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1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et 

seq.]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

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

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; Archaeological and 

Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act [25 

U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious 

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

Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 4201 

–4209]; the Uniform Relocation 

Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as 

amended [42 U.S.C. 61]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251–1377 

(Section 404, Section 401, Section 319); 

Coastal Zone Management Act [16 

U.S.C. 1451–1465]; Land and Water 

Conservation Fund [16 U.S.C. 4601– 

4604]; Safe Drinking Water Act [42 

U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)]; Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401– 

406]; TEA–21 Wetlands Mitigation [23 

U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; 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 [PL 99–499]; Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act [42 

U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

9. Executive Orders: EO. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; EO. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; EO. 11593 Protection and 

Enhancement of Cultural Resources; 

E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred sites; 

E.O.13287 Preserve America; EO. 13175 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 

Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; EO. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(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). 

Sharon Love, 

Environmental Program Manager, Olympia, 

Washington. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–28055] 

Demonstration Project on NAFTA 

Trucking Provisions 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA). 

ACTION: Notice of termination of 

demonstration project. 

SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces 

termination of the demonstration project 

that allowed up to 100 Mexicodomiciled motor carriers to operate 

beyond the U.S. border commercial 

zones, and the same number of U.S. 

carriers to operate in Mexico. Section 

136 of the Transportation, Housing and 

Urban Development, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, of 

the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, 

prohibits FMCSA from using 

appropriated funds to continue the 

demonstration project. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective March 11, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Dom Spataro, Division Chief, Telephone 

(202) 366–2995; e-mail 

dominick.spataro@dot.gov, or Mr. 

Marcelo Perez, Transportation 

Specialist, Telephone 512–916–5440 

extension 228, e-mail 

marcelo.perez@dot.gov of the North 

American Borders Division, FMCSA, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Former 

Secretary of Transportation Mary E. 

Peters and Mexico’s Secretary of 

Communications and Transportation 

Luis Te ́llez Kuenzler announced a 

demonstration project to implement 

certain trucking provisions of the North 

American Free Trade Agreement 

(NAFTA) in February 2007. The 

demonstration project was initiated on 

September 6, 2007, after the Department 

of Transportation (DOT) complied with 

a number of conditions imposed by 

section 6901 of the U.S. Troop 

Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina 

Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Act, 

2007, Public Law 110–28, 121 Stat. 112, 

183, May 25, 2007. Further details 

regarding DOT’s compliance with these 

conditions may be found in Federal 

Register notices published on June 8 

and August 17, 2007 (72 FR 31877 and 

72 FR 46263, respectively). The 

demonstration project was initially 

expected to last one year (see 72 FR 

23883, May 1, 2007). On August 6, 2008, 

FMCSA announced that the 

demonstration project was being 

extended from one year to the full three 

years allowed by statute (73 FR 45796). 

On March 11, 2009, the President 

signed into law the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law 

111–8, division I, title I, 123 Stat. 524. 

Section 136 of the Transportation, 

Housing and Urban Development, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2009 (Division I, title I of the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009) provides: 

‘‘[N]one of the funds appropriated or 

otherwise made available under this Act 

may be used, directly or indirectly, to 

establish, implement, continue, 

promote, or in any way permit a crossborder motor carrier demonstration 

program to allow Mexican-domiciled 

motor carriers to operate beyond the 

commercial zones along the 

international border between the United 

States and Mexico, including 

continuing, in whole or in part, any 

such program that was initiated prior to 

the date of the enactment of this Act.’’ 

In accordance with section 136, 

FMCSA has terminated the cross-border 

demonstration project that began on 

September 6, 2007. The Agency has 

ceased processing applications by 

prospective project participants and has 

taken other necessary steps to comply 

with the provision. Further, as a 

condition of participating in this 

project, Mexico-domiciled motor 

carriers were required to submit to 

FMCSA Form OCE–46 (Request for 

Revocation of Registration). This form 

requests that any registration issued by 

FMCSA pursuant to the cross-border 

demonstration project be revoked upon 

termination of the project. The Agency 

has processed these forms and revoked 

all registrations issued in connection 

with the cross-border demonstration 

project. 

Issued on: March 13, 2009. 

Rose A. McMurray, 

Acting Deputy Administrator. 

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