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Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 765), the 

Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 

765) as amended thereby. 

The release of property will not 

adversely affect the Houma Terrebonne 

Airport because these parcels are 

located on the east side of Louisiana 57, 

at southeast corner with Hancock Road, 

approximately 4,700 feet west of the 

airport Houma Terrebonne Airport. 

These parcels are situated in Section 12, 

Township 17 South, Range 17 East, 

Southeastern (West of River) Land 

District, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. 

The sale is estimated to provide 

$12,939.80 and $20,943.00 for a sum of 

$33,882.80 to be used for airport 

improvements at the Houma Terrebonne 

Airport. 

Any person may inspect the request 

in person at the FAA office listed above 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

In addition, any person may, upon 

request, inspect the application, notice 

and other documents germane to the 

application in person at the Houma 

Terrebonne Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 4, 

2011. 

Kelvin L. Solco, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8749 Filed 4–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2011–0001–N–5] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

its implementing regulations, the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

hereby announces that it is seeking 

renewal of the following currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). Before submitting these 

information collection requirements for 

clearance by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting 

public comment on specific aspects of 

the activities identified below. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than June 20, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on any or all of the following proposed 

activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert 

Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 25, 

Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Kimberly 

Toone, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, 

DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA 

to acknowledge receipt of their 

respective comments must include a 

self-addressed stamped postcard stating, 

‘‘Comments on OMB control number 

2130–0578.’’ Alternatively, comments 

may be transmitted via facsimile to 

(202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–6479, or 

via e-mail to Mr. Brogan at 

Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Toone 

at Kimberly.Toone@dot.gov. Please refer 

to the assigned OMB control number in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in 

response to this notice in a subsequent 

notice and include them in its 

information collection submission to 

OMB for approval. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 25, 

Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone: 

(202) 493–6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone, 

Office of Information Technology, RAD– 

20, Federal Railroad Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 

35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 

(202) 493–6139). (These telephone 

numbers are not toll-free.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, § 2, 109 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 

provide 60-days notice to the public for 

comment on information collection 

activities before seeking approval for 

reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 

1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, 

FRA invites interested respondents to 

comment on the following summary of 

proposed information collection 

activities regarding (i) Whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities will have practical utility; (ii) 

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; (iii) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public by 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology (e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1)(I)-(iv). FRA believes that 

soliciting public comment will promote 

its efforts to reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information mandated 

by Federal regulations. In summary, 

FRA reasons that comments received 

will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce 

reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it 

organizes information collection 

requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format 

to improve the use of such information; 

and (iii) accurately assess the resources 

expended to retrieve and produce 

information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 

3501. 

Below is a brief summary of the 

currently approved information 

collection request (ICR) that FRA will 

submit for clearance by OMB as 

required under the PRA. 

Title: Implementation for Capital 

Grants for Rail Line Relocation and 

Improvement Projects. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0578. 

Abstract: Section 9002 of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub. L. 109–59, 

August 10, 2005) amends chapter 201 of 

Title 49 of the United States Code by 

adding section 20154. Section 20154 

authorizes—but does not appropriate— 

$350,000,000 per year for each of the 

fiscal years (FY) 2006 through 2009 for 

the purpose of funding a grant program 

to provide financial assistance for local 

rail line relocation and improvement 

projects. Section 20154 directs the 

Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) 

to issue regulations implementing this 

grant program, and the Secretary has 

delegated this responsibility to FRA. On 

July 11, 2008, FRA published the final 

rule intended to carry out that statutory 

mandate. 

Congress did not appropriate any 

funding for the Program for FY 2006 or 

FY 2007. In FY 2008, Congress 

appropriated $20,145,000 for the 

Program, reduced by rescission too 

$20,040,200, $14,905,000 of which was 

available for discretionary (competitive) 

grants. After evaluating and scoring 37 

applications, FRA awarded $14,315,300 

to seven different projects, leaving 

$589,700. In FY 2009, Congress 

appropriate $25,000,000 and directed 

that $17,100,000 be awarded to 23 


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specific projects, with $7,900,000 left 

over discretionary grants. Subsequently, 

in FY 2010, Congress appropriated 

$34,532,000 for the Program, and 

directed that $24,519,200 go to 27 

specifically enumerated projects. FRA 

combined the remaining $10,012,800 

with $589,700 that was not awarded 

from the FY 2008 competition, 

$2,000,000 that was awarded to one of 

the FY 2008 projects but which the 

project sponsors ultimately turned 

down, and the $7,900,000 in FY 2009 

discretionary funding for a total of 

$20,502,500. These funds were the 

subject of a Notice of Funding 

Availability FRA published in the 

Federal Register on September 10, 2010. 

The application period closed on 

October 29, 2010, and FRA is currently 

evaluating applications submitted. The 

information collected will be used by 

FRA to determine whether or not it is 

appropriate to provide financial 

assistance to State and local 

governments looking to undertake either 

rail relocation or rail improvement 

projects. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Respondent Universe: 75 States/Local 

Governments. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

REPORTING BURDEN

CFR Section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

262.11—Application Process ............................... 75-States/Local Governments.50-grant application ..... 580 hours/290 hours .... 21,750 

—Requests for Meeting with FRA Administrator 75-States/Local Governments.10 requests .................. 30 minutes ................... 5 

—Face-to-face Meetings with Administrator to 

Discuss Project.

75-States/Local Governments.10 meeting ................... 2 hours ......................... 20 

262.15—Environmental Assessment ................... 75-States/Local Governments.30 environmental documents.200 hours ..................... 6,000 

—Consultations with FRA .................................... 75-States/Local Governments.9 consults ..................... 2 hours ......................... 18 

262.17—State Agreements to Combine Grant 

Awards.

75-States/Local Governments.1 agreement ................. 10 hours ....................... 10 

262.19–Close-Out Procedures ............................ 75-States/Local Governments.30 sets of close-out 

documents.

6 hours ......................... 180 

—Project Reports ................................................ 75-States/Local Governments.30 reports ..................... 80 hours ....................... 5,400 

Total Responses: 170. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

33,383 hours. 

Status: Regular Review. 

Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 

CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA 

informs all interested parties that it may 

not conduct or sponsor, and a 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 14, 

2011. 

Donna Alwine, 

Acting Director, Office of Financial 

Management, Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9505 Filed 4–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0048] 

Renewal of Charter for the National 

Emergency Medical Services Advisory 

Council (NEMSAC) 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation announces the renewal 

of the National Emergency Medical 

Services Advisory Council to provide 

advice and recommendations regarding 

emergency medical services (EMS) 

matters to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration and 

through NHTSA to the Federal 

Interagency Committee on Emergency 

Medical Services. The NHTSA’s Office 

of EMS serves as sponsor of the 

Advisory Council for the Secretary. The 

purpose of this notice is to inform 

interested parties of the renewal of 

NEMSAC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Drew Dawson, Director, NHTSA Office 

of EMS, (202) 366–9966 or via e-mail at 

drew.dawson@dot.gov. You may also 

contact Noah Smith at the Office of EMS 

at (202) 366–5030 or via e-mail at 

noah.smith@dot.gov. The Office of EMS 

fax number is (202) 366–7149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of NEMSAC’s charter renewal is 

given under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.). 

Issued on: April 15, 2011. 

Michael L. Brown, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Research 

and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9612 Filed 4–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB–1075X] 

Manufacturers Railway Company— 

Discontinuance Exemption—in St. 

Louis County, MO 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Correction to notice of 

exemption. 


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