Notice2021-20192
Draft General Conformity Determination for the California High-Speed Rail System Burbank to Los Angeles Section
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Published
September 20, 2021
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a draft General Conformity Determination for the Burbank to Los Angeles Section of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) System is available for public and agency review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52290-52291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20192]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2021-0082]
Draft General Conformity Determination for the California High-
Speed Rail System Burbank to Los Angeles Section
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a draft
General Conformity Determination for the Burbank to Los Angeles Section
of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) System is available for public
and agency review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments related to Docket No. FRA-2021-0082 may be
submitted by going to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and following the
online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number (FRA-2021-0082). All comments received will be posted
without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>; this includes any
personal information. Please see the Privacy Act Statement heading in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for Privacy Act
information related to any submitted comments or materials.
Docket: For access to the docket to read the draft General
Conformity Determination, background documents, or comments received,
go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andr[eacute]a Martin, Senior
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Railroad Policy and
Development (RPD), telephone: (202) 493-6201, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9edff0faecfbffb0d3ffeceaf7f0defaf1eab0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d7c53594f585c13705c4f4954537d595249135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>; or Marlys Osterhues, Chief Environment and
Corridor Planning, RPD, telephone: (202) 493-0413, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cd1fdeef0e5efb2d3efe8f9eef4e9f9efdcf8f3e8b2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="34795546584d471a7b474051465c41514774505b401a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Privacy Act Statement: FRA will post comments it receives, without
edit, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the system of records
notice, DOT/ALL-14 FDMS, accessible through <a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>. To
facilitate comment tracking and response, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their organization; however,
inclusion of names is completely optional. Whether commenters identify
themselves or not, all timely comments will be fully considered. If you
wish to provide comments containing proprietary or confidential
information, please contact the agency for alternate submission
instructions.
Background: The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is
advancing the environmental review of the Burbank to Los Angeles
Section (Project) of the California HSR System pursuant to 23 U.S.C.
327, under which it has assumed FRA's environmental review
responsibilities. However, under Section 327, FRA remains responsible
for making General Conformity Determinations under the Clean Air Act.
This draft General Conformity Determination documents FRA's evaluation
of the Burbank to Los Angeles Section, consistent with the relevant
section of the Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations.
FRA's analysis of the Project's potential emissions, completed in
close collaboration with CHSRA and informed by CHSRA's coordination
with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD) and the California Air Resources Board,
found that Project-generated emissions will either be offset for its
construction phase, or will be less than zero for its operational
phase; and therefore, the Action's emissions can be accommodated in the
Statewide Implementation Plan (SIP) for the South Coast Air Basin. FRA
concludes that the Project, as designed, will conform to the approved
SIP, based on a commitment from the CHSRA that construction-phase
NO<INF>X</INF> emissions will be offset consistent with the applicable
federal regulations in the SCAQMD.
Next Steps
The draft General Conformity Determination for the California High-
Speed Rail System, Burbank to Los Angeles Section is being issued for
public review and comment for 30-days at Docket No. FRA-2021-0082.
Comments related to Docket No. FRA-2021-0082 may be submitted by going
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and following the online instructions for
submitting comments. Although CHSRA is assisting FRA by disseminating
notice of the availability of the draft General Conformity
Determination through its usual outreach methods, CHSRA is not
accepting comments on behalf of FRA. FRA cannot ensure consideration of
any comment that is not submitted via <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. FRA
will consider all relevant comments it
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receives before issuing a final General Conformity Determination.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Jamie P. Rennert,
Director, Office of Infrastructure Investment, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-20192 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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