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involves using wireless communication
between vehicles, infrastructure, and
personal communications devices to
improve safety, mobility, and
environmental sustainability. The
program is the major research initiative
of the ITS JPO, which is currently
working with the eight major
automotive companies to develop
vehicle crash warning applications
using DSRC technology. In addition, the
ITS JPO is working to develop a myriad
of applications which will use data
collected from connected vehicles that
can improve safety, mobility and
sustainability. There is also connected
vehicle-related research in the areas of
standards, data collection, certification,
policy, road weather, and public
transportation.
Persons planning to attend the
webinar should send their full name,
organization, and business e-mail
address to Adam Hoops at ITS America
at [email protected] by June 16, 2011.
Please specify the name of the webinar
in the e-mail. For additional questions,
please contact Adam Hoops at (202)
680–0091.
Issued in Washington, DC on the 6th day
of June 2011.
John Augustine,
Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. 2011–14538 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ITS Joint Program Office; Core System
Requirements Walkthrough and
Architecture Proposal Review
Meetings and Webinars; Notice of
Public Meeting
Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Transportation (USDOT) ITS Joint
Program Office (ITS JPO) will host two
free public meetings with accompanying
webinars to discuss the Vehicle to
Infrastructure (V2I) Core System
Requirements and Architecture
Proposal. The first meeting, June 21, 22,
and 23, 2011, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the
University of California—Washington
Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20036 (202) 974–6200,
will walk through the review of System
Requirements Specification and
Architecture Proposal. The second
meeting will be a review of the System
Requirements Specification and
Architecture Proposal and will take
place on September 19, 20, and 21,

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2011, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the San Jose
Garden Inn 1740 North First Street, San
Jose, CA 95112 (408) 793–3300. To learn
more about the ITS JPO, visit the
program’s Web site at http://
www.its.dot.gov.
The V2I Core System will support
applications for safety, mobility, and
sustainability for various modes of
transportation including passenger
vehicles, transit, and heavy trucks. This
is the successor to work originally
performed under the Vehicle
Infrastructure Integration Proof of
Concept (VII POC). The Core System
supports a distributed, diverse set of
applications.
Connected Vehicle research at the
USDOT is a multimodal program that
involves using wireless communication
between vehicles, infrastructure, and
personal communications devices to
improve safety, mobility, and
environmental sustainability. The
program is the major research initiative
of the ITS JPO which is currently
working with the eight major
automotive companies to develop
vehicle crash warning applications
using Dedicated Short Range
Communications (DSRC) technology. In
addition, the ITS JPO is working to
develop of myriad of applications which
will use data collected from connected
vehicles that can improve safety,
mobility and sustainability. There is
also connected vehicle-related research
in the areas of standards, data
collection, certification, policy, road
weather, and public transportation.
Persons planning to attend the first
public meeting should send their full
name, organization, business e-mail
address, and meeting number they plan
to attend to Adam Hoops at ITS America
at [email protected] by June 17, 2011.
Persons planning to attend the second
public meeting should send their full
name, organization, business e-mail
address, and meeting number they plan
to attend to Adam Hoops at ITS America
at [email protected] by September 15,
2011. Please note that if you are
planning to register for the webinar,
please mention which webinar you will
be attending. Details about how to
participate in the webinars will be emailed to you. For additional questions,
please contact Adam Hoops at (202)
680–0091.
Issued in Washington, DC, on the 6th day
of June 2011.
John Augustine,
Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. 2011–14537 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2011–001–N–8]

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
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements
(ICRs) for clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is
soliciting public comment on specific
aspects of the activities identified
below.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be received no
later than August 12, 2011.
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 25,
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 2130–0004.’’
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
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone,
DATES:

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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 is a brief summary of the
currently approved ICRs that FRA will

CFR section

Respondent
universe

Total annual
responses

Average time per
response

229.9—Movement of Non-Complying Locomotives ..............
229.17—Accident Reports .....................................................
29.21—Daily Inspection .........................................................

744 Railroads ........
744 Railroads ........
744 Railroads ........
744
744
744
744

1 minute .................
15 minutes .............
1 minute or 3 minutes.
3 minutes ...............
2 minutes ...............
15 minutes .............
8 hours ...................

