Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 231 / Thursday, December 2, 2004 / Notices 70167

How To Obtain Copies: The policy 

statement will be available on the 

Internet at http://www.airweb.faa.gov/

policy. You may obtain a paper copy of 

PS–ACE100–2004–10024 either by 

writing to the Small Airplane 

Directorate, Standards Office, ACE–111, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; by 

calling the office at telephone 816–329–

4135; or by faxing your request to Mr. 

Pete Rouse at 816–329–4090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Pete Rouse, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Small Airplane 

Directorate, Regulations & Policy, ACE–

111, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–4135; fax: 816–329–4090; email: peter.rouse@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

We announced the availability of the 

policy statement on July 23, 2004 (69 FR 

44075). Several comments were 

received, and the policy has been 

revised where necessary to respond to 

those comments.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on 

November 18, 2004. 

James E. Jackson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–26523 Filed 12–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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 

ICRs describes the nature of the 

information collections and their 

expected burdens. The Federal Register

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on September 22, 2004 (69 FR 56819).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont 

Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, 

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292), 

or Debra Steward, Office of Information 

Technology and Productivity 

Improvement, RAD–20, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont 

Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington, 

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6139). 

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Pub. L. 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 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 September 22, 2004, FRA 

published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register soliciting comment on ICRs 

that the agency was seeking OMB 

approval. 69 FR 56819. FRA received 

two comments after issuing this notice. 

The first comment (letter) came from 

the Brotherhood of Locomotive 

Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which 

represents both locomotive engineers 

and trainmen. BLET expressed its 

wholehearted support for the proposed 

study. In his letter, Don M. Hahs, the 

President of BLET, observed:

BLET, and others, believe the collection of 

this data will provide greater insight into the 

probability of safety related injury associated 

with these [critical incident] events. Given 

the fact that the frequency of these events 

may result in locomotive engineers 

experiencing several of them in their careers, 

the FRA and industry can be benefited in 

understanding the scope of this concern. The 

proposed data collection and purpose for 

which it is being collected can provide nonregulatory and preemptive approaches that 

may mitigate the negative effects to safety 

and health associated with Post-Traumatic 

Stress.

Mr. M. Hahs further remarked:

The identification of ‘‘best practices’’ for 

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing programs, 

as proposed in the study, will allow the 

transportation community to learn a great 

deal. The eventual publication of the study 

has the potential to add to the body of 

research of this recognized problem and will 

add value for the scientific community with 

no burden to the society at large. Therefore, 

the BLET encourages FRA to move forward 

with the proposed study and seek approval 

from the Office of Management and Budget 

as soon as possible.

BLET did address the paperwork 

burden for this proposed collection of 

information. Mr. Hahs noted: ‘‘BLET 

considers the estimates of the burden of 

information collection activities, its 

methodologies, and assumptions to be 

valid.’’

The Union Pacific Railroad also 

expressed its support for the project. In 

his comment (letter), Dr. Dennis W. 

Holland, Director, Occupational Health 

Psychology, Union Pacific Safety 

Department, stated the following:

The study is timely and of significant 

interest to the rail industry. UPRR is a 

pioneer in the development and 

implementation of Peer Support programs for 

employees involved in critical incidents. We 

believe the proposed study will benefit both 

the railroads and railroad labor by providing 

information on how best to respond to 

critical incidents. In addition, the 

information provided by the proposed study 

will enable railroad professionals to best use 

resources to assist employees dealing with 

tragic events.

There is no cost for materials to study 

participants, and the total burden hours 

are minimal. It should be also be noted 

that FRA and its contractor, University 

of Denver, have been in contact with 

representatives of the Association of 

American Railroads (AAR), the BLET, 

and the United Transportation Union 

(UTU) from the beginning concerning 

the need for this study and the proposed 

procedures. These representatives have 

made several useful suggestions, which 

have been incorporated into the design 

of this study. Several useful suggestions 

were also provided, and used, by 

members of the CISD resource group—

an entity established to assist in the 

development of this study. This 

resource group consists of 

representatives from the AAR, BLE, 

UTU, and several Class 1 and short line 

carriers. Finally, a team of 

epidemiologists and statisticians from 

reputable universities and 

establishments, including Yale 

University, the University of California 

at San Francisco, Colorado State 

University (Fort Collins), the University 

of Denver, the Denver VA Medical 

Center, the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, and individuals from 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

Volpe National Transportation Systems 

Center, reviewed the sampling plan of 

the proposed study and offered useful 

recommendations and feedback. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve this proposed collection 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

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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 summary below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. These requirements are being 

submitted for clearance by OMB as 

required by the PRA. 

