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construction contracts. In this letter, 

IDOT asserts that if the manufacturer 

‘‘prototype is delivered in time to allow 

testing this winter, and the testing is 

successful, IDOT commits to using’’ the 

domestically produced hinges for the 

remaining 250 pedestrian gate 

installations. If a functional prototype is 

not available for testing, IDOT may need 

to install the additional 250 hinges with 

the Sure Close hinge. IDOT continues to 

assert that use of a self-closing, force 

adjustable gate hinge such as the Sure 

Close Hinge is essential for maintaining 

safe pedestrian grade crossings and that 

a similar hinge remains unavailable 

from a U.S. source. 

After receiving the September 25, 

2014 updated waiver request from 

IDOT, FRA again provided notice and 

an opportunity for comment on its 

public Web site, as well as by emailing 

the Buy America listserv. FRA received 

two comments. One commenter 

supported the waiver, while the other 

commenter did not support the waiver. 

Once again, no commenter identified a 

domestic supplier for the hinges. 

Based on NIST–MEP’s scouting 

report, which did not identify a U.S. 

manufacturer that makes the same item, 

IDOT’s inability at this time to locate a 

domestic gate hinge for pedestrian 

crossings meeting IDOT’s safety and 

schedule needs, and the fact that the 

public did not identify a domestic 

source, FRA finds that gate hinges 

‘‘produced in the United States are not 

of a satisfactory quality.’’ Therefore, 

FRA grants a waiver under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 24405(a)(2)(B) (goods of a satisfactory 

quality are not produced in the United 

States). 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 24405(a)(4), 

FRA is publishing notice of its decision 

to grant IDOT’s waiver request in the 

Federal Register and provide notice of 

such finding and an opportunity for 

public comment after which this waiver 

will become effective. FRA expects 

IDOT to continue to use its best efforts 

to work with the proposed domestic 

manufacturer and procure domesticallyproduced hinges for the remaining 250 

gate installations. 

Question about this letter can be 

directed to, John Johnson, AttorneyAdvisor, at john.johnson@dot.gov or 

(202) 493–0078. 

Sincerely, 

Sarah Feinberg 

Acting Administrator 

Issued in Washington, DC on February 6, 

2015. 

Melissa L. Porter, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02996 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board 

of Visitors Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) announces 

that a meeting of the U.S. Merchant 

Marine Academy (‘‘Academy’’) Board of 

Visitors (BOV) will take place: 

1. Date: February 26, 2015. 

2. Time: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (local) 

Eastern Time. 

3. Requirements for Access: Members 

of the public wishing to attend the 

meeting will need to show photo 

identification in order to gain access to 

the meeting location. All participants 

are subject to security screening. 

4. Location: To Be Determined; 

Washington, DC. 

5. Purpose of the Meeting: The 

purpose of this meeting is to highlight 

the President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget 

Request for the Academy, update 

Members on the Academy Advisory 

Board activities, and provide an 

overview of the 2013–14 Academic Year 

Report on Sexual Harassment and 

Sexual Assault. This meeting will also 

discuss the organization of the BOV for 

this Congress, including selecting a 

Chairperson if a quorum of members is 

present. 

6. Public Access to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 

CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165) and 

the availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

BOV Designated Federal Officer or Point 

of Contact: Brian Blower and 202–266– 

2765 or brian.blower@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

member of the public is permitted to file 

a written statement with the Academy 

BOV. Written statements should be sent 

to the Designated Federal Officer at: 

Brian Blower, Maritime Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590 or faxed to 202– 

366–3890. Written statements must be 

received no later than five working days 

prior to the next meeting in order to 

provide time for member consideration. 

By rule, no member of the public 

attending open meetings will be allowed 

to present questions from the floor or 

speak to any issue under consideration 

by the BOV. 

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. app. 

552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 through 102– 

3.165. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: February 10, 2015. 

Christine S. Gurland, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03059 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–PS 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0136; Notice No. 

15–5] 

Hazardous Materials: Information 

Collection Activities 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Requests (ICRs) discussed 

below will be forwarded to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

renewal and extension. These ICRs 

describe the nature of the information 

collections and their expected burdens. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments on 

these ICRs was published in the Federal 

Register on November 24, 2014 [79 FR 

69990] under Docket No. PHMSA– 

2014–0136 (Notice No. 14–13). PHMSA 

did not receive any substantive 

comments in response to this November 

24, 2014 notice. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on, or before March 

16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, by 

mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attention: 

Desk Officer for DOT–PHMSA, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, by 

fax, 202–395–5806, or by email, to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments should refer to the 

information collection by title and/or 

OMB Control Number. 


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We invite comments on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) 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. 

