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entity must comply with the 

requirements in NHTSA’s CBI 

regulation and satisfy the requirements 

for one of the exemptions provided 

under the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 

days, to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 - 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. 

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 most effective if 

OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

Issued on: January 7, 2011. 

O. Kevin Vincent, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–819 Filed 1–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration 

Advisory Council on Transportation 

Statistics; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Research Innovative 

Technology Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

This notice announces, pursuant to 

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72–363; 

5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the 

Advisory Council on Transportation 

Statistics (ACTS). The meeting will be 

held on Thursday, February 24, 2011, 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST in the 

Oklahoma City Room at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC. 

Section 5601(o) of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU) directs the U.S. 

Department of Transportation to 

establish an Advisory Council on 

Transportation Statistics subject to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C., App. 2) to advise the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the 

quality, reliability, consistency, 

objectivity, and relevance of 

transportation statistics and analyses 

collected, supported, or disseminated by 

the Bureau and the Department. The 

following is a summary of the draft 

meeting agenda: (1) USDOT welcome 

and introduction of Council Members; 

(2) Overview of prior meeting; (3) 

Discussion of the FY 2012 budget; (4) 

Discussion of product dissemination; (5) 

Council Members review and discussion 

of statistical programs; (6) future 

Council activities and (7) Public 

Comments and Closing Remarks. 

Participation is open to the public. 

Members of the public who wish to 

participate must notify Petrina Collier at 

Petrina.Collier@dot.gov, not later than 

February 2, 2011. Members of the public 

may present oral statements at the 

meeting with the approval of Steven K. 

Smith, Deputy Director of the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics. Noncommittee 

members wishing to present oral 

statements or obtain information should 

contact Petrina Collier via e-mail no 

later than February 9, 2011. 

Questions about the agenda or written 

comments may be e-mailed or submitted 

by U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Research and Innovative 

Technology Administration, Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics, Attention: 

Petrina Collier, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room # E34–457, 

Washington, DC 20590, 

Petrina.Collier@dot.gov, or faxed to 

(202) 366–3640. BTS requests that 

written comments be received by 

February 9, 2011. Access to the DOT 

Headquarters building is controlled 

therefore all persons who plan to attend 

the meeting must notify Ms. Petrina 

Collier at (202) 366–5796 prior to 

February 9, 2011. Individuals attending 

the meeting must report to the main 

DOT entrance on New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., for admission to the building. 

Attendance is open to the public, but 

limited space is available. Persons with 

a disability requiring special services, 

such as an interpreter for the hearing 

impaired, should contact Ms. Collier at 

(202) 366–5796 at least seven calendar 

days prior to the meeting. 

Notice of this meeting is provided in 

accordance with the FACA and the 

General Services Administration 

regulations (41 CFR part 102–3) 

covering management of Federal 

advisory committees. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on the 30th day 

of December 2010. 

Steven K. Smith, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–770 Filed 1–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. EP 705] 

Competition in the Railroad Industry 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board will receive comments and hold 

a public hearing to explore the current 

state of competition in the railroad 

industry and possible policy 

alternatives to facilitate more 

competition, where appropriate. The 

Board is seeking written comments prior 

to the hearing addressing the legal, 

factual, and policy matters described 

below. 

DATES: Initial comments are due on 

February 18, 2011. Reply comments are 

due 28 days thereafter, on March 18, 

2011. The hearing will begin at 9:30 

a.m., on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in the 

Board’s hearing room at the Board’s 

headquarters located at 395 E Street, 

SW., Washington, DC. The Board plans 

to hold the hearing in a single day, but 

may extend the hearing if the number of 

participants or the breadth of submitted 

written testimony so requires. The 

hearing will be open for public 

observation. However, only parties who 

have notified the Board of their intent 

to participate will be permitted to speak. 

Any party wishing to speak at the 

hearing shall file with the Board a 

notice of intent to participate 

(identifying the party, the proposed 

speaker, and the time requested) no later 

than April 4, 2011. With the notice of 

intent, the party shall provide written 

testimony on the issues it will address 

at the hearing. 

ADDRESSES: All filings may be submitted 

either via the Board’s e-filing format or 

in the traditional paper format. Any 

person using e-filing should attach a 

document and otherwise comply with 

the instructions at the ‘‘E-FILING’’ link 

on the Board’s ‘‘www.stb.dot.gov’’ Web 

site. Any person submitting a filing in 

the traditional paper format should send 

an original and 10 copies of the filing to: 

Surface Transportation Board, Attn: 

Docket No. EP 705, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. 

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