26460 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 2, 2009 / Notices 

in the documented Environmental 

Assessments (EAs), issued in 

connection with the projects, and in 

other documents project records. The 

EAs, Findings of No Significant Impacts 

(FONSIs), and other project records for 

the listed projects are available by 

contacting the FHWA or the Texas 

Department of Transportation at the 

addresses provided above and can be 

viewed and downloaded from each 

project’s Web site found below. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions on the listed project as 

of the issuance date of this notice and 

all laws under which such actions were 

taken, including but not limited to: 

I. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4351); Federal-Aid Highway Act 

(FAHA) (23 U.S.C. Section 109), Federal 

Aviation Administration . 49 USC 

Section 47107(a)(16). 

II. Air: Clean Air Act (CAA), [42 

U.S.C. 7401–7671(q)]. 

III. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 (49 U.S.C. Section 303). 

IV. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sections 1531– 

1544 and Section 1536), Migratory Bird 

Treaty Act (MBTA) (16 U.S.C. Sections 

703–712). 

V. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. Section 470 (f) et seq.]; 

Archeological Resources Protection Act 

of 1977 (ARPA) [16 U.S.C. Sections 

470(aa)-11]; Archeological and Historic 

Preservation Act (AHPA) [16 U.S.C. 

Sections 469–469(c)]. 

VI. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 (Civil Rights) [42 U.S.C. 

Section 2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]. 

VII. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sections 

1251–1377 (Section 404, Section 401, 

Section 402, Section 319); Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA), 33 U.S.C. 

Sections 401–406. 

VIII. 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. 13175 Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Government; E.O. 11514 Protection and 

Enhancement of Environmental Quality. 

The projects subject to this notice are: 

1. Project Location: Interstate 

Highway (IH) 820 from IH 35W to State 

Highway (SH) SH 121/SH 183/SH 26 in 

the cities of Fort Worth, Haltom City 

and North Richland Hills in Tarrant 

County, Texas. Project Reference 

Number: TxDOT CSJ: 0008–14–058, 

0008–14–059 and 0014–16–194. 

Project Web site: http:// 

www.txdot.gov/project_information/ 

projects/fort_worth/ 

north_tarrant_express/default.htm 

Project Type: The project will include 

total reconstruction of the facility from 

a 4 lane freeway with discontinuous 

frontage roads and auxiliary lanes to a 

10 lane (6 general purpose (free) lanes 

and 4 managed (toll) lanes) facility with 

discontinuous frontage roads and 

auxiliary lanes. Project Length: 

Approximately 6 miles. General 

Purpose: The project will improve 

mobility throughout the corridor to 

relieve existing traffic congestion, 

improve local traffic circulation and 

accommodate future travel demand. 

Final agency actions have been taken 

under: NEPA, FAHA, CAA, ESA, 

MBTA, Section 4(f), Civil Rights Act, 

Section 106, ARPA, AHPA, Section 404, 

Section 401, E.O.’s 11990, 11988, 12898, 

11593, 13175 and 11514. NEPA 

document: EA with a FONSI issued 

December 08, 2008. 

2. Project Location: DFW Connector— 

SH 121 from Business 114L (Northwest 

Highway) to International Parkway AND 

SH 121 from SH 360 to Farm-to-Market 

(FM) 2499 primarily within the cities of 

Grapevine and Southlake in Tarrant 

County and Dallas County, Texas. 

Project Reference Number: TxDOT CSJ: 

0353–03–059, 0353–03–079, 0364–01– 

072, 0364–01–112, 0364–01–113 and 

0364–01–115. 

Project Web site: http:// 

www.txdot.gov/project_information/ 

projects/fort_worth/dfw_connector/ 

default.htm 

Project Type: The project will include 

six main lanes eastbound and seven 

main lanes westbound and the addition 

of two managed express lanes in each 

direction along approximately 4.5 miles 

of the corridor with improvements to 

SH 114 and SH 121 to tie to existing 

lanes on each end. Project Length: 

Approximately 14.4 miles. General 

Purpose: The project will improve 

mobility throughout the corridor to 

relieve existing traffic congestion, 

improve local and regional traffic 

circulation and accommodate future 

travel demand, improve access and 

safety and improve operational 

deficiencies. Final agency actions taken 

under: NEPA, FAHA, FAA, CAA, ESA, 

MBTA, Civil Rights Act,, Section 106, 

ARPA, AHPA, Section 404, Section 401, 

E.O.’s 11990, 11988, 12898, 11593, 

13175 and 11514. NEPA document: EA 

with a FONSI issued April 23, 2009. 

