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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 February 11, 2022, 

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 June 13, 

2022. 

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 the particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hodan Wells, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

Hodan.Wells@dot.gov. 

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 February 11, 2022, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting comment on 

the ICR for which it is now seeking 

OMB approval. See 87 FR 8082. FRA 

received no comments related to the 

proposed collection of information. 

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 

1320.12(a); 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: State Safety Participation 

Regulations and Reporting of Remedial 

Actions. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0509. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information is set forth under 49 CFR 

part 212, and requires qualified State 

inspectors to provide various reports to 

FRA for monitoring and enforcement 

purposes concerning State investigative, 

inspection, and surveillance activities 

regarding railroad compliance with 

Federal railroad safety laws and 

regulations. Additionally, under 49 CFR 

part 209, subpart E, railroads are 

required to report to FRA actions taken 

to remedy certain alleged violations of 

law. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.33/61/67/96/ 

96A/109/110/111/112/144. 

Respondent Universe: States and 

railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

24,066. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

11,958 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $970,427. 

FRA informs all interested parties that 

it may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information that does 

not display a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Brett A. Jortland, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10206 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Early Scoping Notice for the Kitsap 

County Public Transportation Benefit 

Area Authority Proposed Seattle Fast 

Ferry Terminal Facility Project 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Early scoping notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) and Kitsap 

County Public Transportation Benefit 

Area Authority (Kitsap Transit), the 

operator of Kitsap Fast Ferries, issue 

this early scoping notice to advise 

tribes, agencies, and the public that FTA 

and Kitsap Transit will explore 

potential expansion of passenger-only 

ferry facility capacity on the downtown 

Seattle waterfront for the Kitsap Transit 

Seattle Fast Ferry Terminal Facility 

Project (Project). The Project would 

improve regional transit service by 

addressing the current lack of 

passenger-only ferry landing site 

capacity on the Seattle waterfront, the 

most in-demand destination in 

downtown Seattle. 

DATES: Two online public early scoping 

meetings will be held at the following 

times (all times are Pacific Daylight 

Time): 

• Monday, June 6, 2022, 12:00–1:00 

p.m. 

• Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 6:00–7:00 

p.m. 

Links for the online public early 

scoping meetings can be found at the 

project web page: https://www.kitsap

transit.com/seattle-fast-ferry-terminalsiting-study. 

In addition, an interagency and tribal 

early scoping meeting will be held 

Monday, June 6, 2022, 2:00–3:00 p.m., 

to receive comments from tribes and 

agencies who have an interest in the 

proposed Project. Invitations to the 

tribal and agency early scoping meeting 

will be sent to appropriate federal, 

tribal, state, and local government units 

and will include details on how to 

participate in the online meeting. 

These early scoping meetings will be 

conducted in a webinar format, 

accessible via the internet and by 

teleconference. 

FTA and Kitsap Transit will offer 

individual meetings with federallyrecognized tribes having usual and 

accustomed (U&A) rights in the project 

area at their convenience. 

Additional information about the 

Project is provided in the following 

sections and the Kitsap Transit Fast 

Ferry Terminal Siting: Early Scoping 


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Information Report available on the 

project website identified below. Kitsap 

Transit will also provide information on 

the alternative analysis at the early 

scoping meetings, along with 

opportunities for comment. Information 

is also currently available on the Kitsap 

Transit website at the following project 

web page (https://

www.kitsaptransit.com/seattle-fastferry-terminal-siting-study). 

Written early scoping comments are 

requested by June 12, 2022, and can be 

mailed or emailed to the addresses 

below. Comments can also be provided 

via the online comment form available 

at the website address below or left as 

a voicemail at the phone number below. 

ADDRESSES: Steffani Lillie, Kitsap 

Transit Service and Capital 

Development Director, 60 Washington 

Avenue, Suite 200, Bremerton, WA 

98337, Email: SteffaniL@

kitsaptransit.com, Project website: 

https://www.kitsaptransit.com/seattlefast-ferry-terminal-siting-study, 

Telephone: (360) 478–6931. Information 

for alternate formats: (360) 479–4348. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Assam, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Region X, Federal Transit 

Administration, 915 Second Avenue, 

Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174, phone: 

(206) 220–4465, email: mark.assam@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Early Scoping 

Early scoping is an optional step in 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) process that is intended to 

invite public, agency, and tribal 

comments at the earliest reasonable time 

in project planning. FTA is the lead 

federal agency under NEPA. Early 

scoping is also being conducted under 

the Washington State Environmental 

Policy Act (SEPA) rules regarding 

expanded scoping (Washington 

Administrative Code 197–11–410). 

Kitsap Transit is the lead agency under 

SEPA. 

