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demonstrate the inherent risk of 

motorcycle riding and highlight the 

importance of wearing personal 

protective gear, especially a helmet, but 

including footwear, gloves, jacket, and 

pants. Nonetheless, not all motorcyclists 

use gear on every ride. 

The proposed study addresses the 

need to understand the relationship 

between the fit and comfort of personal 

protective gear and the decision to use 

gear. The results will assist NHTSA 

develop its programmatic activities in 

motorcycle safety by providing 

information on the types of gear being 

used, the comfort and fit of gear in use, 

and deterrents to using protective gear. 

Frequency of Collection: This study is 

intended to be a one-time data 

collection. Because data collection may 

occur at multiple events, there is a 

remote chance an individual could 

participate more than once. This is not 

expected, however, as potential 

participants will not know data 

collection locations or times. 

Affected Public: This study will 

recruit volunteers who are riders of 

selected types of motorcycles (standard, 

cruiser, sport, adventure/touring, 

scooter) at the data collection locations. 

Motorcyclists passing by the data 

collection locations will be recruited to 

voluntarily participate in an assessment 

of the fit of their current protective gear 

(if worn). They will be asked to review 

images of selected gear and provide 

their opinions on the gears’ protective 

capabilities, usability, and perceived 

quality. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The study expects to contact 

approximately 1,250 motorcyclists at 

the data collection locations to obtain 

responses from 625 motorcyclists (125 

per type of motorcycle). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: The total amount of burden is 

estimated to be 340.42 hours. This 

includes the estimated 312.5 hours for 

the 625 participates who fully 

participate, with an average completion 

time of 30 minutes, and the 18.75 hours 

for the estimated 75 people who will 

partially participate, spending 15 

minutes on average, and 9.17 hours for 

the estimated 550 people who received 

screening items but decline to 

participate, spending on average of 1 

minute. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

The total annual burden cost is 

estimated to be $15,520 with an annual 

burden cost of $5,034 (total/3) (see 

Table 1). Participation in this study is 

voluntary and there are no costs to 

respondents beyond the time spent 

hearing about the study and 

participating in data collection if they 

decide to participate. Participants will 

incur no burden related to annual 

reporting or record keeping due to the 

collection of this new information. 

TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND ESTIMATED COSTS BY TYPE OF PARTICIPATION

Type of participation Number of 

respondents 

Minutes per 

respondent 

Estimated 

wage per 

hour * 

Total 

estimated 

burden hours 

Estimated cost 

Rider Fully Participates ........................................................ 625 30 $45.97 312.5 $14,365.00 

Rider Does Not Fully Participate ......................................... 75 15 45.97 18.75 861.90 

Rider Screened but Does Not Participate ........................... 550 1 45.59 9.17 418.06 

Grand Total ................................................................... 1,250 ........................ ........................ 340.42 

(340) 

15,519.75 

(15,520) 

* September 2024 total private average hourly earnings (fully loaded at 30%) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://www.bls.gov/ 

news.release/empsit.t19.htm. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspects of this 

information collection, including (i) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Department, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) the accuracy of the Department’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (iii) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(iv) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 

1351.29A. 

Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00406 Filed 1–10–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2025–0002] 

Draft Designation of National 

Multimodal Freight Network and State 

Input Process 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST), Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA), 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Great Lakes 

St. Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation (GLS), and Pipelines and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA), Department 

of Transportation. 

ACTION: Draft designation and request 

for comment; response to comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT or Department) is 

publishing a draft designation of the 

National Multimodal Freight Network 

(NMFN or Network) as required Federal 

law. The designation is informed by the 

comments received on a notice 

published by DOT on April 12, 2024. 

DOT is also using this notice to request 

comments or proposed modifications to 

the draft Network prior to designating 

the Network. Once the Network is 

designated by DOT, States will have the 

opportunity to submit additional 

designations through the ‘‘State Input’’ 

process required by statute. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 27, 2025 to receive 

consideration by DOT with respect to 

the draft designation of the NMFN. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not 

duplicate your docket submissions, 

please submit them by only one of the 

following means: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

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New Jersey Ave. SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is (202) 366–9329. 

• Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number at the 

beginning of your comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Baumer, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Multimodal Freight, 202– 

366–1092 or via email at freight@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Summary of Draft NMFN 

The Draft NMFN consists of 

approximately 175,000 miles of 

highways, railways, and waterways and 

205 marine ports and airports that are 

proposed for designation due to their 

criticality to freight movement and 

global and domestic supply chains. The 

Network was designed to promote 

intermodal connectivity, based on 

measurable data assessing the 

significance of freight movement, 

including origins and destinations of 

freight movements, and in consideration 

of the factors outlined in 49 U.S.C. 

70103(b)(2). The Network is described 

in larger detail below. 

Responses to 2024 NMFN RFI 

On April 12, 2024, DOT published a 

Request for Information (RFI) in the 

Federal Register (89 FR 25913) with a 

60-day comment period soliciting 

information on the ‘‘Goals, Criteria, 

Thresholds, and Measurable Data 

Sources for Designating the National 

Multimodal Freight Network.’’ DOT 

received 43 written responses to the 

April RFI on the goals, criteria, 

thresholds, and measurable data sources 

for designating the NMFN. The 

respondents included representatives 

from State Departments of 

Transportation (State DOTs), 

Metropolitan Planning Organizations 

(MPOs), private sector shippers and 

carriers, port authorities, railroads, and 

community interest groups. DOT posed 

eight questions to the public through the 

RFI, and while not all responses 

addressed each question, several major 

themes emerged. 

NMFN Purpose: A plurality of 

respondents indicated that the using the 

NMFN to prioritize Federal formula or 

discretionary grant investment was the 

most important purpose to ensuring the 

NMFN provides a foundation for the 

U.S. to compete in the global economy. 

While this was the most frequent 

answer among commenters who 

responded to this question, DOT notes 

that several commenters felt strongly 

that the NMFN should not be used to 

prioritize Federal funding in this 

manner. Other commenters noted that 

NMFN should be linked with other 

Federal efforts to prioritize investment 

in zero-emission infrastructure and 

technologies, and that the NMFN can 

serve as a catalyst for economic 

development and the creation of highquality jobs in the zero-emission freight 

sector. 

How the NMFN will be used: Replying 

to the second question, commenters 

described a variety of different plans for 

how they would use the NMFN once 

designated. Several State and local 

governments stated they planned to use 

the NMFN to better integrate freight 

planning and investment in order to 

support their economic, safety, and 

environmental goals. An association 

representing private sector operators 

indicated that the NMFN could assist 

with optimizing shipping routes and 

mode choice. 

Prioritizing Statutory Factors: Section 

70103(b)(2) sets forth twelve factors 

DOT must consider in designating the 

NMFN. While, as required by statute, 

DOT is considering all of the statutory 

factors in its designation, DOT was 

particularly interested in how 

respondents would prioritize these 

twelve statutory factors. Due to the 

diversity in how commenters responded 

to the question, DOT chose to analyze 

the frequency with which a factor was 

ranked in the top 3 by each respondent. 

A table with the results is provided 

below: 

Factor 

Frequency 

with which 

factor was 

Top 3 ranked 

1. Origins and destinations of freight movement within, to, and from the United States; .................................................................. 6 

2. Volume, value, tonnage, and the strategic importance of freight; .................................................................................................. 5 

3. Access to border crossings, airports, seaports, and pipelines; ...................................................................................................... 5 

4. Economic factors, including balance of trade; ................................................................................................................................ 2 

5. Access to major areas for manufacturing, agriculture, or natural resources; ................................................................................. 8 

6. Access to energy exploration, development, installation, and production areas; ........................................................................... 3 

7. Intermodal links and intersections that promote connectivity; ........................................................................................................ 14 

8. Freight choke points and other impediments contributing to significant measurable congestion, delay in freight movement, or 

inefficient modal connections; .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 

9. Impacts on all freight transportation modes and modes that share significant freight infrastructure; ............................................ 2 

10. Facilities and transportation corridors identified by a multi-State coalition, a State, a State freight advisory committee, or an 

MPO, using national or local data, as having critical freight importance to the region; ................................................................. 8 

11. Major distribution centers, inland intermodal facilities, and first- and last-mile facilities; [3] and .................................................. 9 

12. The significance of goods movement, including consideration of global and domestic supply chains. ...................................... 5 

Commenters’ priorities were widely 

distributed across the statutory factors, 

with every factor identified ranked in 

the top 3 at least twice. Nevertheless, a 

clear theme emerged, with a plurality of 

commenters expressing a clear 

preference that DOT prioritize 

‘‘Intermodal links and intersections that 

promote connectivity.’’ This aligns with 

the second most frequently cited factor, 

‘‘Major distribution centers, inland 

intermodal facilities, and first- and lastmile facilities.’’ 

