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government will afford reciprocity to
U.S. carriers seeking authority for the
similar fifth-, sixth- and seventhfreedom operations. Carriers may cite
certifications submitted by carriers from
the same homeland if that homeland
issued such certification within the
preceding six-month period.
Approximately 100 carriers from
roughly 30 distinct homelands use OST
Form 4540 to apply for statements of
authorization annually. We estimate
that one foreign carrier from any given
homeland will expend roughly 4 hours
every six months to obtain certification
from its homeland governments.3 We
have apportioned 30 minutes to each
application to account for the time
required to obtain certifications from
homeland governments.
We have no empirical data to indicate
how much time is required for a person
to complete OST Form 4540; however,
anecdotal evidence reveals that
respondents spend thirty (30) minutes
or less completing the form and brief
justification. In some cases, respondents
spend a limited amount of time, less
than ten (10) minutes, reviewing the
form before sending it via facsimile or
email to the Department. In the interest
of providing a conservative estimate so
as to not understate the burden hours,
we estimate the hour burden for
completing OST Form 4540 as thirty
(30) minutes.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 11,
2009.
Tracey M. Jackson,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–11605 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[NHTSA–2009–0142]

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, US DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
3 Calculation: (4 burden hours per application) x
(30 foreign homelands) x (2 requests per year) = 240
annual burden hours. Apportioning 240 annual
burden hours equally among an average of 430
applications annually = approximately 30 burden
minutes per application.

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below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collections
and their expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with the 60-day
comment period was published on
October 3, 2008. No comments were
received in response.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 18, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurie Flaherty at the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of
Emergency Medical Services
(NTI–140), 202–366–2705, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: E–911 Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: N/A.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Type of Request: New collection.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Form Number: N/A.
Abstract: The Ensuring Needed Help
Arrives Near Callers Employing 911
(ENHANCE 911) Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
108–494, codified at 47 U.S.C. 942)
authorizes a joint grant program
between the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the
U.S. Department of Transportation and
the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) of
the Department of Commerce to
facilitate coordination among all parties
involved in the organization of
enhanced 911 (E–911) services.
The Act requires an applicant to
certify to several conditions in its
application in order to qualify for a
grant. Specifically, an applicant must
certify that (1) it has coordinated its
application with the public safety
answering points (PSAPs); (2) it has
designated a single officer or
governmental body to serve as the
coordinator of implementation of E–911
services; (3) it has established a plan for
the coordination of and implementation
of E–911 services; (4) it has integrated
telecommunications services involved
in the implementation of E–911
services; and (5) no portion of any
designated E–911 charges imposed by
the State or other taxing jurisdiction
within the State is being diverted for
any other purpose during the period at
least 180 days before the application
date and continuing throughout the
period of time for which grant funds are
available. In addition, the Act requires
grantees to match at least 50 percent
from non-Federal sources.
The information collected for this
grant program is to include an

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application consisting of a State 911
Plan, project budget information and
certifications. This information is
necessary to determine whether a State
satisfies the criteria for a grant award.
The agencies intend to use SF–424,
which is an approved OMB form, as part
of the application for the E–911 grant
program. Accordingly, the agencies are
not required to obtain OMB approval for
the use of that form.
A State must also submit a State 911
Plan as part of its application. This plan
must detail the projects and activities
proposed to be funded for the
implementation of Phase II E–911
services or migration to an IP-enabled
emergency network, establish metrics
and a timetable for grant
implementation, and describe the steps
that the State has taken to meet the grant
criteria. It is important for the agencies
to review each applicant’s plan to
confirm that the applicant has met
certain statutory requirements—a plan
for the coordination of and
implementation of E–911 services,
coordination of its application with
PSAPs, involvement of integrated
telecommunications services in the
implementation of E–911 services, and
priority funding to communities
without 911 capability.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
10,976.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 56
(50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands).
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th St.,
NW., Washington, DC 20503. Attention
NHTSA Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agencies,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the agencies’ estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14,
2009.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator for Research and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. E9–11658 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am]
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