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1https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2020-0031-0001 (Test Program); https://

www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-0031- 

0002 (FRA’s approval decision); https://

www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-0031- 

0004 (FRA’s published notice of approval). 

2See https://www.regulations.gov/document/ 

FRA-2020-0031-0001. 

Washington. The Project proposes to 

create a dual express toll lane (ETL) 

system by restriping existing lanes from 

MP 21.79 to MP 22.30 and widening I– 

405 to add one ETL in each direction 

between MP 22.30 and MP 26.30. At the 

SR 522 interchange, the Project would 

construct direct access ramps to and 

from the ETL, inline transit stations in 

the I–405 median, and three new 

signalized intersections on SR 522, 

which would change where the freeway 

portion of SR 522 begins and ends. Just 

south of the SR 527 interchange at 17th 

Avenue SE, the Project would construct 

direct access ramps to and from the ETL 

and inline transit stations in the I–405 

median. The Project would reconstruct 

new bridges over the Sammamish River, 

build three new noise walls, construct 

bicycle and pedestrian facilities, 

reconfigure local streets, correct five fish 

barriers, and make stormwater 

improvements. 

The actions by the Federal agencies, 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken, are described in the I–405, 

SR 522 Vicinity to SR 527 Express Toll 

Lanes Improvement Project 

Environmental Assessment (EA) issued 

on July 2, 2020, Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

project published on July 29, 2021 and 

in other documents in the project 

records. The EA, FONSI, and other 

project records are available from 

FHWA and WSDOT at the addresses 

provided in the ‘‘For Further 

Information Contact’’ section of this 

notice and can be found at: http://

www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i405/sr-522- 

sr-527/environmental-review/. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions that are final 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– 

7671q). 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 (49 U.S.C. 303; 23 U.S.C. 138); 

Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement 

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

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536); Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1361–1423h); Fish and 

Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

661–667d); Migratory Bird Treaty Act 

(16 U.S.C. 703–712). 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

(16 U.S.C. 470f); Archeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 (16 

U.S.C. 470aa–470mm); Archeological 

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

469–469c); Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) (25 U.S.C. 3001–3013). 

6. Social and Economic: American 

Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. 

1996); Farmland Protection Policy Act 

(FPPA) (7 U.S.C. 4201–4209). 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act (Section 404, Section 

401, Section 319) (33 U.S.C. 1251– 

1387); Land and Water Conservation 

Fund (LWCF) (16 U.S.C. 4601–4604); 

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (42 

U.S.C. 300f–300j–26)); Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401– 

406); Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

U.S.C. 1271–1287); Emergency 

Wetlands Resources Act, (16 U.S.C. 

3901, 3921); Wetlands Mitigation (23 

U.S.C. 119(g) and 133(b)(14)); Flood 

Disaster Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 4012a, 

4106). 

8. 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. 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). 

Issued on: July 26, 2021. 

Melinda Roberson, 

Acting Division Administrator, Federal 

Highway Administration, Olympia, 

Washington. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16320 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2020–0031] 

Petition for Approval Extension: Union 

Pacific Railroad 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of petition for an 

extension of approval of track 

inspection test program. 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public notice that on July 21, 2021, 

Union Pacific Railroad (UP) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) to extend an existing temporary 

suspension of some visual track 

inspections to allow for the 

continuation of a previously approved 

Test Program designed to test track 

inspection technologies (i.e., an 

autonomous track geometry 

measurement system) and new 

operational approaches to track 

inspections (i.e., combinations of 

autonomous inspection and traditional 

visual inspections). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: YuJiang Zhang, Staff Director, Track and 

Structures Division, at (202) 493–6460 

or yujiang.zhang@dot.gov; or Aaron 

Moore, Attorney, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, at (202) 493–7009 or 

aaron.moore@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

28, 2020, FRA conditionally approved 

the Test Program and UP’s petition 

under 49 CFR 211.51 to suspend 

§ 213.233(c) as applied to operations 

under the Test Program. Accordingly, a 

copy of the Test Program, FRA’s 

conditional approval of the Test 

Program, and a previously published 

Federal Register notice explaining 

FRA’s rationale for approving the Test 

Program and related suspension are 

available for review in the docket.1

As approved, the Test Program 

includes two separate phases over 12 

months, as outlined in Exhibit C of the 

Program.2 UP began the Test Program on 

June 15, 2020. Accordingly, the Test 

Program expired on June 15, 2021. UP 

is requesting to renew and extend the 

Test Program for one year, until June 15, 

2022, to complete the Program. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, if any, are available for review 

online at www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 


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submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

September 7, 2021 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.). Under 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/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16441 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–9] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice 

announces that FRA is forwarding the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On May 17, 2021, FRA 

published a notice providing a 60-day 

period for public comment on the ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kim Toone, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: Kim.Toone@

dot.gov or telephone: (202) 493–6132. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 

through 1320.12. On May 17, 2021, FRA 

published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register soliciting comment on the ICR 

for which it is now seeking OMB 

approval. See 86 FR 26771. FRA 

received no comments in response to 

this 60-day notice. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve the proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30-day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.10(b); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day 

notice informs the regulated community 

to file relevant comments and affords 

the agency adequate time to digest 

public comments before it renders a 

decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. 

Therefore, respondents should submit 

their respective comments to OMB 

within 30 days of publication to best 

ensure having their full effect. 

Comments are invited on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of 

the burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (3) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of information collection 

activities on the public, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

The summary below describes the ICR 

that FRA will submit for OMB clearance 

as the PRA requires: 

Title: Grants Management 

Requirements for Federal Railroad 

Administration. Grants Awards and 

Cooperative Agreements. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0615. 

Abstract: This ICR is a revision of a 

currently approved collection, Grant 

Management Requirements for Federal 

Railroad Administration. Specifically, 

FRA is revising FRA Form 217 

(Categorical Exclusion Worksheet) with 

this submission. All other forms 

associated with this collection, which 

OMB re-approved on January 7, 2021, 

remain unchanged. The forms for which 

FRA seeks renewal of its currently 

approved collection are listed below. 

Form(s): All FRA forms (Fs) are 

located at FRA’s public website; all 

Standard Forms (SFs) are located at 

Grants.gov. The FRA forms are: 30 (FRA 

Assurance and Certifications Regarding 

Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and 

Other Responsibility Matters and DrugFree Workplace Requirements), 31 

(Grant Adjustment Require Form), 32 

(Service Outcome Agreement Annual 

Reporting), 33 (Final Performance 

Report), 34 (Quarterly Progress Report), 

35 (Application Form), 217 (Categorical 

Exclusion Worksheet), 229 (NIST 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

Supplier Scouting—FRA Item 

Opportunity Synopsis), 251 (Applicant 

Financial Capability Questionnaire), 

and 252 (Payment Summary 

Spreadsheet). The SFs are: 270 (Request 

for Advance or Reimbursement), 424 

(Application for Federal Assistance), 

424A (Budget Information for NonConstruction Programs), 424B 

(Assurance for Non-Construction 

Programs), 424C (Budget Information for 

Construction Programs), 424D 

(Assurances for Construction Programs), 

425 (Federal Financial Report), and LLL 

(Disclosure of Lobbying Activities). 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Generally includes 

States and local governments and 

railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: Varied; on 

occasion/monthly. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

6,570. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

20,184.50 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $827,362.66. 

Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 

1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA 

informs all interested parties that a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 


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