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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP21-1010-000.
    Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Capacity
Release Agreements--8/1/2021 to be effective 8/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/2/21.
    Accession Number: 20210802-5011.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/16/21.

    Docket Numbers: RP21-1012-000.
    Applicants: Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: EGTS--August 2, 2021
Nonconforming Service Agreements to be effective 10/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/2/21.
    Accession Number: 20210802-5012.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/16/21.

    Docket Numbers: RP21-1013-000.
    Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing--July
1, 2021 Ternium to be effective 8/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/2/21.
    Accession Number: 20210802-5042.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/16/21.

    Docket Numbers: RP21-1014-000.
    Applicants: Rover Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Summary of Negotiated Rate
Capacity Release Agreements on 8-2-21 to be effective 8/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/2/21.
    Accession Number: 20210802-5077.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/16/21.

    Docket Numbers: RP21-1015-000.
    Applicants: Inflection Energy LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Description: Joint Petition for Limited Waiver of Capacity Release
Regulations, et al. of Inflection Energy LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 8/2/21.
    Accession Number: 20210802-5167.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/16/21.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 4, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549-2736.

Extension:
    Form N-8F, OMB Control No. 3235-0157, SEC File No. 270-136.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information discussed below.
    Form N-8F (17 CFR 274.218) is the form prescribed for use by
registered investment companies in certain circumstances to request
orders of the Commission declaring that the registration of that
investment company cease to be in effect. The form requests information
about: (i) The investment company's identity, (ii) the investment
company's distributions, (iii) the investment company's assets and
liabilities, (iv) the events leading to the request to deregister, and
(v) the conclusion of the investment company's business. The
information is needed by the Commission to determine whether an order
of deregistration is appropriate.
    The Form takes approximately 5.2 hours on average to complete. It
is estimated that approximately 150 investment companies file Form N-8F
annually, so the total annual burden for the form is estimated to be
approximately 780 hours. The estimate of average burden hours is made
solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is not
derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study.
    The collection of information on Form N-8F is not mandatory. The
information provided on Form N-8F is not kept confidential. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it displays a currently-valid OMB
control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov.
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30
days of this notice.

    Dated: January 29, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Environmental Impact Statement for the California High-Speed Rail
System Palmdale to Burbank Section, CA

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS).

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SUMMARY: FRA is issuing this notice to advise other Federal, state, and
local agencies and the public that FRA and the California High-Speed
Rail Authority (Authority) are amending the existing 2007 Notice of
Intent for the Palmdale to Los Angeles Section and will jointly prepare
an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Palmdale to Burbank Section of the California High-Speed
Rail (HSR) System in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). FRA is publishing this notice to solicit additional public and
agency input into the development of the scope of the EIS and to advise
the public that outreach activities conducted by the FRA and the
Authority and their representatives will be considered in the
preparation of the EIR/EIS. Federal cooperating agencies for the EIS
are the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
    In March 2007, FRA and the Authority respectively issued a Notice
of Preparation and a Notice of Intent for the preparation of an EIR/EIS
for the Palmdale to Los Angeles Section of the Authority's proposed
California HSR System. Because the Palmdale to Los Angeles Section of
the HSR System will be implemented in two parts consistent with
Authority's Business Plan that prioritizes an Initial Operating Section
(IOS) with a southern temporary terminus in the San Fernando Valley,
the FRA and Authority have determined that there are two sections of
the HSR System between Palmdale and Los Angeles and they will be better
evaluated in two separate EIR/EISs: Palmdale to Burbank and Burbank to
Los Angeles. Each of these sections has logical termini and independent
utility, as discussed further below. This notice provides information
regarding the Project EIR/EIS for the Palmdale to Burbank Section of
the California HSR System (proposed action). The Burbank to Los Angeles
Section of the California HSR System is the subject of a separate
Notice of Intent, which is being published concurrently with this
notice. The preparation of the Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will
involve a robust public outreach process; the development of
preliminary engineering designs; and the assessment of potential
environmental effects associated with the construction, operation, and
maintenance of the HSR System.

