52384 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 162 / Monday, August 22, 2011 / Notices 

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). 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: Three years from approval 

date. 

Abstract: The Energy Independence 

and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), 

enacted in December 2007, included a 

requirement that the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

develop a consumer information and 

education campaign to improve 

consumer understanding of automobile 

performance with regard to fuel 

economy, Greenhouse Gases (GHG) 

emissions and other pollutant 

emissions; of automobile use of 

alternative fuels; and of thermal 

management technologies used on 

automobiles to save fuel. In order to 

effectively achieve the objectives of the 

consumer education program and fulfill 

its statutory obligations, NHTSA 

proposes a multi-phased research 

project to gather the data and apply 

analyses and results from the project to 

develop the consumer information 

program and education campaign. 

NHTSA has conducted qualitative 

research and is now requesting to 

conduct follow-up quantitative research 

with consumers to assess current levels 

of knowledge surrounding these issues, 

explore current available fuel economyrelated content for clarity and 

understanding, evaluate potential 

consumer-facing messages and their 

potential to encourage consumers to 

seek more fuel economy-related 

information from NHTSA, and explore 

communications channels in which 

these messages should be present. The 

research will allow NHTSA to refine the 

fuel economy-related content and 

consumer-facing messaging that will be 

used throughout the consumer 

education campaign by identifying what 

relevant issues consumers care more 

about and what information they still 

need to make more informed purchase 

and driver behavior decisions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,333.33 

hours. 

Number of Respondents: 4,000. 

NHTSA proposed to conduct two 

research phases. For the first phase, 

NHTSA conducted one type of 

qualitative research consisting of two (2) 

focus groups in each of four (4) cities. 

The results of that research phase were 

used to inform the quantitative phase of 

research which this notice addresses. 

This quantitative research will consist 

of an online survey that will require 

approximately 20 minutes for each 

respondent to complete, and will 

require 4,000 participants. NHTSA 

plans to administer this study one time. 

The estimated annual burden hour for 

the second phase of research is 1,333.33 

hours (20 minutes × 4,000 participants). 

Based on the Bureau of Labor and 

Statistics’ median hourly wage (all 

occupations) in the May 2010 National 

Occupational Employment and Wage 

Estimates, NHTSA estimates that it will 

take an average of $16.27 per hour for 

professional and clerical staff to gather 

data, develop and distribute material. 

Therefore, the agency estimates that the 

cost associated with the burden hours is 

$21,693.28 ($16.27 per hour × 1,333.33 

burden hours). 

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 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. 

Issued on: August 17, 2011. 

Gregory A. Walter, 

Senior Associate Administrator, Policy and 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21399 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

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 2010. 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 .......................... 588.30 69.52 

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

2009 .......................... 619.73 66.00 

2010 .......................... 652.29 62.71 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Decker 202–245–0330. [Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the 

hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.] 

By the Board, William F. Huneke, Director, 

Office of Economics. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21276 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Designation of Additional Entities 

Pursuant to Executive Order 13405 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of 

four newly-designated entities whose 

property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to Executive Order 

13405 of June 16, 2006, ‘‘Blocking 

Property of Certain Persons 

Undermining Democratic Processes or 

Institutions in Belarus.’’ 

DATES: The designation by the Director 

of OFAC of the four entities identified 

in this notice, pursuant to Executive 


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