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includes agency requirements that 

persons submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to the agency, third 

parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of 

the PRA requires, concurrent with an 

agency’s submitting a collection to OMB 

for approval, a 30-day notice and 

comment period through publication in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information. 

Dated: March 31, 2015. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07657 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2015–0025] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

In accordance with Part 235 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document 

provides the public notice that by a 

document dated February 20, 2015, the 

Ann Arbor Railroad (AAR) has 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

for the discontinuance or modification 

of a signal system. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2015– 

0025. 

Applicant: Ann Arbor Railroad, Mr. 

Ronald L. Chadwick, General Manager, 

4058 Chrysler Drive, Toledo, OH 43608. 

AAR seeks approval of the proposed 

discontinuance of an automatic 

interlocking at the junction of the AAR 

Main Line with the AAR Saline 

Industrial Track, Milepost (MP) 40.5, on 

the Ann Arbor Subdivision, at Pittsfield, 

near Ann Arbor, MI. 

The reason given for the proposed 

discontinuance is that the Saline 

Industrial Track has no active customers 

along it and serves only as a storage 

track. The main track has only an 

average of two trains per day. The 

automatic interlocking will be 

discontinued and replaced with 

manually operated gates with stop 

indications. 

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 18, 

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 27, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07618 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2015–0019] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this provides the public notice that by 

a document dated February 27, 2015, 

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) 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 213. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2015–0019. 

Pursuant to 49 CFR 213.113(a), NS 

requests a waiver from the accepted 

practice of stop/start rail testing to start 

a pilot test process for nonstop 

continuous testing. The projected 

starting date for implementing the test 

process would be May 1, 2015, for a 

period of 3 years. The test process will 

commence initially on the main tracks 

of the Dearborn Division Chicago Line 

(Cleveland, OH, to Chicago, IL, Milepost 

(MP) CD 181.2–523.3). Once this district 

has been completed, NS will expand to 

the following locations: (1) Dearborn 

Division Cleveland Line (Ravenna to 

Drawbridge, MP RD 85.9–123.2), 

Chicago District (Chicago, IL, to Hobart, 

IN, MP B 518.7–486.5), Lake Erie 

District (Euclid to Bay Village B 172.0– 

197.3); (2) Lake Division Chicago, 

Fostoria, & Cleveland Districts (Hobart, 

IN, to Bay Village, OH, MP B 486.5– 

197.3); (3) Pittsburgh Division Fort 

Wayne Line (Pittsburgh, PA, to 

Crestline, OH, MP PC 0.0–188.7), 

Pittsburgh Line (Pittsburgh, PA, to CP 

Cannon, MP PT 353.5–119.1), 

Conemaugh Line (CP Conpit to CP Penn, 

MP LC 0.0–77.9), Lake Erie District 

(Euclid to Ashtabula, B 172.0–129.2), 

Cleveland Line (Ravenna to Alliance, 

MP RD 85.9–67.2); and (4) Harrisburg 

Division Pittsburgh Line (Harris to CP 

Cannon, MP PT 104.9–119.1), 

Harrisburg Line (Falls to Harrisburg, PA, 

MP HP 5.2–112.9), Port Road Branch 

(Port to Banks, MP EP 33.7–76.1 & 

Perryville to Port, MP PD 0.3–39.7). 

The nonstop continuous rail test 

vehicle will be a self-propelled 

ultrasonic/induction rail flaw detection 

vehicle operating at test speeds up to 30 

mph. Upon completion of each daily 

run, data will be analyzed offline by 

technical experts experienced with the 

process on other Class I railroads. The 

analysis will categorize and prioritize 

suspect locations for post-test field 

verification and hand tests. Field 

verification will be conducted by 


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qualified and certified rail test 

professionals with recordable field 

validation equipment based on GPS 

location and known track features 

identified within the flaw detection 

electronic record. Remedial actions will 

be applied based on the findings per 49 

CFR 213.113 for confirmed rail defect 

locations. 

NS plans to test the Dearborn Division 

Chicago Line approximately every 30 to 

45 days and the extended territories 

within a similar timeframe. The NS 

Engineering Department will also 

provide the FRA Rail Integrity Office 

with rail test reports for review as 

required. NS believes nonstop 

continuous rail testing will provide the 

capability to test track more quickly and 

frequently, and minimize the risk of rail 

service failures. 

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 (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2015– 

0019) 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 18, 

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 27, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07617 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2015–0004] 

Special Notice; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) published a 30- 

Day Notice of Request for Comments in 

the Federal Register on March 17, 2015 

Vol. 80 No. 51 entitled; ‘‘49 U.S.C. 

5335(a) and (b) National Transit 

Database Program.’’ The notice 

contained an incorrect estimated total 

annual burden on respondents. This 

document corrects that error. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia 

Swain, Office of Administration, Office 

of Management Planning, (202) 366– 

0354. 

Correction 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

302,400 hours. 

Matthew M. Crouch, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07604 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation 

Notice of Funding Availability for the 

Department of Transportation’s 

National Infrastructure Investments 

Under the Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 

(Pub. L. 113–235, December 16, 2014) 

(‘‘FY 2015 Appropriations Act’’ or the 

‘‘Act’’) appropriated $500 million to be 

awarded by the Department of 

Transportation (‘‘DOT’’ or the 

‘‘Department’’) for National 

Infrastructure Investments. This 

appropriation is similar, but not 

identical, to the program funded and 

implemented pursuant to the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(the ‘‘Recovery Act’’) known as the 

Transportation Investment Generating 

Economic Recovery, or ‘‘TIGER 

Discretionary Grants,’’ program. Because 

of the similarity in program structure, 

DOT will continue to refer to the 

program as ‘‘TIGER Discretionary 

Grants.’’ Funds for the FY 2015 TIGER 

program (‘‘TIGER FY 2015’’) are to be 

awarded on a competitive basis for 

projects that will have a significant 

impact on the Nation, a metropolitan 

area, or a region. The purpose of this 

final notice is to solicit applications for 

TIGER Discretionary Grants. 

DATES: Pre-applications must be 

submitted by 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. on May 

4, 2015. Final applications must be 

submitted by 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. on June 

5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Pre-applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

www.dot.gov/TIGER. Final applications 

must be submitted through Grants.gov. 

Only applicants who comply with all 

submission requirements described in 

this notice and electronically submit 

both valid pre-applications to DOT and 

final applications through Grants.gov 

will be eligible for award. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information concerning this 

notice, please contact the TIGER 

Discretionary Grant program staff via 

email at TIGERGrants@dot.gov, or call 

Howard Hill at 202–366–0301. A TDD is 

available for individuals who are deaf or 

hard of hearing at 202–366–3993. In 

addition, DOT will regularly post 

answers to questions and requests for 


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