16728 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Notices 

December 16, 2014, the Alaska Railroad 

Corporation (ARRC) has petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR part 

238, Passenger Equipment Safety 

Standards. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2008–0161. 

The ARRC, a Class II railroad, 

petitioned FRA for a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

49 CFR part 238, as prescribed by 49 

CFR 238.303(c), Exterior calendar day 

inspection of passenger equipment, and 

238.313(d), Class I brake test, for one set 

of conventional passenger equipment. 

Specifically, this waiver request applies 

to the seasonal Hurricane Turn 

passenger train. This service is operated 

during the months of May through 

September, 4 days a week with one 

round trip per day, between Talkeetna, 

AK, Milepost (MP) 226, and Hurricane 

Gulch Bridge, AK, MP 284. The 

passenger equipment utilized for this 

train consists of two passenger coaches, 

one baggage car, and two locomotives 

(used in push/pull service). This train 

provides ‘‘flag stop’’ service to residents 

and visitors to an area that has no road 

access. 

The ARRC maintains mechanical 

facilities in Fairbanks, AK, MP 470, and 

Anchorage, AK, MP 114, where 

qualified maintenance employees are 

headquartered. The equipment is stored 

overnight at Talkeetna during the work 

week, and may be moved to Anchorage 

during rest days for cleaning, supplies, 

and servicing. FRA requires a qualified 

maintenance person (QMP) to conduct 

the daily exterior inspection and the 

Class I initial terminal airbrake 

inspection on each day the equipment is 

used. This requires the ARRC to assign 

a QMP to Talkeetna, where there is not 

enough work to support a position, or 

have an employee travel 224 miles 

(round trip) each day from Anchorage. 

The ARRC requests that a QMP be 

authorized to complete the required 

daily exterior and airbrake inspections 

at Talkeetna at least once a week, during 

those months when equipment is 

stationed there. The equipment may be 

moved to Anchorage, or a mechanical 

department road truck will travel to 

Talkeetna to have a QMP conduct the 

required inspections. Talkeetna is the 

only location that this relief is sought. 

Qualified persons, as defined in 49 CFR 

238.5, Definitions, may perform the 

exterior calendar-day inspection and 

Class I brake test on all other days, 

provided they are trained, qualified, and 

designated to perform such functions in 

accordance with 49 CFR 238.109, 

Training, qualification, and designation 

program. 

The ARRC has safely operated this 

equipment under the conditions set by 

FRA’s Railroad Safety Board since 2009, 

under Docket Number FRA–2008–0161. 

Due to economic growth, the ARRC is 

looking to expand the seasonal 

Hurricane Turn passenger train service 

and equipment. The ARRC has 

petitioned FRA to modify the current 

waiver of compliance to increase the 

service from 4 to 5 days a week and to 

increase the passenger train consist from 

two passenger coaches to three 

passenger coaches. 

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 Avenue 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 May 14, 

2015 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 document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT 

solicits comments from the public to 

better inform its processes. DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http://

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice 

for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Women 

Veterans; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2., that the Advisory Committee on 

Women Veterans will meet on May 19– 

21, 2015, in Room 930, at VA Central 

Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC, from 8:30 until 4:00 

p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and end 

at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

regarding the needs of women Veterans 

with respect to health care, 

rehabilitation, compensation, outreach, 

and other programs and activities 

administered by VA designed to meet 

such needs. The Committee makes 

recommendations to the Secretary 

regarding such programs and activities. 

The agenda will include updates from 

the Veterans Health Administration, the 

Veterans Benefits Administration, and 

Staff Offices, as well as updates on 

recommendations from the 2012 and 

2014 Reports of the Advisory Committee 

on Women Veterans. 

No time will be allocated at this 

meeting for receiving oral presentations 

from the public. Interested parties 

should provide written comments for 

review by the Committee to Ms. 

Shannon L. Middleton, VA, Center for 

Women Veterans (00W), 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or 

email at 00W@mail.va.gov, or fax to 

(202) 273–7092. Any member of the 

public who wishes to attend the meeting 

or wants additional information should 

contact Ms. Middleton at (202) 461– 

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6193. Because the meeting will be in a 

Government building, anyone attending 

must be prepared to show a valid photo 

I.D. Please allow 15 minutes before the 

meeting begins for this process. 

Dated: March 25, 2015. 

