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Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting
and Recordkeeping Burden Resulting
from the Collection of Information
NHTSA estimates that there are 28
tire manufacturers that will be required
to report. Each of these will need to set
up the software in a computer program
to combine the testing information,
organize it for NHTSA’s use, etc. We
estimate this cost to be a one-time
charge of about $10,000 per company.
Based on the costs used in the Early
Warning Reporting Regulation analysis,1
we estimate the annual cost per report
per tire manufacturer to be $287. There
are also computer maintenance costs of
keeping the data up to date, etc. as tests
come in throughout the year. In the
EWR analysis, we estimated costs of
$3,755 per year per company. Thus, the
total annual cost is estimated to be
$4,042 per company. Thus the total
costs would be $280,000 + $113,176 =
$393,176 for the first year and $113,176
as an annual cost for the 28 tire
manufacturers.
The largest portion of the cost burden
imposed by the tire fuel efficiency
program arises from the testing
necessary to determine the ratings that
should be assigned to the tires. As
detailed in our reponse to question #8,
our revised per-SKU costs to test for
rolling resistance, traction, and
treadwear amount to $2,040 (i.e. $540 +
$500 + $1,000). This would result in
testing costs of $38,760,000 in the first
year (19,000 SKUs) and $6,573,000 in
subsequent years (3,222 new SKUs
annually).
The estimated annual cost to the
Federal government is $1.28 million.
This cost includes $730,000 for
enforcement testing, and about $550,000
annually to set up and keep up to date
a website that includes the information
reported to NHTSA.
Comments are invited on:
• Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility.
• Whether the Department’s estimate
for the burden of the information
collection is accurate.
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is most effective
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
1 Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation, Tread Act
Amendments to Early Warning Reporting
Regulation Part 579 and Defect and Noncompliance
Part 573, August 2008 (Docket No. 2008–0169–
0007.1).

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Issued on: March 29, 2010.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2010–7396 Filed 4–1–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2010–0005–N–7]

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
renewal of the following currently
approved 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 June 1, 2010.
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. Kimberly
Toone, 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 lll.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to
Mr. Brogan at [email protected], or
to Ms. Toone at [email protected].
Please refer to the assigned OMB control
number 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

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Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17,
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 toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 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 for
reinstatement or renewal 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
and paperwork burdens associated with
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 are brief summaries of eight
currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will
submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:

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Title: Grade Crossing Signal System
Safety Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0534.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: FRA believes that highwayrail grade crossing (grade crossing)
accidents resulting from warning system
failures can be reduced. Motorists lose
faith in warning systems that constantly
warn of an oncoming train when none
is present. Therefore, the fail-safe
feature of a warning system loses its
effectiveness if the system is not

repaired within a reasonable period of
time. A greater risk of an accident is
present when a warning system fails to
activate as a train approaches a grade
crossing. FRA’s regulations require
railroads to take specific responses in
the event of an activation failure. FRA
uses the information to develop better
solutions to the problems of grade
crossing device malfunctions. With this
information, FRA is able to correlate
accident data and equipment
malfunctions with the types of circuits
and age of equipment. FRA can then
identify the causes of grade crossing
system failures and investigate them to

determine whether periodic
maintenance, inspection, and testing
standards are effective. FRA also uses
the information collected to alert
railroad employees and appropriate
highway traffic authorities of warning
system malfunctions so that they can
take the necessary measures to protect
motorists and railroad workers at the
grade crossing until repairs have been
made.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.83.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; recordkeeping.
Average time
per response
(minutes)

CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

234.7—Telephone Notification ...................................................
234.9—Grade crossing signal system failure rpts .....................
234.105–107—Notification to crew and Proper Law Enforcement Authority.
234.109—Record Keeping .........................................................

728 railroads ...........
728 railroads ...........
728 railroads ...........

8 phone calls .............
600 reports ................
24,000 notifications ...

15
15
15

2
150
6,000

728 railroads ...........

12,000 records ..........

10

2,000

Total Estimated Responses: 36,608.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
8,152 hours.
Title: Bridge Worker Safety Rules.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0535.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: Section 20139 of Title 49 of
the United States Code required FRA to
issue rules, regulations, orders, and
standards for the safety of maintenanceof-way employees on railroad bridges,
including for ‘‘bridge safety equipment’’
such as nets, walkways, handrails, and
safety lines, and requirements for the
use of vessels when work is performed
on bridges located over bodies of water.
FRA has added 49 CFR Part 214 to
establish minimum workplace safety
standards for railroad employees as they
apply to railroad bridges. Specifically,
section 214.15(c) establishes standards
and practices for safety net systems.
Safety nets and net installations are to
be drop-tested at the job site after initial
installation and before being used as a
fall-protection system; after major
repairs; and at six-month intervals if left
at one site. If a drop-test is not feasible
and is not performed, then a written
certification must be made by the
railroad or railroad contractor, or a
designated certified person, that the net
does comply with the safety standards
of this section. FRA and State inspectors
use the information to enforce Federal
regulations. The information that is
maintained at the job site promotes safe
bridge worker practices.