DATES: Written comments on the scope of the Palmdale to Burbank EIR/EIS
should be provided to the address below by August 25, 2014. Public
scoping meetings are scheduled from August 5, 2014 to August 19, 2014
as noted below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Scoping
materials and information concerning the scoping meetings is available
through the Authority's Web site: http://hsr.ca.gov/Programs/Statewide_Rail_Modernization/project_sections/palmdale_burbank.html.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope should be sent to Mark A.
McLoughlin, Director of Environmental Services, Attention: Palmdale to
Burbank Section EIR/EIS, California High-Speed Rail Authority, 700
North Alameda Street, Room 3-532, Los Angeles, CA 90012, or via email
with subject line ``Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS'' to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Comments may also be provided orally or in writing at scoping
meetings. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting times
and addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie Perez, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Program Delivery, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., (Mail Stop 20), Washington,
DC 20590, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
Mr. Mark A. McLoughlin, Director of Environmental Services, California
High-Speed Rail Authority, 700 North Alameda Street, Room 3-532, Los
Angeles, CA 90012, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA is an operating administration of the
U.S. Department of Transportation and has responsibility for overseeing
the safety of railroad operations, including the safety of any proposed
high-speed ground transportation system. FRA is also authorized to
provide, subject to appropriations, Federal funding for intercity
passenger rail capital investments including high-speed rail. Federal
cooperating agencies for the EIS are BLM, STB, and USACE. BLM has
approval authority over the use of public lands under their control.
STB has exclusive jurisdiction, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10501(b), over
the construction, acquisition, operation, and abandonment of rail
lines, railroad rates, and services and rail carrier consolidations and
mergers. The construction and operation of the proposed California HSR
System is subject to STB's approval authority under 49 U.S.C. 10901.
USACE has

jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
    The Authority was established in 1996 and is authorized and
directed by statute to undertake the planning and development of a
proposed statewide HSR network that is fully coordinated with other
public transportation services. In 2005, FRA and the Authority
completed the California HSR Program EIR/EIS (Statewide Program EIR/
EIS), as the first phase of a tiered environmental review process. The
Authority certified the Statewide Program EIR under CEQA and approved
the proposed HSR System, and FRA issued a Record of Decision under NEPA
for the Statewide Program EIS. This Statewide Program EIR/EIS
established the purpose and need for the HSR System, analyzed an HSR
System, and compared the HSR System with a No Action Alternative and a
Modal Alternative.
    In approving the Statewide Program EIR/EIS, FRA and the Authority
selected the HSR Alternative for intercity passenger travel in
California between the major metropolitan centers of Sacramento and the
San Francisco Bay Area in the north, through the Central Valley, to the
cities of Los Angeles and San Diego in the south; selected general
corridors/alignments and general station locations for further study;
incorporated mitigation strategies and design practices; and specified
further measures to guide the development of the HSR System during the
site-specific, project-level environmental review to avoid and minimize
potential adverse environmental impacts. The approved HSR System would
be approximately 800 miles long, with electric propulsion and steel-
wheel-on-steel-rail trains capable of operating speeds of 220 miles per
hour (mph) on a dedicated system of fully grade-separated, access-
controlled steel tracks with state-of-the-art safety, signaling,
communication, and automated train control systems.
    The HSR Alternative as described in the Statewide Program EIR/EIS
provides a broad planning and conceptual outline of the proposed train
system. The Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will allow for the
consideration of alternatives for this section at a greater level of
detail. The Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will tier from the
Statewide Program EIR/EIS in accordance with Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations, (40 CFR 1508.28) and State CEQA Guidelines
(14 California Code of Regulations 15168(b)). The Palmdale to Burbank
Section EIR/EIS will build upon all previous work prepared for, and
