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1 49 CFR 1.87(d)(2). 

under which such actions were taken 

are described in the Environmental 

Assessment (EA) approved on December 

17, 2020, in FHWA’s FONSI issued on 

May 26, 2021, and other documents in 

the project file. The EA, FONSI and 

other project records are available by 

contacting FHWA or the Georgia 

Department of Transportation at the 

addresses listed above. The EA and 

FONSI can also be reviewed and 

downloaded from the project website at 

https://majormobilityga.com/projects/ 

eastsideic/. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]. 

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 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and 

Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) [23 

U.S.C. 319]. 

4. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 

[42 U.S.C. 4901–4918]; 23 CFR part 772; 

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, 

Public Law 91–605 [84 Stat. 1713]. 

5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667d]; Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]. 

6. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

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

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–470(mm)]; Archeological 

and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

7. 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 (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 

4201–4209]. 

8. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Land and Water Conservation Fund 

(LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601–4604]; Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 

300(f)–300(j)(6)]; Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271– 1287]; 

Flood Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 

4001–4128]. 

9. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; 

Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

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. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; 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. 13045 

Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing E.O. 12372 regarding 

intergovernmental consultation on Federal 

programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Moises Marrero, 

Division Administrator, Atlanta, Georgia. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

National Hazardous Materials Route 

Registry 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; revisions to the listing of 

designated and restricted routes for 

hazardous materials. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides revisions 

to the National Hazardous Materials 

Route Registry (NHMRR) reported to the 

FMCSA from April 1, 2020 through 

March 31, 2021. The NHMRR is a 

listing, as reported by States and Tribal 

governments, of all designated and 

restricted roads and preferred highway 

routes for transportation of highway 

route controlled quantities of Class 7 

radioactive materials (HRCQ/RAM) and 

non-radioactive hazardous materials 

(NRHM). 

DATES: June 17, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Melissa Williams, Hazardous Materials 

Division, Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 

366–4163, melissa.williams@dot.gov. 

Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

ET., Monday through Friday, except for 

Federal holidays. 

Legal Basis and Background 

Paragraphs (a)(2) and (b) of section 

5112 of title 49 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) permit States and Tribal 

governments to designate and limit 

highway routes over which hazardous 

materials (HM) may be transported, 

provided the State or Tribal government 

complies with standards prescribed by 

the Secretary of Transportation (the 

Secretary) and meets publication 

requirements in section 5112(c). To 

establish standards under paragraph (b), 

the Secretary must consult with the 

States, and, under section 5112(c), 

coordinate with the States to ‘‘update 

and publish periodically’’ a list of 

currently effective HM highway routing 

designations and restrictions. The 

requirements that States and Tribal 

governments must follow to establish, 

maintain, or enforce routing 

designations for the transport of 

placardable quantities of NRHM are set 

forth in 49 CFR part 397, subpart C. 

Subpart D of part 397 sets out the 

requirements for designating preferred 

routes for highway route controlled 

quantities of HRCQ/RAM shipments as 

an alternative, or in addition, to 

Interstate System highways. For HRCQ/ 

RAM shipments, § 397.101 defines a 

preferred route as an Interstate Highway 

for which no alternative route is 

designated by the State; a route 

specifically designated by the State; or 

both. (See § 397.65 for the definitions of 

NRHM and routing designations.) 

Under a delegation from the 

Secretary,1 FMCSA has authority to 

implement 49 U.S.C. 5112. 

Currently, § 397.73 establishes public 

information and reporting requirements 

for NRHM. States or Tribal governments 

are required to furnish information 

regarding any new or changed routes to 

FMCSA within 60 days after 

establishment. Under § 397.103, a State 

routing designation for HRCQ/RAM 

routes (preferred routes) as an 

alternative, or in addition, to an 

Interstate System highway, is effective 

when the authorized routing agency 

provides FMCSA with written 

notification, FMCSA acknowledges 

receipt in writing, and the route is 

published in FMCSA’s NHMRR. The 

Office of Management and Budget has 

approved these collections of 

information under control number 

2126–0014, Transportation of 

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In this notice, FMCSA is merely 

performing the ministerial function of 

updating and publishing the NHMRR 

based on input from its State and Tribal 

partners under 49 U.S.C. 5112(c)(1). 

