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Letter of Map Revision (if needed) 

United States Army Corps of Engineers 

Clean Water Act, Section 404 (if needed) 

(including WA Department of Ecology 

Water Quality Certification: Clean 

Water Act Section 401) 

Rivers and Harbors Act, Section 10 (if 

needed) 

United States Code Title 33 Section 408 

Review (if needed) 

United States Coast Guard 

United States Coast Guard Bridge Permit 

(if needed) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

Federal Endangered Species Review 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration Fisheries Service 

Federal Endangered Species Review 

Essential Fish Habitat Review 

Marine Mammal Take Incidental 

Harassment Authorization (if needed) 

United States Department of the Interior 

National Historic Preservation Act 

Section 106 Review 

United States Department of 

Transportation Act of 1966, Section 

4(f) 

V. Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

Below is a tentative schedule for the 

decision-making process, including 

environmental review milestones: 

Draft EIS publication: April 2025. 

Confirmation or modification of the 

Preferred Alternative: July 2025. 

Final EIS publication: May 2026. 

Record of Decision: October 2026. 

As noted in the tentative schedule, 

the Agencies intend to complete the EIS 

for the Project within two years, 

measured from the date of the 

publication of this notice to the date the 

record of decision (ROD) is signed. The 

Agencies will accept public comments 

on the scope of the EIS (i.e., the 

information presented in this notice and 

at https://www.soundtransit.org/systemexpansion/ballard-link-extension) until 

December 9, 2024. The Agencies will 

then consider those comments as they 

prepare the Draft EIS. The Agencies will 

announce the availability of the Draft 

EIS in the Federal Register and via local 

media outlets. Sound Transit expects 

the Draft EIS will be available for a 

minimum of 45 days for the public 

comment period in Spring 2025. The 

Draft EIS will be distributed and 

available for public and agency review 

and comment prior to a public hearing. 

The Agencies will consider substantive 

comments timely submitted during the 

public comment period and comments 

previously submitted for WSBLE and 

then anticipate preparing a Final EIS in 

Spring 2026 and ROD in Fall 2026. The 

Final EIS will identify a preferred 

alternative and any necessary mitigation 

commitments. The Agencies expect that 

all Federal environmental authorization 

decisions for the construction of the 

Project will be completed within a 

reasonable period following issuance of 

the ROD. 

Notices of public meetings, including 

hearings, have been, and will continue 

to be, given through a variety of media 

providing the time and place of the 

meeting along with other relevant 

information. Meeting date, time, and 

location information can be found on 

the Project website at https://

www.soundtransit.org/systemexpansion/ballard-link-extension. 

Public meeting locations will comply 

with the Americans with Disabilities 

Act. People requesting special 

accommodations should contact Sound 

Transit via email at ballardlink@

soundtransit.org. 

Susan K. Fletcher, 

Regional Administrator, FTA Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24585 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0140] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: Mrs. Chippy (Sail); 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 

November 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2024–0140 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2024–0140 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–2024–0140, 

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 Mrs. 

Chippy is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

Requester intends to offer passenger 

tours. 

Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: Nevada, California. Base of 

Operations: Lake Tahoe, Nevada. 

Vessel Length and Type: 49.2′ 

Sailboat. 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2024–0140 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 


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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–2024–0140 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. 2024–24731 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0139] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: Sea Said Yes (Sail); 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 

November 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2024–0139 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2024–0139 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–2024–0139, 

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 Sea Said 

Yes is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

Requester intends to offer passenger 

sailboat rides and charters. 

Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: Maine, Massachusetts, 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, 

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Base of 

Operations: Georgetown, South 

Carolina. 

Vessel Length and Type: 41′ Sailboat. 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2024–0139 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, 


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