Docket: For access to the dockets to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster, 

Standards and Rulemaking Division 

(PHH–12), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., East Building, 

2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001, 

Telephone (202) 366–8553. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1320.8 (d), title 5, Code of Federal 

Regulations requires Federal agencies to 

provide interested members of the 

public and affected agencies an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping requests. 

This notice identifies information 

collection requests that PHMSA will be 

submitting to OMB for renewal and 

extension. These information 

collections are contained in 49 CFR 

parts 172, 173, 174, 178, 179, and 180 

of the Hazardous Materials Regulations 

(HMR; 49 CFR parts 171 through 180). 

PHMSA has revised burden estimates, 

where appropriate, to reflect current 

reporting levels or adjustments based on 

changes in proposed or final rules 

published since the information 

collections were last approved. The 

following information is provided for 

each information collection: (1) Title of 

the information collection, including 

former title if a change is being made; 

(2) OMB Control Number; (3) abstract of 

the information collection activity; (4) 

description of affected persons; (5) 

estimate of total annual reporting and 

recordkeeping burden; and (6) 

frequency of collection. PHMSA will 

request a three-year term of approval for 

each information collection activity and, 

when approved by OMB, publish notice 

of the approvals in the Federal Register. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collections: 

Title: Testing, Inspection, and 

Marking Requirements for Cylinders. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0022. 

Abstract: Requirements in § 173.301 

for qualification, maintenance, and use 

of cylinders require that cylinders be 

periodically inspected and retested to 

ensure continuing compliance with 

packaging standards. Information 

collection requirements address 

registration of retesters and marking of 

cylinders by retesters with their 

identification number and retest date 

following the completion of required 

tests. Records showing the results of 

inspections and retests must be kept by 

the cylinder owner or designated agent 

until expiration of the retest period or 

until the cylinder is re-inspected or 

retested, whichever occurs first. These 

requirements are intended to ensure that 

retesters have the qualifications to 

perform tests and to identify to cylinder 

fillers and users that cylinders are 

qualified for continuing use. 

Information collection requirements in 

§ 173.303 require that fillers of acetylene 

cylinders keep, for at least 30 days, a 

daily record of the representative 

pressure to which cylinders are filled. 

Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users 

and retesters of reusable cylinders. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Number of Respondents: 139,352. 

Total Annual Responses: 153,287. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 171,642. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tanks 

Requirements, Rail Tank Car Tanks— 

Transportation of Hazardous Materials 

by Rail. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0559. 

Abstract: This information collection 

consolidates and describes the 

information provisions in parts 172, 

173, 174, 179, and 180 of the HMR on 

the transportation of hazardous 

materials by rail and the manufacture, 

qualification, maintenance, and use of 

tank cars. The types of information 

collected include: 

(1) Approvals of the Association of 

American Railroads (AAR) Tank Car 

committee: An approval is required 

from the AAR Tank Car Committee for 

a tank car to be used for a commodity 

other than those specified in part 173 

and on the certificate of construction. 

This information is used to ascertain 

whether a commodity is suitable for 

transportation in a tank car. AAR 

approval is also required for an 

application for approval of designs, 

materials and construction, conversion 

or alteration of tank car tanks 

constructed to a specification in part 

179, or an application for construction 

of tank cars to any new specification. 

This information is used to ensure that 

the design, construction, or 

modification of a tank car or the 

construction of a tank car to a new 

specification is performed in accordance 

with the applicable requirements. 

(2) Progress Reports: Each owner of a 

tank car that is required to be modified 

to meet certain requirements specified 

in § 173.31 must submit a progress 

report to the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA). This information 

is used by FRA to ensure that all 

affected tank cars are modified before 

the regulatory compliance date. 

(3) FRA Approvals: An approval is 

required from FRA to transport a bulk 

packaging (such as a portable tank, IM 

portable tank, intermediate bulk 

container, cargo tank, or multi-unit tank 

car tank) containing a hazardous 

material in container-on-flat-car or 

trailer-on-flat-car service other than as 

authorized by § 174.63. FRA uses this 

information to ensure that the bulk 

package is properly secured using an 

adequate restraint system during 

transportation. An FRA approval is also 

required for the movement of any tank 

car that does not conform to the 

applicable requirements in the HMR. 

These latter movements are currently 

being reported under the information 

collection for special permit 

applications. 

(4) Manufacturer Reports and 

Certificate of Construction: These 

documents are prepared by tank car 

manufacturers and used by owners, 

users, and FRA personnel to verify that 

rail tank cars conform to the applicable 

specification. 