Title: Post-Traumatic Stress in Train 

Crew Members After a Critical Incident. 

OMB Control Number: 2130-NEW. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

collection of information. 

Affected Public: Train crew members 

(locomotive engineers, firers, and 

conductors). 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.120; FRA F 

6180.121; FRA F 6180.122. 

Abstract: Nearly 1,000 fatalities occur 

every year in this country from trains 

striking motor vehicles at grade 

crossings and individual trespassers 

along the track. These events can be 

very traumatic to train crew members, 

who invariably are powerless to prevent 

such collisions. Exposure of train crews 

to such work-related traumas can cause 

extreme stress and result in safetyimpairing behaviors, such as are seen in 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Acute 

Stress Disorder. Most railroads have 

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing 

(CISD) intervention programs designed 

to mitigate problems caused by 

exposure to these traumas. However, 

they are quite varied in their approach, 

and it is not certain which components 

of these programs are most effective. 

The purpose of this collection of 

information is to identify ‘‘best 

practices’’ for CISD programs in the 

railroad industry. By means of written 

and subsequent oral interviews with 

train crew members that will each take 

approximately 45 minutes, the proposed 

study aims to accomplish the following: 

(1) Benchmark rail industry best 

practices of CISD programs; (2) Establish 

the extent of traumatic stress disorders 

due to grade crossing and trespasser 

incidents in the rail industry (not by 

region or railroad) and identify at-risk 

populations; and (3) Evaluate the 

effectiveness of individual components 

of CISD programs. It should be noted 

that only the components of CISD 

programs will be evaluated, not an 

individual railroad’s overall 

intervention program. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours:

2,043 hours. 

Addressee: Send comments regarding 

these information collections to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA 

Desk Officer. 

Comments Are Invited on the 

Following: 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 estimates 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.

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 24, 

2004. 

David Wissman, 

Acting Director, Office of Information 

Technology and Support Systems, Federal 

Railroad Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–26526 Filed 12–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment.The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collections 

and their expected burden.The Federal 

Register notice with a 60-day comment 

period was published on June 30, 2004 

(69 FR 39359–39540). No comments 

were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 

Summers at the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking (NVS–112), 202–366–4917, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5307, 

Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Title: Consolidated Labeling 

Requirements for Motor Vehicles 

(Except the VIN). 

OMB Number: 2127–0512. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: In order to ensure that 

manufacturers are complying with the 

FMVSS and regulations, NHTSA 

requires a number of specific labeling 

requirements. FMVSS No. 105, 

‘‘Hydraulic and electric brake systems’’

and FMVSS No. 135, ‘‘Passenger car 

brake systems,’’ require that each 

vehicle shall have a brake fluid warning 

statement in letters at least one-eighth of 

an inch high on the master cylinder 

reservoirs and located so as to be visible 

by direct view. FMVSS No. 205, 

‘‘Glazing materials,’’ requires that 

manufacturers mark their automotive 

glazing with certain label information. 

In addition, for certain specialty glazing 

items, manufacturers are required to 

affix a removable label to each item. 

FMVSS No. 209, ‘‘Seat belt assemblies,’’

requires safety belts to be labeled with 

the year of manufacture, the model, and 

the name or trademark of the 

manufacturer. Additionally, 

replacement safety belts that are for use 

only in specifically stated motor 

vehicles must have labels or 

accompanying instruction sheets to 

specify the applicable vehicle models 

and seating positions. All other 

replacement belts are required to be 

accompanied by an installation 

instruction sheet. Part 567, 

‘‘Certification,’’ requires each 

manufacturer or distributor of motor 

vehicles to furnish to the dealer, or 

distributor of the vehicle, a certification 

that the vehicle meets all applicable 

FMVSS. This certification is required to 

be in the form of a label permanently 

affixed to the vehicle. 

Affected Public: Manufacturers are 

required to place these labels on each 

master cylinder reservoir, each piece of 

motor vehicle glazing, each safety belt 

and every motor vehicle intended for 

retail sale in the United States. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

73,071 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 

days, to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of