incorporated in, the Statewide Program EIR/EIS, including the state
planning process incorporated into the Authority's Business Plans. In
addition, the selection of alternatives to be included in the Palmdale
to Burbank EIR/EIS will consider comments received from the agencies
and the public during the alternatives analyses process. All comments
received during the scoping period will receive equal consideration as
comments received during the March to April 2007 scoping period for the
Palmdale to Los Angeles Section EIR/EIS.
    In approving the HSR System, FRA and the Authority also selected
corridors/general alignments and station location options throughout
most of the System, including a corridor between Palmdale and Los
Angeles. The Statewide Program EIR/EIS generally selected the Soledad
Canyon Corridor and the Metro/Metrolink right-of-way for the HSR route
from Palmdale to Los Angeles with stations in the City of Palmdale, the
San Fernando Valley, and the vicinity of Los Angeles Union Station.
    In addition to the NEPA and CEQA process, as required by state law,
the Authority adopted its first Business Plan in June 2000, which
reviewed the economic feasibility of an 800-mile-long HSR System
capable of operating speeds in excess of 200 mph on a dedicated, fully
grade-separated state-of-the-art track. The Authority released updated
Business Plans in November 2008, December 2009 (addendum in April
2010), April 2012, and April 2014. These Business Plans, which are
subject to public review, are an important part of the statewide
planning process for HSR.
    Pursuant to state law, the Authority must prepare Business Plans
bi-annually, which are subject to public review and comment and must
include information describing the type of service to be developed and
the proposed chronology for the construction of the Statewide HSR
system.
    On April 30, 2014, the Authority released its 2014 Business Plan,
which builds on the Authority's 2012 Plan. Like the 2012 Revised
Business Plan, the 2014 Business Plan describes the phased
implementation of the California HSR System, including a 300-mile
Initial Operating Section (IOS). This IOS is intended to provide a one-
seat ride from Merced to the San Fernando Valley, closing a north-south
intercity passenger rail gap. Initially, the IOS is proposed to begin
with the construction of up to 130 miles of high-speed rail track and
structures in the Central Valley. It would terminate in the San
Fernando Valley and would connect with the San Francisco Bay Area and
the Los Angeles Basin (referred to as the ``bookends'') through a
``blended'' system. The blended operations would rely on connections
with regional and local rail for an interim period prior to initiation
of full HSR service.
    In addition to the refinement of the types of service and the
likely chronology in the Business Plans, several alternatives analyses
have been conducted to refine the project alignments and station
locations. The Preliminary Alternatives Analysis and all Supplemental
Alternative Analyses (SAA) included public outreach activities,
including community meetings, stakeholder meetings, and public official
outreach. The Preliminary Alternatives Analysis and SAA documents
include a description of public outreach activities conducted. These
documents are available at http://www.hsr.ca.gov/Programs/Statewide_Rail_Modernization/Project_Sections/palmdale_losangeles.html.
    The Preliminary Alternatives Analysis was published in July 2010
and addressed alignment alternatives and station options throughout the
Palmdale to Los Angeles Section. Three Supplemental Alternatives
Analyses (``SAA'') have subsequently been prepared. The first SAA
(March 2011) addressed supplemental alignment alternatives and station
options for the Los Angeles to Sylmar subsection. The second SAA (April
2012) addressed supplemental alignment alternatives for the Sylmar to
Palmdale subsection and redefined the subsection into two new
subsections: the Santa Clarita subsection, extending from Sylmar to two
miles east of Lang Station Road, and the Palmdale subsection, extending
from two miles east of Lang Station Road to Palmdale.
    The third SAA (May 2014) reflects the 2012 and 2014 Business Plans
by introducing phased implementation of the project with a 300-mile
IOS. With the introduction of the IOS, this SAA also discusses the
concept of evaluating Palmdale to Burbank and Burbank to Los Angeles as
two sections. The May 2014 SAA refined the alignment alternatives and
station options, including withdrawing one alignment alternative and
three station options, and recommending the Palmdale Transportation
Center Station and the Burbank Airport Station for further analysis.
    As discussed further in the May 2014 SAA, it would be beneficial to
address the environmental effects of the HSR System from Palmdale to
Burbank in one EIR/EIS and from Burbank to Los