Other factors of note included 

‘‘Access to major areas for 

manufacturing, agriculture, or natural 

resources’’ and ‘‘Facilities and 

transportation corridors identified by a 

multi-State coalition, a State, a State 

Freight Advisory Committee, or an 

MPO, using national or local data, as 

having critical freight importance to the 

region.’’ 

These comments informed DOT’s 

approach to the Draft Network. First and 

foremost, DOT prioritized ensuring the 

Network would support the multimodal 


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1The statutory language establishing the 2016 

Interim National Multimodal Freight Network was 

repealed in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs 

Act, Public Law 117–58 (2021). 

2https://www.transportation.gov/priorities/ 

climate-and-sustainability/us-national-blueprinttransportation-decarbonization. 

3https://www.bts.gov/faf. 

4https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/ 

hpms.cfm. 

5The National Network is a congressionally 

authorized network for commercial truck traffic on 

which Federal truck width and length limits apply 

uniformly. https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/ 

infrastructure/national_network.htm. 

6For links to completed State Freight Plans, visit: 

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpcb/toolkit/ 

allplans.aspx. 

7https://www.stb.gov/reports-data/waybill/. 

movement of freight by including 

intermodal connections to the extent 

supported by available data. A large 

share of marine ports and airports, 

major multimodal freight generators, 

along with the National Highway 

System (NHS)-designated intermodal 

connectors included in the Primary 

Highway Freight System, were 

incorporated into the draft NMFN. 

To incorporate the consideration of 

manufacturing, agriculture, and natural 

resource economic sectors, along with 

other features of our modern supply 

chains, DOT analyzed commodity flows 

from the Freight Analysis Framework 

(FAF), Waybill, and Waterborne 

Commerce data, to ensure the Network 

had a broad reach and covered routes 

significant for one or more commodity 

groups. The data used and analyses 

conducted are described in more detail 

in the NMFN Designation Methodology 

and Extent section of this Notice. 

Other Factors for Consideration: DOT 

asked respondents to provide feedback 

on to what extent the NMFN should also 

reflect other factors, including safety, 

climate and sustainability, equity, 

national defense, consistency with other 

federally-designated networks, and 

transformation. A majority of 

respondents were supportive of 

considering these factors, with safety, 

and climate and sustainability most 

frequently cited. 

Community interest groups 

highlighted that NMFN designation 

should factor in air quality 

improvements, address historical 

disparities and promote equitable 

outcomes, and integrate meaningful 

participation from disadvantaged 

communities in the designation process. 

DOT intends for this notice and draft 

Network to serve as a starting point for 

conversation and input from impacted 

communities on proposed designations. 

Reflecting the interest in consistency 

with other networks, DOT used FHWA’s 

Primary Highway Freight System 

(PHFS) as the initial base layer of the 

NMFN. Combined with the remainder of 

the Interstate Highway System, this 

constitutes more than 86.6% of the 

National Highway Freight Network 

(NHFN). The remaining NHFN mileage, 

constituting MPO assigned Critical 

Urban Freight Corridors (CUFCs) and 

State assigned Critical Rural Freight 

Corridors (CRFCs), were not 

comprehensively included in the base 

layer for the Draft Network, due to the 

inconsistent approaches in designating 

routes and frequent changes by States in 

assigning their limited CUFC/CRFC 

mileage. While previously designated 

Critical Urban/Rural Freight corridors 

were not included in the Draft Network 

base layer, DOT referred to designated 

CUFC/CRFCs to help validate other data 

sources on freight movement when 

necessary. 

Reflecting national defense needs, 

DOT included the Strategic Highway 

Network (STRAHNET), the Strategic 

Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET), 

and Strategic Sealift Ports as part of the 

NMFN’s base layer. 

Other Comments: Some respondents 

expressed an interest in a more 

expansive highway network, noting in 

particular that the 2016 Interim National 

Multimodal Freight Network did not 

sufficiently capture the roadways 

significant to freight movement. It is 

worth noting that the highway 

component of the 2024 draft Network is 

approximately 28% larger than the 2016 

Interim Network,1 prior to any 

additional designations that may follow 

this Notice. 

