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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 201 / Thursday, October 19, 2017 / Notices

Continuation of Plenary or Working
Group Sessions
Wednesday, December 13, 2017—9:00
a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Continuation of Plenary or Working
Group Sessions
Thursday, December 14, 2017—9:00
a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Review DO–356A/ED–203A for Final
Review and Comment(FRAC)/Open
Consultation
Friday, December 15, 2017—9:00 a.m.–
12:00 p.m.
1. Schedule Update
2. Decision to approve release of DO–
356A/ED–203A for final review and
comment (frac)/Open consulation
3. Date, Place and Time of Next
Meeting
4. New Business
5. Adjourn Plenary
Attendance is open to the interested
public but limited to space availability.
With the approval of the chairman,
members of the public may present oral
statements at the meeting. Persons
wishing to present statements or obtain
information should contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Members of the public
may present a written statement to the
committee at any time.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16,
2017.
Mohannad Dawoud,
Management & Program Analyst, Partnership
Contracts Branch, ANG–A17, NextGen,
Procurement Services Division, Federal
Aviation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2017–0090]

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Notice of Application for Approval To
Discontinue or Modify a Railroad
Signal System
Under part 235 of Title 49 of the Code
of Federal Regulations and 49 U.S.C.
20502(a), this provides the public notice
that in a letter dated October 4, 2017,
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
to discontinue or modify a signal
system. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2017–0090.
Applicant: Norfolk Southern
Corporation, Mr. B. L. Sykes, Chief
Engineer C&S Engineering, 1200
Peachtree Street NE.; Atlanta, GA 30309
NS seeks to discontinue signal A8E–
1 and A8E–2 on running tracks number
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(CP) Harrisburg on the Pittsburgh Line
at milepost PT 105 on the Harrisburg
Division, Harrisburg PA.
These changes are being proposed
because NS Operating Rule #93—Main
track within Yard Limits, states ‘‘[a]ll
train and engine movements within
Yard Limits must be made at Restricted
Speed unless operating on a block signal
indication that is more favorable than an
approach.’’ Yard limits signs are to be
moved upon approval to CP Harrisburg
which will require all train and engine
movements to be made at Restricted
Speed.
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 Avenue 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
December 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.).

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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.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2017–0002–N–24]

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

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
currently approved Information
Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted
below, to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
The ICRs describe the information
collections FRA is submitting for
renewal and their expected burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA
Desk Officer. Comments may also be
sent via email to OMB at the following
address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Safety Regulatory Analysis
Division, RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6292);
or Ms. Kim Toone, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Administration, Office of Information
SUMMARY:

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Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6132).
(These telephone numbers are not toll
free.)

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The PRA,

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), and 1320.12. On June 30,
2017, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on the ICRs for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 82 FR 29976. FRA
received no comments in response to
the notice. The summaries below
describe the ICRs and their expected
burden. FRA is submitting these
renewal requests for clearance by OMB,
as the PRA requires.
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 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. 5 CFR
1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995.
Comments are invited on the
following ICRs regarding: (1) Whether
the information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) 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; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Title: Railroad Operating Rules.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0035.

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Abstract: Title 49 CFR 217 requires
Class I and Class II railroads to file with
FRA copies of their operating rules,
timetables, timetable special
instructions, and subsequent
amendments (49 CFR 217.7(a) and (b)),
while Class III railroads are required to
retain copies of these documents at their
systems headquarters (49 CFR 217.7(c)).
Also, 49 CFR 220.21(b) requires
railroads to retain one copy of their
current operating rules with respect to
radio communications at a specified
location. These railroads are also
required to retain one copy of each
subsequent amendment thereto. These
documents must be made available to
FRA upon request. FRA uses the
information collected to determine the
railroads’ rules and practices with
respect to train operations and
instructions provided by the railroads to
their operating employees.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
188,591,125.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
4,797,590 hours.
Title: Track Safety Standards;
Concrete Crossties.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0592.
Abstract: On April 1, 2011, FRA
amended 49 CFR 213 (Track Safety
Standards) to ensure safe operations
over track constructed with concrete
crossties. FRA issued specific
requirements for effective concrete
crossties, rail fastening systems
connected to concrete crossties, and
automated inspections of track
constructed with concrete crossties.
FRA uses the information collected
under 49 CFR 213.234 to ensure that
automated track inspections of track
constructed with concrete crossties are
carried out as specified in this section
to supplement visual inspections by
Class I and Class II railroads, intercity
passenger railroads, and commuter
railroads or small governmental
jurisdictions that serve populations
greater than 50,000.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
2,318.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
4,875 hours.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
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respondent is not required to respond to
a collection of information, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Petition for Exemption From the
Federal Motor Vehicle Motor Theft
Prevention Standard; General Motors
Corporation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.
AGENCY:

This document grants in full
General Motors Corporation’s (GM)
petition for an exemption of the Cadillac
XT4 vehicle line in accordance with
Exemption from the Theft Prevention
Standard. This petition is granted
because the agency has determined that
the antitheft device to be placed on the
line as standard equipment is likely to
be as effective in reducing and deterring
motor vehicle theft as compliance with
the parts-marking requirements of the
Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention
Standard (Theft Prevention Standard).
DATES: The exemption granted by this
notice is effective beginning with the
2019 model year (MY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hisham Mohamed, Office of
International Policy, Fuel Economy, and
Consumer Standards, NHTSA, W43–
437, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Mohamed’s
phone number is (202) 366–0307. His
fax number is (202) 493–2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
petition dated May 29, 2017, GM
requested an exemption from the partsmarking requirements of the Theft
Prevention Standard for its Cadillac XT4
vehicle line beginning with MY 2019.
The petition requested an exemption
from parts-marking pursuant to 49 CFR
543, Exemption from Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard, based on the
installation of an antitheft device as
standard equipment for the entire
vehicle line.
Under 49 CFR part 543.5(a), a
manufacturer may petition NHTSA to
grant an exemption for one vehicle line
per model year. In its petition, GM
SUMMARY:

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