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Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Responses: 6.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1
hour.
Title: Railroad Police Officers.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0537.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR Part 207,
railroads are required to notify states of
all designated police officers who are
discharging their duties outside of their
respective jurisdictions. This
requirement is necessary to verify
proper police authority.
Affected Public: Railroads and States.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Form(s): None.
Total Estimated Responses: 35.
Total Annual Estimated Burden
Hours: 175 hours.
Title: Stenciling Reporting Mark on
Freight Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0520.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: Title 49, Section 215.301 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, sets
forth certain requirements that must be
followed by railroad carriers and private
car owners relative to identification
marks on railroad equipment. FRA,
railroads, and the public refer to the
stencilling to identify freight cars.

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Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Respondent Universe: 728 railroads.
Total Estimated Responses: 25,000
cars stenciled.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
18,750 hours.
Title: Rear-End Marking Devices.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0523.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: The collection of
information is set forth under 49 CFR
Part 221 which requires railroads to
furnish a detailed description of the
type of marking device to be used for
the trailing end of rear cars in order to
ensure rear cars meet minimum
standards for visibility and display.
Railroads are required to furnish a
certification that the device has been
tested in accordance with current
‘‘Guidelines for Testing of Rear End
Marking Devices.’’ Additionally,
railroads are required to furnish detailed
test records which include the testing
organizations, description of tests,
number of samples tested, and the test
results in order to demonstrate
compliance with the performance
standard.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 728 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Responses: 2.

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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 38
hours.
Title: Locomotive Certification (Noise
Compliance Regulations).
OMB Control Number: 2130–0527.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.

Abstract: Part 210 of title 49 of the
United States Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) pertains to FRA’s
noise enforcement procedures which
encompass rail yard noise source
standards published by the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). EPA has the authority to set these
standards under the Noise Control Act
of 1972. The information collected by

FRA under Part 210 is necessary to
ensure compliance with EPA noise
standards for new locomotives.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 2 Locomotive
Manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

REPORTING BURDEN
Respondent universe

CFR section
210.27:
New Loco. Certification—Requests for Information .......
Identification of Locomotives ..........................................
210.31—Operation Standards—Measurement
Noise Emissions.

Total Estimated Responses: 1,620.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
2,785 hours.
Title: Remotely Controlled Switch
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0516.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: Title 49, Section 218.30 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
ensures that remotely controlled

of

Loco.

Locomotive Manuf
4 Locomotive
Manuf.
4 Locomotive
Manuf.

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

4 requests ................
790 badges/plates ...

30 minutes .............
30 minutes .............

2
395

790 recorded measurements.

3 hours ...................

2,370

switches are lined to protect workers
who are vulnerable to being struck by
moving cars as they inspect or service
equipment on a particular track or,
alternatively, occupy camp cars. FRA
believes that production of notification
requests promotes safety by minimizing
mental lapses of workers who are
simultaneously handling several tasks.
Sections 218.30 and 218.67 require the
operator of remotely controlled switches
to maintain a record of each notification
requesting blue signal protection for 15

Total annual
burden hours

days. Operators of remotely controlled
switches use the information as a record
documenting blue signal protection of
workers or camp cars. This record also
serves as a valuable resource for railroad
supervisors and FRA inspectors
monitoring regulatory compliance.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 718 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
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REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

218.30—Blue Signal Protection of Workmen; Remotely
Controlled Switches.
218.77—Protection of occupied camp cars; Remotely Controlled Switches.

70 railroads ...........

3,600,000 notifications.
2,300 notifications ...

1 minute .................

60,000

1 minute .................

38

Total Estimated Responses: 3,602,300.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
120,153 hours.
Title: Bad Order and Home Shop
Card.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0519.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR Part 215, each
railroad is required to inspect freight
cars placed in service and take the
necessary remedial action when defects

4 railroads .............

are identified. Part 215 defects are
specific in nature and relate to items
that have or could have caused
accidents or incidents. Section 215.9
sets forth specific procedures that
railroads must follow when it is
necessary to move defective cars for
repair purposes. For example, railroads
must affix a ‘‘bad order’’ tag describing
each defect to each side of the freight
car. It is imperative that a defective
freight car be tagged ‘‘bad order’’ so that
it may be readily identified and moved
to another location for repair purposes

Total annual
burden hours

only. At the repair point, the ‘‘bad order’’
tag serves as a repair record. Railroads
must retain each tag for 90 days to verify
that proper repairs were made at the
designated location. FRA and State
inspectors review all pertinent records
to determine whether defective cars
presenting an immediate hazard are
being moved in transportation.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 718 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

215.9:
Movement of Defective Cars for Repair ........................

728 railroads .........

150,000 tags ............

5 minutes ...............