The draft rail and waterway Network 

components were chosen based on 

available usage data, described below, 

with an effort to take a consistent 

approach to designation across modes. 

DOT also believes that these 

designations align with multiple 

statutory considerations while also 

encouraging investment in relatively 

under-utilized assets and will encourage 

and optimize the use of all modes over 

time as part of the broader multimodal 

freight transportation system in the U.S. 

Encouraging increased utilization of rail 

and waterway modes will increase the 

energy efficiency and reduce 

greenhouse gas emissions related to 

freight transportation.2

NMFN Designation Methodology and 

Extent 

Highway Component Description: In 

designating the highway component of 

the NMFN, the FHWA-designated PHFS 

(23 U.S.C. 167(d)), the Strategic 

Highway Network (STRAHNET), and 

the Interstate Highway System were 

included. Additional segments were 

added by evaluating both Freight 

Analysis Framework (FAF) 3 data and 

Highway Performance Monitoring 

System (HPMS) 4 data, with 

consideration given to overall freight 

volumes as well as specific freight 

commodity groups. The specific 

thresholds below were proposed, in 

part, to produce a draft network that 

balanced the goals of a prioritized 

network and a network with broad 

coverage. Using 2022 HPMS data, 

facilities with 4,000 Annual Average 

Daily Truck Traffic (AADTT) or greater 

(85th percentile) and facilities with 

AADTT between 1,200 (70th percentile 

of volumes) and 4,000 (85th percentile) 

were identified. Using FAF modeling, 

segments that carried 8,170 total annual 

tons of freight, inclusive of all 

commodities (top 20%) and segments 

that fall in the top 1% of annual tons of 

freight carried by specific commodity 

groupings (using FAF categories) were 

also identified. Facilities with 4,000 

AADTT or greater according to HPMS 

were included independent of FAF 

modeling. Highway segments identified 

by FAF commodity flow modeling were 

added when HPMS data showed 

AADTT between 1,200 (70th percentile 

of volumes) and 4,000 (85th percentile). 

For segments where FAF commodity 

flow modeling and HPMS counts did 

not overlap, DOT considered other 

factors to determine whether to include 

them in the Network. These factors 

included whether the segment was on 

the National Network; 5 whether it 

provided access to manufacturing, 

agriculture, natural resources, energy 

exploration, development, installation, 

or production areas; or if the roadway 

was discussed in a completed State 

Freight Plan.6 As part of this review, 

consideration was also given to 

designated CUFCs and CRFCs under 23 

U.S.C. 167, as well as logical 

connections to other designated 

roadway segments. 

Highway Network Extent: 78,274 total 

roadway miles 

• Urban miles (urban areas of 50,000 

population or greater): 19,100 

• Rural miles: 59,174 

Rail Component Description: The rail 

Network designation includes all 

intermodal rail routes, as identified by 

the FRA, and all Strategic Rail Corridor 

Network (STRACNET) routes. 

Additional rail routes were added for 

segments in the top 2⁄3 based on the 

volume of freight carried, using Surface 

Transportation Board (STB) Waybill 

data.7 Additional segments were added 

that carry the top 102% of freight by 

commodity groups, consistent with the 

FAF commodity groupings used for the 


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8https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/About/ 

Technical-Centers/WCSC-Waterborne-CommerceStatistics-Center-2/WCSC-Waterborne-Commerce/. 

9https://www.maritime.dot.gov/ports/nationalport-readiness-network-nprn. 

10https://geodata.bts.gov/datasets/ 

usdot::navigable-waterway-network-lines/about. 

11https://geodata.bts.gov/datasets/usdot::t-100- 

domestic-market-and-segment-data/explore. 

12https://geodata.bts.gov/datasets/ 

usdot::intermodal-freight-facilities-pipelineterminals/about. 

13https://geodata.bts.gov/datasets/ 

usdot::intermodal-freight-facilities-rail-tofc-cofc/ 

about. 

highway designation. As an additional 

measure of significance, rail segments 

that carry five trains or more per day 

were also added. This threshold is more 

likely to capture important segments 

operated by short line railroads. Other 

segments were added if they provided 

logical connections to segments 

identified through the described 

methodology. 

