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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 November 25, 

2008, FRA published a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register soliciting comment 

on ICRs that the agency was seeking 

OMB approval. 73 FR 71715. FRA 

received no comments after issuing this 

60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT 

announces that these information 

collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for 

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). 

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 summary below describes 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: FRA Emergency Order No. 26. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0579. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: Emergency Order No. 26— 

and its associated collection of 

information—is FRA’s direct and 

proactive response to the September 12, 

2008, Chatsworth, California, collision 

of a Union Pacific (UP) freight train and 

a Metrolink commuter train, which 

resulted in the deaths of 25 people and 

numerous injuries to train occupants, as 

well as to other train accidents/ 

incidents involving cell phone use and 

use of electronic/electrical devices that 

have occurred throughout the country 

recently. The collection of information 

under Emergency Order No. 26 is aimed 

at ensuring that railroads revise their 

programs of operational tests and 

inspections, as necessary, to include the 

requirements of E.O. 26 and specifically 

include a minimum number of 

operational tests and inspections; and at 

ensuring railroads instruct each of their 

operating employees and supervisors of 

railroad operating employees 

concerning the requirements of E.O. 26 

and implementing railroad rules and 

instructions. The collection of 

information under E.O. 26 also contains 

a provision that allows railroads to 

petition for relief from this Order by 

adopting other means of ensuring that 

railroad operating employees are not 

distracted from their duties by use of 

electronic or electrical devices or by 

implementing technology that will 

prevent inappropriate acts and 

omissions from resulting in injury to 

persons. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 

33,268 hours. 

ADDRESSES: 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 

Desk Officer. Alternatively, comments 

may be sent via e-mail to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget, 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 the Department, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

Department’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 January 27, 

2009. 

Kimberly Orben, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2009–0009] 

Inventory of U.S.-Flag Launch Barges 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Inventory of U.S.-Flag Launch 

Barges. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

is updating its inventory of U.S.-flag 

launch barges. Additions, changes and 

comments to the list are requested. 

Launch barge information may be found 

at http://www.marad.dot.gov/

ships_shipping_landing_page/ 

domestic_shipping/

launch_barge_program/

Launch_Barge_Program.htm. 

DATES: Any comments on this inventory 

should be submitted in writing to the 

contact person by March 4, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, Office of Cargo Preference 

and Domestic Trade, Maritime 

Administration, MAR–730, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Telephone 202–366–5979 or 

800–9US–FLAG; e-mail: 

Joann.Spittle@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 46 CFR part 389 (Docket No. 

MARAD–2008–0045) Determination of 

Availability of Coastwise Qualified 

Launch Barges, the Interim Final Rule 

requires that the Maritime 

Administration publish a notice in the 

Federal Register requesting that owners 

or operators (or potential owners or 

operators) of coastwise qualified launch 

barges notify us of: 

(1) Their interest in participating in 

the transportation and, if needed, the 

launching or installation of offshore 

platform jackets; (2) the contact 

information for their company; and, (3) 

the specifications of any currently 

owned or operated coastwise qualified 

launch barges or plans to construct 

same. 

In addition, we are also seeking 

information on non-coastwise qualified 

(U.S.-flag) launch barges as well. 

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 


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published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Dated: January 27, 2009. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

REPORTED U.S.-FLAG LAUNCH BARGES

Vessel name Owner Built Length (ft.) Beam (ft.) DWT (L.T.) 

Approx 

launch capacity (L.T.) 

Coastwise 

qualified 

Julie B ............................... Crowley Marine Services .. 2008 400 130 23,600 23,100 X 

Marty J .............................. Crowley Marine Services .. 2008 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

Barge 455–3 ..................... Crowley Marine Services .. 2008 400 105 19,226 18,766 X 

Barge 400L ....................... Crowley Marine Services .. 1997 400 100 19,646 19,146 X 

Barge 500–1 ..................... Crowley Marine Services .. 1982 400 105 16,397 15,897 X 

Barge 410 ......................... Crowley Marine Services .. 1974 400 99.5 12,035 11,535 X 

Barge 416 ......................... Crowley Marine Services .. 1975 400 99.5 12,035 11,535 X 

McDermott Tidelands 021 J. Ray McDermott, Inc ...... 1980 240 72 4,700 2,200 X 

McDermott Tidelands No. 

012.

J. Ray McDermott, Inc ...... 1973 240 72.2 4,217 4,000 X 

McDermott Tidelands No. 

014.

J. Ray McDermott, Inc ...... 1973 240 72.2 4,217 4,000 X 

McDermott Tidelands 020 J. Ray McDermott, Inc ...... 1980 240 72 5,186 5,000 X 

McDermott Tidelands 021 J. Ray McDermott, Inc ...... 1981 240 72 5,186 5,000 X 

MARMAC 400 ................... McDonough Marine Service.2001 400 99′–9′′ 10,861 4,400 X 

MARMAC 300 ................... McDonough Marine Service.1998 300 100 10,267 4,200 X 

MARMAC 22 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.2003 260 72 5,198 2,400 X 

MARMAC 21 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.2002 260 72 5,120 2,400 X 

MARMAC 20 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.1999 250 72 4,943 2,200 X 

MARMAC 19 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.1999 250 72 4,765 2,200 X 

MARMAC 18 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.1998 250 72 4,765 2,200 X 

MARMAC 17 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.1997 250 72 4,765 2,200 X 

MARMAC 16 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.1995 250 72 4,765 2,200 X 

MARMAC 15 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.1995 250 72 4,765 2,200 X 

MARMAC 12 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.1994 250 72 4,765 2,200 X 

MARMAC 11 ..................... McDonough Marine Service.1994 250 72 4,765 2,200 X 

MARMAC 9 ....................... McDonough Marine Service.1993 250 72 4,765 2,200 X 

[FR Doc. E9–2099 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2009 0006] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

BELLE MER. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2009– 

0006 at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties may comment on the 

effect this action may have on U.S. 

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. 

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD 

determines, in accordance with 46 

U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD’s regulations 

at 46 CFR Part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 

30, 2003), that the issuance of the 

waiver will have an unduly adverse 

effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a 

business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, a waiver will not be 

granted. Comments should refer to the 

docket number of this notice and the 

vessel name in order for MARAD to 

properly consider the comments. 

Comments should also state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2009–0006. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 


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