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property rights, and Bangladesh, Niger,
the Philippines and Uzbekistan
regarding worker rights. The Trade
Policy Staff Committee has determined
to accept petitions to review GSP
eligibility for Argentina regarding
arbitral awards and Sri Lanka regarding
worker rights, and has deferred a
decision on a petition regarding Iraq
worker rights.
The announcement of the 2010
annual review and solicitation of new
petitions for consideration in that
review will be announced in a later
Federal Register notice.
Seth Vaughn,
Director, Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP) Program; Chairman, GSP
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
Committee; Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration, DOT
[Docket No. FRA–2010–0005–N–16]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposals, Submissions,
and Approvals
Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

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 describes 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 May 4, 2010 (75 FR
23839).

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted on
or before August 12, 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).

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(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)
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 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), 1320.12. On May 4, 2010,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on
ICRs that the agency was seeking OMB
approval. 75 FR 23839. FRA received no
comments after issuing this 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: Foreign Railroads’ ForeignBased (FRFB) Employees Who Perform
Train or Dispatching Service in the
United States.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0555.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Form(s): None.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used by FRA to
determine compliance of FRFB train
and dispatching service employees and
their employers with the prohibition

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against the abuse of alcohol and
controlled substances. Because of the
increase in cross-border train operations
and the increased risk posed to the
safety of train operations in the United
States, FRA seeks to apply all of the
requirements of 49 CFR 219 to FRFB
train and dispatching service
employees. The basic information—
evidence of unauthorized use of drugs
and alcohol—is used by FRA to help
prevent accidents/incidents by
screening FRFB who perform safetysensitive functions for unauthorized
drug or alcohol use. FRFB train and
dispatching service employees testing
positive for unauthorized use of alcohol
and drugs are removed from service,
thereby enhancing safety and serving as
a deterrent to other FRFB train and
dispatching service employees who
might be tempted to engage in the
unauthorized use of drugs or alcohol.
Annual Estimated Burden: 28 hours.
Title: Special Notice for Repairs.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0504.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.8; FRA F
6180.8a.
Abstract: The Special Notice For
Repairs is issued to notify the carrier in
writing of an unsafe condition involving
a locomotive, car, or track. The carrier
must return the form after repairs have
been made. The collection of
information is used by State and Federal
inspectors to remove freight cars or
locomotives until they can be restored
to a serviceable condition. It is also used
by State and Federal inspectors to
reduce the maximum authorized speed
on a section of track until repairs can be
made.
Annual Estimated Burden: 10 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.
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

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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 July 7, 2010.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2010–0005–N–17]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 information
collection activities that were
previously approved by OMB. 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 September 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, 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 2130–____.’’
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 and
the title of the information collection in
any correspondence submitted. FRA

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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 Safety, 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 toll-free.)
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
provide 60-days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval of
such activities 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;
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information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of the
information collection activities that
FRA will submit for renewed clearance
by OMB as required under the PRA:
Title: Causal Analysis and
Countermeasures to Reduce Rail-related
Suicides.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0572.
Abstract: Pedestrian trespassing on
railroad property resulting in serious
injury or death is one of the two most
serious safety problems (the second
being grade crossing collisions) facing
the railroad industry and its regulators
not only in the United States but also in
other countries. It is widely believed in
this country that the reported
prevalence and incidence of railway
suicide vastly under-represents the
nature and extent of the problem. There
is no central reporting system within the
railroad industry or the suicide
prevention field that provides verifiable
information about how many trespass
deaths are accidental vs. intentional.
Therefore, there are no verifiable
measures of the extent of rail-related
suicides in the United States.
While railroad companies must report
trespass incidents resulting in serious
injury or death to the U.S. Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA), injuries
or deaths that are ruled by a medical
examiner or coroner to be intentional
are not reported. Preliminary figures
from 2006 indicate there were
approximately 500 deaths and 360
injuries reported to the FRA—an
increase of 100 incidents over the
previous year—but suicides are not
represented in these numbers.
Unverifiable estimates from a number of
sources range from 150 to more than 300
suicides per year on the U.S. railways.
Like any other incident on the rail
system, a suicide on the tracks results in
equipment and facility damage, delays
to train schedules, and trauma to
railroad personnel involved in the
incidents. As a result, FRA last year
awarded a grant for the first phase of a
5-year project to reduce suicides on the
rail system to the Railroad Research
Foundation (part of the Association of
American Railroads) and its
subcontractor, the American
Association of Suicidology (AAS).
In the course of five years, the
research project’s goals include:
• A prevalence assessment to
determine verifiable numbers of
suicides on the rail system,
• Development of a standardized
reporting tool for industry use,
• A causal analysis and root cause
analysis of suicide incidents that occur
during the grant cycle, and

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