Early scoping is being initiated during 

this Project’s site screening and 

alternatives development phase. This 

early scoping notice invites the public 

and other interested parties to comment 

on the scope of the site screening and 

alternatives development analysis, 

including the following: (a) The purpose 

and need for the Project; (b) the 

assessment and criteria presented in the 

Early Scoping Information Report; (c) 

the potential impacts and benefits of the 

Project; and (d) other considerations 

that are relevant to the evaluation of 

alternatives. These early scoping efforts 

are being conducted in accordance with 

NEPA and its implementing regulations. 

Purpose and Need for the Project 

The purpose of the proposed Project 

is to improve regional mobility through 

expanded passenger-only terminal 

facilities on the downtown Seattle 

waterfront to: 

• Increase vessel docking capacity. 

• Increase passenger staging capacity 

and improve rider amenities, including 

restrooms and bicycle storage. 

• Incorporate shoreside infrastructure 

and equipment to support electric vessel 

charging. 

• Increase integration of passengeronly ferry travel with other transit 

modes. 

• Maintain or improve rider 

accessibility to Seattle business, 

employment, cultural and retail 

destinations. 

• Create opportunities for growth of 

regional passenger-only ferry routes 

throughout the Puget Sound Region. 

• Improve access to jobs and housing 

opportunities in regional growth 

centers. 

• Expand mobility options for 

minority and low-income populations. 

Additional terminal facilities are 

needed because: 

• The current passenger-only ferry 

terminal in downtown Seattle, Pier 50, 

is the only public facility of its kind. 

This facility can only accommodate two 

vessels at one time. 

• The Pier 50 passenger-only ferry 

terminal facility does not have shoreside space for equipment and 

infrastructure needed to support future 

electric vessel charging, such as energy 

storage systems. 

• Kitsap Transit’s passenger-only 

ferry service frequency cannot by 

increased during peak commute periods 

due to the limited landing site capacity. 

Current service is limited to 12 landings 

from the three Kitsap Transit routes 

within the peak period. 

• Terminal docking congestion leads 

to cascading departure delays and 

schedule disruptions. 

• Access between the more affordable 

housing on the Kitsap peninsula and the 

Downtown Seattle job center is 

constrained due to limited frequency of 

the passenger-only ferry service. 

Alternatives to passenger-only ferry 

service include auto/passenger ferry 

service provided by WSF, bus transit, or 

driving; all of which result in travel 

times roughly twice as long as Kitsap 

Transit’s passenger-only ferry routes. 

• Additionally, the Puget Sound 

Regional Council (PSRC) 2020 Puget 

Sound Passenger-only Ferry Study 

identified the lack of landing site 

capacity in downtown Seattle as a 

barrier to potential future routes or 

service expansion. 

Project Description 

Kitsap Transit is exploring potential 

expansion of passenger-only ferry 

facility capacity on the downtown 

Seattle waterfront to support ongoing 

operations of Kitsap Fast Ferries and 

growth of regional passenger-only ferry 

service. The first step in the Project is 

to assess downtown Seattle waterfront 

locations to identify a preferred 

downtown terminal location to support 

long-term passenger-only ferry 

operations. 

Project Context and History 

Passenger-only ferry docking facilities 

at the Seattle waterfront, the most in 

demand destination in downtown 

Seattle, are limited and inhibit any 

increases to service on current routes or 

introduction of new routes due to 

capacity constraints at the existing 

facility. The PSRC forecasts in 2018 that 

the region will add 1.8 million people 

and 1.2 million jobs by 2050. This 

growth is supported by PSRC’s regional 

transportation forecasting models that 

predict continued growth over the next 

20 years. 

Passenger-only ferry service to 

downtown Seattle, the region’s 

economic and cultural center, offers an 

alternative to the region’s capacity 

strained land-based transportation 

systems and complements existing 

Washington State Ferries (WSF) service. 

Passenger-only ferry transportation 

continues to expand, with Kitsap 

Transit implementing three routes in the 

last four years (Bremerton-Seattle, 

Kingston-Seattle, and SouthworthSeattle) with four vessels, and with 

ridership growing on the two existing 

King County Water Taxi routes (West 

Seattle-Seattle and Vashon IslandSeattle), operated by the Metropolitan 

King County, Metro Transit Department, 

Marine Division (King County Metro). In 

addition to existing operators, a recent 

PSRC 2020 Puget Sound Passenger-only 

Ferry Study identified additional 

potential ferry routes into the congested 

downtown Seattle waterfront. 

The Kitsap Transit passenger-only 

ferry program is an important 

transportation link connecting the 

Kitsap Peninsula to downtown Seattle. 