Accordingly, this notice serves only to 

provide the most recent revisions to the 

NHMRR; it does not establish any new 

public information and reporting 

requirements. 

Updates to the NHMRR 

FMCSA published the full NHMRR in 

a Federal Register notice on April 29, 

2015 (80 FR 23859). Since publication 

of the 2015 notice, FMCSA published 

four updates to the NHMRR in Federal 

Register notices on August 8, 2016 (81 

FR 52518), August 9, 2018 (83 FR 

39500), September 24, 2019 (84 FR 

50098), and June 3, 2020 (85 FR 34284). 

This notice provides revisions to the 

NHMRR, reported to FMCSA from April 

1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. The 

revisions to the NHMRR listings in this 

notice supersede and replace 

corresponding NHMRR listings 

published in the April 29, 2015 notice 

and corresponding revisions to the 

NHMRR listings published in the 

August 8, 2016, August 9, 2018, 

September 24, 2019, and June 3, 2020 

notices. Continue to refer to the April 

29, 2015 notice for additional 

background on the NHMRR and the 

August 8, 2016 notice for the procedures 

for State and Tribal government routing 

agencies to update their Route Registry 

listings and contact information. 

The full current NHMRR for each 

State is posted on the FMCSA’s website 

at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ 

regulations/hazardous-materials/ 

national-hazardous-materials-routeregistry. 

Revisions to the NHMRR in This Notice 

In accordance with the requirements 

of §§ 397.73 and 397.103, the NHMRR is 

being revised as follows: 

Table 2—California—Designated 

NRHM Routes 

Route Order Designator ‘‘A3A–3.0’’ 

with ‘‘I’’ designation is removed. 

Table 3—Iowa—Designated NRHM 

Routes 

Route Order Designator ‘‘A1’’ is 

revised to rename I–680 to I–880. 

Route Order Designator ‘‘A2A’’ is 

revised to rename I–680 to I–880. 

Route Order Designator ‘‘A2B’’ is 

revised to rename I–680 to I–880. 

Route Order Designator ‘‘A3B’’ is 

revised to rename I–680 to I–880. 

Route Order Designator ‘‘A3B–2.0’’ is 

revised to rename I–680 to I–880. 

Route Order Designator ‘‘A3B–3.0’’ is 

revised to rename I–680 to I–880. 

Route Order Designator ‘‘A4B–1.0’’ is 

revised to rename I–680 to I–880. 

Route Order Key 

Each listing in the NHMRR includes 

codes to identify each route designation 

and each route restriction reported by 

the State. Designation codes identify the 

routes along which a driver may or must 

transport specified HM. Among the 

designation codes is one for preferred 

routes, which apply to the 

transportation of a highway route 

controlled quantity of Class 7 

(radioactive) material. Restriction codes 

identify the routes along which a driver 

may not transport specified HM 

shipments. Table 1 presents information 

on each restriction and designation 

code. 

TABLE 1—RESTRICTION/DESIGNATION KEY

Restrictions Designations 

0—ALL Hazardous Materials ..........................................................................................................

1—Class 1—Explosives ..................................................................................................................

2—Class 2—Gas .............................................................................................................................

3—Class 3—Flammable ..................................................................................................................

4—Class 4—Flammable Solid/Combustible ...................................................................................

5—Class 5—Organic .......................................................................................................................

A—ALL NRHM Hazardous Materials. 

B—Class 1—Explosives. 

I—Poisonous Inhalation Hazard (PIH). 

P—*Preferred Route* Class 7—Radioactive. 

6—Class 6—Poison.

7—Class 7—Radioactive.

8—Class 8—Corrosives.

9—Class 9—Dangerous (Other).

i—Poisonous Inhalation Hazard (PIH).

Revisions to the National Hazardous 

Materials Route Registry (March 31, 

2021) 

TABLE 2—CALIFORNIA/IOWA—DESIGNATED NRHM ROUTES

Designation 

date Route order Route description Designation(s) (A,B, I,P) 

FMCSA QA 

comment 

04/16/92 ......... A3A–3.0 ......... Interstate 8 from Arizona to Interstate 805 [San Diego].

07/18/88 ......... A1 .................. Interstate 880 from Nebraska to Interstate 80 [Use I–880 and I–80 in lieu 

of I–29 in the Council Bluffs area when heading north/south per 49 CFR 

397.103(b). Use I–880 in lieu of I–80 in the Council Bluffs area when 

heading east/west per IA–NE coordination].

