October 31, 2013, FR Notice (30 Day)

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Draft EIS; meetings with the applicable
Cooperating and Participating Agencies;
and meeting with Section 106
Consulting Parties including federally
recognized Indian tribes. The Draft EIS
will also be available for public and
agency review and comment. FHWA
and NYSDOT will provide public
notification of the time and location of
the meetings and hearings.
The meetings will be accessible to
persons with disabilities. If special
services, such as an interpreter or sign
language services, are needed, please
contact Raymond Hessinger, New York
State Department of Transportation.
To ensure that a full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
addressed and all significant issues are
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to the FHWA or NYSDOT at
the addresses provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on October 25, 2013.
Jonathan McDade,
New York Division Administrator, Federal
Highway Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2010–0005–N–21]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below will be forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected burden. The Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following collections of information was
published on August 13, 2013.

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Comments must be submitted on
or before December 2, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Safety,
Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS–
21, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 3rd Floor,
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.
SE., 3rd Floor, 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 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 August 13,
2013, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on this ICR that the agency was seeking
OMB approval. 78 FR 49321. FRA
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
request (ICR) and the expected burden
for the ICR that will be submitted for
clearance by OMB as required by the
PRA.
Title: Alleged Violation Reporting
Form
OMB Control Number: 2130–0590
Type of Request: Regular Approval of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
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Affected Public: U.S. Residents
Abstract: The Alleged Violation
Reporting Form is a response to Section
307(b) of the Rail Safety Improvement
Act of 2008, signed into law by
President George W. Bush on October
16, 2008, which requires Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) to
‘‘provide a mechanism for the public to
submit written reports of potential
violations of Federal railroad safety and
hazardous materials transportation laws,
regulations, and orders to the Federal
Railroad Administration.’’ The Alleged
Violation Reporting Form allows the
general public to submit alleged
violations directly to FRA. The form’s
goal is to allow FRA to collect
information necessary to investigate the
alleged violation and to provide follow
up correspondence with the submitting
party.
The Alleged Violation Reporting Form
collects the name, phone number and
email of the person submitting the
alleged violations; the preferred method
by which to contact the person; the
railroad or company name that
committed the alleged violation, the
date and time the alleged violation
occurred; the location the alleged
violation occurred; and details about the
violation. All information is voluntary.
FRA will collect the information via a
form on the FRA public Web site. FRA
may share the information collected
with FRA employees, State DOT
partners, and law enforcement agencies.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.151
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 50
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 email to
OMB at the following address: oira_
[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.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it

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Estimated Total Annual Number of
Responses: 10.0 Grant Applications
(Electronic).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,790 hours.

within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Agency Request for Emergency
Processing of Collections of
Information Associated With Today’s
Publication of Notice of Funding
Availability and Solicitation of
Applications
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), United States
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) hereby gives
notice that it has submitted the
following information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Emergency Processing
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). FRA requests that OMB authorize
the collection of information identified
below on or before November 6, 2013,
for 180 days after the date of approval
by OMB. A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by calling FRA’s
Clearance Officer, Mr. Robert Brogan
(tel. (202) 493–6292). These numbers are
not toll-free. A copy of this ICR may also
be obtained electronically by contacting
Mr. Brogan at [email protected].
Comments and questions about the ICR
identified below should be directed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), Attn: FRA OMB Desk
Officer, 725 17th St. NW., Washington,
DC 20503. Comments and questions
about the ICR identified below may also
be transmitted electronically to OIRA at
[email protected].
DATES: Comments should be submitted
as soon as possible upon publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
Title: Notice of Funding Availability
and Solicitation of Applications for
Grants under the Railroad Rehabilitation
and Repair Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 2130—New.
Frequency: One-time.
Affected Public: 49 States.
Form(s): SF–424, SF–424C, SF–424D,
SF LLL.
Other Instruments: Collection of
Information Associated with the NOFA
Published in Today’s Federal Register.

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There is
approximately $1,870,000 available in
the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair
Grant Program, which was originally
supported with up to $20,000,000 of
Federal funds provided to FRA as part
of the Consolidated Security, Disaster
Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110–
329, September 30, 2008) (the Act). On
November 6, 2008, FRA issued a Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA)
soliciting applications for grants to fund
eligible projects. FRA received
applications and evaluated them
according to criteria described in the
notice. Based on the applications
submitted and the subsequent
evaluations, FRA selected projects
totaling approximately $15,000,000
under this Program. Then on October 7,
2009, FRA issued another NOFA for the
remaining $5,000,000. FRA received
applications and evaluated them
according to criteria described in the
notice and subsequently selected 10
additional projects to receive funding.
Due to a variety of factors, such as
projects completed under their awarded
amount, FRA has approximately
$1,870,000 in funds remaining for this
program.
Funds provided under this Program
will assist Class II and Class III railroads
to repair and rehabilitate infrastructure
damaged by hurricanes, floods, and
other natural disasters in areas for
which the President declared a major
disaster after January 1, 2008, under
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act of 1974. Applicant
eligibility is limited to State
departments of transportation.
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. The
grantees must exhaust all other Federal
and State resources prior to seeking
assistance under this Program. FRA will
begin accepting grant applications on
November 6, 2013. Applications may be
submitted until 5:00 p.m. EST,
December 9, 2013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29,
2013.
Corey Hill,
Director, Office of Passenger and Freight
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Funding Availability and
Solicitation of Applications for Grants
Under the Railroad Rehabilitation and
Repair Grant Program
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding availability;
solicitation of applications.
AGENCY:

Under this Notice, the FRA
encourages interested State departments
of transportation to submit applications
for grants to repair and rehabilitate Class
II and Class III railroad infrastructure
damaged by hurricanes, floods, and
other natural disasters in areas for
which the President declared a major
disaster after January 1, 2008, under
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act of 1974. The funding
opportunities described in this notice
are available under Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
20.314.

SUMMARY:

FRA will begin accepting grant
applications on November 6, 2013.
Applications may be submitted until 5
p.m. EST, December 9, 2013. FRA
reserves the right to modify this
deadline.

DATES:

Applications for grants
under this Program must be submitted
electronically to ‘‘Grants.gov’’ at http://
www.grants.gov. Grants.Gov allows
organizations to find and apply
electronically for competitive grant
opportunities from all Federal grantmaking agencies. Any State wishing to
submit an application pursuant to this
notice should immediately initiate the
process of registering with Grants.Gov.
For application materials that an
applicant is unable to submit via
Grants.Gov (such as oversized
engineering drawings), applicants may
submit an original and two (2) copies to
FRA at the following address: Federal
Railroad Administration, Attention:
Katy Bryant, Office of Passenger and
Freight Programs, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 20,Washington,
DC 20590.

ADDRESSES:

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