[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25692-25693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 https://www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.regulations.gov; 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 https://www.regulations.gov 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: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Privacy Act Statement: FRA will post comments it receives, without 
edit, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records 
notice, DOT/ALL-14 FDMS, accessible through www.dot.gov/privacy. 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 NOX 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 https://www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.regulations.gov. 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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