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hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can obtain electronic submission and
retrieval help and guidelines under the
‘‘help’’ section of the Federal
eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you
want us to notify you that we received
your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online. Comments received
after the comment closing date will be
included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Katherine Cooper, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, West Building
6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–366–3843 email:
katherine.cooper@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Title II, section 207 of the EGovernment Act of 2002 requires
Government agencies to improve the
methods by which government
information, including information on
the Internet, is organized, preserved,
and made accessible to the public. To
meet this goal, FMCSA plans to provide
a survey on the FMCSA Portal, allowing
users to assess its functionality. This
functionality includes the capability for
Federal, State, and industry users to
access the Agency’s existing safety IT
systems with a single set of credentials
and have easy access to safety data
about the companies that do business
with FMCSA. The Information
Technology program will also focus on
improving the accuracy of data to help
ensure information, such as carrier
name and address, is valid and reliable.
FMCSA’s legacy information systems
are currently operational. However,
having this many stand-alone systems
has led to data quality concerns, a need
for excessive IDs and passwords, and
significant operational and maintenance
costs. Integrating our information
technologies with our business
processes will, in turn, improve our
operations considerably, particularly in
terms of data quality, ease of use, and
reduction of maintenance costs.
In early 2007, FMCSA’s Information
Technology program launched a series
of releases of a new FMCSA Portal to its
Federal, State and industry customers.
Over the coming years, more than 15
releases are planned. These releases will
use portal technology to fuse and
provide numerous services and
functions via a single user interface and
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meet the needs of specific
constituencies within our customer
universe.
The FMCSA Information Technology
Services Survey Portal will entail
considerable expenditure of Federal
Government dollars over the years and
will fundamentally impact the nature of
the relationship between the Agency
and its Federal, State, and industry
customers. Consequently, the Agency
intends to conduct regular and ongoing
assessments of customer satisfaction
with the Information Technology
Services Survey.
The primary purposes of this
assessment are to:
• Determine the extent to which the
FMCSA Portal functionality continues
to meet the needs of Agency customers;
• Identify and prioritize additional
modifications; and
• Determine the extent that the
FMCSA Portal has impacted FMCSA’s
relationships with its main customer
groups.
The assessment will address:
• Overall customer satisfaction;
• Customer satisfaction against
specific items;
• Performance of systems integrator
against agreed objectives;
• Desired adjustments and
modifications to systems;
• Demonstrated value of investment
to FMCSA and DOT;
• Items about the FMCSA Portal that
customers like best; and
• Customer ideas for making the
FMCSA Portal better.
Title: Information Technology
Services Survey Portal Customer
Satisfaction Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0042.
Type of Request: Extension of the
currently-approved information
collection request.
Respondents: Federal, State, and
industry customers/users.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,392.
Estimated Time per Response: Five (5)
minutes.
Expiration Date: 05/31/2016.
Frequency of Response: 4 times per
year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 283
hours [91 hours (273 industry user
respondents × 5 minutes/60 minutes to
complete survey × 4 times per year) +
192 hours (575 Federal and State
government respondents × 5 minutes/60
minutes to complete survey × 4 times
per year) = 283].
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
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mission; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways for the
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The agency will summarize
or include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87
on: October 20, 2015.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of
Research and Information Technology.
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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–27]

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 Request (ICR)
abstracted below is being forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR 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 August
5, 2015.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 27, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Safety Regulatory
Analysis 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
SUMMARY:

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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 August 5,
2015, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on ICR that the agency is seeking OMB
approval. See 80 FR 35712. FRA
received one comment in response to
this notice.
The Association of American
Railroads submitted a comment on
October 5 on behalf of its member
railroads and itself. In its letter, AAR
recommended four changes to the PTC
Implementation Status Update
Questionnaire. First, AAR
recommended that FRA adjust its
estimate of the amount of time required
to fill out each questionnaire/form
(Form FRA F 6180.162).
Second, AAR/its members
recommended that FRA ‘‘clarify the
second survey question,’’ which relates
to the ‘‘current number of full mission
capable PTC equipped locomotives
completely implemented under the
regulation.’’ In particular, ‘‘the railroads
recommend that FRA specify that this
question pertains to the locomotives
which have been fully equipped with
PTC hardware.’’
Third, AAR/its members
recommended that ‘‘FRA clarify the
fourth survey question,’’ which relates
to the ‘‘. . . current number of fully
mission capable PTC equipped track
segments completely implemented
under the regulations. The railroads
recommend that FRA refer to track
miles instead of the unclear reference to
‘track segment.’ ’’
Last, AAR stated ‘‘the railroads
request that FRA ensures that the
comment box for the fourteenth
question be large enough to accept
substantial comments regarding the
status of each individual railroad’s PTC
implementation status.’’
Regarding AAR’s first
recommendation, FRA based its
estimate on the average amount of time
that it would take all railroads—Class Is,
Class IIs, Class IIIs, and passenger
railroads—to complete the
questionnaire each month on an
ongoing basis. FRA realizes that it might
take some railroads longer than the
estimated average amount of time to
complete the questionnaire. However,
FRA does not agree with AAR’s
comment that it will take all affected
railroads an average of three hours each
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FRA believes that 30 minutes is a more
accurate estimate of the average amount
of time that it will take railroads to
complete the questionnaire on a
recurring monthly basis. Accordingly,
FRA is modifying its estimate to reflect
this higher number.
Regarding AAR’s second
recommendation relating to the second
survey question, FRA is modifying
footnote number 2 of the questionnaire
to make clear that this question pertains
to locomotives fully equipped with PTC
hardware and software.
Regarding AAR’s third
recommendation, FRA is taking a
flexible approach and is modifying
footnote number 3 of the questionnaire
to state that railroads use a uniform unit
of measurement that is consistent for the
fourth survey question. Thus, track
miles would be fine as a uniform unit
of measurement.
Last, regarding AAR’s
recommendation about enlarging the
comment box for the fourteenth
question, FRA is expanding the
comment box to the maximum number
of characters permitted on the electronic
version of the questionnaire/form.
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
request (ICR) and the expected burden.
The revised request is being submitted
for clearance by OMB as required by the
PRA.
Title: PTC Implementation Status
Update Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0612.
Abstract: The statutory and regulatory
deadline for Positive Train Control
(PTC) system implementation is
December 31, 2015. Congress and FRA
are concerned that the railroads will not
make the mandated deadline. To date,
the vast majority of railroads have not
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236.1009 and 236.1015, a PTC Safety
Plan (PTCSP) and have not submitted,
in accordance with 49 CFR 236.1035, a
request for testing approval to support a
PTCSP, which is necessary to achieve
PTC System Certification and operate in
revenue service. So that Congress and
FRA may better understand the status of
each railroad’s implementation efforts
and be able to monitor affected railroads
progress on a continuing basis until full
implementation is achieved, FRA is
seeking accurate and up-to-date
information under its investigative
authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20103,
20107, and 20902, and 49 CFR
236.1009(h). The railroads’ responses
will also be used for compliance
purposes.
On July 24, 2015, OMB granted
Emergency Processing approval for the
PTC Implementation Status Update
Questionnaire information collection for
a period of 180 days. This approval
currently expires on January 31, 2016.
FRA is now seeking a three-year
approval under Regular Clearance
Procedures from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
Type of Request: Extension with
Change of an Approved Information
Collection previously approved under
Emergency Processing Procedures.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): FRA F 6180.162.
Total Annual Estimated Responses:
456.
Total Annual Estimated Burden: 228
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.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
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within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 20,
2015.
Corey Hill,
Acting Executive Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 1236X]

