Attachment VIII: 30- Day Federal Register Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 19, 2016 / Notices
Register announcing the Buy America
waiver request (81 FR 15409), seeking
comment from all interested parties,
including potential vendors and
suppliers. The comment period closed
on March 29, 2016, and no comments
were received. Based on the
representations from IPTC, YATA,
KWT, and SRA, the lack of any
comments, and the fact that the NIST
supplier scouting search did not
identify a domestically made air
conditioner system, FTA is granting a
non-availability waiver for the
procurements of the ductless air
conditioning systems described above
on the grounds that the manufactured
products are not available in the U.S.
This waiver is limited to the specific
procurements described in this waiver.
Issued on April 14, 2016.
Dana Nifosi,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016–08987 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0035; Notice No.
2016–03]

Hazardous Materials: U.S. Designated
Agents by Non-Resident Firework
Manufacturers Guidance
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Guidance Notice.
AGENCY:

PHMSA is issuing this
guidance clarifying that: (1) Firework
manufacturers may have more than one
U.S. Designated Agent provided they
follow certain criteria; and (2) inclusion
of electronic contact information can
help reduce processing times for
approval requests.
DATES: The policy clarification
discussed in this document is effective
April 19, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Ryan Paquet, Director, Approvals and
Permits Division, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety, (202) 366–4512,
PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Correspondence
with respect to this notice should be
sent to: [email protected], subject
line—‘‘U.S. Designated Agents
Guidance’’ or respond to the listed
address for Mr. Ryan Paquet.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Introduction
In this action, PHMSA’s Office of
Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) is
issuing this Public Outreach Notice to
clarify PHMSA’s policy regarding the
use of U.S. Designated Agents by nonresident firework manufacturers,
clarifying the number of U.S. Designated
Agents non-resident firework
manufacturers may use.
II. Background
Pursuant to 49 CFR 173.56(b), a new
explosive (firework) must be examined
and assigned a recommended shipping
description, division, and compatibility
group by an examining agency, which is
approved by PHMSA, unless the
firework is manufactured to comply
with the requirements specified in
§§ 173.64 and 173.65. Applicant
firework manufacturers that are not
residents of the United States are
required to designate an individual, a
firm, or a domestic corporation that is
a permanent resident of the United
States to act as the non-resident
applicant firework manufacturer’s U.S.
Designated Agent, in accordance with
§ 105.40.
III. Action
PHMSA is no longer restricting nonresident firework manufacturers to the
use of one U.S. Designated Agent. Since
PHMSA allows applicant firework
manufacturers to have more than one
U.S. Designated Agent, the following
criteria will help PHMSA to ensure that
it has the correct information regarding
a non-resident applicant firework
manufacturer’s U.S. Designated Agent.
PHMSA is also clarifying in this
Notice that, although not required under
§ 105.40, inclusion of electronic contact
information (i.e., email) allows for a
more expedited processing of approvals.
When PHMSA has only the physical
address of the applicant or agent, the
process of compiling and manually
processing for mailing approvals can
add as much as two weeks to the
processing time.
Non-Resident Application Requests
for Classification will be reviewed when:
The U.S. Designated Agent
information listed on the application
request matches the information on the
U.S. Designated Agent letter enclosed
with the request.
Non-Resident Application Requests
for Classification may be rejected when:
The U.S. Designated Agent
information listed on the application
request does not match the information
on the U.S. Designated Agent letter
enclosed with the request.
The application request indicates that
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a U.S. Designated Agent, but does not
include a U.S. Designated Agent letter.
Detailed information on the
requirements for classification and
approval of new fireworks is found in
49 CFR 173.56, 173.64, 173.65, the
American Pyrotechnics Association’s
Standard 87–1, and on PHMSA’s Web
site at: www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat.
Additional information is available by
calling the Hazardous Materials
Information Center at (800) 467–4922 or
(202) 366–4488.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12,
2016, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
Part 107.
William S. Schoonover,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016–09015 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2016–0007]

Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology (OST–R)
Notice of Request for Clearance of a
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection: National
Census of Ferry Operators
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), DOT.
ACTION: Notice
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice announces the intention of
the BTS to request the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
approval for an information collection
related to the nation’s ferry operations.
The information collected will be used
to produce a descriptive database of
existing ferry operations. A summary
report of survey findings will also be
published by BTS on the BTS Web page.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 19, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janine L. McFadden, (202) 366–2468,
NCFO Project Manager, BTS, OST–R,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Room E34–411,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., E.T.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Census of Ferry
Operators (NCFO)
SUMMARY:

