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from 49 U.S.C. 21103(A)(4)(a) allowing 

covered train employees to initiate an 

on-duty period for 6 consecutive days 

followed by 24, rather than 48, hours off 

duty. Additionally, ASLRRA explains 

that the waivers have had no negative 

impact on safety, and have provided 

benefits for the railroads, shippers, and 

employees. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by March 

2, 2012 will be considered by FRA 

before final action is taken. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered as far as practicable. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and 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 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or 

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

privacy.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2012. 

Ron Hynes, 

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Regulatory and Legislative Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–747 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0045] 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), on March 30, 

2011 (76 FR 17746) the agency 

published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register soliciting public comment on 

the proposed information collection 

abstracted below. 

In further compliance with the PRA, 

the agency now publishes this second 

notice announcing the submission of its 

proposed collection to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and notifying the public about 

how to submit comments on the 

proposed collection to OMB during the 

30-day comment period. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice numbers cited at the 

beginning of this notice and be 

submitted to Docket Management, Room 

PL–401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. Please identify 

the proposed collection of information 

for which a comment is provided, by 

referencing its OMB clearance Number. 

It is requested, but not required, that 2 

copies of the comment be provided. The 

Docket Section is open on weekdays 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Burton, NHTSA 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., W46–492, NTI–200, 

Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Burton’s 

telephone number is (202) 366–2685. 

Please identify the relevant collection of 

information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

providing a 60-day public comment 

period and otherwise consult with 

members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information. The OMB has 

promulgated regulations describing 

what must be included in such a 

document. Under OMB’s regulation (at 

5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask 

for public comment on the following: 

i. Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

ii. The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

iii. How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

iv. How to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collections of information: 

(1) Title: 23 CFR, 1200.10(d), Uniform 

Safety Program Cost Summary Form for 

Highway Safety Plan. 

OMB Number: 2127–0003. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: For the Highway Cost 

Summary, the public is 50 States, 

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 

American Samoa, Guam, Northern 

Marianas, the Virgin Islands and Bureau 

of Indian Affairs. 

Abstract: Each State shall have a 

highway safety program approved by 

the Secretary, designed to reduce traffic 

accidents and deaths, injuries, and 

property damage resulting there from. 

Such program shall be in accordance 

with uniform guidelines promulgated by 

the Secretary to improve driver 

performance, and to improve pedestrian 

performance, motorcycle safety and 

bicycle safety. Under this program, 

States submit the Highway Safety 

Program and other documentation 

explaining how they intend to use the 

grant funds. In order to account for 

funds expended under these priority 

areas and other program areas, States are 

required to submit a Program Cost 

Summary. The Program Cost Summary 

is completed to reflect the State’s 

proposed Allocation of funds (including 


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carry-forward funds) by program area, 

based on the projects and activities 

identified in the Highway Safety Plan. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 570. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

57. 

(2) Title: 23 CFR, 1345, Occupant 

Protection Incentive Grant—Section 

405. 

OMB Number: 2127–0600. 

Affected Public: For Section 405, the 

public is 50 States, District of Columbia, 

Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, 

Northern Marianas and the Virgin 

Islands. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: An occupant protection 

incentive grant is available to states that 

can demonstrate compliance with at 

least four of six criteria. Demonstration 

of compliance requires submission of 

copies of relevant seat belt and child 

passenger protection statutes plan and/ 

or reports on statewide seat belt 

enforcement and child seat education 

programs and possibly some traffic 

court records. In addition, States eligible 

to receive grant funds must submit a 

Program Cost Summary (Form 217), 

allocating section 405 funds to occupant 

protection programs. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,736. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

56. 

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. 

Mary D. Gunnels, 

Associate Administrator, Regional Operations 

and Program Delivery. 

[FR Doc. 2012–727 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration, Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics 

Advisory Council on Transportation 

Statistics; Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Research and Innovative 

Technology Administration (RITA), 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

(BTS), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for Nominations to the 

Advisory Council on Transportation 

Statistics (ACTS). 