To ensure this service is reliable and 

meets rider needs, adequate landing 

facilities must be available on both ends 

of the routes. Kitsap Transit has built 

adequate landing facilities at two of 

their four landing locations: Bremerton 

and Kingston. The Southworth-Seattle 

route currently shares a single slip with 


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WSF at Southworth, and Kitsap Transit 

is working with WSF to make facility 

improvements to expand docking 

facilities. However, all three Kitsap 

Transit routes share two slips with the 

two King County Metro routes at Pier 50 

on the Seattle waterfront (Kitsap 

Transit’s fourth landing location). Pier 

50’s designed operating capacity is 

insufficient for five distinct routes, 

serviced by six operating vessels, 

arriving 20 times during both the 

morning and afternoon commute 

periods. 

Kitsap Transit is the secondary user at 

Pier 50 and must fit their service 

schedule around King County Metro’s 

schedule. Hence, the driving factor in 

Kitsap Transit’s service schedule is 

docking availability. This means that 

landing times are limited to available 

docking windows rather than customer 

preferences for arrival and departure 

times. With 12 landings in the peak 

commute ridership periods (5 a.m. to 9 

a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.), Kitsap 

Transit’s current schedule fully utilizes 

the docking times not reserved for King 

County Metro. Although there are a few 

remaining dock openings during the 

commute window, they cannot be 

accommodated within Kitsap Transit 

vessel headways and dwell times. 

Additional challenges to maintaining 

service schedules occur when Kitsap 

Transit and King County Metro vessels 

experience inevitable transit delays due 

to weather conditions such as fog or 

marine traffic that lead to cascading 

departure delays and service 

disruptions that cannot be mitigated 

with two landing slips. 

Kitsap Transit must stay within their 

docking windows in Seattle so as not to 

disrupt King County Metro’s schedule. 

To maintain docking windows, Kitsap 

Transit routinely has to travel at higher 

than planned speeds to maintain the 

Seattle arrival and departure schedule. 

At these higher speeds, Kitsap Transit 

consumes more fuel leading to higher 

carbon emissions and increased 

operating costs from higher fuel 

expense. Higher-speed operations also 

place greater loads on vessel engines 

and other vessel systems leading to 

increased maintenance costs. 

Kitsap Transit temporarily operated 

their Bremerton-Seattle route from a 

leased private dock at Pier 54. The lease 

could not be renewed, forcing Kitsap 

Transit to consolidate all three routes 

with King County Metro’s two routes at 

Pier 50 beginning May 2, 2022. With 

five routes and six vessels operating 

from two slips, the risk of arrival and 

departure delays and higher operating 

costs will increase. 

Next Steps 

Following early scoping, FTA and 

Kitsap Transit will use the comments 

received from early scoping to help 

identify and narrow the range of Project 

location alternatives for further 

evaluation in a combined NEPA/SEPA 

environmental document. If the 

resulting range of alternatives involves 

the potential for significant 

environmental impacts requiring an 

environmental impact statement (EIS), 

FTA will publish a Notice of Intent to 

Prepare an EIS in the Federal Register, 

and Kitsap Transit will publish a 

Determination of Significance/Scoping 

Notice. Tribes, agencies, and the public 

will be invited to comment on the scope 

of the EIS at that time. 

Authority: 49 CFR 622.101, 23 CFR 

771.111, and 40 CFR 1501.7. 

Linda M. Gehrke, 

Regional Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10156 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2022–0101] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Request for Transfer of 

Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or 

Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. 

Citizen Owned Documented Vessels 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) invites public comments on 

our intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The collection involves 

documenting Transfer of Ownership, 

Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or 

Mortgage of U.S. Citizen owned 

documented vessels. 

We are required to publish this notice 

in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or July 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. DOT–MARAD– 

2022–0099 through one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Search using the 

above DOT docket number and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this rulemaking. 

Note: All comments received will be 

posted without change to 

www.regulations.gov including any 

personal information provided. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the Department’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for the 

Department to enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information 

collection; and (d) ways that the burden 

could be minimized without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Electronic Access and Filing 

A copy of the notice may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

docket number listed above. A copy of 

this notice will be placed in the docket. 

Electronic retrieval help and guidelines 

are available on the website. It is 

available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. An electronic copy of this 

document may also be downloaded 

from the Office of the Federal Register’s 

website at www.FederalRegister.gov and 

the Government Publishing Office’s 

website at www.GovInfo.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katrina McRae, Vessel Transfer 

Specialist, Office of Sealift Support, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Maritime Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 366–3198, katrina.mcrae@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Transfer of 

Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or 

Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S.- 

Citizen Owned Documented Vessels. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0006. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Background: This collection provides 

information necessary for MARAD to 

approve the sale, transfer, charter, lease, 

or mortgage of U.S. documented vessels 

to non-citizens, or the transfer of such 

vessels to foreign registry and flag, or 

the transfer of foreign flag vessels by 

their owners as required by various 

contractual requirements. The 


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