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on April 27, 2010. Meeting: 9 a.m.–5 

p.m. (0900–1700). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Dan Tel-Aviv Hotel, Hayarkon 99 St., 

Tel Aviv, IS 63432. Objective: Primary 

objective is comment disposition from 

Final Review and Comment (FRAC) 

period of draft MASPS for EFVS 

approach and landing. Secondary 

objective is plenary review of 

subsequent MASPS update for SVS. 

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. 

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 Joint RTCA Special 

Committee 213: EUROCAE WG–79: 

Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/ 

Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS) 

meeting. The agenda will include: 

Tuesday, 27 April 

• Sign-in at 8:30 a.m. 

• 9 a.m.–5 p.m.—Plenary (including 

breaks and lunch). 

• Welcome, introductions, review 

agenda, minutes approval, and 

objectives. 

• Plenary work group updates, action 

item review. 

• Plenary review/comment 

disposition of draft MASPS for 

EFVS approach and landing. 

Wednesday, 28 April 

• 9 a.m.–5 p.m.—Plenary (including 

breaks and lunch). 

• Continue: Plenary review/comment 

disposition of draft MASPS for 

EFVS. 

• Begin: Plenary review of MASPS 

update for SVS. 

Thursday, 29 April 

• 9 a.m.–3 p.m.—Plenary (including 

breaks and lunch). 

• Continue: Plenary review of MASPS 

update for SVS. 

• Review administrative items. 

• Assign action items. 

• Agree on next meeting date and 

location. 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 30, 

2010. 

Meredith Gibbs, 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7650 Filed 4–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2010–0020] 

National Rail Plan 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for comments and 

establishment of public docket. 

SUMMARY: This notice requests public 

comment for input into the 

development of the long-range National 

Rail Plan (NRP) through an open docket. 

In addition, the notice presents the 

overall plan design, Federal Railroad 

Administration’s (FRA) goals in 

preparing the NRP, and issues that are 

expected to be addressed. This is FRA’s 

first NRP. Public comments are solicited 

on the plan design, long-term goals of 

the NRP, and policy issues and 

questions noted below. 

DATES: Public comments on this notice 

are due no later than June 4, 2010. 

However, since Congress has requested 

the completed plan by September 15, 

2010, an aggressive timeline and 

schedule has been undertaken. For 

comments to be considered during the 

critical stages of plan development, they 

should be received no later than May 3, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments. To ensure 

that comments are not entered into the 

docket more than once, please submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

[FRA–2010–0020], by only one of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: The U.S. Government 

electronic docket site is http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Go to this Web 

site and follow the instructions for 

submitting comments into docket 

number [FRA–2010–0020]; 

• Mail: Mail comments to U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket 

Operations, MS–30, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; 

• Hand delivery or courier: Bring 

comments to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Instructions for submitting public 

comments: The agency name (Federal 

Railroad Administration) and the docket 

number [FRA–2010–0020] for this 

notice must be submitted with any 

comments. If comments are submitted 

by mail or by hand, please submit two 

copies of the comments. For 

confirmation that the FRA has received 

the comments, a self-addressed stamped 

postcard must be included. Note that all 

comments received by any method will 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, and will 

be available to Internet users. The 

Department’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in the 

Federal Register published April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477), or by visiting 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Joel Palley, Office of Railroad Policy and 

Development, at (202)493–6409, 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Passenger Rail 

Investment and Improvement Act of 

2008 (PRIIA) requires that the FRA 

develop a NRP. Prior to the 

development of the NRP, PRIIA also 

directed the FRA to develop a 

Preliminary National Rail Plan. That 

plan was submitted to Congress on 

October 15, 2009. (That plan is available 

at http://www.fra.dot.gov/Downloads/ 

RailPlanPrelim10-15.pdf.) The 

Preliminary Plan laid the groundwork 

for developing policies to improve the 

U.S. transportation system and was 

developed in consultation with state 

and local government officials, the 

railroad industry, and other 

stakeholders. The Preliminary Plan set 

forth FRA’s proposed approach to 

developing the long-range NRP, 

including goals and objectives for the 

greater inclusion of rail in the national 

transportation system. Although the 

Preliminary Plan did not generally offer 

specific recommendations, it did 

identify a number of issues that FRA 

believes should be considered in 

formulating the NRP. In short, it is 

designed to create a springboard for 

further discussion. 

Following on this theme, FRA invites 

comment and discussion from parties 

interested in the development of a 

comprehensive NRP. Only through 

participation of all levels of government, 

carriers, shippers, commuter and 

passenger groups, rail labor, 

communities, and other stakeholders 

can FRA develop a complete and 


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effective NRP. No specific format is 

required. 

Plan Design: Both freight and 

passenger rail play a significant role in 

meeting the transportation needs of the 

U.S. economy. As the economy has 

expanded, rail in conjunction with the 

other modes and their infrastructure, 

which includes highway, waterway, 

pipeline, and air, work together to 

provide a cohesive network to deliver 

transportation services to customers. 

