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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
requirement (ICR) and the expected
burden for the ICR being submitted for
clearance by OMB as required by the
PRA.
Title: Notice of Funding Availability
and Solicitation of Applications for
Grants under the Railroad Safety
Technology Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0587.
Type of Request: Regular Approval of
an Emergency Clearance.
Affected Public: 40 Railroads.
Abstract: The Rail Safety Technology
Program is a newly authorized program
under the Rail Safety Improvement Act
of 2008 (RSIA) (Pub. L. 110–432;
October 16, 2008). The program was
directed by Congress and passed into
law in the aftermath of a series of major
rail accidents that culminated in an
accident at Chatsworth, California, in
2008. Twenty-five people were killed
and 135 people were injured in the
Chatsworth accident. This event turned
the Nation’s attention to rail safety and
the possibility that new technologies,
such as PTC, could prevent such
accidents in the future. The RSIA
ordered installation of PTC by all Class
I railroads on any of their mainlines
carrying poisonous inhalation hazard
(PIH) materials and by all passenger and
commuter railroads on their main lines
not later than December 31, 2015.
As part of the RSIA, Congress
provided $50 million to FRA to award,
in one or more grants, to eligible
projects by passenger and freight rail
carriers, railroad suppliers, and State
and local Governments. Funds will be
awarded to projects that have a public
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projects that make PTC technologies
interoperable between railroad systems;
projects that accelerate the deployment
of PTC technology on high-risk
corridors, such as those that have high
volumes of hazardous material
shipments; and for projects over which
commuter or passenger trains operate,
or that benefit both passenger and
freight safety and efficiency.
Funds provided under this grant
program may constitute a maximum of
80 percent of the total cost of a selected
project, with a minimum of 20 percent
of costs funded from other sources. The
funding provided under these grants
will be made available to grantees on a
reimbursement basis. FRA anticipates
awarding grants to multiple eligible
participants. FRA may choose to award
a grant or grants within the available
funds in any amount. Funding made
available through grants provided under
this program, together with funding
from other sources that is committed by
a grantee as part of a grant agreement,
must be sufficient to complete the
funded project and achieve the
anticipated technology development.
FRA began accepting grant applications
10 days after publication of the Notice
of Funds Availability, which was
published on March 29, 2010, in the
Federal Register detailing the terms of
the Railroad Safety Technology Grant
Program. Applications may be
submitted until July 1, 2010. Selection
announcements will be made on or
around September 3, 2010.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.146;
SF–269; SF–270.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
11,385 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
this information collection 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 e-mail
to OMB at the following address:
[email protected].
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collection of information is 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 estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and 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.

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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.
Issued in Washington, DC on June 1, 2010.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010–13462 Filed 6–4–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Information Collection Requirements
[Docket No. FRA–2010–0005–N–11]

Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describe the nature of the
information collections and their
expected burdens. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collections of information was
published on April 2, 2010 (75 FR
16896).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 (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, Section 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,
SUMMARY:

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1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On April 2, 2010,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on
ICRs that the agency was seeking OMB
approval. 75 FR 16896. FRA received no
comments after issuing this 60-day
notice. Accordingly, DOT announces
that these information collection
activities have been re-evaluated and
certified under 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
forwarded to OMB for review and
approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).
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 summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The revised requirements are
being submitted for clearance by OMB
as required by the PRA.
Title: Remotely Controlled Switch
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0516.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Abstract: Title 49, Section 218.30 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
ensures that remotely controlled
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
days. Operators of remotely controlled
switches use the information as a record
documenting blue signal protection of
workers or camp cars. This record also
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supervisors and FRA inspectors
monitoring regulatory compliance.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
60,038 hours.
Title: Bad Order and Home Shop
Card.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0519.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
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
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
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.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
15,750 hours.
Title: Stenciling Reporting Mark on
Freight Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0520.
Type of Request: without change of a
previously approved collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
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.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
18,750 hours.
Title: Rear-End Marking Devices.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0523.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Abstract: The collection of
information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 221 which requires railroads to
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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.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 39
hours.
Title: Locomotive Certification (Noise
Compliance Regulations).
OMB Control Number: 2130–0527.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
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.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
2,767 hours.
Title: Grade Crossing Signal System
Safety.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0534.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
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
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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.
Annual Estimated Burden: 8,152
hours.
Title: Bridge Worker Safety Rules.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0535.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
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.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Annual Estimated Burden: 1 hour.
Title: Railroad Police Officers.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0537.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 207,
railroads are required to notify states of
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respective jurisdictions. This
requirement is necessary to verify
proper police authority.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Annual Estimated Burden: 175 hours.
ADDRESSES: 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. Alternatively, comments
may be sent via e-mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA), Office of Management and
Budget, at the following address:
[email protected].
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
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2010.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010–13498 Filed 6–4–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA–DC–2010–01–D]

Notice of Availability and Notice of
Public Hearing for the Environmental
Assessment for the Klingle Valley Trail
Federal Highway
Administration, District of Columbia
Division; and District Department of
Transportation; in cooperation with the
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Klingle Valley Trail Project; Notice of
public hearing for and request for
comments on the Environmental
Assessment for Klingle Valley Trail
Project.
AGENCIES:

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The U.S. Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and the District
Department of Transportation (DDOT)
as lead agencies, and in cooperation
with the National Park Service (NPS),
announce the availability of the
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
Klingle Valley Trail Project, pursuant to
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347; the
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508);
and the FHWA Environmental Impact
and Related Procedures (23 CFR 771).
FHWA and DDOT will also be hosting
a Public Hearing to provide citizens an
opportunity to comment on the
proposed project and EA. FHWA and
DDOT will consider comments received
(see DATES and ADDRESSES, below) in
finalizing the EA. FHWA and DDOT
will then determine whether to prepare
an environmental impact statement or
issue a finding of no significant impact
if appropriate for the proposed action.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Federal Highway Administration,
District of Columbia Division: Mr.
Michael Hicks, Environmental/Urban
Engineer, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite 510,
Washington, DC 20006–1103, (202) 219–
3536; or District Department of
Transportation: Austina Casey, Project
Manager, Planning, Policy and
Sustainability Administration, 2000
14th Street, NW., 7th Floor,
Washington, DC 20009, (202) 671–2740.
The EA
has been prepared to evaluate a range of
alternatives and impacts for the
construction of a multi-use trail facility
within the 0.7 mile barricaded portion
of Klingle Road between Porter Street,
NW., and Cortland Place, NW.;
including the restoration of Klingle
Creek. The purpose of the proposed
action is to construct a multi-use trail
facility using context sensitive design,
to provide safe non-motorized
transportation and recreational
opportunities to the residents and
visitors of the District of Columbia. The
project needs are a culmination of safety
concerns due to the deteriorated
roadway and structures; social demands
as presented in the Park and Recreation
Open Space District element in the
District Comprehensive Plan; system
linkage provisions tying points west of
Connecticut Avenue to the Rock Creek
Park multi-use trail system; deficiencies
in the existing infrastructure resulting in
degraded habitat within Klingle Valley;
and legislation: The District’s Klingle
Road Sustainable Development Act of
2008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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