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impacts and benefits of implementing
the high-speed train in the more
geographically limited area between
Merced and Fresno, and is based on
more detailed project planning and
engineering. This Draft EIR/EIS analysis
builds on the earlier decisions and
program EIR/EISs, and provides more
site-specific and detailed analysis.
The Authority plans to complete the
California HST System in two phases.
Phase 1 will connect San Francisco to
Los Angeles/Anaheim via the Pacheco
Pass and the Central Valley with a
mandated express travel time of 2 hours
and 40 minutes or less. Phase 2 will
connect the Central Valley to the state’s
capital, Sacramento, and will extend the
system from Los Angeles to San Diego.
This Project is for one section in Phase
1 and is receiving funding from FRA for
design and environmental review as
well as for construction of an initial
Section in the Central Valley.
The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery
Act), enacted February 17, 2009,
contained $8 billion to fund high-speed
and intercity passenger rail (HSIPR)
projects. In response to the Recovery
Act funding, FRA developed and began
implementation of the HSIPR Program
to fund projects to improve existing
intercity passenger rail service and to
develop new high speed intercity
passenger rail corridors. FRA’s HSIPR
Program also received an additional
$2.1 billion from the Transportation,
Housing, and Urban Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act of
2010. The California High-Speed Rail
Authority applied for and was selected
to receive over $3.5 billion in HSIPR
funds from FRA to complete
preliminary engineering and NEPA
reviews, and associated documentation
for seven sections comprising the
Phase 1 California HST System and to
construct an initial Central Valley
Section from Madera County to
Bakersfield (Kern County), California.
Completion of the environmental review
process marked by issuance of a Record
of Decision (ROD) by FRA is a
prerequisite for any construction related
federal funding or approvals from FRA.
The approximately 65-mile-long
Merced to Fresno Section is an essential
part of the statewide HST System. The
Merced to Fresno Section is the location
of the connection between the Bay Area
and Sacramento branches of the HST
System; it will provide Merced and
Fresno access to a new transportation
mode and will contribute to increased
mobility throughout California. This
Section will connect the central San
Joaquin Valley region to the remainder
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Madera County, and the northern part of
the city of Fresno.
This Draft EIR/EIS has been prepared
by the FRA and the Authority consistent
with the provisions of Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), the Counsel of Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing
NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500 et seq.), FRA’s
Procedures for Considering
Environmental Impacts (64 FR 28545
(May 26, 1999)), and in conformity with
the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources
Code Section 21000 et seq.), and the
CEQA Guidelines (California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et
seq.).
The Draft EIR/EIS is available online
at FRA’s Web site: http://
www.fra.dot.gov and the Authority’s
Web site: http://
www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov. The Draft
EIR/EIS is also available for viewing at
the following locations near the planned
rail system:
• Fresno County Public Library,
Central Branch, 2420 Mariposa Street,
Fresno, CA 93721;
• Madera County Library, 121 North
G Street, Madera, CA 93637;
• Chowchilla Branch Library (Madera
County Library), 300 Kings Avenue,
Chowchilla, CA 93610;
• Merced Community Senior Center,
755 West 15th Street, Merced, CA
95340;
• Merced County Library, 2100 O
Street, Merced, CA 95340;
• Galilee Missionary Baptist Church,
22941 Fairmead Boulevard, Chowchilla,
CA 93610;
• Le Grand Branch Library, 12949 Le
Grand Road, Le Grand, CA 95333;
• Lao Family Community, 855 W.
15th Street, Merced, CA 95333;
• Madera Ranchos Branch Library,
37167 Avenue 12, Suite 4C, Madera, CA
95636;
• Merced County Los Banos Branch
Library, 1312 South Seventh Street, Los
Banos, CA 93635; and
• Atwater Branch Library, 1600 Third
Street, Atwater, CA 95301.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 31,
2011.
Paul Nissenbaum,
Director, Office of Passenger and Freight
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et 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 May 27, 2011, and comments were
due by July 26, 2011. No comments
were received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edmond J. Fitzgerald, Office of
Financial Approvals and Marine
Insurance, Maritime Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–366–2279; or e-mail:
[email protected]. Copies of
this collection can also be obtained from
that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime
Administration.
Title: Application for Construction
Reserve Fund and Annual Statements.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0032.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners or operators
of vessels in the U.S. domestic or
foreign commerce.
Forms: None.
Abstract: In accordance with Section
511 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936,
as amended, all citizens who own or
operate vessels in the U.S. domestic or
foreign commerce and desire ‘‘tax’’
benefits under the Construction Reserve
Fund (CRF) program, are required to
submit to MARAD an application for
benefits. The annual statement provided
to MARAD officials sets forth a detailed
analysis of the CRF when each income
tax return is filed. The application is
required in order for MARAD to
determine whether the applicant is
qualified for the benefits, and the
annual statements are required in order
for MARAD to assure that the
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requirements of the program are being
satisfied.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 153
hours.
Addresses: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention:
MARAD Desk Officer. Alternatively,
comments may be sent via e-mail to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management
and Budget, at the following address:
[email protected].
Comments Are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
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.
Dated: August 30, 2011.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD 2011–0115]

Information Collection Available for
Public Comments and
Recommendations
Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

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 7, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael C. Pucci, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202–366–5167; or e-mail:
[email protected]. Copies of this

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collection also can be obtained from that
office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Requirements for
Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to
Obtain a Fishery Endorsement.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0530.
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: In accordance with the
American Fisheries Act of 1998, owners
of vessels of 100 feet or greater who
wish to obtain a fishery endorsement to
the vessels’ documentation are required
to file with the Maritime Administration
(MARAD) an Affidavit of United States
Citizenship.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collection is necessary for
MARAD to determine that a particular
vessel is owned and controlled by
United Sates citizens and is eligible to
receive a fishery endorsement to its
documentation.
Description of Respondents: Vessel
owners, charterers, mortgagees,
mortgage trustees and managers of
vessels of 100 feet or greater who seek
a fishery endorsement for the vessel.
Annual Responses: 500.
Annual Burden: 2,950 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. 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.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
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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.
Dated: August 30, 2011.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Julie Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–22888 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et 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 15, 2010. No comments were
received.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted on
or before October 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila Brown, Maritime Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–366–5178; or e-mail
[email protected]. Copies of this
collection also can be obtained from that
office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime
Administration (MARAD).
Title: Elements of Request for Course
Approval.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0535.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Respondents are
public and private maritime security
course training providers.
Form(s): None.
Abstract: Under this voluntary
collection, public and private maritime
security training course providers may
choose to provide the Maritime
DATES:

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