Angeles in a separate EIR/EIS. This would provide for more effective
planning and public outreach in these highly populated areas. These two
sections are of sufficient length to address environmental matters.
They have logical termini, which means that their end points are
rational for transportation improvements and for the review of
environmental impacts. Each section has independent utility, which
means that the HSR System will function properly within each section,
independent of additional improvements elsewhere.
    The Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will describe site-specific
environmental impacts, identify specific mitigation measures to address
those impacts, and incorporate design features to avoid and minimize
potential adverse environmental impacts. The site characteristics,
size, nature, and timing of the proposed action will be described as a
basis for determining whether the impacts are potentially significant
and whether impacts can be avoided, minimized, or mitigated. The
Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will identify and evaluate
reasonable and feasible alignment alternatives along the corridor
selected in the Program EIR/EIS, as well as addressing alternatives
that may meet project objectives while potentially reducing
environmental effects as identified during the alternatives analysis
process and the scoping process. The Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/
EIS will also identify and evaluate station options and evaluate the
impacts of construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed HSR
System. Information and documents regarding this HSR environmental
review process will be made available through the Authority's Internet
site: www.hsr.ca.gov.

Purpose and Need

    The purpose of the proposed HSR System is to provide a new mode of
high-speed intercity travel that would link major metropolitan areas of
the state; interface with airports, mass transit, and highways; and
provide added capacity to meet increases in intercity travel demand in
California in a manner sensitive to, and protective of, California's
unique natural resources.
    The need for an HSR System is directly related to the expected
growth in population, and increases in intercity travel demand in
California over the next 20 years and beyond. With the growth in travel
demand, there will be an increase in travel delays arising from the
growing congestion on California's highways and at airports. In
addition, there will be negative effects on the economy, quality of
life, and air quality in and around California's metropolitan areas
from an increasingly congested transportation system that will become
less reliable as travel demand increases. The intercity highway system,
commercial airports, and conventional passenger rail serving the
intercity travel market are currently operating at or near capacity,
and will require large public investments for maintenance and expansion
to meet existing demand and future growth. The proposed HSR System is
designed to address some of the social, economic and environmental
problems associated with transportation congestion in California.
    The Palmdale to Burbank Section meets this purpose and need by:
     Connecting the major metropolitan areas in Central and
Northern California to the San Fernando Valley;
     Incorporating HSR into the intermodal transportation hubs
at Palmdale and Burbank, thereby providing interfaces with airports
(Bob Hope Airport), mass transit (Metro, Metrolink, and Amtrak), and
highways, resulting in local and regional transit and transportation
hubs;
     Capturing a large base of riders in the densely populated
San Fernando Valley and the Los Angeles Basin; and
     Providing station locations with existing and planned
transit oriented development potential.
    The scoping process will allow the public and agencies to provide
input and comments on purpose and need as it relates to the Palmdale to
Burbank Section.

Alternatives

    The Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will consider a No Action
Alternative and one or more HSR Alternatives.

No Action Alternative

    The No Action Alternative (No Project or No Build) represents the
conditions in the Palmdale to Burbank Section as they exist in 2014,
and as they would exist based on programmed and funded improvements to
the intercity transportation system and other reasonably foreseeable
projects through 2040, taking into account the following sources of
information: the State Transportation Improvement Program, Regional
Transportation Plans for all modes of travel, airport plans, intercity
passenger rail plans, and city and county plans.

HSR Alternative

    The Authority proposes to construct, operate and maintain an
electric-powered steel- wheel-on-steel-rail HSR System, approximately
800 miles long, capable of operating speeds of 220 mph on dedicated,
fully grade-separated tracks, with state-of-the-art safety, signaling,
and automated train control systems.
    The Palmdale to Los Angeles HSR Corridor that was selected by FRA
and the Authority in the Statewide Program EIR/EIS follows Soledad
Canyon from the City of Palmdale to the community of Sylmar in the City
of Los Angeles and then along the Metro/Metrolink Railroad line to Los
Angeles Union Station. The corridor is relatively wide in the area that
includes both the State Route 14 and Union Pacific Railroad alignments
between the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita.
    Alternatives analyses conducted subsequent to completion of the
Statewide Program EIR/EIS have examined alignments within and outside
of the selected corridor, including in Palmdale, Santa Clarita, and the
San Fernando Valley. The May 2014 SAA concluded that Burbank Airport
would provide the most benefits and fewest impacts of the station
locations in the San Fernando Valley, because intermodal connectivity
(rail, bus, air) is strongest and existing land uses (primarily
industrial and commercial) would be most compatible with the
development of transit oriented uses. The May 2014 SAA was available
for public review and comment as part of the alternatives analysis
process.
    In response to this information and to stakeholder and public
feedback on the 2014 Business Plan and the 2014 SAA, requesting the
Authority to consider a more direct route between Palmdale and Burbank,
the Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will address potential
alignment alternatives that provide a more direct connection between
the Palmdale station and the Burbank Airport station. Engineering
studies will be continued as part of this EIR/EIS process and will
examine potential new alignments and refine studied alignments in order
to better meet purpose and need, respond to stakeholder comments and
concerns, and reduce environmental impacts. All alignment alternatives
would be grade separated from existing roadways.
    Station location options were selected with the Statewide Program
EIR/EIS based on travel time, train speed, cost, local access times,
potential connections with other modes of transportation, ridership
potential and the distribution of population and major destinations
along the route, and local planning constraints and conditions. The
identification of station sites and

configuration will be further refined and evaluated in the Palmdale to
Burbank Section EIR/EIS to reflect the evolution of statewide planning
for HSR, as outlined in the 2014 Business Plan, as well as public and
agency comments and concerns. To assist in the development of the IOS,
station area development policies to encourage transit-friendly
development near and around HSR stations that would have the potential
to promote multi-modal uses, higher density, mixed-use, pedestrian-
oriented development around the stations will guide the selection of
the station alternatives. In addition, station option selection will
evaluate sites for potential to function as a terminal station in the
IOS. Potential sites for terminal storage and maintenance facilities
will also be evaluated in the Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS.