Jelessa Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07179 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, that a meeting of the Geriatrics and 

Gerontology Advisory Committee will 

be held on April 28–29, 2015, in Room 

530 at VA, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC. On April 28, the 

session will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end 

at 5:00 p.m. On April 29, the session 

will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 12 

noon. This meeting is open to the 

public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of VA 

and the Under Secretary for Health on 

all matters pertaining to geriatrics and 

gerontology. The Committee assesses 

the capability of VA health care 

facilities and programs to meet the 

medical, psychological, and social 

needs of older Veterans and evaluates 

VA programs designated as Geriatric 

Research, Education, and Clinical 

Centers. 

The meeting will feature 

presentations and discussions on VA’s 

geriatrics and extended care programs, 

aging research activities, updates on 

VA’s employee staff working in the area 

of geriatrics (to include training, 

recruitment and retention approaches), 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

strategic planning activities in geriatrics 

and extended care, recent VHA efforts 

regarding dementia and program 

advances in palliative care, and 

performance and oversight of VA 

Geriatric Research, Education, and 

Clinical Centers. 

No time will be allocated at this 

meeting for receiving oral presentations 

from the public. Interested parties 

should provide written comments for 

review by the Committee to Mrs. Marcia 

Holt-Delaney, Program Analyst, 

Geriatrics and Extended Care Services 

(10P4G), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, or via email at 

Marcia.Holt-Delaney@va.gov. 

Individuals who wish to attend the 

meeting should contact Mrs. HoltDelaney at (202) 461–6769. 

Rebecca Schiller, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C App.2 

that the Research Advisory Committee 

on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses will 

meet on April 20 and 21, 2015, in 

Washington, DC. The meeting will be 

held in room 230, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC, from 9:00 a.m. 

until 5:15 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 

and from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on 

Tuesday, April 21. All sessions will be 

open to the public, and for interested 

parties who cannot attend in person, 

there is a toll-free telephone number 

(800–767–1750; access code 56978#). 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on proposed research 

studies, research plans, and research 

strategies relating to the health 

consequences of military service in the 

Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the Gulf War in 1990–1991. 

The Committee will review VA 

program activities related to Gulf War 

Veterans’ illnesses, and updates on 

relevant scientific research published 

since the last Committee meeting. 

Presentations on April 20 will include 

updates on the VA Gulf War Research 

Program, followed by research 

presentations on a treatment for pain, 

neuroimaging in Gulf War Veterans, and 

drug trials in animal models. The 

Committee will devote April 21 to a 

discussion of Committee business and 

activities. 

The meeting will include time 

reserved for public comments on both 

days in the afternoon. A sign-up sheet 

for 5-minute comments will be available 

at the meeting. Individuals who wish to 

address the Committee may submit a 1– 

2 page summary of their comments for 

inclusion in the official meeting record. 

Members of the public may also submit 

written statements for the Committee’s 

review to Dr. Roberta White at rwhite@

bu.edu. 

Because the meeting is being held in 

a government building, a photo I.D. 

must be presented as part of the 

clearance process. Therefore, any person 

attending should allow an additional 15 

minutes before the meeting begins to 

clear security. Any member of the 

public seeking additional information 

should contact Dr. White, Scientific 

Director, at (617) 638–4620 or Dr. Victor 

Kalasinsky, Designated Federal Officer, 

at (202) 443–5682. 

Dated: March 25, 2015. 

Rebecca Schiller, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Voluntary Service National Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, that the annual meeting of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Voluntary Service (VAVS) National 

Advisory Committee (NAC) will be held 

April 22–24, 2015, at the Albuquerque 

Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Boulevard NE., 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. On April 22, 

the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and 

end at 11:30 a.m. On April 23–24, 2015, 

the meetings will begin at 8:30 a.m. and 

end at 4:30 p.m. on April 23, and end 

at 3:45 p.m. on April 24. The meeting 

is open to the public. 

The Committee, composed of fiftyfour national voluntary organizations, 

advises the Secretary, through the 

Under Secretary for Health, on the 

coordination and promotion of 

volunteer activities within VA facilities. 

The purposes of this meeting are: To 

provide for Committee review of 

volunteer policies and procedures; to 

accommodate full and open 

communications between organization 

representatives and the Voluntary 

Service Office and field staff; to provide 

educational opportunities geared 

towards improving volunteer programs 

with special emphasis on methods to 

recruit, retain, place, motivate, and 

recognize volunteers; and to provide 

Committee recommendations. The April 

22 session will include a National 

Executive Committee Meeting, Health 

and Information Fair, and VAVS 

Representative and Deputy 

Representative training session. The 

April 23 business session will include 

welcoming remarks from local officials, 

and remarks by VA officials on new and 

ongoing VA initiatives. The recipients of 

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