SUMMARY: The BTS solicits nominations 

for interested persons to serve on the 

ACTS. The ACTS is composed of BTS 

stakeholders who advise the Director on 

the quality, reliability, consistency, 

objectivity, and relevance of 

transportation statistics and analyses 

collected, supported, or disseminated by 

the BTS and DOT. 

DATES: Nominations for the ACTS must 

be received on or before January 27, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Deborah D. Johnson, ACTS 

Liaison at the Research and Innovative 

Technology Administration, Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Room E34–316, 

Washington, DC 20590 at (202) 366– 

8578 or email at deborah.johnson@

dot.gov. Send nominations with 

complete contact information and 

biography or the completed application 

in written form (for self-nominations) to 

the above street address. This notice and 

the DOT F 1120.1 application form are 

available on the Internet at http://

www.bts.gov/programs/

advisory_council_on_transportation

_statistics/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Intermodal Surface 

Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) 

of 1991 (Pub. L. 102–240), directed the 

Director of the Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics (BTS) to establish an advisory 

Council on Transportation Statistics. In 

2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) 

codified the requirement for the ACTS 

in 49 U.S.C. Section 111 (See Section 

5601 of SAFETEA–LU). The functions 

of the ACTS are to: (1) Advise the 

Director on the quality, reliability, 

consistency, objectivity, and relevance 

of transportation statistics and analyses 

collected, supported, or disseminated by 

BTS and DOT; (2) provide input to and 

review the congressional report required 

by 49 U.S.C. Section 111(d)(4); and (3) 

advise the Director of BTS on methods 

to encourage cooperation and 

interoperability of transportation data 

collected by BTS, the operating 

administrations of DOT, States, local 

governments, metropolitan planning 

organizations, and private sector entities 

http://www.bts.gov/programs/

advisory_council_on_transportation

_statistics/charter.html. 

Committee members must not be 

officers or employees of the Federal 

Government and serve without pay on 

staggered 3-year terms. The Director 

may allow a member, when attending 

meetings of the Committee or a 

subcommittee, reimbursement of 

expenses authorized under Section 5703 

of Title 5, United States Code and the 

Federal Travel Regulation, 41 CFR part 

301, relating to per diem, travel, and 

transportation. 

The President’s Memorandum of June 

18, 2010, concerning lobbyists on 

Agency boards and commissions (75 FR 

35995, 6/23/10) directed the heads of 

Executive departments and agencies not 

to make any new appointments or 

reappointments of federally registered 

lobbyists to advisory committees and 

other boards and commissions. Pursuant 

to the President’s directive, BTS will not 

consider for appointment to the ACTS 

any individual who is subject to the 

registration and reporting requirements 

of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (2 U.S.C. 

1605). 

The Designated Federal Officer 

anticipates calling Committee meetings 

approximately twice each year. 

Meetings are open to the general public, 

except as provided under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App.). Notice of each meeting is 

published in the Federal Register at 

least 15 calendar days prior to the date 

of the meeting. 

II. Request for Nominations 

The BTS seeks nominations for 

membership to the ACTS from among 

its stakeholder groups. The ACTS is 

composed of not fewer than nine and 

not more than 11 members appointed by 

the BTS Director, who are not officers or 

employees of the United States. Each 

member shall have expertise in 

transportation data collection or 

analysis or application; except that one 

member shall have expertise in 

economics, one member shall have 

expertise in statistics, and one member 

shall have experience in transportation 

safety. At least one member shall be a 

senior official of a State department of 

transportation. Members shall include 

representation of a cross-section of 

transportation community stakeholders. 

The Agency is required under FACA 

to appoint members of diverse views 

and interests to ensure the committee is 

balanced with appropriate consideration 

of background. All Committee members 

must be able to attend at least one 

meeting each year in person or by 

teleconference. Interested persons 

should have a commitment to 

improving transportation statistics and 

have knowledge of transportation 


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