Notice2022-09331
Draft General Conformity Determination for the California High-Speed Rail System San Francisco to San Jose
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Published
May 2, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a draft General Conformity Determination for the San Francisco to San Jose 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 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25692-25693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09331]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2022-0026]
Draft General Conformity Determination for the California High-
Speed Rail System San Francisco to San Jose
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 San Francisco to San Jose
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 June 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments related to Docket No. FRA-2022-0026 may be
submitted by going to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and following the
online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number (FRA-2022-0026). 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: Marlys Osterhues, Chief, Environment
and Project Engineering, RPD, telephone: (202) 493-0413, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da97bba8b6a3a9f495a9aebfa8b2afbfa99abeb5aef4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9e4c8dbc5d0da87e6daddccdbc1dcccdae9cdc6dd87cec6df">[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 San Francisco to San Jose
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 Project, consistent with the relevant sections of the Clean Air
Act and its implementing regulations.
FRA conducted the analysis of the Project's potential emissions
consistent with all regulatory criteria and procedures and following
CHSRA's coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bay
Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and the California Air
Resources Board. Coordination among these entities supports a finding
that Project-generated emissions will either be offset for its
construction phase or will be less than zero for its operational phase,
and that the Project's emissions can be accommodated in the Statewide
Implementation Plan (SIP) for the San Francisco Bay Area Air Basin
(SFBAAB). FRA concludes that the Project, as designed, conforms 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 SFBAAB.
Next Steps
The draft General Conformity Determination for the Project is being
issued for public review and comment for 30 days at Docket No. FRA-
2022-0026. Comments related to Docket No. FRA-2022-0026 may be
submitted by going to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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
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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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. FRA will consider all
relevant comments it receives before issuing a Final General Conformity
Determination.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Jamie P. Rennert,
Director, Office of Infrastructure Investment.
[FR Doc. 2022-09331 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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