41180 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 156 / Friday, August 14, 2009 / Notices 

The transaction contained in the attached 

certification involves the sale of four C–130J 

aircraft, associated support equipment, initial 

logistics support and initial maintenance and 

operational training to the Government of 

Qatar. 

The United States Government is prepared 

to license the export of these items having 

taken into account political, military, 

economic, human rights and arms control 

considerations. 

More detailed information is contained in 

the formal certification which, though 

unclassified, contains business information 

submitted to the Department of State by the 

applicant, publication of which could cause 

competitive harm to the United States firm 

concerned. 

Sincerely, 

Richard R. Verma, 

Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs. 

Enclosure: Transmittal No. DDTC 004–09. 

Dated: July 1, 2009. 

Robert S. Kovac, 

Managing Director, Directorate of Defense 

Trade Controls, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–19541 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on June 5, 

2009, 74 FR 27058–27059. Wildlife 

strike data are collected to develop 

standards and monitor hazards to 

aviation. Data identify wildlife strike 

control requirements and provide inservice data on aircraft component 

failure. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

September 14, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauneyfaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Bird/Other Wildlife Strike 

Report. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0045. 

Forms(s): Form 5200–7. 

Affected Public: An estimated 7,666 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 5 minutes per 

response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 613 hours annually. 

Abstract: Wildlife strike data are 

collected to develop standards and 

monitor hazards to aviation. Data 

identify wildlife strike control 

requirements and provide in-service 

data on aircraft component failure. The 

FAA form 5200–7, Bird/Other Wildlife 

Strike Report, is most often completed 

by the pilot in charge of an aircraft 

involved in a wildlife collision or by Air 

Traffic Control Tower personnel, or 

other airline or airport personnel who 

have knowledge of the incident. 

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 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 7, 

2009. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. E9–19424 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

Indexing the Annual Operating 

Revenues of Railroads 

The Surface Transportation Board 

(STB) is publishing the annual inflationadjusted index factors for 2008. These 

factors are used by the railroads to 

adjust their gross annual operating 

revenues for classification purposes. 

This indexing methodology insures that 

railroads are classified based on real 

business expansion and not from the 

affects of inflation. Classification is 

important because it determines the 

extent to which individual railroads 

must comply with STB reporting 

requirements. 

The STB’s annual inflation-adjusted 

factors are based on the annual average 

Railroad’s Freight Price Index which is 

developed by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS). The STB’s deflator 

factor is used to deflate revenues for 

comparison with established revenue 

thresholds. 

The base year for railroads is 1991. 

The inflation index factors are presented 

as follows: 

STB RAILROAD INFLATION-ADJUSTED

INDEX AND DEFLATOR FACTOR TABLE

Year Index Deflator 

1991 .......................... 409.50 1 100.00 

1992 .......................... 411.80 99.45 

1993 .......................... 415.50 98.55 

1994 .......................... 418.80 97.70 

1995 .......................... 418.17 97.85 

1996 .......................... 417.46 98.02 

1997 .......................... 419.67 97.50 

1998 .......................... 424.54 96.38 

1999 .......................... 423.01 96.72 

2000 .......................... 428.64 95.45 

2001 .......................... 436.48 93.73 

2002 .......................... 445.03 91.92 

2003 .......................... 454.33 90.03 

2004 .......................... 473.41 86.40 

2005 .......................... 522.41 78.29 

2006 .......................... 567.34 72.09 

2007 .......................... 588.27 69.52 

2008 .......................... 656.78 62.28 

1Ex Parte No. 492, Montana Rail Link, Inc., 

and Wisconsin Central Ltd., Joint Petition For 

Rulemaking With Respect To 49 CFR 1201, 8 

I.C.C. 2d 625 (1992), raised the revenue classification level for Class I railroads from $50 

million (1978 dollars) to $250 million (1991 

dollars), effective for the reporting year beginning January 1, 1992. The Class II threshold 

was also raised from $10 million (1978 dollars) 

to $20 million (1991 dollars). 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Decker 202–245–0330. [Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the 

hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.] 

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