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• Web site: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received by June 27,
2011 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered as far
as practicable.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets 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
online at http://www.dot.gov/
privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory & Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011–11774 Filed 5–12–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0105]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and the expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on September 13,
2010 (75 FR 55627–55628).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 13, 2011.

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Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725–17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randolph Atkins, Ph.D., Office of
Behavioral Safety Research, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
NTI–131, Room W46–500, 1200 New
Jersey Ave, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Dr. Atkins’ phone number is 202–366–
5597 and his e-mail address is
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: System Analysis of Automated
Speed Enforcement (ASE)
Implementation.
Type of Request: New information
collection requirement.
Abstract: A great many enforcement
strategies are in use to combat speeding
today. One important approach
increasingly being used is Automated
Speed Enforcement (ASE). A number of
studies have shown the use of speed
cameras for ASE to be effective in
reducing traffic speeds. However,
despite the effectiveness of speed
cameras programs for ASE, it is often
difficult to establish public acceptance
for these programs and put them into
place. The objectives of this study are to
(1) Determine how the existing speed
camera programs in the United States
were developed and implemented; (2)
Examine other variables that have
affected these speed camera programs;
and (3) Determine how all of these
variables have affected the success of
these programs. This information will
be used to revise existing guidelines for
ASE programs, help existing ASE
programs improve their programs and
provide new information on this
countermeasure to assist other
communities in establishing welldesigned speed management programs,
including ASE.
This study will conduct a census
survey of existing ASE programs in the
United States, as well as some recently
discontinued ASE programs, and gather
information from each site to address
the objectives described above. Key
personnel in the existing programs will
be surveyed via mailed questionnaire
with possible follow-ups by e-mail,
phone or in person. This survey is
expected to provide data relevant to
ASE development and delivery that may
affect the level of public acceptance for
speed camera programs, as well as their
success. The variables to be addressed
include specific target sites for the ASE
(school zones, work zones, etc.),
program funding and revenue flow (who
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pays for it and how, who profits from
revenue, how it is promoted as a
revenue generator or a safety measure),
nature of citations issued (cite vehicle or
cite driver), penalties for violations
(level of fines, points on license, etc.),
presence of other automated
enforcement (red light cameras), level of
traditional speed law enforcement,
existence and results of program
evaluations, media reports and level of
media exposure, level of public
acceptance, and the degree to which
programs were set up and implemented
according to NHTSA guidelines. This
information is focused on achieving the
greatest benefit in decreasing crashes
and resulting injuries and fatalities, and
providing informational support to
States, localities, and law enforcement
agencies that will aid them in their
efforts to reduce traffic crashes. Given
the widespread occurrence of speeding
and the high toll in injuries and lives
lost in speed-related crashes, as well as
the high economic costs of speed-related
crashes, this is a safety issue that
demands attention.
Affected Public: This survey will
target law enforcement agencies in the
United States with ASE programs as
well as agencies that recently
discontinued ASE programs. A few key
personnel from each of the agencies will
be contacted to complete the survey on
their ASE programs. This survey will
include a mailed questionnaire and
possible e-mail, telephone or in-person
follow-up discussions, as needed, for
the information collection. Participation
will be voluntary. This is a census
collection of information on existing
ASE programs and some recently
discontinued ASE programs. After
continued research into the number of
current and discontinued ASE
programs, the original estimate of 80
jurisdictions has been updated to
include a total census of 106 agencies to
be contacted for participation in this
survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
total estimated annual burden is
approximately 848 hours for the survey
and follow-up contacts for the 106
jurisdictions. We estimate
approximately 8 hours per jurisdiction
responding to our request for
information (106 agencies × 8 hours
each = 848 hours total). These 8 hours
will be expended on internal agency
discussion of the survey, gathering
information requested in the survey
(data and past reports), completing the
questionnaire, and speaking with the
researchers should follow-up contacts
be required. Personnel to be contacted
in each jurisdiction include the Chief of
Police, a traffic unit/ASE unit

