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citizens enrolled in or graduated from 

technical, vocational (apprenticeship), 

or professional training programs to 

participate in a J-visa intern/trainee 

program provides an opportunity to 

expand the diversity of exchange 

visitors and is representative of efforts 

to ensure J-visa programs are more 

inclusive. The agreement intends to 

open the EVP Intern and Trainee 

categories to a new demographic of 

exchange visitors and educational 

institutions. 

The Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) 

currently offers hundreds of Swiss 

exchange visitors the opportunity to 

teach, study, train, and conduct research 

in the United States. However, some 

Swiss graduates of technical, vocational 

(apprenticeships), or professional 

training programs are currently 

ineligible to participate in the Intern 

and Trainee categories of the EVP. 

Under current EVP regulations (22 CFR 

62.22(d)(2)), trainees must be foreign 

nationals who have either a degree or 

professional certificate from a foreign 

post-secondary academic institution and 

at least one year of prior related work 

experience in their occupational field 

acquired outside the United States, or 

five years of work experience in their 

occupational field acquired outside the 

United States. Under current regulations 

(22 CFR 62.22(d)(3)), intern exchange 

visitors must be enrolled in an 

accredited foreign degree- or certificategranting post-secondary academic 

institution or have recently graduated 

(within 12 months of program start date) 

from such an institution. 

Switzerland offers vocational 

education and training programs for 

approximately 250 different professions. 

Swiss vocational education and training 

are predominantly based on a dual 

education system: practical training 

(apprenticeships) on three to four days 

per week at a training institution 

supplemented by theoretical classes on 

one to two days per week. In addition, 

such students attend inter-company 

courses. These programs would not 

meet existing education and training 

regulatory requirements for the Intern 

and Trainee categories of the EVP. 

Under the agreement between the 

United States and Switzerland, Swiss 

participants who have a technical, 

vocational, or professional training 

(apprenticeship) or a post-secondary 

background may conduct a four to 18 

month-long internship or training 

program in the United States under the 

EVP. Under the reciprocal agreement, 

U.S. participants may train under a 

work contract in Switzerland for four 

and 18 months. 

Under the agreement, exchange 

visitors in the U.S. program must be 

citizens of Switzerland between the ages 

of 18 and 35. They must wish to obtain 

training in their field in order to support 

their career development through a prearranged placement at a U.S. private 

sector or non-profit organization. Under 

the agreement, participants in the Swiss 

program must be U.S. citizens aged 18 

to 35 and wish to obtain further training 

in their field through a contract of 

employment in Switzerland. 

Interns from Switzerland on the U.S. 

program must be enrolled in or have 

graduated within 12 months of their 

program start date from a technical, 

vocational, or professional training 

(apprenticeship) program or postsecondary institution located outside 

the United States. Trainees from 

Switzerland must have graduated from 

a technical, vocational, or professional 

training (apprenticeship) program 

located outside the United States and 

have at least one year of prior related 

work experience in their occupational 

field acquired outside the United States 

or have five years of work experience in 

their occupational field acquired 

outside the United States. U.S. 

participants on the Swiss program must 

be enrolled for at least two years in or 

graduated from a technical, vocational, 

or professional training (apprenticeship) 

program or post-secondary institution in 

the United States or have graduated 

from a technical, vocational, or 

professional training (apprenticeship) 

program or post-secondary institution in 

the United States. 

Scott D. Weinhold, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Availability of the Finding of 

No Significant Impact for the I–84/US– 

89 Interchange Reconstruction in Utah 

and Final Federal Agency Actions 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and notice 

of limitations on claims for judicial 

review of actions. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of 

UDOT, is issuing this notice to 

announce the availability of the Finding 

of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

Interstate 84 (I–84)/US–89 Interchange 

Reconstruction in South Weber City, 

Uintah City, and South Ogden City, in 

Weber and Davis Counties, Utah. In 

addition, this notice is being issued to 

announce actions taken by UDOT that 

are final Federal agency actions related 

to the project referenced above. Those 

actions grant licenses, permits and/or 

approvals for the project. The Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) provides 

details on the Selected Alternative for 

the proposed improvements. 

DATES: This decision became operative 

on October 11, 2024. By this notice, 

FHWA, on behalf of UDOT, 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 April 4, 2025. 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: 

Tyler Allen, Environmental Program 

Manager, UDOT Environmental 

Services, P.O. Box 143600, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84114; (801) 997–0080; email: 

tylerallen@utah.gov. UDOT’s normal 

business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(mountain time zone), Monday through 

Friday, except State and Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental review, consultation, and 

other actions required by applicable 

Federal environmental laws for this 

action are being, or have been, carried 

out by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 

and a Memorandum of Understanding 

(MOU) dated May 26, 2022, and 

executed by FHWA and UDOT. Actions 

taken by UDOT on FHWA’s behalf 

pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 constitute 

Federal agency actions for purposes of 

Federal law. Notice is hereby given that 

UDOT has taken final agency actions 

subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 

licenses, permits, and/or approvals for 

the I–84/US–89 Interchange 

Reconstruction project in the State of 

Utah. 

