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filing in the traditional paper format 

should send the original and 10 copies 

of the filing to the Board with a 

certificate of service. Except as 

otherwise set forth in 49 CFR 1152, 

every document filed with the Board 

must be served on all parties to this 

adverse abandonment proceeding. 49 

CFR 1104.12(a). 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by the Board’s 

Section of Environmental Analysis 

(SEA) will be served upon all parties of 

record and upon any agencies or other 

persons who commented during its 

preparation. Any other persons who 

would like to obtain a copy of the EA 

(or EIS) may contact SEA by phone at 

the number listed below. EAs in these 

abandonment proceedings normally will 

be made available within 33 days of the 

filing of the application. The deadline 

for submission of comments on the EA 

will generally be within 30 days of its 

service. The comments received will be 

addressed in the Board’s decision. A 

supplemental EA or EIS may be issued 

where appropriate. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment/discontinuance 

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. 

Questions concerning environmental 

issues may be directed to SEA at (202) 

245–0305. (Assistance for the hearing 

impaired is available through the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.) 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 17, 2010. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3408 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2010–0005–N–2] 

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 collection and their 

expected burden. The Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collections of information was 

published on December 16, 2009 (74 FR 

66722). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 25, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 25, 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 

493–6292), or Ms. Kimberly Toone, 

Office of Information Technology, RAD– 

20, Federal Railroad Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 

35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 

(202) 493–6132). (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 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 December 16, 

2009, FRA published a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register soliciting comment 

on ICRs that the agency was seeking 

OMB approval. 74 FR 66722. FRA 

received no comments in response to 

this notice. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collections 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-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 summaries below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. The revised requirements are 

being submitted for clearance by OMB 

as required by the PRA. 

Title: Designation of Qualified 

Persons. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0511 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information is used to prevent the 

unsafe movement of defective freight 

cars. Railroads are required to inspect 

freight cars for compliance and to 

determine restrictions on the 

movements of defective cars. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 40 hours. 

Title: Passenger Train Emergency 

Preparedness. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0545. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information is due to the passenger train 

emergency regulations set forth in 49 

CFR Parts 223 and 239 which require 

railroads to meet minimum Federal 

standards for the preparation, adoption, 

and implementation of emergency 

preparedness plans connected with the 

operation of passenger trains, including 

freight railroads hosting operations of 

rail passenger service. The regulations 

require luminescent or lighted 

emergency markings so that passengers 

and emergency responders can readily 

determine where the closest and most 

accessible exit routes are located and 

how the emergency exit mechanisms are 

operated. Windows and doors intended 

for emergency access by responders for 

extrication of passengers must be 

marked with retro-reflective material so 

that emergency responders, particularly 

in conditions of poor visibility, can 

easily distinguish them from the less 

accessible doors and windows. Records 

of the inspection, maintenance, and 

repair of emergency windows and door 

exits, as well as records of operational 

efficiency tests, will be used to ensure 

compliance with the regulations. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 10,910 

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 

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Desk Officer. Comments may also be 

sent via e-mail to OMB at the following 

address: 

oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: Whether the proposed 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of FRA, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collections; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collections 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 February 17, 

2010. 

Kimberly Coronel, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3427 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25756] 

Commercial Driver’s License 

Standards: Application for Exemption; 

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that Volvo 

Trucks North America (Volvo) has 

applied for an exemption from the 

Federal requirement for a driver of 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) to 

hold a commercial driver’s license 

(CDL). Volvo requests that the 

exemption cover one Swedish field-test 

engineer who will test-drive CMVs for 

Volvo within the United States. The 

Volvo employee holds a valid Swedish 

CDL. Volvo states the exemption is 

needed to support a Volvo field test to 

meet future clean air standards, to testdrive Volvo prototype vehicles to verify 

results in ‘‘real world’’ environments, 

and, if necessary, to deliver the vehicles 

in the United States. Volvo believes the 

knowledge and skills tests and training 

program that Swedish drivers undergo 

to obtain a Swedish CDL ensures the 

exemption would provide a level of 

safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety obtained by 

complying with the U.S. requirements 

for a CDL. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System Number FMCSA– 

2006–25756 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the Federal electronic docket site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Room W–12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the exemption process, 

see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading 

below. Note that all comments received 

will be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

the ground floor, room W12–140, DOT 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act: 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) or you may visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Public Participation: The http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site is 

generally available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. You can obtain 

electronic submission and retrieval help 

and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section 

of the http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site and also at the DOT’s http:// 

docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you 

want us to notify you that we received 

your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Schultz, FMCSA Driver and 

Carrier Operations Division; Office of 

Bus and Truck Standards and 

Operations; Telephone: 202–366–4325. 

E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 4007 of the Transportation 

Equity Act for the 21st Century (Pub. L. 

105–178, 112 Stat. 107, June 9, 1998) 

amended 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e) 

to provide authority to grant exemptions 

from motor carrier safety regulations. 

Under its regulations, FMCSA must 

publish a notice of each exemption 

request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 

381.315(a)). The Agency must provide 

the public an opportunity to inspect the 

information relevant to the application, 

including the conducting of any safety 

analyses. The Agency must also provide 

an opportunity for public comment on 

the application. 

The Agency reviews the safety 

analyses and the public comments, and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level that would be achieved by the 

current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). 

The decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reason for 

denying or, in the alternative, the 

specific person or class of persons 

receiving the exemption, and the 

regulatory provision or provisions from 

which exemption is granted. The notice 

must also specify the effective period of 

the exemption (up to 2 years), and 

explain the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

Request for Exemption 

Volvo has applied for an exemption 

from the CDL rules, specifically 49 CFR 

383.23 that prescribes licensing 

requirements for drivers operating 

CMVs in interstate or intrastate 

commerce. Volvo requests the 

exemption because this driver-employee 

is a citizen and resident of Sweden, and 

therefore cannot apply for a CDL in any 

of the United States. A copy of the 

application is in Docket No. FMCSA– 

2006–25756. The exemption would 

allow one driver to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce as part of a team of 

drivers who will support a Volvo field 

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