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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 81 / Thursday, April 27, 2006 / Notices
Issued on April 20, 2006.
Warren E. Hoemann,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration
[Docket No.: RITA–2006–24566]

Notice of Request for Approval To
Collect New Information: Confidential
Close Call Reporting System
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), Research and
Innovative Technology Administration
(RITA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of section3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice announces that the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) intends
to request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve a new
information collection effort in railroad
yards. This data collection effort is in
support of a five-year research study
aiming at improving rail safety by
analyzing information on close calls and
other unsafe occurrences in the rail
industry. The study is conducted by the
Office of Human Factors in the Federal
Railroad Administration and is designed
to identify safety issues and propose
corrective actions based on voluntary
reports of close calls submitted to BTS.
This collection is necessary because
data on close calls are not normally
reported to the railroad carriers or the
Federal Railroad Administration.
DATES: Comments must be received by
June 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You can mail or handdeliver comments to the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT),
Dockets Management System (DMS).
You may submit your comments by mail
or in person to the Docket Clerk, Docket
No. RITA–2006–24566, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Room PL–401, Washington, DC
20590–0001. Comments should identify
the docket number; paper comments
should be submitted in duplicate. The
DMS is open for examination and
copying, at the above address, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. If you wish to
receive confirmation of receipt of your
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following statement: ‘‘Comments on
Docket RITA–2006–24566.’’ The Docket
Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior
to returning it to you via the U.S. mail.
Please note that due to delays in the
delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices
in Washington, DC, we recommend that
persons consider an alternative method
(the Internet, fax, or professional
delivery service) to submit comments to
the docket and ensure their timely
receipt at U.S. DOT. You may fax your
comments to the DMS at (202) 493–
2251.
If you wish to file comments using the
Internet, you may use the DOT DMS
Web site at http://dms.dot.gov. Please
follow the online instructions for
submitting an electronic comment. You
can also review comments on-line at the
DMS Web site at http://dms.dot.gov.
Please note that anyone is able to
electronically search all comments
received into our docket management
system by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
comment if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
(Volume 65, Number 70; pages 19477–
78) or you may review the Privacy Act
Statement at http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Demetra V. Collia, RTS 31, Room 3430,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366–
1610; Fax No. (202) 493–0568; e-mail:
[email protected]. Office hours are
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Data Confidentiality Provisions: The
confidentiality of Close Calls data is
protected under the BTS confidentiality
statute (49 U.S.C. 111(k) and the
Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–347, Title V). In
accordance with these confidentiality
statutes, only statistical and nonidentifying data will be made publicly
available through reports. Further, BTS
will not release to FRA or any other
public or private entity any information
that might reveal the identity of
individuals or organizations mentioned
in close call reports.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Data Collection
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as amended) and
5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal
agency to obtain OMB approval to
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activity. BTS is seeking OMB approval
for the following BTS information
collection activity:
Title: Confidential Close Call
Reporting System.
OMB Control Number: 2139–NEW.
Type of Review: Approval of data
collection.
Respondents: Employees of selected
(pilot) railroad sites.
Number of Respondents: 350 (per
annum).
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours.
Frequency: Intermittent for 5 years.
(Reports are submitted when there is a
qualifying event, i.e., a close call occurs
within a pilot site. The frequency of
such event is estimated to be
approximately one per day.)
Total Annual Burden: 175.00 hours.
II. Background
Collecting data on the nation’s
transportation system is an important
component of BTS’s responsibility to
the transportation community and is
authorized in BTS statutory authority
(49 U.S.C. 111(c)(1) and (2) and 49
U.S.C. 111(c)(5)(j)). BTS and FRA share
a common interest in promoting rail
safety based on better data. To that end,
FRA’s Office of Research and
Development is sponsoring the
Confidential Close Call Reporting
System (C3RS) Demonstration Project to
investigate the effectiveness of such
system in improving rail safety.
A close call represents a situation in
which an ongoing sequence of events
was stopped from developing further,
preventing the occurrence of potentially
serious safety-related consequences.
This might include the following: (1)
Events that happen frequently, but have
low safety consequences; (2) events that
happen infrequently but have the
potential for high consequences (e.g., a
train in dark territory proceeds beyond
its authority); (3) events that are below
the FRA reporting threshold (e.g., an
event that causes a minor injury); and
(4) events that are reportable to FRA but
have the potential for a far greater
accident than the one reported (e.g., a
slow speed collision with minor damage
to the equipment and no injuries.)
Employees involved in a close call
will be asked to fill out a questionnaire
which will be made available on the
Web and at their work site and mail it
to BTS. The close call questionnaire will
request the respondent to provide
information such as: (1) Name and
contact information; (2) time and
location of the incident; (3) a short
description of the event; (4) contributing
factors to the close call; and (5) any
other information that might be useful

