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Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 

29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 

submit their respective comments to 

OMB within 30 days of publication to 

best ensure having their full effect. 5 

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. 

The summaries below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. The revised requirements are 

being submitted for clearance by OMB 

as required by the PRA. 

Title: Inspection and Maintenance 

Standards For Steam Locomotives. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0505. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: The Locomotive Boiler 

Inspection Act (LBIA) of 1911 requires 

each railroad subject to the Act to file 

copies of its rules and instructions for 

the inspection of locomotives. The 

original LBIA was expanded to cover 

the entire steam locomotive and tender 

and all its parts and appurtenances. 

This Act then requires carriers to make 

inspections and to repair defects to 

ensure the safe operation of steam 

locomotives. The collection of 

information is used by tourist or historic 

railroads and by locomotive owners/ 

operators to provide a record for each 

day a steam locomotive is placed in 

service, as well as a record that the 

required steam locomotive inspections 

are completed. Additionally, the 

collection of information is used by FRA 

Federal inspectors to verify that 

necessary safety inspections and tests 

have been completed, and to ensure that 

steam locomotives are indeed ‘‘safe and 

suitable’’ for service and are properly 

operated and maintained. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 314 

hours. 

Title: Identification of Cars Moved in 

Accordance with Order 13528. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0506. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: This collection of 

information identifies a freight car being 

moved within the scope of Order 13528 

(now codified under 49 CFR 232.3). 

Otherwise, an exception will be taken, 

and the car will be set out of the train 

and not delivered. The information that 

must be recorded is specified at 49 CFR 

232.3(d)(3), which requires that a car be 

properly identified by a card attached to 

each side of the car and signed stating 

that such movement is being made 

under the authority of the order. 

§ 232.3(d)(3) does not require retaining 

cards or tags. When a car bearing a tag 

for movement under this provision 

arrives at its destination, the tags are 

simply removed. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 67 

hours. 

Title: U.S. Locational Requirement for 

Dispatching U.S. Rail Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0556. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: Part 241 requires, in the 

absence of a waiver, that all dispatching 

of railroad operations that occurs in the 

United States be performed in this 

country, with a minor exception. A 

railroad is allowed to conduct 

extraterritorial dispatching from Mexico 

or Canada in emergency situations, but 

only for the duration of the emergency. 

A railroad relying on the exception must 

provide written notification of its action 

to the FRA Regional Administrator of 

each FRA region in which the railroad 

operation occurs; such notification is 

not required before addressing the 

emergency situation. The information 

collected under this rule is used as part 

of FRA’s oversight function to ensure 

that extraterritorial dispatchers comply 

with applicable safety regulations. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 8 

hours. 

Addressee: Send comments regarding 

these information collections to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA 

Desk Officer. Alternatively, comments 

may be sent via e-mail to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget, at the following address: 

oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: Whether the proposed 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Department, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

Department’s estimates of the burden of 

the proposed information collections; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collections of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Authority : 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 9, 

2009. 

Kimberly Orben, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–614 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) has 

received a request for a waiver of 

compliance from certain requirements 

of its safety standards. The individual 

petition is described below, including 

the party seeking relief, the regulatory 

provisions involved, the nature of the 

relief being requested, and the 

petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief. 

Twin Cities and Western Railroad 

(Docket Number FRA–2008–0154); 

Canadian Pacific Railroad (Docket 

Number FRA–2008–0163); Escanaba 

and Lake Superior Railroad Company 

(Docket Number FRA–2008–0155) 

The Twin Cities and Western Railroad 

(TC&W), Canadian Pacific Railroad (CP), 

and Escanaba and Lake Superior 

Railroad Company (E&LS), seek 

permanent waivers of compliance from 

certain provisions of the Railroad Safety 

Appliance Standards in Title 49 CFR 

Part 231, concerning RailMate® train 

operations over their systems. 

Specifically, TC&W, CP, and E&LS 

request relief from those sections of 49 

CFR Part 231 that stipulate the number, 

location, and dimensions for handholds, 

ladders, sill steps, and uncoupling 

levers, and handbrakes. TC&W, CP and 

E&LS also seek relief from 49 CFR Part 

231.31, which sets the standard height 

for drawbars. 

TC&W, CP, and E&LS state that these 

waivers are necessary to permit them to 

begin operation of RailMate® equipment 

over various routes on their systems. 

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 


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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–2008– 

0154, 2008–0163, and/or 2008–0155) 

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. 

Because of the similarity of the 

subject requests, FRA reserves the right 

to consider comments filed in any one 

of the three dockets with respect to the 

resolution of the request(s) in more than 

one docket, to the extent the comment 

is applicable to the particular request. 

Communications received within 45 

days of the date of this notice will be 

considered by FRA before final action is 

taken. Comments received after that 

date 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 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site 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 the 

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 DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 8, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr. 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–615 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

regarding: the passenger motor vehicle 

insurance companies and rental/leasing 

companies comply with 49 CFR Part 

544, Insurer Reporting Requirement, has 

been forwarded to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collections 

and their expected burden. The Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period was published on September 25, 

2008 (73 FR 55591). The agency 

received no comments. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 

days, to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of 

the Departments’ estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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. 

A comment to OMB is most effective if 

OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carlita Ballard at the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of 

International Policy, Fuel Economy and 

Consumer Programs (NVS–131), 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., West Building, 

Room W43–439, NVS–131, Washington, 

DC 20590. Ms. Ballard’s telephone 

number is (202) 366–0846. Please 

identify the relevant collection of 

information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Title: 49 CFR Part 544; Insurer 

Reporting Requirement. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0547. 

Type of Request: Request for public 

comment on a previously approved 

collection of information. 

Abstract: This information collection 

supports the Department’s strategic goal 

of Economic Growth and Trade. The 

Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement 

Act of 1984, added Title VI to the Motor 

Vehicle and Information Cost Savings 

Act (recodified as Chapter 331 of Title 

49, United States Code) which 

mandated this information collection. 

The 1984 Theft Act was amended by the 

Anti Car Theft Act (ACTA) of 1992 (Pub. 

L. 102–519). NHTSA is authorized 

under 49 U.S.C. 33112, to collect this 

information. This information collection 

supports the agency’s economic growth 

and trade goal through rulemaking 

implementation developed to help 

reduce the cost of vehicle ownership by 

reducing the cost of comprehensive 

insurance coverage. 49 U.S.C. 33112 

requires certain passenger motor vehicle 

insurance companies and rental/leasing 

companies to provide information to 

NHTSA on comprehensive insurance 

premiums, theft and recoveries and 

actions taken to address motor vehicle 

theft 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

Based on prior years’ insurer 

compilation information, the agency 

estimates that the time to review and 

compile information for the reports will 

take approximately a total of 63,238 

burden hours (60,004 man-hours for 28 

insurance companies and 3,234 manhours for 7 rental and leasing 

companies). Claim Adjusters incur 

separate burden hours from the number 

of insurers. There is one Claim Adjuster 

assigned to each insurer. There was a 

decrease in several rental and leasing 

companies that have merged into one 

entity or have been exempted from the 

reporting requirements since the last 

reporting period. The agency has reestimated the burden hours to be 63,238 

total annual hours requested in lieu of 

64,610 as the current OMB inventory. 

This is a decrease of 1,372 hours. Most 

recent year insurer compilation 

information estimates reveal that it takes 

an average cost of $65.00 per hour for 

clerical and technical staff to prepare 

the annual reports. Therefore, the 

agency estimates the total cost 

associated with the burden hours is 

$4,110,470. 


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