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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

From the Office of Management and 

Budget of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection Activity, 

Request for Comments; Fractional 

Aircraft Ownership Programs 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to approve a current information 

collection. Fractional Ownership is a 

program that offers increased flexibility 

in aircraft ownership. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

November 9, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney on (202) 267–9895, or by 

e-mail at: Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA). 

Title: Fractional Aircraft Ownership 

Programs. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of an approved collection. OMB 

Control Number: 2120–0684. 

Forms(s): There are no FAA forms 

associated with this collection. 

Affected Public: A total of 11 

Respondents. 

Frequency: The information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 45 minutes 

per response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 16,484 hours annually. 

Abstract: Fractional Ownership is a 

program that offers increased flexibility 

in aircraft ownership. Owners purchase 

shares of an aircraft and agree to share 

their aircraft with others having an 

ownership share in that same aircraft. 

Owners agree to put their aircraft into a 

‘‘pool’’ of other shared aircraft and to 

lease their aircraft to another owner in 

that pool. The aircraft owners use a 

common management company to 

maintain the aircraft and administer the 

leasing of the aircraft among the owners. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ms. Carla 

Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation 

Administration, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, AES–200, 800 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. 

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 31, 

2009. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. E9–21417 Filed 9–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

From the Office of Management and 

Budget of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection Activity, 

Request for Comments; Flight 

Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to approve a current information 

collection, FOQA is a voluntary 

program for the routine collection and 

analysis of digital flight data from 

airplane operations. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

November 9, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney on (202) 267–9895, or by 

e-mail at: Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Flight Operational Quality 

Assurance (FOQA) Program. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of an approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0660. 

Forms(s): There are no FAA forms 

associated with this collection. 

Affected Public: A total of 30 

Respondents. 

Frequency: The information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 1 hour per 

response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 360 hours annually. 

Abstract: FOQA is a voluntary 

program for the routine collection and 

analysis of digital flight data from 

airplane operations. The purpose is to 

enable early corrective action for 

potential threats to safety. 14 CFR 

13.401 codifies protection from punitive 

enforcement action based on FOQA 

information and requires operators with 

FAA approved FOQA programs to 

provide aggregate FOQA data to the 

FAA. Aggregate FOQA information 

provided to the FAA is protected from 

public release tinder 14 CFR Part 193. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ms. Carla 

Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation 

Administration, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, AES–200, 800 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. 

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 31, 

2009. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. E9–21418 Filed 9–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Hazardous Materials–Automated Cargo 

Communication for Efficient and Safe 

Shipments HM–ACCESS) Initiative; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise 

interested persons that PHMSA will 

conduct a public meeting to receive 

input and guidance for the upcoming 

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electronic data sharing in lieu of paper 

hazardous materials shipping 

documents. 

DATES: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9 

a.m.–3:30 p.m. and Wednesday October 

14, 2009 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the DOT Headquarters, West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Notification: Persons planning to 

attend should send an e-mail to 

ryan.paguet@dot.gov including their 

name and contact information 

(company/address/telephone). 

Conference Call Capability/Live 

Meeting Information: Due to the nature 

and length of the meeting, remote 

access/call-in capability will not be 

provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ryan Paquet, P.G., Assistant Director, 

Office of International Standards, Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety, 

Department of Transportation, 

Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366–0656. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of this public meeting 

will be to discuss the forthcoming HM– 

ACCESS Proof of Concept Study and 

specify requirements to be included in 

the Study’s statement of work. In 

holding this public meeting, PHMSA 

seeks to receive feedback from a wide 

audience, representing myriad portions 

of the HM industry, including HM 

shippers, transporters, freight 

forwarders, emergency responders, 

other government agencies, technology 

providers, etc. 

PHMSA’s HM–ACCESS initiative 

aims to identify and eliminate barriers 

to the use of paperless tracking and 

hazard communications technologies, 

thereby (1) improving the availability 

and accuracy of hazard information; (2) 

improving the speed by which 

information is available to emergency 

responders when incidents occur; (3) 

and allowing U.S. companies to 

compete more effectively in the global 

economy by using the best tools 

available. 

