56122 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 2, 2007 / Notices 

Harkins, Attorney Advisor, FHWA 

Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–

4928, Federal Highway Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours for 

the FHWA are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 20, 2007, the FHWA 

published its NPRM in the Federal 

Register at 72 FR 53736. As required 

under section 1604(b)(6) of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU), the proposed 

rule specifies the interoperability 

requirements for automated toll 

collection systems for the facilities that 

are tolled under any of the tolling 

programs contained in section 1604 of 

SAFETEA–LU. Specifically, this NPRM 

proposes to require facilities operating 

with authority under section 1604 of 

SAFETEA–LU to use electronic toll 

collection systems and for these systems 

to address their interoperability with 

other toll facilities. Although a 

nationwide interoperability standard 

has not yet been established, the 

proposed rule seeks to accelerate 

progress toward achieving nationwide 

interoperability by requiring these 

facilities to upgrade their electronic toll 

collection systems to the national 

standards whenever adopted. 

The September 20, 2007, notice 

announced a public meeting on October 

11, 2007, to discuss the NPRM. In 

response to comments received, the 

FHWA has decided to hold an 

additional public meeting on October 

18, 2007. 

Public Meetings 

The public meetings will be held at 

the address listed above. The FHWA 

invites participation in these meetings 

by all those interested in the above 

noted NPRM. Written submissions are 

welcome, although not required for 

participation. The FHWA expects each 

meeting to last approximately three 

hours. No pre-registration is required for 

participation. 

Issued on: September 26, 2007. 

Anthony Furst, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E7–19409 Filed 10–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Draft Bay Area to Central Valley HighSpeed Train Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Report/ 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of draft 

environmental impact statement 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On July 2, 2007, FRA 

approved for release and agency and 

public review the Draft Program 

Environmental Impact Report/ 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/ 

EIS) for the Bay Area to Central Valley 

portion of the California High Speed 

Rail Authority’s (Authority) proposed 

High Speed Train Program for the State 

of California. FRA is the lead federal 

agency on the environmental review in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

the Authority is the project sponsor and 

lead agency for the California 

Environmental Quality Act review. In 

releasing the Draft Program EIR/EIS, 

FRA and the Authority established a 70- 

day public comment period that was 

scheduled to end on September 28, 

2007. The public was notified of the 70- 

day comment period through a variety 

of avenues, including newspaper 

publications, information included on 

both agencies’ Web sites, at public 

hearings held throughout the affected 

area, and through the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

weekly Federal Register publication (72 

FR 39808, July 20, 2007), which noted 

the availability of the Draft Program 

EIR/EIS, identified as EIS No. 20070303. 

At its September 26, 2007 board 

meeting, the Authority considered a 

number of public requests to extend the 

comment period and decided to accept 

comments until noon on October 26, 

2007. FRA agrees with the Authority 

that this extension will facilitate public 

participation and is extending the 

comment period for NEPA purposes to 

October 26, 2007 as well. 

DATES: The comment period on the Draft 

Bay Area to Central Valley HST Program 

EIR/EIS is extended until October 26, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted to the California High-Speed 

Rail Authority, EIR/EIS Comments, 925 

L Street, Suite 1425, Sacramento, CA 

95814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding the 

programmatic environmental review, 

please contact: Mr. Dan Leavitt, Deputy 

Director of the California High-Speed 

Rail Authority, 925 L Street, Suite 1425, 

Sacramento, CA 95814 (telephone 916–

324–1541); or Mr. David Valenstein, 

Environmental Program Manager, Office 

of Passenger Programs, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1120 Vermont Avenue 

(Mail Stop 20), Washington, DC 20590 

(telephone 202–493–6368). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More 

information about the proposed HST 

system, the first-tier Program EIR/EIS 

addressing the HST system and the 

Draft Bay Area to Central Valley HST 

EIS are available at http:// 

www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

26, 2007. 

Mark E. Yachmetz, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 07–4854 Filed 9– 27–07; 1:10 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2007–29355] 

Notice of Request for a New Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to 

request the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to approve a new 

collection: 49 U.S.C. Section 5317, New 

Freedom Program. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before December 3, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that your 

comments are not entered more than 

once into the docket, submit comments 

identified by the docket number by only 

one of the following methods: 

1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the U.S. Government 

electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) 

electronic docket is no longer accepting 

electronic comments.) All electronic 

submissions must be made to the U.S. 

Government electronic docket site at 

www.regulations.gov. Commenters 

should follow the directions below for 

mailed and hand-delivered comments. 

2. Fax: 202–493–2251. 

3. Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 


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