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New York & Atlantic Railway
Company—Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Queens County, N.Y.
On October 7, 2015, New York &
Atlantic Railway Company (NYA) filed
with the Surface Transportation Board
(Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502
for exemption from the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue freight
operations over the following two
segments of rail line: (1) An
approximately 0.69-mile segment
located between milepost 0.0 and
milepost 0.69, in Long Island City, N.Y.,
and traversing through United States
Postal Service Zip Code 11101 and (2)
an approximately 0.38-mile segment
located between milepost 0.82 and
milepost 1.2, in Long Island City, N.Y.,
and traversing through United States
Postal Service Zip Code 11101
(collectively, the Subject Segments).
NYA is not the owner of the Subject
Segments. Long Island Railroad
Company (LIRR), is the owner of the
Subject Segments, and has advised NYA
that, based on information in LIRR’s
possession, the Subject Segments do not
contain federally granted rights-of-way.
Any documentation in NYA’s
possession will be made available
promptly to those requesting it.
The interest of railroad employees
will be protected by the conditions set
forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad—
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
91 (1979).
Because this is a discontinuance
proceeding and not an abandonment
proceeding, trail use/rail banking and
public use conditions are not
appropriate.
By issuance of this notice, the Board
is instituting an exemption proceeding
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final
decision will be issued by January 25,
2016.
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subsidize continued rail service will be
due no later than February 4, 2016, or
10 days after service of a decision
granting the petition for exemption,
whichever occurs first. Each OFA must
be accompanied by a $1,600 filing fee.
See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
All filings in response to this notice
must refer to Docket No. AB 1236X and
must be sent to: (1) Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2)
Rose-Michele Nardi, Transport Counsel,
PC, 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite
300, Washington, DC 20006. Replies to
the petition are due on or before
November 16, 2015.
Persons seeking further information
concerning discontinuance procedures
may contact the Board’s Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer
to the full abandonment or
discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR
part 1152. Questions concerning
environmental issues may be directed to
the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
Decided: October 22, 2015.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015–27395 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 303 (Sub-No. 47X)]

Wisconsin Central Ltd.—Abandonment
Exemption—in Lincoln County, Wis.
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian
National Railway Company has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR pt. 1152 subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments to abandon
approximately 0.49 miles of railroad
line (the Line). The Line extends
between mileposts 132.89 and 133.38,
in Tomahawk, Lincoln County, Wis.,
and traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Code 54487.
WCL has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the Line for at
least two years; (2) there is no overhead
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rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal
complaint filed by a user of rail service
on the Line (or by a state or local
government entity acting on behalf of
such user) regarding cessation of service
over the Line either is pending with the
Surface Transportation Board (Board) or
with any U.S. District Court or has been
decided in favor of complainant within
the two-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c)
(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11
(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
Oregon Short Line Railroad—
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
91 (1979). To address whether this
condition adequately protects affected
employees, a petition for partial
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will become effective on
November 26, 2015, unless stayed
pending reconsideration. Petitions to
stay that do not involve environmental
issues,1 formal expressions of intent to
file an OFA under 49 CFR
1152.27(c)(2),2 and interim trail use/rail
banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29
must be filed by November 6, 2015.
Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by November 16,
2015, with the Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to WCL’s
representative: Audrey L. Brodrick,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 N. Wacker
Dr., Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
WCL has filed a combined
environmental and historic report that
addresses the effects, if any, of the
1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5
I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should
be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may
take appropriate action before the exemption’s
effective date.
2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).

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