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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6311] 

Determination Related to North Korea 

Pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by the laws of the United States, 

including the Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110–

252), Chapter 4 of the Report on SixParty Commitments, I hereby determine 

that North Korea continues to fulfill its 

commitments under the February 13, 

2007, and October 3, 2007, Six-Party 

agreements, and that North Korea 

continues to make progress toward full 

implementation of the September 2005 

Joint Statement. 

This Determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register and copies shall 

be provided to the appropriate 

committees of the Congress along with 

the related report on North Korea’s 

activities. 

Dated: July 7, 2008. 

Condoleezza Rice, 

Secretary of State, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–18115 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6293] 

Public Meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Persons With 

Disabilities 

SUMMARY: A working group of the 

Advisory Committee on Persons with 

Disabilities of the U.S. Department of 

State and the U.S. Agency for 

International Development (Committee) 

will conduct a public meeting on 

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 from 9 

a.m.–1 p.m. in the Ronald Reagan 

Building and International Trade 

Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20004. For 

directions, see, http://www.itcdc.com/ 

index.php. 

The Working Group of the Committee 

is reviewing the National Council on 

Disability (NCD) September 9, 2003 

Report entitled, ‘‘Foreign Policy and 

Disability: Legislative Strategies and 

Civil Rights Protections to Ensure 

Inclusion of People with Disabilities’’

(http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/ 

publications/2003/foreign03.htm). At 

this meeting, the Working Group will 

discuss its assessment of the progress 

being made in addressing the 

conclusions of the NCD Report and will 

discuss recommendations to be made to 

the Committee. 

Attendees must have valid, 

government-issued photo identification, 

such as a Driver’s License or passport, 

in order to enter the building. Attendees 

requiring reasonable accommodation 

should indicate their requirements at 

least one week prior to the event to 

Sylvia Thomas at thomassl@state.gov. 

There will be a limited amount of time 

for comments from the public. 

Established on June 23, 2004, the 

Advisory Committee serves the 

Secretary and the Administrator in an 

advisory capacity with respect to the 

consideration of the interests of persons 

with disabilities in the formulation and 

implementation of U.S. foreign policy 

and foreign assistance. The Committee 

is established under the general 

authority of the Secretary and the 

Department of State as set forth in Title 

22 of the United States Code, Sections 

2656 and 2651a, and in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended. 

Dated: July 28, 2008. 

Stephanie Ortoleva, 

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and 

Labor, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–18111 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in Wake & 

Durham Counties, NC 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA 

and Other Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(I)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, the Triangle Parkway, which 

begins at NC 540 in Wake County and 

ends at I–40 in Durham County. The 

Triangle Parkway is also known as State 

Transportation Improvement Program 

Project U–4763B. Those actions grant 

licenses, permits, and approvals for the 

project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(I)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before February 2, 2009. 

If the Federal law that authorizes 

judicial review of a claim provides a 

time period of less than 180 days for 

filing such claim, then that shorter time 

period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

George Hoops, P.E., Major Projects 

Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, 

Suite 410, Raleigh, North Carolina, 

27601–1418, Telephone: (919) 747–

7022; e-mail: 

george.hoops@fhwa.dot.gov. FHWA 

North Carolina Division Office’s normal 

business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(Eastern Time). Ms. Jennifer Harris, P.E., 

Staff Engineer, North Carolina Turnpike 

Authority (NCTA), 5400 Glenwood 

Avenue, Suite 400, Raleigh, North 

Carolina, 27612, Telephone: (919) 571–

3004; e-mail: 

jennifer.harris@ncturnpike.org. NCTA’s 

normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 

p.m. (Eastern Time). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of North Carolina: 

The Triangle Parkway, a 3.4-mile long, 

multi-lane, fully access-controlled, new 

location roadway. The project is also 

known as State Transportation 

Improvement Program (STIP) Project U–

4763B. The project would run generally 

in a north-south direction, roughly 

parallel to NC 55, Davis Drive, and NC 

54. On the south, the project begins at 

NC 540 in Wake County; on the north, 

it ends at I–40 in Durham County. The 

actions by the Federal agencies, and the 

laws under which such actions were 

taken, are described in the February 20, 

2008–Environmental Assessment (EA), 

the July 29, 2008–FHWA Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI), and in other 

documents in the FHWA administrative 

record. The EA, FONSI, and other 

documents in the FHWA administrative 

record file are available by contacting 

the FHWA or NCTA at the addresses 

provided above. The EA and FONSI can 

be viewed at the offices of the North 

Carolina Turnpike Authority, 5400 

Glenwood Avenue, Suite 400, Raleigh, 

North Carolina, 27612. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency actions and 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]. 

