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corridor alternatives, including an
assessment of existing and potentially
expanded transportation infrastructure
needed to support additional capacity,
improve travel times, and accommodate
maintenance activities, while
considering financial viability and
environmental responsibility. The Tier 1
Bay Crossing Study EIS identified
Corridor 7 as the Preferred Corridor
Alternative that best meets the Tier 1
Study Purpose and Need. FHWA
concurred with the selection of Corridor
7 and issued a ROD for the Tier 1 Bay
Crossing Study EIS on April 14, 2022.
The ROD, together with the Tier 1 Bay
Crossing Study EIS pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 304a(b), 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2), and
23 CFR 771.124, identifies and
discusses all such factors that FHWA
and MDTA balanced in making the
decision for the Tier 1 EIS study. The
ROD concludes the Tier 1 NEPA process
by formally selecting Corridor 7 as the
Selected Corridor Alternative that
would advance into a future Tier 2
NEPA study.
The Selected Corridor Alternative,
Corridor 7, is a two-mile wide corridor
that follows the existing road network
along US 50/301 from west of the
Severn River on the Western Shore of
the Chesapeake Bay to the US 50/301
split on the Eastern Shore. This location
includes the existing William Preston
Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge. The
analysis of traffic, engineering, cost, and
environmental considerations indicated
that Corridor 7 would have substantial
advantages over the other Corridor
Alternatives Retained for Analysis
(CARA), Corridors 6 and 8. The selected
alternative identifies the general
(corridor) location for future
improvements. The specific alignment
of a potential new crossing has not been
defined in the Tier 1 Bay Crossing
Study. The FHWA and MDTA would
need to complete a Tier 2 NEPA
engineering and environmental study
before any construction could occur.
The actions by FHWA on this study,
and the laws under which such actions
were taken, are described in the
combined Tier 1 Final EIS and ROD and
in other documents completed as part of
the study. The Tier 1 Final EIS and ROD
and other documents related to study
approvals are available on the Bay
Crossing Study website provided in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice, or by
contacting FHWA or MDTA at the
addresses provided in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
This notice applies to all Federal
agency decisions as of the issuance date
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such actions were taken, including but
not limited to:
1. General: National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–
4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23
U.S.C. 109, 23 U.S.C. 128, and 23 U.S.C.
139].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–
7671(q)].
3. Land: Section 6(f) of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
[16 U.S.C. 4601]; Section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Farmland
Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 4201–
4209].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act
[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section
1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)]; Migratory
Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources:
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966 [54 U.S.C.
306108].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights
Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–
2000(d)(1)]; Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Act of 1970 [42 U.S.C. 61].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources:
Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251–1376].
8. Hazardous Materials:
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675].
9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11514
Protection and Enhancement of
Environmental Quality; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 11990
Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 12898
Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income
Populations; E.O. 13112 Invasive
Species; E.O. 13175 Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments; E.O. 13186
Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to
Protect Migratory Birds.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Issued on: April 22, 2022.
Gregory Murrill,
Division Administrator, Baltimore, Maryland.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket Number MARAD–2022–0093]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Mariner Cadet TrainingAgreements, Compliance Reporting,
and Audits
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for a currently approved
emergency information collection.
Before a Federal agency can collect
certain information from the public, it
must receive approval from OMB.
Under procedures established by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before seeking OMB approval, Federal
agencies must solicit public comment
on proposed collection of information,
including extensions and reinstatements
of previously approved collections. This
document described a collection of
information for which MARAD intends
to seek OMB approval.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD–2022–0093 by any one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Search
MARAD–2022–0093 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: The Docket
Management Facility is in the West
Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The
Docket Management Facility location
address is U.S. Department of
Transportation, MARAD–2022–0093,
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.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this rulemaking.
SUMMARY:

Note: All comments received will be
posted without change to
www.regulations.gov including any personal
information provided.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the Department’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality,

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utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.

