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restrictions on major arterials, empty 

container management through policies 

and incentives, implementation of truck 

emission/safety enforcement facilities, 

expanded public transportation, and an 

expanded Intelligent Transportation 

System (ITS) to include entire study 

area. 

• Alternative Goods Movement 

Technology. 

• Arterial Highway and I–710 

Congestion Relief Improvements. 

• I–710 Mainline Improvements. 

Æ Option A—10 general-purpose 

lanes with no carpool lanes. 

Æ Option B—eight general-purpose 

lanes with one carpool lane in each 

direction (total of 10). 

• Locally Preferred Strategy Hybrid 

Design (I–710 Mainline Improvements 

with the addition of a separated four 

lane freight movement facility)—

Includes ten general purpose lanes next 

to a separated four lane freight 

movement facility from the Ports of Los 

Angeles and Long Beach (Ocean 

Boulevard) to the UP and BNSF 

intermodal yards southeast of the I–710/ 

I–5 interchange. This alternative is a 

community-based recommendation 

from the previous I–710 Major Corridor 

Study: Major Opportunity /Strategy 

Recommendations and Conditions. 

These basic alternatives will have 

additional design variations, which 

provide optional lane use (general 

purpose, High Occupancy Vehicle, 

Transportation Systems Management), 

optional on and off ramp modifications, 

and other engineering details. These 

alternatives may be refined, combined 

with various different alternatives, or be 

removed from further consideration, as 

more analysis is conducted on the 

project alternatives. 

Analysis supporting the EIS will 

determine the type of facility necessary 

to meet the existing and future 

transportation needs in the corridor. 

The following permits may be 

required to construct the proposed 

project: 

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Section 404 permit. 

• Section 401 Water Quality 

Certification from the California 

Regional Water Quality Control Board. 

• 1602 Streambed Alteration 

Agreement from the California 

Department of Fish and Game. 

• Incidental take permit from the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS). 

• Incidental take permit from the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. 

• State Coastal Development Permit. 

• Federal Coastal Zone Management 

Act Consistency Determination. 

• Encroachment permits from the 

various cities in which project 

construction would occur. 

Caltrans is holding public scoping 

meetings to provide an overview of the 

project, summary of the environmental 

process and issues addressed, and 

receive input regarding environmental 

issues and the suggested scope and 

content of the EIR. An Agency Scoping 

Meeting will be held on September 10, 

2008 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., followed by 

a Public Scoping Meeting from 6:30 

p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Progress Park in the 

City of Paramount. Two additional 

Public Scoping Meetings will be held on 

September 9, 2008 at Rowen Elementary 

School in East L.A. and September 11, 

2008 at Cabrillo High School in Long 

Beach from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, Participating 

Agencies, tribal governments and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens who have previously 

expressed or are known to have interest 

in this proposal. It is anticipated that 

the Draft EIS will be available for public 

and agency review and comment in 

mid-2010. Public meetings will be held 

in study area communities in the 

summer of 2010. In addition, public 

hearings will be held. Public notice will 

be given for the time and place of the 

public meetings and hearings. The EIS 

will be available for public and agency 

review and comment prior to the public 

hearing. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action is 

addressed and all significant concerns 

are identified, comments and 

suggestions are invited from all 

interested parties. Comments or 

questions about this proposed action 

and the EIS should be directed to 

Caltrans at the address provided above. 

(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.) 

Nancy E. Bobb, 

Director, State Programs, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sacramento, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 seq.), this notice announces 

that the Information Collection 

abstracted below has been forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The 

nature of the information collection is 

described as well as its expected 

burden. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on June 9, 

2008, and comments were due by 

August 8, 2008. No comments were 

received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 19, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanne Spittle, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: 202–366–5979; or e-mail: 

joanne.spittle@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title: Application for Waiver of the 

Coastwise Trade Laws for Small 

Passenger Vessels. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0529. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Small passenger 

vessel owners who desire to operate in 

the coastwise trade. 

Forms: None. 

Abstract: Owners of small passenger 

vessels desiring waiver of the coastwise 

trade laws affecting small passenger 

vessels will be required to file a written 

application and justification for waiver 

to the Maritime Administration 

(MARAD). The agency will review the 

application and make a determination 

whether to grant the requested waiver. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 100 

hours. 

Addressee: Send comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention 

MARAD Desk Officer. 

Comments Are Invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 


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is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: August 14, 2008. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–19260 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Marine Transportation System National 

Advisory Council 

ACTION: National Advisory Council 

public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

announces that the Marine 

Transportation System National 

Advisory Council (MTSNAC) will hold 

a meeting to review and approve an 

updated and revised Intermodal Report, 

finalize an expanded Marine 

Transportation System outreach and 

education program to addresses the 

economic benefits that our ports and the 

Marine Transportation System 

contribute to the nation, and discuss 

other issues of importance to the Marine 

Transportation System. A public 

comment period is scheduled for 11:15 

a.m.–11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, 

September 17, 2008. To provide time for 

as many people to speak as possible, 

speaking time for each individual will 

be limited to three minutes. Members of 

the public who would like to speak are 

asked to contact Richard J. Lolich by 

September 10, 2008. Commenter’s will 

be placed on the agenda in the order in 

which notifications are received. If time 

allows, additional comments will be 

permitted. Copies of oral comments 

must be submitted in writing at the 

meeting. Additional written comments 

are welcome and must be filed by 

September 27, 2008. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, 

September 18, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 

12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Sheraton National Hotel, 900 South 

Orme Street Arlington, Virginia 22204. 

The hotel’s phone number is 703–521–

1900. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Lolich, (202) 366–0704; 

Maritime Administration, MAR–540, 

Room W21–309, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

richard.lolich@dot.gov. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. App 2, Sec. 9(a)(2); 41 

CFR 101–6. 1005; DOT Order 1120.3B) 

By order of the Maritime Administration. 

Dated: August 13, 2008. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–19257 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2008 0077] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

EL SHADDAI. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2008–

0077 at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties may comment on the 

effect this action may have on U.S. 

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. 

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD 

determines, in accordance with 46 

U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD’s regulations 

at 46 CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 

30, 2003), that the issuance of the 

waiver will have an unduly adverse 

effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a 

business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, a waiver will not be 

granted. Comments should refer to the 

docket number of this notice and the 

vessel name in order for MARAD to 

properly consider the comments. 

Comments should also state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 19, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2008–0077. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–

366–5979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel EL SHADDAI is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘Occasional day and 

overnight charters in waters off 

California coast.’’

Geographic Region: ‘‘California.’’

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Dated: August 13, 2008. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–19258 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] 

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