52382 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 162 / Monday, August 22, 2011 / Notices 

Issued on: August 15, 2011. 

Victor M. Mendez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21406 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2011–0001–N–11] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration, (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (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 are being forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICRs describe the nature of the 

information collections 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 June 13, 2011 (76 FR 

34287). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 21, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Safety, 

Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS– 

21, Federal Railroad Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 3rd Floor, 

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., 3rd Floor, 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, Section 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 June 13, 2011, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting comment on 

these ICRs for which the agency is 

seeking OMB approval. 76 FR 34287. 

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 of 

this Notice 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 being submitted for clearance by 

OMB as required by the PRA. 

Title: Locomotive Safety Standards 

and Event Recorders. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0004. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection 

requires railroads to inspect, repair, and 

maintain locomotives and event 

recorders so that they are safe, free of 

defects, and can be placed in service 

without peril to life. Crashworthy 

locomotive event recorders provide FRA 

with verifiable factual information about 

how trains are maintained and operated, 

and are used by FRA and State 

inspectors for Part 229 rule 

enforcement. The information garnered 

from crashworthy event recorders is also 

used by railroads to monitor railroad 

operations and by railroad employees 

(locomotive engineers, train crews, 

dispatchers) to improve train handling, 

and promote the safe and efficient 

operation of trains throughout the 

country, based on a surer knowledge of 

different control inputs. 

Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.49A. 

Total Annual Estimated Burden 

Hours: 863,951 hours. 

Addressee: Send comments regarding 

this information collection to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20503, Attention: FRA Desk Officer. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to OMB at the following address: oirasubmissions@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: 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 estimate 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. 

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 August 16, 

2011. 

Kimberly Coronel, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21298 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Maritime 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 abstracted below has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The nature of the information 

collection is described as well as its 

expected burden. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on May 27, 2011, and comments were 

due by July 26, 2011. No comments 

were received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 23, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Ladd, Maritime Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–1859; or E-mail: 

daniel.ladd@dot.gov. Copies of this 


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