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subject to the requirements that video 

event recorders installed in Greyhound 

vehicles must be mounted not more 

than 50 mm (2 inches) below the upper 

edge of the area swept by the 

windshield wipers, and located outside 

the driver’s sight lines to the road and 

highway signs and signals. The 

exemption will be valid for two years 

unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be rescinded if: (1) 

Greyhound fails to comply with the 

terms and conditions of the exemption; 

(2) commenters demonstrate 

persuasively, or the Agency learns, that 

the exemption has resulted in a lower 

level of safety than was maintained 

before it was granted; or (3) 

continuation of the exemption would 

not be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315(b)(1). 

Basis for Renewing Exemption 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an 

exemption may be granted for no longer 

than two years from its approval date 

and may be renewed upon application 

for additional two-year periods. On 

March 19, 2008, Greyhound applied for 

an exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) 

to allow it to install video event 

recorders on some or all of its bus 

fleet—which totals approximately 1,650 

buses. FMCSA published a notice of the 

application, and requested public 

comments, in the Federal Register on 

August 11, 2008 (73 FR 46704). On 

March 19, 2009, FMCSA published a 

notice of final disposition in the Federal 

Register granting the exemption (74 FR 

11807). 

FMCSA is not aware of any evidence 

showing that the installation of video 

event recorders on Greyhound’s buses, 

in accordance with the conditions of the 

original exemption, has resulted in any 

degradation in safety. The Agency 

believes that extending the exemption 

for a period of two years will likely 

achieve a level of safety that is 

equivalent to, or greater than, the level 

of safety achieved without the 

exemption because: (1) The video event 

recorders will not obstruct drivers’ 

views of the roadway, highway signs 

and surrounding traffic due to the fact 

that the panoramic windshields 

installed on Greyhound’s buses 

encompass a large percentage of the 

front of buses and extend well above the 

driver’s sight lines; (2) larger windshield 

wipers installed on Greyhound’s buses 

increase the swept area well beyond that 

which is recommended by the Society 

of Automotive Engineers guidelines for 

commercial vehicles; and (3) placement 

of video event recorders just below the 

larger swept area of the wipers will be 

well outside of the driver’s useable sight 

lines. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA requests comments on the 

decision to renew Greyhound’s 

exemption by April 21, 2011. The 

Agency will also review comments 

received at any time indicating that 

Greyhound’s safety record has been 

adversely affected by the use of video 

event recorders. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information showing that 

Greyhound is not currently achieving 

the statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b)(1), 

FMCSA will take immediate steps to 

revoke the Greyhound’s exemption. 

Issued on: March 16, 2011. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6710 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0022] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

SUMMARY: This notice solicits public 

comments on continuation of the 

requirements for the collection of 

information on safety standards. Before 

a Federal agency can collect certain 

information from the public, it must 

receive approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). Under 

procedures established by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before seeking OMB approval, Federal 

agencies must solicit public comment 

on proposed collections of information, 

including extensions and reinstatement 

of previously approved collections. 

This document describes a collection 

of information with respect to the 

phase-in of the upgraded requirements 

of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standard No. 214, ‘‘Side impact 

protection,’’ for which NHTSA intends 

to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 23, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by the DOT Docket ID 

Number above) by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Regardless of how you submit your 

comments, you should mention the 

docket number of this document. You 

may call the Docket at (202) 366–9324. 

Please identify the proposed collection 

of information for which a comment is 

provided, by referencing its OMB 

clearance number. It is requested, but 

not required, that two copies of the 

comment be provided. 

