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the United States Coast Guard
Headquarters Building, 2100 Second
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593–
0001. The primary purpose of the
meeting is to prepare for the ninetyseventh Session of the International
Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Legal
Committee to be held at the IMO
headquarters in London, United
Kingdom, from November 15–19th,
2010.
The primary matters to be considered
include:
—Report on the 2010 Diplomatic
Conference adopting the 2010
Protocol to the International
Convention on Liability and
Compensation for Damage in
Connection with the Carriage of
Hazardous and Noxious Substances
by Sea, 1996
—Provision of financial security in
cases of abandonment, personal injury
to, or death of seafarers
—Fair treatment of seafarers in the event
of a maritime accident
—Implementation of the International
Convention on Civil Liability for
Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001
—Consideration of a proposal to amend
the limits of liability of the 1996
Protocol to the Convention on
Limitation of Liability for Maritime
Claims
—Review of national legislation
regarding piracy
—Matters arising from the 25th
extraordinary and the 104th regular
sessions of the IMO Council and the
26th regular session of the IMO
Assembly
—Technical cooperation activitites
related to maritime legislation
—Review of the status of conventions
and other treaty instruments adopted
as a result of the work of the Legal
Committee
—Review of work programme outputs
—Review of the Guidelines on Work
Methods and Organization of Work of
the Legal Committee
—Any other business
—Consideration of the report of the
Legal Committee on its ninety-seventh
session
Members of the public may attend
this meeting up to the seating capacity
of the room. To facilitate the building
security process, and to request
reasonable accommodation, those who
plan to attend should contact the
meeting coordinator, Ms. Bronwyn G.
Douglass, by e-mail at
[email protected], by phone
at (202) 372–3792, by fax at (202) 372–
3972, or in writing at Commandant (CG–
0941), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd
Street, SW., Stop 7121, Washington, DC

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20593–7121. Please note that due to
security considerations, two valid,
government issued photo identifications
must be presented to gain entrance to
the Headquarters building. The
Headquarters building is accessible by
taxi and privately owned conveyance
(public transportation is not generally
available). However, parking in the
vicinity of the building is extremely
limited. Additional information
regarding this and other IMO SHC
public meetings may be found at:
http://www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: October 13, 2010.
Jon Trent Warner,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating
Committee, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010–26184 Filed 10–15–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2010–0005–N–19]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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
approval of the following 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 December 17, 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
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on OMB control number 2130–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 or
collection title 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
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 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

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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 is a brief summary of current
information collection activities that

Respondent
universe

CFR Section

Total annual
responses

amalgamate operations. The scope of the
transactions covered under the two
rules is the same. FRA uses the
information collected, notably the
required SIPs, to maintain and promote
a safe rail environment by ensuring that
affected railroads (Class Is and some
Class IIs) address critical safety issues
unique to the amalgamation of large,
complex railroad operations.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Respondent Universe: Class I
Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

Average time per
response

244.13—Safety Integration Plans: Amalgamation of Operations
—SIP Development & Quarterly
Meetings

8 railroads

1 plan

340 hours

244.17—Procedures
—Responses to FRA Inquiries Re:
SIP data
—Coordination in Implementing Approved SIP
—Request for Confidential Treatment

8
8
8
8

25 reports
6 responses
25 phone calls
1 request

244.19—Disposition
—Comments on
Amendments

8 railroads

2 reports

Proposed

railroads
railroads
railroads
railroads

Total annual
burden hours
340

$24,016

40 hours/2 hours
8 hours
10 minutes
16 hours

88
48
4
16

5,632
3,072
256
2,512

16 hours

32

2,048

standards are intended to help protect
locomotive cab occupants in the event
of a locomotive collision. The collection
of information is used by FRA to ensure
that locomotive manufacturers and
railroads meet minimum performance
standards and design load requirements
for newly manufactured and remanufactured locomotives in order to
help protect locomotive cab occupants
in the event that one of these covered
locomotives collides with another

Respondent universe

229.207—Petition for FRA Approval of
New
Locomotive
Crashworthiness
Standards
—Petition for FRA Approval of Substantive Change to FRA-Approved
Crashworthiness Design Standard
—Petition for FRA Approval of NonSubstantive Change to FRA-Approved Crashworthiness Design
Standard

