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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.9
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–15738 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2009–0001–N–16]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking
approval of the following information
collection activities. Before submitting
these information collection
requirements for clearance by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA
is soliciting public comment on specific
aspects of the activities identified
below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than September 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Nakia
Jackson, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590. Commenters requesting FRA to
acknowledge receipt of their respective
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments
on OMB control number 2130–New.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to
Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov, or
to Ms. Jackson at
nakia.jackson@dot.gov. Please refer to

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the assigned OMB control number and
the title of the information collection in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office
of Information Technology, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6073). (These telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law No. 104–13, § 2, 109
Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval of
such activities by OMB. 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(I)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(I)–(iv). FRA believes that
soliciting public comment will promote
its efforts to reduce the administrative
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the collection of information mandated
by Federal regulations. In summary,
FRA reasons that comments received
will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce
reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (iii) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of the
proposed information collection
activities that FRA will submit for
clearance by OMB as required under the
PRA:
Title: Track Transportation Time
Study.
OMB Control Number: 2130–New.
Abstract: The Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–
432) calls for a track inspection time
study to be performed by FRA. The
information required to develop the
report will be at least partially obtained
through a series of information
gathering surveys which are focused on
various aspects of track inspection. Each
survey will be customized for a
particular segment of the workforce and
will include track inspectors, track
supervisors or roadmasters, middle
management (division engineers), and
senior management (chief engineers).
The purpose of the proposed study is
to address four issues raised in the Rail
Safety Improvement Act: (1) Determine
whether the required intervals of track
inspections for each class of track
should be amended; (2) Determine
whether track remedial action
requirements should be amended; (3)
Determine whether different track
inspection and repair priorities or
methods should be required; and (4)
Determine whether the speed at which
railroad track inspection vehicles
operate and the scope of the territory
they generally cover allow for proper
inspection of the track and whether
such speed and appropriate scope
should be regulated by the Secretary.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.136;
FRA F 6180.137.
Affected Public: Railroad Employees.
Respondent Universe: 500
Individuals.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

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REPORTING BURDEN
RFEI notice

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

—Track
Inspectors—Focus
Groups.
—Track
Inspectors—Standard
Survey.
—Track
Supervisors
(Roadmasters).
—RR Middle Management (Div.
Engineers).
—RR Senior Management (Senior Engineers).

20 Individuals .................

16 responses ..................

20 hours .........................

320 hours.

600 Individuals ...............

200 responses ................

1 hour .............................

200 hours.

35 Individuals .................

25 responses ..................

1 hour .............................

25 hours.

10 Individuals .................

8 responses ....................

1 hour .............................

8 hours.

10 Individuals .................

8 responses ....................

1 hour .............................

8 hours.

Total Responses: 257.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 561
hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC on June 30,
2009.
Kimberly Orben,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–15853 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Commercial Space
Transportation; Notice of Availability
of the Final Environmental
Assessment (EA) and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the
Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA)
Launch Site Operator License at Cecil
Field, Florida (FL)

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AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final
EA and FONSI.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), Council on Environmental
Quality NEPA implementing regulations
(40 CFR Parts 1500–1508), and FAA
Order 1050.1E, Change 1, the FAA is
announcing the availability of the Final
EA and FONSI for the Jacksonville
Aviation Authority (JAA) Launch Site
Operator License at Cecil Field, FL.

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The EA was prepared in response to
an application for a Launch Site
Operator License from JAA. Under the
Proposed Action, the FAA would issue
a Launch Site Operator License to JAA
to operate a facility for horizontal
launches and landings of suborbital,
manned reusable launch vehicles
(RLVs). These vehicles, when operated
out of Cecil Field, could carry space
flight participants, scientific
experiments, or payloads. The proposed
launch site is located within the city
limits of the City of Jacksonville, FL in
Duval County, approximately 15 miles
southwest of downtown Jacksonville.
The EA addresses the potential
environmental impacts of implementing
the Proposed Action and the No Action
Alternative of not issuing a Launch Site
Operator License to JAA.
The FAA has posted the Final EA and
FONSI on the Internet at http://
ast.faa.gov. In addition, CDs of the EA
and FONSI were sent to persons and
agencies on the distribution list (found
in Chapter 7 of the EA). A paper copy
and a CD version of the EA and FONSI
will be made available for review at the
following locations:
Jacksonville Public Library—Argyle
Branch, 7973 Old Middleburg Road
South, Jacksonville, FL 32222.
Jacksonville Public Library—Webb
Wesconnett Regional, 6887 103rd
Street, Jacksonville, FL 32210.
Jacksonville Public Library—West
Regional, 1425 Chaffee Road South,
Jacksonville, FL 32221.
Jacksonville Public Library—Main
Branch, 303 N Laura St, Jacksonville,
FL 32202.
Green Cove Springs Library, 403 Ferris
St., Green Cove Springs, FL 32043.
Additional Information: Under the
Proposed Action, the FAA would issue
a Launch Site Operator License to JAA
that would allow them to operate Cecil
Field for horizontal suborbital RLV
launches. JAA has identified two types
of horizontally launched RLVs, Concept
X and Concept Z, which are considered

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typical vehicles that would be launched
from Cecil Field. The RLVs would
launch and land on Runway 18L–36R,
the primary north-south runway at Cecil
Field. Both proposed RLVs would takeoff from Cecil Field under jet power.
Rocket operations would occur in a
designated offshore area, approximately
60 miles east of the Florida coast. The
RLVs would return to Cecil Field as
maneuverable gliders.
JAA proposes to use Cecil Field’s
existing infrastructure, such as hangars,
control tower, and runways for
commercial space launch operations.
Therefore, JAA does not anticipate new
construction activities at Cecil Field
related to the proposed spaceport.
The only alternative to the Proposed
Action analyzed in the EA is the No
Action Alternative. Under this
alternative, the FAA would not issue a
Launch Site Operator License to JAA,
and there would be no commercial
space launches from Cecil Field. The
site would continue to be available for
existing general aviation and trainingrelated activities.
A wide-array of resource areas were
considered to provide a context for
understanding and assessing the
potential environmental effects of the
Proposed Action, with attention focused
on key issues. The resource areas
considered included climate and air
quality; coastal resources; compatible
land use; Department of Transportation
Act: Section 4(f) resources; farmlands;
fish, wildlife, and plants; floodplains;
hazardous materials, pollution
prevention, and solid waste; historical,
architectural, archaeological, and
cultural resources; light emissions and
visual resources; natural resources,
energy supply, and sustainable design;
noise; socioeconomics; water quality;
wetlands; wild and scenic rivers;
children’s environmental health and
safety risks; environmental justice;
construction impacts; secondary
(induced) impacts; airports/airport
users; airspace; transportation; and
cumulative impacts.

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