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FTA Procedures 

The regulations implementing NEPA, 

as well as provisions of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU), calls for public 

involvement in the EIS process. Section 

6002 of SAFETEA–LU requires that FTA 

and CTA do the following: (1) Extend an 

invitation to other Federal and nonFederal agencies and Native American 

Tribes that may have an interest in the 

proposed project to become 

‘‘participating agencies;’’ (2) provide an 

opportunity for involvement by 

participating agencies and the public to 

help define the purpose and need for a 

proposed project, as well as the range of 

alternatives for consideration in the EIS; 

and (3) establish a plan for coordinating 

public and agency participation in, and 

comment on, the environmental review 

process. An invitation to become a 

participating or cooperating agency, 

with scoping materials appended, will 

be extended to other Federal and nonFederal agencies and Native American 

Tribes that may have an interest in the 

proposed project. It is possible that FTA 

and CTA will not be able to identify all 

Federal and non-Federal agencies and 

Native American Tribes that may have 

such an interest. Any Federal or nonFederal agency or Native American 

Tribe interested in the proposed project 

that does not receive an invitation to 

become a participating agency should 

notify at the earliest opportunity the 

Project Manager identified above under 

ADDRESSES. 

A comprehensive public involvement 

program and a Coordination Plan for 

public and interagency involvement 

will be developed for the project and 

posted on CTA’s Web site, http:// 

www.transitchicago.com/rpmproject. 

The public involvement program 

includes a full range of activities 

including maintaining the project Web 

page on the CTA Web site and outreach 

to local officials, community and civic 

groups, and the public. Specific 

activities or events for involvement will 

be detailed in the project’s public 

participation plan. 

The Paperwork Reduction Act seeks, 

in part, to minimize the cost to the 

taxpayer of the creation, collection, 

maintenance, use, dissemination, and 

disposition of information. Consistent 

with this goal and with principles of 

economy and efficiency in government, 

it is FTA policy to limit insofar as 

possible distribution of complete 

printed sets of environmental 

documents. Accordingly, unless a 

specific request for a complete printed 

set of environmental documents is 

received (preferably in advance of 

printing), FTA and its grantees will 

distribute only the executive summary 

of the environmental document together 

with a Compact Disc of the complete 

environmental document. A complete 

printed set of the environmental 

document will be available for review at 

the CTA’s offices and elsewhere; an 

electronic copy of the complete 

environmental document will also be 

available on the CTA’s Web page. 

The EIS will be prepared in 

accordance with NEPA and its 

implementing regulations issued by the 

Council on Environmental Quality (40 

CFR Parts 1500–1508) and with the 

FTA/Federal Highway Administration 

regulations ‘‘Environmental Impact and 

Related Procedures’’ (23 CFR Part 771). 

Issued on: December 22, 2010. 

Marisol Simo ́n, 

Regional Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33065 Filed 12–30–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0111] 

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 labeling information on five Federal 

motor vehicle safety standards, for 

which NHTSA intends to seek OMB 

approval. The labeling requirements 

include brake fluid warning, glazing 

labeling, safety belt labeling, and 

vehicle certification labeling. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 4, 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 Mrs. Lori 

Summers, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, NHTSA, Room W43– 

320, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Mrs. Summer’s 

telephone number is (202) 366–4917 

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 

approval, Federal agencies must first 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register providing a 60-day comment 

period and otherwise consult with 


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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 

5 CFR 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: Consolidated Labeling 

Requirements for Motor Vehicles 

(except the VIN). 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0512. 

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 regulations, 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, the 

agency issued the following FMVSS and 

regulations, specifying labeling 

requirements to aid the agency in 

achieving many of its safety goals: 

FMVSS No. 105, ‘‘Hydraulic and 

electric brake systems,’’ 

FMVSS No. 135, ‘‘Light vehicle brake 

systems,’’ 

FMVSS No. 205, ‘‘Glazing materials,’’ 

FMVSS No. 209, ‘‘Seat belt 

assemblies,’’ and 

Part 567, ‘‘Certification.’’ 

This notice requests comments on the 

labeling requirements of these FMVSS 

and regulations. 

FMVSS No. 105, ‘‘Hydraulic and 

electric brake systems’’ and FMVSS No. 

135, ‘‘Light vehicle 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,’’ 

provides labeling requirements for 

glazing and motor vehicle 

manufacturers. In accordance with the 

standard, NHTSA requires each new 

motor vehicle glazing manufacturer to 

request and be assigned a unique mark 

or number. This number is then used by 

the manufacturer as their unique 

company identification on their selfcertification label on each piece of 

motor vehicle glazing. As part of that 

certification label, the company must 

identify with the simple two or three 

digit number assigned by the agency 

and the model of the glazing. In 

addition to these requirements, which 

apply to all glazing, certain specialty 

glazing items, such as standee windows 

in buses, roof openings, and interior 

partitions made of plastic require that 

the manufacturer affix a removable label 

to each item. The label specifies 

cleaning instructions, which will 

minimize the loss of transparency. 