The efficiencies of this network have 

improved over the past decades and 

transportation customers have sought to 

lower transportation costs and those 

costs associated with transportation. 

The regulatory climate has also played 

a significant role in fueling those 

transportation improvements and 

subsequent efficiencies. 

In addition to its role in meeting the 

needs of passenger and freight 

customers, rail is also proving that it can 

assist in meeting many of the nation’s 

safety, energy, and environmental goals. 

And along with improved and new 

opportunities for intercity passenger 

and high-speed rail service, rail can 

help in reducing congestion in major 

corridors that have witnessed 

diminishing transportation capacity 

from evermore use. 

The NRP will be composed of three 

principal components. These will 

include: First, a review of the current 

rail system and how it serves the nation. 

This will also include a summary of the 

rail system of each state based upon 

state rail plans and from other sources. 

This component will also look at 

projected demographic and traffic 

trends so an evaluation can be made 

with regard to future demand and needs 

for rail. This will lead into the second 

component of the plan; consideration of 

issues and policies that can ensure that 

the nation’s rail system is truly 

considered in surface transportation 

discussions about moving people and 

goods. The third component of the plan 

will be a recommendation of programs, 

policies, and investments that will be 

required so the nation can be served 

with a transportation system that is safe 

and efficient. 

In sum, the NRP must consider rail’s 

increasing role in meeting the strategic 

goals of the nation and must provide a 

long-range outlook for programs and 

investments that can improve corridors 

and connections for passenger and 

freight use. Those goals include: 

Improving safety; improving fuel 

economy; fostering livable communities; 

increasing the competitiveness of the 

United States; better understanding and 

integrating the unique economics of the 

rail industry; helping to bolster the 

domestic passenger rail industry and 

create jobs; developing passenger highspeed rail; improving freight rail. 

Policy Questions and Comments: As 

noted above in the plan design, the 

second component of the NRP will 

consider a broad array of issues and 

address a number of policy questions. In 

addition to comments on the plan 

design, FRA is soliciting responses from 

interested parties on these issues and 

questions, which are noted below: 

1. What strategies are appropriate for 

funding freight transportation 

investments? What strategies are 

appropriate for funding passenger rail 

and high-speed passenger rail 

investments? How do we find 

sustainable sources of funding among 

Federal/State/Local/private sectors for 

passenger operations? How do we better 

assess the public benefits of railroad 

infrastructure improvements? 

2. When assessing opportunities and 

challenges for implementing passenger 

rail service on freight rail lines and 

rights-of-way, what are the issues and 

concerns of infrastructure access and 

liability (owner vs. user)? In shared use 

rights-of-way (freight and passenger 

use), what are the best examples of 

access agreements with freight 

railroads? How can rail corridor 

development for passenger service be 

balanced with freight railroad service 

requirements to assure that freight 

service will not be impeded? 

3. What are the issues that should be 

considered with Governance, such as 

roles and responsibilities, including 

national leadership as well as those of 

State, and local governments? What is 

the proper framework for multi-State/ 

regional agreements when corridors 

extend beyond the boundaries of a 

single State? 

4. What issues should be considered 

in network design and network 

development (corridors and 

connectivity)? What role should rail 

play? What modal issues arise 

—cooperation vs. competition? What are 

the best approaches to assess system 

performance? Should national standards 

be considered? 

5. Identify areas where transportation 

safety can continue to improve (include 

technological and operational changes)? 

What consideration should be given to 

equipment improvement? What are the 

issues in joint freight and passenger use 

of track/corridors? 

6. What issues should be addressed to 

continue and advance the rail system to 

effectively meet defense, emergency, 

and security transportation 

requirements? 

7. What are the land use issues that 

must be considered in making 

transportation infrastructure 

investments? How can rail promote 

livable communities? 

8. What opportunities does rail 

provide to improve energy use and the 

environment (include both 

technological and operational changes)? 

9. What are the opportunities and 

challenges for professional capacity 

building—passenger and freight? What 

are the challenges facing the nation in 

developing a labor force to meet the 

needs of a highly technical rail network 

considering implementation of highspeed rail and technological advances 

such as positive train control and 

electronically controlled pneumatic 

brakes? 

10. When making infrastructure 

investments, how can project delivery 

be expedited and costs controlled? 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 26, 

2010. 

Karen J. Rae, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7543 Filed 4–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 29, 2010. 

The Department of Treasury is 

planning to submit the following public 

information collection requirement(s) to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance 

Officer listed. Comments regarding this 

information collection should be 

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed 

and to the Treasury Department 

Clearance Officer, Department of the 

Treasury, Room 11020, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before June 4, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. 

HR Connect 

OMB Number: 1505–XXXX. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Voluntary Survey—Application 

Website Content and Usability. 

Description: Information will be 

collected on a voluntary basis from new 

Treasury hires for the purpose of 

assessing the content and usability of 

the application Web site. 

Respondents: Individuals. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 50 

hours. 


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