Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 66 / Thursday, April 5, 2012 / Notices 20689 

• Review agenda. 

• Review and approval of summary 

from last plenary meeting. 

• Review SC–225 schedule for 

Plenaries, working group meetings, and 

document preparation. 

• Review action items. 

• Working Group Meeting—Review 

draft document. 

• Review new action items. 

• Review agenda for tomorrow 

May 2, 2012 

• Review Agenda, other actions 

• Review agenda for tomorrow. 

• Working Group Meeting—Review 

draft document 

May 3, 2012 

• Review agenda, other actions. 

• Verify dates of next plenary and 

upcoming working group meetings. 

• Establish Agenda for next plenary 

meeting. 

• Working Group Meeting—Review 

draft document. 

• Working Group report, review 

progress and actions. 

• Review all action items. 

• Adjourn 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

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 29, 

2012. 

John Raper, 

Manager, Business Operations Branch, 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8190 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2012–0032] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval for a new information 

collection, which is summarized below 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We 

are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by June 

4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID 2012–0032 

by any of the following methods: 

Web Site: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Ferroni, 202–366–9237, Office of 

Natural Environment, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

FHWA Traffic Noise Model Version 3.0 

Beta-Tester Information. 

Background: Prior to the release of the 

Federal Highway Administration Traffic 

Noise Model (FHWA TNM), the FHWA 

Highway Traffic Noise Prediction Model 

(FHWA–RD–77–108), or ‘‘108 model,’’ 

was in use for over 20 years. Although 

an effective model for its time, the ‘‘108 

model’’ was comprised of acoustic 

algorithms, computer architecture, and 

source code that dated to the 1970s. 

Since that time, significant 

advancements have been made in the 

methodology and technology for noise 

prediction, barrier analysis and design, 

and computer software design and 

coding. Given the fact that over $500 

million were spent on barrier design 

and construction between 1970 and 

1990, the FHWA identified the need to 

design, develop, test, and document a 

state-of-the-art highway traffic noise 

prediction model that utilized these 

advancements. This need for a new 

traffic noise prediction model resulted 

in the FHWA TNM. 

In March 1998, the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) released the 

Traffic Noise Model, Version 1.0 

(FHWA TNM®). It was developed as a 

means for aiding compliance with 

policies and procedures under FHWA 

regulations. Since its release in March 

1998, Version 1.0a was released in 

March 1999, Version 1.0b in August 

1999, Version 1.1 in September 2000, 

Version 2.0 in June 2002, Version 2.1 in 

March 2003 and the current version, 

Version 2.5 in April 2004. 

The FHWA is currently developing 

the TNM version 3.0, with an 

anticipated beta-testing of this version 

towards the end of 2012. Version 3.0 is 

an entirely new, state-of-the-art 

computer program used for predicting 

noise impacts in the vicinity of 

highways. It uses advances in personal 

computer hardware and software to 

improve upon the accuracy and ease of 

modeling highway noise, including the 

design of effective, cost-efficient 

highway noise barriers. This 

information request is to gather 

information from the beta-testers on 

their computer configurations, their 

experience using the FWHA TNM and 

availability of TNM files. 

Respondents: Approximately 25 

entities. 

Frequency: Once. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: Approximately 6.25 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: March 30, 2012. 

Juli Huynh, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8136 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am] 

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