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and the scope and content of the 

environmental information germane to 

the agency’s statutory responsibilities 

relevant to the proposed project. Public 

agencies are requested to advise FRA if 

they anticipate taking a major action in 

connection with the proposed project 

and if they wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the Project EIR/EIS. 

Public scoping meetings have been 

scheduled and are an important 

component of the scoping process for 

both the State and Federal 

environmental review. The scoping 

meetings described in this Notice will 

also be the subject of additional public 

notification. 

FRA is seeking participation and 

input of all interested federal, state, and 

local agencies, Native American groups, 

and other concerned private 

organizations or individuals on the 

scope of the EIR/EIS. Implementation of 

the Palmdale to Bakersfield section of 

the HST system is a federal undertaking 

with the potential to affect historic 

properties. As such, it is subject to the 

requirements of Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966 (16 U.S.C. 470f). In accordance 

with regulations issued by the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation, 36 

CFR part 800, FRA intends to coordinate 

compliance with Section 106 of this Act 

with the preparation of the EIR/EIS, 

beginning with the identification of 

consulting parties through the scoping 

process, in a manner consistent with the 

standards set out in 36 CFR 800.8. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 28, 

2009. 

Mark E. Yachmetz, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad 

Development, Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–21381 Filed 9–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Twelfth Joint Meeting, RTCA Special 

Committee 205/EUROCAE WG 71: 

Software Considerations in 

Aeronautical Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 205/EUROCAE WG 71: 

Software Considerations in Aeronautical 

Systems meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 205/ 

EUROCAE WG 71: Software 

Considerations in Aeronautical Systems. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 26–30, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m. (variable—see daily schedule). 

Pre-registration Requirements: If you are 

planning on attending this meeting we 

would appreciate you providing preregistration information. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Te ́le ́com ParisTech, 46 rue Barrault 

75013 Paris, France. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org; 

(2) Hotel Front Desk: (602) 273–7778; 

fax (602) 275–5616; 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a Special Committee 

205: EUROCAE WG 71: Software 

Considerations in Aeronautical Systems 

meeting. 

The agenda will include: 

Day 1—Monday, October 26 

• 08:30 a.m.—Chair’s Introductory 

Remarks; 

• 09:00 a.m.—Review of Meeting 

Agenda and Agreement of Previous 

Minutes; 

• 09:30 a.m.—Reports of Sub-Group 

Activity; 

• 10:00 a.m.—Other Committee/Other 

Documents Interfacing Personnel 

Reports (CAST, Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems, Security, WG–63/SAE S–18); 

• 10:45 a.m.—Sub-Group Break Out 

Sessions. 

New Member Introduction Session 

• 10:45 a.m.—All new committee 

members are invited to attend an 

introduction session to explain the 

operation of the committee, the various 

sub-groups and the topics they are 

dealing with and the Web site. 

• 13:15 p.m.—Sub-Group Break Out 

Sessions; 

• 15:15 p.m.—Plenary Session: Text 

Acceptance (for papers posted, 

commented on and reworked prior to 

Plenary). 

Day 2—Tuesday, October 27 

• 08:30 a.m.—Sub-Group Break Out 

Sessions; 

• 12:30 p.m.—Milestone: IP 

submittals due for Wednesday Plenary; 

• 13:30 p.m.—Sub-Group Break Out 

Sessions; 

• 15:00 p.m.—Mandatory Paper 

Reading Session. 

Day 3—Wednesday, October 28 

• 08:30 a.m.—IP Comment Reply & 

Sub-Group Break Out Sessions (focused 

on finalizing any changes to papers 

being presented later in the morning); 

• 10:30 a.m.—Plenary Text 

Acceptance (for papers posted, 

commented on and reworked prior to 

Plenary); 

• 13:30 p.m.—Sub-Group Break Out 

Sessions; 

• 14:45 p.m.—Break; 

• 15:00 p.m.—Sub-Group Break Out 

Sessions. 

Day 4—Thursday, October 29 

• 08:30 a.m.—Sub-Group Break Out 

Sessions; 

• 12:30 p.m.— Milestone: IP 

submittals due for Friday Plenary; 

• 13:30 p.m.—Plenary Session; 

• 15:00 p.m.—Mandatory Paper 

Reading Session. 

