September 16, 2015, FR Notice (30-Day)

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 179 / Wednesday, September 16, 2015 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 3,
2015.
Jonathan Carter,
Deputy Director, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments;
Revision of an Existing Information
Collection: Medical Standards and
Certification
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.

AGENCY:

Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the FAA invites
public comments about our intention to
request OMB approval to revise an
existing information collection. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the following collection of information
was published on June 22, 2015. The
information collected is used to
determine if applicants are medically
qualified to perform the duties
associated with the class of airman
medical certificate sought. The FAA
intends to revise the information it is
collecting via FAA form 8500–8, in part,
to respond to recommendations made in
an April 2014 General Services
Administration report entitled ‘‘FAA
Should Improve Usability of its Online
Application System and Clarity of the
Pilot’s Medical Form.’’ This change will
have a negligible effect on the estimated
time to complete form 8500–8.

SUMMARY:

Comments should be submitted
by October 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the attention of the Desk Officer,
Department of Transportation/FAA, and
sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed
to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503.

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Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, 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.
The FAA is seeking comments only
with regard to the burden associated
with the information collection activity
under OMB Control Number 2120–0034.
As such, any comments received that
cite this notice but are outside of the
scope of the collection activity under
OMB Control Number 2120–0034 will
not be addressed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or
by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 2120–0034.
Title: Medical Standards and
Certification.
Form Numbers: FAA forms 8500–7,
8500–8, and 8500–14.
Type of Review: Revision of an
existing information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on June 22, 2015 (80 FR 35695). The
Secretary of Transportation collects this
information under the authority of 49
U.S.C. 40113; 44701; 44510; 44702;
44703; 44709; 45303; and 80111. The
airman medical certification program is
implemented by Title 14 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 61 and
67 (14 CFR parts 61 and 67). The FAA
determines if applicants are medically
qualified to perform the duties
associated with the class of airman
medical certificate sought.
Respondents: Approximately 396,782
applicants for airman medical
certificates.
Frequency: Information is collected
on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
572,673 hours.

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Issued in Washington, DC on September 9,
2015.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services
Division, ASP–110.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–24]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the renewal
Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
abstracted below are being forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collections
of information was published on June
22, 2015.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 16, 2015.
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 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone:
(202) 493–6292), or Ms. Kimberly
Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6132).
(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 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 issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On June 22,
2015, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
SUMMARY:

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on ICR that the agency is seeking OMB
approval. See 80 FR 35712. FRA
received no comments in response to
this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30 day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30
day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summary below describes the
nature of the information collection
requests (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The revised request is being
submitted for clearance by OMB as
required by the PRA.
Title: Railroad Locomotive Safety
Standards and Event Recorders.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0004.
Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection
requires railroads to inspect, repair, and
maintain locomotives and event
recorders so that they are safe, free of
defects, and can be placed in service
without peril to life. Crashworthy
locomotive event recorders provide FRA
with verifiable factual information about
how trains are maintained and operated,
and are used by FRA and State
inspectors for part 229 rule
enforcement. The information garnered
from crashworthy event recorders is also
used by railroads to monitor railroad
operations and by railroad employees
(locomotive engineers, train crews,
dispatchers) to improve train handling,
and promote the safe and efficient
operation of trains throughout the
country, based on a surer knowledge of
different control inputs.
Type of Request: Extension with
Change of a Currently Approved
Information Collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
Annual Estimated Burden: 2,087,543
hours.
Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 31,
Notice No. 1.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0611.
Abstract: On May 21, 2015, FRA
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Order) to require that the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak) take actions to control
passenger train speed at certain
locations on main line track in the
Northeast Corridor (as defined by 49
U.S.C. 24905(c)(1)(A)). Amtrak was
required to immediately implement
code changes to its Automatic Train
Control (ATC) System to enforce the
passenger train speed limit ahead of the
curve at Frankford Junction in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where a
fatal accident occurred on May 12, 2015.
Amtrak was also required to identify all
other curves on the Northeast Corridor
where there is a significant reduction
(more than 20 miles per hour (mph))
from the maximum authorized approach
speed to those curves for passenger
trains. Amtrak was then required to
develop and comply with an FRAapproved action plan to modify its
existing ATC System or other signal
systems (or take alternative operational
actions) to enable enforcement of
passenger train speeds at the identified
curves. Amtrak also had to install
additional wayside passenger train
speed limit signage at appropriate
locations on its Northeast Corridor rightof-way. FRA is continuing this
Emergency Order in full force and
effect, and is now seeking regular
clearance for the information collection
associated with this Emergency Order.
Type of Request: Extension with
Change of a Currently Approved
Information Collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): N/A.
Annual Estimated Burden: 245 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW.,
Washington, DC, 20503, Attention: FRA
Desk Officer. Comments may also be
sent via email to OMB at the following
address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
Department’s estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collections;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collections of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

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A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Corey Hill,
Executive Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 1)]

Notice of Rail Energy Transportation
Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.
Notice of Rail Energy
Transportation Advisory Committee
meeting.

ACTION:

Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the Rail Energy
Transportation Advisory Committee
(RETAC), pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(a)(2).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, October 1, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.
E.D.T.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Hearing Room on the first floor of
the Board’s headquarters at 395 E Street
SW., Washington, DC 20423.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Higgins (202) 245–0284;
Michael.Higgins@stb.dot.gov.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at:
(800) 877–8339].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RETAC
was formed in 2007 to provide advice
and guidance to the Board and to serve
as a forum for discussion of emerging
issues related to the transportation of
energy resources by rail, including coal,
ethanol, and other biofuels.
Establishment of a Rail Energy Transp.
Advisory Comm., EP 670 (STB served
July 17, 2007). The purpose of this
meeting is to continue discussions
regarding issues such as rail
performance, capacity constraints,
infrastructure planning and
development, and effective coordination
among suppliers, carriers, and users of
energy resources. Potential agenda items
for this meeting include a performance
measures review, industry segment
updates by RETAC members, a
presentation on the outlook for U.S. coal
consumption, and a roundtable
discussion.
SUMMARY:

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