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(Georgia Avenue) and I–95, a distance of
approximately 10.6 miles.
The purpose of the MD 28/MD 198
Corridor Improvement Study is to
improve local traffic safety and
operations for motorists, bicyclists, and
pedestrians traveling along the MD 28/
MD 198 corridor and across intersecting
roads, while managing access; and,
preserve the rural and suburban quality
of life by addressing localized traffic
issues, while considering local planning
visions and state growth policies for
communities along the corridor. MD 28
and MD 198 is experiencing peak hour
congestion in areas along portions of the
corridor between I–95 and MD 97,
particularly east of MD 97, in the
vicinity of US 29 and Burtonsville
commercial area, and near Sweitzer
Lane. Local operational and capacity
deficiencies are projected to result from
planned and future development in and
around the study area. The resulting
congestion is expected to cause stopand-go conditions along the roadways,
especially at study-area intersections
projected to experience failing
conditions by 2040. The roadway
segments between the intersections will
experience peak-hour capacity
constraints imposed by: Projected traffic
volumes; the absence of mid-block
through lanes on two-lane roadways; the
absence of storage lanes for left turns;
and the absence of deceleration lanes for
right turns. Local area master plans
describe objectives for the corridor
roadway that include retaining the rural
character of adjacent communities and
protecting sensitive environmental
areas. Recommended features in these
plans include the construction of hikerbiker trails and sidewalks and the
addition of landscaping.
Alternatives under consideration
include taking no action, installing onroad bicycle provisions, a shared use
path and segments of sidewalk, and
widening existing MD 28/MD 198 to a
four- or six-lane roadway in some
sections, with various options for access
management via frontage roads or
median treatments, and intersection
improvements including additional turn
lanes or installing roundabouts. The EA
will be available for public and agency
review and comment prior to a Public
Hearing. Public notice will be given of
the availability of the EA for review and
of the time and place of this hearing.
Public Informational Workshops were
held in June 2014 and March 2015 to
solicit opinions and ideas on proposed
improvements from local citizens.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
addressed and all significant issues
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are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the determination
that an EA is the proper environmental
document should be directed to FHWA
at the address provided above.
(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.)
Gregory Murrill,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0194]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection:
Licensing Applications for Motor
Carrier Operating Authority
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval and invites public
comment. The FMCSA requests
approval to renew an ICR titled,
‘‘Licensing Applications for Motor
Carrier Operating Authority,’’ that is
used by for-hire motor carriers of
regulated commodities, motor passenger
carriers, freight forwarders, property
brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled
motor carriers to register their
operations with the FMCSA.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before October 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket
Number FMCSA–2016–0194 using any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
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Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. E.T., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, see the Public
Participation heading below. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the
dockets, or go to the street address listed
above.
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 for the Federal Docket
Management System published in the
Federal Register on January 17, 2008
(73 FR 3316), or you may visit http://
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8794.pdf.
Public Participation: The Federal
eRulemaking Portal is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can obtain electronic submission and
retrieval help and guidelines under the
‘‘help’’ section of the Federal
eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you
want us to notify you that we received
your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online. Comments received
after the comment closing date will be
included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration and
Safety Information, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
0001. Telephone Number: (202) 385–
2367; Email Address: jeff.secrist@
dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The FMCSA registers
certain for-hire Mexico-domiciled motor

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carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902(c). These
motor carriers may conduct
transportation services in the United
States only if they are registered with
the FMCSA. Each registration is
effective from the date specified and
remains in effect for such period as the
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)
determines by regulations. The ICC
Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA),
Public Law 104–88, 109 Stat. 803
(December 29, 1995), transferred this
registration authority from the former
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
to the Secretary who subsequently
delegated the registration function to the
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) (FMCSA’s predecessor agency),
then to the FMCSA at the time that
agency was created.
On March 19, 2002, the FMCSA
published an interim final rule (IFR) at
67 FR 12702 which proposed to amend
49 CFR part 365 and revise Form OP–
1(MX). Under the amended regulations,
Mexico-domiciled long-haul motor
carriers seeking to operate within the
United States beyond the commercial
border zones, including carriers that
previously filed pending Form OP–
1(MX) applications, would be required
to submit the revised Form OP–1(MX).
Under the revised Form OP–1(MX), the
FMCSA would collect more detailed
information on an applicant motor
carrier’s size, operations and history
than could be collected previously by
using the existing form.
The Final Rule titled, ‘‘Unified
Registration System,’’ (78 FR 52608)
dated August 23, 2013, implemented
statutory provisions for an on-line
registration system in the ICCTA and
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users, 2005 (SAFETEA–LU).
The URS would streamline the
registration process and serve as a
clearinghouse and repository of
information on, and identification of,
motor carriers, brokers, freight
forwarders, intermodal equipment
providers (IEPs), hazardous materials
safety permit (HMSP) applicants, and
cargo tank facilities required to register
with FMCSA. This ICR previously
covered registration requirements for
non-exempt for-hire carriers, freight
forwarders, and property brokers. Under
the URS, all forms, except the OP–
1(MX), in this ICR were folded into the
Form MCSA–1 in the OMB Control
Number 2126–0051 titled, ‘‘FMCSA
Registration/Updates,’’ ICR on October
23, 2015. The Form OP–1(MX) would be
retained for the small number of
Mexico-domiciled carriers that seek
authority to operate beyond the United
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States-Mexico border and their
commercial zones because they are not
included within the scope of the URS
rule.
The Final Rule titled, ‘‘Unified
Registration System,’’ (80 FR 63695)
dated October 21, 2015, changed the
effective and compliance dates of the
2013 URS Final Rule from October 23,
2015, to September 30, 2016, in order to
allow FMCSA additional time to
complete the information technology
(IT) systems work required to fully
implement that rule. An additional
delay was published on July 28, 2016
(81 FR 49553), stating the URS Final
Rule will come into effect on January
14, 2017. This ICR revision will restore
the Forms OP–1, OP–1(P), OP–1(FF),
and OP–1(NNA) under control number
2126–0016, until January 14, 2017,
because these forms are still needed to
support registration processes for
entities subject to FMCSA’s regulations.
After January 14, 2017, all forms in this
ICR, except the OP–1 (MX), will be
folded into the online Form MCSA–1
under the OMB Control Number 2126–
0051 titled, ‘‘FMCSA Registration/
Updates,’’ ICR.
Title: Licensing Applications for
Motor Carrier Operating Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0016.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers, motor
passenger carriers, freight forwarders,
brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled
motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents
and Responses: 36 respondents [(12
respondents and responses for Year 1) +
(12 respondents and responses for Year
2) + (12 respondents and responses for
Year 3)].
Estimated Time per Response: 4
hours.
Expiration Date: October 31, 2016
Frequency of Response: Other (as
needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 48
hours [48 hours for Year 1 + 48 hours
for Year 2 + 48 hours for Year 3 = 133
hours/3 year approval for ICR = 48
estimated average number of annual
burden hours].
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The agency will summarize

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or include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
Issued on: August 1, 2016.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of
Research and Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD 2016–0076]

Agency Requests for Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection(s): Merchant Marine Medals
and Awards
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The information collected
will be used by MARAD personnel to
process and verify requests for service
awards. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by October 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–
MARAD–2016–0076] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deveeda Midgette, 202–366–2354,
Maritime Administration, Office of
Sealift Support, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2133–0506.
Title: Merchant Marine Medals and
Awards.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: This information
collection of information provides a
SUMMARY:

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