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Electronic Access and Filing
A copy of the notice may be viewed
online at www.regulations.gov using the
docket number listed above. A copy of
this notice will be placed in the docket.
Electronic retrieval help and guidelines
are available on the website. It is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days
each year. An electronic copy of this
document may also be downloaded
from the Office of the Federal Register’s
website at www.FederalRegister.gov and
the Government Publishing Office’s
website at www.GovInfo.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Wahler, Director of Maritime
Labor and Training, (202) 366–5469 or
via email at EMBARC@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Mariner Cadet TrainingAgreements, Compliance Reporting, and
Audits.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0553.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: In accordance with its
delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.93(a), and pursuant to 46 U.S.C.
50101(a)(4), the Maritime
Administration (MARAD) is charged
with ensuring that the United States
Merchant Marine is manned with
trained and efficient citizen personnel.
Furthermore, 46 U.S.C. 51322 requires
MARAD to protect cadet mariners from
sexual assault onboard vessels and in so
doing, to set sexual assault policy and
to conduct random and targeted
unannounced checks of commercial
vessels.
MARAD needs to obtain information
from commercial vessel operators in
order to meet its statutory objective of
setting sexual assault policy and
monitoring compliance that is essential
to meeting its mission of ensuring a
well-trained U.S. Merchant Marine.
The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) requests comment on
MARAD’s intention to seek approval
from OMB to reinstate without
modification a previously approved
collection of information concerning
vessel operator acceptance of MARAD
safety and security tenets, compliance
reporting and compliance assessment
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the United States, established criteria
that vessel operators must meet in order
to participate in the Sea Year program
of the United States Merchant Marine
Academy (USMMA) that address sexual
harassment, sexual assault, and other
inappropriate conduct; and a process for
verifying compliance with the criteria.
Accordingly, on December 15, 2021,
MARAD published on its website
agency guidance entitled Every Mariner
Builds a Respectful Culture (EMBARC).
Embedded within EMBARC is a process
that MARAD will use to verify
compliance. The EMBARC Standards
enumerate new sexual assault and
sexual harassment (SASH) prevention
and response safety measures that
MARAD requires commercial vessel
operators to meet before they are
approved to carry cadets from the
USMMA for training purposes. Along
with the EMBARC Standards, MARAD
also published a self-assessment
checklist, and a statement of compliance
that vessel operators are required to
submit prior to Sea Year participation.
The EMBARC Standards include
immediate, intermediate and long-term
action items that all vessel operators
providing training platforms for cadet
mariners should implement. The totality
of these efforts will help strengthen the
maritime industry’s efforts to prevent
and respond to incidents of sexual
violence and sexual harassment and
other forms of misconduct and help
ensure a safer training environment for
all cadets.
The information to be collected will
be used by MARAD to confirm the
acceptance of MARAD sexual assault
policies by commercial vessel operators
and it will help establish a process to
oversee and monitor continued
compliance through reporting and
auditing of commercial vessel operators
in this initial enrollment and
subsequent Sea Years.
Respondents: Vessel Owners and
Operators.
Affected Public: Captains, Mates,
Chief Operating Officers, Chief
Executive Officers, Operations
Managers, Clerical and typists.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35
per collection.*
Estimated Number of Responses: 428.
Estimated Hours per Response: 2–6.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 1,615.
Frequency of Response: 2 per year.
* Some respondents will have to
respond more than once.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93.)

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By Order of the Acting Maritime
Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0030]

Agency Request for Information; State
Electronic Data Collection Grant
Program
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:

This notice requests
information from interested parties to
assist the agency to develop and
implement a new discretionary grant
program to increase the number of
States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes
electronically transferring their motor
vehicle crash data to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA). The Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),
establishes a new program called the
State electronic data collection program.
Specifically, section 24108(d)(2)
mandates that NHTSA provide grants to
States to upgrade and standardize their
State crash data systems to enable
electronic data collection, intrastate data
sharing, and electronic data transfers to
NHTSA to increase the accuracy,
timeliness, and accessibility of the data
including data relating to fatalities
involving vulnerable road users.
Ultimately, the grants will support an
increased capacity of the NHTSA data
systems, including the Fatality Analysis
Reporting System (FARS), the Crash
Reporting Sampling System (CRSS), and
the Crash Investigation Sampling
System (CISS), and make State crash
data accessible to the public. NHTSA
seeks comments from all interested
parties, including State crash data
owners, highway safety offices, law
enforcement, and other stakeholders to
help inform NHTSA’s development of a
grant program. This grant program is to
modernize State data collection systems
and to enable full electronic data
transfer. All comments should be
submitted via docket number NHTSA–
2022–0030.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 31, 2022.
SUMMARY:

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