Spurred by competitive demands, 

just-in-time delivery requirements, and 

the globalization of supply chains, the 

transportation and logistics industries 

have embraced modern communication 

technologies; yet hazardous materials 

transport remains in a world of paper. 

The HM sector has harnessed many of 

the same technologies for streamlining 

commercial interchange, but 

information about shipments and 

packages is conveyed by markings on 

the package, placards on the vehicle, 

and shipping papers. Paper-based 

communication is slow, limits the 

information available, and is fraught 

with the potential for error. 

Inefficiencies and errors in the handling 

of hazardous materials produce 

increased risk throughout the transport 

chain due to increased storage time, 

mishandling, and ineffective or 

inaccurate hazard communication. 

Moreover, paper-based communication 

may be least effective at the very time 

when hazard communication is most 

critical—in the immediate aftermath of 

a transportation incident. 

We expect the integration of 

electronic transfer of shipping 

information to be generational. A 

number of hazardous materials carriers, 

vessel, rail, and air transport 

organizations have stated that they are 

ready to begin utilizing electronic 

shipping paper technology, subject only 

to regulatory authorization. In the 

highway mode, the larger, 

technologically-advanced companies 

may be prepared to implement 

electronic systems, but widespread use 

among the industry is a longer-term 

proposition. In any case, however, no 

part of the HM transportation sector can 

transition to new hazard 

communication systems without 

ensuring that emergency response 

officials are prepared and equipped to 

receive the hazard information at least 

as quickly and reliably as under the 

current system. 

Discussion points include: 

1. What are shipping papers used for? 

2. What information from a shipping 

paper should be immediately conveyed 

to emergency responders in the event of 

an incident? 

3. What work has been/is being done 

on standardizing shipping paper 

information? 

4. When electronic shipping papers 

are used, how is required information 

shared with emergency responders 

(professional, volunteer, urban, rural, 

etc.)? How is it shared with compliance 

inspectors/officers? 

5. What benefits will electronic 

shipping papers have for companies 

shipping HM? HM transporters? Freight 

forwarders? Emergency responders? 

Other government agencies? 

6. What challenges will electronic 

shipping papers create for companies 

shipping HM? HM transporters? Freight 

forwarders? Emergency responders? 

Other government agencies? 

7. What existing efforts (government 

or private) are related to HM–ACCESS? 

Can these efforts be coordinated? 

For more information on the HM– 

ACCESS and to check for updates on 

information related to this public 

meeting visit PHMSA’s HM–ACCESS 

Web site at http://hazmat.dot.gov/HM– 

ACCESS/index.html. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Hazardous Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. E9–21415 Filed 9–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

with certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

City of Plano, Illinois 

Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA– 

2009–0066 

The City of Plano, Illinois (City) seeks 

a permanent waiver of compliance from 

a certain provision of the Use of 

Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail 

Grade Crossings, 49 CFR Part 222. The 

City intends to establish a New Quiet 

Zone under the provisions of 49 CFR 

Part 222.39. Specifically, the City is 

seeking a waiver from the provisions of 

49 CFR Part 222.9, definition of a nontraversable curb so that an existing 

public crossing that is equipped with 

flashing lights, gates and medians that 

complies with all of the requirements 

necessary to be a ‘‘gates and medians’’ 

supplemental safety measure (SSM) 

with non-traversable curbs, except for 

the fact that the posted highway speed 

limit is 45 miles per hour (mph) instead 

of 40 mph as required in the definition, 

be deemed an acceptable SSM. 

49 CFR Part 222.9, the definition of 

Non-traversable curb reads as follows: 

‘‘Non-traversable curb means a highway 

curb designed to discourage a motor 

vehicle from leaving the roadway. Nontraversable curbs are used at locations 

where highway speeds do not exceed 40 

miles per hour and are at least six 

inches high. Additional design 

specifications are determined by the 

standard traffic design specifications 

used by the governmental entity 

constructing the curb.’’ 

The City is in the process of 

establishing a new quiet zone along the 

BNSF Railway’s (BNSF) Chicago 

Division, Mendota Subdivision, which 


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