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if the U.S. citizen has lost his or her nationality by voluntarily performing an expatriating act with the intention of relinquishing United States nationality.

Methodology: The information is collected in person, by fax, or via mail. The Bureau of Consular Affairs is currently exploring options to make this information collection available electronically.

Dated: September 2, 2010. James Pettit, Managing Director, Overseas Citizens Services, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010–24992 Filed 10–4–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Railroad Administration**

**Notice of Informational Filing**

In accordance with Section 236.913 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received an informational filing from the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra) to permit phased revenue testing of the railroad’s processor-based train control system. The informational filing is described below, including the requisite docket number where the informational filing and any related information may be found. The document is also available for public inspection. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation

[Docket Number FRA–2008–0057]

Metra has submitted an informational filing to FRA to permit phased revenue testing of the railroad’s processor-based train control system identified as Electronic Train Management System (ETMS). The informational filing addresses the requirements under 49 CFR 236.913(j)(1).

Specifically, the informational filing contains a description of the ETMS product, an operational concepts document, and a test plan. A temporary waiver petition to support phased revenue testing of ETMS was submittedseparately. The ETMS is a locomotivecentric, non-vital system designed to be overlaid on existing methods of operation and to provide an improved level of railroad safety through enforcement of a train’s authority limits and both permanent and temporary speed restrictions.

Metra desires to commence phased revenue testing as soon as practicable, contingent upon FRA’s acceptance and approval of their informational filing. Metra intends to test ETMS on its Joliet Sub-District between Chicago Terminaland Joliet, Illinois, and its Beverly SubDistrict between Gresham Junction and Western Avenue Junction.

Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings by submitting written views, data, or comments. All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the appropriate docket number (Docket Number FRA–2008–0057) and may be submitted by one 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.

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.

Communications received within 30 days of the date of this notice will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after this period will be considered as far as practicable. All written communications concerning these proceedings are available for examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12– 140, in Washington DC. All documents in the public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by 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 the DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or at http://dot.gov/privacy.html. Issued in Washington, DC on September 28, 2010. Robert C. Lauby, Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010–25013 Filed 10–4–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee**  **(ATMAC)**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of RTCA Government/ Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee (ATMAC)

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee (ATMAC)

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held October 28, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at RTCA Headquarters, Colson Board Room, 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036

METRO: Red Line—Farragut North Station (Use L Street Exit) Blue/Orange Line—Farragut West Station (Use 18th Street Exit).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  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 the Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee meeting. The agenda will include:

• Opening Plenary (Welcome and Introductions).

• Consideration for approval of Interim Recommendations from the Trajectory Operations (Tops) Work Group providing guidance to SC–214 related to the development of standards for Air Traffic Control Data Communications.

• FAA response on remaining gaps identified by the ATMAC between the TF5 recommendations and the FAA’s NextGen Implementation Plan.

• Closing Plenary (Adjourn). 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


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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 September 29, 2010. Robert L. Bostiga, RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010–24994 Filed 10–4–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Transit Administration**

**[Docket No FTA–2010–0027]**

**National Transit Database: Amendments to the Urbanized Area**  **Annual Reporting Manual and to the Safety and Security Reporting Manual** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Proposed Amendments to the 2011 National Transit Database Urbanized Area Annual Reporting Manual and Announcement of Immediate Suspension of Collecting Security Data on the S&S–50 Form in the Safety and Security Module

**SUMMARY :**  This notice provides interested parties with the opportunity to comment on changes to the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) National Transit Database (NTD) reporting requirements, including amendments to the 2011 Urbanized Area Annual Reporting Manual (Annual Manual). Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5335, FTA requires recipients or beneficiaries of FTA Urbanized Area Formula Grants to provide an annual report to the Secretary of Transportation via the NTD reporting system according to a uniform system of accounts (USOA). Other transit systems in urbanized areas report to the NTD under these requirements on a voluntary basis for purposes of including data from their NTD reports in the apportionment of Urbanized Area Formula Grants. In an ongoing effort to improve the NTD reporting system and be responsive to the needs of the transit systems reporting to the NTD, FTA annually refines and clarifies the reporting requirements through revisions to the Annual Manual. Additionally, FTA announces that it is immediately suspending data collection of personal security incidents on the S&S–50 Form in the Safety & Security Module. **DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before December 6, 2010. FTA will consider late filed comments to the extent practicable.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments [identified by DOT Docket ID Number FTA–2010–0027] at the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Fax: 202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.

Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Instructions: When submitting comments, you must use docket number FTA–2010–0027. This will ensure that your comment is placed in the correct docket. If you submit comments by mail, you should submit two copies and include the above docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted, without change, to http:// www.regulations.gov including any personal identifying information.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  John D. Giorgis, NTD Program Manager, Office of Budget and Policy, (202) 366– 5430 (telephone); (202) 366–7989 (fax);

or john.giorgis@dot.gov (e-mail).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  I. Background

The National Transit Database (NTD) is the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) primary database for statistics on the transit industry. Congress established the NTD to ‘‘help meet the needs of * * * the public for information on which to base public transportation service planning * * * ’’ (49 U.S.C. 5335). Currently, over 700 transit providers in urbanized areasreport to the NTD through an Internetbased reporting system. Each year, performance data from these submissions are used to apportion over $6 billion of FTA funds under the Urbanized Area Formula (Section 5307) Grants and the Fixed Guideway Modernization Grants Programs. These data are made available on the NTD Web site at http://www.ntdprogram.gov for the benefit of the public, transit systems, and all levels of government. These data are also used in the annual National Transit Summaries and Trends report, the biennial Conditions and Performance Report to Congress, and in meeting FTA’s obligations under the Government Performance and Results Act. Reporting requirements are governed by a Uniform System of Accounts (USOA) and an Annual Reporting Manual that is issued each year. Both the USOA and the Annual Manual are available for review on the NTD Website at http:// www.ntdprogram.gov. Additionally, urbanized area transit systems also make monthly reports to the NTD on safety and security incidents through the NTD Safety & Security Module. II. Proposed Changes in the 2011 Annual Manual

FTA proposes several substantive changes to the Annual Manual for the 2011 Report Year: (1) To clarify the eligibility of vanpools to be reported to the NTD; (2) to redefine several of the modes of transportation service; (3) to make some definitional clarifications; (4) to revise the reporting requirements for small transit systems; (5) to add financial balance sheet reporting; (6) to update the procedures for making urbanized area allocations; and (7) to establish special procedures for handling the release of new urbanized area definitions from the Census Bureau. (1) Eligibility of Vanpools for the NTD

Currently, FTA requires vanpools to have a public sponsor in order to be included in the NTD. This does not capture vanpool service being provided as public transportation by the private sector. In other cases, the mere existence of a public sponsor for vanpool service has allowed some vanpools to be reported to the NTD without adequate assurances that the vanpool is in fact public transportation.

FTA proposes to change its requirements for reporting vanpool service to the NTD as follows: To be included in the NTD, a sponsor of vanpool service must demonstrate: (1) That it is open to the public and that any vans that are restricted a priori to particular employers and which do not participate in the ride-matching service of the vanpool are excluded from the NTD report; (2) that it actively engages in the following activities: advertising the vanpool service to the public, matching interested members of the public to vanpools with available seats, and reasonable planning to increase its service (when funding is available) to meet demand from additional riders; (3) that the service is open to individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and (4) that it has a record-keeping system in place to collect and report fully-allocated operating costs for the service.