Day 5—Friday, October 30 

• 08:00 a.m.—IP Comment Reply & 

Sub-Group Break Out Sessions (focused 

on finalizing any changes to papers 

being presented during the morning); 

• 10:00 a.m.—Plenary Text Approval 

(reworked and late posted papers—with 

late posted papers only being accepted 

if (a) the changes are very minor in 

nature, and (b) adequate time has been 

allowed for the review of the papers); 

• 12:00 p.m.—SG1: SCWG Document 

Integration Sub-Group Report; 

• 12:05 p.m.—SG2: Issue & Rationale 

Sub-Group Report; 

• 12:10 p.m.—SG3: Tool 

Qualification Sub-Group Report; 

• 12:15 p.m.—SG4: Model Based 

Design & Verification Sub-Group Report; 

• 12:20 p.m.—SG5: Object Oriented 

Technology Sub-Group Report; 

• 12:25 p.m.—SG6: Formal Methods 

Sub-Group Report; 

• 12:30 p.m.—SG7: Special 

Considerations Sub-Group Report; 

• 12:35 p.m.—Next Meeting 

Information; 

• 12:40 p.m.—Any Other Business, 

Closing Remarks & Meeting Adjourned; 

• 12:45 p.m.—Meeting Evaluation 

(Round Robin). 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 


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45894 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 171 / Friday, September 4, 2009 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 31, 

2009. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–21433 Filed 9–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration 

Distracted Driving Summit; Notice 

AGENCY: Research and Innovative 

Technology Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is providing notice that 

it intends to hold a Distracted Driving 

Summit (The Summit) to exchange 

information and ideas on the best 

possible methods to reduce the number 

of crashes and deaths due to distracted 

driving. 

Meeting Dates: September 30 and 

October 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The Summit will be held at 

Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. 

The Department welcomes comments or 

questions prior to and during the 

Summit. If you would like to submit a 

comment or question prior to the 

Summit, you may submit comments/ 

questions identified by DOT Docket ID 

Number RITA 2009–0003 by any of the 

following methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Æ Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Æ Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE. between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Æ Fax: 202–493–2251 

Instructions: Identify docket number, 

RITA 2009–0003, at the beginning of 

your comments. To receive confirmation 

that DOT received your comments, 

include a self-addressed stamped 

postcard. Internet users may access all 

comments received by DOT at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments/ 

questions will be posted electronically 

without charge or edits, including any 

personal information provided. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments/ 

questions filed in our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment or question (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, corporation, business 

entity, 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:// 

DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

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: 

Kelly Leone, Office of Research, 

Development and Technology, RDT–10, 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration, Telephone Number 

(202) 366–5459, Fax Number (202) 366– 

3671 or e-mail—Kelly.Leone@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Summit will bring together senior 

transportation officials, elected officials, 

safety advocates, law enforcement 

representatives, private sector 

representatives and academics to 

address a range of issues related to 

reducing accidents through 

enforcement, public awareness and 

education. Authoritative speakers from 

around the nation will lead interactive 

panel discussions on a number of key 

topics including the extent and impact 

of distracted driving, current research, 

regulations and best practices. 

Participants will also examine 

distractions caused by current and 

planned automotive devices, such as 

navigational systems. The summit’s 

second day will include a panel of state 

and local officials to discuss possible 

solutions from the state and local 

perspectives. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is committed to 

providing equal access to this Summit. 

Based on limited seating and to 

accommodate the strong interest outside 

the Washington area, the Summit will 

be available live by webcast and 

members of the public will be given the 

opportunity to submit questions or 

comments online for each individual 

panel discussion. The Department has 

also created a Web site to provide 

information and updates on the Summit 

as details become available: http:// 

www.rita.dot.gov/ 

distracted_driving_summit/. If you need 

alternative formats or services because 

of a disability, please contact Kelly 

Leone with your specific request by 

September 23, 2009. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 31, 

2009. 

Peter H. Appel, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–21406 Filed 9–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Announcing the Eighteenth Public 

Meeting of the Crash Injury Research 

and Engineering Network (CIREN) 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Meeting Announcement. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Eighteenth Public Meeting of members 

of the Crash Injury Research and 

Engineering Network. CIREN is a 

collaborative effort to conduct research 

on crashes and injuries at eight Level 1 

Trauma Centers across the United States 

linked by a computer network. 

Researchers can review data and share 

expertise, which may lead to a better 

understanding of crash injury 

mechanisms and the design of safer 

vehicles. The eight centers will give 

presentations on current research based 

on CIREN data. The agenda will be 

posted to the CIREN Web site that can 

be accessed by going to the NHTSA 

homepage http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/, 

click on Vehicle Safety Research on the 

right side of the top toolbar, then click 

on Crash Injury Research and 

Engineering Network (CIREN) in the box 

on the left. The agenda will be posted 

two weeks prior to the meeting. 

Date and Time: The meeting is 

scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 

Thursday, October 8, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

University of Maryland/National Study 

Center, 110 South Paca Street, Learning 

Center, Baltimore, MD 21201. 

To Register for This Event: It is not 

necessary to pre-register, but attendees 

are strongly encouraged to do so to 

expedite the security process for entry 

to the meeting facility. Please send your 

name, affiliation, phone number and 

e-mail address to 

cburch@som.umaryland.edu (or call 

410–328–2683) by Wednesday, 

September 30, 2009, in order to have 

your name added to the pre-registration 

list. Everyone must have a governmentissued photo identification to be 

admitted to the facility. 

For General Information: Rodney 

Rudd (202) 366–5932, Mark Scarboro 

(202) 366–5078 or Cathy McCullough 

(202) 366–4734. 


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