(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.) 

Authority: 23 USC 139(l)(1) 

Issued on: May 27, 2009. 

Salvador Deocampo, 

District Engineer, 

Austin Texas. 

[FR Doc. E9–12745 Filed 6–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket Number PHMSA–2009–0139 (Notice 

No. 09–3)] 

Hazardous Materials: Request for 

Comments on Issues or Problems 

Concerning International Atomic 

Energy Agency Regulations for the 

Safe Transport of Radioactive 

Materials 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA and the U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC) are 

jointly seeking comments on issues or 

problems concerning requirements in 

the International Atomic Energy Agency 

(IAEA) Regulations for the Safe 

Transport of Radioactive Material 

(referred to as TS–R–1). The IAEA is 

considering revisions to the TS–R–1 

regulations as part of its periodic twoyear review cycle for a 2013 Edition. 

DATES: Submit comments by June 15, 

2009. Comments received after this date 

will be considered if it is practical to do 

so; however, we are only able to assure 

consideration for proposals received on 

or before this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the docket number 

(PHMSA–2009–0139) by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Hand Delivery: To Docket 

Operations, Room W12–140 on the 

ground floor of the West Building, 1200 

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New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this notice at the beginning 

of the comment. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket management system, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: For access to the dockets to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or DOT’s Docket 

Operations Office (see ADDRESSES). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rick Boyle, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Technology, (202) 366–4545, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

document (or signing the document, 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 (65 FR 

19477) or you may visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The IAEA works with its Member 

States and multiple partners worldwide 

to promote safe, secure and peaceful 

nuclear technologies. The IAEA 

established and maintains an 

international standard, Regulations for 

the Safe Transport of Radioactive 

Material (TS–R–1), to promote the safe 

and secure transportation of radioactive 

material. The IAEA periodically 

reviews, and as deemed appropriate 

revises, its Regulations for the Safe 

Transport of Radioactive Material to 

reflect new information and 

accumulated experience. The DOT is 

the U.S. competent authority before the 

IAEA for radioactive material 

transportation matters. The NRC 

provides technical support to the DOT 

in this regard, particularly with regard 

to Type B and fissile transportation 

packages. 

The IAEA recently initiated a review 

cycle for its regulations. To assure 

opportunity for public participation in 

the international regulatory 

development process, the DOT and the 

NRC are soliciting comments and 

information concerning issues or 

problems with the IAEA Regulations. 

The focus of this solicitation is to 

identify issues or problems with the 

2009 of TS–R–1. Although IAEA has not 

yet published the 2009 Edition of TS– 

R–1, a draft version suitable for this 

review process is available on http:// 

www.regulations.gov (use the search 

tool to locate the docket number for this 

notice). The IAEA has already identified 

a number of issues with that draft; a 

table showing draft proposed changes to 

the 2009 Edition is also available 

through this docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

It would be helpful to recommend 

potential changes or solutions to resolve 

any identified issues or problems. This 

information will assist the DOT and the 

NRC to consider the full range of views 

and alternatives as the agencies develop 

the proposed issues the United States 

will submit to the IAEA. 

II. Public Participation 

Proposals must be submitted in 

writing (electronic file in Microsoft 

Word format preferred). 

The DOT and the NRC will review the 

proposed issues and identified 

problems. Proposed issues and 

identified problems from all Member 

States and International Organizations 

will be initially considered at an IAEA 

Transport Safety Standards Committee 

(TRANSSC) Meeting to be convened by 

IAEA on October 5–9, 2009, in Vienna, 

Austria. Prior to that meeting, the DOT 

and the NRC will consider convening a 

public meeting to discuss the U.S. 

proposals submitted to the IAEA. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 28, 

2009. 

Theodore L. Willke, 

Associate Administrator for Hazardous 

Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. E9–12778 Filed 6–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket ID. FMCSA–2009–0121] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 23 individuals for 

exemption from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals to 

qualify as drivers of commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce 

without meeting the Federal vision 

standard. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 

2009–0121 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket ID for this 

Notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. If you want 

acknowledgment that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19476). This information is also 

available at http://Docketsinfo.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 1200