Rail Network Extent: 80,309 total rail 

miles: 

• Class 1 miles: 67,476 

• Class 2 miles: 3,047 

• Class 3 miles: 9,786 

Marine Ports Component Description: 

Marine ports that annually move 1.5 

million tons of freight or greater, as 

estimated by the most recent U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) Waterborne 

Commerce Statistics Data (2022),8 were 

added to the Network. This threshold 

was informed by stakeholder input and 

to guarantee that selected ports would 

be served by moderate use waterways as 

defined by USACE. Commercial 

Strategic Seaports, as identified by the 

Maritime Administration and U.S. 

Department of Defense’s National Port 

Readiness Network,9 were also added to 

the Network. To ensure coverage across 

commodity types, DOT also reviewed 

commodity level data to identify ports 

that handled at least 10% of any 

waterborne commodity type. This 

identified one additional port, Kivalina, 

Alaska, which was added to the 

Network. 

Marine Ports Extent: 140 Ports. 

• Ports with 1.5 million annual tons 

or greater: 137 (includes 16 of 18 

Commerical Strategic Seaports) 

• Additional Commercial Strategic 

Seaports: 2 (Everett, WA and Apra 

Harbor, GU) 

• Additional ports carrying 10% or 

more of a freight commodity: 1 

(Kivalina, AK) 

Waterways Component Description: 

DOT is defining ‘‘Waterways’’ of the 

NMFN to include both elements of the 

inland waterway system and coastal 

navigation projects as categorized by 

USACE, who group segments of the 

National Waterways Network 10 as high 

use, moderate use, and low use. The 

network includes all high use 

waterways, which are those deep and 

shallow draft coastal navigation projects 

with 10 million tons or greater, and 

those inland waterways with 3 billion 

ton-miles or greater, based on the latest 

5-year average (2018–2022) waterborne 

commerce statistics. The network also 

includes all moderate use waterways, 

which are those deep and shallow draft 

coastal navigation projects with one to 

10 million tons, and those inland 

waterways with 1 to 3 billion ton-miles, 

based on the latest 5-year average 

waterborne commerce statistics. The 

Draft Network does not include low-use 

waterways, with the exception of certain 

offshore coastwise shipping routes in 

Maine and Alaska, island segments, and 

a handful of small connections made to 

provide direct access to a strategic 

seaport. 

Waterways Extent: 21,329 total 

waterway miles. 

• High Use waterways miles: 9,761 

• Moderate Use waterways miles: 

7,360 

• Low Use waterways miles: 4,208 

Airport Component Description: 2022 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

(BTS) T–100 market data 11 was used to 

identify freight volumes at airports. 

Airports that carry more than 0.2% of 

all freight and mail weight at all 

National Plan of Integrated Airport 

Systems (NPIAS) airports were 

designated. Additional NPIAS airports 

were designated that carry 0.2% of all 

freight weight, excluding mail weight. 

Additional NPIAS airports were also 

designated that had a higher-thanaverage freight to passenger ratio and 

fell within the top 130 of all freight and 

mail weight. 

Airport Extent: 65 total airports. 

• 57 airports meet the 0.2% freight 

and mail threshold. 

• 2 additional airports meet the 0.2% 

of freight (no mail) threshold. 

• 6 additional airports meet the 

freight to passenger ratio criteria and are 

in the top 130 by all freight and mail 

weight. 

Other Infrastructure Considered: 

Pipelines and pipeline terminals are not 

included on the Network due to data 

security challenges, but connections to 

pipeline intermodal facilities were 

considered as part of other Network 

component designations. DOT 

conducted an analysis and determined 

that approximately 1,056 of 1,401 

pipeline terminals identified by the 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

(BTS) 12 are located within 1 mile of the 

draft designated Network. 

DOT also reviewed a database of 

Trailer-on-Flatcar (TOFC)/Container-onFlatcar (COFC) intermodal terminals 

identified by BTS 13 to determine the 

extent to which the draft Network 

supports intermodal interchange 

between rail and truck. 230 of 241 

identified TOFC/COFC terminals are 

located within 1 mile of the draft 

designated Network. 