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in determining a root cause of such
event.
BTS will collect close call reports
submitted by railroad employees,
develop an analytical database
containing the reported data and other
pertinent information, and protect the
confidentiality of these data through its
own statute (49 U.S.C. 111(i)) and the
Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002
(CIPSEA). The database will be a
valuable tool to railroad carriers and the
FRA in their effort to identify safety
issues and provide corrective measures
before an accident occurs.
Voluntary reporting of close calls to a
confidential system can provide a tool
to identify and correct weaknesses in
railroad safety systems before an
accident actually occurs. The C3RS
demonstration project will foster a
voluntary, cooperative, non-punitive
environment to communicate safety
concerns. Through the analysis of close
calls the FRA and the railroad
community will receive information
about factors that may contribute to
unsafe events and the error recovery
mechanisms that prevented an adverse
consequence from occurring. Such
information can be used to develop new
training programs, identify root causes
of potentially adverse events, assess risk
and allocate resources to address those
risks more efficiently. The database will
also provide other users such as rail
safety researchers with valuable
information regarding precursors to
safety risks and contribute to research
and development of intervention
programs aimed at preventing accidents
and fatalities.
III. Request for Comments

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BTS requests comments on any
aspects of these information collections,
including: (1) The accuracy of the
estimated burden; (2) ways to enhance
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of
the collected information; and (3) ways
to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
information collected, including
additional use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Issued in Washington, DC on April 20,
2006.
William Bannister,
Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Research and
Innovative Technology Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
April 20, 2006.

The Department of Treasury has
submitted the following public
information collection requirement(s) to
OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance
Officer listed. Comments regarding this
information collection should be
addressed to the OMB reviewer listed
and to the Treasury Department
Clearance Officer, Department of the
Treasury, Room 11000, 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 30, 2006 to
be assured of consideration.
Financial Management Service
OMB Number: 1510–0037.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Voucher for Payment of Awards.
Form: FMS form 5135.
Description: Awards certified to
Treasury are paid annual as funds are
received from foreign governments.
Vouchers are mailed to award holders
showing payments due. Award holders
sign vouchers certifying that he/she is
entitled to payment.
Respondents: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 700
hours.
Clearance Officer: Jiovannah Diggs,
(202) 874–7662, Financial Management
Service, Room 144, 3700 East West
Highway, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,
(202) 395–7316, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503.
Michael A. Robinson,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices—Office of
International Investment; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent

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burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on 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 Office of
International Investment within the
Department of the Treasury is soliciting
comments concerning the information
collection provisions of the Regulations
Pertaining to Mergers, Acquisitions and
Takeovers by Foreign Persons, 31 CFR
800.402.
Written comments should be
received on or before June 26, 2006 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Gay Sills, Director, Office of
International Investment, Department of
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220—
(202) 622–1860.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Jack Dempsey,
Economist, Office of International
Investment, Department of the Treasury,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220—(202) 622–
1860; or Francine McNulty Barber,
Senior Counsel, Department of the
Treasury, Room 2014, 1500
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20220—(202) 622–1947.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Regulations Pertaining to Mergers,
Acquisitions and Takeovers by Foreign
Persons.
OMB Number: 1505–0121.
Abstract: The information request in
this proposed collection is contained in
31 CFR 800.402. The information
collected under these regulations is
used by the Committee on Foreign
Investment in the United States
(CFIUS), an inter-agency committee
chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury
and comprised of the Secretaries of
State, Defense, Treasury, Commerce and
Homeland Security, the Attorney
General, the U.S. Trade Representative,
the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, the Chairman
of the Council of Economic Advisers,
and the Assistants to the President for
National Security, National Economic
Policy, and Science and Technology.
The President has delegated to CFIUS
the President’s authority under section
721 of the Defense Production Act of
1950 to determine the effects on the
national security of acquisitions
proposed or pending after the date of
enactment (August 23, 1988) by or with
foreign persons that could result in
foreign control of persons engaged in
DATES:

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