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Office of Regional Operations and
Program Delivery, NHTSA (phone: 202–
366–0144). For legal issues, contact
Andrew DiMarsico, Office of Chief
Counsel, NHTSA (phone: 202–366–
5263). You may send mail to these
officials at the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice provides NHTSA’s finding that a
waiver of the Buy America
requirements, 23 U.S.C. 313, is
appropriate for Connecticut’s HSO to
purchase twenty-three training
motorcycles using grant funds
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 405(f)
(section 405) for training motorcycles.
Section 405(f) funds are available for
use by State Highway Safety Programs
to implement effective programs to
reduce the number of single and multivehicle crashes involving motorcyclists
that, among other things, include
supporting training of motorcyclists. 23
U.S.C. 405(f).
Buy America provides that NHTSA
‘‘shall not obligate any funds authorized
to be appropriated to carry out the
Surface Transportation Assistance Act
of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or [Title 23] and
administered by the Department of
Transportation, unless steel, iron, and
manufactured products used in such
project are produced in the United
States.’’ 23 U.S.C. 313. However,
NHTSA may waive those requirements
if (1) their application would be
inconsistent with the public interest; (2)
such materials and products are not
produced in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities and of a satisfactory quality;
or (3) the inclusion of domestic material
will increase the cost of the overall
project contract by more than 25
percent. 23 U.S.C. 313(b). In this
instance, NHTSA has determined a nonavailability waiver is appropriate for the
twenty-three training motorcycles
because there is no sufficient product
produced domestically that meets the
needs of Connecticut’s HSO.
NHTSA recently granted a waiver to
the Hawaii Department of
Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Safety
Office, Highway Safety Section to
purchase training motorcycles because
the cost of domestically produced
motorcycles is 25 percent more than the
cost of foreign-made motorcycles.
Connecticut’s HSO request also meets
the cost waiver conditions because
purchasing the least expensive
American alternative, Harley-Davidson
Street 500, would increase the cost of
the project more than 25 percent.
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categorized as a non-availability waiver
because American motorcycle
manufacturers do not produce a
motorcycle designed specifically with a
smaller engine displacement (250 CC),
which is consistent with motorcyclist
training programs. As smaller engine
displacement is common for training
purposes and no American
manufacturer produces motorcycles
with this specification, then a nonavailability waiver is appropriate in this
situation.
Connecticut’s HSO seeks a waiver to
purchase twenty-three Honda (CMX250)
Rebel motorcycles at $4,055 per unit.
The total purchase price for all twentythree motorcycles is $93,265.
Connecticut’s training program is
designed to expand motorcycle safety
efforts. Connecticut asserts that this
purchase will enhance its aging fleet of
training motorcycles and accommodate
the growing demand for training. HSO
requires that its training bikes meet
specific specifications. The engine
displacement must be no less than onehundred fifteen cubic centimeters and
no more than two-hundred seventy-five
cubic centimeters. Additionally, the
motorcycles must have four stroke,
electric start engines. HSO desires to use
these motorcycles for its 2015
Motorcycle Safety Training Program
because they are designed specifically
with smaller engine displacement (250
CC), low brake horse power, and an
upright seating position with typical
hand and foot controls, which is
consistent with motorcyclist training
programs. Connecticut, however, is
unable to identify any training
motorcycles that meet Buy America
requirements. HSO researched
motorcycle models made by three
American motorcycle manufacturers,
Harley-Davidson, Inc., Victory
Motorcycles, and Indian Motorcycle.
Harley-Davidson produces a 500 CC
motorcycle called the Street 500, with a
MSRP of $6799. Victory Motorcycles
and Indian Motorcycle produce a
motorcycle with a much heavier and
larger engine displacement than 500 CC,
with the lowest MSRP of $12,499 for the
Victory Vegas 8-ball motorcycle and the
lowest MSRP of $10,999 for the Indian
Scout. Connecticut’s experience with
motorcycles with a 500 CC engine
displacement is that the bikes, in
general, over power beginning riders
and do not provide an appropriate
upright position for these riders. HSO
was unable to find a motorcycle that
meets the requirements for training
motorcycles that also meets the Buy
America requirements. NHTSA is
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motorcycle manufacturers other than
Harley-Davidson, Victory, and Indian.
As these manufacturers do not sell a
motorcycle that meets standard
requirements for motorcycle safety
training purposes, a Buy America
waiver is appropriate. NHTSA invites
public comment on this conclusion.
