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SUMMARY: The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), 

provides the State Departments of 

Transportation and Federal Lands 

Agencies with $27.5 billion for highway 

infrastructure investment. With these 

funds also comes an increased level of 

data reporting with the stated goal of 

improving transparency and 

accountability at all levels of 

government. According to President 

Obama, ‘‘Every American will be able to 

hold Washington accountable for these 

decisions by going online to see how 

and where their tax dollars are being 

spent.’’ The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) in concert with 

the Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST) and the other 

modes within the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) will be taking the 

appropriate steps to ensure that this 

accountability and transparency is in 

place for all infrastructure investments. 

The reporting requirements of the 

ARRA are covered in Sections 1201 and 

1512. Section 1201(c)(1) stipulates that 

‘‘notwithstanding any other provision of 

law each grant recipient shall submit to 

the covered agency (FHWA) from which 

they received funding periodic reports 

on the use of the funds appropriated in 

this Act for covered programs. Such 

reports shall be collected and compiled 

by the covered agency (FHWA) and 

transmitted to Congress. Covered 

agencies (FHWA) may develop such 

reports on behalf of grant recipients 

(states) to ensure the accuracy and 

consistency of such reports.’’ 

Section 1512 of the ‘‘Jobs 

Accountability Act’’ requires ‘‘any 

entity that receives recovery funds 

directly from the Federal Government 

(including recovery funds received 

through grant, loan, or contract) other 

than an individual,’’ including States, to 

provide regular ‘‘Recipient Reports.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Winter, 202–366–0175, Director, 

Office of Highway Policy Information, 

HPPI–1, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Authority: The paperwork reduction Act of 

1995; 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended; and 

49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on March 19, 2009. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division, HAIM–10. 

[FR Doc. E9–6748 Filed 3–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2009– 

0054] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes one 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA– 

XX–XX] by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• 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. 

Telephone: 1–800–647–5527. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this proposed collection of 

information. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act heading 

below. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all 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 (65 FR 

19477–78) or you may visit http:// 

DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Complete copies of each request for 

collection of information may be 

obtained at no charge from Timothy M. 

Pickrell, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., W55–204, NVS– 

421,Washington, DC. 20590. Mr. 

Pickrell’s telephone number is (202) 

366–2903. 

Please identify the relevant collection 

of information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

providing a 60-day comment period and 

otherwise consult with members of the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

each proposed collection of information. 

The OMB has promulgated regulations 

describing what must be included in 

such a document. Under OMB’s 

regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an 

agency must ask for public comment on 

the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collections of information: 

Title: The National Survey on the Use 

of Booster Seats. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0644. 

Affected Public: Motorists in 

passenger vehicles at gas stations, fast 

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food restaurants, and other types of sites 

frequented by children during the time 

in which the survey is conducted. 

Form Number: NHTSA Form 1010. 

Abstract: The National Survey of the 

Use of Booster Seats is being conducted 

to respond to the Section 14(i) of the 

Transportation Recall Enhancement, 

Accountability, and Documentation 

(TREAD) Act of 2000. The act directs 

the Department of Transportation to 

reduce the deaths and injuries among 

children in the 4 to 8 year old age group 

that are caused by failure to use a 

booster seat by 25%. Conducting the 

National Survey of the Use of Booster 

Seats provides the Department with 

invaluable information on who is and is 

not using booster seats, helping the 

Department better direct its outreach 

programs to ensure that children are 

protected to the greatest degree possible 

when they ride in motor vehicles. The 

OMB approval for this survey is 

scheduled to expire on July 31, 2009. 

NHTSA seeks an extension to this 

approval in order to obtain this 

important survey data, saving more 

children and helping to comply with the 

TREAD Act requirement. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 320 hours. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Approximately 4,800 adult motorists in 

passenger vehicles at gas stations, fast 

food restaurants, and other types of sites 

frequented by children during the time 

in which the survey is conducted. 

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 Department’s 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. 

Issued on: March 13, 2009. 

Marilena Amoni, 

Associate Administrator, National Center for 

Statistics and Analysis, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

[FR Doc. E9–6766 Filed 3–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket ID PHMSA–2009–0060] 

Pipeline Safety: Workshop on New 

Pipeline Construction 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of workshop. 

SUMMARY: Recent new pipeline 

construction inspections by PHMSA 

have identified issues regarding 

procedures and inspection of pipeline 

coating, welding, and general pipeline 

construction practices. Many of the 

issues required immediate response 

from operators to avoid impacting long 

term pipeline integrity before the 

pipeline was put into service. PHMSA 

is leading a workshop cosponsored by 

the National Association of Pipeline 

Safety Representatives (NAPSR), the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC), and the Canadian National 

Energy Board (NEB), on new pipeline 

construction in established rights-ofway to allow stakeholders of the 

pipeline safety community to learn 

about and discuss these construction 

issues and current practices used to 

resolve issues and ensure pipeline 

safety. 

DATES: The workshop will be held on 

April 23, 2009. Name badge pick-up and 

on-site registration will be available 

starting at 7:30 a.m. with the workshop 

taking place from 8 a.m. until 

approximately 5 p.m.. Refer to the 

meeting Web site for updated agenda 

and times at https:// 

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 

Mtg58.mtg. Please note that all 

workshop presentations will be 

available on the meeting Web site 

within 30 days following the workshop. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel, 1300 

Houston Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. 

Hotel reservations under the ‘‘U.S. DOT 

Pipeline Construction’’ room block for 

the nights of April 22–23, 2009, can be 

made at 1–817–535–6664. A daily rate 

of $149.00 is available. The meeting 

room will be posted at the hotel on the 

day of the workshop. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Komiskey at (202) 288–1818, 

or by e-mail at 

elizabeth.komiskey@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration: Members of the public 

may attend this free workshop. To help 

assure that adequate space is provided, 

all attendees are encouraged to register 

for the workshop at https:// 

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 

Mtg58.mtg. Hotel reservations must be 

made by contacting the hotel directly. 

Comments: Members of the public 

may also submit written comments, 

either before or after the workshop. 

Comments should reference Docket ID 

PHMSA–2009–0060. Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

• E-Gov Web Site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251 

• Mail: Docket Management System, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket 

Management System, Room W12–140, 

on the ground floor of the West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the Docket ID at 

the beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, submit 

two copies. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that PHMSA has received 

your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may submit comments at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Note: Comments 

will be posted without changes or edits 

to http://www.regulations.gov including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act heading in 

the Regulatory Analyses and Notices 

section of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for additional information. 

Privacy Act Statement: Anyone may 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received for any of our 

dockets. You may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477). 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities, or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, please contact Elizabeth 

Komiskey at (202) 288–1818, or by email at elizabeth.komiskey@dot.gov by 

April 15, 2009. 

Issue Description: The pipeline 

industry is experiencing unparalleled 

growth driven by the need to satisfy the 

Nation’s energy demand and bring new 

sources of supply to the market. In the 

conduct of its oversight of these 

increased activities, PHMSA inspections 

of new pipeline projects have