30-Day FRN Buy America

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submitted by any of the following
methods:
• 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 August
4, 2017 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can 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
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy. See
also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–12796 Filed 6–19–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2017–0044]

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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on November 28, 2016, the Village
of New Lenox, IL, (Village) petitioned
the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR 222.9. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2017–0044.
The Village is seeking a waiver from
the definition of a non-traversable curb
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risk reduction credit for the 6-inch high
medians that extend approximately 330
feet to the west of the Laraway Road
crossing (DOT #478794H) and 655 feet
to the east of the crossing. Specifically,
New Lenox is requesting an exception to
the requirement that non-traversable
curbs may be used only at locations
where highway speeds do not exceed 40
mph.
The Village asserts the Laraway Road
crossing is under the jurisdiction of the
Will County Department of
Transportation, which is unwilling to
reduce the current 45 mph highway
speed limit at the crossing. Therefore,
while the current highway speed limit
would likely remain unchanged, the
Village notes that the Will County
Division of Transportation would be
willing to install 40-mph speed advisory
signs approximately 300 feet in advance
of the Laraway Road crossing for both
eastbound and westbound highway
traffic.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested parties desire
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• 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 August
4, 2017 will be considered by FRA

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before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can 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
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy. See
also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–12797 Filed 6–19–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2017–0017]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describe the nature of the
information collection and their
expected burdens. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collections of information was
published on March 14, 2017 (81 FR
13723).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 20, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration,
Management Planning Division, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop
TAD–10, Washington, DC 20590, (202)
366–0354 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Pub. L. 104–13, Section 2, 109
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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 March 14,
2017, published a 60-day notice (82 FR
13723) in the Federal Register soliciting
comments on the ICR that the agency
was seeking OMB approval. FTA
received no comments after issuing this
60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT
announces that these information
collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12(c).
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 summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The requirements are being
submitted for clearance by OMB as
required by the PRA.
Title: Pre-award, Post-delivery Audit
Requirements Under Buy America.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0544.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: FTA’s Buy America
requirements prevent FTA from
obligating an amount that may be
appropriated to carry out its program for
a project unless ‘‘the steel, iron, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.’’ 49
U.S.C. 5323(j)(1). FTA’s Buy America
requirements apply to third-party
procurements by FTA grant recipients.
A Grantee must include in its bid or
request for proposal (RFP) specification
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manufactured goods (including rolling
stock) an appropriate notice of the Buy
America provision and require, as a
condition of responsiveness, that the
bidder or offeror submit with the bid or
offer a completed Buy America
certificate in accordance with 49 CFR
661.6 or 661.12. Under limited
circumstances, FTA may waive Buy
America if FTA finds that: (1)
Application of Buy America is
inconsistent with the public interest; (2)
the steel, iron, and goods produced in
the U.S. are not produced in a sufficient
and reasonably available amount or are
not of a satisfactory quality; or (3)
including domestic material will
increase the cost of the overall project
by more than 25 percent for rolling
stock. The process for seeking a waiver
is set forth in 49 CFR part 661. Grantees
are encouraged to apply for a waiver as
soon as possible and to provide detailed
requests in order to expedite FTA’s
review of waiver requests. FTA’s
determination on waiver requests will
be published in the Federal Register for
notice and comment.
When procuring rolling stock, which
includes train control, communication,
traction power equipment, and rolling
stock prototypes, the cost of the
components and subcomponents
produced in the U.S. must be more than:
60 percent for FY2016 and FY2017,
more than 65 percent for FY2018 and
FY2019 and more than 70 percent for
FY2020 and beyond. Final assembly for
rolling stock also must occur in the U.S.
Additionally, rolling stock
procurements are subject to the preaward and post-delivery Buy America
audit provisions set forth in 49 U.S.C.
5323(m) and 49 CFR part 663.
Unlike rolling stock, manufactured
goods must be 100 percent produced in
the U.S. A manufactured good is
considered produced in the United
States if: (1) All of the manufacturing
processes for the product take place in
the United States; and (2) All of the
components of the product are of U.S.
origin. A component is considered of
U.S. origin if it is manufactured in the
United States, regardless of the origin of
its subcomponents. 49 CFR 661.5(d).
Annual Estimated Total Burden
Hours: 2,786 hours.
Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 700.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
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via email to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget, at the
following address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
Comments are Invited On: 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
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2017–0097]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Voluntary Intermodal
Sealift Agreement (VISA)
Maritime Administration.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 comments. The information
requested is needed by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD) and the
Department of Defense (DoD), including
representatives from U.S.
Transportation Command and its
components, to assess respondents’
eligibility for participation in the VISA
program. A Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on March 22,
2017 (FR 14796, Vol. 82, No. 54).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
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