(5) Quality Assurance Program: 

Facilities that build, repair, and ensure 

the structural integrity of tank cars are 

required to develop and implement a 

quality assurance program. This 

information is used by the facility and 

DOT compliance personnel to ensure 

that each tank car is constructed or 

repaired in accordance with the 

applicable requirements. 

(6) Inspection Reports: A written 

report must be prepared and retained for 

each tank car that is inspected and 

tested in accordance with § 180.509 of 

the HMR. Rail carriers, users, and the 

FRA use this information to ensure that 

rail tank cars are properly maintained 

and are in safe condition for 

transporting hazardous materials. 

Affected Public: Manufacturers, 

owners, and rail carriers of tank cars. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Number of Respondents: 266. 

Total Annual Responses: 17,685. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,834. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Title: Testing Requirements for Nonbulk Packaging. 


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1 GGRL was granted authority to acquire the Lines 

in Geaux Geaux Railroad—Acquisition & Operation 

Exemption—Illinois Central Railroad, FD 35826 

(STB served May 23, 2014). 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0572. 

Abstract: This information collection 

consolidates and describes the 

information provisions in parts 173 and 

180 of the HMR on the testing 

requirements for non-bulk packagings. 

This OMB control number covers 

performance-oriented packaging 

standards and allows packaging 

manufacturers and shippers more 

flexibility in selecting more economical 

packagings for their products. This 

information collection also allows 

customizing the design of packagings to 

better suit the transportation 

environment that they will encounter 

and encourages technological 

innovations, decreases packaging costs, 

and significantly reduces the need for 

special permits. 

Affected Public: Each non-bulk 

packaging manufacturer that tests 

packagings to ensure compliance with 

the HMR. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Number of Respondents: 5,000. 

Total Annual Responses: 15,500. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,500. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

William S. Schoonover, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03049 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35904] 

Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, L.L.C. d/b/a 

Geaux Geaux Railroad—Operation 

Exemption—Geaux Geaux Railroad, 

LLC 

Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, L.L.C. d/b/ 

a Geaux Geaux Railroad (BBRR), a Class 

III rail carrier indirectly controlled by 

Watco Holdings, Inc., has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to operate approximately 

21.95 miles of rail line (the Lines) 

owned by Geaux Geaux Railroad, LLC 

(GGRL), located: (1) Between milepost 

0.00 at or near Slaughter, and milepost 

9.69 at or near Zee, and (2) between 

milepost 345.84 at or near Slaughter, 

and milepost 358.10 at or near 

Maryland, in East Baton Rouge Parish, 

La.1

BBRR states it has entered into an 

operating agreement with GGRL and 

that the agreement does not contain any 

provision that prohibits BBRR from 

interchanging, or limits BBRR’s ability 

to interchange, traffic with a third party. 

BBRR also states that operation of the 

Lines will not result in significant 

changes in carrier operations. 

BBRR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class II or Class I 

rail carrier and will not exceed $5 

million. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after February 28, 2015, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than February 20, 2015 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35904, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on Karl Morell, Ball 

Janik LLP, 655 Fifteenth St. NW., Suite 

225, Washington, DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’ 

Decided: February 9, 2015. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03011 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 10, 2014. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13 on or after the 

publication date of this notice. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before March 16, 2015 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestion for reducing the burden, to 

(1) Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 

Treasury, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA 

Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 

20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 927–5331, 

email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire 

information collection request maybe 

found at www.reginfo.gov. 

Internal Revenue Service 

OMB Number: 1545–XXXX. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Pilot Test of Consumer Tipping 

Survey. 

Abstract: The IRS is charged with 

collecting revenue legally owed to the 

federal government. One important 

category of income comes in the form of 

tips. Previous empirical research has 

shown income from tips to be 

significantly underreported, limiting the 

IRS’s ability to collect the proper 

amount of tax revenue. The IRS believes 

a new study of consumer tipping 

practices is needed in order to better 

understand current tip reporting 

behavior so tax administrators and 

policy makers can make the tax system 

fairer and more efficient. Therefore, the 

IRS wishes to develop updated 

estimates of consumer tipping revenue 

across numerous services where tipping 

is prevalent. 

In support of this mission, IRS is 

seeking a standard clearance to conduct 

a one-month pilot test in preparation for 

a nation-wide consumer tipping survey. 

There exists a substantial difference in 

the cost per response between a 

probability and non-probability sample. 

Pilot tests are therefore necessary to 

determine the relative accuracy and 

selection bias of tipping data that are 

collected using these different sampling 

methodologies in order to determine if 

there is tradeoff between accuracy and 

cost. The results of the pilot will be 

used to determine the sampling method 

employed in a nation-wide survey. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,717. 

Robert Dahl, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03009 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 


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