Opportunity for Additional Stakeholder 

Input and Next Steps 

DOT is making an interactive version 

of the draft designated NMFN available 

here: (https://www.transportation.gov/ 

freight-infrastructure-and-policy/ 

NMFN). The web version of the map 

includes layers for draft designated 

roadways, railways, waterways, marine 

ports, and airports. It also includes 

multiple reference layers, including 

DOT’s database of trailer-on-flat-car/ 

container-on-flat-car intermodal 

facilities, marine Roll-on/Roll-off 

terminals, and air cargo terminals. Other 

networks, including the NHFN and the 

NHS Intermodal Connectors, are also 

included. Finally, DOT has also 

included a Safety Data layer capturing 

the location of truck-related fatalities 

from 2017–2022 Fatality Analysis 

Reporting System (FARS) database. 

These reference layers are being made 

available to provide additional context 

for DOT stakeholders and highlight 

opportunities for additional analysis in 

the future. 

DOT is encouraging all stakeholders, 

including multimodal freight system 

users, transportation providers, 

metropolitan planning organizations, 

local governments, ports, airports, 

railroads, and States to submit 

comments with proposed modifications 

to the draft network. DOT is particularly 

interested in hearing from the following 

groups: 

• Tribal Nations who own and 

operate freight infrastructure, and Tribal 

users of the freight system, and Tribal 

members impacted by freight 

movement. 

• Members of underserved, 

overburdened, and disadvantaged 

communities that are impacted by 

freight movement. 

Due to limitations in available freight 

data, DOT is interested in feedback or 

proposed modifications of the Draft 

Network that address the following 

areas: 

• Preferred routing through urbanized 

areas, particularly to minimize negative 

community impacts. 

• Key alternative routes that provide 

network redundancy are important for 

critical facilities, ensuring for resilience 

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• Volumes and values of commodities 

that flow through critical intermodal 

facilities. 

DOT also invites comment on future 

opportunities for analysis, including the 

location and availability of dedicated 

truck parking, refueling sites for zeroemission medium and heavy-duty 

vehicles, priority freight rail lines and 

rail yards for electrification, or priority 

ports for shifting to shore power to 

improve air quality for local 

communities. 

State Input Process 

This Notice is providing an 

opportunity for stakeholders to 

comment on a draft Network. Based on 

the feedback provided to this Notice, 

DOT plans to designate the NMFN in 

Spring 2025. 

Once DOT has designated the NMFN, 

States will have the opportunity to 

submit ‘‘Additional Designations,’’ per 

the process outlined in 49 U.S.C. 

70103(b)(4). States will be required to 

consider nominations for additional 

designations from MPOs, State Freight 

Advisory Committees, and the owners 

and operators of multimodal freight 

infrastructure, and are highly 

encouraged to engage with community 

groups, particularly environmental 

justice communities, before submitting 

their designations. States will be limited 

to an additional 30% of mileage within 

each mode based on the DOTdesignated network for the State. States 

will be required to certify their 

additional designations meet the 

requirements of statute. DOT anticipates 

providing States with an extended 

period of no less than 180 days to make 

these designations. 

DOT is required to redesignate the 

NMFN within 5 years after the initial 

designation, and every 5 years 

thereafter. 

Schedule 

DOT is requesting comments, 

feedback, and proposed modifications 

within 45 days of publication of this 

Notice. 

Public Comment 

DOT will accept written comments on 

the public docket associated with this 

notice. If commenters would like to 

submit GIS data files with proposed 

modifications, please email freight@

dot.gov to arrange for a file transfer. 

Issued: January 6, 2025. 

Allison L. Dane Camden, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Multimodal Freight. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 

of one or more persons that have been 

placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons List 

(SDN List) based on OFAC’s 

determination that one or more 

applicable legal criteria were satisfied. 

All property and interests in property 

subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these 

persons are blocked, and U.S. persons 

are generally prohibited from engaging 

in transactions with them. 

DATES: This action was issued on 

January 7, 2025. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for relevant dates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Associate Director for Global 

Targeting, 202–622–2420; the Assistant 

Director for Sanctions Compliance, 202– 

622–2490 or https://ofac.treasury.gov/ 

contact-ofac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The SDN List and additional 

information concerning OFAC sanctions 

programs are available on OFAC’s 

website: https://ofac.treasury.gov. 

Notice of OFAC Action 

On January 7, 2025, OFAC 

determined that the property and 

interests in property subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction of the following persons are 

blocked under the relevant sanctions 

authority listed below. 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 


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