In light of the above discussion, and
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 313(b)(3), NHTSA
finds that it is appropriate to grant a
waiver from the Buy America
requirements to HSO in order to
purchase twenty-three Honda (CMX250)
Rebel motorcycles. This waiver applies
to Connecticut and all other States
seeking to use section 405 funds to
purchase these motorcycles for the
purposes mentioned herein. This waiver
will continue through fiscal year 2015
and will allow the purchase of these
items as required for Connecticut’s HSO
and its training programs. Accordingly,
this waiver will expire at the conclusion
of fiscal year 2015 (September 30, 2015).
In accordance with the provisions of
Section 117 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy of Users Technical
Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–
244, 122 Stat. 1572), NHTSA is
providing this notice as its finding that
a waiver of the Buy America
requirements is appropriate for certain
Honda motorcycles. Written comments
on this finding may be submitted
through any of the methods discussed
above. NHTSA may reconsider these
findings, if through comment, it learns
of and can confirm the existence of a
comparable domestically made product
to the item granted a waiver.
This finding should not be construed
as an endorsement or approval of any
products by NHTSA or the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The
United States Government does not
endorse products or manufacturers.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 29,
2015, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.95.
O. Kevin Vincent,
Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.
30-day notice of request for
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Trails Act Agreement and Substitute
Sponsorship.
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3519 (PRA),
the Surface Transportation Board
(Board) gives notice that it is requesting
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of an extension
of the information collection—
Notifications of Trails Act Agreement
and Substitute Sponsorship—further
described below. The Board previously
published a notice about this collection
in the Federal Register (80 FR 11262,
March 2, 2015). That notice allowed for
a 60-day public review and comment
period. No comments were received.
Under 16 U.S.C. 1247(d) and the
Board’s regulations, the STB will issue
a Certificate of Interim Trail Use (CITU)
or Notice of Interim Trail Use (NITU) to
a prospective trail sponsor who offers to
assume managerial, tax, and legal
responsibility for a right-of-way that a
rail carrier would otherwise abandon.
The CITU/NITU permits parties, for 180
days, to negotiate for a railbanking
agreement. If parties reach an
agreement, the CITU/NITU
automatically authorizes railbanking/
interim trail use. If no agreement is
reached, then upon expiration of the
negotiation period, the CITU/NITU
authorizes the railroad to exercise its
option to fully abandon the line without
further action by the Board.
Pursuant to 49 CFR 1152.29, parties
must jointly notify the Board when a
trail use agreement has been reached,
and must identify the exact location of
the right-of-way subject to the
agreement, including a map and
milepost marker information. The rules
also require parties to file a petition to
modify or vacate the CITU/NITU if the
trail use agreement applies to less of the
right-of-way than covered by the CITU/
NITU. Finally, the rules require that a
substitute trail sponsor must
acknowledge that interim trail use is
subject to restoration and reactivation at
any time.
Comments may now be submitted to
OMB concerning: (1) The accuracy of
the Board’s burden estimates; (2) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (3)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
when appropriate; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including

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whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Notifications of Trails Act
Agreement and Substitute Sponsorship.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0017.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Parties to an interim
trail use agreement; substitute trail
sponsors.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 40 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: The submissions
ensure that the affected public and the
agency will have notice whenever a
trails use agreement is reached or
modified. They also ensure that any trail
sponsor, including any substitute trail
sponsor, acknowledges that interim trail
use is subject to restoration and
reactivation at any time.
Retention Period: Information in this
report will be maintained in the Board’s
files for 10 years, after which it is
transferred to the National Archives.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by June
5, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board, Notifications of Trails Act
Agreement and Substitute
Sponsorship.’’ These comments should
be directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Chandana
L. Achanta, Surface Transportation
Board Desk Officer, by email at OIRA_
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV; by fax at
(202) 395–6974; or by mail to Room
10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding the
Notifications of Trails Act Agreement
and Substitute Sponsorship, contact
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001, or email PRA@
stb.dot.gov. [Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired:
(800) 877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, a federal agency conducting or
sponsoring a collection of information
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control number. A collection of
information, which is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
includes agency requirements or
requests that persons submit reports,
keep records, or provide information to
the agency, third parties, or the public.
Section 3507(b) of the PRA requires,
concurrent with an agency’s submitting
a collection to OMB for approval, a 30day notice and comment period through
publication in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information.
Dated: May 1, 2015.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 4810
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning,
Request for Prompt Assessment Under
Internal Revenue Code Section 6501(d).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before July 6, 2015 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Kerry Dennis, at
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
Internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Prompt Assessment
Under Internal Revenue Code Section
6501(d).
SUMMARY:

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