685 Railroads + 4
Loco. Manufacturers
685 Railroads + 4
Loco. Manufacturers
685 Railroads + 4
Loco. Manufacturers

2 petitions
1 petition
1 petitions

1,050 hours
1,050 hours
400 hours

2,100
1,050
400

229.209—Petition for FRA Approval of
Alternative
Locomotive
Crashworthiness Design Standard

685 Railroads + 4
Loco. Manufacturers

1 petition

2,550 hours

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locomotive, the rear of another train, a
piece of on-track equipment, a shifted
load on a freight car on an adjacent
parallel track, or a highway vehicle at a
rail-highway grade crossing.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Respondent Universe: 685 railroads/
4 locomotive manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

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SIP

Total Responses: 60.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 528
hours.
Status: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Title: Locomotive Crashworthiness.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0564.
Abstract: In a final rule published
June 28, 2006, the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) issued
comprehensive standards for locomotive
crashworthiness. These crashworthiness

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FRA will submit for clearance by OMB
as required under the PRA:
Title: Safety Integration Plans.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0557.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) and the Surface
Transportation Board (STB), working in
conjunction with each other, have
issued joint final rules establishing
procedures for the development and
implementation of safety integration
plans (‘‘SIPs’’ or ‘‘plans’’) by a Class I
railroad proposing to engage in certain
specified merger, consolidation, or
acquisition of control transactions with
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Total annual
responses

229.211—Comments on FRA Notice of
Petitions Received by Agency
—Agency Request for Additional Information Concerning Petitions:
Hearings

4 Loco. Manuf./RR
Association/Labor
Organizations/
Public
685 Railroads/4
Loco. Manuf./
Other Interested
Parties/Public

10 comments
4 hearings (16 comments)

16 hours
24 hours

160
96

229.213—Locomotive Manufacturing Information: Retention of Required Info.

685 Railroads

1,000 records or
stickers or badge
plates

6 minutes

100

229.215—Retention of Records—Original
Designs
—Retention of Records—Repairs
and Modifications
—Inspection of Records

4 Loco. Manuf.
685 Railroads
6 Loco. Manuf./Rebuilders

24 loco. rcds.
6 records
10 records

8 hours
4 hours
2 minutes

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Total Responses: 1,059.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
6,672 hours.
Status: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Title: Safety Appliance Concern
Recommendation Report; Guidance
Checklist Forms.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0565.
Abstract: In an ongoing effort to
conduct more thorough and more
effective inspections of railroad freight
equipment and to further enhance safe
rail operations, FRA has developed a
safety concern recommendation report
form, and a group of guidance checklist
forms that facilitate railroad, rail car
owner, and rail equipment manufacturer
compliance with agency Railroad Safety
Appliance Standards regulations. In lieu
of completing an official inspection
report (Form FRA F 6180.96), which
takes subject railroad equipment out of
service and disrupts rail operations,

Average time per
response

Form FRA F 6180.4a enables Federal
and State safety inspectors to report to
agency headquarters systemic or other
safety concerns. FRA headquarters
safety specialists can then contact
railroads, car owners, and equipment
manufacturers to address the reported
issue(s) and institute necessary
corrective action(s) in a timely fashion
without unnecessarily having to take
affected rail equipment out of service,
unless deemed defective. Forms FRA F
6180.4(b)–(m) are used in conjunction
with the Special Inspection of Safety
Appliance Equipment form (Form FRA
F 6180.4) to assist Federal Motive,
Power, and Equipment (MP&E) field
inspectors in ensuring that critical
sections of 49 CFR part 231 (Railroad
Safety Appliance Standards), pertaining
to various types of freight equipment,
are complied with through use of a
check-off list. By simplifying their

Total annual
burden hours

demanding work, check-off lists for 12
essential sections of Part 231 ensure that
FRA MP&E field personnel completely
and thoroughly inspect each type of
freight car for compliance with its
corresponding section in Part 231. The
Guidance Checklist forms may later be
used by state field inspectors as well.
FRA believes that this collection of
information will result in improved
construction of newly designed freight
cars and improved field inspections of
all freight cars currently in use. This, in
turn, will serve to reduce the number of
accidents/incidents and corresponding
injuries and fatalities that occur every
year due to unsafe or defective
equipment that was not promptly
repaired/replaced.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.4(a)–
(m).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
Average time
per response
(min)

Form No.