350
.25
155,350

Written Reports of MU Locomotive Inspections ............
Form FRA F 6180.49A ..........................................................
210.31—Locomotive Noise Emission Test ...........................
229.23—Periodic Inspections of Locomotives and Steam
Generators.
229.33—Out of Use Credit for Locomotives .........................

21,000 tags ..............
1 report ....................
5,655,000 insp. reports/records.
250 written reports ..
4,000 forms .............
100 tests/remarks ....
87,000 tests/forms ...

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

42

229.25—Periodic Inspection of Event Recorders—Written
Copy of Instructions—Amendments.
Data Verification Readout ..............................................

744 Railroads ........

500 out-of-use notations.
200 amendments .....

15 minutes .............

50

744 Railroads ........

90 minutes .............

6,038

Pre-Maintenance Test Failures ......................................

744 Railroads ........

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

350

1 minute .................
15 minutes .............
90 minutes .............
2 hours + 200
hours for test design.
2 hours ...................

17
733
1,050
600

2 hours ...................

2,000

229.135—Removal from Service ..........................................
Preserving Accident Data ...............................................
229.27—Annual Tests ...........................................................
229.135—Certified Memory Modules ....................................

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submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Railroad Locomotive Safety
Standards and Event Recorder.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0004.
Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection
requires railroads to inspect, repair, and
maintain locomotives and event
recorders so that they are safe, free of
defects, and can be placed in service
without peril to life. Crashworthy
locomotive event recorders provide FRA
with verifiable factual information about
how trains are maintained and operated,
and are used by FRA and State
inspectors for Part 229 rule
enforcement. The information garnered
from crashworthy event recorders is also
used by railroads to monitor railroad
operations and by railroad employees
(locomotive engineers, train crews,
dispatchers) to improve train handling,
and promote the safe and efficient
operation of trains throughout the
country, based on a surer knowledge of
different control inputs.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 744 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:

Railroads
Railroads
Railroads
Railroads

........
........
........
........

744 Railroads ........

744
744
744
744

Railroads
Railroads
Railroads
Railroads

........
........
........
........

Lead Locomotives w/Certified Module ...........................

744 Railroads ........

Re-Manufactured Event Recorders with Certified Module.

744 Railroads ........

Form(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
Total Responses: 5,779,206.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
863,951 hours.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.

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4,025 readout
records/reports.
700 test failure notations.
1,000 removal tags ..
2,930 data reports ...
700 test records ......
200 certified memory
modules.
600 certified memory
modules.
1,000 certified memory modules.

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

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Total annual
burden hours

13
133
25
696,000

1,200

displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2011.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–14549 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2011–0001–N–7]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Approvals.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b), this notice announces that
new information collection
requirements (ICRs) listed below have
been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). These
new ICRs pertain to 49 CFR parts 213,
216, 220, 225, 229, 236, 237, and 240.
Additionally, FRA hereby announces
that additional ICRs listed below have
been re-approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). These
ICRs pertain to parts 207, 209, 210, 212,
214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223,
228, 234, 238, 239, and 244. The OMB
approval numbers, titles, and expiration
dates are included herein under
supplementary information.
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 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292), or Ms. Kimberly Toone,
Office of Information Technology, RAD–
20, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., NW., 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
display OMB control numbers and
inform respondents of their legal
significance once OMB approval is
obtained. The following new FRA
information collections were approved
within the last 18 months: (1.) OMB No.