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 

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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], Anadromous Fish 

Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)- 

757(g)], Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)], Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712], 

Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act of 

1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et 

seq. ]. 

5. 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)–11]; Archaeological 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]. 

6. 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]. 

7. 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); 

Emergency Wetlands Resources Act [16 

U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; TEA–21 Wetlands 

Mitigation [23 U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 

133(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster Protection 

Act [42 U.S.C. 4001–4128]. 

8. 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)]. 

9. 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 Research, 

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(I)(1). 

Issued on: July 31, 2008. 

George Hoops, 

Major Projects Engineer, FHWA, Raleigh, 

North Carolina. 

[FR Doc. E8–17986 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–28055] 

Demonstration Project on NAFTA 

Trucking Provisions 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of 

demonstration project. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces the 

extension of the demonstration project 

allowing up to 100 Mexico-domiciled 

motor carriers to operate beyond the 

U.S. border commercial zones, and the 

same number of U.S. carriers to operate 

in Mexico, from one year to the full 

three years allowed by statute, 49 U.S.C. 

31315. Reciprocally, Mexico has agreed 

to allow U.S.-domiciled motor carriers 

in the demonstration project to continue 

to operate in Mexico for up to three 

years. 

DATES: This notice is effective upon 

publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Milt Schmidt, Division Chief, North 

American Borders Division, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

Telephone (202) 366–4049; e-mail 

milt.schmidt@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Secretary 

of Transportation Mary E. Peters and 

Mexico’s Secretary of Communications 

and Transportation Luis Tollez 

Kuenzler announced a demonstration 

project to implement certain trucking 

provisions of the North American Free 

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in February 

2007. The project was expected to last 

one year. FMCSA’s notice inaugurating 

the project stated that ‘‘[t]he 

demonstration project has a one-year 

limit’’ (72 FR 23883, 23884, May 1, 

2007). 

Shortly thereafter Congress required 

the Department of Transportation (DOT) 

to satisfy a series of new conditions 

before starting the demonstration 

project. See section 6901 of the ‘‘U.S. 

Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, 

Katrina Recovery, and Iraq 

Accountability Appropriations Act, 

2007’’ [hereafter: ‘‘Iraq Supplemental’’], 

Pub. L. 110–28, 121 Stat. 112, 183, May 

25, 2007. Section 6901 imposed limits 

on DOT’s use of appropriated funds to 

grant authority to Mexico-domiciled 

motor carriers to operate beyond the 

border commercial zones. In particular, 

section 6901(a) required that the 

granting of such authority be tested as 

part of a pilot program meeting the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 31315(c) and 

that the pilot program also comply with 

the requirements of section 350 of 

Public Law 107–87 (115 Stat. 833, 864, 

December 18, 2001). Section 350, 

enacted by the 2002 DOT 

Appropriations Act and reenacted in 

every subsequent annual DOT 

appropriations act, set forth additional 

requirements FMCSA must meet as a 

condition of granting Mexico-domiciled 

motor carriers authority to operate in 

the United States. A pilot program 

under § 31315(c) must include, among 

other things, a ‘‘scheduled life * * * of 

not more than 3 years.’’

As demonstrated in the Federal 

Register notices of June 8 and August 

17, 2007 (72 FR 31877 and 72 FR 46263, 

respectively), FMCSA met all of the 

conditions established by section 6901 

of the Iraq Supplemental, including 

compliance with section 350. The 

demonstration project was initiated on 

September 6, 2007, after Secretary 

Peters submitted to Congress the 

Department’s response to the report by 

the DOT Office of Inspector General 

verifying compliance with section 350, 

as required by section 6901(b)(1) and 

(b)(2)(A). FMCSA issued provisional 

operating authority to the first Mexicodomiciled motor carrier the same day. 

However, uncertainties concerning the 

length and viability of the 

demonstration project may have 

deterred a significant number of 

carriers, both from Mexico and the 

United States, from seeking to 

participate in the project. For example, 

many Mexico-domiciled motor carriers 

who previously expressed an interest in 

operating beyond the border commercial 

zones have not pursued such authority 

through the demonstration project. 

Additionally, we have been advised that 

other Mexico-domiciled carriers who 

received approval for project 

participation are not participating 

because they are reluctant to incur 

substantial costs related to obtaining 

insurance to operate in the United 

States and developing a customer base 

for long-haul operations, in the face of 

these uncertainties. The result is that 

the number of Mexico-domiciled 

carriers operating under the 

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