Probable Effects

    The purpose of the EIR/EIS process is to explore, in a public
setting, the effects of the proposed action on the physical, human, and
natural environment. FRA and the Authority will continue the tiered
evaluation of all significant environmental, social, and economic
impacts of the construction and operation of the HSR System. Impact
areas to be addressed include transportation impacts; safety and
security; land use and zoning; land acquisition, displacements, and
relocations; agricultural land impacts; cumulative and secondary
impacts; cultural resource impacts, including impacts on historical and
archaeological resources and parklands/recreation areas; neighborhood
compatibility and environmental justice; and natural resource impacts
including air quality, wetlands, water resources, noise, vibration,
energy, wildlife and ecosystems, including endangered species. Measures
to avoid, minimize, and mitigate adverse impacts will be identified and
evaluated.
    The Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will be prepared in
accordance with FRA's Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts
(64 FR 28545, May 26, 1999) and will follow the Integration Process for
the California High-Speed Train Program as set forth in the Memorandum
of Understanding (Integration MOU) among FRA, the Authority, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the USACE. Consistent with the
Integration MOU, the Burbank to Los Angeles Section EIR/EIS will
evaluate alignment alternatives, and station and maintenance facility
location options. This analysis will occur in coordination with the
analysis required under the Integration MOU necessary to make a
determination of the Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable
Alternative (LEDPA) by the USACE, as required by Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act.
    The Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/EIS will also address, as
necessary, other applicable statutes, regulations, and executive
orders, including (but not limited to) the Clean Air Act, Clean Water
Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966,
Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, the Endangered
Species Act, and Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice.
    Implementation of the Palmdale to Burbank Section is a federal
undertaking with the potential to affect historic properties. As such,
it is subject to the requirements of Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470f). In accordance with
regulations issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36
CFR part 800, FRA intends to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of
this Act with the preparation of the Palmdale to Burbank Section EIR/
EIS, beginning with the identification of consulting parties in a
manner consistent with the standards set out in 36 CFR 800.8. Pursuant
to a Programmatic Agreement among FRA, the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, the California State Historic Preservation Officer, and
the Authority, phased review of effects on historic properties is being
conducted as provided by 36 CFR 800.4(b)(2). Public comment is sought
with respect to the effects of potential alternatives within the
Palmdale to Burbank Section on historic properties.

Scoping and Comments

    FRA encourages broad participation in the EIS process during
scoping and review of the resulting environmental documents. Comments
and suggestions are invited from all interested agencies, Native
American Tribes, and the public at large to ensure that the full range
of issues related to the proposed action and all reasonable
alternatives are addressed and that all significant issues are
identified. In particular, FRA is interested in determining whether
there are areas of environmental concern where there might be a
potential for significant impacts identifiable at a project level.
Comments are also sought regarding purpose and need as it relates to
the Palmdale to Burbank Section and the selection of alternatives,
including alternatives addressed in the Preliminary Alternatives
Analysis and the SAAs. Public agencies with jurisdiction are requested
to advise FRA and Authority of the applicable permit and environmental
review requirements of each agency, and the scope and content of the
environmental information that is germane to the agency's statutory
responsibilities in connection with the proposed project. Public
agencies are requested to advise FRA if they anticipate taking a major
action in connection with the proposed project and if they wish to
cooperate in the preparation of the project-level Palmdale to Burbank
Section EIR/EIS.
    Public scoping meetings have been scheduled as an important
component of the scoping process for both the State and Federal
environmental review. The scoping meetings described in this Notice
will also be advertised locally and included in additional public
notification. The scoping meetings will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. at the following locations:
     Santa Clarita: Tuesday, August 5, William S. Hart Regional
Park, 24151 Newhall Avenue, Newhall, CA 91321
     Burbank: Wednesday, August 6, Buena Vista Branch Library,
300 N. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505
     Palmdale: Thursday, August 7, Chimbole Cultural Center,
38350 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550
     Acton/Agua Dulce: Monday, August 11, Acton-Agua Dulce
Library, 33792 Crown Valley Road, Acton, CA 93510
     Sylmar: Tuesday, August 12, Sylmar Public Library, 14561
Polk Street, Sylmar, CA 91342
     Lake View Terrace: Thursday, August 14, Lakeview Terrace
Recreation Center, 11075 Foothill Boulevard, Lake View Terrace, CA
91342
     Downtown LA: Tuesday, August 19, Los Angeles Union Station
Fred Harvey Room, 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 18, 2014.
Corey Hill,
Director, Office of Program Delivery.
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