The project proposes to reconstruct 

and reconfigure the I–84/US–89 

interchange, constructing a bypass route 

on US–89 from South Weber Drive (SR– 

60) to Skyline Drive, constructing a 

flyover for southbound Harrison 

Boulevard (SR–203) to US–89, and to 

improve multimodal transportation 

networks in the area. The purpose of the 

project is to provide better mobility by 

addressing current and future travel 

demand, improve safety and operations, 

improve multimodal connectivity routes 


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and support the local economy by 

preserving local access. 

These improvements were identified 

in the Environmental Assessment (EA) 

prepared for the project by UDOT as the 

Proposed Action. The project is 

identified in UDOT’s adopted 2025– 

2030 State Transportation Improvement 

Program as project number 19507 with 

funding identified for final design and 

construction. The project is also 

included in the Wasatch Front Regional 

Council (WFRC) 2023–2050 Regional 

Transportation Plan approved in May 

2024 (latest amendment August 2024) 

and the WFRC 2024–2029 

Transportation Improvement Plan. 

The actions by UDOT, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the EA approved on 

November 21, 2023, and the FONSI 

(Finding of No Significant Impact for I– 

84/US–89 Interchange Reconstruction 

Road in Weber and Davis Counties, 

Utah, Project No. S–I84–6(146)87) 

approved on October 11, 2024, and 

other documents in the project records. 

The EA and FONSI are available for 

review by contacting UDOT at the 

address provided above. In addition, 

these documents can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project website at 

https://udotinput.utah.gov/84- 

89interchange. This notice applies to 

the EA, the FONSI, the section 4(f) 

determination, the NHPA section 106 

review, the Endangered Species Act 

determination, the noise review and 

noise abatement determination, and all 

other UDOT and federal agency 

decisions and other actions with respect 

to the project as of the issuance date of 

this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to the following laws 

(including their implementing 

regulations): 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act [42 U.S.C. 4321–4370m–12]; 

Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109 

and 23 U.S.C. 128]; 23 U.S.C. 139. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303]; 

Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement 

(Wildflowers) [23 U.S.C. 319]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544], Fish and 

Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 

661–667d]; Migratory Bird Treaty Act 

[16 U.S.C. 703–712]; Bald and Golden 

Eagle Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 668– 

668d]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, as amended [54 U.S.C. 300101– 

307108]; Archaeological Resources 

Protection Act of 1979 [16 U.S.C. 470aa– 

470mm]; Archeological and Historic 

Preservation Act [54 U.S.C. 312501– 

312508]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act [25 

U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

6. Social and Economic: Title VI of 

Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 

2000d–2000d–7]; American Indian 

Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; 

Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 

U.S.C. 4201–4209]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251–1389]; 

Coastal Zone Management Act [16 

U.S.C. 1451–1465]; Land and Water 

Conservation Fund Act [54 U.S.C. 

200301–200310]; Safe Drinking Water 

Act [42 U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)]; Rivers 

and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, 

as amended [33 U.S.C. 401–418]; 

Emergency Wetlands Resources Act [16 

U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; Flood Disaster 

Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 4001–4128]. 

8. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1986 [42 U.S.C. 9671–9675]; Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act [42 

U.S.C. 6901–6992k]. 

9. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 

[42 U.S.C. 4901–4918]. 

10. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

Enhancement of Cultural Resources; 

E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 

13175 Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 

11514 Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species; E.O. 13985 Advancing 

Racial Equity and Support for 

Underserved Communities Through the 

Federal Government; E.O. 13990 

Protecting Public Health and the 

Environment and Restoring Science to 

Tackle the Climate Crisis; E.O. 14008 

Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 

Abroad. 

(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). 

Ivan Marrero, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25632 Filed 11–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service 

Notice of Rate To Be Used for Federal 

Debt Collection, and Discount and 

Rebate Evaluation 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of rate to be used for 

Federal debt collection, and discount 

and rebate evaluation. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Treasury 

is responsible for computing and 

publishing the percentage rate that is 

used in assessing interest charges for 

outstanding debts owed to the 

Government (The Debt Collection Act of 

1982, as amended). This rate is also 

used by agencies as a comparison point 

in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a 

cash discount. In addition, this rate is 

used in determining when agencies 

should pay purchase card invoices 

when the card issuer offers a rebate. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

applicable rate for calendar year 2025 is 

5.00 percent. 

DATES: January 1, 2025, through 

December 31, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of 

the Fiscal Service, Disbursing and Debt 

Management, Alternative Payments 

Division (LC–RM 349B), 3201 Pennsy 

Drive, Building E, Landover, MD 20785 

(Telephone: 202–874–9428). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rate 

reflects the current value of funds to the 

Treasury for use in connection with 

Federal Cash Management systems and 

is based on investment rates set for 

purposes of Public Law 95–147, 91 Stat. 

1227 (October 28, 1977), as calculated 

by the Department of the Treasury’s 

Office of Debt Management. The annual 

Interest Rate Factors used in 

determining the Current Value of Funds 

Rate are based on weekly average Fed 

funds less 25 basis points for the 12- 

month period ending every September 

30, rounded to the nearest whole 

percentage, for applicability effective 

each January 1. Quarterly revisions are 

made if the annual average, on a moving 

basis, changes by 2 percentage points. 


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