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2130–0533, Qualification for
Locomotive Engineers (Final Rule) (49
CFR part 240). The new expiration date
for this information collection is July 31,
2013. (2.) OMB No. 2130–0553, Positive
Train Control (Final Rule) (49 CFR part
236). The new expiration date for this
information collection is May 31, 2013.
(3.) OMB No. 2130–0544, Passenger
Equipment Safety Standards (Final
Rule) (49 CFR parts 216, 229, 238). The
new expiration date for this information
collection is May 31, 2013. (4.) OMB No.
2130–0587, Notice of Funds Availability
and Solicitation of Applications under
the Railroad Safety Technology Grant
Program (Form FRA F 6180.154). The
new expiration date for this information
collection is October 31, 2013. (5.) OMB
No. 2130–2130–0589, State Highway
Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans (Final
Rule) (49 CFR part 234). The new
expiration date for this information
collection is October 31, 2013. (6.) OMB
No. 2130–0586, Bridge Safety Standards
(Final Rule) (49 CFR parts 213, 237).
The new expiration date for this
information collection is May 31, 2014.
(7.) OMB No. 2130–0590, Alleged
Violation Reporting Form (Form FRA F
6180.151). The new expiration date for
this information collection is December
31, 2013. (8.) OMB No. 2130–0524,
Railroad Communications (Restrictions
on Railroad Employees Use of Cellular
Telephones and Other Electronic
Devices) (Final Rule) (49 CFR part 220).
The new expiration date for this
information collection is February 28,
2014. (9.) OMB No. 2130–0500,
Miscellaneous Amendments to FRA’s
Accident and Incident Reporting
Requirements (Final Rule) (49 CFR part
225) (Forms FRA F 6180.39i, 6180.54,
6180.55, 6180.55a, 6180.56, 6180.57,
6180.78, 6180.81, 6180.98, 6180.107,
and 6180.150). The new expiration date
for this information collection is
February 28, 2014.
The following information collections
were re-approved: (1.) OMB No. 2130–
0580, Notice of Funds Availability and
Solicitation of Applications for Grants
under the Railroad Rehabilitation and
Repair Grant Program. The new
expiration date for this information
collection is January 31, 2013. (2) OMB
No. 2130–0509, State Safety
Participation Regulations and Remedial
Actions (49 CFR parts 209 and 212)
(Forms FRA F 6180.33, 6180.61, 6180.
67, 6180.96, 6180.109, 6180.110,
6180.111, 6180.112). The new
expiration date for this information
collection is February 28, 2013. (3) OMB
No. 2130–0560, Use of Locomotive
Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
(49 CFR part 222). The new expiration

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date for this information collection is
February 28, 2013. (4) OMB No. 2130–
0584, American Recovery and
Reinvestment Solicitation of
Applications and Notice of Funds
Availability for High-Speed Rail
Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail
Service—Capital Assistance and
Planning Grant Program (Form FRA F
6180.132, 6180.33, 6180.34(a)–(d),
6180.135, 6180.138, 6180.139). The new
expiration date for this information
collection is January 31, 2013. (5) OMB
No. 2130–0525, Certification of Glazing
Materials (49 CFR part 223). The new
expiration date for this information
collection is March 31, 2013. (6.) OMB
No. 2130–0529, Disqualification
Proceedings (49 CFR part 209). The new
expiration date for this information
collection is April 30, 2013. (7.) OMB
No. 2130–0511, Designation of Qualified
Persons (49 CFR part 215). The new
expiration date for this information
collection is May 31, 2013. (8.) OMB No.
2130–0545, Passenger Train Emergency
Preparedness (49 CFR 239). The new
expiration date for this information
collection is June 30, 2013. (9.) OMB
No. 2130–0526, Control of Alcohol and
Drug Use in Railroad Operations (49
CFR part 219). The new expiration date
for this information collection is April
30, 2012. (10.) OMB No. 2130–0516,
Remotely Controlled Switch Operations
(49 CFR part 218). The new expiration
date for this information collection is
September 30, 2013. (11.) OMB No.
2130–0519, Bad Order and Home Shop
Card (49 CFR part 215). The new
expiration date for this information
collection is September 30, 2013. (12.)
OMB No. 2130–0520, Stenciling
Reporting Mark on Freight Cars (49 CFR
part 215). The new expiration date for
this information collection is September
30, 2013. (13.) OMB No. 2130–0523,
Rear-End Marking Devices (49 CFR part
221). The new expiration date for this
information collection is September 30,
2013. (14.) OMB No. 2130–0527,
Locomotive Certification (Noise
Compliance Regulations) (49 CFR part
210). The new expiration date for this
information collection is September 30,
2013. (15.) OMB No. 2130–0534, Grade
Crossing Signal System Safety (49 CFR
234). The new expiration date for this
information collection is September 30,
2013. (16.) OMB No. 2130–0535, Bridge
Worker Safety Rules (49 CFR part 214).
The new expiration date for this
information collection is September 30,
2013. (17.) OMB No. 2130–0537,
Railroad Police Officers (49 CFR part
207). The new expiration date for this
information collection is September 30,
2013. (18.) OMB No. 2130–0502, Filing

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