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purpose of these reviews is to ensure 

that the Reports present a 

comprehensive, objective, and balanced 

view of the areas they cover. 

All IPCC reports go through two broad 

reviews: a ‘‘first-order draft’’ reviewed 

by experts, and a ‘‘second-order draft’’ 

reviewed by both experts and 

governments. The IPCC Secretariat has 

informed the U.S. Department of State 

that the second-order draft of the 

Special Report on Global Warming of 

1.5 °C is available for Expert and 

Government Review. 

As part of the U.S. Government 

Review, starting on 8 January 2018, 

experts wishing to contribute to the U.S. 

Government review are encouraged to 

register via the USGCRP Review and 

Comment System (https://

review.globalchange.gov/). Instructions 

and the report itself will be available for 

download. The USGCRP coordination 

office will compile U.S. expert 

comments and submit to the IPCC, on 

behalf of the Department of State, by the 

prescribed deadline. U.S. experts have 

the opportunity to submit properly 

formatted comments via the USGCRP 

Review and Comment System (https://

review.globalchange.gov/) from 8 

January to 8 February 2018. To be 

considered for inclusion in the U.S. 

Government submission, comments 

must be received by 8 February 2018. 

Experts may choose to provide 

comments directly through the IPCC’s 

Expert Review process, which occurs in 

parallel with the U.S. Government 

Review. Registration opened on 15 

December 2017, and runs through 18 

February 2018: https://www.ipcc.ch/ 

apps/comments/sr15/sod/register.php 

The Government and Expert Review 

of the IPCC Special Report on Global 

Warming of 1.5 °C ends February 25, 

2018. 

This notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Holly Kirking-Loomis, 

Acting Director, Office of Global Change, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00291 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10257] 

Notice of Determinations; Culturally 

Significant Objects Imported for 

Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The 

Second Buddha: Master of Time’’ 

Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: I hereby 

determine that certain objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘The Second 

Buddha: Master of Time,’’ imported 

from abroad for temporary exhibition 

within the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Rubin 

Museum of Art, New York, New York, 

from on or about February 2, 2018, until 

on or about January 7, 2019, at the 

Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum 

and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, 

Saratoga Springs, New York, from on or 

about February 9, 2019, until on or 

about May 19, 2019, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliot Chiu in the Office of the Legal 

Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202–632–6471; email: 

section2459@state.gov). The mailing 

address is U.S. Department of State, 

L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, 

DC 20522–0505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

foregoing determinations were made 

pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 

985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of 

March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs 

Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 

(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 

note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority 

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation 

of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 

2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257–1 of December 11, 

2015). I have ordered that Public Notice 

of these determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

Alyson Grunder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00223 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0130] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that on December 20, 

2017, the Association of American 

Railroads (AAR), on behalf of itself and 

its member railroads, petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR part 

232, Brake System Safety Standards for 

Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains 

and Equipment; End-of-Train Devices. 

FRA assigned the petition Docket 

Number FRA–2017–0130. 

In its petition, AAR requests a waiver 

of compliance from the requirement of 

49 CFR 232.205(b)–Class I brake testinitial terminal inspection, 232.209(a)— 

Class II brake tests—intermediate 

inspection, 232.211(a)—Class III brake 

tests-trainline continuity inspection, and 

232.217(c)—Train brake tests conducted 

using yard air; for the common element 

that the test or inspection must be 

performed if (among other 

requirements) the car or cars have been 

off-air for more than four hours. AAR 

requests that the four-hour off-air 

restrictions in these four regulations be 

replaced by a 24-hour off-air restriction, 

which would reflect substantial 

advancements in air brake technology 

since the rule was promulgated, and 

would harmonize United States and 

Canadian operations. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 


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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by 

February 26, 2018 will be considered by 

FRA before final action is taken. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if practicable. 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

document, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT 

solicits comments from the public to 

better inform its processes. DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00245 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Limitation on Claims Against Proposed 

Public Transportation Projects 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces final 

environmental actions taken by the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

for a project in Seattle, Washington. The 

purpose of this notice is to announce 

publicly the environmental decisions by 

FTA on the subject project and to 

activate the limitation on any claims 

that may challenge this final 

environmental action. 

DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising 

the public of final agency actions 

subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23, 

United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim 

seeking judicial review of FTA actions 

announced herein for the listed public 

transportation projects will be barred 

unless the claim is filed on or before 

June 11, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief 

Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 

353–2577 or Alan Tabachnick, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Office of Environmental Programs, (202) 

366–8541. FTA is located at 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FTA has taken final 

agency action by issuing a certain 

approval for the public transportation 

project listed below. The actions on the 

project, as well as the laws under which 

such actions were taken, are described 

in the documentation issued in 

connection with the project to comply 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) and in other documents in 

the FTA administrative record for the 

project. Interested parties may contact 

either the project sponsor or the FTA 

Regional Office for more information. 

Contact information for FTA’s Regional 

Offices may be found at https://

www.fta.dot.gov. 

This notice applies to all FTA 

decisions on the listed project as of the 

issuance date of this notice and all laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

including, but not limited to, NEPA [42 

U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act [16 

U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 

U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does 

not, however, alter or extend the 

limitation period for challenges of 

project decisions subject to previous 

notices published in the Federal 

Register. The project and action that is 

the subject of this notice follow: 

Project name and location: Madison Street 

Bus Rapid Transit Project, Seattle, 

Washington. Project Sponsor: Seattle 

Department of Transportation (SDOT). 

Project description: The project establishes a 

2.3-mile long bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor 

with 10 BRT station areas with 20 directional 

platforms, new Transit Only Lanes (TOLs) 

and Business Access & Transit (BAT) lanes, 

pedestrian and bicycle improvements, and 

signal and utility upgrades. The Project will 

also add Transit Signal Priority (TSP) at most 

signalized corridor intersections between 7th 

Avenue and MLK Jr. Way. 

Final agency actions: Determination that 

there is no use of Section 4(f) resources; 

Section 106 finding of no adverse effect dated 

April 13, 2017, project-level air quality 

conformity, and a determination of the 

applicability of a Documented Categorical 

Exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(d) 

dated December 27, 2017. Supporting 

documentation: Documented Categorical 

Exclusion checklist and supporting materials 

dated December 2017. 

Lucy Garliauskas, 

Associate Administrator Planning and 

Environment. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00243 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0097; Notice 1] 

General Motors, LLC, Receipt of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: General Motors, LLC (GM), 

has determined that the seat belt 

assemblies in certain model year (MY) 

2017–2018 Chevrolet Silverado and 

GMC Sierra heavy duty motor vehicles 

do not fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

209, Seat Belt Assemblies. GM filed a 

noncompliance report dated September 

14, 2017, and amended it on September 

22, 2017. GM also petitioned NHTSA on 

October 6, 2017, for a decision that the 

subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. 

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is February 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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