Note that all comments received will 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Anyone 

is able to search the electronic form of 

all comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78). 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Complete copies of each request for 

collection of information may be 

obtained at no charge from Mr. Chris 

Wiacek, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, NHTSA, Room W43– 

419, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Wiacek’s 

telephone number is (202) 366–4801 

and fax number is (202) 366–7002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before a proposed collection of 

information is submitted to OMB for 


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approval, Federal agencies must first 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register providing a 60-day comment 

period and otherwise consult with 

members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information. The OMB has 

promulgated regulations describing 

what must be included in such a 

document. Under OMB’s regulation (at 

5CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for 

public comment on the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collection of information: 

Title: Side Impact Phase-in Reporting 

Requirements—Part 597. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0558. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: Three years from the 

approval date. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: 49 U.S.C. 30111 authorizes 

the issuance of Federal motor vehicle 

safety standards (FMVSS) and 

regulations. The agency, in prescribing 

a FMVSS or regulation, considers 

available relevant motor vehicle safety 

data, and consults with other agencies, 

as it deems appropriate. Further, the 

statute mandates that in issuing any 

FMVSS or regulation, the agency 

considers whether the standard or 

regulation is ‘‘reasonable, practicable 

and appropriate for the particular type 

of motor vehicle or item of motor 

vehicle equipment for which it is 

prescribed,’’ and whether such a 

standard will contribute to carrying out 

the purpose of the Act. 

The Secretary is authorized to invoke 

such rules and regulations, as deemed 

necessary to carry out these 

requirements. Using this authority, on 

September 11, 2007, the agency 

published a final rule (73 FR 51908) 

upgrading the requirements of FMVSS 

No. 214, ‘‘Side impact protection.’’ The 

final rule contained a collection of 

information because of the proposed 

phase-in reporting requirements. The 

collection of information requires 

manufacturers of passenger cars and of 

trucks, buses and multipurpose 

passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle 

weight rating (GVWR) of 4,536 kg 

(10,000 lb) or less, to annually submit a 

report, and maintain records related to 

the report, concerning the number of 

such vehicles that meet the vehicle-topole and moving deformable barrier 

(MDB) test requirements of FMVSS No. 

214 during the three year phase-in of 

those requirements. In response to 

petitions for reconsideration the agency 

published a final rule (73 FR 32473) 

extending the phase-in of both the pole 

and MDB test requirements to four 

years. The purpose of the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements is to assist 

the agency in determining whether a 

manufacturer of vehicles has complied 

with the requirements during the phasein period. 

This notice requests comments on the 

phase-in reporting requirements of 

FMVSS No. 214. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information): NHTSA 

estimates that there are 21 

manufacturers of passenger cars, 

multipurpose passenger vehicles, 

trucks, and buses with a GVWR of 4,536 

kg (10,000 lb) or less. During the phasein reporting period, this information 

collection requires a simple written 

report on the respondent’s annual 

vehicle production and the percent of 

that production meeting the new 

vehicle-to-pole and vehicle to MDB test 

requirements of FMVSS No. 214. There 

is no burden to the general public. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 

Resulting from the Collection of 

Information: NHTSA estimates that the 

total annual reporting and 

recordkeeping burden resulting from the 

collection of information is 1,260 hours 

and estimates that the total annual cost 

burden, in U.S. dollars, will be $44,100. 

No additional resources will be 

expended by vehicle manufacturers to 

gather annual production information 

because they already compile this data 

for their own use. 

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. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

Issued on: March 17, 2011. 

Joseph S. Carra, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6722 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 1)] 

Notice of Rail Energy Transportation 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of Rail Energy 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the Rail Energy 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

(RETAC), pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C., App. 2). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 9 a.m., 

E.D.T. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Hearing Room on the first floor of 

the Surface Transportation Board’s 

headquarters at Patriot’s Plaza, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott M. Zimmerman (202) 245–0386. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 

(800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RETAC 

arose from a proceeding instituted by 

the Board, in Establishment of a Rail 

Energy Transportation Advisory 

Committee, EP 670. RETAC was formed 

to provide advice and guidance to the 

Board, and to serve as a forum for 

discussion of emerging issues regarding 

the transportation by rail of energy 

resources, particularly, but not 

necessarily limited to, coal, ethanol, and 


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