12938 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 / Notices 

Understanding and waiver of certain 

regulatory requirements. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Exchange Visitor 

Program regulations, the Assistant 

Secretary for Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State, 

has waived certain regulatory provisions 

to establish an exchange of German 

principals to secondary schools 

overseen and financed by the 

government of the Federal Republic of 

Germany within the United States. 

DATES: This action was effective on 

November 15, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Pasini, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Private Sector Exchange at 

2200 C Street NW, SA–5, 5th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20522 or via email at 

JExchanges@state.gov or by telephone at 

(202) 826–4364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

arrangement between the United States 

and the Federal Republic of Germany, 

establishing an exchange of German 

principals, fosters long-term 

international cooperation with U.S. 

communities across the United States. 

German exchange principals, through 

their leadership, promote an 

intercultural environment and strong 

bonds that last through their students’ 

years at school, university, and beyond. 

The principals are instrumental in 

creating a global network of wellconnected German and American 

alumni. 

This exchange has been established in 

accordance with the existing Exchange 

Visitor Program regulations (22 CFR part 

62), including the regulations applying 

to the Specialist category (22 CFR 

62.26). These exchange visitors are 

experts in a field with specialized 

knowledge or skills. Program 

participants are required to be German 

citizens, hold a valid German passport, 

and have teaching certification for the 

secondary level or an advanced degree 

equivalent to a Master’s degree in school 

administration or a similar field. 

Program participants are selected by the 

Federal German Foreign Office and its 

subordinate authority, the Central 

Agency for Schools Abroad. Participants 

are placed as principals in German 

schools in the United States that are 

recognized and overseen by the Federal 

Foreign Office. 

Consistent with the arrangement, the 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs waives certain 

provisions set forth in 22 CFR 62.26. 

Regulations at 22 CFR 62.26(i) provide 

that specialists shall be authorized to 

participate in the Exchange Visitor 

Program for the length of time necessary 

to complete the program, which shall 

not exceed one year. Regulations at 22 

CFR 62.26(d)(3) establish that a foreign 

national is eligible to participate in an 

exchange visitor program as a specialist 

if that individual does not fill a 

permanent or long-term position of 

employment while in the United States. 

Through the arrangement with the 

Federal Republic of Germany, the 

United States supports the purposes of 

the Fulbright-Hayes Act by facilitating 

administrative support for German 

schools in the United States and 

recognizing that international schools 

are an important way to allow the 

possibility of young people to be 

educated in a unique multicultural 

environment. The arrangement allows 

German principals to promote 

intercultural exchange throughout their 

program, which is permitted to be three 

years, subject to the terms of the 

principal’s visa. 

Subject to the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA), participants may 

be eligible for one-time repeat 

participation in the program upon the 

exchange visitor’s valid application and 

after meeting any other applicable 

requirements. Although the principal 

position filled by the participant may 

remain a long-term one for the school, 

varying individual principals, including 

program participants, may serve in that 

role. Accordingly, the Department 

waives subsections (d)(3) and (i) of 22 

CFR 62.26 with respect to this program. 

Lee A. Satterfield, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03346 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12333] 

Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation 

for International Maritime Organization 

Tenth Session of the Sub-Committee 

on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) 

Meeting 

The Department of State will conduct 

a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. on 

Tuesday, February 27, 2024, via 

teleconference. The primary purpose of 

the meeting is to prepare for the 10th 

session of the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Sub-committee on 

Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 10) 

to be held at IMO Headquarters in 

London, United Kingdom from Monday, 

March 4 to Friday, March 8, 2024. 

Members of the public may 

participate up to the capacity of the 

teleconference phone line, which can 

handle 500 participants, and the 

teleconference line will be provided to 

those who RSVP. To RSVP, participants 

should contact the meeting coordinator, 

LT Jeffrey Bors by email at 

Jeffrey.S.Bors@uscg.mil.LT Bors will 

provide access information for virtual 

attendance. 

The agenda items to be considered at 

SSE 10 include: 

—Adoption of the agenda 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—New requirements for ventilation of 

survival craft 

—Development of design and prototype 

test requirements for the arrangements 

used in the operational testing of freefall lifeboat release systems without 

launching the lifeboat 

—Revision of SOLAS chapter III and the 

LSA Code 

—Amendments to SOLAS chapter III 

and chapter IV of the LSA Code to 

require the carriage of self-righting or 

canopied reversible liferafts for new 

ships 

—Development of amendments to 

paragraph 8.3.5 and annex 1 of the 

1994 and 2000 HSC Codes 

—Revision of the 2010 FTP Code to 

allow for new fire protection systems 

and materials 

—Revision of the provisions for 

helicopter facilities in SOLAS and the 

MODU Code 

—Development of amendments to 

SOLAS chapter II–2 and the FSS Code 

concerning detection and control of 

fires in cargo holds and on the cargo 

deck of containerships 

—Validated model training courses 

—Unified interpretation of provisions of 

IMO safety, security and 

environment-related conventions 

—Development of provisions to 

consider prohibiting the use of firefighting foams containing fluorinated 

substances, in addition to PFOS, for 

fire-fighting on board ships 

—Comprehensive review of the 

Requirements for maintenance, 

thorough examination, operational 

testing, overhaul and repair of 

lifeboats and rescue boats, launching 

appliances and release gear 

(resolution MSC.402(96)) to address 

challenges with their implementation 

—Amendments to the LSA Code for 

thermal performance of immersion 

suits 

—Evaluation of adequacy of fire 

protection, detection and extinction 

arrangements in vehicle, special 

category and ro-ro spaces in order to 

reduce the fire risk of ships carrying 

new energy vehicles 

—Biennial status report and provisional 

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—Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 

2025 

—Any other business 

—Report to the Maritime Safety 

Committee 

Please note: The IMO may, on short 

notice, adjust the SSE 10 agenda to 

accommodate the constraints associated 

with the meeting format. Any changes to 

the agenda will be reported to those 

who RSVP. 