Respondent universe

Total annual
responses

FRA F 6180.4a—MP& E Safety Concern
and Recommendation Report.
FRA F 6180.4b—Check List Sec. 231.1 ....
FRA F 6180.4c—Check List Sec. 231.2 ....
FRA F 6180.4d—Check List Sec. 231.3 ....
FRA F 6180.4e—Check List Sec. 231.4 ....
FRA F 6180.4f—Check List Sec. 231.5 .....
FRA F 6180.4g—Check List Sec. 231.6 ....
FRA F 6180.4h—Check List 231.7 ............
FRA F 6180.4i—Check List Sec. 231.8 .....
FRA F 6180.4j—Check List Sec. 231.9 .....
FRA F 6180.4k—Check List Sec. 231.21 ..
FRA F 6180.4l—Check List Sec. 231.27 ...
FRA F 6180.4m—Check List Sec. 231.28
FRA F 6180.4n—Check List Sec. 231.138
FRA F 6180.4o—Check List Sec. 231.14 ..
FRA F 6180.4p—Check List Sec. 231.29 ..
FRA F 6180.4q—Check List Sec. 231.29 ..

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Respondent Universe: Federal and
State Safety Inspectors.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Responses: 186 forms.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 182
hours.
Status: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Title: Passenger Train Emergency
Systems.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0576.
Abstract: The collection of
information is due to passenger train
emergency regulations set forth in 49
CFR 238 to further the safety of
passenger train occupants through both
enhancements and additions to FRA’s
existing requirements. The collection of
information is used by FRA, railroad

employees, rescue workers, and the
public. Emergency responders use the
information collected to be able to
quickly find and understand how to
operate passenger cars’ emergency
windows, doors, and roof hatches so
that they can successfully perform their
jobs and save lives. The information
collected is used by train passengers to:
(1) Recognize and immediately report
potential emergencies to train crew
members; (2) recognize hazards; (3)
recognize and know how and when to
operate appropriate emergency-related
features and equipment, such as fire
extinguishers, train doors, and
emergency exits; and (4) recognize the
potential special needs of fellow
passengers, such as children, the
elderly, and disabled, during an

49 CFR 238

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Total annual responses

Total annual
burden hours

238.113—Emergency Window Exits—Markings

22 railroads

662 window markings

60 minutes/90 minutes/
120 minutes

964

238.114–Rescue Access Windows

22 railroads

1,092 access window
markings

45 minutes

819

238.121—Emergency Communications—Marked
Intercom Locations

22 railroads

116 marked intercom
locations

5 minutes

10

238.123—Emergency Road Access—Markings
and Instructions

22 railroads

232 marked roof access locations

30 minutes

116

238.303—Exterior Calendar Day Mechanical Inspection of Equip
—Rescue Access Exterior Markings/Signage/Instructions
—Records of Non-Compliance

22 railroads

150 required replacement markings
150 records

20 minutes

50

2 minutes

5

238.305—Interior Calendar Day Mechanical Inspection of Cars.
—Written Notification to Train Crew of Noncompliant Car + Notice on Door
—Inoperative PA system and Notification to
Crew
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emergency; and (5) know how to
quickly and safely evacuate the train in
the event of an emergency, such as a
collision, derailment, explosion, fire, or
some other unanticipated occurrence.
Luminescent or lighted emergency exit
markings are used by train passengers
and emergency responders to determine
where the closest and most accessible
emergency exit is located as well as how
to operate the emergency exit
mechanisms. Records of the inspection,
maintenance, and repairs of emergency
window and door exits and operational
efficiency tests are used by FRA
inspectors to monitor railroads’
regulatory compliance with this Part.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:

22 railroads

1 minute

9

22 railroads

260 notifications + 260
notices
300 notifications

1 minute

5

22 railroads

300 records

2 minutes

10

238.307—Periodic Mechanical Inspection of
Pass. Cars—Replacement Roof Access Markings

22 railroads

32 replacement markings

20 minutes

11

Respondent Universe: Businesses
(railroads).
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Responses: 3,554.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,999 hours.
Status: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
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.

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Issued in Washington, DC on October 13,
2010.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
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Maritime Administration
[Docket No. 2010–0092]

Marine Transportation System National
Advisory Council
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Request for applications.

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

The Maritime Administration
seeks applications for membership on
the Marine Transportation System
National Advisory Council (MTSNAC).
This Committee advises and makes
recommendations on impediments that

SUMMARY:

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