural 

schedule is denied. 

2. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board 

exempts UP’s reinstitution of service 

over the Line from the prior approval 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901. 

3. Notice of the exemption will be 

published in the Federal Register. 

4. The exemption will be effective on 

March 14, 2024. 

5. Petitions to stay must be filed by 

February 23, 2024. Petitions for 

reconsideration and petitions to reopen 

must be filed by March 4, 2024. 

6. This decision is effective on its 

service date. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and 

Schultz. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03305 Filed 2–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in California 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims 

for judicial review of actions by the 

California Department of Transportation 

(Caltrans). 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of 

Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 

announce actions taken by Caltrans that 

are final. The actions relate to a 

proposed highway project on State 

Route 65, State Route 198 and State 

Route 245 from post miles 29.0–R30.4, 

R19.5–20.0 and 0.0–0.2 in Tulare 

County, State of California. Those 

actions grant licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on 

behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public 

of final agency actions subject to 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking 

judicial review of the Federal agency 

actions on the highway project will be 

barred unless the claim is filed on or 

before July 15, 2024. If the Federal law 

that authorizes judicial review of a 

claim provides a time period of less 

than 150 days for filing such claim, then 

that shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

Caltrans: Jason Adair, Acting Senior 

Environmental Scientist, 2015 East 

Shields Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno, 

California 93726, (559) 383–5939, 

jason.adair@dot.ca.gov, Mon.–Fri. 9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) assigned, and 

the California Department of 

Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, 

environmental responsibilities for this 

project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. 

Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans, 

has taken final agency actions subject to 

23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the following 

highway project in the State of 

California: Caltrans proposes to make 

operational improvements on State 

Route 65 from post miles 29.0 to R30.4, 

State Route 198 from post miles R19.5 

to 20.0, and State Route 245 from post 

miles 0.0 to 0.2 in Tulare County. 

The actions by the Federal agencies, 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Assessment(FEA)/ 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) for the project, approved on 

December 29, 2023, and in other 

documents in the project records. The 

FEA, FONSI, and other project records 

are available by contacting Caltrans at 

the address provided above. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 

4321–4335]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [23 U.S.C. 109(j) 

and 42 U.S.C. 7521(a)]. 

3. Wildlife: Federal Endangered 

Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531–1543]; Fish 

and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 

U.S.C. 661–666(C); Migratory Bird 

Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 760c–760g]. 

4. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]. 

5. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1344]. 

6. Hazardous Waste: Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act [42 U.S.C. 103]; 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act of 1976 [42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.]. 

7. Social and Economic: NEPA 

implementation [23 U.S.C. 109(h)]; Civil 

Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]. 

8. Executive Orders: E.O. 12898 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice and Low-Income 

Populations; E.O. 11988 Floodplain 

Management. 

(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). 

Antonio Johnson, 

Director of Planning, Environmental and 

Right of Way, Federal Highway 

Administration, California Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03229 Filed 2–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0062] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of an Approved 

Information Collection: Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 


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