Those who plan to participate should 

contact the meeting coordinator, LT 

Jeffrey Bors, by email at jeffrey.s.bors@

uscg.mil by February 23, 2024. 

Additional information regarding this 

and other IMO public meetings may be 

found at: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/ 

IMO. 

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 5 U.S.C. 552) 

Leslie W. Hunt, 

Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean 

and Polar Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03387 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 558 (Sub-No. 27)] 

Railroad Cost of Capital—2023 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Board is instituting a 

proceeding to determine the railroad 

industry’s cost of capital for 2023. The 

decision solicits comments on the 

following issues: the railroads’ 2023 

current cost of debt capital, the 

railroads’ 2023 current cost of preferred 

equity capital (if any), the railroads’ 

2023 cost of common equity capital, and 

the 2023 capital structure mix of the 

railroad industry on a market value 

basis. 

DATES: Notices of intent to participate 

are due by April 2, 2024. Statements of 

the railroads are due by April 23, 2024. 

Statements of other interested persons 

are due by May 14, 2024. Rebuttal 

statements by the railroads are due by 

June 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

with the Board via e-filing on the 

Board’s website. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245–0333. If you 

require an accommodation under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, please 

call (202) 245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

decision in this proceeding is posted at 

www.stb.gov. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10704(a). 

Decided: February 13, 2024. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz. 

Stefan Rice, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03374 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Action 

on Proposed Interchange in Georgia, 

Interstate 285 (I–285) at Interstate 20 (I– 

20) Reconstruction Project, Cobb, 

Douglas, and Fulton Counties, Georgia 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: notice of limitations on claims 

for judicial review of action by FHWA 

and other Federal agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final. This final agency 

action relates to a proposed interchange 

reconstruction and widening project, 

the I–285 at I–20 Interchange 

Reconstruction Project. Along I–20, the 

proposed project begins at the Thornton 

Road interchange eastbound I–20 onramp and ends at the Hamilton E. 

Holmes interchange for a total length of 

approximately 6.5-miles. Along I–285, 

the proposed project begins just south of 

the Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Drive 

interchange and extends north to the 

Donald Lee (DL) Hollowell Parkway 

interchange for a total length of 

approximately 2.4-miles. The FHWA’s 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) provides details on the 

Selected Alternative for the proposed 

interchange and will be used by Federal 

Agencies in subsequent proceedings, 

including decisions whether to grant 

licenses, permits, and approvals for the 

highway project. 

DATES: By this notice, FHWA is advising 

the public of the 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 19, 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 

FHWA: Ms. Sabrina David, Division 

Administrator, Georgia Division, 

Federal Highway Administration, 75 

Ted Turner Drive, Suite 1000, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30303; telephone (404) 562– 

3630; email: Sabrina.David@dot.gov. 

The FHWA’s normal business hours are 

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) 

Monday through Friday. For Georgia 

Department of Transportation (GDOT): 

Mr. Russell McMurray, Commissioner, 

Georgia Department of Transportation, 

600 West Peachtree Street, 22nd Floor, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30308; telephone (404) 

631–1990; email: RMcMurray@

dot.ga.gov. The GDOT’s normal business 

hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (eastern 

time) Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FHWA has taken a 

final agency action by issuing a FONSI 

for the following new highway project 

in the State of Georgia: 

The I–285 at I–20 Interchange 

Reconstruction Project located in Cobb, 

Douglas, and Fulton Counties, Georgia. 

The Selected Alternative will 

reconstruct the interchange to remove 

left hand exits and improve design 

speed, and also includes modification 

and/or replacement of existing bridges 

and ramps. An I–20 westbound 

collector-distributor (CD) system would 

be constructed from the interchange to 

Fulton Industrial Boulevard. Along I– 

20, the proposed project begins at the 

Thornton Road interchange eastbound 

I–20 on-ramp/acceleration lane (which 

is located at approximately the Factory 

Shoals Road overpass) and ends at the 

Hamilton E. Holmes interchange 

(approximate 6.5-mile length). Along I– 

285, the proposed project begins just 

south of the Martin Luther King (MLK) 

Jr. Drive interchange and extends north 

to the Donald Lee (DL) Hollowell 

Parkway interchange (approximate 2.4- 

mile length). The purpose of the project 

is listed below: 

• Improve traffic flow within the I– 

285/I–20 West Interchange. 

• Improve operations and safety along 

approximately 6.5 miles of I–20, from 

Factory Shoals Road to Hamilton E. 

Holmes Drive, and approximately 2.4 

miles of I–285 from just south of the 

MLK Jr. Drive interchange to the DL 

Hollowell Parkway interchange. 

• Accelerate project delivery through 

the Major Mobility Investment Program, 

which is advancing projects across the 

state to create additional capacity, 

improve freight movement, provide 

transportation improvements and 

efficiencies, enhance safety, and 

decrease travel times. 

The FHWA’s action, related actions 

by other Federal Agencies, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for the project, 

approved on November 8, 2022, the 

FONSI issued on February 14, 2024, and 


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