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611). The New Starts regulation requires 

the submission of specific information 

in support of a request to initiate 

preliminary engineering, and this 

information is normally developed in 

conjunction with the NEPA process. 

Pertinent New Starts evaluation criteria 

will be included in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

V. FTA Procedures 

In accordance with 23 CFR 771.105(a) 

and 771.133, FTA will comply with all 

Federal environmental laws, 

regulations, and executive orders 

applicable to the proposed project 

during the environmental review 

process to the maximum extent 

practicable. These requirements 

include, but are not limited to, the 

regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality and FTA 

implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508, and 23 CFR Part 771), the 

project-level air quality conformity 

regulation of the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR part 

93), the Section 404(b)(1) guidelines of 

EPA (40 CFR part 230), the regulation 

implementing Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act (36 

CFR Part 800), the regulation 

implementing section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act (50 CFR part 

402), Section 4(f) of the DOT Act (23 

CFR 771.135), and Executive Orders 

12898 on environmental justice, 11988 

on floodplain management, and 11990 

on wetlands. 

Issued on: August 25, 2008. 

Yvette G. Taylor, 

Regional Administrator, FTA Region 4. 

[FR Doc. E8–20221 Filed 8–29–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2008–0081] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice of intention to request 

extension of OMB approval and request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention 

to request extension of approval for 

three years of a currently approved 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before November 3, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Christensen, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: 202–366–5909; or e-mail: 

tom.christensen@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Effective U.S. 

Control (EUSC)/Parent Company. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0511. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: The Effective U.S. Control 

(EUSC)/Parent Company collection 

consists of an inventory of foreignregistered vessels owned by U.S. 

citizens. Specifically, the collection 

consists of responses from vessel 

owners verifying or correcting vessel 

ownership data and characteristics 

found in commercial publications. The 

information obtained could be vital in a 

national or international emergency and 

is essential to the logistical support 

planning operations conducted by 

Maritime Administration officials. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information is used in contingency 

planning and provides data related to 

potential sealift capacity to support 

movement of fuel and military 

equipment to crisis zones. 

Description of Respondents: U.S. 

citizens who own foreign-registered 

vessels. 

Annual Responses: 60 responses. 

Annual Burden: 30 hours. 

Comments: Comments should refer to 

the docket number that appears at the 

top of this document. Written comments 

may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Comments also 

may be submitted by electronic means 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/indes.jsp. 

Specifically address whether this 

information collection is necessary for 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency and will have practical 

utility, accuracy of the burden 

estimates, ways to minimize this 

burden, and ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected. All 

comments received will be available for 

examination at the above address 

between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or 

EST), Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An electronic version 

of this document is available on the 

World Wide Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/indes.jsp. 

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), or you 

may visit http://www.regulations.gov/ 

search/indes.jsp. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

Dated: August 22, 2008. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–20230 Filed 8–29–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket Number: 2008 0084] 

Application of Foreign Underwriters To 

Write Marine Hull Insurance 

The Maritime Administration has 

received an application under 46 CFR 

part 249 from Codan Forsikring A/S, a 

Denmark based underwriter, to write 

Marine hull insurance on vessels 

guaranteed under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 537 

(formerly Title XI of the Merchant 

Marine Act of 1936, as amended). 

In accordance with 46 CFR 249.7(b), 

interested persons are hereby afforded 

an opportunity to bring to the Maritime 

Administration’s attention any 

discriminatory laws or practices relating 

to the placement of marine hull 

insurance which may exist in the 

applicant’s country of domicile. 

You may submit comments regarding 

this information collection by any of the 

following methods: 

a. Web Site: www.regulations.gov 

Following the instructions for 

submitting comments on the electronic 

docket site. 

b. Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

c. Hand Delivery: Room PL–410 of the 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC. Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 


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d. Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

outline instructions. 

Instruction: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the docket 

number for this rulemaking. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

wwww.regulations.gov including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading under 

Regulatory Notices. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room PL–401 of the Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–20197 Filed 8–29–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket Number: MARAD 2008 0085] 

Application of Foreign Underwriters To 

Write Marine Hull Insurance 

The Maritime Administration has 

received an application under 46 CFR 

part 249 from Fortis Corporate 

Insurance N.V., a Netherlands based 

underwriter, to write Marine hull 

insurance on vessels guaranteed under 

46 U.S.C. Chapter 537 (formerly Title XI 

of The Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as 

amended). In accordance with 46 CFR 

249.7(b), interested persons are hereby 

afforded an opportunity to bring to the 

Maritime Administration’s attention any 

discriminatory laws or practices relating 

to the placement of marine hull 

insurance which may exist in the 

applicant’s country of domicile. 

You may submit comments regarding 

this information collection by any of the 

following methods: 

a. Web site: www.regulations.gov. 

Following the instructions for 

submitting comments on the electronic 

docket site. 

b. Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

c. Hand Delivery: Room PL–410 of the 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC. Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

d. Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

outline instructions. 

Instruction: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the docket 

number for this rulemaking. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

wwww.regulations.gov including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading under 

Regulatory Notices. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room PL–401 of the Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–20198 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2008 0082] 

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 

L’ESPRIT LIBRE II. 

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–

0082 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 

October 2, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2008–0082. 

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 L’ESPRIT LIBRE II 

is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘charter.’’

Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New 

Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode 

Island, Connecticut, New York, New 

Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 

Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and 

Caribbean.’’

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 25, 2008. 


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