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REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

Notifications of Removal of Defective Car Tags ............
215.11—Designated Inspectors—Records ...........................

728 railroads .........
728 railroads .........

75,000 notifications
45,000 records ........

2 minutes ...............
1 minute .................

Total Estimated Responses: 225,000.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
12,750 hours.
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 March 30,
2010.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010–7595 Filed 4–1–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Notice for a Change in Use of
Aeronautical Property at Houlton
International Airport, Houlton, ME
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for Public Comments.
AGENCY:

The FAA is requesting public
comment on the Town of Houlton’s
request to change a portion (4.68 acres)
of Airport property from aeronautical
use to nonaeronautical use. The
property address is 84 Aviation Drive,
Houlton, Maine 04730. Upon
disposition, the property will be used as
a wood pellet production plant. The
Town acquired the property by Surplus
Property Deed dated July 14, 1947.
Section 125 of The Wendell H. Ford
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for
the 21st Century (AIR 21) requires the
FAA to provide an opportunity for
public notice and comment to the
‘‘waiver’’ or ‘‘modification’’ of a sponsor’s
Federal obligation to use certain airport
property for aeronautical purposes.
The disposition of proceeds from the
disposal of airport property will be in
accordance with FAA’s Policy and
Procedures Concerning the Use of
Airport Revenue, published in the
Federal Register on February 16, 1999.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 3, 2010.

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SUMMARY:

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Documents are available for
review by appointment by contacting
Mr. Doug Hazlett, Town Manager at 21
Water Street, Houlton, Maine,
Telephone (207) 532–7111 or by
contacting Donna R. Witte, Federal
Aviation Administration, 16 New
England Executive Park, Burlington,
Massachusetts, Telephone 781–238–
7624.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna R. Witte at the Federal Aviation
Administration, 12 New England
Executive Park, Burlington,
Massachusetts 01803, Telephone 781–
238–7624.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a legal description of the
property located in the Town of
Houlton, County of Aroostook, State of
Maine as shown on a plan prepared by
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., dated
February 8, 2010, entitled ‘‘Houlton
International Airport, Proposed FAA
Property Release, Mess Hall Property’’:
A roughly triangular parcel of land as
shown on a Plan prepared by Stantec
Consulting Services Inc., William A.
Gerrish PLS #2023, dated February 8,
2010, entitled ‘‘Houlton International
Airport, Proposed FAA Property
Release, Mess Hall Property’’; on the
referenced Plan the parcel is enclosed
by ‘‘Range Drive’’ on the east, ‘‘Airport
Drive’’ on the northwest, and ‘‘Aviation
Drive’’ on the south.
Said parcel is more particularly
described as follows: Commencing at a
concrete monument at the most easterly
corner of Lot 20 as shown on said Plan,
said monument also marking the
intersection of the southerly limit of the
right-of-way of Wesson Drive with the
westerly limit of the right-of-way of
Airport Drive, thence crossing said
Airport Drive on a Maine State Grid
bearing of South 16°31′58″ East, a
distance of 90.23 feet, more or less, to
the intersection of the easterly limit of
the right-of-way of Airport Drive with
the westerly limit of the right-of-way of
Range Drive, said intersection being the
Point of Beginning; Thence, following
the westerly limit of the right-of-way of
Range Drive: South 2°46′31″ W, a
distance of 923.82 feet, more or less, to
the intersection of the westerly limit of
the right-of-way of Range Drive with the
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Aviation Drive; Thence following the
northerly limit of the right-of-way of
Aviation Drive: North 88°58′52″ West, a
distance of 84.45 feet, more or less, to
an angle point in the road;
Thence, continuing along the
northerly limit of the right-of-way of
aforementioned Aviation Drive: North
70°37′46″ West, a distance of 362.69
feet, more or less, to the intersection of
the northerly limit of the right-of-way of
Aviation Drive with the easterly limit of
the right-of-way of Airport Drive;
Thence, following the easterly limit of
the right-of-way of Airport Drive: North
30°28′32″ East, a distance of 929.33 feet,
more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
The above described parcel contains
4.69 acres, more or less.
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on
March 10, 2010.
LaVerne F. Reid,
Manager, Airports Division, New England
Region.
[FR Doc. 2010–7077 Filed 4–1–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment and
Request for Public Scoping Comments
for the Air Tour Management Plan
Program at Mount Rainier National
Park
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental assessment and to
request public scoping comments.
SUMMARY: The FAA, with National Park
Service (NPS) as a cooperating agency,
has initiated development of an Air
Tour Management Plan (ATMP) for
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA),
pursuant to the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–
181) and its implementing regulations
(14 CFR part 136, subpart B, National
Parks Air Tour Management). The
objective of the ATMP is to develop
acceptable and effective measures to
mitigate or prevent the significant
adverse impacts, if any, of commercial
air tour operations upon the natural
resources, cultural resources, and visitor

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