P 

07/18/88 ......... A2A ................ Interstate 29 from Missouri to Interstate 80 [I–80 and I–880 are used in lieu 

of I–29 in the Council Bluffs area when heading North/South per 49 CFR 

397.103(b)].

P 

07/18/88 ......... A2B ................ Interstate 80 from Interstate 29 to Illinois [Use I–280 or I–80 in the Quad 

Cities. Use I–80 in lieu of I–235 in the Des Moines area. Use I–880 in 

lieu of I–80 in the Council Bluffs area per IA–NE coordination when 

heading east/west. Use I–80 and I–880 in the Council Bluffs area in lieu 

of I–29 when heading north/south].

P 


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TABLE 2—CALIFORNIA/IOWA—DESIGNATED NRHM ROUTES—Continued 

Designation 

date Route order Route description Designation(s) (A,B, I,P) 

FMCSA QA 

comment 

07/18/88 ......... A3A–1.0 ......... Interstate 880 from Interstate 80 to Interstate 29 [Used in lieu of I–29 in the 

Council Bluffs area per 49 CFR 397.103(b)].

P 

07/18/88 ......... A3B–2.0 ......... Interstate 35 from Minnesota to Missouri [Stay on I–35/I–80 in lieu of I–235 

in the Des Moines area per 49 CFR 397.103(b)].

P 

07/18/88 ......... A3B–3.0 ......... Interstate 280 from Interstate 80 to Illinois [Use I–280 or I–80 in the Quad 

Cities area.].

P 

07/18/88 ......... A4B–1.0 ......... Interstate 29 from Nebraska to Interstate 880 [I–80 and I–880 are used in 

lieu of I–29 in the Council Bluffs area when heading North/South per 49 

CFR 397.103(b)].

P 

End of Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry.

Meera Joshi, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12805 Filed 6–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0123; 

FMCSA–2013–0124; FMCSA–2013–0125; 

FMCSA–2014–0102; FMCSA–2014–0104; 

FMCSA–2014–0106; FMCSA–2014–0107; 

FMCSA–2014–0383; FMCSA–2015–0326; 

FMCSA–2017–0058; FMCSA–2018–0137; 

FMCSA–2018–0138] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for 28 

individuals from the hearing 

requirement in the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for 

interstate commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable 

these hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were applicable 

on June 17, 2021. The exemptions 

expire on June 17, 2023. Comments 

must be received on or before July 19, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket No. 

FMCSA–2013–0123, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2013–0124, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2013–0125, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0102, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0104, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0106, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0107, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0383, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2015–0326, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2017–0058, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2018–0137, or Docket No. 

FMCSA–2018–0138 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2013–0123, FMCSA– 

2013–0124, FMCSA–2013–0125, 

FMCSA–2014–0102, FMCSA–2014– 

0104, FMCSA–2014–0106, FMCSA– 

2014–0107, FMCSA–2014–0383, 

FMCSA–2015–0326, FMCSA–2017– 

0058, FMCSA–2018–0137, or FMCSA– 

2018–0138 in the keyword box, and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, sort the results by 

‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ choose the first 

notice listed, and click on the 

‘‘Comment’’ button. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, DOT, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 

W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. If you have 

questions regarding viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0123, 

Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0124, Docket 

No. FMCSA–2013–0125, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0102, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0104, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0106, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0107, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0383, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2015–0326, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2017–0058, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2018–0137, or Docket No. 

FMCSA–2018–0138), indicate the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so that FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2013–0123, FMCSA– 

2013–0124, FMCSA–2013–0125, 

FMCSA–2014–0102, FMCSA–2014– 

0104, FMCSA–2014–0106, FMCSA– 

2014–0107, FMCSA–2014–0383, 

FMCSA–2015–0326, FMCSA–2017– 

0058, FMCSA–2018–0137, or FMCSA– 

2018–0138 in the keyword box, and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, sort the results by 

‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ choose the first 

notice listed, click the ‘‘Comment’’ 

button, and type your comment into the 

text box on the following screen. Choose 

whether you are submitting your 

comment as an individual or on behalf 

of a third party and then submit. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 


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