Other information may be provided by 

the manufacturer but is not required. 

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 (S4.1(j)). 

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 (S4.1(k)). All other 

replacement belts are required to be 

accompanied by an installation 

instruction sheet (S4.1(k)). 

Seat belt assemblies installed as 

original equipment in new motor 

vehicles need not be required to be 

labeled with position/model 

information. This information is only 

useful if the assembly is removed with 

the intention of using the assembly as a 

replacement in another vehicle; this is 

not a common practice. 

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 by 

that provision to be in the form of a 

label permanently affixed to the vehicle. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 32504, vehicle 

manufacturers are directed to make a 

similar certification with regard to 

bumper standards. To implement this 

requirement, NHTSA issued 49 CFR 

Part 567. The agency’s regulations 

establish form and content requirements 

for the certification labels. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information): NHTSA 

anticipates that approximately 25 new 

prime glazing manufactures per year 

will contact the agency and request a 

manufacturer identification number. 

These new glazing manufacturers must 

submit one letter, one time, identifying 

their company. In turn, the agency 

responds by assigning them a unique 

manufacturer number. For other 

collections in this notice, no response is 

necessary from manufacturers. These 

labels are only required to be placed on 

each master cylinder reservoir, each 

safety belt and every motor vehicle 

intended for retain sale in the United 

Sates. Therefore, the number of 

respondents is not applicable. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 

Resulting from the Collection of 

Information: NHTSA estimates that all 

manufacturers will need a total of 

74,096 hours to comply with these 

requirements, at a total annual cost of 

1,481,920. 

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. 


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Issued on: December 27, 2010. 

Joseph S. Carra, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33055 Filed 12–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

Notice and Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: 30-day notice of request for 

approval: Waybill Sample. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation 

Board (STB or Board) has submitted a 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for an extension of 

approval for the collection of the 

Waybill Sample. The Board previously 

published a notice about this collection 

in the Federal Register on June 29, 

2010, at 75 FR 37,522. That notice 

allowed for a 60-day public review and 

comment period. No comments were 

received. The Waybill Sample collection 

is described in detail below. Comments 

may now be submitted to OMB 

concerning: (1) The accuracy of the 

Board’s burden estimates; (2) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information collected; (3) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, when 

appropriate; and (4) whether this 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Board, including 

whether the collection has practical 

utility. 

Description of Collection 

Title: Waybill Sample. 

OMB Control Number: 2140–0015. 

STB Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

Respondents: Any regulated railroad 

that terminated at least 4,500 carloads 

on its line in any of the three preceding 

years or that terminated at least 5% of 

the total revenue carloads that 

terminated in a particular State. 

Number of Respondents: 52. 

Estimated Time per Response: 75 

minutes. 

Frequency: Six (6) respondents report 

monthly; 46 report quarterly. 

Total Burden Hours (annually 

including all respondents): 320 hours. 

Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: No 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated with 

this collection have been identified. 

Needs and Uses: The Surface 

Transportation Board is, by statute, 

responsible for the economic regulation 

of common carrier rail transportation in 

the United States. Under 49 CFR 1244, 

a railroad is required to file carload 

waybill sample information (Waybill 

Sample) for all line-haul revenue 

waybills terminating on its lines if, in 

any of the three preceding years, it 

terminated 4500 or more carloads, or it 

terminated at least 5% of the total 

revenue carloads that terminate in a 

particular State. The information in the 

Waybill Sample is used by the Board, 

other Federal and State agencies, and 

industry stakeholders to monitor traffic 

flows and rate trends in the industry, 

and to develop testimony in Board 

proceedings. The Board has authority to 

collect this information under 49 U.S.C. 

11144 and 11145. 

DATES: Comments on this information 

collection should be submitted by 

January 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 

Act Comments, Surface Transportation 

Board, Waybill Sample.’’ These 

comments should be directed to the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attention: Kimberly Nelson, 

Surface Transportation Board Desk 

Officer, by fax at (202) 395–6974; by 

mail at Room 10235, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503; or by 

e-mail at 

OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV. 

For Further Information or to Obtain 

a Copy of the STB Form, Contact: For 

further information regarding the 

Waybill Sample collection, contact Scott 

Decker at (202) 245–0330 or 

deckers@stb.dot.gov, or Paul Aguiar at 

(202) 245–0323 or 

paul.aguiar@stb.dot.gov. [Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the 

hearing impaired: (800) 877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, a Federal agency conducting or 

sponsoring a collection of information 

must display a currently valid OMB 

control number. A collection of 

information, which is defined in 44 

U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), 

includes agency requirements that 

persons submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to the agency, third 

parties, or the public. Under § 3506(b) of 

the PRA, Federal agencies are required 

to provide, concurrent with an agency’s 

submitting a collection to OMB for 

approval, a 30-day notice and comment 

period, through publication in the 

Federal Register, concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information. 

Dated: December 28, 2010. 

Andrea Pope-Matheson, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33079 Filed 12–30–10; 8:45 am] 

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