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Type of Request: Approval
modifications to an existing information
collection.
Affected Public: There are
approximately 260 ferry operators
nationwide.
Abstract: The Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (TEA–21) (Pub.
L. 105–178), section 1207(c), directed
the Secretary of Transportation to
conduct a study of ferry transportation
in the United States and its possessions.
In 2000, the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) Office of
Intermodal and Statewide Planning
conducted a survey of approximately
260 ferry operators to identify: (1)
Existing ferry operations including the
location and routes served; (2) source
and amount, if any, of funds derived
from Federal, State, or local
governments supporting ferry
construction or operations; (3) potential
domestic ferry routes in the United
States and its possessions; and (4)
potential for use of high speed ferry
services and alternative-fueled ferry
services. The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity
Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–
LU) Pub. L. 109–59, Section 1801(e))
required that the Secretary, acting
through the BTS, shall establish and
maintain a national ferry database
containing current information
regarding routes, vessels, passengers
and vehicles carried, funding sources
and such other information as the
Secretary considers useful. MAP–21
legislation [Moving Ahead for Progress
in the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112–
141),] continued the BTS mandate to
conduct the NCFO and also required
that the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) use the NCFO
data to set the specific formula for
allocating federal ferry funds. The
funding allocations were based on a
percentage of the number of passenger
boardings, vehicle boardings, and route
miles served.
BTS conducted the first Census of
Ferry Operators in 2006. The Census
was conducted again in 2008, 2010,
2014, and is scheduled for the spring
2016. These information collections
were originally approved by OMB under
Control Number 2139–0009. The
recently enacted FAST Act legislation
[Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114–94, sec.
1112)] continues the BTS mandate to
conduct the NCFO on a biennial basis,
and extended the requirement that the
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) use the NCFO data to set the
specific formula for allocating federal
ferry funds based on a percentage of the
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boardings, and route miles served. The
overall length of the revised
questionnaire for the 2018 NCFO will
remain consistent with that of previous
years.
The survey will be administered to
the entire population of ferry operators
(estimate 260 or less). The survey will
request the respondents to provide
information such as: the points served;
the type of ownership; the number of
passengers and vehicles carried in the
past 12 months; vessel descriptions
(including type of fuel), federal, state
and local funding sources, and
intermodal connectivity. All data
collected in 2018 will be added to the
existing NCFO database.
Data Confidentiality Provisions: The
National Census of Ferry Operators may
collect confidential business
information. The confidentiality of these
data will be protected under 49 CFR
7.29. In accordance with this regulation,
only statistical and non-sensitive
business information will be made
available through publications and
public use data files. The statistical
public use data are intended to provide
an aggregated source of information on
ferry boat operations nationwide.
Business sensitive information may be
shared with FHWA to support FAST
Act funding allocations.
Frequency: This survey will be
updated every other year.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The burden per respondent is
estimated to be an average of 30
minutes. This average is based on an
estimate of 20 minutes to answer new
questions and an additional 10 minutes
to review.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
total annual burden (in the year that the
survey is conducted) is estimated to be
just under 130 hours (that is 30 minutes
per respondent for 260 respondents
equals 7,800 minutes).
Response to Comments: A 60 day
notice requesting public comment was
issued in the Federal Register on
February 3, 2016. No comments were
received.
Public Comments Invited: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including, but not limited to:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the functions of the
DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, clarity and content of the
collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. Send comments to the
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Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725–17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS
Desk Officer.
Issued in Washington, DC on this 12th day
of April, 2016.
Patricia Hu, Director,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016–08998 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review;
Privacy of Consumer Financial
Information
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:

The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) (PRA).
In accordance with the requirements
of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct
or sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
collection unless it displays a currently
valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The OCC is
soliciting comment concerning the
renewal of its information collection
titled, ‘‘Privacy of Consumer Financial
Information.’’ The OCC also is giving
notice that it has sent the collection to
OMB for review.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the
Washington, DC area and at the OCC is
subject to delay, commenters are
encouraged to submit comments by
email, if possible. Comments may be
sent to: Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, Attention:
1557–0216, 400 7th Street SW., Suite
3E–218, Mail Stop 9W–11, Washington,
DC 20219. In addition, comments may
be sent by fax to (571) 465–4326 or by
electronic mail to [email protected].
You may personally inspect and
photocopy comments at the OCC, 400
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
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