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commander, and a data person at each
agency. The respondents would not
incur any reporting cost from the
information collection beyond the time
to respond to the information request
and they would not incur any record
keeping burden or record keeping cost
from the information collection.
Comments are invited on the
following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection;
(iii) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(iv) 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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2011–11784 Filed 5–12–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Federal Advisory Committee on
Insurance
Departmental Offices, Treasury.
Notice of establishment of the
Federal Advisory Committee on
Insurance (FACI) and solicitation of
applications for committee membership.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Treasury Department has
determined that it is in the public
interest to establish the Federal
Advisory Committee on Insurance. A
Charter for the Committee has been
prepared and will be filed no earlier
than 15 days following the date of
publication of this notice. This notice
establishes criteria and procedures for
the selection of members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C.
Christopher Ledoux, Federal Insurance
Office, Department of Treasury (202)
622–6813.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 § 1–16,
as amended), the Treasury Department
intends to establish the following

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advisory committee, pursuant to its
Charter:
Title: The Federal Advisory Committee
on Insurance (FACI)
Purpose: The purpose of the
Committee is to present advice and
recommendations to the Federal
Insurance Office (FIO) to assist the
Office in carrying out its duties and
authorities. The FIO will benefit from
the knowledge and regulatory
experience of the State and Tribal
insurance regulators, who are the
functional regulators of insurance, as
well as the experience and perspective
of industry experts and others.
Statement of Public Interest: It is in
the public interest to establish, under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Federal Advisory
Committee on Insurance (FACI). The
FACI shall be a continuing advisory
committee with an initial two-year term,
subject to two-year re-authorizations.
The Committee will provide a critical
forum for State and Tribal insurance
regulators and/or officials, distinguished
members of the property and casualty
insurance industry, the life insurance
industry, the reinsurance industry, the
agent and broker community,
academics, and consumers. These views
will be offered directly to the Director
of the FIO on a regular basis. There
exists no other source within the
Federal government that could serve
this function.
Background
The FACI has been formed by the
authority under 31 U.S.C. 313(h) which
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue orders, regulations, policies,
and procedures to implement the FIO.
In addition, the authorities of the FIO
are carried out pursuant to the direction
of the Secretary of the Treasury.
The FIO was established in Subpart A
of the Federal Insurance Office Act of
2010 ((31 U.S.C. 313, et seq.), Title V of
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act, Public Law
111–203, 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. (July 21,
2010)). The FIO’s authorities extend to
all lines of insurance except health
insurance, long-term care insurance
(except that which is included with life
or annuity insurance components), and
crop insurance. Generally, the duties
and the authorities of the FIO are:
—The FIO advises the Secretary of the
Treasury on major domestic and
prudential international insurance
policy issues.
—The FIO Director serves as a nonvoting member of the FSOC in an
advisory capacity. The FIO has the
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that FSOC designate an insurer
(including affiliates) to be an entity
subject to regulation as a nonbank
financial company supervised by the
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve.
—The FIO monitors all aspects of the
insurance industry, including
identifying issues or gaps in the
regulation of insurers that could
contribute to a systemic crisis in the
insurance industry or the U.S.
financial system.
—The Director also plays a role in
authorizing the resolution of any
insurance companies subject to
regulation as a nonbank financial
company.
—The FIO coordinates and develops
Federal policy on prudential aspects
of international insurance matters,
including representing the United
States, as appropriate, in the
International Association of Insurance
Supervisors (or a successor entity),
and assisting the Secretary (with the
United States Trade Representative)
in negotiating certain written bilateral
or multilateral agreements regarding
prudential insurance measures with
respect to the business of insurance or
reinsurance. The Office assists the
Director in determining whether State
insurance measures are preempted by
such agreement or agreements.
—The FIO monitors the extent to which
traditionally underserved
communities and consumers,
minorities, and low- and moderateincome persons have access to
affordable insurance products
regarding all lines of insurance,
except health insurance.
—The FIO assists the Secretary of the
Treasury and other officials in
administering the Terrorism Risk
Insurance Program.
—The FIO also performs such other
related duties and authorities as may
be assigned to it by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
—In carrying out these functions, the
Office may receive and collect data
and information on and from the
insurance industry and insurers; enter
into information-sharing agreements;
analyze and disseminate data and
information; and issue reports
regarding all lines of insurance except
health insurance.
Objective, Scope and Description of the
Committee
The Committee will advise the FIO on
issues related to the responsibilities of
the office.
The FACI shall provide its advice,
recommendations, analysis, and
information directly to the FIO. The FIO

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